Sunset Sounds announces more artists

Brisbane's new festival, Sunset Sounds, has just welcomed a bunch of new names to the party.

Rounding out the bill on Wednesday 7 January is Melbourne acoustic trio TinPan Orange and the hometown trifecta of The Gin Club, Violent Soho and The Rocketsmiths. The following night, Blue King Brown will make the masses move alongside the strange sounds of Kat Frankie, The Boat People, The Barons Of Tang and Skipping Girl Vinegar.

These fine fine artists/bands will be joined by the likes of The Hives, Franz Ferdinand, The Kooks, Gomez, Donavon Frankenreiter and Tegan and Sara.

The updated Sunset Sounds line-ups now look like this.

WED 7th: THE HIVES (Sweden); THE CAT EMPIRE; THE KOOKS (UK); TEGAN AND SARA (Canada); SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS (USA); FAKER; GOMEZ (UK); SOKO (France); YVES KLEIN BLUE; VIOLENT SOHO; THE GIN CLUB; THE ROCKETSMITHS and TINPAN ORANGE

THU 8th: FRANZ FERDINAND (UK); THE GRATES; SANTOGOLD (USA); BLUE KING BROWN; DONAVON FRANKENREITER (USA); ASH GRUNWALD; CW STONEKING; I HEART HIROSHIMA; THE BOAT PEOPLE; KAT FRANKIE; SKIPPING GIRL VINEGAR and THE BARONS OF TANG

Sunset Sounds
Wed 7th & Thu 8th January
Brisbane Riverstage and Botanic Gardens

www.sunsetsounds.com.au

Big Day Out 2nd announcement

We've all been waiting for it since the moment the first announcement was made. (click here) Who was going to be on the second announcement for Big Day Out 2009??

Well, the wait is over.

This morning the following artists were added to the Big Day Out for 2009. The frontman of System Of A Down, Mr Serj Tankjan. He recently released a solo album 'Elect The Dead' and hasn't been back to the Big Day Out stage since 2002! Look out for his awesomeness on the main stage. The old school punkers Dropkick Murphy's will be here too ripping and tearing it up. As mentioned in a previous article, Hot Chip will be performing once again. They toured the Big Day Out in 2007 and were an instant hit with the crowds. They now have three albums under their belts, so expect the dancefloor to be pumping full of classics.

Another artist who was recently here for a Big Day Out tour is back again. Lupe Fiasco will showcase his explosively cool sounds to the Australian people once more. Also, to keep those hip-hop fans smiling, turntablist Z-Trip will be hitting the decks to prove once more that he is a legend of the game.

Now, it ain't a true Big Day Out without the likes of some 'buzz' acts of the moment. The two bands on this announcement to fill that spot are The Black Kids (with their killer 'Partie Traumatic' debut album) and popular remixers Holy Ghost!

Let's not forget about the local talent. This year, the likes of The Vines, Died Pretty, The Getaway Plan, Mercy Arms, The Drones and many many more.

Big Day Out second round line-up:

Serj Tankian
Dropkick Murphys
Black Kids
Hot Chip
Lupe Fiasco
Holy Ghost!
Z-Trip
Died Pretty
The Vines
Infusion
Children Collide
Pee Wee Ferris
Sparkadia
The Getaway Plan
Little Red
Mammal
Mercy Arms
Ajax
Andee Frost
The Drones

Check out who will be joining these guys on the bill here (first announcement)

www.bigdayout.com

Liam Gallagher blasts Kings of Leon

Liam Gallagher has blasted Kings of Leon for sounding like U2.

The Oasis frontman is a big fan of the Kings but feels they should have created a better album than 'Only By The Night’.

He said: "I like Kings of Leon, but I don't know about this new record. I like the old stuff, but I like his voice, you can always tell his voice when it comes on."

"But it seems to me they've gone for the bucks, man. When they first came out I was going, 'Who the f**k is this?"

"I'm not dissing them because I really like them, but it's like they've got this U2 sound and you can do better than that."

The opinionated singer also admitted there aren’t too many current groups he admires.

"The band that I like at the moment is Kasabian. They've got it - they've got the look, the tunes, they say just the right amount of stuff, they don't f***ing rub it and rub it and rub it. I like them and the Arctic Monkeys are great, but they're not rock stars."

www.rollingstone.com

The Prodigy tour Australia

The Prodigy are back baby!

It’s been nearly five years since The Prodigy rocked our shores and since then they’ve been one of the most requested electronic acts to return to Australia.

With the band set to blitz Big Day Out 2009, we can now we can confirm – The Prodigy are locked for two massive sideshows in Sydney and Brisbane.

During the 90s, The Prodigy came to represent everything that was anarchic and subversive about dance and rave culture, releasing two killer albums in the form of 'Music for the Jilted Generation' and 'Fat of the Land' and produced some of the most requested tracks at clubs like 'Outer Space, No Good (Start the Dance)', 'Voodoo People', 'Breathe', 'Firestarter' and 'Smack My Bitch Up'. They’re all tunes that still get a massive response even more than a decade after their release.

In 2003 The Prodigy released their most recent album 'Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned' but it was arguably a flop. Nevertheless, one thing hasn’t changed, The Prodigy are still electro kings. Known across the world for their energetic live shows, it's made them one of the most highly anticipated acts on this year’s Big Day Out lineup. With the band reportedly packing a new album’s worth of material, they’re guaranteed to make the dance floors rumble.

Catch The Prodigy at the following sideshows. Tickets on sale Friday 14th November…

Tuesday 20th Jan – Brisbane Riverstage, special guests Simian Mobile Disco & Hot Chip DJs
Saturday 24th Jan – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney

PS. Notice the guests.......not only Simian Mobile, but Hot Chip DJs!!! Does that mean Hot Chip will be on the second Big Day Out announcement????

www.theprodigy.com