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22.05.12 SET SAIL ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND TOUR
After something of a turbulent start to the year involving visa woes, all members of Sydney’s indie-pop trio Set Sail are now back on Australian soil and ready to make the country privy to their newest material with the announcement of a national tour.
17.05.12 INTERVIEW: GRIMES
Canada’s Grimes, AKA Claire Boucher, is one of 2012’s breakthrough artists, her album Visions entailing the addictive Oblivion, and evoking an R&B Miss Kittin or futuristic Mariah Carey.
18.04.12 THIRD BAND CONFIRMED FOR SPLENDOUR
The full Splendour In The Grass line-up is set to be announced tomorrow morning, but yet another early confirmation has snuck its way in thanks to detective work of music journalists.
29.03.12 INTERVIEW: BEST COAST
Around two years ago a 23-year-old girl called Bethany Cosentino from LA with sticker-like tattoos and a cat became a pivotal figure in the music industry.
20.03.12 LISTEN TO NEW ARCADE FIRE SONG 'ABRAHAM'S DAUGHTER'
Joining the likes of Trent Reznor and Karen O, Canadian indie darlings Arcade Fire are the latest musical outfit to add a big budget Hollywood film score to their resumes.
02.02.12 ALEKS AND THE RAMPS BRING THE FACTS
Flourishes of the accordion, 50s doo-wop and jangly guitar riffs at an indie-pop centric core? No, this isn’t an advert for the latest on-the-go snack craze being gobbled down by hipsters.
22.01.12 BANDS ON TRACK: DEXTER JONES
The second heat of Bands On Track has wrapped up, with the second local act handpicked by Music SA to perform alongside INXS at Clipsal 500 on Sat Mar 3 being local indie-rock foursome Dexter Jones.
08.12.11 INTERVIEW: THE DRUMS
According to Brooklyn indie pop foursome The Drums, unless you’re Katy Perry, The Black Eyed Peas or just the kid of someone famous, there’s not much chance mainstream radio is going to give you a break in America….
05.12.11 NEW ORDER ADDED TO FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL!
Trailblazing Manchester indie dance outfit New Order have been added to the already impressive Future Music Festival line-up along with Friendly Fires, Mark Ronson, Dubfire, Gym Class Heroes and plenty more to make the 2012 Future Music Festival the biggest party of next year.
01.12.11 CUT COPY NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY!
Australian indie dance heroes Cut Copy have scored a Grammy nomination for their latest album Zonoscope.
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.
10.10.11 ADELAIDE LANEWAY FESTIVAL 2012 LINE-UP
Laneway will arrive back in Adelaide with a new expanded site at UniSA and a line-up that includes Austra, M83, SBTRKT, Girls and the Neil and Sharon Finn band Pajama Club.
04.10.11 NEW NAVY. ED CASTLE. SAT NOV 19
Future Classic’s smooth indie dance band New Navy will be heading to Adelaide to launch their debut vinyl EP Uluwatu at The Ed Castle.
15.09.11 INCUBUS RISE FROM THE DEPTHS FOR OZ TOUR
After a long break, which saw guitarist Mike Einziger attend Harvard Music School, Incubus is back in 2011 with a new album If Not Now, When? and as an extra bonus for local fans of the indie funk rock troupe, the Californians will be playing the AEC Theatre on Mon Feb 6.
11.09.11 HOOKY RESPONDS TO NEW ORDER REUNION
Last week we reported that legendary Manchester indie dance band New Order were leaving original member Peter Hook out of their line-up for a couple of benefit shows in Paris.
06.09.11 HOOKY WILL TEAR NEW ORDER APART
New Order is to reform minus Peter Hook for a couple of benefit gigs in Paris.
03.08.11 MGMT COMPILE NEXT LATE NIGHT TALES
New York experimental electronic duo MGMT have received the call-up to mix the next Late Night Tales instalment with an eclectic collection of beats, songs and soundscapes for the compilation series which is favouring indie artists over DJs of late.
16.06.11 PARKLIFE LINE-UP!
The line-up for the 2011 Parklife festival has been announced with Duck Sauce, MSTRKRFT, Katy B, Magnetic Man (pictured), Diplo, The Streets, Tensnake, Gossip and Mylo (coming back from the abyss) to be the headliners for the indie dance juggernaut touring the country in late September and early October.
15.06.11 SPLIT SECONDS TO JOIN THE PANICS ON NATIONAL TOUR
After cleaning up the WAMi Awards last month in Perth, winning gongs for ‘Best Indie Pop Act’ and ‘Best Promising New Act,’ the WA-based band Split Seconds are just about to add another impressive stint to their repertoire – a national tour spot supporting The Panics this July.
18.04.11 Red Ink back on the road
Melbourne indie rockers Red Ink are hitting the dusty trail once again in support of new single What My Friends Say, which the band have released as a free download from their Facebook page.
05.01.10 Yeah Yeah Yeahs (US)
The American indie giants make their first Adelaide live appearance in three years
