Get inside the Rock Studio and drop in some kick drums. Remix our favourite beer tune and go into the draw to win a full years supply of VB.
Spiderbait are on the road again (do they ever stop?) for their Put It Down regional tour. FasterLouder speaks to Janet English about album Tonight Alright, the key to longevity and what is in store for the band in 2005.
There has been no rest for the song factory that makes up Grinspoon. And now they're back in the studio to self-produce an album that is gonna be more 'them' than ever before.
The highly anticipated follow up to their smashing self-titled debut....
It's been eleven years since The Living End broke onto the scene, blowing crowds away with their fierce live rockabilly/punk fusion performances. They have since evolved into one of Australia's hardest working rock bands. And now here it is, their fourth full length release, State of Emergency.
Real rock lasts forever and some of the best rock music has come from our own little Island in the antipodes.
We all enjoy new music, that's what Fasterlouder is about, but sometimes you just can't beat your best live music moment of all time, or the first album that made you who you are today.
To take this concept to a new level we've teamed up with Australia's most Iconic beer of all time, VB, and we are proud as punch to be green canning it with them over summer.
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Which Australian gig officially entered you into the world of rock and why?
What was the first Iconic Australian Album that flicked your switch?
The sun was shining and the VB was flowing at FasterLouder’s Australia Day BBQ in Sydney. If you weren't there, or the VB left you a little hazy, we have video evidence of what went down. Check inside...
Check out all the shenanigans as FasterLouder takes over the Tote for the Summer BBQ - with plenty of dj action from your fave Aussie rock acts and Lady Strangelove rockin' out.
Operator Please reveal rock's best kept secret... their fave band and first act they saw playing live...
Rock photographer extraordinaire Tony Mott, tells us what Aussie rock acts first flipped his switch...
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One of Australia’s enduring talents, Paul Kelly delighted fans (and won some more) with his charismatic set at the Falls Festival. FasterLouder’s Sarah Smith tracked him down for a chat.
Fresh from his mini-orchestra performance at Falls Festival, Gotye mastermind Wally de Backer took up a stool for a chat with FasterLouder’s Sarah Smith. Turns out he’s as engaging in person as he is on record…
So what music got Lior hot and bothered growing up? You'll be surprised by his answers...
Matt Doherty from Big Day Out confesses his love for Men at Work and the Oils...
He keeps things running smoothly at Big Day Out's Lilypad - but what gets Jeremy Gordon shaking his booty? Find out here...
Eric Meredith Production Assistant at BDO talks first albums, first concerts and first love... (OK not that one- but he does tell us the first album he ever doshed out for)
He runs Love Police, one of the most successful merchandising companies in Australia - chances are you've bought one of his tees at a rock gig - but do you know what was the first album BT ever bought?
Peer Group Media's Adam Zammit divulges his early rock experiences - so waht was the first band he saw live?
Josh Pyke drops by the Tiki Bar to tell us about life on the road with Memories and Dust
ARIA Hall of Fame inductee Dave Faulkner reveals the magic behind the Hoodoo Gurus ongoing success - friendship and good tunes
While his kids create mayhem in the background, Warren Ellis dishes the dirt on life as a member of one of our most revered bands, Dirty Three. Sarah Smith reporting...
Way back in February of 2006 Grinspoon assembled in the studio to begin work on their fifth album - fifteen months later the band finally emerged with their follow up to the hugely successful Thrills Kills and Sunday Pills.
So what really defines Aussie music? Is it the bogan-ish accent a la Missy Higgins? Maybe it’s the pub-rock sound of Cold Chisel, or dance moves only Peter Garrett can pull off
While You Am I have never had their growth curtailed, with the band’s sound evolving over time to the lean, mean, rockin’ machine that it is now, it seems the band have a fan in former Arrested Development star David Cross.
Ultimately, it is Frenzal’s willingness to identify themselves as Australian that will secure them a place, if any, in the under appreciated pantheon of great Australian rock bands.
Powderfinger's Ian Haug gives FasterLouder the lowdown on the band's recent adventures in LA LA Land. Read his exclusive story here. Photo by Jason Kimberley
It's almost midday. He's leaning up against the Quay Hotel, puffing away on a 'tube'. That smoker, with his shaved head and white-speckled grey t-shirt, is none other than Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns.
There has been no rest for the song factory that makes up Grinspoon. And now they're back in the studio to self-produce an album that is gonna be more 'them' than ever before.
Midway through the band's US tour, The Living End frontman Chris Cheney takes time out to look back on an eventful year and look forward to 2007.
They've been dubbed the hardest working band in Australia, a reputation backed up by their constant touring and relentless passion for making quality music. Kicking back in a café in Darlinghurst just days before their new CD, Factory Girls, is due to drop, Dallas Crane take a well deserved break
Spiderbait are on the road again (do they ever stop?) for their Put It Down regional tour. FasterLouder speaks to Janet English about album Tonight Alright, the key to longevity and what is in store for the band in 2005.
The Hoodoo Gurus are somewhat of an institution in Australian rock history and cult heroes offshore. Founding member and singer/songwriter Dave Faulkner talks about their DVD retrospective 'Tunnel Vision' and why they'll never announce another break up.
Jebediah made their mark on Australian music back in 1997 when they released debut album Slightly Odway.
Everyone knows what they think of Young Modern by now, this single features three songs not included on the LP including a live one.
Frenzal Rhomb release album number 7 - and it's an experimental trip-dub release. Just kidding!
The highly anticipated follow up to their smashing self-titled debut....
It's been eleven years since The Living End broke onto the scene, blowing crowds away with their fierce live rockabilly/punk fusion performances. They have since evolved into one of Australia's hardest working rock bands. And now here it is, their fourth full length release, State of Emergency.
Grinspoon have reached the big 1-0 and what better way to celebrate than the release of Best In Show, a collection of their greatest hits! The limited edition also contains a bonus disc of covers, so get in quick.
Thirteen years on, Magic Dirt have still got it. With Snow White - the aptly-named gorgeous new album - the Australian rock veterans prove there's more to their sound than just heavy riffs and yelled vocals.
Spiderbait have evolved significantly from their first release in 1990, to their latest in the present year. From starting out as three teenagers in Finley, to becoming Triple J Hottest 100 darlings, and finally to fulfilling their current status as Australian rock heavyweights.
Can't get to one of the gigs down south? Here's a private performance -a mini-gig just for your stereo. A twin set recorded at the Tote in '03, this is a limited edition pairing every Beasts fan must have.
Get inside the Rock Studio and drop in some kick drums. Remix our favourite beer tune and go into the draw to win a full years supply of VB.
Check out what's hot in the VB RoCk VaulT.
This summer your fellow FasterLouder members have put together their best remix's in the VB ROCK STUDIO.
Check out the entries so far.....comp closes on the 28th of February, get in their and give us your best remix!
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