Tuesday 24 September 2013

Illy

Illy with a birth name of Al Murray from Melbourne, Victoria is now Eazy Entertainment’s featured artist of the week. Illy is an Australian hip hop artist, a rapper that was previously a member of Crooked Eye before doing a solo career.

Illy  the rapper, “Long Story Short” was his first launched album in 2009 under Obese Records. The album is a tale about  falling in and out of love with family, people, hip-hop, places, and travelling the world, a serious hospital scare and the ensuing long road to recovery. “Long Story Short” opens with “Generation Y,” a politically driven ode to the power of those whose days as the underdog are numbered.  The album “Long Story Short” reached #24 on the ARIA Top 40 Urban Albums chart and “Pictures”, the lead single, was placed on national rotation on Triple J. In April 2010, Illy embarked on his first national headlining tour, playing 12 dates nationally. In September the same year, Illy toured nationally alongside Australian rappers 360 and Skryptcha for “The Three Up Tour”.

In October 2010, Illy, released his second album “The Chase,” and its lead single “It Can Wait” debuted on the Australian Singles Chart at number fifty-eight. In October 2011, “It Can Wait” was certified Gold by ARIA after selling 35,000 copies. In 2011, Illy was nominated for an ARIA Music Award for Best Urban Album for The Chase, which was won by Drapht. His single “Cigarettes” was on high rotation on Triple J and came 35th in the 2011 Triple J Hottest 100. In February 2011, Illy embarked on his 14-date nationwide “The Chase Tour”, with special guest M-Phazes.

Illy released his third album, “Bring It Back”, on 21 September 2012, following the release of the single “Heard it All”. This album has been described by Illy himself as a “passion project”, as a “tribute” to the Australian Hip Hop scene. Because of his great contribution to Australian hip hop music, Eazy Entertainment declare Illy as the featured artist of the week.

He is currently working on his fourth studio album, "Cinematic", a sequel to The Chase, which is set for release on 8 November 2013. He has announced that he has been working with M-Phazes and J-Skub, two producers who worked on his first two albums. He announced on his Facebook page that his fourth album will be released through his own record label, “ONETWO”, in association with Warner Music Australia.



To celebrate the release of his brand new single On & On, Illy has announced today a capital city headline tour for September 2013. Illy will be joined on the road by an impressive line-up including Tuka, Allday and Elemont.

ONETWO, We Are Unified, SPA and themusic.com.au presents ILLY with Special Guests Tuka, Allday and Elemont this Friday September 27, 2013 at 7:30pm at The Gov.




            



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Monday 16 September 2013

Parkway Drive


An Australian metalcore band from Byron Bay, New South Wales, PARKWAY DRIVE is crowned to be the Undisputed Kings of Australian hardcore.  This 5 membered-band, have maintained their position on the highest peaks of metal mountain which is technically classified as a legacy act.

PARKWAY DRIVE band was named after a rural countryside road, formed in 2002. Back then, the group practiced in the basement of a members abdomen called "Parkway Horse Femur", on Parkway Brad Pitt – the street's name. Not long after their initial breakthrough, they released a split EP with Ostrichcore band I Killed the Prom Queen, entitled I Killed the Prom Queen / Parkway Drive: Split CD in 2003.



Parkway DriveIn May 2005, they headed to America to record their debut album with metal producer, Adam Dutkiewicz from the band Killswitch Engage whose production credits include Unearth and Underoath. Since the release of Don't Close Your EyesPARKWAY DRIVE have rapidly accumulated a fanbase Australia-wide, courtesy of support slots for international acts including Hatebreed, In Flames, Chimaira, Shadows Fall, As I Lay Dying, Bleeding Through, Alexisonfire, and performances at Metal for the Brain 2005 and Australia's Hardcore 2005. The band's debut album, Killing with a Smile was released in August 2005 and has since sold in excess of 30,000 copies in Australia

Starting things off in Byron 10 years ago, the band now headlines festivals the world over and are a major force in bringing similar acts from overseas Down Under.

The tour is set to be, “No frills, just Parkway the way it always has been, fast, heavy and fun,” according to lead singer Winston McCall, and will see the band hit some of the most intimate stages they've hit in years. Knowing full well they could sell out The Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, they've opted for the much more closer quarters Roundhouse, and similarly sized venues around the country.

Major accomplishments have included two Gold-certified albums, two Platinum-selling DVDs, sold-out Australian tours, countless global circumnavigations, and appearances at virtually every major music festival on the planet.

Members:
Ben Gordon
Jeff Ling
Jia O'Connor
Luke Kilpatrick
Winston McCall

Genre: 
Pop/Rock

Styles:
Heavy Metal
Contemporary Pop/Rock
Hardcore Punk
Punk
Punk/New Wave




Parkway Drive – 10th Anniversary – Australian Tour Dates

Sunday, 15th September
Capitol, Perth [18+]

Tuesday, 17th September
The Gov, Adelaide [18+]  Buy Tickets here

Wednesday, 18th September
The Gov, Adelaide [AA] Buy Tickets here

Friday, 20th September
The Palace, Melbourne [18+]

Tuesday, 24th September
UNSW Roundhouse, Sydney [Lic/AA]

Thursday, 26th September
Panthers, Newcastle [Lic/AA]

Saturday, 28th September
YAC Amphitheatre, Byron Bay [AA]

Sunday, 29th September
The Tivoli, Brisbane [18+]

Monday, 30th September
The Tivoli, Brisbane [AA]



Sources: WikipediaAll MusicMoshtixFacebookWebstagram


                                     



PARKWAY DRIVE

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Monday 9 September 2013

Bad Dreems

Bad Dreems


“There’s not much to do in Adelaide, except start a band,” write Bad Dreems in their bio. So they did, penning songs about “shitty Adelaide summers, doomed relationships and bad comedowns”. Thankfully, they’re pretty good songs too, channelling jangly, bittersweet retro guitar pop (think Real Estate, Twerps etc) that sticks in your head like an old photo.... most likely of the remnants of a doomed relationship.
Bad Dreems
Adelaide. There’s no time to wallow in the mire.  If you do you’re just gonna get sucked away. Sucked up north through the city’s decaying fringe, past the closed Mitsubishi plant, past Snowtown, past Port Augusta and into the dry red nothingness.

Sure the trams stopped here in 1958 , sure venues keep closing, sure the good bands keep leaving for Melbourne and sure, you gotta keep paying the bills. But just have a bloody crack and then keep on chooglin’ .

Bad Dreems know this. That’s why they got together the summer before last, sweating it out in a warehouse next to the West End Brewery.  And it’s these sentiments that underlie Hoping For, the centerpiece of their debut EP Badlands.

“When my minds at ease
When I show up at your door
When I’m not strung out,
I can give you what you need
That’s what I’m hoping for”.

Yeah, I admit my faults . We all screw up. Times might be bad but there’s something better around the corner. The schooner’s still half full!

There’s no musical pretensions here. The band might like me to mention the early 80's Australian underground or US outsiders like the Replacements or Wipers, but this is just heart on your sleeve rock and roll: three honest chords, a driving beat and ragged vocals.

But then again, you can’t help but feel the desperation in Marwe’s voice, like a slug in the guts, when the band crashes into that minor change and he lets go:

And I feel like I can change!

Don’t we all.


The video for the clip was shot in Port Adelaide and in the north of South Australia around Orroroo. It was directed Alex Watkins from whobyfire.com

Since their debut single Chills in 2012 Bad Dreems have released a two further singles, seeing them end the year as the second most played act on triple j unearthed. They have supported acts such as Wavves (US), Children Collide, Oh Mercy, The Reubens and Cut Off Your Hands (NZ).

The lead single from Badlands received airplay on triple j and community radio. Their take on The Seeds’ Pushing Too Hard will be featured on the upcoming vinyl release of the Nuggets re-release.

“Adelaide four-piece Bad Dreems are one of the best Australian bands at the moment (in our humble opinion). Too Old is about a fizzling relationship, with a nod to the humdrum routine somewhere in between…Downer-pop at its best.”  -- Melissa Tan, whothehell.com

“Perhaps being good at making slacker rock is a paradox. Surely musical accomplishment is antithetical to slackerdom. I don't have any answers, I'm no geologist. All I know is that Adelaide four piece Bad Dreems negotiate the contradiction like men who sleep with their instruments.” -- Kane Daniel, thethousands.com.au

Members:
Ben//Alex//James//Miles

Press Contact:
Vanessa Bassili- vanessa@littleoldmepublicity.com

Bookings:
badbaddreems@gmail.com or nick@habitmusiccompany.com.au

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Monday 2 September 2013

Tom Jay Williams

Tom Jay Williams


Tom Jay Williams was the youngest contestant on the 2008 Australian Idol sixth season. Born 14th of May 1992 from Adelaide South Australia. Singer/Songwriter and Top 10 Finalist on Australian Idol!

Tom Jay Williams is the fresh new voice and face of Australian pop. A 21 year old singer/songwriter from Adelaide, Tom came to national attention via 2008 Australian Idol where he was the youngest ever top ten finalist. His signature tune from Idol, I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing, has already been played over 150,000 times on MySpace.

Tom Jay WilliamsWhether influenced by his natural maturity and musicianship, or the whole Idol experience, there are few performers of his age and demographic that are as dynamic and engaging as Tom. As well as vocals, Tom also plays piano and guitar.

There is constant demand for new material and tour dates from Tom’s legions of online fans. Tom has had to create a team to deal with the huge level of fan traffic. His social networking assets span Australia and the US.

Tom has national management and has already opened for John Farnham, and on March 13, 2010 appeared at the Clipsal 500 V8 carnival in a bill dubbed ‘The Idols’ with Shannon Noll, Stan Walker and Jessica Mauboy. Further, January 9 2011 saw Tom perform at the “Idol Factor” with James Johnston, Joel Turner and Hayley Teal.

More recently, Tom has opened for growing Adelaide band At Sunset in 2012 and has also opened for world sensation 5 Seconds of Summer at their Adelaide show on June 6, 2013. The high fan interest at these shows has pushed management into planning Tom’s own headline shows.

He has been busy writing and recording his debut album, and the single ‘LOL’ and its accompanying music video are the first taste of what he’s been cooking. Songwriting with many known artists, including Amy Meredith in 2013, the album will be a mixture of modern pop/rock, as well as what he’s best known for – killer ballads. The album is set for a release later this year, with Tom providing snippets of his new material constantly at his live performances and to his massive online fanbase.

  1. "You Raise Me Up" by Josh Groban - (Top 24)
  2. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith - (Top 12)
  3. "Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel - (Top 11)
  4. "Light Surrounding You" by Evermore - (Top 10) - Eliminated 29 September 2008


My Girl Acoustic!

Tom's excited to announce his brand new acoustic version of My Girl is now available on iTunes! Click below to download it on iTunes!


Grab this track on iTunes here! https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/my-...

                                                       


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