Tag: Australian music

Australian singer Kath Haling is set to host a Big Birthday Blowout gig at Camden's iconic Under Solo Bar next Thursday 12 September.

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Last Thursday night the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith played host to a wealth of Australian and New Zealand literary talent at a special Literary BBQ event.

A wealth of Australian and New Zealand literary talent will be on show in London this August at the Australian and New Zealand Literary BBQ in Hammersmith. It is a showcase event for the ANZ Festival of Literature and Arts planned for May 2014 in London.

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AUSTRALIAN ELECTION 13 | Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott have made their YouTube music debut alongside a host of Australian politicians, starring in Canberra band Super Best Friends clip for their latest single ‘Round and Round’.

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View the digital edition of this week’s FREE Australian Times newspaper, available every Tuesday across London.

View the digital edition of this week’s FREE Australian Times newspaper, available every Tuesday across London.

INTERVIEW | Ahead of his 10 year anniversary European tour Carus Thompson talks about being a folk-singer-songwriter and why he will never be on a reality television show. Carus Thompson will play The Half Moon in Putney on Friday 9 August.

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A riot of musical colour and energy, Aussie band Flap! is gracing UK shores with their Flying High tour, including a London show at the Magic Garden Pub in Battersea on 8 August.

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When you are travelling around Europe, you don't always have time to keep up-to-date with the most recent Aussie music. Luckily KIEL EGGING has taken the time to give Australian Times readers a run-down of the biggest Aussie tunes that they have missed so far this year.

Reports that Midnight Oil have been offered a significant amount of money to reform for the US festival circuit.

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What’s involved in a Retro-Psyche-Surf-Bollywood band performance? GEORGIA DAWES gets set to head along to Aussie outfit The Bombay Royale at London's The Village Underground on 17 July with her dancing shoes to find out.

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Aussie band, Amity Affliction has just announced their headline tour, visiting eight locations across the UK including London Manchester, Birmingham and more.

With a surfeit of Australian acts on the menu at this years Glastonbury festival, the only question on many minds was - how do we see them all? From Iggy Azalea to Jagwar Ma to Scott and Charlene’s Wedding, all eyes were on the Aussies.

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With Midnight Juggernauts about to launch ‘a sonic assault’ on London on 8 July, drummer Daniel Stricker catches up with ALEX BRUCE-SMITH to talk modern technology and Serge Gainsbourg.

GLASTONBURY 2013 | From the pyramid stage to wonderful stalls serving homemade cider the world’s biggest festival Glastonbury had it all, including an Australian rap-star by the name of Iggy Azalea.

Last night psychedelic Australian rockers Tame Impala wowed fans at Hammersmith Apollo with an engaging and immersive performance.

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Fresh from touring their native Australia with psychedelic rockers Tame Impala, Melbourne trio Midnight Juggernauts return with a new album Uncanny Valley and a gig at London’s Hoxton Square Bar on 8 July.

REVIEW | The Glyndebourne production of Falstaff, directed by Australian Sarah Fahie, is full of strong vocal performances and theatrical aplomb.

INTERVIEW | Having toured as part of Sarah Blasko’s band, Ben Fletcher knows great music. Now, with his own debut solo album just released in the UK, he reflects on his 20 year journey with GEORGE KATRALIS.

FULL INTERVIEW | After touring with the likes of Sarah Blasko, Ben Fletcher has produced his very own debut solo album - Upon Ayr. Fletcher talks with George Katralis about his 20 year journey.

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Elliot Wheeler, film composer and music arranger, has applied his prodigious skills to his own creation with his debut album The Long Time. He talks to BONNIE GARDINER about drawing inspiration from iconic films, including his latest — Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby.

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Melbourne’s finest genre-busting, multi-platinum collective The Cat Empire are back, and they’re heading to the UK. With 60 shows across three continents, The Cat Empire will play a number of UK dates in October, including a London performance at the Brixton Academy.

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Two men, an orchestra of instruments. Australian musicians Daniel Holdsworth and Aidan Roberts recreate Mike Oldfield's iconic album Tubular Bells, live, onstage, in real time. With two special anniversary shows at London's Union Chapel and Southbank, as well as 43 other dates around the UK, this is one musical experience ...

FACE THE FESTIVAL 2013 | The people you go with can make or break any festival, no matter who’s playing and what the weather’s like. You’re also likely to meet a few, erm, characters along the way. To help you spot them, we’ve compiled a list of the five people ...

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WILL FITZGIBBON chats with opera choreographer and director Sarah Fahie. Her work can be seen in the revival of Verdi's Falstaff, now on at Glyndebourne.

INTERVIEW | On the back of a successful second album, You're A Shadow, Hungry Kids of Hungary are once again sharing their sound with London and the UK. GEORGE KATRALIS chats to vocalist Kane Mazlin.

INTERVIEW | Aussie comedy folk rock band The Beards are bringing their message of bearded revolution to London as part of a UK/Europe tour. ALEX IVETT discusses facial hair maintenance with guitarist, Facey McStubblington, ahead of their Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen gig.

Business networking may sounds like a dry and serious business, but Australians never do things by the book.

The Aussie BBQ in London, held in the heart of London at Cargo in Shoreditch on 12 May 2013, offers a massive 12 Australian acts over 12 hours for those expats keen to get an earful of home.

Glydnebourne has appointed its first Young Composer in Residence, Sydneysider Luke Styles. WILL FITZGIBBON finds out what to expect ahead of his first work for the famed opera festival.

Australian rock legend Daryl Braithwaite has told The Age he thought Daft Punk were a heavy metal band when offered the chance to appear on Daft Punk’s new record Random Access Memories. The global album launch is set to be held in the regional NSW town of Wee Waa, 500km ...

WHATS ON | Sydneysongstress George Maple is set to showcase her unique electro-soul sound at Hoxton Bar and Kitchen on Wednesday 1 May.

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Divinyls lead singer and Australian music icon Chrissy Amphlett passed away today after a two year battle with cancer.

INTERVIEW | Paul Kelly, folksinger, songwriter, Australian music legend. GEORGE KATRALIS talks to the man behind the myth ahead of his London show at Cadogan Hall on Friday 12 April 2013.

Australian singer-songwriter and an icon of Australian rock Paul Kelly is performing at London’s Cadogan Hall on Friday 12 April 2013. His new album, Spring and Fall, is available now in the UK.