PRAISE FOR ‘MILK IN MY BOWL’

“Nourishing stomp-down from this duo! Bootleg Rascal are on a roll in 2020.”
Dave Ruby Howe – triple j Unearthed (AUS)

“Bootleg Rascal continue their reign with new single, Milk In My Bowl.”
Pilerats (AUS)

Added to Spotify’s ‘New Music Friday (AU/NZ)’ and ‘Indie Arrivals’ playlists

Bootleg Rascal have just unveiled ‘Milk In My Bowl’ – another taste from their forthcoming staggered EP titled ‘Collaborations of Very Isolated Delinquents “19’ – produced by the band themselves, Ian Pritchett (Boo Seeka, Kim Churchill, Angus and Julia Stone), and Simon Dobson (Little May, STUPID BABY).

‘Milk In My Bowl’ is another shining example of the duo’s ability to push sonic boundaries, while simultaneously delivering on a cohesive sound that is their own. The track consistently maintains its groove-laden pace, before shifting into a slow building bridge that gradually melds the front half of the arrangement with the latter.

Front man Carlos Lara describes the creative process behind the track:

“’Milk In My Bowl’ was another great opportunity for us to experiment with our sound and give something different back to fans. Over the last twelve months, we’ve constantly been pushing the envelope sonically and it’s the most fun we’ve ever had writing and releasing music. The lyrical content matter follows on from ‘We Independent’, where we had removed ourselves from a toxic situation. This account further highlights the realisation that we’re so much better off, and in a way it’s us saying our peace and moving forward”.

After restrictions imposed by the Australian government, the band were forced to reschedule their East Coast capital city shows to mid-late September 2020, while their performance at Big Pineapple Music Festival has been moved to Saturday 21 November.

Since their mid-2013 inception, Bootleg Rascal have released a slew of singles, an EP and two albums, all warmly received by critics and fans around the world, with support from the likes of NME, The Line of Best Fit, Clash Magazine, Pilerats and Wonderland Magazine. Multiple tracks have been added to Spotify and Apple Music playlists, high rotation on triple j and they’ve performed on the station’s esteemed ‘Like a Version’ segment.

The band have continually traversed the globe playing multiple sold out headline shows in France, UK, Holland, Germany, New Zealand and Australia, and performed sold out shows in the USA. They’ve also regularly appeared on major Australian festivals including Falls Festival, The Big Pineapple Festival, Lost Paradise, Hills are Alive, Festival of the Sun and Party in the Paddock.

‘Milk In My Bowl’ is out Friday June 26

Click to stream ‘Milk In My Bowl’

 BOOTLEG RASCAL
RESCHEDULED TOUR DATES

Tickets on-sale now via www.bootlegrascal.com

FRI 18 SEP | HOWLER, MELBOURNE VIC
w/ SCABZ
FRI 25 SEP | MARRICKVILLE BOWLS CLUB, SYDNEY NSW
w/ SCABZ
SAT 26 SEP | WOOLLY MAMMOTH, BRISBANE QLD
w/ SCABZ
SAT 21 NOV | BIG PINEAPPLE MUSIC FESTIVAL, SUNSHINE COAST QLD
w/ Hilltop Hoods and DUNE RATS

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Saturday July 4 2020, almost 20 years after the first edition of the succesful dance event Sensation, the renewed concept Beyond Sensation by event organization ID&T should have taken place in the Johan Cruijff ArenA. Like almost all events this summer, Beyond Sensation can’t happen this year so it will be moved to July 3rd 2021. However, ID&T wouldn’t be ID&T if no creative alternative were devised to provide the fans with an unforgettable experience anyway. The ‘Monument of Light’ show will illuminate the Johan Cruijff ArenA and will be captured in a breathtaking livestream that can be viewed from all over the world.

“With this show, we pay tribute to everyone who has kept their spirits up during the lockdown and, above all, to encourage them to celebrate life in full glory again soon. After darkness, comes light. With this fact in mind, ‘Monument of Light’ was born. The show is a creative translation of Sensation, where artistic experience and entertainment have been at the forefront for decades”, says organizer Eric Keijer.

The show starts at 11PM CEST and can be viewed from all over the world via www.sensation.com. The spectacle flows seamlessly into a special 2-hour set by Sunnery James &  Ryan Marciano, which fits perfectly with Sensation’s story line.

INFO ‘Monument of Light’ Date: July 4, 2020 Starts at 11 PM CEST View via Sensation

About Sensation: Sensation was established in 2000 by ID&T founder Duncan Stutterheim. The first edition of Sensation White took place in 2001, in which everyone came to party dressed in white. After that, Sensation Amsterdam sold out every year with more than 40.000 visitors. The unique shows and collaborations with world famous artists such as Tiësto, Martin Garrix, Armin van Buuren and Swedish House Mafia made the event a major international success. Sensation celebrated successes in dozens of  countries across five continents and was therefore entitled “The World’s Leading Dance Event”. About ID&T: ID&T was established in 1992 and organises around 80 events a year.  Part of the ID&T group are companies including b2s, ID&T Events, Q-Dance, Monumental (Awakenings), Air Events, Art of Dance and VD Events and events such as Mysteryland, Amsterdam Open Air, Milkshake, Vunzige Deuntjes, Thunderdome, Defqon.1 Weekend Festival, Awakenings, Decibel Outdoor, and Masters of Hardcore. ID&T reaches roughly 1.5 million visitors a year with her events. Part of the ID&T group are also Platinum Agency and Most Wanted DJ-Agency, the two biggest hard dance agencies in the world, and management company Headliner Entertainment.

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NPL (Non Profit Label) set up by Grego G, Stephane Ghenacia and Alex Garcia has released a 90 track compilation featuring music from Sven Väth, Kerri Chandler, Solomun, Archie Hamilton and many more.

100% of the profits of Giving Compilation #1 will be donated to Food For Ibiza, offering much-needed support to the people that call the island home year-round.

Giving Compilation #1
NPL (Non Profit Label) 
€15
Out now on Bandcamp
HERE 
Rest of stream & download platforms from next week

Stephane Ghenacia – “As residents of Ibiza we have seen and felt the struggles of many including close friends during the winter months which can be especially tough. Particularly in the face of Coronavirus and the forward facing effects it will have on the summer season of 2020. Some families would not survive without Food For Ibiza. When I was approached about this project there was no hesitation to be involved. This beautiful island has given us so much to be thankful for and I’m always looking for ways to give back. We’re all really pleased with how many figureheads of the Ibiza scene came forward to donate music for this very special and much needed initiative” 

Hello friends.

We live in Ibiza and deeply love our island!

Just a couple of weeks into the quarantine Grego G suggested the idea of joining the love we have for the music and the time we currently spend staying physically distant from each other, to come virtually closer around a common project.

Stephane Ghenacia and Alex Garcia loved the idea and joined forces to take advantage lock-down situation to help people, despite the distance.

Coming together in these times of trouble allows us to keep a social link, adding humanity to this never foreseen situation.

We have decided to help the FOOD FOR IBIZA organisation, which does a remarkable job supporting the families who face difficulties in Ibiza.

For many different reasons, this island means a lot to us; therefore, we care a lot for its inhabitants.

The people who work and live here contribute to preserving the exceptional and unique identity of Ibiza. The Ibiza people and kids are the future of this magical island, so we have to take care of them. We have created a Non-Profit Label exclusively dedicated to this cause and project, and all the profits will be donated to the FOOD FOR IBIZA association.

The principle is simple: unite as many artists as possible to create music and create a direct beneficial impact in the community.

We thought to start with forty artist and the list just got bigger and bigger. 
 Here are the names. Each artist has contributed by offering one production.

2Vilas, Afterall, Alffie, Alisson, Archie Hamilton, Ark, Atree, Aquarius Heaven, Basic Human Taste, Ben Balance, Billy Ray Valmont & the Shadow Sisters, [øne+1] & Camilo Gil, Cesar Merveille, Dam Paul & Kyko, Damien Almira, Dan Ghenacia, Dani Casarano. Feat Carlos Morales, David Duriez, Davina Moss and Noble North, Dj Yellow, Djebali, Eliptica, Emine & Melkart, Fe-De & GREGO G, Felipe Valenzuela, Flash Grab Road, Funk E, Gab Jr, Guillermo Jamas, Howl Ensemble, Ilidja Rudman, Feat. Andre Espeut, Invisble G, Iwou, Jamie Jones, Jason Glanville, Jef K & iIyes, Jeremy Weeks, Jermann, Jonny Rock, Josh Baker, Kerri Chandler, Leo Pol, Loquace, Luca Cazal, Marcelo Cura & N.O.X, Makelidey, Mancini, Marcelo Tag, Marius, Marrian, Miki, MBG, Mikolai, Molly, Monkey Nenufar (Ben Vedren & Leiris), Moogly MR.C, Nacho Bolognani, Neverdogs, N-Gynn, Nima Gorji Feat. Mme Tina, Olivier Romero, Paolo driver / Roby j, Pit Spector, Pola, Politics Of Dancing, Ramona Yacef, Randaru, Rich Nxt, Richy Ahmed, Robert James, Sakovalto, Seuil, Solomun, Soundub, Stephane, The Supermen Lovers, Sven Väth, Sweely, Terence:Terry, Thomas Roland & Tarek Charbonnier, Tolga Fidan, Tom Akman, Traumer, Verrina & Ventura, Victor Petroi, Who, Yakine, Yamen & Eda.

Our music is a source of sharing happiness; it will also be a source of solidarity. Stay safe and see you soon on the magic island!

Enjoy the spectacular two-day digital music festival experience together with friends of all ages and places 

Music fans across the globe can start planning their full day/weekend entertainment experience at Tomorrowland Around the World, the digital festival. After releasing its full line-up earlier this week and giving the People of Tomorrow a first exclusive sneak preview into the dazzling new Tomorrowland location it has been crafting over the past few months, tickets for the two-day digital music festival experience are now available as of today, 15:00 CEST via tomorrowland.com – welcoming everyone from all corners of the world, for one weekend only. Tomorrowland offers several options for tickets: a day ticket costs €12.50, while a weekend ticket costs €20.00 and includes a week of video-on-demand content to relive the entire experience. Special Home Party and People of Tomorrow Packages give friends of all ages and places the opportunity to make their experience even more special and enjoy this unique event together. Everyone from all over the world is able to buy a ticket, and the ticket sale will continue until the day of the start of the digital festival. Tomorrowland Around the World will take place on Saturday July 25 and Sunday July 26 2020 between 16h00–01h00 CEST, bringing together more than 60 of the planet’s biggest names in electronic dance music on 8 different stages and the world’s best technology in 3D design, video production and special effects. Confirmed to be part of this astonishing digital festival are world-class artists Adam Beyer, Amelie Lens, Armin van Buuren, Charlotte de Witte, David Guetta, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Kölsch, Lost Frequencies, Martin Garrix, Paul Kalkbrenner, Steve Aoki, Tale of Us, Tiësto, Timmy Trumpet and many more. Tickets to this magnificent new world are available as of today, 15:00 CEST via tomorrowland.com. A weekend ticket (€20.00) gives you access to Tomorrowland Around the World on both days, allowing people to fully immerse themselves in the unique experience. It also includes 1 access code to the Relive platform on tomorrowland.com, where fans can enjoy all the wonderful performances again for one week – available between July 27 and August 2. A day ticket (€12.50) gives you access on either Saturday or Sunday, access to the Relive platform is not included. The People of Tomorrow are invited to experience and celebrate this unique event together with their music-loving friends. Tomorrowland offers groups of friends around the world a lot of different specially curated options to throw the ultimate party at home, including several really cool Home Party and People of Tomorrow Packages that will definitely bring home entertainment to the next level. The Home Party and People of Tomorrow Packages have been carefully put together, offering a bunch of special Tomorrowland gadgets such as the exclusive Tomorrowland Bracelet and event poster – Around the World edition, the limited-edition Tomorrowland x JBL Flip 5 Speaker, the official Tomorrowland flag, Tomorrowland LED cups and bottle openers, foam LED sticks, confetti poppers and the Tomorrowland card game. Each Home Party Package also includes 5 access codes to the Relive platform to keep the home party going by reliving all performances again for one week after the digital festival. Dressing up with your best festival outfit, putting up tents in your back garden to create your own DreamVille, setting up a big screen, inviting your beloved ones for a nice barbecue with music and an amazing festival experience, decorating your balcony or throwing a party in your living room – Tomorrowland Around the World, the digital festival, is all about uniting through the power of music in a responsible and safe way. Tomorrowland hopes that hundreds of thousands of people will unite in a responsible way with small Tomorrowland gatherings at people’s homes – from Canada to Australia, from Japan to Brazil and everywhere in between. Especially during the weekend where normally Tomorrowland Belgium would take place, the People of Tomorrow truly have the power to unite the world. Tomorrowland is using the world’s best technology in 3D design, video production, gaming and special effects to bring together 8 different stages with a stellar line-up of the most prominent artists in dance music, all of them premiering brand new music and video content to be discovered exclusively on tomorrowland.com over the course of the weekend.

Tomorrowland Around the World, the digital festival •    Saturday July 25 and Sunday July 26, 2020. •    Between 16h00–01h00 CEST. •    ‘Time-zone-friendly’ for visitors from Asia and North and South America. •    Open for people of all ages and places. •    Accessible exclusively on tomorrowland.com. •    Ticket sales start on Thursday June 18, 15:00 CEST via tomorrowland.com. •    Everyone from all over the world is able to buy a ticket, and the ticket sale will continue until the day of the start of the digital festival. •    Day ticket costs €12.50. •    Weekend ticket costs €20.00 and includes a week of video-on-demand content to relive the entire experience. •    Special People of Tomorrow packages and Home Party packages are available. More info can be found here. •    Info and updates: tomorrowland.com •    Please find Tomorrowland images here.

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“ambitious and creatively engaging yet jam-packed with melodic hooks and sunny grooves” – Mixdown Magazine

“the psych-rock sextet are on a seemingly endless ascent to the peak of their creative vision” – Music Feeds

“among the top echelon of Australian rock bands” – Newcastle Herald

Beloved Aussie songwriters Ocean Alley are stoked to release their long-awaited third album Lonely Diamond today, and have revealed it will be accompanied by a 12-track visualiser set to premiere this Sunday on YouTube (7pm AEST) with the band jumping online for a live chat. The band also announced a new ‘cloudy’ vinyl variant to celebrate release day, which can be purchased from select indie record stores today.

Stream/Purchase the album here. Tickets to their 2021 tour on sale now from oceanalley.com.au.

The masters of groove wrote and recorded the highly-anticipated follow-up to 2018’s Chiaroscuro over 18 months, and discussing the expectation they felt to deliver on this record, Ocean Alley shared “The pressure was immense for the band but also for each of us individually. We had never been so exposed to critique like that before and it’s not something we ever expected to experience when we started doing this. At times we all felt a bit out of control but it was important for us to go through it together so we can back each other up.”

The band chronicled Lonely Diamond’s conception and progression with their Constructing The Diamond video series which gave a behind-the-scenes look into their studio jam sessions, featuring previously released singles ‘Stained Glass‘, ‘Infinity‘, ‘Tombstone‘ and ‘Hot Chicken‘, as well as previewing album highlights such as ‘Way Down’ and ‘All Worn Out.’ While much of Ocean Alley’s allure stems from their cruisey, laid-back swagger, the core themes of the album provide a darker snapshot of the impact that life on the road can have, exploring feelings of escapism and isolation.

“We had a pretty hectic touring schedule and spent a lot of time travelling which made us feel isolated at times. That constant pressure to perform whilst also managing things back home took a toll differently on us all. For us, music is a way to escape those feelings and doing it together has really reinforced how important it is to lean on each other when we have to. Music is our way of unwinding and helps remind ourselves to have fun and enjoy life. Music has a special way of doing that.”

They continued, “Mental health can be a touchy subject but it shouldn’t be. Because we are very open with each other, that helps dissolve strong feelings and allows us to move forward together. The first step in breaking down barriers with other people is breaking down those barriers within yourself and realising that no one is perfect and everyone has bad days. When you can love and support yourself, then you are in the perfect position to care for and support others.”

Ocean Alley are long-time supporters of community groups that advocate the importance of mental health, foster support networks and provide programs or tools that aid disadvantaged youth and people with disability. They work with and support One Eighty, Cerebral Palsy Alliance and Support Act.

Produced by long-time collaborator Callum Howell at the idyllic Grove Studios (built by INXS’ Garry Gary Beers), Lonely Diamond has been awarded triple j’s coveted Feature Album and The Music’s Album of the Week, with NME Australia praising their “most ambitious record”, describing it “a rich, expansive universe brimming with a kind of electricity that’ll make for huge on-stage moments.” It follows the success of Ocean Alley’s acclaimed second full-length LP Chiaroscuro which propelled the band into national prominence and saw them sell 25,000 tickets over 15 sold out shows that year in Australia alone – culminating with their ARIA nominated, double platinum-selling single ‘Confidence’ taking out #1 in triple j’s Hottest 100 of 2018. Their breakthrough year was backed-up with 30 sold out shows around the world in 2019, plus major festival appearances at Reading & Leeds Festival (UK), Splendour In The Grass (AUS), Sziget (HU), BottleRock (US) and more, with the band amassing more than 260 million streams to date.

OCEAN ALLEY – LONELY DIAMOND [LP]
Available now from oceanalley.com.au

Lonely Diamond track list:
1. Dahlia
2. Tombstone
3. Way Down
4. Infinity
5. Up In There
6. All Worn Out
7. Stained Glass
8. Lonely Diamond
9. Wet Dreams
10. Hot Chicken
11. Puesta de Sol
12. Luna

OCEAN ALLEY
AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2021
with Psychedelic Porn Crumpets & Dulcie
Tickets on sale now from oceanalley.com.au

Saturday 6 February – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney SOLD OUT
Sunday 7 February – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
Friday 12 February – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane SOLD OUT
Saturday 13 February – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
Friday 5 March – Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth
Friday 12 March – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide
Wednesday 24 March – Melbourne Arena, Melbourne

Presented by triple j, Lonely Lands Agency & UNIFIED Music Group

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Box Hill Institute and City of Melbourne present: Music Industry Mentoring Edge (MIME)

A new mentorship program for start-up music businesses and emerging industry professionals

Introducing Music Industry Mentoring Edge (MIME): a unique and innovative, first of its kind in Australia mentoring program designed to support career progression, knowledge and connections for emerging to mid-level career music industry professionals in Melbourne and surrounding areas.

Presented and supported in partnership with Box Hill Institute and City of Melbourne, the inaugural program will deliver bespoke support to start-up businesses and industry professionals through a dedicated program of workshops, master-classes and one-on-one extended mentorship. The inaugural program will be backed by Box Hill Institute’s New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS) funded by the Department of Education, Skills and Employment in an industry-first program tailored specifically to support music businesses.

Confirmed speakers include self-managed and major label artist and songwriter Olympia, Ariel Blum (Producer & Artist), Merida Sussex (Box Hill Institute, Tremoverse Records and Stolen Recordings, Merlin Network), Wenona Lok (Asia Pop Fest), Peter Luscombe (Musical Director RockWiz & Musician) and Nathan Bird (Artists, Birdz).
All successful business owners in their own right, the speakers represent a wide variety of positions across the music industry and show exemplary standards, work ethics and innovative global outlooks. The speakers look forward to sharing these insights with the NEIS applicants.

Chair of the City of Melbourne Arts, Culture and Heritage portfolio, Councillor Rohan Leppert, said council was excited to partner with Box Hill Institute to deliver this new unique mentoring program to develop Melbourne’s talented local music industry.

 “Melbourne’s diverse music scene is world-renowned,” Cr Leppert said.

“It’s important that we continue to foster the growth of our local music industry and entrepreneurs. Through the City of Melbourne Music Plan, our investment in MIME will open a new set  of opportunities for local music businesses to grow and make their mark on Australia and the world.”

Eligible candidates of the MIME program will be offered free, music-specific business training and mentor support for up to 12-months, culminating in the develop a personalised Business Plan that demonstrates the viability of their business concept as part of the NEIS program. The Business Plan can then be used to grant access for eligible participants to NEIS’ New Business Assistance, a Commonwealth funded financial assistance scheme offering support to business start-ups, for up to 39 weeks. This will be delivered through a 5-day workshop series, followed by a 5-week mentoring program through online platform Mentorloop who will act as a connection platform for MIME participants to enable networking, collaboration and knowledge sharing. The platform will also allow program managers to monitor individual progress and evaluate the overall program’s success.

Box Hill Institute and City of Melbourne
Music Industry Mentoring Edge (MIME) Key Dates
EOI’s open from Wednesday 17 – Friday 2 July 2020

All participants will be required to be available between the 8-15 July 2020
For more information and apply for MIME here: www.boxhill.edu.au/partnerships/music-industry-mentoring-edge/

Wednesday 8 July: Keynote + Panel + Q&A
Keynote: Olympia (self-managed artist)
Panel: Olympia, Ariel Blum, Merida Sussex, Peter Luscombe, Wenona Lok, Nathan Bird (Birdz)

Workshops
Thursday 9 July: NEIS Program Workshops
Monday 13 July: NEIS Program/developing your business strategy
Tuesday 14 July: NEIS Program/developing your business strategy
Wednesday 15 July: NEIS Program/developing your business strategy
Monday 20 July – Monday 31 August: Mentorloop

Box Hill Institute website: www.boxhill.edu.au/
City of Melbourne website: melbourne.vic.gov.au/music
Information on the NEIS Program: www.employment.gov.au/who-can-participate-new-business-assistance-neis

Follow ABRACADABRA on Twitch & Tune In Friday!

A 3-day Virtual Festival for Bye Bye Plastic, June 19th-21st LIVE on Twitch

ABRACADABRA & BLOND:ISH are also giving away 1 Bitcoin (worth around $9,500 at the time of announce) to a lucky winner 

Hey presto, ABRACADABRA, the magic movement conjured up by Vivie-Ann Bakos aka BLOND:ISH and Liana Hillison, brings you music, magic, self love and sustainability roundtables in a festival to benefit Bye Bye Plastic Foundation. Get ready to depart; you are about to choose your own adventure…

What’s up their sleeve? Not just a highly curated mix of mindblowing sounds from Diplo, Nahko (Live), Nightmares on Wax, BLOND:ISH, Themba, Lunar Disco; not just magic from mentalist/illusionists; but an embodiment of our best possible selves, mirrored through self love, brain games, yoga, 3D sound exploration, meditation and more (‘The Class’’ Taryn Toomey and Jai Dev Singh will also feature)… with surprises to keep your inner child alive.

‘ABRA is all about creating your own reality, because magic is everywhere!’ 

Always forward thinking, ABRACADABRA is one of the first electronic music brands to run single-use plastic free events. Since 2017, their vibes have throbbed in Tulum, Tomorrowland, and Mykonos… Now they’re adapting their craft of putting on legendary parties in paradise and shifting to our current world; ABRA TV provides a one stop show to support artists and creatives, providing a space for them to connect and create magic with their talents and passions, ‘all around our beloved music, the glue that brings us all together.’

ABRACADABRA Virtual Festival has partnered with Bye Bye Plastic Foundation, the grass roots organisation on track to remove single-use plastic from the music industry by 2025. BBP, dreamed into being and led by Vivie-Ann, has inspired thousands of DJs and event promoters to join the #plasticfreeparty mission with their ‘Eco Rider’, onsite activations, beach cleans, and innovative research since launching in 2018. BBP officially became a Foundation in January 2020, and have partnered and consulted with industry giants such as International Music Summit (IMS) & SXM Festival and led sustainability panels at ADE Green, IMS, Brighton Music Conference and beyond.

Bye Bye Plastic will host experts and brands like Mogu’s Maurizio Montalti (‘Mycelium Magic’) and industry trailblazers like Elektrik Fantasy Festival and Ultra Music Festival (‘Miami’s Sustainable Party Fairies’) to thrash out new ideas and set a path for sustainable raving.

This is only the beginning for this adventure, as the channel will be developing into something increasingly inclusive. ABRACADABRA TV will be a hub to show you magic exists and show you how to create it in your own life so you can spread it far and wide.  ‘We’re starting with this festival, and the channel will constantly be evolving, and we’ll be inviting our community to share their own passions with us and each other.’

And! To celebrate its first virtual festival and to give back to the community ABRACADABRA is giving 1 Bitcoin and lifetime subscriptions to ABRA TV on Twitch to a group of lucky friends. To enter the contest, Instagram users can tag 2 or more friends in the comments on ABRA’s lineup announcement post (@welcometoabracadabra) and anyone can RSVP at https://www.abracadabra.life/rsvp to enter again for an extra chance to win. Winner will be announced live this Sunday June 21st.

Tune in to ABRACADABRA Festival on Twitch on Friday!

On Friday 25 September, IDLES will release their anticipated third album – Ultra Mono – via Partisan Records / Liberator Music. Accompanying today’s announcement, the band have shared album highlight and thunderous call-to-action ‘Grounds’ alongside a music video (dir. by Rob French).

Frontman Joe Talbot says of ‘Grounds’: “We wanted to write a song that embodied self-belief, and gave us self-belief – a counter-punch to all the doubt we build up from all the noise we so easily let in. We wanted to make the sound of our own hearts’ marching band, armed with a jack hammer and a smile. We wanted to make the sound of our engine starting. So we did. Thank you.” Ahead of release, IDLES will also host a series of three live performances from an iconic studio space (to be named later) on Aug 29 & 30, which will be professionally recorded, filmed, and livestreamed. Upon purchase of a ticket, attendees will receive a unique link to access the performance live. Tickets on sale now, more info and link to purchase HERE.Recorded in Paris and produced by Nick Launay (Nick Cave, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire) and Adam ‘Atom’ Greenspan (Anna Calvi, Cut Copy), with Kenny Beats (FKA Twigs, DaBaby, Vince Staples) providing additional programming, Ultra Mono was sonically constructed to capture the feeling of a hip-hop record. Across all twelve brutally relevant tracks, the band double down on the vitriolic sneer and blunt social commentary of their past work, with themes of active presence, inclusivity, class, gender inequality, nationalism, community, and toxic masculinity remaining ever-present. Ultra Mono also features guest vocals from Jehnny Beth (Savages), and additional guest contributions from Warren Ellis (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds), David Yow, and Jamie Cullum. If their last record – 2018’s Joy As An Act Of Resistance – was meant to detail IDLES’ manifesto, then Ultra Mono is the sound of the band heading into battle, battering ram in hand, for those tenets. The phrase “momentary acceptance of the self” serves as spiritual guide and mantra throughout, as Talbot elaborates on further in an essay printed inside the album’s physical packaging (read that HERE). In addition to sharing the tracklist for Ultra Mono, the band have also made available the dates on which all upcoming album tracks + videos will be released (see below). Joy As An Act Of Resistance was one of the best reviewed rock records of 2018, debuting top 5 on the official UK album charts. Joy earned the band instantly legendary performances at Glastonbury, Jools Holland, NPR’s Tiny Desk, and sold out tours across the world. They were profiled by the NY Times and PBS NewsHour as part of a group of new bands tearing down outdated perceptions of masculinity, won the coveted Ivor Novello Award for Best Album, and were nominated for the Mercury Prize and a Brit Award last year. All 10,000 tickets to the band’s Dec 2019 headline performance at London’s Alexandra Palace sold out in under 24 hours.

Ultra Mono IDLES Album out Friday 25 September through Partisan Records/Liberator Music Available to pre-order hereUltra Mono tracklisting: 1. War 2. Grounds 3. Mr. Motivator 4. Anxiety 5. Kill Them With Kindness 6. Model Village 7. Ne Touche Pas Moi (feat. Jehnny Beth) 8. Carcinogenic 9. Reigns 10. The Lover 11. A Hymn 12. Danke

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Western Australian artist Paige Valentine is ready to lift the veil on the stunning video accompaniment to her latest ethereal single ‘Pure’. Teaming up with local Freo filmmaker Luna Laure, the video opens the door to a new world of metaphorical wonder and awe, shining a spotlight on both the nuanced delicacies of Paige’s songwriting and the subtle yet detailed lens through which Laure creates.

“The experience of working with Laure and her crew was once in a lifetime. We shot on film, built the props over two days, one of the crew half jokingly asked for a wall in my house to be painted for the shot in a day and my best friend came over in her lunch break and sure enough – gave us a pink wall. It was shot at my home studio “Lucky Blue” here in Fremantle, which was a perfect fit with its quirky lino, old wallpaper wall (mid-reno) and Laure (director) and Bee (styling/hair/MUA) dreamt up the finer details of the scenes. When Laure came over for the first time, I ended up giving her a bunch of plants from my garden I’d grown from seed without realising she’d built the plot around me growing a plant representing love / relationships. I now have a permanent hole in the lino from the fire that resulted in my manager hiding under the kitchen table with a bucket of water, but the clip was so worth it and we all had so much fun in the two days of the shoot, ending with a late night of red wine, pizza and lots of post-covid hugs. . Truly honoured to work with such incredible and fun creatives.” – Paige Valentine

“In an ever changing world where dichotomous male/female relationship are no longer the only norm, I wanted to put a twist on what the love interest could look like. A subtle metaphor for how love can grow and thrive, but also stifle and suffocate.” – Luna Laure

Releasing new music in 2020, a year that will go on record as being cursed for the music industry at large, Paige Valentine has found herself swapping festival stages for live streams… a trade that may feel like a step down in the interim, but is ultimately the shape of things to come for musicians. Paige has embraced the sea change, launching ‘Pure’ mid-lockdown to a worldwide captive audience of people much in need of some light at the end of the tunnel. And this has always been what Paige Valentine’s music provides: light.

Already a five-time WAM Award nominee and Vanda & Young International Song Competition finalist, Paige’s songwriting has gained her substantial accolades. 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. A new direction for a new era, the release of ‘Pure’ will not only bookmark the next chapter in Paige Valentine’s career but the strange times into which it was born, where all of us are reminded by its absence, just how precious live music actually is. Paige shows no signs of slowing down in 2020, with another single already in the works and hints of an EP on the way, so keep an ear to the ground for what will surely be more impressive things to come.

Paige Valentine ‘Pure’ Single Launch
Friday 26 June
Cleaver St – West Perth

Thursday 4 July 
Esperance – Woody Island
All tickets and details Paige Valentine Facebook

Video Credits
Directed and Produced by Luna Laure
DOP – David Le May ACS
1st AC – Brianna Trinidad
Gaffer – Rhys Jones
Styling, HMUA – Bee Rizzi
Edited and Colour by Luna Laure

‘Pure’ is out now via AWAL
Spotify / iTunes / Apple Music / Bandcamp

After 11 episodes, Delivered, Live is set to lower the curtains on its first season this Saturday night. 90s rock heroes Killing Heidi will close the show out with a bang, and the show will also feature replays of some of the best moments from the season, as voted for by the viewers.

The brainchild of The Handshake Agency, the show was created to stream live gigs, fully amplified and staged, into the homes of viewers worldwide. Every performer and crew member was paid for their time and viewers were able to experience live entertainment again, while the world went into lockdown. Throughout the season, over 10,000 tickets were sold, and over $888,000 was injected back into the live entertainment economy – via the musicians, comedians, venues, crew booking agents, managers and production crew involved. The weekly show gave many creatives the chance to share their art and generate the feeling that there was a light at the end of the tunnel. The show gave hope to many businesses who were able to survive because of what was being produced.
Something that can’t be measured is what it gave to the viewership. Viewers created new friendships in the YouTube chat room, and were able to discover new music each week that they may not have otherwise discovered. For some viewers, getting out to see live music and comedy was a challenge, even before the pandemic, due to geography, illness, family/work situations etc – Delivered, Live made live entertainment accessible to all again.

Delivered, Live are hoping to return for a second season sometime in the future, until then, tune in this Saturday night, 20^th June from 7.30pm 

Over 11 episodes, Delivered, Live has:
Tickets Sold: 10,000
Ticket revenue: $190,693
Over 55,000 hours watched in over 47 countries
Over $888,000 put back into the Live Music economy artists, venues, crew, booking agents and managers
Over $50k of band merch sold

Producers The Handshake Agency thanks its sponsors for getting on board this first series – Victorian Government, The Music, Oztix, Small Time Group, Young Henry’s, Harry The Hirer.

Tix can be purchased here

IN THE GALLERY: SELF-GUIDED VIDEO TOURS

Launching on Saturday 27 June, visitors to the NGV can access self-guided video tours on the NGV website using their own smart devices to navigate the Gallery.

Audiences will be guided by curator led videos through NGV Collection galleries and NGV International exhibitions Japanese Modernism, Collecting Comme, Colin McCahon: Letters and Numbers, Japanese Design: Neolithic to Now and at NGV Australia Top Arts 2020 and Marking Time: Indigenous Art from the NGV.

On Level 2 at NGV International, NGV Assistant Curator of Collections and Research, Dr. Maria Quirk will lead the Women in Art: 17^th Century tour exploring the history of female artists in Europe from the 1600s to the twentieth century.

NGV Senior Curator of International Decorative Art and Antiquities, Amanda Dunsmore will guide audiences through the Being Modern in early 20th Century Vienna tour, on Level 2 at NGV International, focusing on the enormous social changes that took place during the twentieth century and how this influenced art and design in this period.

Self-guided video tours will be available on the NGV Channel from Saturday 27 June. Visitors are invited to bring their own headphones to use with their smart device in the Gallery.

WATCH: LIVE IN-STUDIO VISIT WITH CHRISTOPHER BOOTS

Wednesday 24 June | 6.00 – 6.30 pm 

As part of the NGV’s live in-studio artist visit series, Melbourne lighting designer Christopher Boots will virtually invite NGV’s Hugh Williamson Curator of Contemporary Design and Architecture, Simon LeAmon into his Fitzroy studio where he works with a team of artisan makers handcrafting decorative lighting.

Boots’ practice is inspired by natural forms and references his Greek heritage through narratives of ancient mythology. In the NGV Collection, Boots’ most recognisable design, ORP: Oblique rhombic prism 2011, emphasises simplicity and form while employing sacred geometry to create a 3D optical illusion.

SPEAKERS
Christopher Boots, lighting designer
Simon LeAmon, The Hugh Williamson Curator of Contemporary Design and Architecture, NGV

Available to watch on NGV’s Instagram on Wednesday 24 June at 6.00 pm and available to watch on NGV Channel following the livestream.

WATCH: NATIVE FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH FLOWERS VASETTE INSPIRED BY WORKS IN THE NGV COLLECTION

Live on NGV Channel – Friday 19 June at 2.00pm

With a focus on Australian native florals, Curator of Australian Painting Beckett Rozentals explores renowned Australian artist, Margaret Preston’s much-loved painting, Flannel flowers, 1938. In this episode we are also joined by Curator of Indigenous Art, Myles Russell-Cook, who explores indigenous artist Trevor Nickolls’ work Still life Venetian vase created in 1990. Russell-Cook explores Nickolls contemporary practice and his unique style, through this captivating painting.  Sonya Wilson from Flowers Vasette demonstrates two ways viewers at home can create simple yet striking arrangements using seasonal Australian native florals, inspired by the works of Preston and Nickolls from the NGV Collection.

SPEAKERS
Myles Russell-Cook, Curator of Indigenous Art, NGV

Beckett Rozentals, Curator of Australian Painting, NGV
Sonya Wilson, florist, Flowers Vasette

WATCH ON THE NGV CHANNEL: ngv.vic.gov.au/channel/floral-arranging-series/

WATCH: FLORAL GARDEN ARRANGEMENTS FROM YOUR GARDEN WITH ARTIST ROSSLYND PIGGOTT

Live on NGV Channel – Friday 26 June at 2.00pm

In part three of the instructional video series, audiences will learn to create at-home floral arrangements inspired by art works from the NGV Collection.

Joined by special guest and renowned Australian artist Rosslynd Piggott, the final instalment of the series focuses on Piggott’s work Unfolding flower-cloud space no. 2, 2005-2006 and the ways in which this work is inspired by Japanese cherry blossom.

Rosslynd Piggott will collaborate with Hokuto Takase from Flowers Vasette to arrange florals inspired by Piggott’s work and her ongoing fascination with flowers. Curator of Contemporary Art, Jane Devery will share with audiences the themes and inspirations behind Piggott’s work and its importance in Australian art.

SPEAKERS
Rosslynd Piggott, artist
Jane Devery, Curator of Contemporary Art, NGV
Hokuto Takase, florist, Flowers Vasette

WATCH ON THE NGV CHANNEL: ngv.vic.gov.au/channel/floral-arranging-series/

DATES AND LINEUP

Friday, 10 July 2020: Client Liaison, Owl Eyes

Saturday, 11 July 2020: Alex Lahey, Alice Skye

Sunday, 12 July 2020: Winston Surfshirt, Mwanje

Thursday, 16 July 2020: Boo Seeka, Creature Fear

Friday, 17 July 2020: Running Touch, Set Mo

Saturday, 18 July 2020: Lime Cordiale, Micra

Friday, 24 July 2020, Ball Park Music , Big Words

Saturday, 25 July 2020: Northeast Party House, London Topaz

Sunday, 26 July 2020: Baker Boy, Close Counters

Untitled Group have just announced the launch of ‘The Drive-In’ – Victoria’s first drive-in live concert venue. With restrictions still in place, this will change the way we attend large scale music events.

This unique event space aims to reignite Victoria’s hurting live arts industry which was brought to a complete halt once COVID-19 restrictions came into effect. Each event will create over 200 jobs within the sector.

The first three weeks of music programming has just been announced, which will kick off on Friday 10 July.

Curated by the team behind Beyond The Valley, Ability Fest, Grapevine Gathering, Wildlands & more, this pop-up precinct will play host to some of Australia’s best musical talent each weekend with an extended movie & comedy night programme to follow.

Located within the lush bowling lanes at Flemington Racecourse, ‘The-Drive-In’ will hold true to a traditional concert experience with the same calibre of production that you’d expect from any major music event.

The raised festival stage will feature large viewing screens with parking grids designed for optimal site lines and the entire site being accessible for people of all levels of ability. Complimentary tickets are being allocated to the Dylan Alcott Foundation to distribute to those with disabilities.

Untitled Group has developed event management plans with health professionals. Appropriate procedures and social distancing measures will be put in place for everyone to enjoy the show safely.

Sign up for presale here: https://arep.co/p/the-drive-in

Presale tickets go on sale Thursday 18 June 6pm AEST

General Public On Sale: Friday 19 June 12pm AEST

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