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Feature: Grinderman's Jim Sclavunos

Fri, 10 February 2012 04:26:00 +1100

Jim Sclavunos from Grinderman discusses the band's split and his Faustian Pact.

Local News: Splendour 2012 lineup clues - Summer Sonic edition

Fri, 10 February 2012 03:08:00 +1100

Which acts from the Summer Sonic festival will be making their way to Australia for Splendour? Let the rumours begin!

Local News: Coldplay shows postponed

Fri, 10 February 2012 01:46:00 +1100

It looks as though the Grammys have killed another Australian tour. Damn you old men of the American music business!

Event: Feist, Mountain Man @ Enmore Theatre, Sydney (7/2/12)

Fri, 10 February 2012 01:05:00 +1100

Down with iPod commercials! Leslie Feist brought her unique style to the Enmore with some decidedly varied results.

FasterLouder TV: Jay-Z & Kanye West - Niggas In Paris

Fri, 10 February 2012 11:54:00 +1100

We recommend playing it at least seven times in a row, unless you have epilepsy.

Local News: Mark Lanegan Band tour

Fri, 10 February 2012 11:33:00 +1100

Former Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegan is coming back for another visit and this time he's bringing his band with him.

Local News: Splendour In The Grass moves back to Byron; announces 2012 dates

Fri, 10 February 2012 08:41:00 +1100

Splendour In The Grass has announced its dates for 2012 - and its return to Byron Bay!

Local News: More Sidewaves: Pretty Reckless, Unearth, Black Veil Brides

Thu, 09 February 2012 03:33:00 +1100

Even more Sidewaves for you to drool over!

FasterLouder TV: Foo Fighters - These Days

Thu, 09 February 2012 11:33:00 +1100

The Foo Fighter's new clip - made up of footage from their recent Australian and New Zealand tour - makes life as a member of the Foos look pretty damn good.

Event: St Jerome's Laneway Festival @ Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney (5/2/2012)

Thu, 09 February 2012 10:51:00 +1100

A festival that's more in tune with the music scene's trends than any other in Australia.

FasterLouder TV: The Hottest 100 in six minutes

Wed, 08 February 2012 06:08:00 +1100

AVDJ duo Nice & Ego have mixed / mashed / distilled all 100 songs from the this year's triple j 'Hottest 100' into six minutes of audio-visual party goodness. It's strangely awesome.

Event: Anna Calvi, Twin Shadow @ Oxford Art Factory, Sydney (6/2/2012)

Wed, 08 February 2012 03:50:00 +1100

Twin Shadow and Anna Calvi join forces for a Laneway sideshow double-header.

Feature: Noel Gallagher

Wed, 08 February 2012 03:36:00 +1100

"You know, ladies underwear is always welcome on stage in any capacity."

FasterLouder TV: The Black Keys - Gold On The Ceiling

Wed, 08 February 2012 03:28:00 +1100

Sure, it's just a classic "live and on the road" video... but it's the Black Keys so it's still awesome.

Local News: Bruce Springsteen to play at the AFL Grand Final?

Wed, 08 February 2012 01:35:00 +1100

“The word is promoter Michael Gudinski has got Bruce Springsteen wrapped up." Maybe…

Local News: The songs that almost made the Hottest 100

Wed, 08 February 2012 12:22:00 +1100

The also-ran list reveals that S.Mouse, Red Hot Chili Peppers and PJ Harvey almost made it to the Hottest 100.

Local News: Lana Del Rey postpones Australian tour

Wed, 08 February 2012 11:54:00 +1100

Is Lana Del Rey going into lock down?

International News: Daft Punk's new album: "It’s gonna be amazing"

Wed, 08 February 2012 11:23:00 +1100

It's official Daft Punk is collaborating with funk/disco legend Nile Rodgers on their new album - "It was something that was meant to be".

Local News: In brief tour news: Aleks and The Ramps, Bloods, Snakadaktal

Wed, 08 February 2012 10:59:00 +1100

March certainly is the month to check out your favourite bands.

International News: Killswitch Engage reunite with original vocalist

Wed, 08 February 2012 01:00:00 +1100

Killswitch Engage's original vocalist, has reunited to the band nearly a decade after he quit via email.

Local News: M83 support act kicked off tour: "It cost us hundreds of dollars. It was humiliating and unfair.”

Tue, 07 February 2012 05:07:00 +1100

Teenage Mothers claim that being kicked off the M83 tour is "humiliating and unfair.”

Feature: Jay and Silent Bob

Tue, 07 February 2012 02:13:00 +1100

Jason Mewes shows FL why he is still “40% Jay,” talking drug addictions, pulling chicks, masturbation and snoochie boochies.

Local News: John Butler Vs Super Bowl ad

Tue, 07 February 2012 11:55:00 +1100

John Butler’s management wants you to know that he hasn’t sold his soul to an evil organic yoghurt conglomerate.

International News: Slipknot and Limp Bizkit collaborate

Tue, 07 February 2012 11:18:00 +1100

“It has a kind of a weird kind of Portishead vibe to it”

FasterLouder TV: Thin Lizzy vs Pixies - The Boys Are Back In Heaven

Tue, 07 February 2012 10:41:00 +1100

You didn't think this could work did? Did you?! One of the best mash-ups we've heard for some time.

FasterLouder TV: Ladyhawke - Black White & Blue

Tue, 07 February 2012 10:24:00 +1100

Nerd note: the clip is inspired by the 1970's film 'The Eyes Of Laura Mars' with Faye Dunaway and Tommy Lee Jones.

FasterLouder TV: Big Easy Express trailer

Tue, 07 February 2012 09:58:00 +1100

Banjo alert! Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe, Old Crow Medicine jump a vintage train and play shows across the States.

Local News: Groovin’ the Moo 2012 lineup

Tue, 07 February 2012 08:17:00 +1100

Groovin’ the Moo delivers its biggest international lineup (so far).

FasterLouder TV: Dan Mangan - Rows Of Houses

Mon, 06 February 2012 03:27:00 +1100

The latest single from Canadian songer-songwriter Dan Mangan is inspired by the film Stand By Me. Managan recently told Rolling Stone that the tune was written from the perspective of the character Gordie Lachance.

Event: St Jerome's Laneway Festival @ Footscray Community Arts Centre, Melbourne (04/02/2012)

Mon, 06 February 2012 01:37:00 +1100

Under a blazing sky, Melbourne's indie-loving public got their fix at Laneway by the Footscray Riviera.

Local News: Big Day Out: "Some years we sell out, some years we don't"

Mon, 06 February 2012 01:29:00 +1100

Despite lower than hoped for attendance figures in 2012, the BDO promoters have promised that the festival won’t just be an East Coast affair in 2013.

Feature: Hyro Da Hero's Playlist

Mon, 06 February 2012 01:00:00 +1100

Hyrdo Da Hero tells us about the albums that shaped his life.

Local News: Playground Weekender 2012 second lineup

Mon, 06 February 2012 12:57:00 +1100

Playground Weekend have announce a luscious lump of local bands on their second lineup.

Feature: Lamb Of God

Mon, 06 February 2012 11:47:00 +1100

Lamb Of God talk fundamentalist Christians, Soundwave, Grammys and running for President.

Release: Pulled Apart By Horses - Tough Love

Mon, 06 February 2012 10:44:00 +1100

The amount of energy and potency jammed into 'Tough Love' ensures that Pulled Apart By Horses have cemented themselves as one of the most exciting punk bands in the contemporary UK scene.

Event: The Horrors, Allbrook/Avery and Jack Ladder @ The Metro, Sydney (2/2/2012)

Mon, 06 February 2012 10:34:00 +1100

The Horrors step further away from the darkness and into the sea of sound at their first Sydney show in two years.

Event: SBTRKT @ The Metro Theatre, Sydney (03/02/2012)

Mon, 06 February 2012 10:25:00 +1100

British producer SBTRKT put on a cohesive feast of electronica for the lively crowd at Sydney’s The Metro Theatre.

Event: Incubus, Papa vs. Pretty @ Hordern Pavillion, Sydney (03/02/12)

Mon, 06 February 2012 10:20:00 +1100

Incubus haven’t forgotten the songs that made them who they are, but by standing true to their new record their have avoided reducing themselves to a nostalgia act.

Local News: Noel Gallagher's Amorphous Androgynous collaboration delayed

Mon, 06 February 2012 09:47:00 +1100

Noel Gallagher has told FasterLouder that the release of his next record with producers Amorphous Androgynous will be delayed.

Release: Childish Gambino - Camp

Sun, 05 February 2012 01:00:00 +1100

Writing Childish Gambino off as another actor turned rapper could see you missing out on an exciting and thought provoking record.

Local News: Debate heats up about Splendour's proposed new site

Fri, 03 February 2012 06:25:00 +1100

Two days of heated public consultation have been held in Byron to decide once and for all whether Splendour can move to Yelgun.

Feature: Should Australian music quotas be abolished?

Fri, 03 February 2012 01:30:00 +1100

Do you think that commercial radio stations need to play Australian tunes?

International News: Dave Grohl’s sitcom

Fri, 03 February 2012 11:22:00 +1100

Will Dave Grohl’s sitcom be better than Fred Durst’s? Do you really need to ask?

International News: Black Sabbath reunion “feels lousy and lonely”

Fri, 03 February 2012 10:47:00 +1100

Bill Ward, the original Black Sabbath drummer, is refusing to sign on for the reunion claiming that he has been given an “unsignable” contract.

Local News: Boogie gets even better!

Fri, 03 February 2012 10:37:00 +1100

Boogie Festival has just announced its second lineup, and it is looking pretty damn fine.

FasterLouder TV: Gotye and Kimbra on Jimmy Kimmel

Fri, 03 February 2012 10:18:00 +1100

Awww Wally has hit the big time now .

Local News: Soundwave timetables

Thu, 02 February 2012 10:18:00 +1100

Get out your highlighters - Soundwave has started to release the festival timetables.

Feature: Big Day Out East Coast wrap-up

Thu, 02 February 2012 04:16:00 +1100

The Big Day Out has crashed its way down the East Coast and FasterLouder was there to cover it all.

Local News: AMP Awards shortlist announced

Thu, 02 February 2012 10:43:00 +1100

The Nine shortlisted albums for this year's Australian Music Prize have been announced.

Local News: Bluesfest sideshows: Fogerty, John Butler, Blitzen Trapper

Thu, 02 February 2012 01:00:00 +1100

Johns Fogerty and Butler, Blitzen Trapper, Ziggy Marley and James Vincent McMorrow have all announced Bluesfest sideshows.

Feature: Antiskeptic

Thu, 02 February 2012 01:00:00 +1100

Melbourne rockers Antiskeptic are back, and FasterLouder caught up with Nick Coppin about getting back on the proverbial horse, what retirement was like and just what the Melbourne quartet have in store for us.

Event: Active Child, Caitlin Park, Oliver Tank @ OAF, Sydney (29/01/12)

Wed, 01 February 2012 03:35:00 +1100

LA producer Active Child stunned a curious blend of music fans with his trademark falsetto and harp playing chops. A beautiful show at the OAF.

International News: NME Awards 2012 Nominations

Wed, 01 February 2012 01:51:00 +1100

The Gallagher brothers will face off at this year's NME Awards. Fight! Fight! Fight!

Local News: Help find the missing Heatwave promoter

Wed, 01 February 2012 01:11:00 +1100

Have you seen Olivier Lokolomba?

Local News: Def FX 'reunion' tour dates

Wed, 01 February 2012 11:21:00 +1100

Get ready for a trio of psychoactive 'reunion' shows with the new Def FX lineup.

FasterLouder TV: Die Antwoord - I Fink U Freeky

Wed, 01 February 2012 10:25:00 +1100

Just another normal day for the Die Antwoord kids...

Local News: Coldplay tour announced, kind of

Wed, 01 February 2012 09:55:00 +1100

Coldplay have confirmed that will be on Australian shores this February.

Event: St Jerome's Laneway Festival @ Alexandria Street, Brisbane (28/01/12)

Tue, 31 January 2012 06:25:00 +1100

Bad weather made its presence felt at St Jerome's Laneway Festival in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley, but like any great festival, the music was simply louder.

Local News: Heatwave Festival declared insolvent

Tue, 31 January 2012 03:48:00 +1100

Time to call off those plans for Heatwave 2013...

Feature: What in the MONA FOMA

Tue, 31 January 2012 02:31:00 +1100

FasterLouder ventures down to Hobart to find out just what MONA FOMA Festival is all about.

Local News: Soundwave: lineup change; timetables coming this week

Tue, 31 January 2012 01:01:00 +1100

There has been a late scratching on the Soundwwave lineup, but the good news is that the timetables are coming later this week.

Local News: New Avalanches album is “definitely going to come out this year”

Tue, 31 January 2012 11:52:00 +1100

The long awaited, near mythical second album from The Avalanches is“definitely going to come out this year”.

International News: Jack White unveils his solo debut

Tue, 31 January 2012 10:32:00 +1100

Take a listen to the lead single from Jack White's debut solo album.

Release: Twin Sister - In Heaven

Tue, 31 January 2012 01:00:00 +1100

Brooklyn's Twin Sister ensure the city's knack of producing quality alternative sounds remains strong with their debut full-length In Heaven.

Local News: Groovin The Moo 2012 lineup coming next week

Mon, 30 January 2012 04:18:00 +1100

We can finally announce, the date of the first lineup announcement!

Event: Kanye West @ Sydney Entertainment Centre (27/1/2012)

Mon, 30 January 2012 04:08:00 +1100

Polarising megastar Kanye West brings his non-stop greatest-hits show to Sydney's Entertrainment Centre.

Event: Big Day Out @ Sydney Showground, Sydney (26/1/12)

Mon, 30 January 2012 01:17:00 +1100

From stage-diving Yanks to stage-dominating Yeezy, BDO 2012 was a curious beast, but an overall fascinating one.

Local News: Heatwave promoter: “I was too naïve”

Mon, 30 January 2012 12:53:00 +1100

The promoter behind the heavily criticized Heatwave festival says that he has learnt some "brutal" lessons about festival planning.

Local News: "Unfortunate and uncommon technical difficulties" at Brisbane Laneway

Mon, 30 January 2012 11:04:00 +1100

Laneway festival punters in Brisbane had to contend with “crazy tropical weather”, lengthy delays and shortened sets at the first stop on the festival’s national tour.

Local News: FasterLouder presents Die Antwoord and Aphex Twin sideshows

Mon, 30 January 2012 08:59:00 +1100

It's the two Future sideshows we've all been waiting for!

Event: Royksopp, RüFüS @ Enmore Theatre, Sydney (27/1/12)

Mon, 30 January 2012 01:00:00 +1100

Flying Norwegians bring the crash and bang in proving they are still a force to be reckoned with.

Event: My Chemical Romance @ Hordern Pavilion, Sydney (27/1/12)

Mon, 30 January 2012 01:00:00 +1100

The progression that MCR has undergone through the years - from underground New Jersey punk kids to global commanders-in-chief of the so-called Black Parade - has been a fascinating one to follow.

Feature: Active Child

Sun, 29 January 2012 07:00:00 +1100

Active Child's Pat Grossi chats to Faster Louder about touring, M83, badass rock 'n' roll harps and daring to cross genres.

Local News: Tour rumours: Coldplay, Soundgarden, The Maccabees, Azealia Banks

Sun, 29 January 2012 04:29:00 +1100

It looks like we'll soon be adding tours from The Maccabees, Azealia Banks and return visits from Coldplay and Soundgarden to our gig lists.

Event: Cavalera Conspiracy, Lynchmada and Contrive @ The Metro, Sydney (28/01/12)

Sun, 29 January 2012 01:00:00 +1100

The most well known brothers in metal toured Australia for the first time with their new band Cavalera Conspiracy.

Local News: Evanescence tour

Sun, 29 January 2012 12:52:00 +1100

As promised Evanescence have announced a return to Australia to play their first shows Down Under since 2007.

Feature: The Winners and Losers of the Hottest 100

Sat, 28 January 2012 01:00:00 +1100

Gotye wasn't the only major winner in the Hottest 100 poll for the year.

Local News: Odd Future on being banned from NZ Big Day Out: “It's ignorance at its finest!”

Fri, 27 January 2012 02:54:00 +1100

Odd Future have opened up about being kicked off the Auckland Big Day Out line-up, labelling the decision "ignorance at its finest!”

Event: Mariachi El Bronx @ The Metro Theatre, Sydney (25/01/12)

Fri, 27 January 2012 01:00:00 +1100

For those who have not seen or heard of The Bronx you would not believe that Mariachi El Bronx are their side project, that is if the Bronx part at the end doesn’t give it away for you.

Event: Odd Future @ The Enmore Theatre, Sydney (24/01/12)

Fri, 27 January 2012 01:00:00 +1100

The OFWGKTA crew was hyphy as usual, the audience was insane and the crowd surfing was rampant.

Great Debate: Live Music: The State of the Union

Fri, 27 January 2012 10:50:00 +1100

What does the future hold for Australia’s small live music venues?

Local News: Ken West sounds off again

Fri, 27 January 2012 10:03:00 +1100

Kanye is a "nutjob", rival promoters are using fake names to discredit BDO online and The Stone Roses are "not a good live band".

Local News: Hottest 100 countdown results

Thu, 26 January 2012 08:21:00 +1100

You'll never guess which song topped the poll...

Local News: The real Hottest 100

Thu, 26 January 2012 01:03:00 +1100

Forget the official Hottest 100 countdown – the real list of 2011’s best songs according to the triple j team has already been revealed.

Event: Soundgarden @ Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney (25/01/12)

Thu, 26 January 2012 01:00:00 +1100

The return of Soundgarden proved they still have the passion and intensity to do justice to their impressive back-catalogue.

Event: The Damned, Kill City Creeps @ The Metro Theatre, Sydney (21/1/2012)

Thu, 26 January 2012 01:00:00 +1100

The Damned celebrate 35 years of chaos and destruction by returning to Australia and unleashing the awesome.

Event: Kasabian @ The Hordern Pavilion, Sydney (24/01/12)

Thu, 26 January 2012 03:00:00 +1100

Kasabian prove why they remain the reigning kings of British rock and roll.

Event: Foster the People, Last Dinosaurs @ Enmore Theatre, Sydney (25/01/2012)

Thu, 26 January 2012 02:00:00 +1100

The Californian pop trio managed to turn a mostly hit-and-miss album into an exceptionally engaging and entertaining live show.

Event: Beth Orton @ City Recital Hall, Sydney (17/1/12)

Thu, 26 January 2012 01:00:00 +1100

Someone's daughter fills the Recital Hall and serves as a quaint, beautiful highlight of this year's Sydney Festival.

Event: Kitty, Daisy & Lewis @ The Metro, Sydney (24/1/12)

Thu, 26 January 2012 01:00:00 +1100

A night steeped in old time rock and roll, jump blues and R & B, ensured the fans were decked out in their best vintage gear from head to toe.

Local News: More Sidewaves; Soundwave radio

Wed, 25 January 2012 04:43:00 +1100

Soundwave is set to launch a radio station. Will AJ Maddah add radio host to his long list of jobs?

Release: The Fauves - Japanese Engines

Wed, 25 January 2012 01:00:00 +1100

Introspective and stormy, The Fauves' 10th studio offering is another steady effort from the dependable, almost family-like institution.

Local News: Heatwave fall out – Kid Cudi, Obie Trice and D12 respond

Wed, 25 January 2012 11:29:00 +1100

Kid Cudi, Obie Trice and D12 have all commented on the disastrous Heatwave festival.

Event: Kasabian @ the Hordern Pavillion, Sydney (24/01/12)

Wed, 25 January 2012 11:28:00 +1100

The poses are the same, the guitars are still loud and the crowd is still lapping it up but something seems off upon closer inspection of the Kasabian live show.

Event: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Deep Sea Arcade @ The Enmore, Sydney (23/01/12)

Wed, 25 January 2012 10:46:00 +1100

Noel Gallagher showed Sydney that his new music can stand tall with his hits of yore and that, based on the strength of his new songs, people holding their breath for an Oasis reunion may be in for quite a wait.

International News: Hooky denies knowledge of Joy Divison 'Mickey Mouse' t-shirt

Wed, 25 January 2012 09:40:00 +1100

Hooky may be happy to drag the corpse of Joy Division around the globe, but he certainly didn't approve a Mickey Mouse t-shirt.

Event: Kurt Wagner @ The Famous Spiegeltent, Sydney (22/01/12)

Tue, 24 January 2012 03:19:00 +1100

Lambchop's Kurt Wagner concluded his Sydney Festival appearances with a wonderful intimate solo show in matching surroundings.

FasterLouder TV: Bon Joviver

Tue, 24 January 2012 01:49:00 +1100

Bon Jovi + Bon Iver = Bon Joviver.

Local News: Heatwave promoters: “The festival has been great!”

Tue, 24 January 2012 01:13:00 +1100

The Heatwave promoters claim that the festival was "great" and have dismissed complaints about the many issues that dogged the tour.

International News: Is this the most relaxing tune ever?

Tue, 24 January 2012 01:12:00 +1100

A group of British scientists think they've discovered the most relaxing tune ever, "in the history of man". Big call, dudes.