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11.04.12 LOLLAPALOOZA 2012 LINE-UP
Chicago’s Lollapalooza is set to take place in just a few months time and it’s going to be another big one.
07.03.12 WOMAD INTERVIEW: NILE RODGERS OF CHIC
Nile Rodgers will get the party started when Chic, his New York disco and funk outfit, make their only appearance at WOMADelaide on opening night, he promises Rip It Up’s Robert Dunstan.
24.02.12 INTERVIEW: ST VINCENT
When geeky actor Michael Cera confirmed last month the cast of Arrested Development would reconvene in 2012 to film a new series of the cult program, the announcement left one aficionado gasping with joy.
11.01.12 DIRTY THREE ADDED TO WOMADELAIDE
The final acts for WOMADelaide’s 20th anniversary festival program have been announced, with the newest global stars heightening an already stellar bill boasting headliners like First Aid Kit, Chic and Blue King Brown.
30.11.11 MATT CORBY LANDS FEIST ADELAIDE SUPPORT
Holy moly, remember this reverent teen back in the day on Australian Idol? It seems all Matt Corby needed was a couple more years to truly flourish – that is, hone his ‘beggar chic’ look and shake off his reality television stigma – as the singer/songwriter has now been selling out venues in Sydney and Melbourne for the better half of this year.
22.11.11 WOMADELAIDE 2012 LINE-UP
Global? More like universal, as the 2012 line-up for the global music festival WOMADelaide is out of this world with disco pioneers Chic (pictured) headlining the four-day March festival along with Staff Benda Bilili (Democratic Republic Of Congo), First Aid Kit (Sweden), Ivory Coast’s Dobet Gnahore, Australia’s Gurrumul and Japan’s DJ Krush.
11.11.11 THERE IS NO WEEKEND LIKE A PLAYGROUND WEEKENDER
Quality beats and experimental indie will be the order of the weekend for Playground Weekender 2012, as UNKLE, Modeselektor (pictured), Chic, The Orb, Roots Manuva, Hudson Mohawke and Boy & Bear are some of the highlight acts for the three-day March festival in NSW.
17.10.11 GOLDEN PLAINS LINE-UP
Musical legends young and old will be on their way to Golden Plains next year as Nile Rodgers and his influential disco outfit Chic; Bon Iver, psychedelic maestro Rory Erickson, Black Lips, Roots Manuva and Urge Overkill are among the headliners for Golden Plains Sixxx.
29.07.11 COOKING WITH DENNIS LESLIE
[Photo by Jan Pung] This week our resident celebrity chef Dennis Leslie from The Brasserie whips up a delicious chicken and prawn laksa.
29.03.11 INTERNET KILLED THE VIDEO STAR
Tue Mar 29 The total scope of escapism - the want of it, the need for it and the act of doing it - is covered in this week's music videos from Chicago punks Rise Against, New York groovers TV On The Radio, Gold Coast slackers Bleeding Knees Club and San Fran power folksters The Dodos.
01.03.11 Rise Against announce tour
Seminal Chicago punk group Rise Against have announced they will be back in Australia this winter for some massive headline shows following the release of their highly anticipated sixth album Endgame next week.
01.02.11 Architecture In Helsinki return
Lovable Melbourne collective Architecture In Helsinki have announced their return to the scene with a brand new album, being released on a brand new label.
08.12.10 Live: Reel Big Fish/The Aquabats
HQ - Sun Dec 5 It was a pop punk double-header as pranksters Reel Big Fish and pseudo superheroes The Aquabats smashed it up at HQ.
07.05.10 THE WHITE RIBBON (DAS WEIßE BAND: EINE DEUTSCHE KINDERGESCHICHTE
(M) Rating: ***1/2 .
08.04.10 THE MAN BEHIND THAT STAR WARS REVIEWER
Do you love the original Star Wars trilogy but hate the prequels? Join the club.
