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Wolfmother announce national tour
International buzz-band Wolfmother will finally return home in July for their first Australian shows since they tore up the Big Day Out in January. Tickets for all concerts will go on sale at 9am on Thursday April 20. The Sydney trio are currently criss-crossing the globe to help spread the word about their debut album. The band’s Australian tour will be slotted among performances at some of the world's best festivals, including Coachella and Lollapalooza in the US, Reading and T In The Park in the UK, Fuji in Japan, and a coveted spot on the famous Roskilde Festival in Denmark. With their debut album scheduled for release in the US and the UK in late April and early May respectively, all this international excitement can only serve to fuel the anticipation for the group's forthcoming Oz tour. Special guests at all Australian dates will be influential Swedish rockers Dungen. Dungen's (pronounced Doon-yen) contemporary masterpiece of 70s-inspired psychedelia, jazz and rock, Ta Det Lungnt (loosely translated as "take it easy"), won spots in last year's Top 50 albums lists in Rolling Stone USA, NME, The Times, Spin and Uncut. Opening the shows will be up-and-coming local indie band and original fantasy rockers Tucker B's. Tour dates:
Thursday July 13 – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide;
Saturday July 15 – Festival Hall, Melbourne;
Sunday July 16 – Challenge Stadium, Perth;
Thursday July 20 – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney;
Saturday July 22 – Riverstage, Brisbane
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New York Dolls reveal new album details
[source: NME.com] New York Dolls have revealed details surrounding the release of their first studio album in 32 years. The band are currently at work in Manhattan's Shed Studio with producer Jack Douglas, who was the engineer on the group's 1973 self-titled debut. Despite moving away from the Dolls' original lipstick-and-mascara sound, guitarist Sylvain Sylvain said the root of the music still remains the same. "When you took off the make-up and spiked heels, at the bottom of it all it was the blues," he told Rolling Stone. "[We] were a blues band. We played those three-chord progressions." Due out in June, tracks set to appear on the as-yet-untitled LP include "Beauty School" and "Plenty Of Music". Sylvain and singer David Johansen are the only surviving New York Dolls. Guitarist Johnny Thunders died in 1991, drummer Jerry Nolan in 1992 and bassist Arthur Kane passed away in July 2004 of leukaemia, just a month after reuniting with the group for two shows at London's Meltdown festival. The band now consist of Johansen, Sylvain, guitarist Steve Conte, bassist Sam Yaffa and drummer Brian Delaney. Speaking about the new album, producer Douglas said: "When I heard the new songs, I knew they were capable of sounding like the Dolls but not as nostalgia. They had the stuff." New York Dolls released just two albums during their highly influential career: New York Dolls and 1974's Too Much Too Soon.
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Eskimo Joe reveal new single and tour
Eskimo Joe have recorded the follow-up to 2004's double platinum A Song Is A City, with first single "Black Fingernails Red Wine" due in May. Joel, Stu and Kav bunkered down in The Grove Studios with producer Matt Lovell (The Mess Hall’s Notes From A Ceiling) for six weeks over Christmas 2005 to record and self-produce their 12-track album. To coincide with the single’s release, the band have also announced a small run of dates at venues that will bring the music up close and personal. Plus, everyone who attends has the chance to get their hands on a limited-release recording only available at the gigs. Head to the band’s official site for tour dates.
http://www.eskimojoe.net
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The Doors turn 40
Billboard reports The Doors will celebrate their 40th anniversary with a swag of reissues, a documentary film and a series of books. A 12-disc box set will include the band’s six studio CDs (remastered), accompanying DVDs with bonus material, and a stereo 5.1 mix. A documentary, a TV special, two coffee-table books by former Rolling Stone reporter Ben Fong Torres, and a Las Vegas stage show are also in the works.
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Arthur Lee diagnosed with leukaemia
A Love fansite reports singer and songwriter Arthur Lee is receiving treatment for leukaemia. Love were at the forefront of the West Coast psychedelic rock movement and their third album, 1967’s Forever Changes, is critically revered as a classic.
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International buzz-band Wolfmother will finally return home in July for their first Australian shows since they tore up the Big Day Out in January. Tickets for all concerts will go on sale at 9am on Thursday April 20. The Sydney trio are currently criss-crossing the globe to help spread the word about their debut album. The band’s Australian tour will be slotted among performances at some of the world's best festivals, including Coachella and Lollapalooza in the US, Reading and T In The Park in the UK, Fuji in Japan, and a coveted spot on the famous Roskilde Festival in Denmark. With their debut album scheduled for release in the US and the UK in late April and early May respectively, all this international excitement can only serve to fuel the anticipation for the group's forthcoming Oz tour. Special guests at all Australian dates will be influential Swedish rockers Dungen. Dungen's (pronounced Doon-yen) contemporary masterpiece of 70s-inspired psychedelia, jazz and rock, Ta Det Lungnt (loosely translated as "take it easy"), won spots in last year's Top 50 albums lists in Rolling Stone USA, NME, The Times, Spin and Uncut. Opening the shows will be up-and-coming local indie band and original fantasy rockers Tucker B's. Tour dates:
Thursday July 13 – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide;
Saturday July 15 – Festival Hall, Melbourne;
Sunday July 16 – Challenge Stadium, Perth;
Thursday July 20 – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney;
Saturday July 22 – Riverstage, Brisbane
Wolfmother: artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3537444
New York Dolls reveal new album details
[source: NME.com] New York Dolls have revealed details surrounding the release of their first studio album in 32 years. The band are currently at work in Manhattan's Shed Studio with producer Jack Douglas, who was the engineer on the group's 1973 self-titled debut. Despite moving away from the Dolls' original lipstick-and-mascara sound, guitarist Sylvain Sylvain said the root of the music still remains the same. "When you took off the make-up and spiked heels, at the bottom of it all it was the blues," he told Rolling Stone. "[We] were a blues band. We played those three-chord progressions." Due out in June, tracks set to appear on the as-yet-untitled LP include "Beauty School" and "Plenty Of Music". Sylvain and singer David Johansen are the only surviving New York Dolls. Guitarist Johnny Thunders died in 1991, drummer Jerry Nolan in 1992 and bassist Arthur Kane passed away in July 2004 of leukaemia, just a month after reuniting with the group for two shows at London's Meltdown festival. The band now consist of Johansen, Sylvain, guitarist Steve Conte, bassist Sam Yaffa and drummer Brian Delaney. Speaking about the new album, producer Douglas said: "When I heard the new songs, I knew they were capable of sounding like the Dolls but not as nostalgia. They had the stuff." New York Dolls released just two albums during their highly influential career: New York Dolls and 1974's Too Much Too Soon.
/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3511467
Eskimo Joe reveal new single and tour
Eskimo Joe have recorded the follow-up to 2004's double platinum A Song Is A City, with first single "Black Fingernails Red Wine" due in May. Joel, Stu and Kav bunkered down in The Grove Studios with producer Matt Lovell (The Mess Hall’s Notes From A Ceiling) for six weeks over Christmas 2005 to record and self-produce their 12-track album. To coincide with the single’s release, the band have also announced a small run of dates at venues that will bring the music up close and personal. Plus, everyone who attends has the chance to get their hands on a limited-release recording only available at the gigs. Head to the band’s official site for tour dates.
http://www.eskimojoe.net
Eskimo: /artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3501596
Mess hall: /artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3502670
The Doors turn 40
Billboard reports The Doors will celebrate their 40th anniversary with a swag of reissues, a documentary film and a series of books. A 12-disc box set will include the band’s six studio CDs (remastered), accompanying DVDs with bonus material, and a stereo 5.1 mix. A documentary, a TV special, two coffee-table books by former Rolling Stone reporter Ben Fong Torres, and a Las Vegas stage show are also in the works.
/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3501133
Arthur Lee diagnosed with leukaemia
A Love fansite reports singer and songwriter Arthur Lee is receiving treatment for leukaemia. Love were at the forefront of the West Coast psychedelic rock movement and their third album, 1967’s Forever Changes, is critically revered as a classic.
/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3501284
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