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“There’s certainly nothing light-hearted or funny about Covid, but I can still poke a little fun
at the crazy way social isolation has changed our lives in every way shape and form…” – Danny Elfman on “Love In The Time of Covid”
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, composer, singer and songwriter Danny Elfman is sharing his new song “Love In The Time Of Covid”. The short film accompanying the track is directed by German filmmaker and photographer Sven Gutjahr and Elfman’s creative director Berit Gilma. It tells a somewhat bizarre story of longing for intimacy in today’s socially isolated world in a very unique way.
Filmed in Berlin, the video’s main character is played by Scottish transgender performer Shrek 666 who wears extensive makeup and prosthetics. The non-human form echoes the universal surrealism of life during lockdown. Elfman also appears in a few surprise cameos in the video.
Listen and watch it HERE.
“There’s certainly nothing light-hearted or funny about Covid, but I can still poke a little fun at the crazy way social isolation has changed our lives in every way shape and form, and that’s what “Love In The Time of Covid” is about,” Elfman explains. “An expression of the borderline madness that so many of us have been experiencing. Lord knows I have. I wrote it from the view point of a young man going crazy in his apartment. Creators Gutjahr and Gilma had the idea to turn the lead character into a green skinned animal-like creature. As many us feel completely alienated in this insane new world we live in, and I thought it was an interesting idea.”
“Love In The Time Of Covid” features vocals, guitars and synths by Elfman, drums by Josh Freese, guitars by Nili Brosh, bass by Stu Brooks, percussion by Sidney Hopson and strings by the Lyris Quartet. It was executive produced by Laura Engel and the project producer was Melisa McGregor. Throughout this year Elfman will continue to release songs on the eleventh day of the month. The number 11 has always had significance to Elfman, with his name Elf meaning “eleven” in German.
Last month Elfman released “Sorry”. “The anger-fueled track pulls from industrial and prog-rock influences to create an uneasy atmosphere that’s made even more unnerving with a jarring video animated by Jesse Kanda,” said SPIN. Kanda (Arca, FKA Twigs, Bjork) originally created the video’s intricate animation as a visual backdrop for Elfman’s live performance of the song for the now postponed Coachella 2020.
Watch it HERE.
A four-time Oscar nominee and Grammy winner, Elfman has scored over 100 films including: Milk (Oscar nominated), Good Will Hunting (Oscar nominated), Big Fish (Oscar nominated), Men in Black (Oscar nominated), Edward Scissorhands, Batman, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Spider-Man, Silver Lining’s Playbook and many more.
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Zoo Bar are proud to announce their new rooftop venue and Saturday night resident event: Mile High Nightclub launching Saturday 27th February and every Saturday night thereafter. Celebrating their 2nd Anniversary, Zoo Bar also welcome special guests: Sneaky Sound System, performing on the night!
Zoo Bar was created to promote an exclusive and luxury upper class experience in the heart of the city, whilst keeping the urban culture and lifestyle vibe with panoramic views of the City skyline. There is simply no other venue in Canberra quite like Zoo Bar. Their entertainment precinct is spread out over four levels, casual, stylish and luxe dining options with an expansive drink’s menu. The multi-level bar has a range of offerings. Starting at the ground level, indulge in a meal at the bar and grill, then move on up to the hustle lounge, with pool tables and arcade games. The next two floors will boast recently renovated private function rooms and a Nightclub, with Mile High being your new Saturday night destination.
Sneaky Sound System will perform at the launch of Mile High Club, one of Australia’s most popular electropop music groups. Having played live shows, club gigs and festivals around the world, the group are known for their energetic, sing-a-long vibes. In 2004 Miss Connie and producer/DJ Angus McDonald started making beautiful music together. A series of singles at first then, in 2006, their self-titled, 3 x platinum debut album: ‘Sneaky Sound System.’ Spearheaded by a spectacular salvo of chart-topping hits, including: ‘UFO,’ ‘Pictures’ and ‘I Love It’ – Sneaky Sound System won ARIA Awards for ‘Breakthrough Artist’ and ‘Best Dance Release,’ the first of 14 nominations to-date. Sneaky Sound System have supported the likes of: Robbie Williams, Jamiroquai, Lady Gaga and have payed sets at Big Day Out, Good Vibrations Festival, V Festival among others. We are delighted to welcome them to the MILE HIGH CLUB Launch Party! For more info, click here!
What: Mile High Club @ Zoo Bar
When: Saturday 27th February 2021
Time: 10pm – 4am
Where: Level 4, 17 London Cct, Canberra ACT 2601
Ticket price: $50 (for launch event) – Buy Tickets HERE!!
All tickets are strictly non-refundable
Headliner: Sneaky Sound System
*Please note: Due to COVID capacity is strictly limited. This event is being held in line with ACT Health and COVID-19 restrictions. MILE HIGH CLUB is a COVIDSafe venue with social distancing practices in place for all patrons, performers & staff. If for any reason this event can not go ahead, by forced closure due to COVID-19, this show will be rescheduled to a later date and tickets will be re-issued for the new show.
Follow on Socials: @zoobarandgrill #zoobarandgrill
Email: info@zoobar.com.au
OZZY OSBOURNE has premiered a new animated video for It’s A Raid from his #4 ARIA debut record, ORDINARY MAN released in 2020.
At a SiriusXM listening party last year to celebrate the release of ORDINARY MAN (Epic Records / Sony Music Australia) OZZY recounted the song’s inspiration. While recording Black Sabbath’s VOL. 4 in Bel Air, California, OSBOURNE triggered the home’s security alarm and police surrounded the home, which he says had “piles of marijuana and cocaine.” OSBOURNE adds, “I’m shouting, ‘IT’S A FUCKIN’ RAIIIIID,” before hiding the drugs and ingesting cocaine while hiding in one of the home’s bathrooms.”
In the video, directed by Tomas Lenert, OZZY and Post Malone team up for a truly wild ride. The clip begins with OSBOURNE and Malone at the infamous Bel Air, CA house (which served as the inspiration for the song) before they lead police through the streets of the city and passing iconic Los Angeles landmarks on their journey.
“A couple of years ago I didn’t even know who Post Malone was,” OZZY says. “Since then we’ve worked together on two studio tracks and have performed together twice. Understandably Covid-19 made it difficult to get together to shoot a music video for ‘It’s a Raid’ so we opted for this wildly imagined animated video for the final single from the ORDINARY MAN album.” OZZY, who’s been in the studio working on a new album with producer Andrew Watt, adds that he “can’t wait to for everyone to hear my new music.”
This marks the second duet with Malone. The two previously teamed on Take What You Want from his Hollywood’s Bleeding album (which they also performed at last year’s American Music Awards). The track was produced by Watt, who collaborated with OSBOURNE for ORDINARY MAN as both producer and co-writer.
Here’s some critical feedback on It’s A Raid:
“The explicit track is set at a breakneck tempo and features Ozzy and Malone trading lines before unfolding into a half-time crawl in the bridge.” – IHeart
“The song is a banger…” – Spin
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Title: A Better Way
Label: Ultra Records
Miami-based talent FIIN makes a triumphant 2021 debut with a new single “A Better Way,” which sees him exploring a new sound with its mellow and minimalistic vibe. The track opens with ethereal melodies and instrumental synths, building slowly into a dreamy and groovy vibe that the producer describes as evoking a relaxed Sunday afternoon. Tribal vocals add a touch of jungle-like mysticism to it, taking listeners to a chill day relaxing on a beach. The single follows FIIN‘s 2020 streak of singles, including “Days Like This,” “Everything,” featuring Nathan Nicholson, “Le Crocodile” and “Still In The Storm” with Brigado Crew and Jinadu. “A Better Way” is the perfect example of simplicity being the key to success.
“A very simple track, but every sound is where it needs to be. For me it’s the perfect Sunday afternoon track, my favorite day of the week.” – FIIN
FIIN earned his stripes as the youngest resident of Heart Nightclub and played alongside the best world-class DJs. Since then, he has impromptu b2b sets with Paco Osuna, Marco Faraone, Hot Since 82, Technasia, Butch, Bontan, and Sis. FIIN‘s music combines a sexy, smooth, and groovy style with an upbeat techy rhythm. He takes risks and succeeds with originality. Tropical rhythms, warm synth lines, melodic grooves, and funky textures come together in masterful style. FIIN‘s hunger and drive are outmatched only by his love for the scene. It’s all or nothing, and nothing was never an option.
Melbourne artist Eva Popov has been writing, producing and performing adventurous inimitable indie pop as Hello Satellites for over a decade now. Eva’s expansive and genre bending sound has traversed many realms of the music landscape, undulating seamlessly through folk, pop, neoclassical and experimental tropes across three studio albums, each navigating the world with the sure-footedness of a true exploratory artist. Now, the sonic nomad is excited to reveal her latest offering ‘No Delivery’ lifted from her forthcoming 2021 album There Is A Field.
Out today, ‘No Delivery’ is a cold plunge into the addictive nature of excessive screen time and a danceable reminder about looking beyond palm-sized validation. Beckoning horns signpost snappy wake-up calls and self-help mantras before breaking into a cruisey rhythm you can’t help but succumb to. Recorded with long-time collaborator Nick Huggins (Seagull; Dirty Three) and featuring drums by Heath Robertson and sax by Flora Carbo, the self-produced disco confessional is the second taste of Hello Satellites’ anticipated fourth studio album There Is a Field, following from last year’s moody folk narrative, ‘Thief’.
“No Delivery is a 2.38 minute electronic pop experiment about being addicted to my phone, dopamine hits and magical thinking. I have watched other people do amazing things and live amazing lives whilst I waited for some sort of love hit to come through the screen and solve everything. This song was written as a guitar song to remind myself that nothing was going to be given to me and that I was just going to have to go out into the world and do stuff as my own imperfect self and fail and feel things. I had a lot of fun remaking this song as an obnoxious disco track.”
– Eva Popov, Hello Satellites
Set to be released independently this autumn, There Is A Field sees Hello Satellites harnessing the magic within the mundane. Shaped by the limitations of a long Melbourne lockdown, the record explores vast expansive moments hidden in the nooks and crannies of Popov’s own home and mind. “Each song was a joyous, wide open space to occupy, whilst the outside world felt so closed and restricted under lockdown” Popov explains, noting walk-in robe vocal takes, internet virtual choir collaborations and guitar and piano recordings snatched up in the quiet, stolen moments of working motherhood. The result is a wondrously vibrant world of imagination and awe, candidly unearthed from the most uninspiring of circumstances.
‘No Delivery’ is out now via Ditto
iTunes / Apple Music / Spotify / Bandcamp
‘No Delivery’ Credits
Produced by Eva Popov
Recorded by Eva Popov and Nick Huggins
Mixed by Nick Huggins
Mastered by Lachlan McCarrick
Special Guests:
Heath Robertson – Drums
Flora Carbo – Saxophone
‘No Delivery’ Lyrics
It cannot be brought to me
It cannot be brought to me
There is no delivery
It won’t be brought to me
Tried to make it come to good
Tried to give it all I could
But this isn’t Hollywood
Hollywood
See what I want walking right on by
See what I want down a different street, someone else’s life
But I look, pictures on a screen
Scrolling on and on and on what I could have been
It cannot be brought to me
It cannot be brought to me
No one’s gonna give it for free
It won’t be brought to me
Tried to say the magic words
So the hurting wouldn’t hurt
So it wouldn’t hurt
But the magic didn’t work
See what I want . . .
Come on, Come on Come on (etc)
And stop observing
Come on Come on Come on,
And start to live
Come on Come on Come on
It may be damaged
Come on Come on Come on
It’s what you’ve got to give
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Hand Habits – dirt EP is out February 19 via Milk! Records / Remote Control Records
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Off the back of the recent 15-year anniversary reissue of her ARIA Award-winning 2005 album Parking Lots Australian icon Mia Dyson was penned to perform a run of East Coast Australian dates this March. Due to COVID restrictions, Mia has had to postpone all of her upcoming shows but is thrilled to still be able to celebrate the milestone with her VIC and NSW fans, albeit a little further down the road, at her newly rescheduled November dates.
“I’m so sad to say that due to forces beyond my control, I am having to postpone my Parking Lots tour to November. All your tickets will be valid for the new shows except Brisbane where we couldn’t make the routing work and ticket holders will be issued refunds. We’ll get you next time around.
Unfortunately, this also means I won’t be performing at Bluesfest.
I can’t wait to see you all when these shows finally do happen. Thanks for your support and patience.” – Mia Dyson
In her two-decade long career, Mia Dyson has been nominated for five ARIA Awards with Parking Lots taking out ‘Best Blues and Roots Album’ in 2005. She was the inaugural recipient of Double J’s Artist Of The Year at the 2014 J Awards following the release of her Australian classic LP Idyllwild and has had four albums up for AIR Awards with The Moment earning her a nomination for ‘Song Of The Year’ at the 2013 APRA Awards. Mia Dyson’s extensive career has seen her support the likes of Stevie Nicks, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt and Joe Cocker, and most recently touring extensively with her supergroups Dyson Stringer Cloher.
Heading back into the studio in 2020 to revisit five songs from the album, Mia’s Parking Lots (Revisited) EP sheds new light on a selection of her favourite cuts from the record. From beloved single ‘Roll Me Out’ to the stunning homage of motherly love on ‘Rivers Wide’, and the simple yet captivating title track to the empowering ‘Choose’ and heartbreaking ‘I Meant Something To You Once’, the EP captures the sheer musical mastery of an artist who continues to redefine the blues and roots genre, 15 years on, with the rest of her expansive career still to come.
STREAM / EMBED PARKING LOTS (REVISITED) EP
STREAM // EMBED ORIGINAL PARKING LOTS ALBUM ON SPOTIFY
Parking Lots (Revisited) EP Track Listing
1. Roll Me Out
2. Rivers Wide
3. Parking Lots
4. Choose
5. I Meant Something To You Once
Parking Lots LP vinyl reissue & (Revisited) EP is out now via MGM
Spotify / iTunes / Apple Music
Parking Lots 15th Anniversary Tour 2021 Tour Dates
Friday 12 November – Howler – Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 13 November – Sandy Point Music Club – Sandy Point, VIC
Sunday 14 November – Macedon Railway Hotel – Macedon Ranges, VIC
Friday 19 November – Theatre Royal – Castlemaine, VIC
Saturday 20 November – Surf Coast TBC, Surf Coast, VIC
Sunday 21 November – Sooki Lounge – Belgrave, VIC
Friday 26 November – Lizotte’s – Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 27 November – The Lansdowne – Sydney, NSW
Tickets on sale now via miadyson.com
CREDITS
Produced By Daniel Wright And Erin “Syd” Sidney
Recorded At Echo Magic In Ojai, Ca
All Songs Engineered And Mixed By Scott Hirsch
Mastered By Ian Sefchick
All Songs By Mia Dyson (APRA / BMI)
Mia Dyson – Piano, Guitar, Vocals
Matt Aronoff – Double Bass
Lee Pardini – Additional Piano
Daniel Wright – Electric Bass, Backing Vocals
Erin “Syd” Sidney – Drums
Artwork By Jim Grimwade
Nashville-based Madi Diaz marks a full restart of her artistic career with “Man In Me,” her poignant debut single/video for ANTI-. It’s a first taste of how Diaz has worked at perfecting the craft of delivering a full spectrum of emotions via songs stripped to their most confrontational and raw form. This song is produced by Diaz with additional production by Andrew Sarlo (Big Thief, Bon Iver).
Across reverberating guitar strums and light piano, Diaz’s voice is evocative as she makes frank observations about a past relationship: “Do you imagine me differently // Cause when I met you swore that you saw me // When you think I might be someone else // Does it turn you on.” As the track continues, Diaz’s vocals swell exponentially, only to be drawn back to a fading note.
’Man In Me’ was the first song I sat down to record for myself in about six years, which is the reason I thought it was so important to release first. It’s a very intimately visceral moment, a sort of play-by-play inner monologue, taking my first steps through a really hard time.” The accompanying video, directed by Stephen Kinigopoulos, “emphasises the intensity of a moment held and held and held. For me, this video is like holding a stare for so long that it hurts. It’s like knowing you should let go, but you keep holding on cause you can’t say ‘when,’ and playing with that tension lying right beneath the surface. You know something’s up, but you just can’t put your finger on it.”
Diaz was originally raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania surrounded by a family deeply immersed in music: her grandfather was a tenor in the Greenwich City Opera, both of her parents taught music lessons (piano, guitar and ukulele), her father played in a Zappa tribute band and her brother plays in a metal band. She moved to Philadelphia in her teens to have closer access to broader music education, before eventually enrolling in (and dropping out of) Berklee College of Music and moving to Nashville to more seriously pursue a career as a songwriter.
After cutting her teeth in writers rooms in Nashville, Diaz moved to Los Angeles honing her songwriting skills and playing in numerous projects. After a very tumultuous relationship and break up, she bought a truck and moved back to Nashville where she became a go-to songwriter. As things slowed down, Diaz felt she had the time and space to fully confront everything in her life with a newfound sense of clarity. Over the next two years, she wrote over 100 songs, one of which is “Man In Me.” The songwriting expertise she had developed over the years is now championed in her own strikingly original and emotional music.
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The sell-out success, Synthony, returns to Brisbane for a ‘One Night Only’ epic outdoor show at Riverstage on Saturday 29th May!
The ultimate celebration of the last 30 years of dance music, Synthony is a unique collaboration between Orchestra, DJs, live vocalists and feature musicians.
After a hugely success 2019 show at Brisbane City Hall, the super-charged and energetic Synthony will return to showcase a brand-new set list featuring the biggest dance anthems from icons such as: Avicii, Eric Prydz, Fatboy Slim and Basement Jaxx to name just a few, backed with the full might of a 60+ piece Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra. The show is stacked with iconic stars from across the Australian music spectrum playing their global hits including: Miss Connie (Sneaky Sound System), Ilan Kidron (The Potbelleez), Mobin Master, Greg Gould, Ella Monnery, Andy Van (Madison Avenue / Vicious Records) and Mark Dynamix.
With an epic backdrop of visuals, lasers and a state-of-the-art sound system, it’s a magical, uplifting, hands-in-the-air dance party like no other. An energetic show from the outset, this is not an orchestra as you know it. This celebration of dance music is more than just a show, it takes the audience on a nostalgic journey back through their most memorable dance music experiences. Track after track, fans are taken down memory lane and celebrate dance music that is embedded into their subconscious.
Synthony’s New Zealand shows (since 2017) have been attended by ‘Sold Out’ audiences (as well as its Brisbane debut in 2019). After successful shows across New Zealand over the last few months, including a sold-out show at Spark Arena, (Auckland) and the orchestral extravaganza’s first outdoor show at the magical natural Amphitheatre of the ‘Bowl of Brooklands’ (New Plymouth), the tour hits the soon to be sold out Melbourne show at the famous Sidney Myer Music Bowl.
Synthony Australia will include some of Australia’s dance music’s favourite artists, who are also behind some massive hits, such as:
Miss Connie (Sneaky Sound System) – ‘Pictures,’ ‘I Love It,’ ‘UFO,’ ‘Kansas City’ and more..
Ilan Kidron (The Potbelleez) – ‘Don’t Hold Back,’ ‘Hello,’ ‘Junkyard’ and more..
Greg Gould, Ella Monnery + more to be announced..
Hosted by: Mobin Master – ‘Show Me Love,’ ‘Get Away with It,’ ‘Lights Out’ and more..
Support by: Andy Van (Madison Avenue // Super Disco Club) and Mark Dynamix
It’s no secret that 2020 has been a tumultuous rollercoaster for event promoters. The Synthony tour was due to be announced just days before New Zealand went into Level 4 lockdown and the future of the tour all of a sudden became awfully uncertain. Shows across Australia, Asia, and the U.S were in the pipeline for 2020. Months of preparation and negotiations with artists, venues and sponsors were all dashed and the team behind Synthony, had to rebuild the program all over again.
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Duco Events Promoter Rachael Carroll says she’s excited to bring the show back to Australia and return to Brisbane a city that loved the first show: “Given the circumstances, it’s amazing to be able to bring this show back to Brisbane. We dipped out toe in the water staging the event at City Hall in 2019 and following great reviews we can’t wait to go bigger and better outdoors at the stunning Riverstage.
The show will be run in a government approved, Covid-safe set up at Riverstage. Whilst the venue normally can hold over 9,000 people, tickets will be capped at 4,000 due to capacity restrictions.
The Synthony Australian Tour has only been possible thanks to the support of the Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund – an Australian Government initiative. “We certainly would not be putting on this show without the RISE funding support from the Australian Government. This partnership has given us the confidence to invest, take risk and put on events that will see some artists and suppliers secure their first job and income after a very long break in event activity” said Carroll.
Eager dance music fans around Brisbane will have one hand in the air and one hand on the mouse, hovering over the ‘Buy Tickets’ button as the tickets are released on: Friday 19th February, 11am AEST. With a ‘One Night Only’ show and restricted numbers, fans will need to get in quickly to secure their spot.
Guests are urged register for the pre-sale at: www.synthony.com
About Synthony
Founded in 2017 by DJ and producer, Erika Amoore and fellow Kiwi David Elmsly, Synthony sold out its first ever show at the Auckland Town Hall to a packed house and unprecedented reviews. The show’s creation brought together key New Zealand talent, with Peter Thomas, conductor and music director of the Auckland Symphony Orchestra believing in the unique concept and enlisting the services of Ryan Youens, an arranger with hundreds of professional credits to his name, including film scores for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Desolation of Smaug.
After sold-out events at Auckland Town Hall in 2017 and 2018, Duco Events, a major event promoter with a 16-year track-record, purchased the concept with an ambitious long-term vision to expand the event from one city to multiple venues and cities across the globe. In 2019, they took the show to Brisbane, Australia and also sold out five shows across NZ later that year. Over six shows, four Orchestras and hundreds of musicians played to over 14,000 fans in 2019.
In 2020, Synthony staged its biggest ever NZ-wide tour, supporting the live music industry’s recovery post COVID19. Synthony returns to Australia this April for its first outdoor show at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, followed by Brisbane in May with other Australian cities to be announced, followed by other international markets.
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2021 DATES & LOCATIONS:
Friday 12th February, TSB Arena, Wellington
Saturday 20th March, Horncastle Arena, Christchurch
Friday 16th April, Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
Saturday 29th May, Riverstage, Brisbane
More Australian dates to be announced….
TICKET DETAILS:
Tickets for Synthony – Brisbane go On-Sale: Friday 19th February, 11am AEST
All tickets and pre-sale available through: www.synthony.com
VIDEOS:
Brisbane 2021 Promo Video: Eric Prydz – ‘Call On Me’ WATCH HERE!
2019 Synthony Grand Finale at Wellington’s TSB Arena WATCH HERE!
Darude – ‘Sandstorm’ performed by Synthony WATCH HERE!
Fisher – ‘Losing It’ performed by Synthony WATCH HERE!