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Local News: The Amity Affliction announce "Brothers in Arms" tour

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:28:00 +1000

The Amity Affliction will be bringing a couple of international friends along with them for their upcoming 'Brothers in Arms' tour in October.

Feature Albums: Kanye West – Yeezus

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:11:00 +1000

Kanye’s specialist subject is still Kanye.

Feature Albums: Airbourne – Black Dog Barking

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:46:00 +1000

The world would be a better place if more people knew how to rock like Airbourne.

News: Watch: Alpine cover a Radiohead classic

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:04:00 +1000

Melbourne's Alpine cover Radiohead just because.

News: 5 bands you need to hear: June

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:58:00 +1000

A Gotye-endorsed Melbourne producer, some punks from Canberra and another side-project from Mikey Young.

News: Listen to Pond’s new single ‘Xanman’

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:25:00 +1000

No one does blown-out psych-rock quite like Perth's POND.

Local News: Bunch of cool bands announced for FBi's "At First Sight"

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:00:00 +1000

Sydney’s Carriageworks will play host to a bumper, all-ages event in July.

Local News: Vance Joy announces August headline tour

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:32:00 +1000

It seems Australians just can't get enough of Vance Joy.

Local News: What's My Scene: TOY's London

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:29:00 +1000

Ahead of their shows TOY share some of their favourite bands from their hometown of London.

Local News: Five Things: Buchanan

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:45:00 +1000

In Five Things, Buchanan take us through the five studios that collectively brought to life their debut album 'Human Spring'.

Event: The King Khan & BBQ Show @ St Peters Warehouse, Sydney (13/6/2013)

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:37:00 +1000

Converse's 'Get Loud' tour brings The King Khan & BBQ Show to...a warehouse in St Peters.

Local News: Watch: Metallica at Soundwave

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:51:00 +1000

Check out some live footage of two Metallica songs filmed during the Soundwave Festival earlier this year.

Local News: Weekend Listening: Imperial Teen, These New Puritans, Editors

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 05:33:00 +1000

JODY MACGREGOR picks out the best bits of music this week, from Imperial Teen's bubblegum pop chorus-mongering to These New Puritans' art-rock excess.

Local News: The Week in Music: “29% female”

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:37:00 +1000

Did you miss the internet this week? Don't worry, here's everything you need to know to catch up.

Local News: Karnivool launch new album with a national tour

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:55:00 +1000

Unrool! The ‘vool are back!

Local News: For only 900k you can buy this sacred rock site

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:31:00 +1000

For a mere $900,000 you can buy yourself not just a swanky pad in inner-city Sydney, but a piece of Australian rock history.

Local News: Snakadaktal preview debut album with 'Ghost'

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:00:00 +1000

Prior to the release of their long-awaited debut 'Sleep in the Water', Melbourne's Snakadaktal have unveiled a new track; 'Ghost'.

Local News: Big Scary sign multi-album US deal

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:00:00 +1000

Big Scary have signed a multi-album deal with US label Barsuk Records, ahead of the release of their new album Not Art.

Local News: Five things: Midnight Juggernauts

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:54:00 +1000

Vincent Vendetta from Midnight Juggernauts talks us through the European inspirations behind the trio's third album Uncanny Valley.

Local News: Fat As Butter 2013 announcement postponed

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:08:00 +1000

Newcastle's Fat as Butter festival has been forced to postpone its initial lineup announcement - "easily the best line up FAB has ever seen" - following last week's report that a camping section had been added to the festival.

Local News: Top 10 videos of the week

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:53:00 +1000

Hood parties, Electric Boogaloo and a NSFW Sarah Blasko - here are the top 10 videos of the week.

Local News: Jagwar Ma announce debut headline tour

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:01:00 +1000

With the hype machine in full swing, everyone’s new favourite band Jagwar Ma have announced they’re hitting the road.

Local News: Local tour wrap: Mike Noga, Ben Salter, Strange Talk, Royston Vasie

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:04:00 +1000

Plenty of tours happening in June/July including Mike Noga of The Drones, Ben Salter, synth outfit Strange Talk and Royston Vasie.

Local News: Brisbane Festival lineup, APRA performers and Paul Kelly talks about life

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 02:19:00 +1000

Brisbane Festival unveils its lineup for the Speigeltent, APRA Music Awards reveal the list of performers and presenters and Paul Kelly teams up with Bob Murphy to talk about life, music and football, all of this in the local news wrap.

Local News: Every Time I Die tour announced

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:45:00 +1000

Every Time I Die return to Australia for the second time in 2013.

Local News: Bloc Party split (again), Myspace returns (and it isn't shit)

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:16:00 +1000

Bloc Party split...again, Myspace is back (and it isn't shit), and Beth Gibbons breaks her 11-year silence with new solo record.

Local News: triple j boss responds to Hottest 100 gender debate

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 04:32:00 +1000

"triple j takes diversity very seriously."

Local News: Listen to an exclusive stream of Austra's 'Olympia'

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:43:00 +1000

We've got the exclusive stream of Austra's second record, Olympia. Click here and have a listen!

Local News: Cut Copy debut new song ‘Explorers’

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:29:00 +1000

The first part of the advance party that will be sent out to scout the prospects for their imminent return to our festival stages.

Local News: House Vs Hurricane call it a day

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:19:00 +1000

“Lovers, haters, people that don't care, thanks for being a part of the journey, it's been real!”

Local News: Oasis reunion: “Not likely in this millennium”

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 06:08:00 +1000

We may not see an Oasis reunion anytime in the next 1000 years, but we will get to see Beady Eye in Australia fairly soon.

Local News: Festival roundup: Sprung, Red Deer, Hits and Pits, Caloundra Music festival lineups

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:07:00 +1000

The Grates, Boy and Bear, The Basics, The Ataris, Kingswood, 360, Seth Sentry and Drapht have all added some more festival goodness to their touring plans.

Local News: Think the new Kanye cover sucks? Here’s an alternative

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:34:00 +1000

Can you design a more god-like cover for Kanye's 'Yeezus'?

Local News: Exclusive stream: Empire Of The Sun's 'Ice On The Dune'

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +1000

Stream the new Empire Of The Sun record exclusively on FL.

Event: Earlwolf @ Enmore Theatre, Sydney (6/6/2013)

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:50:00 +1000

Tyler the Creator returns to Australia with first-time visitor Earl Sweatshirt for a controversial show that was every bit as ugly as it was thrilling.

Local News: 10 obvious Hottest 100 omissions

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:59:00 +1000

Thank god the latest Hottest 100 countdown is over so that we can get on with the serious business of complaining about which songs people didn’t vote for.

Local News: Oasis' 'Wonderwall' tops the Hottest 100 of the past 20 years

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 07:27:00 +1000

It's official: 'Wonderwall' is the Hottest song of the past 20 years.

Local News: Hottest 100 of the last 20 years, day two

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 01:56:00 +1000

We continue liveblogging triple j's Hottest 100 songs of the last 20 years, with the top 50 today.

Local News: Hottest 100 of the last 20 years, day one

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 01:58:00 +1000

We'll be liveblogging the countdown of of triple j's Hottest 100 of the last 20 years all weekend.

Local News: Weekend Listening: Deerhoof, Sigur Ros, Kool A.D.

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:59:00 +1000

JODY MACGREGOR picks out the best bits of music this week, from Deerhoof being reconstructed out of parts to Sigur Ros getting angsty.

Local News: Watch: Tyler, The Creator's Sydney tirade

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:27:00 +1000

To put it mildly, US rapper Tyler, The Creator isn’t too pleased about a campaign to have him kicked out of the country.

Local News: The Week in Music: “A complete disgrace and an absolute insult to all of us”

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:06:00 +1000

The best albums/songs/tours/videos of 2013... so far plus triple j's announcement that 1997 ruled and news from Black Sabbath, Tyler the Creator, Nine Inch Nails, Paul Kelly, and Empire of the Sun.

Local News: Watch: One drunk FIDLAR on the roof

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:19:00 +1000

Watch this video of FIDLAR paying tribute to Australia in the only way they know how - by smashing down some beers.

Local News: Lamb of God and Meshuggah team up for Aussie tour

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 04:09:00 +1000

Lamb of God and Meshuggah are teaming up for a September tour, that will see the bands play Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

Local News: International tours in brief: Mono, Ghostpoet, Anberlin, Goblin

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 02:09:00 +1000

Japanese post-rockers, a word-bending UK street poet, a US rock group and some Italian cinematic-horror legends - there's an international flavour to this edition of tours in brief.

Local News: Best videos of 2013...so far

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 02:06:00 +1000

So far in 2013 we've had Bubble Butts, Thom Yorke dance routines and a creepy love tryst between Tilda Swinton and David Bowie.

Local News: Bring Me The Horizon, Of Mice and Men, Crossfaith return for a second 2013 tour

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:11:00 +1000

They were here for Soundwave just a few months ago, but British metalcore crew Bring Me The Horizon will be heading back in for a headline tour with fellow Soundwave 2013 alumni Of Mice and Men and Crossfaith.

Local News: Hottest 100 confirms that 1997 really did rule

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:46:00 +1000

It’s official: the greatest year for music in the past two decades was 1997.

Local News: Local news wrap: The Smith Street Band announce new EP, Kingswood release short film

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 05:10:00 +1000

The Smith Street Band release a new Ep, Kingswood release a Tarantino style short film and Buchanan announce and East coast tour, all of this and more in the local news wrap-up.

Local News: Sarah Blasko drops NSFW video, tour dates

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 03:29:00 +1000

Sarah Blasko as you've never seen her before.

Local News: The Black Angels: On The Record

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:57:00 +1000

Due on our shores next week THE BLACK ANGELS vocalist Alex Maas takes us through the records that have shaped his life – from The Beatles to Kool Keith.

Local News: Paul Kelly 'Spring and Fall' tour

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:08:00 +1000

Having spent the first half of this year hanging out with Neil Finn, Paul Kelly will hit the road next month for this very own headline tour.

Local News: MP wants “misogynist” Tyler, The Creator out of Aus

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:12:00 +1000

Is it 2011 again?

Event: Sounds of the South @ Opera House Concert Hall, Sydney (02/06/13)

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:52:00 +1000

Megafaun, Fight The Big Bull and some very special guests pay tribute to Alan Lomax's field recording collection, Sounds of the South.

Local News: Andrew Stockdale postpones tour a day before it begins

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:27:00 +1000

Ex-Wolfmother frontman Andrew Stockdale has aborted his national tour just a day before it was supposed to begin in Newcastle.

Local News: First act leaked for Parklife 2013 lineup

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 03:37:00 +1000

A duo with a fondness for obscuring their faces in press shots and that has just released a guest heavy new album that Pitchfork has acclaimed as “2013's best dance record” have confirmed that they’ll be here for Parklife.

Local News: Swervedriver touring their debut album 'Raise' in full

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 03:32:00 +1000

English shoegazers Swervedriver will return to Australia in September to play their classic 1991 debut 'Raise' in full for the first time ever plus a set of “old and new highlights”.

Local News: Beck is back: two new albums and a single

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 01:42:00 +1000

When it rains it pours.

Local News: City and Colour to tour Australia in July?

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 06:17:00 +1000

It was on. Then it was off. Now it is on again - and much sooner than we expected!

Local News: Yellowcard announce ‘Ocean Avenue’ acoustic tour

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 02:00:00 +1000

For their third tour in as many years Yellowcard will be doing something a little different.

Local News: Listen to Cloud Control’s “dark” new single ‘Dojo Rising’

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:34:00 +1000

Blue Mountains-born, London-based outfit return with "dark" new single.

Local News: Flo Rida refuses to pay Australian legal bills

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:33:00 +1000

No dough from Flo for po' pro(moter).

Local News: Happy Mondays cancel tour

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 06:51:00 +1000

This is not a happy Monday.

Local News: Exclusive: triple j listeners make Hottest 100 history

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 04:46:00 +1000

Triple j's website was inundated with last-minute votes for the mid-year 'Hottest 100' last night.

Local News: Paramore set to tour Australia “early next year”

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 04:15:00 +1000

More Paramore headed our way early next year

Local News: Gypsy and The Cat tour

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 02:02:00 +1000

Gypsy and The Cat will embark on a five-date homecoming tour this month.

Local News: Foals announce extra shows

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 01:29:00 +1000

Foals have added two extra dates to their Australian tour in September after selling out dates in Sydney and Melbourne.

Event: Empire Of The Sun @ Sydney Opera House, Sydney (31/5/13)

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 01:16:00 +1000

You wait ages for an elaborately dressed electronic duo to premiere their long-awaited new album in Australia, and then two come along at once.

Local News: Fat Mike joins Against Me!

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:17:00 +1000

NOFX meets Against Me!

Local News: Lead singer of Yothu Yindi dies at 56

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 23:50:00 +1000

The lead singer of Yothu Yindi has died at the age of 56 from kidney disease.

Local News: Weekend Listening: Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Fuck Buttons, Major Lazer

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 03:11:00 +1000

JODY MACGREGOR picks out the best bits of music this week, from Unknown Mortal Orchestra doing the bleak Beatles to Fuck Buttons making everything explode.

Local News: Midnight Juggernauts tour announced

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 02:38:00 +1000

Melbourne's Midnight Juggernauts will be touring the country in August and September.

Local News: The Week in Music: “The biggest con in the history of music”

Fri, 31 May 2013 08:05:00 +1000

All the week's big questions. What happens after 'The Voice'? Why do we fund triple j? Will there ever be another 'Nevermind'? Is rap the biggest con in music? How amazing is that new QOTSA album? What did we learn at Kraftwerk?

Local News: Top 10 videos of the week

Fri, 31 May 2013 07:45:00 +1000

Bubble Butts, performance art and a party in Cape Town - here are the 10 best videos of the week.

Local News: Annandale Hotel sold, owners promise to continue “current format”

Fri, 31 May 2013 07:20:00 +1000

New owners vow to "continue to operate [the venue] under its current format in offering live entertainment."

Local News: Guttermouth announce last ever Australian tour

Fri, 31 May 2013 06:43:00 +1000

Don't miss your last chance to get abused by Mark Adkins.

Local News: Frank Ocean Splendour sideshows confirmed

Fri, 31 May 2013 06:12:00 +1000

Frank Ocean will be here in July for Splendour in the Grass and now has announced he'll be treating fans to a few sideshows as well.

Local News: Much-loved Melbourne venue might not “see winter out”

Fri, 31 May 2013 05:24:00 +1000

They’ve weathered a liquor licensing crisis, gentrification and noise complaints, but one of Melbourne’s best-loved venues might now make it out of the winter.

Local News: Frank Ocean sideshow plans leaked?

Fri, 31 May 2013 04:25:00 +1000

Looks like Sydney and Melbourne are going to be tuning into channel orange later this year.

Local News: Watch: San Cisco cover Daft Punk's 'Get Lucky' on triple j

Fri, 31 May 2013 01:52:00 +1000

Watch San Cisco cover Daft Punk for triple j's 'Like A Version'.

Local News: You Am I vinyl reissues due in July

Thu, 30 May 2013 06:56:00 +1000

180gm vinyl and packaged in gatefold sleeves “with reimagined artwork,” whatever that means.

Local News: Old white dude hates hip-hop, rappers reacts

Thu, 30 May 2013 06:21:00 +1000

We live in a vacuous era of music filled with canned crap from rap flunkies and Pink is the only contemporary artist worth listening to.

Local News: Weezer Cruise fails to deliver Game of Thrones themed lineup

Thu, 30 May 2013 01:35:00 +1000

The lineup for the 2014 Weezer Cruise has been confirmed, and sadly there is not a Greyjoy or Stark in sight.

Local News: Owner “still in the dark” about Annandale sale

Thu, 30 May 2013 01:35:00 +1000

Dan Rule says he doesn't know the identity of the Annandale's prospective new owner. "I know it’s a publican, but they’re unknown. No one is saying who it is.”

Local News: Queens of The Stone Age confirm Australian tour, again

Thu, 30 May 2013 00:28:00 +1000

Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme has (re)confirmed that the band will tour Australia in 2014.

Local News: Australian labels receive $250,000 windfall

Wed, 29 May 2013 07:10:00 +1000

Australian labels receive $250,00 windfall

Local News: Savages confirmed for Laneway festival 2014?

Wed, 29 May 2013 05:20:00 +1000

"We’re coming over in February next year – I don’t know if our festival has been announced"

Local News: Sigur Ros rule out Aus tour: "We're booked until December"

Wed, 29 May 2013 04:45:00 +1000

Don't count on a Sigur Ros returning to Aus in 2013.

Local News: Tour wrap: World’s End Press, Will Wagner, Baptism Of Uzi, Meanies

Wed, 29 May 2013 03:48:00 +1000

Touring news from World’s End Press, Will Wagner, Baptism Of Uzi, Meanies.

Local News: 10 things we learnt at Sasquatch Festival

Wed, 29 May 2013 03:13:00 +1000

Liam McGinniss spent three days in the company of Arctic Monkeys, The Postal Service and Macklemore at America’s picturesque Sasquatch Festival

Local News: FL presents Deap Vally sideshows

Tue, 28 May 2013 22:57:00 +1000

The LA duo will play two intimate Splendour sideshows when they reach our shores this July.

Local News: The Annandale could be sold as soon as tomorrow

Tue, 28 May 2013 05:20:00 +1000

“Sydney’s live music scene is now on life support”

Local News: On The Record: MS MR

Tue, 28 May 2013 03:40:00 +1000

New York’s MS MR talk about the records that shaped them – from Ace of Base to Lauryn Hill.

Local News: Vampire Weekend “definitely” returning to Australia

Tue, 28 May 2013 00:52:00 +1000

"We’re definitely planning on coming back to Australia"

Local News: Five things we learnt at Kraftwerk

Tue, 28 May 2013 00:43:00 +1000

FL donned our 3D glasses and went on a journey through space and time at Kraftwerk's Vivid LIVE performance.

Local News: City and Colour Aussie tour plans changed: “Big Day Out didn’t want us”

Tue, 28 May 2013 00:21:00 +1000

If you were hoping to catch City and Colour at Big Day Out next year don’t hold your breath.

Local News: Trial Kennedy's Tim Morrison bows out of The Voice

Mon, 27 May 2013 10:28:00 +1000

The Voice dream is over for former Trial Kennedy singer Tim Morrison.

Local News: Warped Tour 2013 line-up delayed until June

Mon, 27 May 2013 08:50:00 +1000

You’ll just have to wait a little while longer for that Vans Warped Tour announcement.

Local News: Stockdale regrets triple j rant: "I took the bait"

Mon, 27 May 2013 07:06:00 +1000

Andrew Stockdale has opened up to FL about what triggered his onstage rant about triple j last year.

Local News: Eskimo Joe confirm acoustic tour, hint at new direction

Mon, 27 May 2013 02:01:00 +1000

Eskimo Joe say they just “can’t wait” to head out on a national acoustic tour in June.