LACUNA COIL ANNOUNCE RESCHEDULED AUSTRALIAN TOUR

Here is the official word from Lacuna Coil on the decision to cancel the forthcoming tour down under :

"Hello to all of our Australian friends!

Please accept our most sincere apologies for taking so long to give you an official statement regarding our planned tour of Australia this June.

Due to matters completely beyond our control, the tour has unfortunately been cancelled.

However, we are thrilled to announce that we will be coming back to Australia this coming February to perform at the
SOUNDWAVE 2009 FESTIVAL!

We love Australia, and can’t wait to rock with all of our amazing friends down under again!!!!!!"

Andrea, Marco, Chris, Maus, Cristina and Criz.

Posted: Friday, 30 May 2008

MELBOURNE LOCKED OUT - PROTEST THIS FRIDAY!

Melbourne Locked Out - The official protest is on TOMORROW, 30th May at 5pm. Meet at Treasury Gardens, on the Corner of Flinders and Spring Street.

FACTS 

MelbourneLockedOut.com is a pressure group formed by the public in protest against the harmful 2am lockout policy. We are calling on public and media scrutiny of the proposed 1/4 year trial and demanding a postponement of the trial pending a full investigation by an independent committee.

What we are doing
We are holding one of the largest protests in Generation Y’s history at Parliament house on Friday the 30th of May at 5pm. We intend to voice our concerns and issues in relation to the proposed declaration.

What we want
We want the proposed lockout trial to be postponed. We want to sit down with the government, police and licensees as representatives of the public, and come up with real solutions rather than just another Band-aid Brumby policy.

What the lockout is?
The lockout is a declaration (act of martial law used during war times) that says that nobody may enter a licensed premises after 2am even if you have already been inside that venue. Exemptions include pokie and keno littered RSL’s, Crown Casino and Bottle shops.

More info - www.melbournelockedout.com

Posted: Thursday, 29 May 2008

MUSIC FOR THE RECENTLY DECEASED TOUR EDITION HITS #1!!!

Posted: Thursday, 29 May 2008

CATCH SOS IN YOUR LIVING ROOM!

House music's titanic trio of SOS – Omid 16B, Demi, and Desyn Masiello – fresh from their mould-breaking triple CD classic 'Balance 13 Mixed by SOS', are set to rock London this Saturday night 31st May – Sunday morning 1st June with an exclusive set at the awesome Ministry of Sound. You're there with bells on, right?

But if you can't make it down for whatever reason, then DJmag.com has the answer. On 1st June, we're broadcasting the SOS DJ gig live and direct from Ministry of Sound via DJmag TV in association with Selfcast. Tune into www.selfcast.com/djmag from 1am – 4am Sunday morning 1st June to catch the eclectic funk magicians in full flow, dropping everything from house to techno, cosmic disco to breaks and every groove in-between. Find out why SOS rule the DJ roost - simply click in, crank up the volume, and melt into the sound!

Posted: Thursday, 29 May 2008

I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN TOUR EDITION DEBUTS AT #34 ON THE ARIA CHARTS

Although they announced their break-up in mid-2007, Australia's favourite hardcore sons, I Killed the Prom Queen aren't going out quietly! With an almost sold out farewell tour already underway, the re-issue of Music for the Recently Deceased was released Saturday 24th May and has clocked in at #34 on the ARIA Top 150 chart!!
 
The 5000 limited edition hand numbered copies feature bonus content including the video for Say Goodbye, Michael Crafter alternate vocal tracks and an exclusive IKTPQ sticker.
 
Catch IKTPQ live, while you still can, on their 'Say Goodbye' tour of Australia, dates below.
 
 
#13 - JB Hifi Weekly chart
#20 - ARIA Victoria / Tasmania Top 100 Albums
#34 - ARIA Australian Top 150 Physical Albums

Posted: Monday, 26 May 2008

MY DYING BRIDE EXTEND PARTNERSHIP WITH PEACEVILLE

Peaceville Records is proud to announce the extension of their partnership with My Dying Bride, widely regarded as purveyors of the best genre-defining Doom/Gothic Metal since the early days of Peaceville. Long may it continue!  On signing the new deal Andrew Craighan commented ”We’ve been with Peaceville since the release of our very first album way back in 1992 and it’s a pleasure to announce that we’ll continue working together for the coming future, as we feel there is a great understanding between ourselves & Peaceville moving forward, and both look forward to bringing more crushing doom your way soon”. 

The new My Dying Bride live CD/DVD set, ‘An Ode to Woe’ is available now and the band are currently underway with recording their highly-anticipated follow-up to 2006’s album, ‘A Line of Deathless Kings’ with long-time producer, Mags. 

We at Stomp are proud to be the distributors of Peaceville Records here in Australia and look forward to bringing you the best in doom, black, progressive and experimental metal. 

Posted: Monday, 26 May 2008

SEE AIRWAY LANES AT THE CORNER HOTEL

Airway Lanes set to play the Corner Hotel!

All you Melbournites out there, take note! If you missed the Chapel Off Chapel show, don't delay as the band play the Corner hotel on Wednesday, 4th June, with special guests Jack Howard and the Veritas Horns, Krista Polvere and Band; and Khristian Mizzi and the Sirens.

Posted: Monday, 26 May 2008

MARK RAE'S NEW PROJECT HITTING SHELVES SOON! LOOK OUT FOR YES KING

Take Mark Rae (a figurehead of the UKs soul/hip hop music scene, formally of Rae & Christian) and Rhys Adams (groove hound producer/writer DJ extraordinaire of Rocker’s Hifi fame), send them to Jamaica and the result is Yes King. 

Yes King shuffle pieces of hip hop, dancehall, disco, ragga and ska to craft a truly textured and smoking good sound that is laid down on their new album ‘Rock This World’. Rooted in Jamaica, the sound retains a strong London vibe and creates a new atmosphere for the dance floor.

The album also features an eclectic array of guest vocalists including Ayak (2004 Prince’s Trust Urban Music Award Winner); Dawn Penn (vocalist on dancehall classic ‘No, No, No’); and Veba (Vocals for Rae & Christian- ‘Spellbound’) amongst others.

While recording the album, artists would greet the Duo with “Yes King” (a traditional Jamaican greeting). Mark and Rhys felt the saying captured the essence of the project, and settled on Yes King for the name of the group. The album was completed in Ladbroke Grove and features the iconic Trellick Tower as the cover art. An area in London synonymous with Jamaican music, Mark Rae, Mystro and Sweetie Irie have all lived Ladbroke Grove area at some point in their lives.

Posted: Tuesday, 20 May 2008

BAND OF HORSES SIDE SHOWS ANNOUNCED

Riding high on the freewheeling success of their recently released Cease To Begin album, Band of Horses return to Australia this August for a series of east coast shows. Having deservedly experienced a somewhat rapid ascent via their raggedly epic 2006 record, Everything All The Time, Band of Horses has delivered a passionate & confident follow-up in Cease To Begin, this time embracing flourishes of country & southern rock (they are South Carolina natives after all!) into their sparkling, dreamy and evocative songs. 

Posted: Monday, 19 May 2008

FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS - 'LADIES OF THE WORLD' FILM CLIP PREMIERE!

Roll up ladies of the world, roll up!

The NZ lads least likely to...a.k.a Flight of the Conchords are getting all souped up and sexified. Head to the rollerama as the 'Ladies of the World' film clip premieres on youtube. Watch it now at Stomp TV.

Posted: Friday, 16 May 2008

HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT - JUMP IT'S BONES SOON

The wait is over!!  Finally, after countless bootlegs have circulated across the globe, the 16 minute cult legend that is 'HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT' is being released on DVD on June 29th.

Videotaped in a concert arena parking lot before a Judas Priest show in '86, HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT is truly the most magnificent portrait of dirt-rockin', headbanging, booze guzzling, dope smokin', trailer trash America has ever seen. It's truly an ingenious masterpiece, made complete with the vast display of bare feet, muscle shirts, bare-chested guys, bleach blonde frizzy perms, mullets from hell, BIG hair, bad teeth, scar tissue, and by far, the largest collection of late '70s Camaros ever seen in one location.

"Basically [it's] Rock n' Roll 101" - Dave Grohl on Heavy Metal Parking Lot.

Wanna see some footage - check it here! 

Posted: Thursday, 15 May 2008

BEN KORBEL MIXES ELECTRIC 03

EQ’s Balance presents Electric series is back after a short hiatus with another exciting installment, this time mixed by Australian DJ and connoisseur Ben Korbel. The third in the Electric series won’t disappoint those fans expecting nothing less than cutting edge underground dance music, showcasing a seamless fusion of deep house and techno expertly blended by one of Australia’s leading DJs.

To say this release has been a long time coming for Ben Korbel is an understatement. Electric 03 is his debut mix proper and it’s a decade in the making. Ben’s peerless sense of lineage, his irrepressible passion for a great tune and his impeccable programming and mixing are all a given; what you get here is warmth, soul and a humane groove that lacks in the click-and-drag age. From the first flutters of Luciano, through the liquid funk of Der Dritte Raum to the classic stabs and washes of LFO this mix provides a consummate selection of the finest producers from the underground house and techno scene, also including the likes of Ricardo Villalobos, Swayzak, Pikaya, Rob Mello and more… 

If you’ve ever heard Ben play, you’ll have no doubt sprained vocal chords or twisted cheek muscles bouncing around like a sweaty beach ball to one of his impeccably delirious sets. Complementing Ben on his expertise at any time is always met with unbridled humility but those who’ve met him know not to be perplexed if he calls you Paddle Pop lion then chases you down the street with a face full of clothes pegs. It is, quite simply, how the lad rolls.

Posted: Thursday, 15 May 2008

CRAFTER LEAVES THE BIG BROTHER HOUSE!!!!

Almost as quickly as Michael Crafter of IKTPQ was voted into the Big Brother house, he's been sent back out again!  Fans who were worried the front man wouldn't be out out in time for the tour had their minds put to rest after IKTPQ suggested on their myspace blog that Crafter was going to fight his way out.  Alas, no fighting was needed as Crafter was the number one choice by 'mature' housemate Terri, who said the reason for her decision was that Crafter had already achieved what he had set out to do on Big Brother - prove he was the most popular person in Australia (to which Crafter added "on the internet").

Posted: Monday, 12 May 2008

PREVIEW OF FATES WARNING 'PERFECT SYMMETRY DVD NOW AVAILABLE

Fates Warning is set to re-release the classic 1989 album 'Perfect Symmetry' in Australia on 7th June 2008 as a special edition which has been remastered and will come with a bonus disc of 'Perfect Symmetry' demos.  Also accompanying the re-issue is a DVD with over 90 minutes of live footage!!  Check it out now.

Posted: Friday, 2 May 2008

CRAFTER FOR BIG BROTHER??

I Killed the Prom Queen has recently reformed for the 'Last Goodbye' farewell tour of Australia, but will Michael Crafter be seen on another stage before the shows begin?  IKTPQ vocalist Michael Crafter auditioned for Big Brother and was last seen in 3rd place for entry to the house as voted for by fans online.  The votes have been counted, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see if the notorious Crafter will be gracing our screens....

Posted: Friday, 2 May 2008

PSYCROPTIC TO PLAY SUMMER SLAUGHTER IN THE US

Australia's favourite death metal sons, Psycroptic are preparing to take their unique sound to new ears in North America on the Summer Slaughter tour, alongside Black Dahlia Murder, Kataklysm, Vader & Cryptopsy, among others.  Before they set off, Psycroptic will be keeping their Australian metal fans happy with a run of dates in June.  Psycroptic are now hard at work writing the follow up to 2006's "Symbols of failure", due late 2008.

Check out all the Australian dates now

Posted: Friday, 2 May 2008