19th Meredith Music Festival 2009 announces lineup

One of the best, if not the best, festival in Victoria is back. Thousands of festival goers will converge on the tiny town of Meredith this December for the annual Meredith Music Festival.

Performing for the special crowd at the 19th Meredith will be one of the best frontman's from the last twenty years. Jarvis Cocker, pom frontman of the now defunct Pulp, will be making his way downunder to treat fans to some of his new material from his latest album 'Further Complications'. Joining him will be experimental indie rockers Animal Collective. The band released one of the best albums of 2009, their 8th release, 'Merriweather Post Pavillion'(sure to make the Music Universe list at the end of the year). Pitchfork Media gave the album a 9.6 out of 10 rating, their highest score for a new release since Arcade Fire's 'Funeral' five years before.

Others of note to be making their way over to Meredith are folky-electronic, singer songwriter, Patrick Wolf (just about to release new album 'The Bachelor'), everyone's fave Paul Kelly, the delightful Sia and hard nuts Eddy Current Supression Ring.

For those wishing to see the full lineup, look below:
Animal Collective
Jarvis Cocker
Paul Kelly
City Of Ballarat
Eddy Current Supression Ring
Municipal Brass Band
Combo La Revelacion
Crocodiles
Sia
Heavy Trash
Kid Sam
Kitty Daisy And Lewis
Pharoahe Monch,
Royal Crown Revue
Akron/Family
Henrik Schwarz
Thee O Sees
The Middle East
Tumbleweed
Why
Patrick Wolf
Acht Club Djs
Bag Raiders

The 19th Meredith Music Festival takes place at the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre, Meredith, Victoria, Australia on December 11, 12 and 13, 2009.

As for tickets, a ballot for subscribers is underway now which will be followed by store sales on September 8th and online sales September 10th.

www.mmf.com.au

MGMT team up with Of Montreal to produce Blikk Fang

In what could be the most intriguing combo since Jagger and Bowie teamed up, MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden and Of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes have announced that they’re working on a side-project called Blikk Fang. Starting as a bit of a laugh, Blikk Fang has now developed into something of a prospect for 2009.

“Me and Andrew VanWyngarden from MGMT have a project together I really want to get off the ground in 2009,” Barnes told Rolling Stone. “The stuff we’ve done so far is sort of a soulful prog.”

With “about 20 minutes of music” in the bag, barnes says that the duo are looking to recruit sought-after producer Jon Brion for some studio time. "We’ve both been travelling like crazy so it’s hard to get together. It’s kind of fun because that stuff we did months and months ago and when we get together again, we’ll have different ideas that we’re excited about… It’s probably gonna be a pretty schizophrenic, crazy album.”

Of Montreal is of course bringing its hyped-up live show here for Golden Plains in 2009, while MGMT has just said bon voyage to Australia after a round of sold out shows and Meredith Music Festival. We here at Music Universe, can't imagine what sounds are going to be coming out from this band, but we can assue you that it will be the most warped album of 2009.

Here's Andrew (MGMT) getting together with Kevin (Of Montreal) to perform a cover of Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' at a recent concert (10/10).

Meredith adds more acts to lineup

Violent Soho, The Scientists of Modern Music and Even are among the eight new acts to be added to the 2008 Meredith Music Festival, it was announced this morning. They will be joined by Pilooski, Kram, Dan Sultan, Mountains in The Sky and T Rek as the new additions to one of the best festivals on the Australian calender.

These fine acts will be joining the rest of the sweet sweet bands including MGMT, Holy Fuck, Tame Impala, Mountain Goats, The Ruby Suns, Little Red, Saul Williams, Regurgitator, The Datusuns, The Bronx, Muscles, Architecture in Helsinki and many many more.

Meredith Music Festival is on from the 12th - 14th of December at the Meredith Supernatural Ampitheatre, Victoria. It sold out a very long time ago, so congrats to those that have tickets and unlcuky to those that don't.

http://www.mmf.com.au/

For more info on Meredith go here
*Sorry just had to put up that photo of Violent Soho coz we laughed ourselves silly when we saw it.

Meredith Music Festival announced

Possibly the best festival that Australia has to offer, The Meredith Music Festival is back again.

One of Australia’s’ most unique and beloved festivals – The Meredith Music Festival – is coming of age this year and turning 18.

New York wonder kids MGMT will be bringing their stuff to the old Nolan farm mesmerising the people of the Supernatural Amphitheatre.

Enough stalling, here is the first lineup.

MGMT

The Bronx

Adam Green

Ten East

The Mountain Goats

Holy FCK

Saul Williams

Tame Impala

Man Man

Beaches

Grand Salvo

Final Fantasy

Muscles ( he promises to arrive this year)

Little Red

Black Diamond Heavies

The Ruby Suns

Yacht Club DJ’s

Architecture in Helsinki

Regurgitator

The Datsuns

Combo La Revelacion

The 18th Meredith Music Festival12th – 14th December 2008

Enter the ticket ballot before Tuesday 26 August.

Tickets will be available in select stores from September 9, then online open to all comers on September 11, here at www.mmf.com.au.

http://www.mmf.com.au/