We're back this week with the best in new music, and first up is M.I.A's Bad Girls. Back on the scene with upcoming collaborations with Nicki Minaj and Madonna, we're excited to see what M.I.A's got in store for 2012.
Jack White’s debut solo single ‘Love Interruption’ is, well just simply awesome, go make sure you give that a good listen. Bonobos tune ‘The Keeper’ is worth a listen to for its smooth jazz sound and we're still loving Chiddy Bang’s hit ‘Ray Charles’, although it has been lurking around for a while.
Also an honourable mention to check out Mayer Hawthorn’s video for his single ‘Your Easy Lovin Ain Pleasin Nothing’ as the video was filmed in just one take! We also have Swayze Feat Adele ‘I Won’t Go’, Zammuto ‘ F U C-3PO’, Django Django ‘Default’ and James Vincent McMorrow ‘If I Had A Boat’; a pretty mouth-watering selection for this week as promised!
M.I.A. - Bad Girls
Jack White – Love Interruption
Swayze Feat. Adele - I Won't Go
Zammuto - FUC-3PO
Django Django - Default
Bonobo - The Keeper (feat. Andreya Triana)
James Vincent McMorrow – If I Had A Boat
Chiddy Bang - Ray Charles
Mayer Hawthorn - Your Easy Lovin Ain Pleasin Nothing
Aleks and The Ramps Australian Tour: March 2012
To celebrate the release of their monumental third album FACTS, Aleks and The Ramps will be hitting the road in March to play 12 dates around the country.
Armed with their slanted pop treasures, Aleks and The Ramps will be zigzagging their way to Canberra, Wollongong, Sydney, Newcastle, Byron Bay, Toowoomba, Brisbane, Geelong, Melbourne, Adelaide and Hobart.
This is the band's biggest tour yet and if Aleks and The Ramps aren't coming to a town near you, you're going to need to move house. Please see your local representative and apply for the Aleks and the Ramps 'new home in a place they are touring' grant.
From the upbeat pop serenade of opening track Crocodile, to the infectious pop of their recent single Middle Aged Unicorn on Beach with Sunset, FACTS showcases Aleks and The Ramps' unique sound; dreamy, shimmering pop soundscapes juxtaposed with Alex's trademark deadpan vocals and stoic lyrics.
Want to get your mitts on a copy of FACTS? We have good news for you! FACTS presales are available NOW via aleksandtheramps.bandcamp.com and iTunes to follow. All vinyl sales come with a free digital download of the album. Digital copies of the album will be released on February 14, 2012 through Gaga Digital.
Polish your interpretive dance moves, bust out your mildly inappropriate spandex numbers and come prepared for Aleks and The Ramps' ecstatic aural delights when they play at a city near you!
Not sure what to expect from an Aleks and the Ramps show? Check out the glorious clip of Aleks and The Ramps performing Icy Facts at Phoenix Public House in Melbourne:
Aleks and The Ramps FACTS Tour 2012:
CANBERRA Thursday 1 March The ANU Bar with special guests Tickets $10 at the door. Doors 8:30pm
WOLLONGONG Friday 2 March The Patch - Free Entry! with special guests
SYDNEY Saturday 3 March GoodGod Small Club with special guests Tickets via www.moshtix.com.au or $15 at the door if available. Doors 7:00pm
NEWCASTLE Sunday 4 March Chinos with special guests Tickets $10 at the door. Doors 6:15pm
BYRON BAY Thursday 8 March The Rails - Free Entry! with special guests
TOOWOOMBA Friday 9 March The Spotted Cow - Free Entry! with special guests
BRISBANE Saturday 10 March Tym Guitars in store - Free Entry!
BRISBANE Saturday 10 March The Waiting Room with special guests Tickets $10 at the door. Doors at 8pm.
GEELONG Thursday 22 March The National Hotel with special guests $10 at the door
MELBOURNE Friday 23 March Northcote Social Club with special guests Tickets $12+bf via: www.northcotesocialclub.com, or at the door if available. Doors 8:30pm
ADELAIDE Saturday 24 March The Hotel Metro with special guests Tickets $8 at the door. Doors 8:00pm
HOBART Saturday 31 March The Brisbane Hotel with special guests
FACTS will be released on February 14 2012 through Gaga Digital. Pre-sales available NOW via aleksandtheramps.bandcamp.comand iTunes
Grammy-nominated Paul van Dyk is without question one of the biggest electronic dance music artists in the world today with a rich and legendary history stretching back to the early 90's. He has proven himself to be an unstoppable force consistently finishing in the Top 5 in most major DJ magazine polls.
Now after a 5 year absence, Australian trance fans are eagerly awaiting his return to Australian shores especially following the news that he will be presenting his very own Evolution arena. He debuted his new Evolution show, in the Sahara Tent at Coachella in April and the integrated audio-visual show was the result of intensive development.
In an interview with Chinashop he explained "Over the last few years, individual live production became more and more important in the touring circle, and I was looking into what was going on. There are quite a lot of impressive screens, but I realized that there's no real creative input on those screens. This is when I reached out to the people who are pretty much fucking amazing at what they do and I explained what my aim is and where I wanted to go. The new album is called Evolution, so we'd sit together and have hours and hours of conversation about all these different paths that evolution takes. Ollie Metcalfe, who I'm working with, is not just a video designer. He's a light designer and a stage designer. He does all that together. Therefore it always feels together, and the light design features the visual design, and the stage design is incorporated with the video and lights. It's all quite complex, but it's really exciting".
PVD's new album 'Evolution' has been confirmed for release in March 2012, just in time for Future Music Festival. His first studio album since 2007's 'In Between' and his first full length offering since 2008's 'The Best Of Paul van Dyk' the new record will feature 16 tracks in total. Paul van Dyk said that "Evolution" is an album that demonstrates my personal evolution as an artist. My advisors are saying it's the best music I've done."
Accompanying PVD is an all-star cast including Garuda's Gareth Emery, voted no.7 in the worlds Top 100 DJ's in 2010; Emery is the youngest DJs ever to crack the top ten. John O'Callaghan is a fully fledged member of the DJ elite, a masterful spinner, his high-octane trance mix coupled with a much-honed precision mixing style has seen him surge up through the DJ ranks. Orjan Nilsen is without a doubt one of trance's brightest young stars having skyrocketed to worldwide acclaim for both his production work and also his ability to get the crowd fired up, playing a variation of the more chunky and groovy trance music, with big influences from tech-house and techno
National Tour Dates 2011 Brisbane - Saturday 3rd March - Doomben Racecourse Perth - Sunday 4th March - Arena Joondalup Sydney - Saturday 10th March - Royal Randwick Racecourse Melbourne - Sunday 11th March - Flemington Racecourse Adelaide - Monday 12th March - Ellis Park
Love Police Touring feat YUCK!, Dawes and Justin Townes Earl: Feb - April 2012
Ok folks, the holidays are over, it's time to get straight to it, and get loose, with all the sounds the Love Police have for you.
First up, YUCK! who have already kicked off their first tour down under with Laneway in Brisbane and Auckland. They are THE band to see at Laneway, make no mistake. For an extra time with these UK champs, get along to the East Brunswick Club Friday 3rd February, or Oxford Arts Factory Thursday 9th February. Supported by NYC's EMA and Sydney hot rockers STEP-PANTHER.
Next up, Canada's finest, DAN MANGAN. These shows will be an experience, guaranteed. You will be fans for life of this story tellin', sweet crooning, soul rockin' man. Dan and his rocking band, with support at most shows by Dan and Dan from LEADER CHEETAH, makes for one hell of a DANdy time. For all dates and tickets, click HERE.
Now, here's a treat. On a day off from a national tour with Ryan Adamas, Love Police's good drinkin' pal, JASON ISBELL has let them put a solo show on for him. Melbourne, you are the lucky ones. He will be hitting the Northcote Social Club on March 2 for his only solo show of the tour. You will remember Jason Isbell from his special guest slot on Justin Townes Earle tour a couple of years back, expect all his solo work and tunes from his days in the DRIVE BY TRUCKERS. Love Police are hunting for a very special guest to add to the night, so stand by. Get a ticketHERE
Now, here is some special news for the MY MORNING JACKET shows in early April. If at all possible, this show just got more awesome!! Love Police are stoked to bring out for their first ever tour, the current absolute darlings of the Americana set, DAWES. These guys are the real deal, and we know the real deal. Their second record, NOTHING IS WRONG, is a masterpiece. Produced by Jonathon Wilson, this is the West Coast sound we haven't heard since '72. Full of love, spirit and soul, these guys are on their way to being a huge band in the USA, and are NOT TO BE MISSED.
As if seeing MY MORNING JACKET alone wasn't enough, now you have this!! Do not even consider missing these shows. MY MORNING JACKET with special guests DAWES. Sydney tickets HERE, Melbourne tickets HERE.
Finally, JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE is here in April. He will be performing all the old time favourites as well as tunes from his new album, NOTHING'S GONNA CHANGE THE WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT ME NOW which will hit the streets in late March just in time for the tour. It is a ripper album, we love it at LP central. All JTE shows will be a special event in every city. We have hooked up hand selected supports for all shows: Melbourne gets THE RECHORDS and the sensational ARCHER. Sydney gets the stylin' PAT CAPOCCI BAND. Adelaide has the pairing of THE YEARLINGS and THE MILKMAN'S SONS. PERTH gets the super double of KILL DEVIL HILLS and RUBY BOOTS. And good ol' Meeniyan gets DAWES... Wow!! For full details and tickets, click HERE
Get out there, and keep on rockin' good people. See you at the shows!
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Single Review: SBTRKT, 'BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge Session'
London-based electronic musician SBTRKT (pronounced Subtract) has seen his stock rise considerably in the last year or so. With an acclaimed self-titled LP release and some high profile remixing work for the likes of M.I.A. and Radiohead, the enigmatic man behind the mask has really been a busy beaver. Recently he and partner in crime Sampha took some time out to record two tracks for a live session with the BBC in their native England.
The BBC Radio One Live Lounge session the duo recorded with Annie Mac includes an extended version of the minor hit ‘Hold On' from his self-titled LP, and a cover of the Friendly Fires' ‘Blue Cassette'. For fans of the original, the version of ‘Hold On' is worth seeking out, if only for its extended instrumental section at the end. SBTRKT's propulsive beats and rhythms set him apart from many of his more minimalistic contemporaries, but he is not averse to using slow-building sonics either. But like the music itself, it is purely a matter of taste as to whether you find the mournful vocals of Sampha a perfect complement to the music or overwrought and grating.
SBTRKT's choice of Friendly Fires ‘Blue Cassette' to cover is perhaps not much of a surprise given the knowledge that they have recently toured together and that Fires' Ed Macfarlane is busy working in the studio with SBTRKT on his sophomore LP. The cover is perhaps not quite the equal of the original, but will no doubt please the already converted and maybe earn him a few more admirers to his growing army.
Grammy-nominated Paul van Dyk is without question one of the biggest electronic dance music artists in the world today with a rich and legendary history stretching back to the early 90's. He has proven himself to be an unstoppable force consistently finishing in the Top 5 in most major DJ magazine polls.
