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SATURDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER: 8PM AEST 

(3AM PDT, 11AM BST)

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“London Topaz refuses to drown in lockdown” – Mikey Cahill (The Age)

“Taps into emotion and also movement the same way a Hayden James, or RÜFÜS DU SOL track would.” – Purple Sneakers

“London Topaz is his own force, and isn’t just another producer following in the footsteps of his predecessors.” – Happy Mag

“His music feels like an organic extension of himself, and his desire to portray this energy throughout his art is infectious.” – PONDER

After featuring on Untitled Group’s Virtual Day Party series, which saw more than half a million households tune in globally, London Topaz is giving us a glimmer of joy, announcing he will be broadcasting a special one-off headline stream from the Avalon Airport Hangar. London Topaz is providing the opportunity for music lovers to connect with each other whilst confined to their homes. The stream will be presented by Untitled Group, Baxter Vodka, Red Bull and Soda Shades.

Filmed from the monumental 8400sqm Avalon Airport Hangar kitted out with Untitled Group’s signature expanse of impressive lighting and production, London Topaz will be showcasing his versatility with deep melodic sounds entwined with some of his own signature productions.

With a style reminiscent of top-tier electronic artists such as RÜFÜS DU SOL and Disclosure, London Topaz’s sound has captured the attention of dance music enthusiasts globally. Building on his impeccable discography that has already clocked over 3 million streams, 2020 has seen London Topaz release successful tracks such as ‘Be Mine’ and ‘Drown’.  Despite the pandemic he has reached new heights this year, with releases being supported by triple j (click here for recent triple j Mix Up) and a series of out-of-this-world performances including Untitled Group’s Virtual Day Party alongside Dom Dolla & Torren Foot, Beyond The Valley, For The Love, as well as a sold out headline show.

Curating a profound, raw and emotive force, join London Topaz on Saturday 19th September at 8PM AEST.

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(Facebook event going live at 4:30PM AEST)

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The National Gallery of Victoria has announced the second edition of the landmark, city-wide exhibition, Melbourne NOW, which will be centred at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia in 2023. The exhibition will mark the ten-year anniversary of the inaugural 2013 exhibition which was a bold and unprecedented survey of some of the most exciting local contemporary practitioners. Melbourne NOW will again highlight the latest art, architecture, design and cultural practice shaping the cultural landscape of Melbourne.

The NGV will dedicate an initial $1.5 million commitment to acquire, commission and present new works by local Victorian artists, designers and architects. In a timely announcement, new works by Victorian artists will begin to be actively acquired and commissioned beginning this year and will continue for the next three years, where the works will be premiered as part of the 2023 exhibition.

‘The NGV is delighted to be able to support our local creative community with the second iteration of Melbourne NOW. We know new and significant works will be created by Victorian artists and designers for this exhibition, which will celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of our creative sector,’ said Tony Ellwood AM, Director, National Gallery of Victoria.

“Embraced by Victorians and visitors alike, the original 2013 Melbourne NOW exhibition was a landmark presentation of the most exciting art and design being made in one of the world’s most creative cities. Ten years on, Melbourne NOW 2023 is set to be an equally momentous event, while playing an important role in the post-COVID recovery of our creative sector. Although we’ll need to wait a while to see the exhibition, the NGV will start investing in the work and careers of local artists now – when they need it most,” Minister for Creative Industries Martin Foley.

Celebrating new and ambitious local art and design, Melbourne Now will cross a range of contemporary disciplines including fashion and jewellery, painting, sculpture, architecture, ceramics, video, performance, printmaking and publishing. The exhibition will also mark the second edition of the hugely popular ‘Design Wall’ showcasing work by dozens of the city’s most innovative design practitioners, as well as popular NGV Kids interactive projects.

Bold in scale, Melbourne Now will be displayed throughout all levels of The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, including permanent collection galleries, showcasing new works and commissions by emerging, mid-career and senior practitioners as well as local collectives, many presenting for the first time in Australia’s most visited art gallery.

At the heart of Melbourne Now will be a collaborative approach to the celebration of Melbourne’s artists and designers, working closely with a range of community, cultural and educational partners.

In 2013, the first edition of Melbourne Now delivered a history-making exhibition at the NGV that surveyed the enormous breath of artistic talent in the local community. Marking the first time the NGV exhibited designers alongside visual artists, the exhibition was an overwhelmingly inclusive experience offering free entry to NGV visitors.

Ten years later, the next edition of Melbourne Now will again offer free entry to NGV audiences and be complemented by an extensive public program and an exhibition catalogue providing further insights into unique aspects of the exhibition.

Melbourne Now will take place in early 2023 at NGV Australia with further information to be announced soon.

Annual conference within Moscow Music Week showcase festival will happen on 3rd and 4th of September in partnership with Institute of Musical Initiatives (IMI).

6th year in a row musical industry professionals will gather to discuss the most  pressing and sensitive issues, which are common concerns of Russian market representatives: music distribution, digital marketing, streaming platforms management and many more, in the context of this tough year that changed the normal course of things.

Due to pandemic this spring clubs, music spaces and concert halls stopped working. How it affected musicians, industry and listeners? What can venues and musical events expect in future? How did organizers manage to cope with switching to online and is there any future for this format? These and many other questions will be discussed by conference participants within lectures, workshops and discussions with Russian and foreign colleagues. This year’s conference’s leitmotif is digital communications.

Conference program includes such themes like:

• Streaming services in pandemic period: how to find your listener. Opportunities for independent musicians.
• Clubs on lockdown: economics, problems and ethics
• Musician profession: art vs management
• What to do if online concerts will be back? Experience and future of the format in Russia
• I will survive? Or how industry copes with pandemia consequences. European experience. And many more.

Among speakers and curators are managers and art-directors of clubs and concert venues (Dom Pechaty, Tele-Club, Punk Fiction, 16 TONS), festivals organizers (Park Live, SOUND UP, BOL’, Picnic Afishy, Ural Music Night), marketing agencies, streamings and record labels representatives (Effective Records, Yandex.Music, Booking Machine Agency, Future Communications) and of course artists (The Retuses, Intourist, Pasosch, CPBCH).

Main conference partner IMI is a non-commercial organization which develops music industry within the space of Russian-speaking culture. IMI leads a media industry, publishes books for those who are interested in music business, arranges music conferences and showcases in regions. More information at i-m-i.ru and in IMI’s social networks.

Conference partners: Mixmag Russia, Yandex.Music, Moscow Music School, Afisha, ONErpm Russia TuneCore, RMA business school

Detailed conference schedule at MMW website and on conference Facebook page.

Moscow Music Week is 4-days-long showcase festival and conference from 2th to 5th September, with offline and online programs, the only festival format event in 2020 in Moscow.

Musical part will include around 100 artists distributed across 20+ thematic showcases. Once again MMW visitors will be the first to hear musicians, who will become leading voices of the scene in a couple of years.

From dark jazz to emo noise, traditional Caucasian motifs, modern punk, local hip-hop and experimental improvisation. Ionoff Music and BOL’ festival showcases, electronic night program from Dissonance, Quintessence, Oberwave etc.

Full line up includes Lalalar (TUR), CENTR, Hadn Dadn, SOUYZ (BLR), Bad Zu, Zaur Nagoev, Intourist, Lucidvox, Fardi, USSSY, CEO of Everything, Dima Midborn, Wooden Whales, LUTIK, Echo Pamira, Archanga, Hit ’em up, Donatello!,  Tundra Art Ensemble, luni ana, Autosport, Vsadniki JKH, Akul’e Slezy and many more.

Open and free online showcase with live streams from Experimental Music Showcase with USSSY and new band called Tvar’, Hungarian Showcase with local scene representatives: Platon Karataev, The Qualitons и Torts from Budapest (with the support of Hungarian Cultural Centre and HOTS (Hungarian Oncoming Tunes) and also stream from Kazan club Werk with participants of club’s community — MITYA and Sveta Luk’yanova (ЯNA). Stream will be available on Youtube and Facebook. Links to the stream will be published n the date of event.

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DIY Australian indie-pop artist RACKETT drops new electronic single ‘Everywhere You’re Not’ featuring NY rapper Dante Knows, co-written, produced and mixed by Dave Hammer (Lime Cordiale, Mia Rodriguez), and mastered by Andrew Edgeston (Amy Shark, Tia Gostelow).

Beat driven and bass-heavy, the single punches into a huge dance drop out of a euphoric, stripped back chorus. Featuring 16 bars of rap by NY born, SYD based rapper, Dante Knows, the single is another reveal of what RACKETT fans can expect from her debut mini-album due for release in late November 2020.

“‘Everywhere You’re Not’ is about freedom and liberation from an ex-lover. It’s a realisation that the world is a big place full opportunities and the awakening of possibilities from the limitations of staying in one place, with one person. As a massive Dante Knows fan I was thrilled to have him on the single, I saw him perform in Sydney in late 2019 and have been following his music ever since. I think he’s one of the most talented artists I’ve discovered and as the first feature I’ve ever released, it’s a big moment for me” – RACKETT

For the music video RACKETT teamed up with up and coming Sydney director, Murli. Shot at Archie’s Brother Arcade and Tokyo Sing Song in Sydney, the music video was inspired by ASAP Rocky’s L$D. Styled and with creative direction by RACKETT,  the Sydney artist once again flexes her DIY approach and produces an acid-washed, neon popping feast for the eyes.

RACKETT’s single launch presented by BLOOM SOLD OUT with a second show just announced. RACKETT Live at The Lord Gladstone w/ Lavrence Friday 18th September Early show – SOLD OUT Late show – TICKETS

September 4, 2020 0 comments

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After an abrupt stop and a long pause, Moreland City Council is gearing up to hit play on Brunswick Music Festival again in March 2021. Things are going to look, feel and potentially sound, different. This is the new normal after all, but it’s the re-imagining that makes it so exciting. So, where to from here?

To accomodate for COVID-19 restrictions, the BMF team will be keeping things as flexible as possible while still finding ways to deliver special collaborations and events and fantastic opportunities for local artists, venues and audiences – dedicated and excited to bring the relief of live music to you in whichever way they can.

Since the needle skipped on this year’s event, the world as we know it has been turned upside down. Now more than ever, music feels essential and the tenets that Brunswick Music Festival is built on – neighbourhood and community, inclusivity, diversity and sustainability along with creating a sense of place and safe spaces – seem less like ideals and more like non-negotiables.

With the confinement cultivating a hotbed of creativity, the BMF team are keen to pick up what you want to put down by providing a platform for your audacious ideas, born under the cover of isolation, to be liberated through presentation in their next festival.

They want to work with you to realise your multifaceted, music-based vision in a special one-of-a-kind festival show, in all its boldness and daring, as it speaks to the new world we find ourselves living in.

They also want to hear from musicians, music groups, bands, ensembles or venues in the Brunswick area, who wants to be involved in the 2021 festival.

Local legend and champion of the music community Emily Ulman will once again take charge of expertly crafting the 2021 program, which is set to comprise a collective exhale, a healthy dose of togetherness, a huge cup of joy and some really, really, really great live music experiences.

BMF X ONE-OF-A-KIND FESTIVAL SHOW EOI What’s your big idea? Your out-of-the-ordinary live music show concept that is oh, so excellent. The kind of “hell yeah” moment that people will lose their minds over. The BMF team are looking to co-produce your one-of-a-kind festival show that: Is presented in postcode 3056, 3055 or 3057 Speaks to current issues and trends both in the world at large and the contemporary music landscape Champions the festival tenets: Neighbourhood and community Inclusivity, diversity and sustainability A sense of place Safe spaces Engages with their priority communities (women and gender diverse, ATSI, people with a disability, migrant and refugee, and LGBTQI+) Fosters local audiences, their existing audience or brings new audiences to the festival Can be flexible and respond to COVID-19 restrictions as required Your one-of-a-kind festival show can comprise live music and performance, be a happening, an exhibition, activation, workshop, talk, industry development idea or any other form of expression that brings together your original ideas to make something entirely new that would find a perfect outlet in a festival context. It can be many things – conceptual, fantastical, multi-sensory, wonderful, colourful, collaborative, unconventional, extraordinary, thought provoking, awe-inspiring, moving or straight up entertaining. Examples from previous years include: Dolly: A Tribute – a night of re-interpreted classics and rarities from the Queen of Country courtesy of five incredible Melbourne musicians that had the whole room dancing in the aisles Seen and Believed – an exhibition of photo-documentation of Melbourne’s diverse and intricate underground music scene curated by Naomi Lee Beveridge Undone at 31 – Martin Frawley’s solo album launch that happened 21 times over 21 nights in a Sydney Road shopfront converted into the artist’s bedroom with surprise special guests nightly Brunswick Music FEASTival – a tasty sold out show that featured a degustation of six epic food themed bands Music in Exile/Bedroom Sucks presents Music at Home – a laid back afternoon of music, poetry and food, centred around ideas of place, identity and international displacement The festival team are open to different models of partnership, so be specific about what you need to make your dream materialise. This might be cold hard cash, production and technical support, or assistance with audience development. All events presented will benefit from the festival marketing campaign. Before applying, please contact Amber Stuart – Brunswick Music Festival Executive Producer at festivals@moreland.vic.gov.au or on 9240 2376 to discuss your idea.

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Please note: This EOI is not a call out for performers, bands, artists or community groups. The BMF team are specifically seeking ideas for curated one-of-a-kind festival shows that feature a specific theme and concept, multiple artists, speakers or activities. Moreland-based performers, bands, artists, community group and venues interested in getting involved in the 2021 festival, please check out the BMF X MORELAND COMMUNITY EOI BELOW.

BMF X MORELAND COMMUNITY EOI Calling all musicians, bands, community groups and venues Do you or any of your bandmates live, work or study in Moreland? Are you a member of a Moreland-based community music group or a school with an awesome music program? Are you a local venue that presents live music? The festival team want to know who’s out there and who’s keen to be involved with BMF 2021! For 2021, things will be done a little differently, focusing the call out on uncovering and discovering the incredible talents that lie closest to home. They’re looking for solo artists, bands, choirs, orchestras and more plus any local venues who want to be a part of the 2021 BMF program. Your expression of interest does not guarantee a spot in the festival but could lead to being programmed for indoor shows, outdoor line-ups, surprise locations and more, or your venue featuring in the 2021 program. If you have a particular idea about where you would like to perform or what you would like to do, they’d love to hear about that too!

For more information visit brunswickmusicfestival.com.au
Applications close 5pm, Sunday 20 September. 

 

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August 28, 2020 0 comments

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Following the release of ‘Mr. Prism’ earlier this month, their first single of 2020, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets today share an adventure-filled clay animation video for the song. Created by Oliver Jones, who the band have collaborated with previously on their similarly kaleidoscopic videos, the video for ‘Mr. Prism’ takes us on a colourful journey through ‘sweetsville’, with some surprisingly dark encounters along the way.

Bounding along with maximum energy from the onset, ‘Mr. Prism’ is relentless in its approach – a fiery reminder of the type of band Psychedelic Porn Crumpets have grown into over the last few years on the road. For McEwan, the song was born out of the feverish haze only illness and a crazy tour schedule can bring: “After our last tour of Europe I had a plethora of reasons to see a doctor. First, he thought I had tonsillitis, so prescribed me penicillin, which didn’t help at all. I did Falls Festival over New Year’s and barely got through – turns out I had pneumonia. I was pushing through on all sorts of meds until someone offered me the HMS Hunter alternative and I realised no matter how I’d ever be, I could never turn one down. Mr. Prism (my sickly fun-fuelled fiend of an alter-ego) was born.”

On the creation of the video, McEwan says: “A prismatic man needs a colourful adventure, so when we were throwing ideas back & forth with Oliver it was hard to pass on an edible Claymation. All of us were in awe when he sent us through the final animation – proper cherry-on-top work!”

PRAISE FOR MR. PRISM

“Jumbo sized excellence from PPC! This is exactly the kind of daily boost we all need in our lives. Big frenetic energy and thrill that’ll have you wide awake and ready to take on the world. “
Triple J Claire Mooney

“A majestic piece of four-minute rock that captures the group doing exactly what they do best – melting faces on and off the stage”. Tonedeaf

“A warped, propulsive new single titled ‘Mr. Prism’. Anchoring around its winding rhythms and feverish textural build-ups” Music Feeds

“A supercharged firework spreading wild af but good natured vibes wherever it’s played”.
 Life Without Andy

“Psychedelic Porn Crumpets have shared their whirlwind new single Mr. Prism to fuel your soul and give you the energy you need to get through the week.” Happy Mag

“Hmmmm ok then, just pop your head in to hit us with what might be one of your best tracks to date why don’t you. Galloping full tilt and in resplendent glory.” Triple J Unearthed Tommy Faith

PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS TOUR DATES

2020

Tickets available at  http://www.psychedelicporncrumpets.com/tickets
Friday, September 11th Prince Of Wales Bunbury
w/ Pot Plant House Party + Grace Sanders
Saturday, 12th September Settlers Tavern Margaret River
w/ Pot Plant House Party + Grace Sanders
Thursday 17th September Badlands Perth  NEW SHOW
w/ Dulcie
Friday, 18th September Badlands Perth SOLD OUT
w/ Pot Plant House Party
25th – 28th September Wave Rock Weekender Wave Rock

2021

2021 will see Psychedelic Porn Crumpets heading around the country supporting Sydney’s Ocean Alley. Originally scheduled to tour nationally in May and June this year, COVID-19 restrictions forced the tour to be rescheduled for February and March next year.

Supporting Ocean Alley
Saturday, February 6th Hordern Pavilion Sydney SOLD OUT
Sunday, February 7th Hordern Pavilion Sydney Tickets
Friday, February 12th Fortitude Music Hall Brisbane SOLD OUT
Saturday, February 13th Fortitude Music Hall Brisbane
Licensed All Ages 6.30pm Show Tickets
Friday, March 5th Fremantle Arts Centre Fremantle Tickets
Friday, March 12th Thebarton Theatre Adelaide Tickets
Wednesday, March 24th Melbourne Arena Melbourne  Tickets

‘Mr. Prism’ is released out now!
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