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NEWS
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Nikki Sixx opened up to us about the band's plans to go out on a high and their own terms, saying "when we take our final bow, it's IT. I will cry. I cry thinking about it.”
Our reviewer Matt O'Neill braved some atrocious conditions to keep you up to speed with all the happenings and not-so happenings of the first 2013 installment of FMF.
A battle of comedic proportions. All in the name of singing superstar Adele. This must make her feel so loved. Or she probably doesn't care.
Very sad news with the death of We Lost The Sea frontman Chris Torpy. Our thoughts are with his bandmates, family and friends.
The EDM headliner was taken to hospital in Queensland, meaning no appearances at both the Brisbane or Perth shows. Organisers are confident he'll complete the remainder of the tour.
Another Future cancellation, Miss Ora had to pull out of the Perth leg as she had no voice. But we're assurred she will be fighting fit for the rest of the festival's dates.
The 'Annandale Mayor' Darcy Byrne has outlined his plans to turn Parramatta Road into a Live Music And Cultural Precinct.
Annie Tetzlaff has resigned from her position, continuing a flurry of departures within the independent label. She will take up an Event Manager role with Destroy All Lines.
The latest staff change at Shock has seen their national PR manager Genna Alexopoulos resigning after four years at the company.
BDO are hoping to encourage the development of film and interactive techniques in live music performances with the announcement of the $20,000 grant.
INTERVIEWS
“I wouldn't say that our desire to do this stuff has receded, it's just changed. Now when we go out on tour, we really want it to count."
"[Lady Gaga's] very professional and hardworking and just a great singer."
“There's been so many through my life that have frustrated me – I mean, why a band like [New York post-hardcore rockers] Quicksand were never bigger just drives me mad at night."
"I sometimes think that it's a little bit like how some of us have to go through life, otherwise I'd get dragged down by every fucking thing that tugged at my heart."
“Over the last 12 months, I've been questioning why I do comedy, and the obvious answer is for attention. It's important to me that people like me. That's fundamentally why I do it"
“It was really early in the morning for me, I just kind of woke up, and I just had this email like 'A$AP wants you to Skype right now…"
“I feel like I'm losing my soul with all these interviews. Let's talk about a microphone or something.”
"There is so much shit about where I come from that I don't even fucking know… I just make these fucking raps, and I'm just gonna wear these outfits, and fucking live my life.”
"One of the important steps that made our sound different was the fact of going acoustic, losing the drums, losing the electricity.”
“Y'know, I'm sometimes asked what would the record have been like if [we] hadn't taken a break, and I think the honest answer is that there couldn't have been a record at that point."
BLOGS
There are things you could almost like about Please Like Me. The writing, credited to Thomas, is funny in theory. It's just not funny in delivery.
Bob Evans has something to confess, now that he's an "elder statesman" of the Oz music industry. He's really not that rockstar at all.
You Am I frontman Tim Rogers is considering a remarkable run for the papacy, after the position was left vacant by Pope Benedict XVI.
ALBUM REVIEWS
1. The Drones - I Sea Seaweed (Steve Bell)
"More than just a great rock band, The Drones are like a mirror to the soul of our society, or that void where it used to exist. Exhilarating."
2. The Drones - I Sea Seaweed (Ross Clelland)
"Yes, it's a new Drones album – and as always, you'll keep finding new corners as you listen closer."
3. Songs - Malabar (Celline Narinli)
"They have produced a rich, spellbinding record, tinged with a classic Australian sound."
4. Firearms - We Are Firearms (Justine Keating)
"We Are... Firearms clocks up a mere 27 minutes or so, but Firearms have loaded this fleeting time with plenty of punch and made sure there's not a dull moment on the record."
5. Mama Kin - The Magician's Daughter (Carley Hall)
"It basically picks up where 2010's Beat And Holler left off; there's still that nod to that earthy but pop-friendly sound but here Cuarana sets out on a more soulful journey, lyrically and sonically, from the get go."
LIVE REVIEWS
"Metallica may never top their earlier albums, but with a back catalogue this strong they'll probably never have to."
"Soundwave has become something special and the organisers deserve full credit."
"The encore Stagger Lee put enough motherfuckin' bullets in enough motherfuckin' heads to send us home happy."
"So a day that could have been a debacle ends up a complete (albeit a soggy) triumph."
"The diversity of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' catalogue is well represented tonight and we leave feeling dissatisfied with our so-called current rising stars whose performances would look lazy and boring in Sir Nick and Co's shadow."
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