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Giddy Up to Trackside

Hearted last month on the 13th

Riddle me this: What music event has a killer line-up, runs for 12 hours, is an all ages annual event, comes after Stonefest and covers all genres of activities? Trackside!

One-on-one with Tony Mott

Hearted on the 29th Sep, 2008

As vital to rock music as the bands he shoots, venerated photographer Tony Mott tells FL the stories behind some of his iconic images.

The Canberra Week That Was, (09/09/08)

Hearted on the 9th Sep, 2008

Another triumphant week on the Canberra music scene. Ranging from indie pop to rock we had it all.

Gyroscope, Shihad, Sugar Army @ ANU BAR (02/09/08)

Hearted on the 8th Sep, 2008

Gyroscope's The Australia Tour 2008 which features the likes of Shihad and Sugar Army hits the Nation's Capital as apart of it's 36 tour date tour!

Ash Grunwald, The Last Town Chorus @ ANU Bar, Canberra (05/09/08)

Hearted on the 8th Sep, 2008

Last Friday night legendary blues and roots artist Ash Grunwald touched base in the nation’s capital to play a very festival-like show at the ANU Bar!

AC/DC album - believe it!

Hearted on the 18th Aug, 2008

On Saturday 18 October, Aussie rock royals AC/DC will unveil their first studio album in eight years.

Canberra: The Week That Was (12/08/08)

Hearted on the 13th Aug, 2008

This week Canberran's had a plethora of delicious gigs to choose from. From raw indie to reggae beats, the week had it all.

From Dead Kitten's to Juicy Juicy Green Grass - The Week That Was in Canberra (17-21/07/08)

Hearted ages ago

Another week of quality live music in the Capital as the FasterLouder crew crazily walked, bused, drove and skied our way around the city to cover the hottest gigs and club nights. From Dead Kitten's to homemade paper hats, this week we had it all.

The Butterfly Effect studio visit

Hearted ages ago

Brisbane rockers The Butterfly Effect are in town for a fortnight mixing their upcoming album at the Sing Sing Studios. FL was invited for a look-in.

Birds Of Tokyo take flight

Hearted ages ago

One of Australia’s hardest-gigging bands, Birds Of Tokyo is again loading up the Tarago for a national tour - proudly presented by FasterLouder.

This week in Canberra 26/05/2007

Hearted ages ago

I've been in this town for many years, but I've never seen a week so jammed pack full of events as this week is.

A rider with a punchline

Hearted ages ago

The Smoking Gun has leaked a nine-page rider listing catering requests for the Foo Fighters upcoming tour of the United States. It's filled with jokes about farting roadies, ice-making recipes, shoplifted Ikea furniture and Pirate Booty.

This week in Canberra 05/05/2007

Hearted ages ago

A quick guide to the musical goings on this week in Canberra.

The Living End [audio]

Hearted ages ago

Chris Cheney speaks to FL all the way from a studio in New York to chat about Splendour In The Grass, the new album and getting back to basics.

Splendour In The Grass 2008 line-up

Hearted ages ago

For many months the masses have been mumbling names under their breath, trawling the internet for clues, and making ever so bold presumptions – but finally the list is in!

Smashing Pumpkins @ The Hordern, Sydney (27/03/08)

Hearted ages ago

The Smashing Pumpkins have returned to Australia for the first time in over a decade to headline the V Festival, but before that gets rolling they treated Sydney fans to a mid-week show at The Hordern. Check the review here!

Reznor nails Universal: urges fans to steal CDs

Hearted ages ago

For the third time in the last six months NIN frontman Trent Reznor has taken a swipe at Universal Music Australia, condemning the label for its high priced CDs

Bob Evans, Machine Translations, Farryl Purkiss @ ANU Bar, 23/05/2007

Hearted ages ago

The Suburban Kid demonstrated his Nashville influences in endearing tracks about falling in love, falling out of love and falling off the wagon during his Sadness and Whiskey Tour stop in Canberra.