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SLAM

S.L.A.M. is Save Live Australia’s Music, a non-politically aligned, independent entity made up of musicians and music-lovers. They might not be great at grammar, but they front an important cause.

On 23 February, coinciding with the 34th anniversary of AC/DC’s famous It’s A Long Way To The Top film clip shoot down Swanston Street, S.L.A.M. protested in support and celebration of Victoria’s music scene, where new liquor licensing laws threaten to pull the plug on live music.

Along with our fine selves, big Melbourne music icons like Paul Kelly, Clare Bowditch, Missy Higgins, Dan Sultan, Paris Wells, Micheal Gudinszki and Paul Dempsy all turned up to show their support.

Check out some of the Pics of the huge turn out below and Click Here to find out more about SLAM.



Brits 2010

Brit Awards 2010

The 2010 Brit Awards took place over night, with Lady Gaga taking home the most awards for her album The Fame.

To me, the Brits are pretty much the only music awards ceremony worth watching, this year they delivered with some amazing performances.

The top picks were-

Florence + The Machine and Dizzee Rascal

Lady Gaga

Lilly Allen

Best Outfit – She is nuts, but we love her.

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga

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Check the full list of Winners under the cut.

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The Horrors At the Corner, Wednesday
January 28, 2010, 10:27 am
Filed under: Editorial, Live Reviews

They were boring.



Passion Pit At The Corner
January 26, 2010, 11:57 pm
Filed under: Live Reviews | Tags: , , , , , ,

Passion Pit are in the country at the moment for the Big Day Out festivals and a few small sideshows. Playing at the Corner on a Monday night would usually have a somewhat quiet and small atmosphere but the draw of Passion Pit’s iconic sound sold out the venue in 10min.

Opening their set with an atmospheric build of electronic synths and drums, straight away the energy in the room flourished with excitement.

Ripping through their big Hits, The Reeling, Little secrets and Smile Upon Me there was much dancing and singing along to be had. It was Moth’s Wings surprisingly which actually got the crowd going the most. Finishing  with Sleepyhead the set left everyone in a good mood.

Overall passion pit produced a compelling and experimental set . I was surprised to see how well their live set up worked, the sound was impeccable and it was nice how all the electronic sounds weren’t just played on a computer.

Reminiscent of The Rapture, The Presets and PTY LTD, Passion Pit has a great live show.

Well worth checking out if you get the chance.



Yeah Yeah Yeah’s at the Forum
January 4, 2010, 8:02 pm
Filed under: Alternative, Live Reviews, Top Notch | Tags: , , ,


The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s Melbourne gig at the Forum has been long-awaited and these american rock god’s delivered.

Karen O’s endless energy was amazing. She had at least three costume changes. A friend who has been working with the group told me when she was loading gear that KarenO had a whole pallet dedicated to wardrobe. Awesome.

The best thing was that the whole band were all clearly having a rad time. Brian was grinning like a madman, Nick was sporting his usual unreadable facial expression but was jerking around more violently than usual. When they played Cheated Hearts KarenO got people in the crowd to do the oooo ohhhh. Pretty funny.

They played for about an 1hr 20min but  a few people felt there were a few songs missing from the perfect set list, Warrior, Phenomena and Turn Into.

Overall a triumphant return for the much hyped Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

YYY Your welcome back anytime.



ARIA’S 2009

The 2009 Australian Recodring Industry Awards or ARIA’s took place this evening, giving cred to the best artists of the year.

The Temper Trap had the performance of the night, with Ladyhawke also getting the crowd applauding.

 

The Winners are as follows:

Album of the Year: Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream

Single of the Year: Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream

Highest Selling Album: ACDC – Black Ice

Highest Selling Single: Jessica Mauboy – Running Back

Best Group: Empire Of The Sun

Best Female Artist: Sarah Blasko – As Day Follows Night

Best Male Artist: Daniel Merriweather

Breakthrough Artist – Album: Ladyhawke – Ladyhawke

Breakthrough Artist – Single: Ladyhawke – My Delirium

Best Pop Release: Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream

Best Rock Album: ACDC – Black Ice

Best Dance Release: The Presets – Talk Like That

Best Children’s Album: The Wiggles – Go Bananas!

Best Country Album: Troy Cassar-Daley - I Love This Place

Best Independent Release: Bertie Blackman – Secrets and Lies

Best Urban Album: Hilltop Hoods – State Of The Art

Best Blues and Roots Album: C.W. Stoneking – Jungle Blues

Best Adult Contemporary Album: Josh Pyke – Chimney’s Afire

Best Comedy Release: Hamish And Andy – Unessential Listening

Best Music DVD: Sia – TV Is My Parent

Some Pics of the night-


Photo Credit - asupOp

Congrats to all the winners!