Animal Collective return with explorations of strange new depths of lovable weirdness, in their new Water Curses EP released on Mon 5 May on 12" and CD.
Animal Collective are also to tour Europe in May book-ended by festival appearances, playing in Barcelona, Glasgow, Paris, Dublin, Leeds and London.
New York Dolls have announced the release of their brand new unabashed live album.
Recorded in December 2007 at New York City's Fillmore East, the disc captures ten prime tracks from the reunited Dolls.
1. Babylon
2. Trash
3. Jet Boy
4. Personality Crisis
5. Rainbow Store
6. Looking for a Kiss
7. Puss 'N' Boots
8. Dance Like a Monkey
9. Pills
10. Lonely Planet Boy
Indie pop/folk band from Melbourne, Australia Basic Shape are about to release their debut album, called Boat Without A Sail on Sat 19 April. It is being released independently through Green Media Distribution. The album took the band three years to record so they are pretty chuffed their little labour of love will finally be released is being released!
Basic Shape will be launching the album through April and May, with the Melbourne launch happening Sat 17 May at the Toff in Town.
Radiohead: The Best Of is the first ever Radiohead career retrospective; A collection of Radiohead songs spanning their 12 year career, made up of singles, key album tracks and live favourites!
The collection serves to celebrate Radiohead’s creative past and aims to give music lovers an insight into what makes Radiohead one of the most iconic bands of modern times.
The collection is available as a double CD package and 4 x vinyl LP set. CD 1 will also be available as a stand alone CD.
Tracklisting as follows:
CD1
1. Just
2 Paranoid Android
3. Karma Police
4. Creep
5. No Surprises
6. High and Dry
7. My Iron Lung
8. There There
9. Lucky
10. Fake Plastic Trees
11. Idioteque
12. 2+2 = 5
13. The Bends
14. Pyramid Song
15. Street Spirit (Fade Out)
16. Everything In Its Right Place
CD2
1. Airbag
2. I Might Be Wrong
3. Go To Sleep
4. Let Down
5. Planet Telex
6. Exit Music (For A Film)
7. The National Anthem
8. Knives Out
9. Talk Show Host
10. You
11. Anyone Can Play Guitar
12. How To Disappear Completely
13. True Love Waits
Angus and Julia Stone will head back to Australia for their national tour in June.
Around the country, the brother/sister duo have just played at The Blues Festivals and the album A Book Like This has already sold 50,000+ albums.
Tickets for Angus and Julia’s June tour will go on sale Thurs 10 April.
Dates:
Tues 10 June - Lake Kawana Community Centre, Sunshine Coast QLD
Wed 11 June - Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane QLD
Fri 13 June - Gold Coast Arts Centre, Gold Coast QLD
Sat 14 June - Byron Cultural & Community Centre, Byron Bay NSW
Sun 15 June - Byron Cultural & Community Centre, Byron Bay NSW
Wed 18 June - Enmore Theatre, Sydney NSW
Thurs 19 June - Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle NSW
Fri 20 June - Regent Theatre, Wollongong NSW
Sat 21 June - Hobart City Hall, Hobart TAS
Sun 22 June - The Saloon, Launceston TAS
Thurs 26 June - The Forum Theatre, Melbourne VIC
Fri 27 June - Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide SA
Sat 28 June - Octagon Theatre, Perth WA
Musician, novelist, actor, film score composer and screenwriter Nick Cave has been presented with an honorary degree from Monash University.
The honorary degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred by University Vice-Chancellor Professor Richard Larkins and Chancellor Dr. Alan Finkel at a ceremony in Melbourne, Australia. Nick Cave studied for a Diploma of Art and Design (Fine Art) at the Caulfield Institute of Technology in 1977 and '78, in what is now the Faculty of Art & Design on the Caulfield Campus of Monash University. He left his studies, which were primarily in painting, to successfully pursue a music career.
Professor Larkins said Nick Cave was one of Australia's most successful and prominent artists with a near 30 year career spanning music, novel-writing, acting and screenwriting which has had a major impact on contemporary "alternative" culture. "Nick Cave's substantial achievements in the creative arts and inraising Australia's profile internationally make him a worthy candidate for recognition by Monash University. In addition to his musical contributions, Nick Cave has shown an outstanding ability to contribute to writing and acting - he is truly an extraordinary creative talent," Professor Larkins said. "His reputation and popularity crosses age and culture barriers. As an Australian largely based out of London, and previously in Sao Paulo, Los Angeles and Berlin, Nick Cave has been successful in increasing the profile of Australia internationally, particularly in terms of our nation's creative and artistic capabilities."
In the 1980s, Nick Cave was one of the first Australian musicians to achieve considerable international prominence. As the front man forbands including The Birthday Party and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Nick Cave has released more than 20 albums.
Ladyhawk are coming off a sold-out romp through Canada in support of their new album Shots, and are gearing themselves up for their newly announced tour through America.
Ladyhawk American tour dates
Tues 22 April - Kilby Court, Salt Lake City
Wed 23 April - Hi Dive, Denver CO
Thurs 24 April - The Waiting Room Omaha, Nebraska
Fri 25 April - Box Awesome Lincoln NE
Sat 26 April - University of Wisconsin Club 770 Madison WI
Sun 27 April - 7th St. Entry Minneapolis MN
Wed 30 April - Bluebird, St. Louis MO
Thurs 1 May - Schubas, Chicago IL
Fri 2 May - Beachland Tavern Cleveland OH
Sat 3 May - Orbits Soundlab, Buffalo NY
Sun 4 May - Higher Ground Burlington VT
Wed 7 May - Middle East Upstairs Boston MA
Thurs 8 May - Iron Horse, Northampton MA
Fri 9 May - Mercury Lounge, New York NY
Sat 10 May - Mercury Lounge, Brooklyn NYX
Sun 11 May - DC 9, Washington DC
Mon 12 May - The Milestone, Charlotte NC
Tues 13 May - Local 506, Chapel Hill NC
Wed 14 May - Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta GA
Thurs 15 May - Pour House, Charleston SC
Fri 16 May - Jinx, Savannah GA
Sat 17 May - The End, Nashville TN
Mon 19 May - The Nick, Birmingham AL
Tues 20 May - Spanish Moon, Baton Rouge LA
Thurs 22 May - TBA, Norman OK
Fri 23 May - Emo's Inside, Austin TX
Sat 24 May - Hailey's, Denton TX
Tues 27 May - Modified, Phoenix AZ
Wed 28 May - Casbah, San Diego CA
Thurs 29 May - Spaceland, Los Angeles CA
Fri 30 May - Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco CA
Sat 31 May - Town Lounge, Portland OR
Sun 1 June - Chop Suey, Seattle WA
El Guincho - direct from Barcelona, is on his way down under for his first ever Australian tour.
El Guincho's live shows take cues from afrobeat, calypso, tropicalia, trance and doo wop. El Guincho's debut album Alegranza has also landed in Australia - Its first release outside Spain. Check out the WB review here.
Date:
Wed 7 May- East Brunswick Club, Melbourne VIC
Now in its third year Essential returns for 2008. If you want to check out the next wave of Australia's hottest bright young things then it is the place to be.
This year will be the first time Essential will take place Melbourne. Presented at the Esplanade Hotel in St Kilda, across numerous stages.
In Sydney, it once again takes place across three venue spaces - The Gaelic Theatre, Four Provinces and The Madison Hotel.
Full Line Up
Sydney - Fri 25 April
Regurgitator
Ratatat (USA)
Grafton Primary
Dardanelles
Cuthbert and The Nightwalkers
The Devoted Few
Shocking Pinks (NZ)
The E.L.F
Gaslight Radio(DUO)
The John Steel Singers
Cloud Control
The Seabellies
The Holidays
Regular John
Cassette Kids
Richard in Your Mind
The Straight Arrows
The Silents
Bird Automatic
Reptiles
Pip Branson Corporation
Centipede
Talons
Erin Marshall
The Khan Brothers
Gin Winmore
WOW!
Melbourne - Thurs 24 April
Regurgitator
Ratatat (USA)
Shocking Pinks (NZ)
Dukes of Windsor
Bluejuice
Grafton Primary
Dardanelles
The Devoted Few
The E.L.F
Gaslight Radio (DUO)
The John Steel Singers
The Seabellies
The Silents
Flamingo Crash
Mission Control
Reptiles
Super Happy Fun Band
Dirty Pink Jeans
Major Major
DJ Mu-Gen
The Black Keys, have just announced their return to Australia for the 'Attack and Release' tour in June this year.
Taking on Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, the tour will see the band hit each town for one night only. Special guests to be announced soon!
Dates:
Tues 17 June- The Tivoli, Brisbane QLD
Thurs 19 June- The Palace Theatre, Melbourne VIC
Sat 21 June- Manning Bar, Sydney NSW (Early show 3pm doors)
Sat 21 June- Manning Bar, Sydney NSW (Late show (9pm doors)
Sun 22 June- Metropolis Fremantle, Fremantle WA
On Thurs 20th September 2007 Paul Kelly performed a set at the Empire Theatre in Toowoomba, a sleepy town in the eastern Ausralian state Queensland. The show took place on the tail end of his Australian theatre tour to support the album Stolen Apples.
The show was filmed by production house Renegade Films and after several months of mixing and editing by Paul Drane, Live Apples: Stolen Apples Performed in its Entirety Plus 16 More songs is ready for release on Sat 26 April.
DVD Track Listing
1. Feelings of Grief
2. Gold Told Me To
3. Stolen Apples Taste The Sweetest
4. Sweetest Thing
5. You're 39, You're Beautiful and You're Mine
6. The Liuon and the Lamb
7. Right Outta My Head
8. Keep on Driving
9. The Ballad of Queenie and Rover
10. The Foggy Fields of France
11. Please Leave Your Light On
12. Winter Coat
13. When I First Met Your Ma
14. To Her Door
15. Midnight Rain
16. Before Too Long
17. Going About My Father's Business
18. Song From the Sixteenth Floor
19. Careless
20. How to Make Gravy
21. Deeper Water
22. Raining Pleasure (w/ New Buffalo)
23. They Thought I Was Asleep
24. Standing on the Street of Early Sorrows
25. Sweet Guy
26. Under the Sun
27. Dumb Things
Bonus CD Tracklist
1. They Thought I Was Asleep
2. Midnight Rain
3. Going About My Father's Business
4. Stolen Apples Taste The Sweetest
5. To Her Door
6. Sweetest Thing
7. Careless
8. The Ballad of Queenie and Rover
9. When I First Met Your Ma
10. You're 39, You're Beautiful and You're Mine
11. Gold Told Me To
12. Deeper Water
13. How To Make Gravy
14. Raining Pleasure (w/ New Buffalo)
Tokyo Police Club's album Elephant Shell is set for release in the UK on Mon 5 May.
The initial pressing comes with a bonus disc featuring remixes by the likes of DNTEL and Field Music - it also includes two original recordings exclusive to the UK version - New New Song and a cover of the Rentals' 'Friends of P'.
Tracklisting - CD1
1. Centennial
2. In a Cave
3. Graves
4. Juno
5. Tessellate
6. Sixties remake
7. The Harrowing Adventures Of...
8. Nursery, Academy
9. Your English Is Good
10. Listen to the Math
11. The Baskervilles
CD2
1. Centennial (Dntel Remix)
2. Tessellate by (Tom Campesinos! Remix)
3. Nursery, Academy (Flower Forever Remix)
4. Listen to the Math (The Good Life Remix)
5. Tessellate (Field Music Remix)
6. Friends of P (exclusive UK only track)
7. New New Song (exclusive UK only track)
The band has also just announced a UK tour!
Thurs 29 May - Barfly, Cambridge UK
Fri 30 May - Bodega, Nottingham UK
Sat 31 May - Cockpit, Leeds UK
Sun 01 Jun - Night N Day, Manchester UK
Tues 03 June - Barfly, Birmingham UK
Tues 10 June - King Tuts, Glasgow UK
Wed 11 June - Other Rooms, Newcastle UK
Thurs 12 June - Academy, Oxford UK
Fri 13 June - Marquee, Hertford UK
Mon 16 June - Digital, Brighton UK
Tues 17 June - Thekla, Bristol UK
Wed 18 June - Garage, London UK
