Jun 8
David Bowie wins internet award
[source: NME.com] David Bowie has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement gong at the Webby awards (the "Oscars of the internet").
As well as launching BowieNet in 1998, the singer created UltraStar (a digital media company that creates online content for artists like The Rolling Stones) and BowieArt (a site that connects emerging visual artists with collectors worldwide).
In his speech, he said: "I only get five words? S**t, that was five. Four more. That's three… two."
Meanwhile, Beastie Boys won the award for Best Artist for a music video compiled from fans' footage.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/David-Bowie.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Beastie-Boys.aspx
Rage Against The Machine launch mysterious countdown
[source: NME.com] Rage Against The Machine have launched two mysterious countdowns on their website (www.ratm82407.com).
The first countdown will end on Monday June 11, while the second timer will finish on Friday August 24. Although the site gives no indication of what the clocks are for, enterprising fans claim to have cracked its meaning.
According to an update on Wikipedia, if users set the internal clocks on their computers forward to the deadlines, the site then reveals its meaning.
The June 11 deadline will apparently reveal the website's purpose, while repeating the trick will also explain the later countdown.
"The website is registered to Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. Live Nation owns Alpine Valley Music Theatre, in East Troy, Wisconsin," Wikipedia explains. "By turning your PC clock forward to June 11 the website reveals that RATM will be playing a show there when the second countdown ends on August 24, 2007."
While Rage Against The Machine reformed for this year's Coachella Festival, there are currently no more gigs confirmed, although rumours suggest the band will head to the UK later this year.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Rage-Against-The-Machine.aspx
AC/DC drummer escapes criminal charges
AC/DC drummer Phillip Rudd has avoided criminal charges after he argued an official reprimand would hurt his career.
In an appearance at Tauranga District Court on Thursday, Rudd admitted to assaulting his former partner in his hometown of Mount Maunganui. But the charges were downgraded as a result of an early guilty plea.
Judge Robert Kerr discharged the 53-year-old rocker after his lawyer successfully argued that the detriment to his career outweighed the seriousness of the offence.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Ac-Dc.aspx
Tori Amos announces Oz tour
Kooky "Cornflake Girl" Tori Amos will head to Australia in September to promote her latest LP, the conceptual American Doll Posse.
The new record sees Amos tell the tales of five women, who apparently (and somewhat confusingly) make up one character. Performing solo and with a three-piece onstage, the captivating redhead is bound to be one of the live highlights of 2007. Tickets are on sale now.
Tour dates:
Monday September 10 – Hamer Hall, Melbourne
Friday September 14 – Sydney Opera House
Sunday September 16 – Canberra Theatre, Canberra
Tuesday September 18 – Civic Theatre, Newcastle
Thursday September 20 – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide
Saturday September 22 – Brisbane Convention Centre
Thursday September 27 – Perth Concert Hall
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Tori-Amos.aspx
Silverchair unveil US tour dates
Silverchair are heading back across the Atlantic for their first full North American tour since 1999.
With new LP Young Modern breaking records here at home, Daniel Johns, Ben Gillies and Chris Joannou will release the disc in the States on Tuesday July 24 via Warner's Independent Label Group.
The band made a brief visit back in March and did enough to impress a number of publications, including the LA Weekly, who said Silverchair had "burrowed into a 'career band niche'… thriving on quality songwriting and authentic delivery".
Tour dates:
Friday July 13 – House of Blues, San Diego
Saturday July 14 – The Wiltern Los Angeles
Sunday July 15 – House of Blues, Anaheim
Tuesday July 17 – The Independent, San Francisco
Thursday July 19 – Aladdin Theatre, Portland
Friday July 20 – Showbox, Seattle
Saturday July 21 – Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver
Monday July 23 – Roxy Theatre, Atlanta
Tuesday July 24 – 9:30 Club, Washington
Friday July 27 – Roseland Ballroom, New York
Saturday July 28 – Fillmore at the TLA, Philadelphia
Monday July 30 – Le Spectrum, Montreal
Wednesday August 1 – Phoenix, Toronto
Saturday August 4 – Lollapalooza, Chicago
Sunday August 5 – First, Minneapolis
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Silverchair.aspx
Slipknot singer to join Anthrax
Slipknot singer Corey Taylor appears to be on the verge of joining Anthrax.
Taylor recently confirmed he'd been working with the band on their upcoming release but, in an interview with German magazine Roch Hard, refused to be drawn further on the matter.
"I'm not saying anything right now because it's only been talked about. Obviously, I'm really good friends with those guys. It kind of started as a joke and then the more we talked about it, the more serious it got. I'm gonna at least help them out. It's kind of a dream come true: Anthrax is one of my favourite bands. We're just taking baby steps right now."
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Anthrax.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Slipknot.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Stone-Sour.aspx
Parklife line-up revealed
Promoters have unveiled the line-up for the 2007 Parklife festival, which will hit Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth in September/October. Now into its ninth year, Parklife brings electro, hip-hop, house, breaks, beats, turntablism and more to thousands of fans.
Adam Freeland, Ajax, Busy P and Derrick Carter are all confirmed, as are Digitalism, DJ Delicious, Freq Nasty, Goose, Greenskeepers, Justice, K.I.M, Lyrics Born, M.I.A, Mstrkrft, Muscles, Riot In Belgium, Scratch Perverts, Shapeshifter, Stereo MCs, The Herd, The Sounds, Yacht and Yelle.
For ticket details and line-up info for each city, visit www.parklife.net.au.
Tour dates:
Saturday September 22 – Melbourne
Sunday September 23 – Adelaide
Saturday September 29 – Brisbane
Sunday September 30 – Sydney
Monday October 1 – Perth
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Adam-Freeland.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Freq-Nasty.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Lyrics-Born.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Shapeshifter.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Stereo-Mcs2.aspx
Cliff Richard deters anti-social youths
A travelling fun-fair in the UK has come up with an unusual way to fight anti-social behaviour: it plays Cliff Richard songs to keep troublesome kids away.
According to Seth Carter from Carters Steam Fair, gangs who'd been hanging out at their Essex-based event copped an earful of Richard's "The Young Ones" last week.
"You don't really need Asbos [Anti-Social Behaviour Orders from the police] when you've got Cliffbos," Seth told UK newspaper The Guardian.
"They weren't causing trouble, as such, but they were worrying families and putting them off going on the rides. The gang had completely left the fair before the track was half over. They don't like that kind of music; it's not cool enough."
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Cliff-Richard.aspx
[source: NME.com] David Bowie has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement gong at the Webby awards (the "Oscars of the internet").
As well as launching BowieNet in 1998, the singer created UltraStar (a digital media company that creates online content for artists like The Rolling Stones) and BowieArt (a site that connects emerging visual artists with collectors worldwide).
In his speech, he said: "I only get five words? S**t, that was five. Four more. That's three… two."
Meanwhile, Beastie Boys won the award for Best Artist for a music video compiled from fans' footage.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/David-Bowie.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Beastie-Boys.aspx
Rage Against The Machine launch mysterious countdown
[source: NME.com] Rage Against The Machine have launched two mysterious countdowns on their website (www.ratm82407.com).
The first countdown will end on Monday June 11, while the second timer will finish on Friday August 24. Although the site gives no indication of what the clocks are for, enterprising fans claim to have cracked its meaning.
According to an update on Wikipedia, if users set the internal clocks on their computers forward to the deadlines, the site then reveals its meaning.
The June 11 deadline will apparently reveal the website's purpose, while repeating the trick will also explain the later countdown.
"The website is registered to Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. Live Nation owns Alpine Valley Music Theatre, in East Troy, Wisconsin," Wikipedia explains. "By turning your PC clock forward to June 11 the website reveals that RATM will be playing a show there when the second countdown ends on August 24, 2007."
While Rage Against The Machine reformed for this year's Coachella Festival, there are currently no more gigs confirmed, although rumours suggest the band will head to the UK later this year.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Rage-Against-The-Machine.aspx
AC/DC drummer escapes criminal charges
AC/DC drummer Phillip Rudd has avoided criminal charges after he argued an official reprimand would hurt his career.
In an appearance at Tauranga District Court on Thursday, Rudd admitted to assaulting his former partner in his hometown of Mount Maunganui. But the charges were downgraded as a result of an early guilty plea.
Judge Robert Kerr discharged the 53-year-old rocker after his lawyer successfully argued that the detriment to his career outweighed the seriousness of the offence.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Ac-Dc.aspx
Tori Amos announces Oz tour
Kooky "Cornflake Girl" Tori Amos will head to Australia in September to promote her latest LP, the conceptual American Doll Posse.
The new record sees Amos tell the tales of five women, who apparently (and somewhat confusingly) make up one character. Performing solo and with a three-piece onstage, the captivating redhead is bound to be one of the live highlights of 2007. Tickets are on sale now.
Tour dates:
Monday September 10 – Hamer Hall, Melbourne
Friday September 14 – Sydney Opera House
Sunday September 16 – Canberra Theatre, Canberra
Tuesday September 18 – Civic Theatre, Newcastle
Thursday September 20 – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide
Saturday September 22 – Brisbane Convention Centre
Thursday September 27 – Perth Concert Hall
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Tori-Amos.aspx
Silverchair unveil US tour dates
Silverchair are heading back across the Atlantic for their first full North American tour since 1999.
With new LP Young Modern breaking records here at home, Daniel Johns, Ben Gillies and Chris Joannou will release the disc in the States on Tuesday July 24 via Warner's Independent Label Group.
The band made a brief visit back in March and did enough to impress a number of publications, including the LA Weekly, who said Silverchair had "burrowed into a 'career band niche'… thriving on quality songwriting and authentic delivery".
Tour dates:
Friday July 13 – House of Blues, San Diego
Saturday July 14 – The Wiltern Los Angeles
Sunday July 15 – House of Blues, Anaheim
Tuesday July 17 – The Independent, San Francisco
Thursday July 19 – Aladdin Theatre, Portland
Friday July 20 – Showbox, Seattle
Saturday July 21 – Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver
Monday July 23 – Roxy Theatre, Atlanta
Tuesday July 24 – 9:30 Club, Washington
Friday July 27 – Roseland Ballroom, New York
Saturday July 28 – Fillmore at the TLA, Philadelphia
Monday July 30 – Le Spectrum, Montreal
Wednesday August 1 – Phoenix, Toronto
Saturday August 4 – Lollapalooza, Chicago
Sunday August 5 – First, Minneapolis
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Silverchair.aspx
Slipknot singer to join Anthrax
Slipknot singer Corey Taylor appears to be on the verge of joining Anthrax.
Taylor recently confirmed he'd been working with the band on their upcoming release but, in an interview with German magazine Roch Hard, refused to be drawn further on the matter.
"I'm not saying anything right now because it's only been talked about. Obviously, I'm really good friends with those guys. It kind of started as a joke and then the more we talked about it, the more serious it got. I'm gonna at least help them out. It's kind of a dream come true: Anthrax is one of my favourite bands. We're just taking baby steps right now."
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Anthrax.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Slipknot.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Stone-Sour.aspx
Parklife line-up revealed
Promoters have unveiled the line-up for the 2007 Parklife festival, which will hit Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth in September/October. Now into its ninth year, Parklife brings electro, hip-hop, house, breaks, beats, turntablism and more to thousands of fans.
Adam Freeland, Ajax, Busy P and Derrick Carter are all confirmed, as are Digitalism, DJ Delicious, Freq Nasty, Goose, Greenskeepers, Justice, K.I.M, Lyrics Born, M.I.A, Mstrkrft, Muscles, Riot In Belgium, Scratch Perverts, Shapeshifter, Stereo MCs, The Herd, The Sounds, Yacht and Yelle.
For ticket details and line-up info for each city, visit www.parklife.net.au.
Tour dates:
Saturday September 22 – Melbourne
Sunday September 23 – Adelaide
Saturday September 29 – Brisbane
Sunday September 30 – Sydney
Monday October 1 – Perth
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Adam-Freeland.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Freq-Nasty.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Lyrics-Born.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Shapeshifter.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Stereo-Mcs2.aspx
Cliff Richard deters anti-social youths
A travelling fun-fair in the UK has come up with an unusual way to fight anti-social behaviour: it plays Cliff Richard songs to keep troublesome kids away.
According to Seth Carter from Carters Steam Fair, gangs who'd been hanging out at their Essex-based event copped an earful of Richard's "The Young Ones" last week.
"You don't really need Asbos [Anti-Social Behaviour Orders from the police] when you've got Cliffbos," Seth told UK newspaper The Guardian.
"They weren't causing trouble, as such, but they were worrying families and putting them off going on the rides. The gang had completely left the fair before the track was half over. They don't like that kind of music; it's not cool enough."
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Cliff-Richard.aspx
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