Givers, who have just been announced as a part of the Laneway lineup, recently recorded a Daytrotter session. Although they didn’t play their biggest songs, their upbeat and energetic sound still transferred really well to the Daytrotter studio.
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Grouplove Returns
Despite gracing our shores only a few months ago, Grouplove have announced that they will be touring Australia over the new year, playing at the Falls Festival and a string of headline dates. I caught both a headline show and their set at Splendour In The Grass when they were last here, and not only are the a fantastic live band but they’re also the nicest people you could hope to meet. I cannot recommend strongly enough that you get along to one of these dates if you haven’t seen them live already.
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Laneway 2012 Lineup
This morning the Laneway lineup for next year was announced, and it’s the perfect antidote for the mediocre and risk-adverse Big Day Out lineup. Check it.
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Big Day Out Lineup Dissected
By now you’ve probably heard the first announcement of the Big Day Out 2012 lineup. It’s not to my personal taste, and that’s fine, it was probably never really going to be. What is of more concern however it just how much of the lineup thus far consists of regurgitated acts who tour Australia every other year. Just how boring, safe, and predictable is this lineup? Let’s take a look.
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Falls Festival Announce First Acts
In a surprise move perhaps motivated by information leaks, the Falls Festival have announced their first acts for the 2011/2012 shows.
Continue readingSplendour Needs Your Help
I try to avoid politicising this blog as much as possible, but in this case I think it’s more than justified. My favourite Australian music festival, Splendour In The Grass, needs your help to secure a permanent home in NSW. Personally I, like pretty much everyone else who attended the festival this year I am […]
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October 13, 2011 
