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The age-old (feels like it) battle between artistic integrity and the internet has reared its ugly head once again and this time its big.
Former members of Pink Floyd are suing their signed record label, EMI, …
Electronic duo MGMT have announced that Sydney’s Metro Theatre is set to host their only Australian show on April 6. Embarking on a world tour to promote their sophomore offering Congratulations, which is due for …
The fact that all five of Cobra Starship’s Australian shows have now sold out, really does say something about the fruitful five-some. With less than a week to go until the launch of their Australasian …
Telephone feat. Beyonce is about to nab the number one spot on the US Billboard Pop Songs chart, Lady GaGa’s sixth consecutive record to do so.
With just her first six single releases, she is now …
It’s been over ten years since UK dance gods THE PRODIGY burst out of the streets of Essex and into our lives. In those years they have produced five must-have albums, headlined at the worlds …
Singer and songwriter Mark Linkous has taken his own life at the age of 47. The news was confirmed to Rolling Stone by his manager.
The celebrated multi-instrumentalist, formerly of folk outfit Sparklehorse, ended his life …
US rapper Lil Wayne will spend 12 months behind bars after pleading guilty to weapons charges yesterday in New York.
The US rapper was arrested in 2007 when police found a loaded semiautomatic gun on his …
There is no way in which I can properly describe how amazing this gig was using words, pictures or even interpretive dance. But I have to attempt it, so bear with me.
The alternate-rock masters came …
There’s no one that quite compares to the quirks and wonders of Mr Mickey Avalon. He is an enigma within himself, a being of mystery. But at the same time we seem to know so …
LCD Soundsystem confirms third album
LCD Soundsystem will be releasing its much-anticipated third album on May 14 in Australia. Recorded at LA’s The Manshun and mixed at DFA in the band’s hometown of New York from …
Catfight: Lily Vs Love
Two of rock-pops golden girls have been embroiled in a tit-for-tat Twitter feud, following last week’s Shockwaves NME Awards in the UK.
Rock-pop princess Lily Allen has denied having a verbal slinging …
Brian Jonestown Massacre – Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?
Carley Hall
Another year, another album from Brian Jonestown Massacre. Honestly, these guys turn over new material every other year (a whopping three albums in 2006). And with a …
I was lucky enough to chat with Alexander Ridha, otherwise known to many music lovers as ‘Boys Noize,’ a German electronic music producer and DJ. This tech house kingpin continues to take the world by …
Great news on a few fronts for VAMPIRE WEEKEND fans, namely that those is Sydney and Melbourne who missed out on tickets to both shows have another chance to get their grimy little hands on …
Get ready for the delicious musical milkshakes that will be spilling forth as a result of the shake, rattle and roll induced by this years Groovin The Moo!
The first line-up has already got our feet …
The setting of a small intimate stage, surrounded by lions, elephants and all other manners of exotic animals at the Melbourne Zoo made for one very special, very memorable performance by the king of cool …
As if they haven’t already explored this vast nation already throughout the summer (not that we’re complaining), The Scare are yearning for more Australian vibrations, announcing their next set of shows in the coming months. …
VAMPIRE WEEKEND second shows announced
The ever popular Ney York Indie pop band VAMPIRE WEEKEND have sold out their Sydney and Melbourne sideshows for Groovin the Moo within minutes.
So due to obvious massive demand, second shows …
PAUL DEMPSEY – EP and Tour
As a special little side dish to be served with your tantalising and hearty main course, PAUL DEMPSEY will be releasing his EP ‘Bats’, which features tracks from his critically …
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Collectors Editions of Classic Albums
TENDER PREY, THE GOOD SON AND HENRY’S DREAM
5.1 RE-MASTERS – APRIL 2ND 2010
This would have to be something that many Nick Cave fans have been …
Closure In Moscow boosted off Soundwave tour
Assorted punters and punkers looking forward to catching the only Australian band on the Soundwave 2010 line up uttered a stream of obscenities when they discovered they had been …
The Brian Jonestown Massacre.
After copious amounts of obsessive listening, the Brian Jonestown Massacre may reinforce your already unstable delusions of 60’s psychedelic grandeur and feed your unholy affirmations to the Velvet Underground and British Invasion …
I have always stood behind Modular, boasting and bragging about how they bring us some of the best music in the world – and time and time again they give me more reasons to say …
Forget everything you think you know about New Young Pony Club, this is the NEW New Young Pony Club – The Optimist, coming our way March 19.
After riding a huge wave of success amongst the …
RZA
12-02-2010
The Prince Band Room, Melbourne
There’s often an inherent predictability, synonymous with hip-hop shows of this nature. Bad sound, intolerable crowd, crushed hopes, 5th generation white guys who think they’re black etc etc. I think it …
Due to massive popular demand, THE DEAD WEATHER have just announced they will be playing an additional show in Canberra on the upcoming Australian tour.
The band will be performing at the Australian National University’s …
The office of Jam and their publicist must be in overload today with not one, but two artists canceling the Good Vibrations Festival with under 48 hours to go.
The good news for Gold Coast and …
Gold Coast band OPERATOR PLEASE have spent the past twelve months writing, recording and producing. As of April 23 we will get to hear the fruits of their labours; their sophomore album Gloves.
The album was …
Earlier today we announced that Friendly Fires will be canceling their entire Good Vibrations 2010 tour, leaving many fans extremely disappointed. We can now confirm that Friendly Fires will be doing a ‘Friendly Fires DJ …
There has been another Good Vibrations casualty today with The Killers canceling their Sydney and Perth Good Vibrations sets and their sideshow at The Enmore in Sydney. This is now the second cancellation with the …
With just under 48 hours until Good Vibrations 2010 was due to kick off, UK band FRIENDLY FIRES broke the news to their Australian fans that they will no longer be attending the festivals tour!
FF …
London based Aussie band, THE TEMPER TRAP have just finished a huge year full of topping charts and stand-out performances, but with a look at what’s ahead… it’s like comparing an Oompa Loompa with one …
Melbourne-based rockers STEALING O’NEAL have been announced as the support band for THE USED’s March 2010 Australian tour.
Since it’s announcement in 2009, the return of the American punk rock champions THE USED has been met …
Our pals at Frontier Touring have passed on some exciting news – In addition to their scheduled performances at the Groovin The Moo festivals, US indie rockers VAMPIRE WEEKEND will be headlining a number of …
OK GO.
I am starting this review of backwards, simply because I cannot get Florence Wench’s amazing performance out of my head. Please bare with me - my tongue has too much to say about this …
Turning up at Festival Hall Thursday night, you might have been forgiven for thinking you may have turned up to the wrong gig – the most eclectic crowd I have ever seen at any gig …
Heading our way very soon for the Laneway Festivals, UK indie rock band WILD BEASTS will also be performing at a few sideshows around the country.
This band has come a long way since its beginnings …
Well another year has been and gone. But as we wave goodbye to the ‘noughties’ with a few tears in our eyes and a warm, heart-filled smile from all the fond musical memories, a whole …
So our wonderful friends at XIIITouring Company have given us TWO double passes to either the Sydney or Melbourne show of White Rabbits.
Keeping it nice and simple, all you need to do is email comp@myvisiontv.com.au and …
Heres a little taste of whats to come from Space Invadas in 2010. Their debut album Soul-Fi will be out in March…..but just so you dont have to wait till then Space Invadas have cooked …
GREEN DAY SECOND MELBOURNE CONCERT TONIGHT POSTPONED TO TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY 16 DEC) DUE TO ILLNESS
The Frontier Touring Company regret to advise that a sudden illness has
struck down Green Day lead singer Billie-Joe Armstrong (food poisoning
is suspected). Although …
Yep, you read it right! The sensational indie-pop gods of Paris PHOENIX are coming back to Australia MARCH 2010 to do a string of shows around the country.
In August this year their only three Australian …
For 40 years the world has been caressed with the incredibly smooth, powerful and unique voice of Tom Jones.
In 2010 Australia will get the chance to experience the live velvety sway of this voice for …
There’s a silver lining in every cloud and good things DO occasionally come of the bad. I can honestly say I was the Getaway Plan’s world number one fan. Although slightly embarrassing to admit, I know, …
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. …
Hey you art lovers, good news! Bogans haven’t taken over the St Jerome’s laneway festival with their superfast broadband and internet hacking capabilities used only around festival season. YOU’RE SAFE! YOU CAN BUY TIX!
But seriously, …
That arrogant ass from the Hives was right - It’s too late, it’s too soon and times are tick tick tick BOOM - ing. Just look at the signs; the world is shattered and in …
Ahh, Summer. The season of fat hairy men in suits, barbeques, binge drinking and general tomfoolery. Add to this: a superb lineup of artists at a myriad of festivals awaiting your attendance.
Summer is looking pretty …
CAUTION: READING THIS LINE-UP MAY LEAD TO SERIOUS CASES OF PANT-WETTING, LOSING OF HEADS, EXCESSIVE FROTHING AND MAJOR EXPLOSIONS.
Hold on to your festival pants music lovers – Good Vibrations 2010 is going to absolutely ROCK …
If you’re a Melbournian, you will be so proud of this little festival. It started with St Jerome’s- a (now extinct) bar and café in a dingy lane next to a mountain of …
Hmmn. I can’t really begin to describe how much of a problem I’m finding Air these days. Maybe because the days of cute dance music is over, maybe because nothing will ever beat their fantastic …
What happens when you over stay your visa in China one week before the 60th anniversary of communist rule…Read on
A fugitive in China…well not really, but I did overstay my visa for 13 days and …
Ladytron remixes Children Collide? Have a listen and tell us what you think!
These days, it’s a good sign you’re heading in the right direction when one of your hit songs is deemed to be worthy …
Sydney-siders Cassette Kids will jet off around the nation next month with cool kids Canvas Kites and many more in tow, ahead of the release of their debut album Nothing on TV in March next year.
Katrina, the …
Robust young up n comer Adam Young will bring his alter ego Owl City to the table as the supporting act for pop rockers Cobra Starship, when they kick off on their national tour early next …
Album review:
Oh Mercy-
Privileged Woes
As opening track “Lay Everything on Me” bursts through like sunshine on an early morning, you get the feeling the rest of the album will be a pretty sweet experience. Melbournites …
Slick New Yorkers The Phenomenal Handclap Band have given Brisbanites the ultimate day of play, with news that they will jump on board the already awesome line up for January’s Sunset Sounds Festival.
With their laidback …
Sweet Melbourne indie folks The Temper Trap have been collecting a swag of accolades over the past few weeks, with key spots on the summer festival circuit including Big Day Out, Falls, and Sunset Sounds, …
Promoters from the Big Day Out 2010 crew have announced they will bring back the ballot system this year, after record breaking ticket sales had the Sydney and Gold Coast shows sold out within minutes.
The …
In light of the crazy record-breaking time that Sydney’s Big Day Out 2010 tickets sold out in, promoters have listened hard and answered the prayers of many by announcing a second show!
The media’s been playing …
Could it have panned out any other way? Living up to everyone’s expectations, the first round of Big Day Out 2010 tickets sold out in record time.
Tickets for the Sydney show sold out yesterday morning …
It seems stealing some stage time and smearing yourself in blood will do wonders for your career, as Kanye West and Lady Gaga discovered when both decided to postpone their joint world tour after alleged …
It’s hard to believe that Australia’s favourite pop-princess Kylie Minogue has not once properly cracked the North American market nor tromped Yankee boards for a US tour. All that changed last week however when the …
Oh Muse. Whilst listening to this album in my car I couldn’t help myself from transporting myself to the second dimension on a sexy spaceship rocket. [cough]. Yes, I’m serious. And don’t tell me you …
