Organisers have confirmed this morning that Splendour in the Grass is moving to the same site as the Woodford Folk Festival next year.
The move comes after uncertainty over the use of the newly purchased 660 …

Big Day Out Super Ballot.
If you unfortunately missed out on a Big Day Out ticket I have only one thing to say to you – Ahhh what were you thinking! HELLO?! Have you not seen …

If the Laneway Festival line-up didn’t already bring joy to your musical ears, then I suggest you clean them out and listen here. Indie dance rockers Hockey are jet-setting their Oregon asses to Australia to …

There’s a first time for everything, and sometimes the first time is magic.
Glastonbury virgins U2 have been confirmed as the headliners for the festival next June, which will take place in Somerset, England. It has …

 
Brody Dalle has all the charm and brooding intensity of a cornered snake; her sleek and non-plussed exterior is hypnotising. But make a silly move and her strike is swift and brutal, assaulting senses with …

Whooooooooooooeeeeeeeeee is the sound you’ll be making when you pass your eyes over the following news-bite. Summer is not only festival season, it’s also sideshow season, giving you unfortunate punters out there a second stab …

Philadelphia Grand Jury - Neverland Bar, Coolangatta
We have been putting off writing this gig review, simply because we don’t know where to start. This show was the cat that got our tongue and we shall …

It’s nice to know that there are young bands out there juggling uni assignments with burgeoning careers all at once just like us. The Jezabels have put the books away, chugged down a few celebratory …

Bluejuice - Head Of The Hawk
If you haven’t got ‘Bluejuice’ pumping through your veins right now, your not alive. Blast their new record ‘Head of the Hawk’ outta your stereo, fill those lungs with air …

 
Ever noticed that musicians, good ones, seem to arrive on the scene like the rise and fall of the tide, in spates and with relish, only to leave us again desolate and in want of …

Do you love live music? Are you the token net-hog who has four windows open when tickets are being released online? Do you abuse all your friends and family’s email accounts, just to ensure front …

 
It’s been a mad time for Ernest Ellis these past few weeks. With the summer-vibes of latest single “Heading For The Cold” garnering some heavy rounds of airplay, the NSW singer and his three-piece have …

 
The swift and steep rise that Animal Collective have found themselves thrust upon these past 12 months is really quite amazing. Having been almost relegated to the outer fringes of consumable pysche-rock and pushed into …

Standing amongst a very keen crowd at Coolangatta Hotel this was the sixth time we’ve seen British India live, and we swear they are just ripening to perfection.
At 5 foot 4, Declan Melia is proof …

Anticipation: An-tic-i-pa-tion.
noun.
1. The act of anticipating.
2. An expectation.
3. Foreknowledge, intuition, and presentiment.
4. THEM CROOKED VULTURES ALBUM RELEASED!
The never-ending story of bands making a comeback slaps a big fat grin across my face. It makes perfect …

If you’re keen listeners to Triple J like we are, then you will definitely have heard the killer single ‘Treat Me Like Your Mother’ by THE DEAD WEATHER– which means you, like us, will have …

Aww YEAH! After a few years away from our fair land, New York City’s finest are finally coming back to show us that special musical gold they are made of.
Already announced as headlining some of …

Birds of Tokyo & Glenn Richards, QPAC, Tuesday 10th November
In for a rare treat tonight, masses of punters from all walks of life are scurrying in the same direction as the final call for doors …

The Mess Hall For The Birds
8/10
It’s hard to imagine topping 2007’s Australian Music Prize award winning album Devil’s Elbow, with singles “Pulse” and “Keep Walking” doing their job of smashing Australian music scene conventions admirably, but it seems …

There’s a new kid on the block and his name is Sam. Kid Sam.
One of the things I seem to enjoy most about live gigs is the surprise of the support. It’s a wonderful thing …

The moral of the following story is you’ve just got to be quick people. After announcing that alt-rock gods Faith No More will play a handful of sideshows opposite their appearance at 2010’s Soundwave festival, …

Ok Ok – so we were a bit slow on the uptake this week, but it’s not easy trying to get all this stuff to work the way it’s meant to!
So without any further ado. …

All Brisbane Daniel Merriweather fans, you may want to read this. 
All Melbourne and Sydney Merriweather fans, you can relax as your shows are safe.
The Frontier Touring company issued a press release yesterday announcing that Daniel …

Brit-pop icon and all-round cool dude Jarvis Cocker has received an honourary degree from his hometown university. Which makes him Dr Cocker to you kids out there (okay stop the snickering).

The former Pulp frontman turned …

Red Hot Chilli Peppers have announced plans for their first live performance since their unofficial hiatus commenced in early 2008.
Not a peep has been heard from the Chillis lately. The occasional side project has popped …

To say my expectations were blown across the dance floor on Saturday night is a HUGE understatement. A more correct claim would be along the lines of…. They were blown right out the doors of …

Jerry Fuchs, drummer for !!!, Maserati and the Juan MacLean, died early Sunday morning after falling down an elevator shaft.
Fuchs, 34, attended a charity benefit in Williamsburg that night when he and a friend got stuck in …

Stockholm five-piece Shout Out Louds have wrapped studio work on their upcoming album Work and hinted at promoting the album with a tour in Oz.
Shout Out Louds began their musical life as Luca Brasi before they …

Philadelphia Grand Jury - Hope is For Hopers
Philadelphia Grand Jury are a forced to be reckoned with on the indie-rock scene right now. They kick-started 2009 with summer appearances at the Big Day Out and Laneway …

A down to earth air is highly uncharacteristic in musicians these days, and is frankly, downright charming. Matt Nathanson is all things charming and likeable. Damn funny too. MyVisionTV discovered this when we sat down …

Washington @ the Corner Hotel, Melbourne.
As one of four nominees for the 2009 triple J Unearthed Award, Megan Washington and her band are (according to the music world) killing it.
Just to let you know I …

Moby will grace our shores early next year to take latest album Wait For Me on official touring duties around the country.
The electronic superstar will headline two one-off shows at Sydney’s iconic Opera House and Melbourne’s …

The troubles that evolved last night deserved recognition in the next Mission Impossible movie. I can’t simply just go to Brisbane to watch Josh Pyke’s Variations tour at the HiFi. Instead, I get lost on …

Taking a break from the recording of their second album, Edwin Congreave (keyboardist) of Oxford band FOALS decided to have a roam around Australia and play a few gigs here and there. 
Friday night Edwin (aka …

The future’s looking bright for Ernest Ellis. The New South Welshman and his band of three have done the hard yards over the past 12 months, undertaking touring duties and stomping the ground for the pending release …

Hailing from NZ’s City of Sails (that’s Auckland people), The Brunettes are a charming validation of the ‘twee pop’ craze – think Lisa Mitchell and those saccharine sweet performances, except they’ve been around for a …

Ol’ folkster Peter Gabriel returns for a orchestral covers album called Scratch My Back. The funky concept covers album features covers of Indie darlings Radiohead, Bon Iver, Lou Reed and Elbow to name a few. …