Tag: Australian music

Australian band, The Jezabels, have won the seventh annual Australian Music Prize for their album Prisoner.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | BBC Radio 6 presenter Chris Hawkins guest edits Music from the Motherland this week to give you his thoughts on the state of Aussie music and where to next.

REVIEW | On the back of his top spot on this year’s Triple J Hottest 100, Nathan Motton finds Gotye live in London seemingly uneasy on stage, uncomfortable with the added layer of commercial success.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | This week's Music from the Motherland guest writers are the glamorous up-and-coming Aussie band in London, Bonfire Nights...

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Backpack Sounds continues its residency as guest editor of Music from the Motherland - and they're proud to present a tale of adventure from their favourite electric harpest! Introducing Miss Tara Minton...

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 ...

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'.

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?

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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?

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Jason Donovan is back on the beat, the Arctic Monkeys fluff their lines and the King goes on holiday from the J's.

For Aussie residents in north London this year Bar Solo in Camden will be hosting a bunch of Australian artists to mark the day.

The Jezabels are popping back into London so often we’re starting to think they like the place. Here for one night only they packed out the iconic Heaven nightclub in Charing Cross.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | We look back at the wonderful year that was 2011 and remember the highs (and lows) of Australian music.

An Aussie. In London’s Royal Opera House. Sounds more like the plot for a comedy caper than for this winter’s hottest ticket in town! WILL FITZGIBBON caught up with Australian baritone Peter Coleman-Wright to talk Die Meistersinger and how you portray having a piece of plastic inserted where the sun ...

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Grinderman to grind no more, the Annandale needs your love and voting for the Hottest 100 opens once again!

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Saving live Australian music is high on the agenda back home right now.

Nick Cave has announced his project Grinderman is over. Cave used the band's headline set at Meredith Music Festival in Victoria to declare that Grinderman are no more.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Does anyone actually like Kyle Sandilands? Who got the J Awards? And see ya later Triple J legends.

REVIEW | His first London gig in four years, Lior reminded a largely Aussie audience in Soho why true musicianship is alive and well

REVIEW | Aussie musician Prita, who describes her brand of music as “Hop-So-Fo” or a mix of hip-hop, soul and folk, has recently moved to London after spending the past four years conquering the Antipodes.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | We've got the low down from Aussie music's night of nights, we've got some very interesting news on DJ Pogo and we're wishing all the best to Bee Gees boy Robin Gibb.

The 2011 ARIA Awards were presented in a star studded ceremony held in Sydney Olympic Park on 27 November before a capacity audience comprised of members of industry heavy weights and music fans. Check out the full list of winners.

The 2011 ARIAs are in the bag. This year's instalment definitely made up for last year’s disappointing socks and jocks award ceremony. As the winners retreat to their accountants' offices to calculate how many units they'll move tomorrow and the losers retreat to the bar, we take stock of Australian ...

Boy and Bear made it five ARIA Awards on the night, including coveted Best Group and Best Album prizes for their acclaimed debut, Moonfire.

Pete Murray has been making soundwaves recently on the back of his new album, Blue Sky Blue. Murray was back in London last week and hitting all the right notes to a packed crowd at Bush Hall full of Australian fans.

REVIEW | When one of Australia’s best known musicians strolls into a quaint London venue with his guitar over his shoulder you get the feeling it’s going to be an intimate gig. Enter Mr Alex Lloyd.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Aussies get the South by Southwest call up, Kylie and The Wiggles get Fame-ous and Mr Rogers bites back. Ouch!

Set up in North London, Alex Lloyd seems to be living every Aussie expat’s dream. The multi ARIA winning artist is still at it musically, in fact he’s got a gig in London on Wednesday. PAUL JUDGE met ‘Mr Amazing’ and found out just where exactly he’s been hiding.

They’re one of the biggest musical comedy acts to come out of Australia. Meet the Axis of Awesome! TIM MARTIN chatted to the boys backstage just before their London gig last week.

With their third album done and dusted and a world tour nearly completed, it’s been a busy but successful 2011 for Melbourne band Cut Copy. PAUL JUDGE asked the boys just what it takes to remain successful in the modern day music industry.

Don't Hold Back because Aussie electro sensations The Potbelleez are giving London a very special concert this week and it will be one for fans of the four piece not to miss.

REVIEW | The Roundhouse in Camden is a daunting venue and bands onstage need to be at the top of their game to deliver satisfaction to their guests for the night. Melbourne synth rock band Cut Copy certainly fitted the bill.

REVIEW | There were barely two hundred people rammed into the tiny KCLSU band room. The lighting and stage imagery left a lot to be desired, but this is the style of Gotye, he allows the most important thing do the entertaining, his music.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | What do November, Nick Cave and The Living End all have in common? Who is the huge English songstress performing in the harbour city for the 2012 Sydney Festival? And just what are Kings of Leon whinging about now?

Washington, one of the most talented young musicians around, is suddenly causing a very big stir on the international music scene. SHANNON CRANE had a chat with the shooting Aussie star and found out just how she stays grounded despite her overwhelming success.

REVIEW | John Butler's biggest headline gig in the US had all the hallmarks of something truly special. What we got was anything but special, rather a disappointing display of pretentious live music.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Are the Dockers really changing their club song? Why are NME interested in Aussie flashers? And what is Daniel Johns doing with Paul Kelly and The Temper Trap at the Sydney Opera House?

REVIEW | The iconic 90’s pop song Ice, Ice Baby was the last song I expected to hear when I turned out to see Architecture in Helsinki perform in London on Tuesday.

REVIEW | No matter how many times you hear them, when The Cat Empire take the stage, you better have your dancing shoes on.