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Week two of the weekly music wrap that brings together the news that goes on around Australia (more so Brisbane) and the world, that you might not have heard. Some may be relevant for you, some may not, however hopefully this will be a nice little synopsis! Fortitude Valley's, 'Nine Lives Gallery' is having a fundraiser at The Zoo, Thursday July 14. The gig will feature Mitzi, Tiger Beams, Little Casino, Saw Tooth, Victoriana Gaye and more. Tickets are on sale for $10 at the door, which opens at 8. Brisbane's Inland Sea are [...]

Falls Festival has once again gearing up to feature a stellar lineup with the announcement of a few bands today. Playing at both Lorne, Melbourne and Marion Bay, Tasmania will be Arctic Monkeys, Fleet Foxes, Tim Finn and The Jezabels. Arctic Monkeys and Fleet Foxes have just released their respective albums during the year and The Jezabels play for their second year in a row! If you haven't attended Falls Festival at either location, I'd highly recommend it. It is an awesome way to bring in the new year and the lineup is [...]

Joshua Radin, purveyor of soundtrack music, held the last leg of his Australian tour at The Zoo on Saturday night, with a rambling, joyous set. Mixing a mostly whimsical acoustic set with a surprisingly hard detour in the middle (or as hard as Radin can get. Which is like a cotton ball evolving into a cushion), the show showcased Radin’s delightfully lo-fi, whispering sound. Performing at times without a microphone, it was an impressive display, with his voice only slightly blowing out during the performance of his well known song "Closer", which you [...]

Joshua Radin, purveyor of soundtrack music, held the last leg of his Australian tour at The Zoo on Saturday night, with a rambling, joyous set. Mixing a mostly whimsical acoustic set with a surprisingly hard detour in the middle (or as hard as Radin can get. Which is like a cotton ball evolving into a cushion), the show showcased Radin’s delightfully lo-fi, whispering sound. Performing at times without a microphone, it was an impressive display, with his voice only slightly blowing out during the performance of his well known song "Closer", which you [...]

Watch Radiohead perform a new song, "Staircase" from BBC's incredible music show The Basement. The track is as dreamy as ever and will feature on the BBC project along with the band performing their latest album The King of Limbs in its entirety. Enjoy. Related posts Radiohead To Release New Album 'The King Of Limbs' This Saturday! Weekly Playlist 53 Radiohead release their own newspaper, 'The Universal Sigh'

Weekly Playlist 63 features YELLE, Mr. Little Jeans, City and Colour, Arctic Monkeys, Long Island Sound and Princess Chelsea. YELLE - Safari Disco Club Catchy dance track from France. Even if you can't understand the words they WILL get stuck in your head. Mr. Little Jeans - The Suburbs A fantastic cover of the Arcade Fire track. City and Colour- Fragile Bird Off his album Little Hell released earlier this [...]

Aussie band Set Sail are causing chaos overseas with the trio playing semi-nude at the Desigual 'Come half-naked, leave fully dressed' promo in London, on the 16 June 2011. Check it out! Related posts The Naked and Famous release new single 'Girls Like You': 6th June The Invisible - London Girl Tyler The Creator's "Goblin" released 10th of May

The Rapture have released a song off their upcoming album, In the Grace of Your Love called "How Deep Is Your Love". Its a nice fresh and revitalised song that will get a party started! Interesting video clip as well, disco ball and record player! The tracklisting is as follows: 01. Sail Away 02. Miss You 03. Blue Bird 04. Come Back To Me 05. In the Grace of [...]

So I’ve decided to produce a weekly music wrap that brings together the news that goes on around the world that you might not have heard. Some may be relevant for you, some may not, however hopefully this will be a nice little synopsis! The Rapture release "How Deep Is Your Love" off their first album in five years named, In the Grace of Your Love Have a listen to it here Red Hot Chili Peppers announce new album, Im With [...]

Yeah, I know we're banging on about this band, but if you haven't jumped on iTunes and downloaded Smother then you're missing out on one of the albums of the year! Wild Beasts performed "Lion's Share" and "Albatross" live on Jools Holland. Wild Beasts "Albatross" Wild Beasts "Bed of Nails" Related posts Wild Beasts "Albatross" music video The Strokes Live on Jools Holland Le-hiboo [...]

Triple J are at it again with another awesome competition. This time around you have to dig deep into the hemispheres of your brain and think of your 10 hottest Australian album's of all time. 175 of the industry genius's have compiled a list of 100 Australian albums that they have considered their top albums. All we have to do is vote here . So by taking part in this competition you could be the lucky winner of a Triple J Green and Gold ticket. This ticket entitles not only you, but a friend [...]

Matt & Kim trek around New York in their new video for "Block After Block" with impromptu performances in the city complete with a travelling mosh pit! NB. Check out the guy at 1.48, he catches his foot whilst jumping a fence and looks to crash pretty bad. Unfortunately it cuts before we see the carnage but still very funny.

The Kooks have released the latest track "Saboteur" off their forthcoming album via newsletter. Download Click here to download the track

A few familiar faces highlight a unique Parklife 2011 lineup, which is being leaked slowly on Triple J. Parklife 2011 dates Saturday 24th of September – Melbourne (Sydney Myer Music Bowl and Kings Domain) Sunday 25th of September – Perth (Wellington Square) Saturday 1st of October – Brisbane (City Botanic Gardens) Sunday 2nd of October – Sydney (Kippax Lake, Centennial Park) Monday 3rd of October – Adelaide (Botanic Park) Parklife 2011 lineup Gossip Lykke Li Santogold Duck Sauce Crystal Fighters [...]

Metronomy's new single of their amazing third album, The English Riviera Consists of beach, babes and boats!

Funky/chilled track from Brisbane boys Mitzi. This clip was also featured on Video Hits recently.

Listen to the entire Junior Boys album It's All True thanks to hypem . If you're wondering who Junior Boys are, most of you will be familiar with their huge hit "In The Morning".

Brisbane's DZ Deathrays have secured No 8 spot in NME's 50 best new bands. Having played their Cerebral Ballzy Tour throughout the UK and a set of gigs at The Great Escape Festival they're a gaining massive support internationally. On the local front the lads are set to play a raft of gig's along side Splendour bound bands Dananananaykroyd and Children Collide on their respective tours. Check out the other bands that made the list here .

Cementing their position as Australia's best indie folk acts, Boy & Bear played to a sold out show at Brisbane's Hi Fi on Saturday 4/6/2011. Upon entering the venue it became apparent that the masses weren't only keen to see the main act, they'd infact turned up to witness Jinja Safari's energetic performance. Jinja Safari as usual put on a stellar performance engaging the crowd with their hits and their ugly dancing. In some instances the support act tends to set the vibe for the ensuing performance with Jinja Safari doing exactly that. The stage [...]

Weekly Playlist 62 features The Panics, Skipping Girl Vinegar, Walk The Moon, Fixers, Does it Offend you, Yeah?, Jinja Safari, White Denim and Bleeders. The Panics - Majesty Skipping Girl Vinegar - Chase The Sun Walk The Moon - Anna Sun Fixers - Crystals Does it Offend you, Yeah? - Pull Out My Insides Jinja Safari - Hiccups [...]