Sunset Sounds festival is back

Moby, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Editors, Grizzly Bear and Andrew Bird are just some of the international artists set to appear at next January's Sunset Sounds festival.

Joining them are some of the other Falls Festival inclusions such as Hilltop Hoods, The Temper Trap, Emiliani Torrini, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Lisa Mitchell and Sarah Blasko.

Australia’s newest, hottest, summer music festival Sunset Sounds made its first appearance last year and sold out very quickly. Returning to the stunning Brisbane Botanical and City Gardens over January 6 and 7, get ready to get your wallet out come September 24th so you don't miss out.

Complete lineup:
Yeah Yeah Yeahs (USA), Moby (USA), Hilltop Hoods, Grizzly Bear (USA), The Temper Trap, Xavier Rudd, Editors (UK), Sarah Blasko, Rodrigo Y Gabriela (Mexico), Seasick Steve (USA), Emiliana Torrini (Iceland, Kaki King (USA), Andrew Bird (USA), Yves Klein Blue, Lisa Mitchell, King Khan And The Shrines (Germany), The John Steel Singers, Art Vs. Science, The Middle East

Sunset Sounds
Jan 6-7th
City Botanic Gardens
Edward St & Alice St
Brisbane
QLD

www.sunsetsounds.com.au

Shins drummer, Jesse Sandoval, got fired!

It was back in May that Shins frontman James Mercer announced that drummer Jesse Sandoval and keyboardist Marty Crandall were leaving the band. At the time, Mercer said it was an "aesthetic decision," whatever that means. Mercer went on to say, "I'm on good terms with those guys, I hope to maintain that. I wouldn't say I'd never work with them again. I love working with those guys." According to Sandoval, that ain't the exact truth.

In an interview with the Portland Mercury newspaper, Sandoval broke his silence and gave his version and let's just say it's not the same story as Mercer's. In the Mercury interview, Sandoval shared feelings about leaving the band-- or, as he puts it, getting fired. "I unequivocally got fired," he said. "And it kind of confuses me why [Mercer] has a hard time saying that. I understand he's probably doing it out of respect for me reading interviews. It might be hard for him to say it, but I got fired. There's no other way of looking at it."

Sandoval said that he knew it was coming. "James had mentioned that he wanted to blow up this band a long time ago; he was frustrated. And I don't know if it was him being creatively frustrated or where he was in his space and mindset to say that, but when I reflect, the fact that I wasn't a slick drummer played a huge part in it. I did my fair share of beating myself up over whether or not I was a good drummer-- and of course I have people on my side saying, 'You're a great drummer!' and I know James has people on his side, probably saying, 'It's a good decision for your career.'"

"When I think about this, probably if James really had complete say in it, he would have killed the Shins. I definitely believe management's like, 'You know, you can't start over, you built a name, people recognize you--why would you want to start all over?' And so, the only thing he had left to do was to really make a drastic change. "

However, Sandoval doesn't want fans to take out their frustrations on the music. He said, "A lot of people have been saying, 'I'm never going to buy another Shins album again! How can James Mercer do that?' And I have my reasons to be angry at James, but I don't want to be a part of any sort of movement where everybody's against the Shins."

Sandoval hasn't gone on to join or form any other band since, he's actually started up a Mexican food cart business in Portland called Nuevo Mexico. Now that's what we call a 'drastic change'.

To read the whole interview click here

Falls Festival lineup leaked!!!

The lineup for this years Falls Music & Arts Festival has been leaked and let's just say it is sensational!

Moby, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Editors and Grizzly Bear set to play at the festival.

The full line-up so far for Lorne is (awesome acts are in bold):

Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Moby
Hilltop Hoods
Grizzly Bear
Rodrigo Y Gabriela
The Temper Trap
Xavier Rudd
Emiliana Torrini
Little Birdy
Midnight Juggernauts
Andrew Bird
Lyrics Born
Chairlift
King Khan and the Shrines
Editors
Philadelphia Grand Jury
Kaki King
Sarah Blasko
Art Vs. Science
DJ Yoda
Liam Finn
Lisa Mitchell
Major Lazer (Soundsystem)
Patrick Watson
Seasick Steve
The View
White Rabbits
Future of the Left
Killaqueenz
Yves Klein Blue
The John Steel Singers

Punters are able to subscribe for a ticket ballot to increase their chances of access to tickets. For info on how that works, go to the falls website.

More news to follow......

Falls Festival
Lorne, VIC
29th December - 1st January
www.fallsfestival.com

Javis Cocker Australia 'Further Complications' tour this December

"She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge, she studied sculpture at Saint Martin's College, that's where I caught her eye." How many time have you sung this line??

Well, for those that love Pulp, the former frontman Jarvis Cocker is going to tour Australia this December and let's hope he plays a couple of Pulp tunes.

The Brit-pop king released a string of critically acclaimed albums throughout the Brit-Pop era (80s-90s) with his main band Pulp. Forming in 1978, Pulp went on to sproduce seven full-length albums, the last one being 'We Love Life' back in 2001.

Whilst rumours circulate and fans continue to demand a Pulp reunion, Jarvis Cocker has been busy working on his solo career. In 2006 he released his first solo album entitled 'Jarvis', which was followed by his 2009 release 'Further Complications'.

The tour kicks off in Brisbane on December 5th before winding through Sydney, Perth and finally Adelaide on December 10th. There is no Melbourne show as yet, possibly suggesting that Jarvis might be headlining the Meredith Music Festival. Imagine.

Dec 5th - The Hi Fi Bar, Brisbane QLD
Dec 7th - Metro Theatre, Sydney NSW
Dec 8th - Metropolis Theatre, Fremantle WA
Dec 10th - HQ, Adelaaide SA

Tickets go on sale Friday August 14.

www.jarviscoker.net