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An awe-inspiring and timeless design by a multidisciplinary team led by Australian architect Angelo Candalepas and Associates was today revealed by the Victorian Government and the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) as the winning design for NGV Contemporary, Australia’s largest gallery dedicated to contemporary art and design.
Candalepas and their team of 20 leading architecture, design and engineering firms from around Victoria and Australia will create a powerful and sophisticated work of contemporary Australian architecture for the people of Victoria. This new 30,000 square metre Victorian landmark will celebrate the central role of art and design in contemporary life and features dramatic arched entries, a spherical hall spanning more than 40-metres-high and more than 13,000 square metres of display space for art and design, including exhibition galleries and an expansive rooftop terrace and sculpture garden with stunning vistas of Melbourne.
The arrival experience is focused around the visually arresting omphalos (the Ancient Greek word for the centre of the earth): a central spherical hall that soars more than 40 metres upwards through all levels of the building, connecting to a lantern in the sky. Monumental in scale, this colossal orientating hall will be an enveloping gallery for the display of large-scale artworks, and will also allow visitors to move through the building via a spiralling pathway. As visitors travel through this space, they will be offered an unforgettable architectural experience as they journey between the building’s levels, finally emerging on the spectacular rooftop terrace.
The design also features a number of exciting architectural spaces that will complement the exhibition galleries, including a large café directly connected to the expanded public parkland and a new NGV design store. Making the most of the building’s unique location, the scheme boasts a breath-taking public rooftop terrace and sculpture garden accessible from a rooftop, restaurant and members’ lounge. The rooftop offers expansive vistas of Melbourne’s CBD, parklands and the Yarra Ranges never-before-seen by the general public.
Befitting a purpose-built, twenty-first century gallery, the design features large format and highly flexible exhibition spaces with state-of-the-art display systems enabling the NGV to present significant works of contemporary art and design of unprecedented ambition and scale. The extent of exhibition space will allow the NGV to present international blockbuster exhibitions while simultaneously offering a dynamic program of thematic and focused presentations drawn from the NGV’s rapidly expanding permanent collection of Australian and international contemporary art and design. Offering a rich and all-encompassing cultural experience, the design also offers educational spaces, studios and laboratories for conservation of artwork.
With pathways through the building that connect the parklands to Southbank, NGV Contemporary will unify the surrounding Melbourne Arts Precinct by connecting together the wider neighbourhood and reshaping the urban experience of this important part of the city. In providing a unique architectural landmark for this complex triangular-shaped site, the winning design provides a generous and highly accessible building, with large arched public entries from the new public parkland, Southbank Boulevard and the corner of Kavanagh Street.
The building’s eastern façade incorporates a multi-level veranda, offering an external pathway between the building levels, as well as expansive views over the surrounding public gardens and Melbourne’s skyline.
The team led by Angelo Candalepas and Associates was selected following a nation-wide competition to find an Australian architectural team to design the new building. The winning design team for NGV Contemporary was selected by a jury of industry experts and professionals, including Tony Ellwood AM, Director, NGV; Jill Garner AM, Victorian Government Architect and Director, Garner Davis Architects; Francine Houben, Director of global architecture practice Mecanoo based in Delft; Corbett Lyon, NGV Emeritus Trustee and Director, Lyons Architecture (Jury Chair); Gerard Reinmuth, Director of TERROIR and Professor of Practice at UTS in Sydney; and Xu Tiantian, Director Founding Principal of DnA_Design and Architecture based in Beijing; and Special Advisor to the Jury Maree Clarke, a Yorta Yorta/Wamba Wamba/Mutti Mutti/Boonwurrung woman and an independent multi-disciplinary artist, designer and curator.
NGV Contemporary is the centrepiece of the Victorian Government’s $1.7 billion Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation. Located at 77 Southbank Boulevard, Melbourne, NGV Contemporary will strengthen the NGV’s reputation for promoting local and international art and design at its major pre-existing galleries – NGV International on St Kilda Road and The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia at Federation Square.
The winning design team comprises: Angelo Candalepas and Associates, ASPECT Studios, BoardGrove Architects, Richard Stampton Architects, Carr, Andy Fergus Design Strategy, Steensen Varming + Mott MacDonald, Taylor Thomson Whitting (TTW), Freeman Ryan Design and AX Interactive.
The Hon. Daniel Andrews, Premier of Victoria, said: ‘This state-of-the-art gallery will be a globally recognised cultural icon right here in Victoria and generate thousands of local jobs in design, construction and over its life.’
The Hon. Danny Pearson, Minister for Creative Industries, said: ‘NGV Contemporary will showcase Australian design excellence to the world and deliver a new and spectacular creative destination to Victoria, creating thousands of local jobs and becoming an iconic reference for our great city on a global stage.’
Janet Whiting AM, President, Council of Trustees, National Gallery of Victoria, said: ‘NGV Contemporary will be a new and iconic building for Melbourne. It will be a major drawcard for tourism in this country, bringing millions of culture-seekers to our city and stimulating our economy.’
Tony Ellwood AM, Director, National Gallery of Victoria and NGV Contemporary Design Competition Jury member, said: ‘This dynamic and exciting design for NGV Contemporary creates a unifying civic space that all visitors will remember. With its uplifting and generous architecture, this design provides all Victorians will a timeless building for arts and culture that will be loved for generations.
‘This ambitious project offers an extraordinary opportunity to support our country’s local design and architecture sector. I congratulate Angelo Candalepas and Associates for their outstanding contribution to this competition and for sharing their special vision for NGV Contemporary with the world.’
Corbett Lyon, Emeritus NGV Trustee and Chair, NGV Contemporary Design Competition Jury, said: ‘Visitors will enjoy an exceptional experience with gallery spaces that will host world-class exhibitions. The iconic new NGV Contemporary will welcome visitors from the Public Realm, Southbank Boulevard and Kavanagh Street, adding to the cultural and artistic hub that attracts visitors from across Australia and the world.’
Jill Garner AM, Victorian Government Architect and NGV Contemporary Design Competition Jury member, said: ‘Australian architecture and design is of great interest around the world – Angelo Candalepas and Associates’ NGV Contemporary will be an intriguing new landmark showcasing how architecture can respond to and enhance the cultural history and life of our city. This concept embeds a vision to harness and nurture a spirit of creative communication, collaboration and engagement’.
Angelo Candalepas, lead architect, said: ‘Melbourne is the cultural capital of this nation and NGV Contemporary marks its next great offering to the world. Art and design matters to all Australians: it speaks to who we are as a community. This project signals Australia as a great contemporary nation with a significant creative force. This building will be a beacon of the culture of our time.
‘I hope NGV Contemporary will personally and emotionally resonate with all members of our rich and diverse community and deepen their understanding of the possibilities of human creativity,’ said Candalepas.
ABOUT THE ANGELO CANDALEPAS AND ASSOCIATES TEAM
The winning design team, led by Angelo Candalepas and Associates, is comprised of distinguished Australian architects and designers. The Landscape Architects, ASPECT Studios Melbourne, is led by Kirstin Bauer who brings the building design into its rare setting whilst offering enduring value to surrounding streets. The team includes interior design by Carr, a practice built on five decades of experience, led by one of the country’s most preeminent interior designers Sue Carr AM. The team is also well supported by emerging local architects. Richard Stampton Architects and BoardGrove Architects, assist the team with propositions and engagement in detailed thinking. Andy Fergus supports the team as an urban theorist and advisor to steer the project towards a generous urban offering. Finally, the team includes mentorship by AIA Gold Medalists Brit Andresen and Richard Johnson.
Architect Angelo Candalepas has received two Sulman Medals, four Aaron Bolot Awards, the Seidler Award, the Frederick Romberg Award, and around 40 state, national and international prizes. The work of the office is widely published in architectural journals worldwide and is the subject of two current monographs. Recent work includes the Castle Tower, the Punchbowl Mosque and a Church in Hurstville.
ABOUT MELBOURNE ARTS PRECINCT
NGV Contemporary will be connected to the wider Melbourne Arts Precinct by an expansive 18,000 square metres of new public parkland designed by Hassell (AUS) and SO – IL (USA), with renowned horticulturalists James Hitchmough and Nigel Dunnett (UK).
ABOUT THE NGV
Founded in 1861, the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) is the most visited and oldest public art institution in Australia. The NGV is one of the top 20 most visited museum complexes in the world with more than 3 million visitors recorded in 2019. The organisation currently spans across two venues in the City of Melbourne – NGV International on St Kilda Road and The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia at Fed Square. NGV Contemporary, once completed, will from the third site for the organisation, enabling the NGV to present a dynamic schedule traversing contemporary, historic, national and international art and design.
Housing a vast treasury of more than 83,000 works, the NGV holds one of the most significant collections of art and
design in the region and the largest in Australia. The NGV Collection spans thousands of years – from antiquity to the
present day – and covers a wealth of ideas, disciplines and styles from Australia and around the world. The NGV holds one of the leading collections of Indigenous Australian art in the world.
NGV attendance has more than doubled its growth in recent years, with 1.57 million visitors in 2012 to about 3 million visitors per year in 2019. With more than 1.23 million visitors, the inaugural NGV Triennial, held in 2017, remains the NGV’s highest attended exhibition to date. Occurring every three years, the NGV Triennial is a large-scale exhibition of art, design and architecture, featuring the work of leading contemporary artists and designers from countries across the globe.
In late 2020, the Ian Potter Foundation pledged the single biggest grant in the foundation’s history – towards the build of NGV Contemporary, launching an ambitious and ongoing fundraising campaign for the new building.
The NGV Contemporary Design Competition was delivered through Development Victoria and Competition Advisors, CityLab.
Title: Love We Lost feat. Simon Ward
Label: Armada Music
Some collabs are so monumental fans will be raving long before its release, and Armin van Buuren and R3HAB‘s first joint effort serves as the perfect example. A delightfully catchy crossover track between two of the Netherlands‘ foremost electronic music giants, ‘Love We Lost‘ (feat. Simon Ward) is designed to bring out the feeling of summer whilst giving listeners the strength to fight for the things they believe in. With over 50 million monthly listeners on Spotify between them, Armin van Buuren and R3HAB know how to rouse the global crowd and make it happen yet again with their debut collab. Underlining the poppy chords, empowering lyrics and strong vocal presence of Simon Ward with an audacious, mainstage-tailored production, the Dutchmen supply fans with the only reason they’ll ever need to throw their arms to the sky and roar to their hearts’ content.
“What I love so much about ‘Love We Lost‘ is the special message it holds. Narrated to perfection by Simon Ward, the lyrics tells us that some things are worth fighting for even if the odds are stacked against us. I’m super stoked to have produced this track in tandem with Fadil/R3HAB, as I think very highly of him. I hope everyone who listens to the record will feel as inspired as we did when we created this song.” – Armin van Buuren
“I’m thrilled to share my long-anticipated collab with Armin van Buuren, a fellow Dutch industry leader I admire for his sonic footprint in the past decade.’Love We Lost‘ is exactly what I pictured when discussing this collaboration with Armin early on. I’m happy that we managed to blend both of our signature styles while incorporating Simon Ward‘s lion-hearted vocals. To me, it’s a record with resonating lyrics that share our message of only moving mountains for things in life that truly matter.” – R3HAB
Armin van Buuren has long been a global ambassador for electronic music. The five-time #1 DJ in the world and current #3 has seven full-length artist albums to his name and continues to cultivate a massive worldwide following through his weekly A State Of Trance radio show, event series and album series, reaching 40 million listeners from 80 different countries on a weekly basis. In non-COVID times, Armin van Buuren headlined more than 150 shows per year at leading festivals and venues around the world, including Electric Daisy Carnival (Las Vegas, New York), Ultra Music Festival (Miami) and Tomorrowland (Belgium) plus residencies on Ibiza and in Las Vegas.
Multi-Platinum DJ and producer Fadil El Ghoul, better known as R3HAB, has been trailblazing his way through dance music for the past fifteen years. With his breakthrough remixes for Rihanna, Drake, Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris, anthems such as the Platinum-certified ‘All Around The World (La La La)’ and ‘Lullaby‘, and collaborations with the likes of Ava Max, ZAYN, Luis Fonsi, Sean Paul and more, R3HAB has proven to be one of the most forward-thinking artists in the game. While his own work has collected over 7 billion streams to date and 1.1 billion in 2021 alone, R3HAB‘s CYB3RPVNK label has clocked up over 4 billion streams since its inception in 2016. R3HAB continues to evolve and diversify his sound by working with artists around the globe, pushing the boundaries of dance music as he collaborates across genres and languages. He is Spotify’s Most Discovered Artist and one of the streaming platform’s Top 200 most streamed acts, ranked #12 in DJ Mag‘s prestigious Top 100 DJs chart and has earned over 55 Gold and Platinum certificates. Additionally, he has embarked on multiple sold-out worldwide tours, was the first dance music artist to sell out 15 consecutive shows in China and performed at the world’s top festivals: EDC, Ultra Music Festival, Tomorrowland, Balaton Sound, Coachella, Summer Sonic Festival, DWP Jakarta and more. Ever flaunting his innate artistry and innovative attitude, R3HAB has earned his place as a household name in dance music.
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SUNSHINE COAST | SYDNEY | BRISBANE | MELBOURNE
Featuring POND, San Cisco, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets and Ruby Fields
Tickets on sale now!
After a successful run of dates last year, Jack Daniel’s and Secret Sounds are back with a fresh LIVE AT LAST tour, celebrating and supporting the comeback of Australian live music.
Jack Daniel’s is backing the music industry with an all-star lineup of Aussie artists, performing gigs at some of Australia’s most beloved venues on the Sunshine Coast, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne throughout April 2022.
The Jack Daniel’s LIVE AT LAST Tour will give back to artists, venues and music lovers all around Australia, with 100% of ticket sales raising funds for Support Act.
Kicking off the tour, Perth psych rockers POND and Psychedelic Porn Crumpets are set to hit the Sunshine Coast and Sydney respectively. Indie pop faves San Cisco are heading to Brisbane’s famed Fortitude Music Hall and singer songwriter Ruby Fields will take to the stage in Melbourne.
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Australian rock outfit Ocean Alley are set to headline FLOODRAISER – a show at The Northern, Byron Bay on March 16 in response to the current flooding catastrophe on the Northern Rivers of NSW.
Tickets for the show and the raffle can be purchased here.
Joined by their pals Seaside and Pop Radio, the event will also see a major online raffle drawn where over $25k in prizes is up for grabs presented by Wandering Folk & Friends.
Teaming up with The Northern, Wandering Folk and Coopers, 100% of all money raised via the event and raffle will be donated to GIVIT and their NSW Flood Recovery Program. They are a national non-profit organisation matching generosity with genuine need. The money will be used to purchase essential items for people affected by the recent floods in New South Wales. Coopers will also be donating beer sales on the night.
The winners of all the raffle prizes will be drawn and announced live at the FLOODRAISER event. If you will not be there to collect in person you will be contacted by email on March 17th. You can tune in via Wandering Folk’s social stream on the evening to watch along and see if you’re one of the lucky prize winners!
Major prizes have been generously donated by:
Coopers, Crystalbrook Byron Bay, Hire a Kombi, In2the Wild, Mark Tuckey, Ocean Alley, Salty Cabins, Wandering Folk
Others include:
Afends, Azteca Margarita, Billy Bones, Birdie & Me, Brookie’s Gin, Cactus House Agency, Children of the Tribe, Clay Society, COMMA, Down the Rabbit Hole, Electric, Footies, Krystle Knight Jewellery, Lee Jeans, Mr Simple, Naked Wines, Nine Lives Bazaar, Olli Ella, Ottway the Label, Pargo, Rowie, Spell, Surf Dive ‘n’ Ski, Sunday Supply, Thrills, Trader Trove, Wrangler Australia
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The Chats – the greatest post-millennial punk-rock group in the world, hands down – unleash their first new tune of 2022. A fast, furious, 100-second blitz from punk heaven, ‘Struck By Lightning’ shows the Sunny Coast trio revitalized post- pandemic and toting a ripping new guitarist, Josh Hardy.
The single is the first since The Chats’ epic touring plans (including Coachella) were totally decimated with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. What promised to be a summer of career-affirming festival appearances with the biggest bands on the planet, turned into what might have been a torturous two years at home.
The Chats, though, were unperturbed by lockdowns. “It was actually great to have a bit of time, to be like, ‘All right, what’s our next move?’” says vocalist Eamon Sandwith. “Otherwise, who knows, we could’ve just had a bloody Oasis moment and self-destructed!
They’re also fatalistic about the departure of previous guitarist and addition of Josh Hardy of The Unknowns to the band. “The new bloke, Josh – he fucking rips, man! He’s been a good friend of ours for years. His band The Unknowns were the first band that were our age on the Sunny Coast – before we’d even formed The Chats. In the early days, they were a full-on rockabilly band, and he had the quiff. He’d comb his hair back and stuff, and we just thought he was the fucking coolest guy ever.”
The Chats have just this week been announced as support for Foo Fighters on their December Perth, Brisbane and Sydney shows. Until then, the trio are scheduled to resume their UK dates (from 2020), hit 30+ North American cities including Aftershock Festival and headline their own European jaunt.
Looks like the ol’ two stroke from Sunny Coast has officially roared back to life. Buckle up.
Known for his coastal folk sonic goodness, touring prestige and a laid back approach to life in his van, the name Jack Botts is rapidly cementing itself on the Australian conscious. Returning with his first taste of new music for 2022 with the adventurous and stick-in-your-head offering ‘Mine, Mine, Mine‘ today, Jack continues his quietly confident pursuit of the music world.
Unravelling his long-distance relationship throughout Covid, ‘Mine, Mine, Mine’ is lyrically cheeky and leans on a bluesy, groovy rhythm throughout. On the single, Jack shares:
“I’ve always wanted to write a track like ‘Mine, Mine, Mine’. It’s a little different to the genres and style of music I’d usually write, but it was a super fun one to bring to life. More of a ‘cheeky’ kind of approach to a story in terms of the writing, but musically, it was super cool to bring in a bit of a bluesy aspect and groove to front. It’s been really fun to try out and play live whilst on tour, and I’m super excited for it to be released!”
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JACK BOTTS
2022 EUROPE / UK TOUR
Tickets on sale now via: jackbotts.com
SUPPORT FOR ‘BACKSEAT HEARTBEAT’
“A smooth funky slice of sunshine that canters along at a high-stepping trot, tempered with an enthralling air of melancholy in the vocals.”
Backseat Mafia (UK)
Yamba-based artist Late Night Therapy has just revealed their enthralling debut single ‘Backseat Heartbeat’ – self-recorded/produced by the artist himself and co-mixed with Luke Million.
Beginning with adroit electronics and warm synthesisers, ‘Backseat Heartbeat’ is four minutes of heterogenous production, layered with motifs that float effortlessly through carefully crafted soundscapes. Strident guitars compliment the polyphonic sonority, while the graceful vocals guide the resonant melody above the mix, judiciously navigating the song’s memorable structure.
Late Night Therapy talks about the meaning behind ‘Backseat Heartbeat’:
“This release and the many tracks to follow come after a long journey of self-doubt that has left me with a huge backlog of music waiting for a chance to see the light of day. A problem with my hearing forced me to take an extended break from music. It took this break for me to gain the perspective needed to once again believe in my art.”
Late Night Therapy is the new musical project from Harry Suttor. Taking cues from influences such as Tame Impala, Daft Punk and RÜFÜS DU SOL, his combination of live instrumentation and the unbounded potentials of electronic production to create an organic, evolving sound that reflects the fundamentals of his song subjects. “The process of creating music late at night when there are no distractions, it’s quiet, dark and I can completely immerse myself in it has always been therapy for my state of mind. This is where the name ‘Late Night Therapy’ came from. Music is my outlet, it keeps me in the moment and leaves me fulfilled.”
In the coming weeks, Late Night Therapy will reveal an accompanying music video for ‘Backseat Heartbeat’.
‘Backseat Heartbeat’ is available worldwide now
LATE NIGHT THERAPY
‘BACKSEAT HEARTBEAT’ LAUNCH PARTY
SAT 9 APR | YAMBA GOLF CLUB, YAMBA VIC
FOLLOW LATE NIGHT THERAPY
‘…the raw power of the material and visceral intensity of the performance was – at times – breathtaking’ – The Telegraph (UK)
‘…a show like no other from a true once-in-a-generation song writing partnership’ – NME
CARNAGE is out now – listen here
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis today announce two shows at the iconic Hanging Rock in Victoria’s Macedon Ranges, performing on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 November. These limited capacity seated shows are presented by Always Live, Frontier Touring and Supersonic, and will be the first dates on their upcoming Australian Carnage Tour.
The VIC show news comes off the back of Cave & Ellis’ acclaimed 2021 album CARNAGE, as well as a run of phenomenal performances across the UK and Europe, and a current North American tour. Tickets are on sale Thursday 17 March (12pm local time) via frontiertouring.com/
Cave has already announced, via The Red Hand Files, that the full Australian Carnage Tour will run from mid-November to mid-December. Details on those shows will be announced soon. (**Media: please see contact below for any full tour enquiries.)
Also just announced, Andrew Dominik’s film This Much I Know To Be True featuring Nick Cave & Warren Ellis will be in cinemas worldwide on Wednesday 11 May, following its critically acclaimed world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival.
While Cave & Ellis have composed and recorded many soundtracks together, and Ellis is a long-term member of The Bad Seeds, CARNAGE is the first album of songs the pair have released.
Cave & Ellis’ creative chemistry is rooted in their long history of music making, both as collaborators and as individual artists. They first crossed paths in 1993, when Ellis played violin on several songs for the Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album, Let Love In, before going on to join the band as a full-time member. The two have also recorded as Grinderman, formed in 2006, and have composed and recorded numerous, film, TV and theatre soundtracks together.
Joining Nick and Warren at both shows is Courtney Barnett. In the hands of Courtney Barnett, fragments of everyday life become rich and riveting. A deft lyricist and virtuosic guitarist, she is an emblem of millennial wit and one of Australia’s most successful musical exports. Barnett is also a powerhouse live act, playing slots at festivals including Coachella, Bonnaroo, Governor’s Ball, Primavera, and Lollapalooza. In 2021, she released album Things Take Time, Take Time.
The shows are part of the ALWAYS LIVE program, a new state-wide celebration of contemporary live music supported by the Victorian Government through Visit Victoria. Ticketholders can also access further information regarding Hanging Rock travel, accommodation and other FAQ’s at www.hangingrockconcerts.com.
‘…an unexpected and powerful collection of songs from Cave and his long-term musical partner Warren Ellis…’ – The Age
‘Working together in a shared state of intuition, the two have never sounded quite so unfettered by expectation – either theirs or ours.’ – The Australian
NICK CAVE & WARREN ELLIS
With special guest Courtney Barnett
NOVEMBER 2022
Presented by ALWAYS LIVE, Frontier Touring and Supersonic
FRONTIER MEMBERS PRE-SALE
via frontiertouring.com/
Runs 24 hours from: Tuesday 15 March (12pm AEDT)
or until pre-sale allocation exhausted, visit website for more details
GENERAL PUBLIC ON SALE
Begins: Thursday 17 March (12pm local time)
Friday 25 November
Hanging Rock | Macedon Ranges, VIC
Licensed All Ages
Ticketmaster.com.au | T: 136 100
Saturday 26 November
Hanging Rock | Macedon Ranges, VIC
Licensed All Ages
Ticketmaster.com.au | T: 136 100
Patrons are advised to purchase tickets only through authorised ticket sellers. We cannot guarantee any ticket purchase made through any means other than the official ticketing agents listed on the Frontier website.
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Speaking on the release, Gold Fang says “Make It Snow is heavy in the Vybz Kartel and Popcaan region. For me that’s where most of my influence comes from – back home. We true to ourselves and true to our culture. We want people to dance and enjoy the flavours we bring to the table.” Danté Knows elaborates on the recording process, saying “Fang cooked up the track with Tom & Peter a night before showing it to me. Besides my verse, most of the song was already there before I even looked at it. My involvement consisted of suggesting breaks where I heard them & throwing down my verse. To me, ‘Make It Snow’ is our tribute to the darker sides of dancehall. The sonics bring me to a memory of loading a CD into my player and running an old [Vybz] Kartel or Mavado mixtape as a younger self.”
With the track comes an energetic music video, directed by The Sesh, who says of the visual “Fang, Danté and the whole team, all did an incredible job on this project. The shot of Fang performing out the car window was inspired by a scene in Christopher Nolan’s, ‘The Dark Knight’. ’Make it Snow’ has a sonic energy that is rare and ahead of its time.” Standing tall amongst dancehall and reggae counterparts including Vybz Kartel, WizKid and Popcaan, Gold Fang wraps up a masterful balance of cultural authenticity amongst a playful exterior. ‘Make It Snow’ rings true to his Trinidadian roots, combining speedy oscillating synths and melodic rap verses to captivate a unique and transcendent Caribbean flow.
‘Make It Snow’ follows Gold Fang’s recent debut two-track release ‘Light It’ and his collaboration with rapper Big Skeez on their anthemtic single ‘Where Yuh From’, which earned significant praise from outlets including Acclaim for their “melting pot of style”, hailed as “energy raising” by Purple Sneakers and “exhilarating, invigorating and relentless” by MTV amongst radio support from triple j, triple j Unearthed and FBi Radio.
‘Make It Snow ft. Danté Knows’ by Gold Fang is out now via NLV Records
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‘As the lights dimmed and the crowd roared, the Foo Fighters appeared before us, feeling like a sight for sore eyes in the wake of empty stages and cancelled tours. Frontman Dave Grohl walked around the stage, simply staring back at the crowd as we all wordlessly exchanged the sentiment that it had been far too long for such an event’ – Rolling Stone AU
Following incredible demand during pre-sale, a second and final Foo Fighters concert at AAMI Park has been added for Tuesday 6 December 2022.
Tickets for the original AAMI Park date on December 4 and the new show on December 6 will be available from 2pm local time this Thursday 10 March.
Pre-sale tickets for the original Melbourne date were exhausted in less than an hour, confirming once again Australia’s unadulterated love of Foo Fighters.
Just last Friday, Foo Fighters performed to an adoring crowd of 30,000 in Geelong, VIC as part of ALWAYS LIVE, with reviews unanimously declaring the show a triumph.
‘…it’s hard not to feel like we’ve just witnessed an historical event. Mother Nature may have brought the rain but the Foos came in even harder with their thunder.’ – NME
‘…a drought of stadium gigs was broken in the most emphatic fashion by Grohl and his band Foo Fighters, who turned in a superlative performance that will set the bar high for all other international acts to follow.’ – The Australian
Special guests for the December 6 show will be The Chats and Teenage Joans.
Sunshine Coast (QLD) ‘Smoko’ trio The Chats (Melbourne, Perth, Sydney + Brisbane) are one of Australia’s most exciting – and most fun – punk rock bands, with their notorious single going viral immediately upon release. They’ve toured with heavyweights Queens Of The Stone Age and Cosmic Psychos, selling out shows in AU, New Zealand, England, Scotland, and Europe.
After taking out the triple j unearthed high crown in 2020, Adelaide two-piece Teenage Joans (Perth + Melbourne) have gone from strength to strength, sharing stages with acts such as Violent Soho, Ruby Fields, Clowns, Amy Shark and more.
These will be the biggest rock shows of 2022. Act quickly to secure your tickets… dates will sell out, don’t miss out!
Tickets to all cities will go on sale Thursday 10 March via frontiertouring.com/
Foo Fighters are Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear and Rami Jaffee.
FOO FIGHTERS
With special guests
Presented by Frontier Touring, Triple M (AU) and The Rock (NZ)
GENERAL PUBLIC ON SALE
Begins: Thursday 10 March (times staggered, see below)
ALL SHOWS LICENSED ALL AGES
Wednesday 30 November
HBF Park | Perth, WA
Licensed All Ages
On sale: Thursday 10 March (2pm local time)
Ticketmaster.com.au | T: 136 100
With special guests The Chats + Teenage Joans
Sunday 4 December
AAMI Park | Melbourne, VIC
Licensed All Ages
On sale: Thursday 10 March (2pm local time)
Ticketek.com.au | T: 132 849
With special guests Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers + Hot Milk
Tuesday 6 December
NEW SHOW!
AAMI Park | Melbourne, VIC
Licensed All Ages
On sale: Thursday 10 March (2pm local time)
Ticketek.com.au | T: 132 849
With special guests The Chats + Teenage Joans
Saturday 10 December
Suncorp Stadium | Brisbane, QLD
Licensed All Ages
On sale: Thursday 10 March (5pm local time)
Ticketek.com.au | T: 132 849
With special guests The Chats + Hot Milk
Monday 12 December
Accor Stadium | Sydney, NSW
Licensed All Ages
On sale: Thursday 10 March (4pm local time)
Ticketek.com.au | T: 132 849
With special guests The Chats + Hot Milk
Thursday 15 December
Sky Stadium | Wellington, NZ
Licensed All Ages
On sale: Thursday 10 March (1pm local time)
Ticketek.co.nz | T: 0800 842 538
With special guests Amyl and The Sniffers + Dick Move
Saturday 17 December
Western Springs Stadium | Auckland, NZ
Licensed All Ages
On sale: Thursday 10 March (12pm local time)
Ticketmaster.co.nz | Ph: 0800 111 999
With special guests Amyl and The Sniffers + Dick Move
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Where are you currently based?
I am in Pitt Meadows! It’s a little farming community about an hour outside Vancouver.
How did you first start playing music?
I grew up loving to sing and perform in church choirs or piano recitals. I remember auditioning for a kids TV show once when I was 14 and being like “yeah, this is great. I think I could be good at this.” I just started writing, singing and playing shows in high school for fun and never really stopped. You get better with time. New opportunities are always coming up. I love telling my stories and connecting with people on such a personal level.
What’s been happening recently?
Recently, it’s been pretty busy and pretty awesome. I just released my new single “Take Me Back” and then the music video to follow. The music video was probably my favourite thing that I have gotten to do to date. Such a great crew and they really helped bring my vision to life. It’s just such a fun and happy video and projects what I’m all about.
Your latest single ‘Take Me Back’ is out now, what influenced the sound and songwriting?
It was when I was scrolling through Instagram one day and I was seeing all these posts captioned “Take Me Back.” The photo would be of them at the beach years back, or before they had kids or back when they were skinny (joke). That became the inspiration when writing the song.
How did this single come about?
I had played it lots at shows and online and it just became something that everyone would comment on as one of their favourite songs that I played. Since I loved it too it seemed obvious that I should record it and release it as the next single!
Where and when did you record/produce/master and who with?
I went to Calgary to record this one with Spencer Cheyne and Justin Kudding. I remember my first night there I was settling into my hotel in the city and I felt so homesick. The next day I was scheduled to start recording. On my drive to the studio I thought my GPS was broken because it was taking me down all these deserted gravel roads. I usually just show up wherever the producer tells me to go so I didn’t actually know what OCL Studios was going to look like. It ended up being in the middle of farm land and it felt so much like home. The rest of the week was amazing and the producers really brought the song to life.
Who are you listening to at the moment?
Right now…. I’m still listening to Evermore and Folklore by Taylor Swift!!! I know they’re technically kinda old, but these days I’m at home a lot more. It’s such a nice album to listen to while I bake in the kitchen or do other mundane tasks around the house.
What do you like to do away from music?
I’m usually down for just about anything. I love home reno projects, dinner with my husband, walks with the dogs, bingeing trashy TV with my best friend. Game nights are my favourite – tbh we played Settlers of Catan at my stagette (wild night).
What’s planned for 2022?
2022 is already flying by! My first EP is going to be released this spring which will be so cool to have a physical copy of something that I’ve created to share! I’ll also get to play a few shows around the nation and hopefully just have an all around rockin’ year!
Favourite food and place to hangout?
I LOVE almost all food. Steak, fries, veggies & dip… But I think my favourite would have to be a McDonalds double cheeseburger with extra pickles or those crappy Little Debbie’s Swiss Rolls. I’m a big homebody so I love being at my house. I also love summers at the family farm playing with my dogs in the field.
Website: www.danielleryanmusic.com
Twitter: @daniellemusic_
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Photography & Review: Lucas Packett @lucas.packett.photography
It’s been four years since Something For Kate have done a national headline tour, so tonight’s Echolalia x The Modern Medieval is not before time.
The first of four sold out shows at Melbourne’s iconic Forum Theatre, sees the band embark on a national headline tour of theatres across the country. Albeit this tour was scheduled for last year sometime, it has fallen victim to the perpetual (it seems) rescheduling that so many artists have been inflicted with. The past behind, it’s a new start to gigs and tonight’s show is no exception.
With no support act to warm the crowd , Something For Kate promptly graced the large Forum stage to embark on the first of two sets. The first set being the Echolalia album played in full. I don’t recall SFK having done this before (I could be wrong), so this was a treat. Playing all tracks from start to finish on the albums 20th (or now 21st) anniversary, and while being the fashion at present to perform anniversaries, this one was exceptional.
The second set consisted of predominantly new tunes from 2020’s The Modern Medieval along with a smattering of tracks from Desert Lights, Leave Your Soul To Science and The Official Fiction. Tracks from the new album sounded fresh, but with that SFK formula that works so well, including – All The Great Minds, Supercomputer and Situation Room, however Blue Bird was a notable omission.
As always SFK included a cover, this time Bowie’s Heroes and culminating with the punter favourite, Captain (Million Miles an Hour) lifted from Elsewhere For 8 Minutes.
So good to see a band with this level of longevity still producing great music, performed in a great room to multiple sell out crowds – long may you run.
