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Misfits announce Australian tour
In 1977, the dawn of punk, the Misfits were born. This year, over three decades later, they descend on Australia, with a legacy of musical history that has withstood the test of time. The Misfits hit up Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide in November / December. From inception, the Misfits were primal. Their music was aggressive, confrontational and dangerous with violent lyrics, coupled with timeless vocal melodies bred from 1950’s rock and roll. Immortalizing black and white horror films in their music, the Misfits developed a ghoulish and totally unique persona. It was the early days of anarchy and they had created a rebellion all of their own. The Misfits have endured hardcore’s heyday as punk rock’s monster squad, a band whose cult following – a coven known as the Fiend Club – inspired them to continue to write, record and tour. Influential rock peers Guns ‘n Roses, Metallica, My Chemical Romance, Hatebreed, NoFX and Sick Of It All, are amongst some who have offered musi...
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Thrice streaming upcoming album
Thrice have announced they will be releasing a song each day from their new album, Major/Minor, until the official release on September 20. The first three songs "Yellow Belly", "Promises", and "Blinded" have already been released and can be hard on the band's official site here. Thrice announced this plan by saying; "Hey folks, to lead-up to the official release of Major/Minor on 9/20, we’ll be posting a new song from the record each weekday in the player below. Since we’ve already released the first two songs (“Yellow Belly” and “Promises”), both of them are included below along with track 3, “Blinded.” Here is the full schedule: 9/7: “Blinded” 9/8: “Cataracts” 9/9: “Call It In The Air” 9/12: “Treading Paper” 9/13: “Blur” 9/14: “Words In The Water” 9/15: “Listen Through Me” 9/16: “Anthology” 9/19: “Disarmed” 9/20: Major/Minor available everywhere! Thanks again for all the kind words from those of you who grabbed the vinyl early! We can’t wait for you all to hear this record." ...
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Harvest Festival second announcement
The upcoming ‘Harvest’ music and arts festival (taking place in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne in November), today unveils new artists joining the already stellar line-up of in Portishead, The National, The Flaming Lips, Bright Eyes, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Holy Fuck, The Family Stone, Mercury Rev, Death In Vegas, The Walkmen, Dappled Cities, PVT, This Town Needs Guns, The Holidays, Phosphorescent, Foxy Shazam, and Kormac’s Big Band. Playing their first Australian shows in three years are experimental New Yorkers TV ON THE RADIO who meld post-punk, soul and elements of psychedelic free jazz to incredible effect. With their new album, Nine Types of Light, released earlier this year, the band are making headlines and wowing fans all over again. Something they’d be used to following the flurry of acclaim they received when their previous release, 2008’s Dear Science was named album of the year by Rolling Stone, The Guardian, Spin Magazine, MTV, Pitchfork Media's reader’s poll, and Th...