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Christmas comes early for Ida Maria fans – with a limited release of two-for-one tickets to the Norwegian starlet’s Australian shows.
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Christmas comes early for Ida Maria fans – with a limited release of two-for-one tickets to the Norwegian starlet’s Australian shows.
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With some changes to its line-up and a new approach to shows, Sydney collective Kid Confucius has entered its next phase.
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Having delivered one of the year’s most exciting albums, Of Montreal will treat us to its Technicolour live show in 2009.
Hearted on Wednesday
Following on from the line-up announcement of its East Coast sister, the West Coast Blues ‘n’ Roots Festival has unveiled its first batch of artists.
Hearted on Tuesday
Bloc Party's triumphant ten-day circuit of Australia came to an end in Perth on Sunday night. Check out the photos and reviews from all cities here.
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Sydney Festival has revealed the full line-ups for its much-loved party spot the Beck’s Festival Bar.
Hearted a few weeks ago
The line-up for Future Music Festival 2009 has been unveiled, and there is a smattering of names for the FasterLouder-inclined punter.
Hearted a few weeks ago
Promising all the musical splendour you can pack on to one stage, the fabled Meredith Music Festival has now unveiled its playing times.
Hearted a few weeks ago
On Thursday, 18th December Bootleg & FasterLouder present a bombshell of mind-blowing music when they combine to host their annual Xmas Party. With free VB a flowing, Xmas giveaways to stuff your stockings and a line up far better than the Carols.
Hearted last month on the 21st
What is this, a David Lynch movie?
Hearted last month on the 20th
If you plan on singing along to The Killers at V Festival 2009, frontman Brandon Flowers wants to make sure you get the words right.
Hearted last month on the 20th
Following news that rock icons The Who wiIl close the 2009 Grand Prix, the band has announced its first Australia-wide tour since 1968.
Hearted last month on the 20th
The irrepressible Ryan Adams has earned a near-mythic reputation for his live shows, and he’s set to remind us why in January 2009.
Hearted last month on the 20th
Having just wrapped up an extensive circuit of the country, The Butterfly Effect will head out for regional dates in January.
Hearted last month on the 19th
The gifts keep coming from the Peats Ridge Festival, with a motherload of new artists set to bring in the New Year at Glenworth Valley.
Hearted last month on the 18th
The Basics have a natter with FL about '60s pop, life on the road and the perfect roast chicken.
Hearted last month on the 14th
The East Coast Blues and Roots Music Festival has once again rallied a fine array of artists for its April 2009 edition.
Hearted last month on the 14th
The Getaway Plan live up to the hype at an all ages gig at Manning Bar.
Hearted last month on the 14th
Fasterlouder presents the video premiere of the Australia's hottest psychedelic upstarts - Tame Impala.
Hearted last month on the 14th
Get ready to have your sex ignited people - the Kings of Leon are heading to Australia.
Hearted last month on the 13th
Returning for its third year in 2009, the fabulous Playground Weekender is the festival-of-choice for those in the know. The first acts are in.
Hearted last month on the 13th
The wait is almost over – at 5pm today, the wraps will be taken off the Playground Weekender 2009 line-up.
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TV on the Radio’s oppressive soundscapes have been stripped back to their constituent elements, revealing the elegant pop songs underneath.
Hearted last month on the 12th
He's bigger than Hasselhoff in Germany and has just released his fifth solo album. Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of Adam Green.
Hearted last month on the 5th
In January 2009, the Sydney Festival is offering an absolute smorgasbord of musical talent. Check out the best of the lot here.
Hearted on the 30th Oct, 2008
Ending a seven year absence from the stage, AC/DC kicked off its ‘Black Ice’ world tour in Pennsylvania with a gargantuan live show.
Hearted on the 30th Oct, 2008
To celebrate The Vines tour, FL gave one lucky rock-god-in-waiting the chance to smash up a guitar, Craig Nicholls style. Check out the pics.
Hearted on the 30th Oct, 2008
With a bit of crafty sleuthing, FL can now reveal that rowdy raconteur The Streets is the first headliner locked in for Playground Weekender.
Hearted on the 30th Oct, 2008
The whispers began on the weekend, but now it's official: British rock icons The Who will play the Grand Prix in Melbourne next March.
Hearted on the 28th Oct, 2008
You'll wannabe in LA too, after being charmed by Jesse Hughes. We chat to the brutally mustachioed, bloodnut leader of the Eagles of Death Metal.
Hearted on the 27th Oct, 2008
On '4', Dungen artfully fuses jazz with progressive and psychedelic rock to create a quality, mostly instrumental album.
Hearted on the 27th Oct, 2008
Modular is set to take its NeverEverLand party across the country in December to celebrate its 10th birthday - and the line-up is massive.
Hearted on the 23rd Oct, 2008
The Espy Hotel is Australia's longest running live music venue and it celebrates its 130th Birthday this November with 300 acts playing over 30 days!
Hearted on the 21st Oct, 2008
The country’s premium youth broadcaster deliver an audio-visual treat for their second collection of live music highlights.
Hearted on the 17th Oct, 2008
Blue Mountains troupe Cloud Control put on a captivating show in the intimate surrounds of the Hopetoun Hotel.
Hearted on the 17th Oct, 2008
These five strapping young lads from rural Victoria have only been 'serious' about music for 18 months, but they've already turned out a fine EP.
Hearted on the 16th Oct, 2008
Launching their co-headline tour tonight in Newcastle, Youth Group and theredsunband will spend the next three and a bit weeks rambling around Australia.
Hearted on the 13th Oct, 2008
St. Jerome's Laneway Festival is undoubtedly Australia's coolest street party for discerning music lovers and it is back bigger than ever with one of its finest line-ups to date.
Hearted on the 8th Oct, 2008
Yves Klein Blue has come a long way since first forming in 2006; they have won MTV’s kickstart competition, toured internationally and built a ‘bad-ass’ reputation for themselves.
Hearted on the 2nd Oct, 2008
For all those keen to drop out of the rat-race this New Years period, there’s nothing quite like the Peats Ridge Festival.
Hearted on the 2nd Oct, 2008
As curator of All Tomorrow’s Parties Australia, Nick Cave is going to be a busy man come January '09, but he's found time for one theatre show.
Hearted on the 2nd Oct, 2008
If you like your synth-rock with a bit more substance, 'Minus' may just be the album you’ve been longing for.
Hearted on the 1st Oct, 2008
Hearts were set a-flutter with news that All Tomorrow’s Parties will make its Australian debut in January 2009...and here are the first acts!
Hearted on the 29th Sep, 2008
Pyramid Rock sweetens their already scrumptious pie of New Years goodness.
Hearted on the 25th Sep, 2008
After rallying one of Splendour's keenest crowds, The Panics continue the momentum in November with a national tour. Perhaps their last for a while...
Hearted on the 25th Sep, 2008
Pixies frontman and 'Godfather of Grunge' Black Francis talks to FL about his upcoming Australian tour.
Hearted on the 25th Sep, 2008
Following on from our discovery that festival behemoth All Tomorrow's Parties is coming to Victoria, details for Sydney and Brisbane are here!
Hearted on the 24th Sep, 2008
The rumours have been circulating for a whole year - finally we have the line-up.
Hearted on the 23rd Sep, 2008
In true egalitarian spirit, Sydney bright lights Youth Group and theredsunband are heading out on a co-headline tour...trailed by FL!
Hearted on the 19th Sep, 2008
With the Meredith Music Festival comprehensively sold out, all of us who missed out can ease the pain with two new sets of sideshows.
Hearted on the 17th Sep, 2008
To celebrate the inaugural Festival Awards, FL looks back at the hits and misses that transpire when an Aussie festival takes a gamble.
Hearted on the 17th Sep, 2008
Mammal bassist Nick Adams promises FL that one day he'll perform the didgeridoo on stage, as well as land a back-flip with his guitar in hand.
Hearted on the 12th Sep, 2008
After the disappointment of 'St Anger', 'Death Magnetic' is finally here and Metallica seem to have their mojo back.
Hearted on the 11th Sep, 2008
UK indie-rock bastions Bloc Party are back on our shores in November for five headline shows, joyously presented by FasterLouder.
Hearted on the 8th Sep, 2008
With no shortage of touring miles between them, homegrown legends You Am I will return to the open road for the ‘Let’s Be Dreadful’ tour.
Hearted on the 3rd Sep, 2008
The rumours are true - legendary festival kingpin All Tomorrow's Parties is expanding its reach to Australia with a three-day festival in January 09.
Hearted on the 2nd Sep, 2008
With their ninth studio album imminent, various reports suggest stadium rock gods Metallica are planning a visit to our shores very soon.
Hearted on the 1st Sep, 2008
To celebrate the launch of the inaugural Festival Awards, FL has put together our ten most memorable Australian festival moments.
Hearted on the 1st Sep, 2008
Do you spend all of your time on the FL forums blagging about festivals you love (and the ones you just love to hate)? Well it is time that Australia hears what you have to say.
Hearted on the 27th Aug, 2008
FL has been busy taking note of all the artists we’ve heard (and several we hope) might be making the pilgrimage down under for Big Day Out 2009.
Hearted on the 19th Aug, 2008
Pyramid Rock is back for its fifth year bigger and better than ever, with one its finest line-ups to date.
Hearted on the 19th Aug, 2008
On Saturday 18 October, Aussie rock royals AC/DC will unveil their first studio album in eight years.
Hearted on the 18th Aug, 2008
The Temper Trap are back, armed with an album's worth of songs to make you dance.
Hearted on the 13th Aug, 2008
We are clearing out the basement today at FL and giving away one MEGA line-up announcement for Falls Festival, Southbound Festival AND The Byron Bay Arts and Music Festival.
Hearted on the 7th Aug, 2008
When the Republican National Convention touches down in Minneapolis this September, so too will Rage Against The Machine. Let the games begin.
Hearted ages ago
The Grates' second album is not just as good as their debut - it's a step up.
Hearted ages ago
Homebake is back with a vengeance in 2008 – and this year it’s all about the Kiwis and world peace.
Hearted ages ago
Pop specialists The Grates have returned to the fold with new album Teeth Lost, Hearts Won, and they're hitting the road in October - presented by FL.
Hearted ages ago
If Barack Obama is elected US president, Rage Against The Machine will at last know a leader they don’t want to rally against (with a pocket full of shells).
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They’re baaaaack. Kevin Mitchell has done his sweet-natured Bob Evans thing, and now the rollicking Jebediah foursome are returning to the stage.
Hearted ages ago
Ever wondered what Nickleback are worth? Neither have we, bit according to touring company Livenation it's a cool $70 million.
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Their tracks are being played everywhere from London to Brazil - but Lions At Your Door are still just a bunch of Sydney kids doing what they love.
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The Great Escape is back this year - same location, different date and one helluva line-up to boot.
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Death Cab For Cutie are the standard to meet when it comes to soft rock, and new album Narrow Stairs is another excellent effort from the band.
Hearted ages ago
Wolfmother's Andrew Stockdale emerges from studio lockdown to give us his verdict on the best and worst of festivals.
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To record their second album, Melbourne quintet The Dukes Of Windsor bunkered down at Tonteknik Studios – a former lunatic asylum in Sweden.
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Here at FL HQ we’ve heard some very exciting murmurs about who might be coming down for this year’s Great Escape festival in Sydney. Other cities take heed too!
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Legends of metal Judas Priest are embarking on a stadium tour of Australia this September – for the first-time ever with the original line-up.
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Despite his volatile reputation, no one could argue the genius of Anton Newcombe. FasterLouder picks the mind behind the Brian Jonestown Massacre.
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Shihad have endured. They’re survivors – from the earliest days of metal mayhem in Wellington to now calling Melbourne home, they’ve done it all. Their newest Beautiful Machine is seemingly certain to propel them to even greater levels of acclaim.
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There are few musical figures with as fearsome a reputation as Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre. FasterLouder sent one of our best to pick his mind. The full interview will be up soon, but here are some soundbites from the exchange.
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Brisbane buddies Yves Klein Blue and The John Steel Singers are pooling their resources for a stonking double-headline tour this June. Both acts have new music to flaunt, making this a very attractive two-for-one deal.
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With a vehement fan base right around Australia, The Getaway Plan is embarking on an extensive national circuit from June into August. Sell-outs are as good as guaranteed, and FasterLouder is well and truly on board the whole way!
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On Christmas Eve 2007, FasterLouder contributor dream_vs_scream announced to the forum massive that he would be auditioning for Big Brother. His audition video was a hit, and now dream_vs_scream - aka Ben - is kicking it in the BB house.
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!
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.
Hearted ages ago
We Love Sounds is Australia’s premier electronica winter festival, and the anticipation surrounding the Melbourne details have been intense following the Sydney announcement a few weeks back. You can now get the lowdown on FasterLouder!
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The indie electronic band VHS or Beta are heading to Australia in June in support of their latest studio release, Bring on the Comets.
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Hype-tastic Melbourne quartet The Galvatrons are setting out on an extensive national tour, with FasterLouder riding shotgun. Justin from The Darkness gushes about them, and so will you…
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Lions At Your Door play a farewell show at the Hopetoun Hotel on Thursday 10th July before they jet off on their Japan Tour.
New open mic comp! 6 of Sydneys best up & comers perform their stuff for you in a stripped back setting.
The Filth and My Sydney Riot are 2 independent shows that push all the hot young bands in Sydney and beyond and they are teaming up for what is going to be game on!
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