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One Night ‘Standeoke’ at London’s Walkabout Temple
FRESH from their Australia Day antics and their highly anticipated refurbishment relaunch, Walkabout Temple are throwing open the doors on Thursday night this week (2 February) for a special ‘One...
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Aussie acid rockers keeping Pink Floyd alive
THE Australian Pink Floyd Show (TAPFS) may not be the real Floyd but they come as close as you will get these days. The group, that first formed in Adelaide in 1988, has gone from strength to strength...
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The great 2012 Europe music festival adventures
Europe’s best music festivals for the adventurous music lover in 2012. Rock am Ring When: 1-3 June Where: Nurburgring, Germany Highlights: Linkin Park, Metallica, Motorhead, Marilyn Manson,...
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The best British music festivals for 2012
Our staff’s pick of the greatest British music festivals for 2012. The Great Escape When: 10-12 May Where: Brighton Highlights: DZ Deathrays, Maximo Park, We are Scientists, Mystery Jets, Dry The...
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Australians at the 2012 British music festivals
Comprehensive list of Australian performers at this year’s festivals across the UK MUSIC festivals are awesome! Enough said. But what is even more awesome is getting a little slice of home brought...
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Best music festivals in London 2012
The editor’s pick of the top music festivals to rock your London socks off in 2012. Camden Crawl When: 4-6 May Where: All over Camden Highlights: Death in Vegas, Alabama 3, Sway, The Futureheads, The...
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Festival fever: your guide to the hot summer sounds
MUSIC FESTIVALS | In the UK and right around Europe, when the days get longer and cider becomes more of a pub staple than mulled wine, you know that festival season is on its way. 2012 is shaping up...
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Hungry Kids serve London up a little feast
Hungry Kids of Hungary Live @ Camden KOKO, London, 25 May 2012 OPENING slot on a Friday night at KOKO is a bit of a challenge. There’s not a great deal of people there, just those who are working on...
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Gurrumul headlining free London Olympics welcome show
THE twin domes of Sir Christopher Wren’s riverside masterpiece, the Old Royal Naval College provide a suitable stunning backdrop for the setting for the theatrical and dramatic performances BT River...
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The Temper Trap announce autumn London date
EUROPE’S affection for Australia’s indie darlings The Temper Trap just keeps swelling. And who can blame them? Today the band announces a major European tour for autumn, concluding with what is sure...
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Tim Freedman: Devil’s music in the House of the Lord
Tim Freedman: Live @ Union Chapel in London, 5 October 2012 MY first foray into the world of live music as an impressionable teenager in Australia only carries fond memories. Great music, good people...
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San Cisco live at The Lexington, London
West Australian band San Cisco have stormed the stages of Australia over the past eighteen months, following the explosion of their hit single ‘Awkward’ in 2011 and their follow up LP of the same name...
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Taking flight with Sydney DJ duo Flight Facilities
THERE are songs out there that just stick with you. A track that ends up on repeat in your playlist, spinning round and round so often that it ends up becoming embedded in the soundtrack of your life....
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INXS announce Perth Arena their last show
ON the opening weekend of the brand new multi-million dollar Perth Arena, INXS drummer Jon Farriss announced to a 15,000+ crowd that INXS would no longer be touring live. 35 years after INXS first...
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Darren Hanlon: The Real Deal
I CAN clearly remember the first time I heard of Darren Hanlon, an Australian urban folk singer and songwriter. It was 2003, and a girl I worked with, with such incredible taste in music it could make...
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Darren Hanlon talks to Australian Times
AUSTRALIAN singer/songwriter has been part of the Australian music industry for over a decade, through thick, thin and fluctuating music tastes. Here he talks to GEORGE KATRALIS about the musical...
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Darren Hanlon captures the magic at Surya, London
THE thing that I love about Darren Hanlon, more then anything else, is that he is well and truly an original – in both his song writing, and his performance. For one thing, you’re guaranteed not to...
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Musical chairs: In the Round at The Forge, Camden
Julia Johnson IN the Round first began life as Music in the Round back in 2009 – a live music event for upcoming singer/songwriters, held at The Forge Music Venue in Camden, London. It was the...
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Latest Australian music listings for gigs in London and the UK
Australian music listings for concerts in London and around the UK The United Kingdom, and particularly London, is a Mecca for music players and lovers. The British live music scene is flourishing...
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Sarah Blasko to perform new album ‘I Awake’ at Barbican Hall
WITH an art installation accompanying the Sydney release, and an orchestral tour planned to showcase it to European audiences, fans of Sarah Blasko can be rest assured her new album I Awake will not...
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Combine Bilbao BBK Live with Pamplona
BILBAO BBK LIVE is northern Spain’s premier music festival and an easy add-on for Pamplona Running of the Bulls travellers who also partial to a bit of rock with their sangria. Taking place this year...
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LONDON BOUND | Hungry Kids of Hungary, out of the shadows
AS A staunch New South Welshmen, I’m going to go right ahead and say it. Not much good comes out of Queensland. And anything that does has been stolen from NSW anyway. Greg Inglis anyone? Like most...
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Festival Season 2013 | Living large in London
See Kicking it in the Kingdom for our list of UK festivals See Electrifying Europe for our list of the European festivals Camden Rocks Festival A one day jam-packed special London festival, featuring...
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Festival Season 2013 | Line-ups, free tickets, how-to guides and more!
Image: Glastonbury by Jason Bryant FESTIVAL SEASON is upon us! The days are getting longer, if not warmer, and the cider is flowing. Soon it will be time to dust off that cowboy hat, pull out those...
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The five biggest Australian songs you have missed so far in 2013
During my travels around Europe over the last few months, I’ve lost count of the amount of times that I have heard Daft Punk’s Get Lucky, Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines or tracks from Macklemore &...
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Singer-songwriter Carus Thompson to play Half Moon in London
THE HUMAN experience of life, love, hope, disappointment and guilt can be incredibly confusing. Yet, once in a while a song comes along that encapsulates that universal feeling, and for three and a...
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AFTER a stunning sold out show at the Barbican earlier this year in April, Australia’s singer songwriter Sarah Blasko is back in support of her current album, I Awake, for an intimate show at London’s...
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5 places in Sydney to see your favorite band play
SYDNEY, Australia is more than just its iconic Opera House on the bay–It’s a buzzing hub of culture, art, and musical creation. AC/DC, Wolfmother, Sneaky Sound System, and the Wiggles are a few of the...
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John Butler Trio rocks Brixton
John Butler Trio live at O2 Academy Brixton, London 30 April 2014 **** The John Butler Trio made a discreet entrance to the 02 Academy Brixton last night. Softly introducing the chords to ‘Revolution’...
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Taylor Swift to tour Australia in 2015
Taylor Swift will be touring Australia in December 2015 following success and acclaim for her new album, 1989. The American pop singer is responsible for dominating Australian charts recently, with...
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Australia Day movie marathon and Hottest 100 in London
Australia Day falls on a Monday this year and the gang at London’s Jetlag bar say: “What better way to celebrate than calling in a sickie and taking the day off to enjoy classic Australian films, the...
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Ben Harper live in London this month (and an incredible life in numbers)
Ben Harper, beloved troubadour and protagonist for a better planet, is back in London Town this month. Harper and his old-time cohorts The Innocent Criminals are set to rock the Brixton Academy on...
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