Harvest Festival Lineup Announcement

Harvest have gone and released the lineup for this year's festival along with the dates things are set to kick off.

Massive Attack
Franz Ferdinand
Primus!
Goldfrapp
Neutral Milk Hotel
Desaparecidos (Conor Oberst)
Eels
CSS
The Drones
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
M Ward
Superchunk
The Wallflowers
Walk Off The Earth

Sunday, 10 Nov -Werribee Park, Melbourne
Saturday 16 Nov – The Domain – Sydney NEW VENUE
Sunday 17 Nov – Botanic Gardens, Brisbane

Babaganouj - Love Loathe Love You

Babaganouj. Babaganouj. Babaganouj. You can almost taste it. Roll it around in your mouth if you please. Whilst you try that some more have a listen to Babaganouj's "Love Loathe Love You" and watch their first semi-official video release! Babaganouj.

Millions Interview

The Gentlemen over at Pilerats managed to convince Millions to give them an interview. Here it is.

Blonde on Blonde - Just So

Yeeeeeessssssssssssss new Blonde on Blonde. Complete with Alanis Morisette quotes. Delicious.

Ball Park Music Have a New Video!

And thus begins Ball Park Music's slow descent into a life of crime and caped capers. The hard streets of Brisbane, they can do that to you.

Katie Noonan Interviewed by The AU Review

Larry Heath from the AU review talked to Brisbane's Katie Noonan out the front of The Aussie BBQ at Beer Market in Singapore, as part of the 2013 Music Matters LIVE event in May, just after she performed with a string quartet and the one and only Gurrumul.

Second Clip From Bernard Fanning's New Album

The Powderfinger frontman's sophomore solo album is almost here. There was one video released for it already, but as of today there's two. "Departures" is the new track and it finds Fanning in an introspective mood, looking back at the 2011 death of his father.

Custard to Reform for Queen's Birthday

Over a decade after their split in 1999, Brisbane alt kings Custard are set to reform for one show only over the Queen’s Birthday weekend.

The foursome will play at Sydney’s Vic On The Park Hotel on Saturday 8th June in their only confirmed appearance for 2013, as The Music reports.

The one-off gig will see the return of bandmates David McCormack, Paul Medew, James Straker, and drummer Glenn Thompson (who joined the recently reformed Go-Betweens) and hopefully bring out vintage tracks, such as ‘Music Is Crap’ and ‘Girls Like That’.

Custard’s stronghold over the Aussie alternative rock scene since their 1990 formation through to their amicable split nine years later spawned a series of popular hits off iconic albums We Have The Technology in 1997 and Loverama in 1999.

The band’s popularity was cemented when the Brisbane outfit were voted in at #7 on Triple J’s Hottest 100 of 1995 for their lead single ‘Apartment’. More success followed in 1998 when ‘Girls Like That (Don’t Go For Guys Like Us)’ came in at #3 on the music poll, being beaten out by fellow Aussie Ben Lee and American pranksters The Offspring.

13 Questions with The Black Gypsies

Melbourne's The Black Gypsies play rock 'n roll like it should be played, hell they'll make you remember why you liked it in the first place. Cale Mason, the man behind the gypsy curtain, undertook 13 Questions for MMB.

1. Who are your heroes?
I guess artists who have stuck it out through all the disappointments in this industry, and have managed to continue doing what they love to do.
2. The first band you saw live?
I really have no idea, I've been taken to shows since before I can remember.
3. What's your favourite Melbourne music venue?
I've always loved the vibe of Festival Hall, but I'm not too much a fan of the sound.
Also smaller venues like Yah Yahs or The Espy, there’s something more intriguing about hearing the sound of a band directly, rather than a sound engineer’s reinterpretation through a massive PA.
4. What’s the best (or dumbest) thing that’s been said to you at/after a show?
Generally I'm in a daze after a show, so I don't remember much, I usually hide away for a bit.
5. Why 'The Black Gypsies' as your band name?
Who knows I was 16...
6. What makes you smile?
Playing records really fucking loud.
7. What makes you cringe?
The petrol warning light that seems to be on my dashboard permanently.
8. Describe the raddest heist you’ve ever pulled off. What’d you steal?
I was once know to steal garden gnomes..
9. What bands should people reading this be listening to?
Most bands with 'Black' in their name a usually worth a listen.
10. Give Melbourne some words to live by... we all know it needs some.
Whisky compliments coffee.
11. You are guilty of shameful things. What are these BAAAAD things?
Its not nice to assume that, but yeah you're probably right.
I listened to some pretty horrible bands when I was a kid, and I'd rather not mention.
12. You can choose one musician/act, alive or dead, to perform with The Black Gypsies for one night only. Who do you choose?
Bonham, Plant or Josh Homme.
13. What can we expect from The Black Gypsies in the near future?
Lots of shows, new records and possibly a new name...

The Black Gypsies - Web - Facebook - Bandcamp

The Red Paintings Debut Album Almost Here

Longtime Brisbane residents The Red Paintings are on the brink of finally releasing their long awaited debut album, The Revolution is Never Coming. It's out next month and has been getting rave reviews (Tone Deaf) so far. You should probably chase it up.

The newest video from the art-rock outfit, "You're Not One of Them" is below.

Jeremy Neale at FBi Radio

Jeremy Neale popped down to Sydney not too long ago and stopped by the FBi Radio studios. They talked to him. And they filmed it. And now they've taken that video, and that talking, and put it on the Youtubes.

Dune Rats roam the streets of South Africa

Dune Rats are currently over in South Africa. Officially the Republic of South Africa. Just wandering the streets, playin some tunes. Scaring the locals.

Dead of Winter 2013 - Second Announcement

Brisbane's Dead of Winter Festival made their second announcement today, adding to their lineup:

GAY PARIS - THE BENNIES - CHRONOLYTH - LAGERSTEIN - SPITFIRELIAR - D- NINE - LACERATION MANTRA - KINGSTON STOMPERS as well as burlesque by BECSTACY and LILA LUXX AND THE BOMBSHELLS.

First Announcement -> Link

Teen Sensations - Surf and Sway Video

If you like matching jackets and surf pop, well, Brisbane four-piece Teen Sensations could be just your thing.