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The Temper Trap Announce Australian Tour Dates

On the verge of their second album, epic indie rockers The Temper Trap announce some odd tour dates.

Tagged as: Australia, BassInTheGrass, Darwin, Forum, indie, Melbourne, Opera House, rock, Sydney, The Temper Trap, tour, Vivid Live

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Deep Sea Arcade Preview Debut Album And Hit The Road

by Andrew Tijs

Hyped Sydney indie rockers Deep Sea Arcade stream their debut album Outlands and start Children Collide tour.

Tagged as: album, Children Collide, debut, Deep Sea Arcade, indie, Kaiser Chiefs, Outlands, rock, stream, Sydney, tour

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Hear Samples From A David Byrne And Caetano Veloso Live Album

by Andrew Tijs

A 2004 Carnegie Hall live performance by David Byrne and Caetano Veloso finally gets a release and samples go up online.

Tagged as: 18, 2004, album, Brazil, Caetano Veloso, Carnegie Hall, David Byrne, indie, live, online, performance, pop, rock, sample, song, world

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Gossip To Return With Fifth Studio Album

by Music-News.com

The Beth Ditto-fronted Washington indie-soul act Gossip prepare their fifth album A Joyful Noise.

Tagged as: A Joyful Noise, album, Beth Ditto, disco, fifth, Gossip, indie, Perfect World, pop, single, soul, US, Washington

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Artists To Perform Big Star’s Third At SXSW

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Members of R.E.M., The Posies, The Replacements and more perform Big Star’s Third album on the second anniversary of Alex Chilton’s death.

Tagged as: Alex Chilton, anniversary, Big Star, death, indie, pop, R.E.M., SXSW, The Posies, The Replacements, third

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Kimbra Announces National Tour With Daniel Merriweather

by Andrew Tijs

The busiest girl in indie-pop Kimbra announces a sly national tour for May.

Tagged as: Adelaide, Australia, Brisbane, Daniel Merriweather, indie, Kimbra, Melbourne, National Tour, Perth, pop, soul, Sydney

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The Jezabels Win Seventh Australian Music Prize

by Andrew Tijs

Melodramatic Sydney indie-pop quartet The Jezabels have won this year’s Australian Music Prize for their album Prisoner.

Tagged as: 2012, AMP, Australian Music Prize, indie, Prisoner, rock, Sydney, The Jezabels, win

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Kimbra, BDO 2012 - image by Ros O'Gorman

Kimbra Announces US Vows Release, Foster The People Dates

by Andrew Tijs

Indie-pop chanteuse Kimbra has announced the US release of Vows, with new songs, and a US tour with Foster The People.

Tagged as: America, Foster The People, Gotye, indie, Kimbra, new songs, pop, soul, SXSW, tour, US, version, Vows

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Alt-Pop Newcomer Butterfly Boucher Offers Single And Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Adelaide-via-Nashville indie-pop artist Butterfly Boucher releases her new single and announces tour dates.

Tagged as: 5678, Adelaide, Butterfly Boucher, East Coast, indie, Nashville, new, pop, single, tour

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Arctic Monkeys. Photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Arctic Monkeys Deliver Air-Drumming Video For ‘R U Mine?’

by Andrew Tijs

Brit-rockers Arctic Monkeys release a Wayne’s World-esque video for brand new song ‘R U Mine?’

Tagged as: Arctic Monkeys, Britain, clip, indie, new, R U Mine?, rock, song, UK, video

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Big Scary Announce New Single And Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Beloved Melbourne indie duo Big Scary deliver a new single, video, and national tour dates.

Tagged as: Australia, Big Scary, dates, duo, indie, Leaving Home, Melbourne, national, new, pop, rock, single, tickets, tour, video

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The Jezabels Book National Tour For June

by Andrew Tijs

Sydney indie pop dramatists The Jezabels get Canada’s Lights and locals Snakadaktal for a national tour.

Tagged as: Canada, dates, indie, Lights, national, pop, Rosebud, Snakadaktal, Sydney, The Jezebels, tickets, tour

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The Brian Jonestown Massacre And The Ravonettes Book Oz Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Trippy rock unit The Brian Jonestown Massacre and Danish duo The Ravonettes plan an Australian visit.

Tagged as: Australian Tour, Berlin, Denmark, indie, psychedelic, rock, The Brain Jonestown Massacre, The Ravonettes

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Sia Announces Best Of Collection

by Andrew Tijs

Following her retirement from live performance, Sia delivers an 18-track ‘Best Of’ album.

Tagged as: 18-track, Australia, best of, collection, compilation, indie, pop, Sia

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Sleigh Bells Promise Two Australian Visits In 2012

by Andrew Tijs

Noise-pop stars Sleigh Bells say that they’ll be in Australia twice this year.

Tagged as: 2012, Australian, Brooklyn, electro, indie, noise, pop, rock, Sleigh Bells, tour, US

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Blur Booked For London Olympics Closing Ceremony Concert

by Andrew Tijs

Blur, The Specials and New Order will perform a closing ceremony celebration concert for the 2012 London Olympics.

Tagged as: 12, 2012, August, Blur, closing ceremony, concert, indie, London, New Order, new wave, Olympics, ska, Sunday, The Specials

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Wild Flag Announce Supports For Australian Tour

by Andrew Tijs

US indie rockers Wild Flag have assembled fine supports for their Australian tour.

Tagged as: Australian, Blank Realm, Erasers, indie, Love Of Diagrams, New War, pop, Portland, Rabbit Island, rock, Sleater-Kinney, tour, Unity Floors, US, Wild Flag

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Watch Blur Perform A New Song Live

by Andrew Tijs

Graham Coxon and Damon Albarn of Brit-pop legends Blur perform a new song live at a benefit concert.

Tagged as: benefit concert, Blur, Brit Awards, Brit-pop, Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, indie, live, new song, pop, rock, UK

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dEUS Announce Their First Australian Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Platinum Belgian indie rockers dEUS have announced their first Australian tour after two decades.

Tagged as: alternative, Australian, Belgium, dates, dEUS, first, indie, Melbourne, rock, Sydney, tour

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Kaiser Chiefs Announce Australian Headlining Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Brit-rockers Kaiser Chiefs have announced their Groovin The Moo city headlining shows, with Deep Sea Arcade and Loon Lake.

Tagged as: Australian, British, Deep Sea Arcade, Groovin The Moo, headling, indie, Kaiser Chiefs, Loon Lake, rock, tour, UK

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An Horse Offer A New National Tour And Video

by Andrew Tijs

Brisbane indie duo An Horse plan a homecoming tour around the nation in April and deliver a new clip.

Tagged as: 2012, Airport Death, An Horse, April, Australia, Brisbane, clip, duo, indie, national, pop, tour, video, Walls

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Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon Writes With Alicia Keys

by Andrew Tijs

Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon reveals that he’s been writing with Alicia Keys, leading up to a larger female singer project.

Tagged as: album, Alicia Keys, Bon Iver, Bonnie Raitt, Casey Dienel, collaboration, folk, indie, Justin Vernon, roots, Songbook

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Aleks And The Ramps Book National Album Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Kooky Melbourne art-poppers Aleks And The Ramps celebrate their third album FACTS with an extensive national tour.

Tagged as: 2012, album, Aleks And The Ramps, art, FACTS, indie, Melbourne, national, new, pop, tour

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New Order Consider Working On New Material

by Andrew Tijs

Bernard Sumner of New Order has suggested that the reunited group may go back to record.

Tagged as: Australian, Bernard Sumner, Future Music Festival, indie, material, new, New Order reunited, pop, recording, rock, synth, tour, UK, writing

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Kimbra To Tour The US With Gotye

by Andrew Tijs

Girl-of-the-moment Kimbra signs on for Gotye’s US tour and a Jimmy Kimmel appearance.

Tagged as: appearance, Gotye, indie, jazz, Jimmy Kimmel, Kimbra, pop, Somebody That I Used To Know, SXSW, talk show, television, tour, US

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Hear Ladyhawke’s New Single ‘Black, White & Blue’

by Andrew Tijs

Electro-pop sensation Ladyhawke returns with her first single from her long-awaited second album Anxiety.

Tagged as: album, Anxiety, Black White & Blue, electro, first, indie, Ladyhawke, listen, making of, pop, second, single, synth, video

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Listen To Damon Albarn’s Remix Of Lana Del Rey

by Andrew Tijs

Gorillaz and Blur mastermind Damon Albarn has remixed flavour of the month Lana Del Rey.

Tagged as: Blur, Born To Die, chillwave, Clams Casino, Damon Albarn, Gorillaz, indie, Lana Del Rey, pop, remix, Woodkid

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The Mountain Goats Tour Australia In May

by Andrew Tijs

Kooky indie act The Mountain Goats are set to scoot around the nation in May.

Tagged as: Americana, Australian, folk, indie, John Darnielle, The Mountain Goats, tickets, tour, US

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Ladyhawke Offers Teaser For Her New Album

by Andrew Tijs

Synth-pop breakout artist Ladyhawke offers a teaser trailer for her long-awaited second album.

Tagged as: album, Anxiety, Black, electro, indie, Ladyhawke, New Zealand, rock, sample, second, single, synth-pop, teaser, trailer, White & Blue

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LCD Soundsystem Documentary Trailer Released

by Andrew Tijs

The trailer for the documentary film of the last 48 hours of the life of LCD Soundsystem has hit the net.

Tagged as: dance, documentary, electro, film, indie, James Murphy, LCD Soundsystem, punk, Released, rock, Shut Up And Play The Hits, trailer

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