Andrew Tijs

Vampire Weekend Have “80 Percent” Of New Album Songs

by Andrew Tijs

Vampire Weekend singer Ezra Koenig reveals that the band are close to having a new album written.

Tagged as: The Walkmen, Vampire Weekend

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The Best Of The Go-Betweens Album Coming Soon

by Andrew Tijs

Look out for a Go-Betweens ‘Best Of’ hand-picked by Forster, Morrison, Brown and Vickers, complete with a live disc.

Tagged as: Amanda Brown, best of, indie, Lindy Morrison, Robert Forster, Robert Vickers, The Go-Betweens

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Pope To Visit Melbourne Chapel

by Andrew Tijs

American YouTube balladeer Ron Pope will play Melbourne’s Chapel Off Chapel, as well as Sydney and Brisbane.

Tagged as: Chapel Off Chapel, Ron Pope, viral, YouTube

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Ben Harper Books His First National Acoustic Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Roots star Ben Harper will play three East Coast shows in his first headlining Australian acoustic tour.

Tagged as: acoustic, Ben Harper, blues, rock, roots

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The Vaccines Announce Their Second Album With A Video

by Andrew Tijs

The Vaccines Come Of Age will be the Brit-rockers second album and they’ve delivered a video for ‘No Hope’.

Tagged as: Come Of Age, indie, No Hope, The Vaccines, UK

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The Living End Announce Their Landmark Retrospective Tour

by Andrew Tijs

The Living End will play each of their six albums in full in week-long residencies around the country. Wow.

Tagged as: retrospective, rock, rockabilly, The Living End

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Hayes Carll Tours Australia For The First Time

by Andrew Tijs

Acclaimed Texan Americana artist Hayes Carll will hit the Gympie Muster and the East Coast in August.

Tagged as: Americana, country, folk, Gympie Muster, Hayes Carll, Texan

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Obits Announce Australian Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Brooklyn garage rock masters Obits (ex-Hot Snakes) have announced a string of tourdates for August.

Tagged as: Brooklyn, garage, Hot Snakes, Obits, rock

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Watch: Trailer For RZA’s Kung-Fu Flick With Lucy Lui And Russell Crowe

by Andrew Tijs

Wu-Tang Clan capo RZA has delivered a trailer for his Tarantino-endorsed The Man With The Iron Fists film.

Tagged as: Lucy Lui, Quentin Tarantino, Russell Crowe, RZA, The Man With The Iron Fists, Wu-Tang Clan

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Mia Dyson Delivers A New Single, Album And Tour

by Andrew Tijs

ARIA Award-winning singer-songwriter Mia Dyson returns with a single, video, new album and national tour.

Tagged as: blues, country, folk, Mia Dyson, roots, The Moment, When The Moment Comes

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Regurgitator To Tour ‘Unit’ And ‘Tu-Plang’

by Andrew Tijs

Alt-rock-pop stars Regurgitator are set to play their classic albums ‘Tu-Plang’ and ‘Unit’ back-to-back on tour.

Tagged as: alternative, classic, Regurgitator, Tu-Plang, Unit

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The Pharcyde Announce Australian Tour

by Andrew Tijs

West Coast hip-hop heroes The Pharcyde book an Australian tour for August.

Tagged as: hip-hop, rap, The Pharcyde

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Karise Eden And Flo Rida Head Up This Week’s New Releases

by Andrew Tijs

The Voice star and the hip-hop hitmaker lead a thin week in new releases alongside The Offspring, R. Kelly, and Chiddy Bang.

Tagged as: Chiddy Bang, Flo Rida, Jerry Douglas, Karise Eden, Kasabian, Neneh Cherry, Pink Floyd, R. Kelly, Stone Temple Pilots, The Offspring, The Voice

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Big Boi Reveals ‘Gossip’ with Big K.R.I.T And UGK

by Andrew Tijs

Outkast member Big Boi has delivered a new tune from his forthcoming album, featuring Big K.R.I.T. and UGK.

Tagged as: Big Boi, Big K.R.I.T., hip-hop, Outkast, rap, UGK

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Watch: Video For The New Presets Single ‘Youth In Trouble’

by Andrew Tijs

Dance duo The Presets are finally back with a new single and a video that will detach your retinas.

Tagged as: dance, electro, Pacifica, The Presets, Youth In Trouble

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Joanna Newsom Plays New Song Live

by Andrew Tijs

Harpist and cult star Joanna Newsom has performed a new song during a benefit show with Philip Glass.

Tagged as: harp, Joanna Newsom, Philip Glass, The Diver's Wife

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Chris Cornell Plays ‘Outshined’ With A Fan

by Andrew Tijs

A UK fan has got up onstage with Chris Cornell to perform the Soundgarden classic ‘Outshined’, all captured on video.

Tagged as: Chris Cornell, grunge, Outshined, Soundgarden

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Tame Impala Reveal New Music In Teaser Trailer

by Andrew Tijs

Globetrotting Perth psych rockers Tame Impala have posted a teaser trailer for the next album featuring new sounds.

Tagged as: Lonerism, psych, rock, Tame Impala

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Lana Del Rey Plays Jackie Kennedy In New Clip

by Andrew Tijs

The new Lana Del Rey video features her as Marilyn Monroe and Jackie Kennedy, A$AP Rocky as JFK, and the assassination.

Tagged as: A$AP Rocky, Jackie Kennedy, JFK, Lana Del Rey, Marilyn Monroe, National Anthem

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Florence + The Machine Working On Dance Side Project

by Andrew Tijs

Florence + The Machine have a dance side project, called Side Project, and have already recorded a house track.

Tagged as: dance, Florence + The Machine, house, side project

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Sam Sparro To Do Live Q&A Online Tonight

by Andrew Tijs

Disco-pop prince Sam Sparro will do a live Q&A from Paris tonight through Facebook.

Tagged as: disco, funk, pop, Q&A, Sam Sparro, soul, UStream

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The Amity Affliction Announce Their Biggest Australian Tour Yet

by Andrew Tijs

Queensland post-hardcore outfit The Amity Affliction take international acts around the nation in September.

Tagged as: A Ghost Inside, Architects, Buried In Verona, Chasing Ghosts, The Amity Affliction

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Mumford And Sons Book Australian Tour

by Andrew Tijs

British folkies Mumford And Sons book an Australian tour with buddies Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros.

Tagged as: Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros, folk, Mumford and Sons, UK, Willy Mason

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Gallows Offer Free New Song And Announce Next Album

by Andrew Tijs

UK hardcore punks Gallows off their first single as a free download and announce their self-titled third album.

Tagged as: download, free, Gallows, hardcore, punk, UK

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Mumford And Sons, Edward Sharpe And Old Crow Medicine Show Plan DVD

by Andrew Tijs

Big Easy Express follows Mumford And Sons, Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros and Old Crow Medicine Show on their train journey.

Tagged as: Big Easy Express, DVD, Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros, folk, Mumford and Sons, Old Crow Medicine Show

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Jerry Douglas Offers A New All-Star Album

by Andrew Tijs

Master dobro guitarist Jerry Douglas prepares an album featuring Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, Dr John, Mumford & Sons, Alison Krauss and more.

Tagged as: Alison Krauss, Americana, Bela Fleck, bluegrass, Del McCoury, Dr John, Eric Clapton, Jerry Douglas, Keb Mo, Marc Cohn, Mumford & Sons, Omar Hakim, Paul Simon, Sam Bush, Traveler

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Listen: New Lupe Fiasco Song ‘Bitch Bad’

by Andrew Tijs

Lupe Fiasco chides his fellow rappers about misogyny on a new track ‘Bitch Bad’.

Tagged as: Bitch Bad, Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1, hip-hop, Lupe Fiasco, rap

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Tortoise Announce A National October Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Chicago post-rock pioneers Tortoise have announced a full Australian tour for October.

Tagged as: Chicago, post-rock, This Is Nowhere, Tortoise

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iTunes And Spotify Are Now Highest Income Generators For Labels

by Andrew Tijs

A major music label insider has claimed that their top two sources of income are now iTunes and Spotify.

Tagged as: iTunes, Major Label, Spotify

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Kenny Rogers, Lanie Lane, Kate Miller-Heidke Announced For Darwin Festival

by Andrew Tijs

Country icon Kenny Rogers will join rockbilly chick Lanie Lane, quirk-pop star Kate Miller-Heidke and more at this year’s Darwin Festival.

Tagged as: comedy, country, Darwin Festival, Holly Throsby, Kate Miller-Heidke, Kenny Rogers, Lanie Lane, rockabilly, theatre

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Watch Bruce Springsteen “Act” On Curb Your Enthusiasm

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Bruce Springsteen Stars In The Second Last Episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm

After a cameo in episode two of the last ever season of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’, Bruce Springsteen is back in a starring role in episode nine, and it is one of the funniest episodes so far.

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