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• Stuffing Aussie music sounds into your London backpack

  

  MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Growing up in Australia it was easy to immerse yourself in fresh Aussie music. Thanks to the nearly national coverage of the sainted Triple J, and the thriving gig and festival culture, any interested punter could stay on the cutting edge of cool. But what about in London?

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• Liv Tyler sexes up Aussie classic

  

  Liv Tyler’s eagerly awaited music video for Givenchy has been revealed online with the smouldering US actress reworking an old Australian favourite in INXS’s ‘Need You Tonight’.

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• John Butler in Super Bowl commercial controversy

  

  MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Has a US yoghurt giant just gone and stolen John Butler’s song ‘Zebra’ for their Super Bowl commercial? Is Groovin’ the Moo the best festival in Oz? And who are Backpack Sounds?

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• Cloud Control to Major Tim

  

  Australian Times Editor TIM MARTIN sat down with Blue Mountains-born brother and sister, Heidi and Ulrich Lenffer, ahead of their band’s huge NME Awards Show gig this Friday. Chatting about everything from Aussie fans and breaking into Europe to sky diving and family fights on tour – we get the scoop on Cloud Control.

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• Gotye single hits UK number one

  

  Gotye’s massive hit Somebody That I Used To Know is continuing to tear up charts around the world, hitting number one in the UK.

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• Red Hot Chili Peppers @ Knebworth 2012: WIN tickets!

  

  Give it away now! Enter the draw to win tickets to see Red Hot Chili Peppers put the funk up Knebworth this summer.

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• Grinspoon – unplugged and in London

  

  REVIEW | Aeroplane-issue toothbrush in pocket, and sleep mask on head, finally Phil Jamieson quits wandering around the front of the small stage at Walkabout Temple, and joins bandmate Pat Davern on stage in London.

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• A night in London with Australia’s Paul Kelly

  

  REVIEW | The name Paul Kelly is synonymous with Australian pub rock anthems. For this reason it felt strange to be sitting on a civilised church pew in Union Chapel, London, amongst the many others here to worship this Australian rock icon.

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• Madonna to tour UK and Australia

  

  Fresh from her success at the Super Bowl in the US, Madonna has announced a world tour that will bring her to the UK and Australia.

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• Australian Young Talent Time and music news to warm the cockles

  

  MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Welcome back YTT, we’re excited to see how the old show goes with a new feel! We’re also feeling London’s icy chill at the moment but have some Aussie music news that will warm your bones. Oh, and we pay tribute to the album.

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• Pete Murray announces return to London

  

  Australian music favourite Pete Murray has announced a return to London with a brand new gig at Scala in April.

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• One Night ‘Standeoke’ at London’s Walkabout Temple

  

  Get a free drink and sing your heart out at Walkabout Temple’s One Night Stand on Thursday.

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• Paul Kelly – the man, the music, the legacy

  

  Paul Kelly, one of Australia’s most celebrated musicians, will take to the stage in London this week.

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• Triple J winners reap ARIA chart success

  

  Triple J’s annual list of the Hottest 100 songs has sparked a welcome sales boost for some of the country’s biggest acts.

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• Winners, The Wiggles and Aussie festivals

  

  MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | We look at the Triple J Hottest 100 winners, The Wiggles and all the goss from the Big Day Out.

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• Triple J Hottest 100 – the full list

  

  Triple J Hottest 100 | The full and complete list of this year’s results from the world’s largest radio listeners’ favourite song poll, and modern Australia Day tradition.

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• Reader poll: What’s the greatest song for homesick Australians?

  

  VOTE NOW | In honour of Australia Day, we asked our readers via Facebook to name the songs that make an expat Aussie homesick. Here’s the top ten. Now it’s your job to choose the #1.

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• Police charge 71 people during Big Day Out

  

  A 24-year-old man has been accused of trying to smuggle a stash of ecstasy tablets the Big Day Out on the Gold Coast.

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• What’s gunna be hot in the Triple J Hottest 100?

  

  Looking ahead to Australia Day, we preview and predict a few of the songs and artists likely to feature on Triple J’s Hottest 100 list. Are we right?

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• The end for Big Day Out in New Zealand

  

  This Friday’s Big Day Out music festival in Auckland will be the last held in New Zealand after organisers said the event is no longer financially viable in Kiwi-land.

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