Australian one-man party machine, MUSCLES will be kicking off a National Album Tour to launch his second album ‘Manhood’ - out June 15 on Modular Records.

Muscles will take a wild new live show to Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Erina, Launceston and Hobart in between his Groovin’ the Moo Festival appearance (5-19 May) andSplendour in the Grass (July). Think outrageous stage props, multiple Muscles personalities and extravagant lights!

The tour announcement coincides with the premiere of the first taste of ‘Manhood’ - ‘Ready for A Fight’ which is more anthem than song, more call-to-arms than debut single, more Muscles than you can handle. Described as a prelude to his debut album ‘Guns Babes Lemonade’ (which featured the hit singles ‘One Inch Badge Pin’, ‘Sweaty’ and ‘Ice Cream’), ‘Manhood’ is a no holds barred, electronic post-punk, euro-dance, camp, masculine, pop album that balances itself in its extremity.

The album not only features new Muscles tracks, but also reworks of party favorites from his EP ‘Young and Immature’ and an album version of ‘Girl Crazy Go’. When the final song fades out you can’t help but know we all have a little MANHOOD inside all of us.

Muscles will play his NEW LIVE SHOW at Oh Hello! In Brisbane on Friday June 22 – presented by Modular, Oh Hello! And Treats Collective.

Tickets will go on sale on Thursday May 31 via Moshtix. 

“Watching The Rescue Ships play music is like watching Stephen Hawking do maths. ON ANOTHER LEVEL!”

Dom Allesio (Triple J)

“Rarely have I seen precision and emotion better bound.”

Timber and Steel  

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Having just returned from two tours promoting their last single ‘On The Air’, the second of which was a national run as main support for Josh Pyke on his national ‘Only Sparrows’ tour, Sydney’s The Rescue Ships are back with a brand new single; ‘City Life’.

 Formed around the core of Brian Campeau and Elana Stone, 2 nationally recognized singer / songwriters in their own right, The Rescue Ships will be touring the east coast throughout July / August to launch the single.

‘City Life’ is lifted from the band’s debut album which, with a multitude of musical friends orbiting around them, they are currently in the midst of recording in Impure Cabana, Brian’s inner Sydney city Newtown studio.

The track itself is, in Elana’s words: “a song about living in the city and looking for love, or even just a connection. It’s strange that we can be lonely even while we are surrounded by so many people. And the scariest part is, even when we find these people to love, we are still ultimately alone. Depressing much? Much.”

Between them, Brian and Elana have worked with many prominent Australian artists including Angus & Julia Stone,Josh Pyke, Bluejuice, Washington, The Cat Empire, Katie Noonan, and Urthboy. And internationals – including Joanna Newsom, Passenger and Khaki King.

In 2010 they were the musical directors of the Australian drama series ‘Underbelly: Razor’. Right now though, it is to ‘City Life’ and the impending tour therefore, that all ears are bent.

The ‘City Life’ Tour

Thu July 5^th – Beavs Bar, Geelong

77 Little Malop Street  Geelong VIC

tickets: free entry

Fri July 6^th – the Grace Darling, Melbourne

114 Smith Street  Collingwood VIC

thegracedarlinghotel.com.au

Fri July 13^th – The Red Rattler, Sydney

6 Faversham Street  Marrickville

W’ Ngaiire

Wed July 18^th – The Lass O’Gowrie, Newcastle

14 Railway Street  Wickham

www.lassogowriehotel.com.au

Fri July 20^th – 5 Church Street, Bellingen

Tickets available from venue or by calling 02 6655 0155.

www.facebook.com/5churchstreet / 7.30 pm – $10

Thu July 26^th – The Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane

1/322 Brunswick St Fortitude Valley

www.blackbearlodge.com.au

Fri August 3^rd – The Front Bar, Canberra

Wattle Street, Lyneham Shops, Lyneham,

W’ Ngaiire

Sat August 11^th – The Clarendon Guesthouse, Katoomba

68 Lurline Street  Katoomba

www.clarendonguesthouse.com.au/enquiries.html

‘City Life’ Is Available Through iTunes Fri June 1^st

“What amazed me was that a band of four matched the intensity of a band of ten. Brilliant musicianship, great songs and a solid dose of good humour made the Rescue Ships a fantastic band to see”

The AU Review  

After a 14 year absence KillRockStar Big Dog Entertainment are proud to present power pop sensations Everclear live in Australia in 2012.

Lead by founder and mastermind Art Alexakis and armed with his swag of catchy, guitar driven pop gems, Everclear were an ubiquitous presence on the world’s airwaves and TV feeds from the early part of the 90′s onwards. Alexakis’ clear-eyed willingness to confront life’s darker margins has been a hallmark of Everclear’s output ever since Everclear’s independently released 1993 debut World of Noise.

The band’s relentless touring regimen and D.I.Y. promotional tactics helped to set the stage for the platinum-level breakthrough of 1995′s Sparkle and Fade, which spawned the hits “Santa Monica” and “Heroin Girl,” while establishing Everclear as a popular live attraction and Alexakis as an engaged and articulate media presence. The band’s ascendancy continued with 1997′s So Much for the Afterglow, which produced the radio hits “Everything to Everyone,” “I Will Buy You A New Life,” and “Father of Mine.”

Alexakis continued to explore new creative challenges on such subsequent Everclear releases as 2000′s two-part Songs from an American Movie, Vol. 1: Learning How to Smile (which yielded a major hit in “Wonderful”) and Songs from an American Movie, Vol. 2: Good Time for a Bad Attitude, 2003′s Slow Motion Daydream and 2006′s Welcome to the Drama Club. The Vegas Years (2008) was a memorable set of cover tunes, while In A Different Light (2009) and Return to Santa Monica (2011) found Alexakis and company revisiting and reinterpreting items from the Everclear songbook.

The band’s current line-up features the ever present Alexakis, along with David French on guitar, Freddy Herrera on bass, Josh Crawley on keys and Sean Winchester on drums. A brand new Everclear album titled Invisible Stars is planned for release later in 2012. “In some ways, this album’s a lot more aggressive than anything we’ve done in a long time,” Art Alexakis says of Invisible Stars, Everclear’s first collection of new songs in six years as well as the band’s first eOne release. “But in other ways, it’s a lot more melodic. I like having both of those sides covered.”

“When I look back at what Everclear has done,” Alexakis concludes, “I see a lot of things that have changed and a lot of things that have stayed consistent. But at the end of the day, I’m still doing the same thing I’ve always done. It’s still guitar-based rock ‘n’ roll, and I’m still just telling stories, which is all I’ve ever wanted to do. I’m proud of what we’ve done, and I still enjoy it. And I feel blessed that other people like it too.”

Joining Everclear as special guests on all East Coast shows will be Sydney Southern beach rockers Strangers who have recently signed to Shock Records new local imprint Permanent Records. Perth support will be announced shortly.

KillRockStar Big Dog Entertainment Present:

2012 Australian Tour

Tickets On Sale Friday 1^st of June 2012

Wednesday 10th October Cooly Hotel. Coolangatta

With Special Guests Strangers

Tickets: www.oztix.com.au

Thursday 11th October HiFi. Brisbane

With Special Guests Strangers

Tickets: www.thehifi.com.au / www.moshtix.com.au

Friday 12th October HiFi. Sydney

With Special Guests Strangers

Tickets: www.thehifi.com.au / www.moshtix.com.au

Saturday 13th October HiFi. Melbourne

With Special Guests Strangers

Tickets: www.thehifi.com.au / www.moshtix.com.au

Sunday 14th October Capitol. Perth

Tickets: www.oztix.com.au

“It’s like there’s a party in my ears and everyone’s invited – then everyone turned up and formed a hand-clapping backing choir and one dude busted out a rad guitar solo.”

Dom Alessio, triple j

  

“Do you guys eat some kind of pop-music muesli for breakfast? Because you seem to have no shortage of tunes that slam out of the speakers with bright and endearing pop energy. This rules.”

Dave Ruby Howe, triple j

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From the kooky indie-pop 5-piece that brought you  Why Don’t We Do Something?, Hey Geronimohave released their follow up single, Carbon Affair.  It’s is a pop tune that’s just a little bit askew. The riff is big, and the hooks are mega, but there is an underlying beauty buried in the track. Inspired by last year’s floods in Brisbane, Carbon Affair is not your average love song. Oh, and there’s a big fat guitar solo in the middle…

Immediately added to full rotation on triple j, Carbon Affair is available to the masses for free from the band’s Bandcamp, and at triple j unearthed.  2012 has so far seen the band on the road with Owl Eyes,Nantes, Ernest Ellis, Ball Park Music, and The Jungle Giants, as well as having their first single,Why Don’t We Do Something? one of the most played songs on triple j, and one of the most viewed music videos on Youtube.

Hey Geronimo are touring East-Coast Australia over the next 6 weeks. Their debut EP is to be released on July 1st.

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Upcoming Shows:

Saturday, May 26 – Sydney
The Standard w/ March Of The Real Fly & The Griswolds

Friday, June 8 – Brisbane
The Hideaway

Friday, June 29 – Melbourne
The Grace Darling w/ Private Life & March Of The Real Fly

Saturday, June 30 – Melbourne
Espy Front Bar w/ Private Life & Them Swoops

Thursday, July 5 – Brisbane
Oh Hello w/ Oceanics

Friday, July 6 – Gold Coast
Elsewhere w/ Oceanics

Saturday, July 7 – Sydney
Upstairs @ Beresford

 http://soundcloud.com/heygeronimo/carbon-affair

http://heygeronimo.bandcamp.com/track/carbon-affair

http://www.triplejunearthed.com/HeyGeronimo

http://www.facebook.com/HeyGeronimo

Skinnyfish Music are proud to announce that Gurrumul Yunupingu will be joining a host of stars to perform at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert on June 4th 2012.

Gurrumul will be joining artists from across the Commonwealth to perform ‘Sing’, the Diamond Jubilee Song which is written by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and Take That’s Gary Barlow. 

Barlow traveled around the Commonwealth working with artists including Gurrumul to produce the track, with its successful debut airing this week on BBC Radio 2. 

The concert will be broadcast live on BBC One, BBC One HD and on BBC Radio 2 in the UK and to millions around the world and will feature performances from the likes of Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Tom Jones, Sir Elton John and Sir Cliff Richard. 

“He puts the Boss in Bossa Nova, he’s the patron saint of the safari suit: he’s Barry Morgan”, and is the celebrity organ salesman(performed by musician/comedian Stephen Teakle) who has wooed audiences with the golden syrup sounds of his vintage 1980s Hammond Aurora Classic after being discovered on Spicks and Specks. 

Featuring the single “Big Bossa”, his debut album “The Touch of You” hits stores on June 8 and is already the most popular organ-based album in Australia this year. The album covers all musical styles including waltz, bossa nova, two-step and old fashioned rock n roll, all played using Barry’s famous one-finger method. 

“Let me be honest with you shoppers. I am overcome with emotion due to the pending release of my first organ recording. 

I have been involved with the World of Organs for many years now and have shared the joy with countless friends and family. But now with this recording my work is set in stone. Or should I say compact disc. Oh my! I really want my organ released on cassette….. I must call my record company now!“ 

When he’s not giving the public the best organ deals in town at his World of OrgansSuperstore in Adelaide’s Sunnyside Mall, you can find Barry touting the joy of the organ to audiences far and wide. Barry’s enthusiastic manner, contagious smile and musical skill all help convey his deep love of organs. 

With enough cheese to match his infectious smile, the organ’s various sounds and features are exploited by Barry to achieve velvet tones, luscious lounge, exotic tangos, and grooves “as modern as tomorrow”. 

Plucked from obscurity to perform on ABC TV’s Spicks and Specks, Barry Morganbecame an instant audience favourite. Barry was invited back to perform on “A Very Specky Christmas”, and had the incredible honour of closing with a stellar cast from Dan Sultan to Hamish and Andy. Recently after appearing on the Spicks and Specks Finale, he trended number 2 on twitter in Australia and was voted number 3 as the best Spicks and Specks moment. Since then, Barry has also graced our TV screens on In Gordon Street Tonight, The Margrook Footy Showand The Circle’s Royal Wedding Special. 

Barry has also sold out live shows across the country including the Sydney Comedy Festival, Melbourne Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe, the Famous Spiegeltentand performed to adoring young crowds at theHomebake and Falls Festivals. Barry will be selling his organ to the world later this year at NZ Comedy and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals.

Barry Morgan’s debut album “The Touch of You” is available in stores and online around Australia from June 8 through Perambulator Records / MGM.

“With one hand on his organ and another on the pulse of his audience, cult hit Barry Morgan unleashed his 1981 Hammond Aurora Classic on an enthusiastic crowd. ****” 
The Advertiser, Adelaide Feb 17, 2011

“…This is one of the most unique shows of the festival…”

Mathew Cooke, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, 2011. 

“… all polyester safari suit and blow wave hair, a Spicks and Specks favourite … joyous clean fun…”Megan Miller, Herald Sun, Melbourne. Four stars.

“This is entertainment with a capital E. Who knows, Adelaide’s own Barry Morgan may yet become this city’s greatest icon. Bigger than Don Dunstan, bigger than Bung Fritz!” Indaily’sBlog – Fringe Reviews music, Peter C Pugsley

Australian musician John Butler and USA advertising agency, Poptent, the creators of the Dannon Oikos yogurt advertisement which initially aired during the 2012 Super Bowl, have come to a satisfactory settlement in relation to the use of a song in the advertisement that bore a strong similarity to his composition “Zebra”.

The distinctive sound of Sydney outfit Nantes was firmly established throughout 2011 after the band delivered an acclaimed debut EP and toured relentlessly throughout the country.  Now, after an onslaught of successes over the last twelve months, the band are announcing the release of their latest single ‘Unsatisfy’, an accompanying video clip and the ‘Satisfy the Unsatisfied’ Tour for June.

Drawing from the legacy of UK and US post-punk with an alternative edge, their 2011 debut provided standout singles‘Fly’ and ‘Charlie’, both of which received an outstanding response from local and international critics alike.  A wealth of tour opportunities ensued around the country, with triple j Unearthed hand selecting the group to play Sydney’s Parklife. Nantes also graced festival stages at Peats Ridge, Pyramid and Big Day Out with support performances for Does It Offend You Yeah?, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Manchester Orchestra.

2012 has already been an eventful year for the tour-hardened band.  After teaming up with Millions and Northeast Party House for The Triple Treat Tour in February, Nantes recently joined Ball Park Music as main support on the largely sold-out 180° Tour throughout March and April.

Returning to the studio with Sydney producer/engineer Simon Todkill, Nantes have now delivered their latest single ‘Unsatisfy’, a track covered with dense rhythmic motives and another strong, soaring chorus - a distinctive trademark of the band. Eager to share their mesmeric and blistering live show to more audiences around the country, the ‘Satisfy the Unsatisfied’ Tour will kick off in Melbourne on June 15.  Alongside the new single, Nantes will be showcasing new tracks currently being recorded for their forthcoming debut album.

‘Unsatisfy’ will be released on iTunes June 1^st through Deadhand Music

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“All the hype surrounding this band is completely justified. Nantes will be a band to watch in 2012, that’s for sure.” The AU Review

“A highly accomplished debut, be sure to keep an ear out for this one.” The Orange Press

“Believe the hype about Nantes…they are artists” Drum Media

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NANTES

SATISFY THE UNSATISFIED TOUR

FRIDAY JUNE 15

Workers Club, Melbourne
Tickets available from Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond) / 03 9486 1677

SATURDAY JUNE 16

Plus One @ Ed Castle, Adelaide
Tickets available on the door

THURSDAY JUNE 21

Select 7^th Birthday, Sydney
Tickets available from Moshtix www.moshtix.com.au or 1300 GET TIX

FRIDAY JUNE 22

Upstairs @ The Clock, Gold Coast
Tickets available on the door

SATURDAY JUNE 23

Alhambra Lounge, Brisbane
Tickets available from Oztix www.oztix.com.au / 1300 762 545

SATURDAY JUNE 30

Goodgod, Sydney

Tickets available from Moshtix www.moshtix.com.au / 1300 GET TIX