Uk Stint Grist For Songwriting Mill

JAE Laffer's theory on life is that if you get sick of a place, simply pack up and go live somewhere else for a while.The 23-year-old lives his life by the rule, and as a vocalist/songwriter with Perth band The Panics, there's no doubt he needs new places to find inspiration.``We ...

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Pilate Is Headed Back To Australia For A Summer Tour With The Panics.

Since forming Pilate, lead singer and lyricist Todd Clark has consistently employed a firm no-nonsense approach while navigating the music industry’s murky depths. When the band’s full-length label debut Caught By The Window releases in the fall remember you read it here first: don’t be fooled by ...

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Hand Of Hope: I Killed The Prom Queen, Playing At The Cambridge On Friday.

IT'S been a big few years for Adelaide band I Killed the Prom Queen .Hailing from a city more famous for its churches than its hardcore music, the band has toured nationally with Evergreen Terrace , Give Up The Ghost and Boy Sets Fire .These tours saw the band of brothers go from local ...

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Greek Love God Bound To Delight

FOR an evening with someone who describes himself modestly as the ``world's most fabulous man'', you'll want to head to the King's Theatre Restaurant.Carlos Hopontopofus is a self- confessed ``Greek Love God'' and he will be the theatre's star entertainer ...

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Top Portrayal Of Solitary Man

YOU won't want to miss Peter Byrne's sparkling portrayal of Neil Diamond when he performs in town this week.Forever Diamond is a four-time winner of the prestigious Mo Award and three-time winner of the ACE Award for Best Production Show.Relive the Diamond experience when Byrne belts ...

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Nostalgia Blends With Electronic And Folk

SALLY Seltmann , from New Buffalo , says her debut album The Last Beautiful Day has nostalgia, electronic sounds and folk.The album was released last September and last week the eclectic singer/songwriter also released an EP of five songs.The EP is a small collection of re-mixes and re-worked ...

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An Honest Delivery And Connection

MUSIC fans all over are discovering Paul Greene and it seems Novocastrians are next in line.A conversation in a bar at a party or a recommendation by a friend, Greene's music is spreading like an epidemic of the best kind.He's released three albums under his own record label to ...

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Plugging Away: Motion City Soundtrack, The Bar On The Hill, September 2.

WHEN asked if he was excited about coming to Australia, Motion City Soundtrack guitarist and vocalist Justin Pierre turned the subject to embroidery.``I have another job where I work as a digitiser for an embroidery company,'' he said.``It's a family business and my sister went ...

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A Fast Take On Hip-hop

AFTER flipping the local hip-hop scene on its head with their infectious hit singles I Got , It's The Incredible and Suburbia Streets , Auckland outfit Fast Crew has scored nationwide acclaim with their debut album Set The Record Straight.Hooking up with Auckland independent label Akrite ...

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