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Interview with Belle Roscoe

03/07/2009

“The best time, in all the ups and downs, has been performing live. We forget about the business side and do what we love.”


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Spotlight on Abbe May & the Rocking Pneumonia

16/06/2009

This year Abbe May’s focus is with The Rocking Pneumonia, which transitions her sound of chilled out country blues to explosive rock and roll. Luckily for May, taking out APRA’s Best Contemporary Act included a $12.000 grant, which she channelled straight into funding the release of “Hawaiian Disease”, and their Australian tour.


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Interview with Flatline

25/06/2009

“As a band, we just want to go heavier. We just want to make every song straight up fast, and as heavy metal sounding as possible! (Laughs) That’s really the only real change of direction that we’re thinking about at the moment. As far as pressure from anybody else, I don’t see any real changes really. Some people will change with a new album by going mainstream or lightening their sound.


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Interview with Jack Ladder

28/06/2009

“Some people said they like deep voices and they like my music because I have a deep voice. They said that deep voices are the best but that I don't have the best deep voice.”


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2009 APRA Music Awards

14/05/2009

While the 2009 APRA Music Awards are taking place in Melbourne on Tuesday, June 23 at the Peninsula, Docklands, the media and industry launch will be held on Wednesday, May 27 at APRA/AMCOS’s new premises in Ultimo, Sydney.

**Update as at May 28, 2009 - Nominees announced**

**Denis Handlin to receive special award**

**Winners announced**


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The Graveyard Sons - Songs Of Love And Chaos

…and the fish named The Graveyard Sons is one of the freshest to show itself in a long, long time.

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Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

Veckatimest could be seen as somewhat of an instrumental album; majority of the songs open with instrumental for longer than a usual song, and feature an extended musical interlude.

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Huckleberry Swedes - Suburban Dreaming

These guys take the old Motown blues sound and mix it with a fair whack of soul and alternative country, and the result is ‘Suburban Dreaming’ an album that sounds so sweet that you will have it one repeat for days.

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Leader Cheetah - The Sunspot Letters

Leader Cheetah has produced what is a breathtakingly elegant and soulful album. Folksy and rocky, nostalgic and full of heart, it is Australian music at its best.

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Doves - Kingdom Of Rust

Yet, more people should start to take note, as Doves produce one of their finest efforts on their fourth album Kingdom Of Rust. Many other bands would long to write songs as good as these.

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Leah Driscoll - Rising

Her independent debut album “Rising” has come to fruition through working with producer/songwriter Angel Angelov and it's a beautiful set of songs.

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Behind the scenes of Katy Perry's new video

Katy Perry is set to dazzle Australian audiences in August with her charismatic performances.
She has a new single out titled ‘Waking Up In Vegas’.

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Splendour In The Grass 2009

Now in its ninth year, SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS returns on Saturday, July 25 and Sunday, July 26 at Byron Bay’s Belongil Fields to present its much anticipated annual mid-winter music celebration.

**Update as at June 20, 2009**

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