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SUPPORT FOR ‘NERVOUS BREAKDOWN’
“It’s timely and brilliant, and with plenty more on the way, we can’t help but feel this is going to be another decade lush with the charm and excitement of one of Australia’s best bands, ten years after their journey all started.”
– Pilerats (AUS)
Aussie indie legends Philadelphia Grand Jury have returned with their endearing new single ‘Nervous Breakdown’ – produced and mixed by frontman Simon Berckelman (The Internet, Lime Cordiale, Dune Rats) and mastered by Brian Lucey (The Black Keys, Lana Del Ray).
Dripping with their trademark charm, ‘Nervous Breakdown’ is two minutes and thirty seconds of soaring feel-good indie-rock. Opening with bouncing vocoder and driving bass, punctured by the captivating vocals of Berckelman, the track playfully weaves intricate guitar riffs and vibrant percussion, before the bridge hastens the track towards its satisfying conclusion.
Simon talks about the meaning behind ‘Nervous Breakdown’:
“Just to be clear, we wrote this song about a year ago, right when the world was heading full charge into oblivion without even realising it. Of course, it seems perfect for it to be coming out right now and I’m cool with that. I guess the song is a combo of that anxiety only being in love can really create and how that gets mixed up with everything else into a big old crazy blender. At the same time as getting it all off my chest, I can’t help but ask myself if it’s valid and if anyone else even has any interest in hearing about it? Am I simply lucky to have the time to be preoccupied with my own inner most feelings? Other people have to dig holes, drive buses, that kind of thing”.
The band’s debut album ‘Hope Is For Hopers’ reached No. 34 on the ARIA Album Charts and was nominated for a J Award. Single ‘Going to the Casino’ won an AIR award for ‘Best Independent Single or EP’, with triple j Unearthed awarding them a slot in 2009’s Big Day Out. This support continued with single ‘The Good News’ also coming in at No. 57 in the that year’s triple j’s Hottest 100, and a performance on the station’s iconic segment Like a Version.
In the live arena the trio have sold out multiple national headline tours and performed with contemporaries Franz Ferdinand, Manchester Orchestra, Megan Washington and Art vs Science, as well as playing world renowned festivals The Great Escape (UK), Live At Leeds (UK), Splendour in the Grass, Laneway Festival, Big Day Out and Falls Festival.
The trio’s releases have been widely embraced by Apple Music, NME (UK), Clash (UK), Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Telegraph, The Age, Channel V, Music Feeds, The Music and a host of others. They’ve also seen extensive support from Australian radio stations triple j, Double J, triple j Unearthed, FBi Radio and community radio.
In the coming weeks Philadelphia Grand Jury will announce new tour dates and reveal an accompanying music video for ‘Nervous Breakdown’.
‘Nervous Breakdown’ is available worldwide now through Normal People Making Hits
Click to stream ‘Nervous Breakdown’
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Western Australian singer songwriter Paige Valentine reveals her first single of 2020 with the stunning new track ‘Pure’ + live hometown launch
Paige Valentine is back with a stunning new single ‘Pure’, her first release for 2020. Co-written with renowned songwriter Matt Gresham and produced by The Money War’s Dylan Ollivierre, the song is a hauntingly soulful track that perfectly showcases Paige’s exquisite vocal range. “I think the real key has been writing from the heart,” says Paige of the single. “Letting my voice go where it wants to.”
Out today, ‘Pure’ marks an exciting new direction and style for the newly Fremantle-based musician, following a move away from her hometown of Margaret River. Opening with a sparsity that allows Paige’s exquisite vocals to take the floor, ‘Pure’ unfolds in gradual layers of synths, keys, and delicate harmonies, soundtracking an intimate and personal journey back to love.
“Pure was written on a winter’s afternoon while visiting my friend and fellow writer, Matt Gresham. I was beginning to witness a number of friends’ long term relationships being tested and drew a bit on personal experience, when two people who love each other seem to drift apart chasing different dreams, or going through hardships, or just generally changing as people. Matt already had the chords ready to go, I ad-libbed the first verse and chorus while he was playing guitar. We both knew we were onto something really special and something that really hit a nerve, Matt even asked if I wanted to continue writing it – it was intense. We finished the song half an hour later…vulnerable, personal, challenging songwriting. I went to Sydney and did some pre-production with Billy Otto, before returning to Fremantle and finishing the single with Dylan Ollivierre (The Money War). Pure is about trying to remember why you love someone and wanting to get back to that innocence of when you fell in love.” – Paige Valentine
Though still early in her career, accolades have started piling up for Paige, who is already a five-time WAM Award nominee and Vanda & Young International Song Competition finalist. Flattering as this may be, Valentine’s motivation is purely her music. To write the best songs she can, and deliver them with honesty and tenacity. Paige Valentine shows no signs of slowing down in 2020, with another single already in the works and hints of an EP on the way. To launch the release of ‘Pure’, Paige will be celebrating with a special intimate live hometown show at Feld & Co. A Tiny Spaces Event on Thursday 11 June.
Paige Valentine ‘Pure’ Single Launch
Thursday 11 June
Feld & Co. A Tiny Spaces Event
7.00-8.00pm AWST
Limited capacity of 40
Tickets $25 +BF
‘Pure’ is out now via AWAL
Spotify / iTunes / Apple Music
Bandcamp
‘Pure’ Credits
Recorded / Produced by Dylan Ollivierre
Mixed by Andy Lawson (Debaser)
Mastered by William Bowden
Today is the day. A red letter day. A red hot letter day. It is the day that Melbourne rockers, The Casanovas, release their new single ‘Red Hot’ and announce their forthcoming album ‘Reptilian Overlord’ – out August 28.
Last year, with a set of great new material, the re-tooled Casanovas hit the studio with iconic Oz rock producer Mark Opitz (AC/DC, The Angels, Cold Chisel, The Divinyls) to record a new album. The Casanovas provided the first taste from the upcoming album late last year when they released their first new music in over four years with popular single ‘Hollywood Riot’.
This new single ‘Red Hot’ proves to live up to its name, with James “The Hound Dog” Young, owner of the iconic Cherry Bar in the boys’ hometown calling ‘Red Hot’ “another scorcher”. “It’s like they’ve captured all my favourite rock acts – Cheap Trick, Stones, Kiss, ZZ Top & AC/DC, and crammed them all into their own jar of Vegemite” he proclaims.
The Casanovas will launch the single this Saturday Night at 8PM (AEST), with a live-streamed performance from Melbourne venue Musicland. Details here.
‘Red Hot’ revels in everything that fans have come to know and love about The Casanovas, and it shows the impact of Opitz, who was involved in many of the band’s favourite albums like Powerage and Face To Face. As Casanovas bassist Damo Campbell says, “Mark is the master at miking for great guitar tones. He definitely brought some of those techniques into our sessions… It was also pretty inspiring to be in the studio hearing some of Mark’s stories of some of the great rock bands he has worked with over his career.”
Singer/guitarist Tommy Boyce credits legendary Brit blues rockers Free as an influence on ‘Red Hot’. Free’s rock-solid, soulful groove had a huge influence on Tommy during the writing of this song. “I was enjoying those big riffs that have heaps of space in between chords,” says Tommy. “That kind of tough, unhurried swagger.”
Swagger is something that these guys have in spades. Although they got caught up in the early 21st-century rock mania, The Casanovas always had deeper roots and a natural ease. Hailing from the Live Rock’n’Roll Capital of the Universe – Melbourne – The Casanovas were a merging of two great local traditions –punk rock’n’roll and Oz Rock – and they had a twinkle in their eye and brought a youthful freshness to both when they appeared at the start of the century.
‘Red Hot’ is available on all platforms now, along with its B-Side, ‘St Kilda is Fucked’, a heartfelt (albeit cheeky) denunciation of the one-time jewel of Melbourne’s South; once a rock’n’roll haven, now gentrified. It’s not going to win them any new fans in their old stomping ground but might raise a smile amongst some of their old ones.
‘Red Hot’ is out today and available here:
The Casanovas’ 5th studio album Reptilian Overlord is out August 28 and is now available to pre-order on all formats including limited edition reptilian green vinyl and CD here.
The Casanovas launch ‘Red Hot’ this Saturday Night, June 6 at 8PM (AEST), with a live-streamed performance from Melbourne venue Musicland. Details here.
www.facebook.com/thecasanovas.
This is it, folks – The Angels 2020. 44 years after their first release, The Angels have released their new EP, Under The Stone. Their first new material in six years, this is a band that’s still raging with the energy and intensity of an act that’s just starting out.
Under The Stone is classic Angels, the band that Jimmy Barnes said “changed Australian music forever”. There are few more glorious sounds in Australian music than the blistering guitar attack of the Brewster brothers.
The title track ‘Under The Stone’ came to The Angels’ Rick Brewster in a dream, “I’d been messing around with a number of slower tunes and felt the urge to write a full-on riff-based track,” he explains. “It was one of those ‘wake up in the middle of the night, I’ve got to record this riff before I forget it’ episodes.”
Under The Stone shows many sides to The Angels, it’s not all about their classic guitar sound. Drummer Nick Norton assumes lead vocal duties on two tracks – ‘Escape’ and ‘Leaders of Men’ – and ‘Heart to Heart’ is “an unashamed nod to Pink Floyd”. With a powerful vocal by Dave Gleeson, it’s a moving song about child sexual abuse and the innocent victims that are left behind.
‘Escape’ resonates with the crazy times we find ourselves in. “I wrote ‘Escape’ years ago, not as a pandemic lament but as a tale of world weariness,” Nick explains. He imagined the song would be classic Angels: riff-driven hard rock. But it took a surprising left turn with John responsible for the music and became “perhaps more Bob Dylan than Angels”.
Then there’s the epic celebration of the history of blues and rock, ‘Blue Blood’, which the Brewster Brothers wrote with former Guns N’ Roses manager Alan Niven. It’s no surprise that Niven is a fan, with Axl Rose on record as saying, “one of the main reasons this band [Guns N’ Roses] got together was a song called ‘Take A Long Line’”.
Under The Stone shows that The Angels remain a potent force. Live on stage. And on record. Under the glitter. Under the Stone.
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Stray is a change of pace – a wash of attacking guitar, unexpected cross-cutting drums and a contemplation of suburban life, anchored by an insistent post-punk bassline. It finds a place on the sonic spectrum between My Bloody Valentine and Shellac, was recorded by the band and mixed and mastered by Wayne Connolly (Amy Shark, Matt Corby).
The video is a study of small details, finding interest in minutiae. Watch the video here.
A spectacular two-day digital music festival experience, bringing together the planet’s biggest names in electronic dance music and the world’s best technology in 3D design, video production and special effects.
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Watch the full trailer here –
TUESDAY JUNE 9 – 8PM AEST
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Aussie Folk rocker & story teller William Crighton has rounded up an impressive array of artists to join him for a special live Campfire session, in aid of raising funds for much loved and respected Elder & traditional dancer Jungala (Tracker Pete).
Jungala has performed across many music festivals and community events, but after a serious health issue his musical friends have stepped in to help give back to the man who has given so much to others. Says William, “Jungala is a real inspirational fella. He recently lost his leg and needs some funds for a prosthetic leg and rehab. All of these beautiful friends have put up their hands and it’s going to be a very special night.”
US Country rocker Lukas Nelson, who bonded with Jungala at Byron Bay Bluesfest, says “Jungala is my good friend and soul brother.. may the great spirit carry him forward after this challenge in love and many blessings!“
Streaming live from 8PM AEST Tuesday June 9 on his Facebook page (facebook.com/williamcrightonmusic), Crighton’s Campfire session will see him joined by friends near & far, featuring:
ALLARA
AMY MONTGOMERY (IRE)
ANDY ABRA
ANTHONY LOGERFO (US)
THE BASICS
BEANS ON TOAST (UK)
BEN SALTER
CLAIRE ANNE TAYLOR
CODA CHROMA
THE DAWN OF MAY
DRMNGNOW
FANNY LUMSDEN
HENRY WAGONS
IRISH MYTHEN (IRE)
JEFF LANG
KIM CHURCHILL
LUKAS NELSON (US)
MAGPIE DIARIES
MELODY POOL
MISSY HIGGINS
RENE LAVICE (UK)
STEVE SMYTH
TERRA LIGHTFOOT (CAN)
TRAVIS COLLINS
WILLIAM BARTON
WILLIAM & JULIEANNE CRIGHTON
***Donations on the night can be made here
CRIGHTON CAMPFIRE SESSION – TUESDAY JUNE 9 – 8PM AEST
https://www.facebook.com/williamcrightonmusic/
Like many organisations in the creative industries, Open House Melbourne is making dramatic adjustments to the Open House Melbourne Weekend announced for Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 July in addition to July programming.
The 2020 program will not open the physical doors to the city’s most significant buildings, but instead it will unlock the incredible enthusiasm, creativity and knowledge of many building hosts, architects and designers who support the program year-on-year. 2020 will be a time for reflection, for contemplation, and for reimagining our city.
“It is an opportunity to ensure that the next generation of construction and of protection of our built environment centres around good design principles – providing long term financial value, protection of our precious environment, supportive of our needs, whilst creating inspiring and cherished spaces for us all to work and live in. Good design always needs to be an intrinsic part of all our built environment decisions,” says Tim Leslie, Interim Co-Executive Director of Open House Melbourne.
The digital program will engage online audiences in architecture and design events leading up to a hive of activity during the Open House Weekend.
The program elements will include streamed live talks and presentations, including annual highlights like the Speaker Series, where a number of experts present their design process behind built outcomes, and the Heritage Address – a thought-provoking look at the role heritage plays in our cities presented in collaboration with the Heritage Council of Victoria.
The highlight of the 2020 digital Weekend will be the immersive experiences embedded throughout a program of virtual building tours. Special programming at return sites like Australian Tapestry Workshop, Jack’s Magazine, Villa Alba Museum and Waller House and more will be revealed in an exciting announcement that will reimagine some of the city’s much-loved heritage buildings.
The full program of buildings and digital events will be announced in July. Expect some familiar faces and hard to reach places.
A predominantly digital Open House Melbourne experience provides a unique opportunity to do things differently; to engage with new collaborators and reach new audiences – no longer subject to large crowds, queues or inclement weather. In fact, the digital program will provide greater access and larger audiences to spaces once limited by opening hours, groups sizes or security concerns.
Open House Melbourne 2020 is a chance to experience the city from anywhere across Victoria, or around the world. It is a wonderful opportunity to share and celebrate one of the world’s most liveable cities.
Open House Melbourne is an independent organisation that fosters public appreciation for architecture and public engagement in design in the built environment. We exist because we believe a more engaged public will result in better design outcomes for our buildings, our streets and our cities. We are registered as a charity (as Melbourne Open House Inc) with the Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission ABN 68295482310, we are part of the Open House Worldwide network, and we are an initiative of the Committee for Melbourne Future Focus Leadership Program.
Image caption: Open House Weekend, 2019. Photographed by Nick Bebbington.
www.openhousemelbourne.org @openhousemelb
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