Archive for July, 2010
THE CARTEL
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010NEXT BIG THING 2010!
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
NEXT BIG THING 2010!
Perth’s annual Next Big Thing competition is now underway, and the competition is really heating up for the finals! Showcasing some of WA’s unknown yet amazing talents, this is a great chance to see what our state has to offer musically.
The next heat is the semi-finals at the Amplifier Bar on Friday, July 30th. For more information on the times and locations for the rest of the competition, click here
GOING NUTS
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
GOING NUTS
Deez Nuts return to Perth in July to celebrate the release of their sophomore album This Ones For You, out now on Roadrunner Records.
PAUL FELTON RIP
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
PAUL FELTON RIP
Highly respected Perth blues and rock guitarist, and former member of The Jets, Paul Felton sadly passed away after a battle with cancer on Tuesday, July 6.
BLACK SOIL
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
BLACK SOIL
Voted as one of the 25 most important bands in metal, Soilwork – Sweden’s acclaimed melodic death metal machine – will be touring Australia again this October. Riding on the back of the release of their eighth studio album, The Panic Broadcast, Soilwork will rattle the foundations at The Rosemount on Thursday, October 28. Tickets are available from redanttouring.com, oztix.com.au and all oztix outlets.
CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN
It’s been a whirlwind two years for alternative rock band Dead Letter Circus, propelling them to the forefront of alternative rock. With a massive EP release and a hoard of adoring fans, they are back with their much anticipated debut album This Is The Warning, which hit #2 on the national ARIA charts on release. And now Dead Letter Circus have announced a national tour, playing Capitol on Saturday, August 21. To top it off, their current single One Step will be released commercially on July 16. Tickets for their Perth show are $30 and can be snapped up through OzTix, Heatseeker and Moshtix.
HARDCORE LOGO
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
HARDCORE LOGO
Regarded by many as the heavyweight band of the UK hardcore punk scene for over 30 years, GBH are set to tour Australia in support of the release of their 11th studio album, Perfume And Piss, produced by Lars Fredriksen (Rancid). Self-respecting gutter punk, hardcore kids and sub-cultural miscreants will be pleased to know that GBH are touring Australia and will storm The Rosemount Hotel on Sunday, October 17, with The Rumjacks and local support from The Lungs, Raw Nerve and a reformed (so to speak) Pillar Of Hope. Tickets from moshtix.com.au.
MAMA KIN
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
MAMA KIN
Last year Mama Kin’s stirring single Tore My Heart Out won over audiences and critics alike, receiving an honourable mention in the International Songwriting Competition, single of the week in The Daily Telegraph, iTunes and The Sunday Telegraph, with the accompanying video clip being a Rage Indie Clip Of The Week. A second single, To My Table, has been released, warming folks up for Danielle Cuarana’s (aka Mama Kin) debut album, Beat And Holler, which is released tomorrow, Friday, July 9. Hit it up Kin folk!
IT’S ART, MAN
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
IT’S ART, MAN
Well, The Ting Tings may have pulled out of On The Bright Side due to the rescheduling of their album but fear not Perth, for Sydney’s fun loving Art Vs Science have taken their place! The three-piece will step up with their wickedly loud, fun dance music and will have everyone chanting ‘Ting Tings who?’. Art Vs Science have gained a huge following in the last couple of years, making their festival debut as part of triple j’s Unearthed competition. Art Vs Science will pulverise your ear drums with their amazing stage presence, playing all the favourites you know and love, like Flippers, Parlez Vous Francais? and their recent hit, Magic Fountain. On The Bright Side hits Perth Esplanade on Saturday, July 24, with names like The Strokes, Mumford & Sons and Band Of Horses, and tickets are on sale now at the usual spots for a cool $123.
GEEKY GENERATION
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
GEEKY GENERATION
That geeky awkward guy from Talking Bout Your Generation is taking a break from the TV screen to set up shop in Perth for a weekend this August, with his new stand up show. Josh Thomas’ Surprise tour will let fans get to know him a little better, as well as his cute dog John, who’s along for the ride. Surprise is an honest and personal look at Josh’s first serious relationship and has already made thousands of fans with sell out show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, also being nominated for the very fancy Barry Award for Most Outstanding Show. Josh Thomas’ Surprise will hit The Octagon Theatre at UWA from Friday, August 20, until Sunday, August 22. Tickets cost $32.50 from bocsticketing.com.au and will sell fast!
