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DREGG SIGN WITH EPITAPH RECORDS

Australia and New Zealand rescheduled. All current tickets remain valid for the new shows. Contact your local ticket outlet for full details. Hobart and more dates / cities to come! Stay safe and we will see you later in 2020! FEEL PRESENTS... VIOLENT FEMMES AUSTRALIA 2020 Thursday 19th November 2020 - Enmore Theatre, Sydney NSW Saturday 21st November 2020 - Sandstone Rocks, Sandstone Point QLD * now with added Sunnyboys! Sunday 22nd November 2020 - Miami Marketta, Gold Coast QLD Wednesday 25th November 2020 - Forum Theatre, Melbourne VIC Thursday 26th November 2020 - Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide SA Thursday 3rd December 2020 - Concert Hall, Perth WA www.vfemmes.com/ | www.feelpresents.com/

VIOLENT FEMMES March 2020 Tour Rescheduled

Due to the recent developments in the Covid-19 outbreak, the organisers of Meadow have announced the cancellation of Meadow 2020 in order to comply with the orders imposed by the State Government under the State Of Emergency declaration commencing Monday 16 March. Originally scheduled to take place from Friday 27 - Sunday 29 March in Bambra, Victoria with the likes of Angie McMahon, Close Counters, Cool Sounds, Donny Benet, Dyson Stringer Cloher, Egoism, Emily Wurramara, Olympia, Pookie, Rolling Coastal Blackout Fever, Sheer Mag, Sweet Whirl, Youth Group and more, the Meadow team acknowledge it’s the right thing to do in an effort to protect the health and safety of all members of the community. “My partner stuck a post-it note on the mirror next to our shower several weeks back. * Expect problems and eat them for breakfast. It’s the kind of affirmation that makes you smile each morning through adversity. A simple statement that encourages us to push past the roadblocks and hurdles Meadow faces in the weeks leading up to the festival each year. When she put it there, neither of us would ever expect to encounter a problem which we could not control or influence. This is a new reality for us. A problem that we cannot eat for breakfast. Meadow 2020 has been cancelled as a result of COVID-19. We are more than devastated but must respect the decision and direction of The Government and understand it is in the best interest of public health and safety. 2020 has been an emotional rollercoaster that is struggling to find its way back up. Many small businesses in country areas have been battered by the impact of bushfires, a downturn in discretionary spending nationwide and now an insurmountable pandemic. A year of work. All our careful curation and planning to create something that brings joy to so many of our friends, family and punters has now upsettingly come unstuck. All things that go down, must eventually come up. Surely. We watched the resilience of our punters dancing on through three days of unrelenting rainfall during our 2019 festival. It’s our sincere hope that we’re able to embody some of this character over the coming months. If it is possible to weather this storm, we will do everything in our power to return in 2021. To those who have purchased tickets, we will be in touch with more information regarding refunds shortly. Keep an eye out for an email. Please don’t be scared. Fear is not going to change a thing. Wash your hands, and look after yourselves and others. The music will be back before you know it.” Cameron Wade - Meadow Festival Director. Meadow Festival would like to thank the artists, booking agents, managers, volunteers, the crew behind the scenes, food and drink vendors and partners for their patience and understanding. The Meadow team will be in touch with ticket holders direct with more information regarding refunds shortly. For more information go to www.meadowmf.com Meadow Facebook Meadow Website Meadow Instagram

The music will be back before you know it – Meadow 2020 Cancelled

Lagwagon Melbourne

Lagwagon – Melbourne 15th March 2020

Canadian Guitarist Darren Michael Boyd Overcomes Car Accident To Release Debut LP “Lifting The Curse”

Canadian Guitarist Darren Michael Boyd Overcomes Car Accident To Release Debut LP “Lifting The Curse”

JORDAN F RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE ‘WITHOUT YOU’ Feat. Gryff

London based DJ, producer and writer Robin M returns with yet another stellar club track that serves up his melodic, dark tribal and afro-tinted house offering to take to the dancefloor. Pushing his Afro-Tech House sound, Robin M’s latest offering ‘Ghost’ displays his abilities once again to masterfully fuse world influences with his signature afro synths and deep, rolling house grooves. Teeming with organic percussion and arcane brooding bass tones, Robin M’s spacious arrangement deals a real wonder moment for the dancefloors. Since the beginning of his solo project, Robin M has certainly made his mark. Stepping out as an individual artist, showcasing his own sound and style has seen him already gain support from top tier DJs and tastemakers across the globe. His first underground track ‘Thanks To You’ was championed by taste-making radio platform Rinse FM as ‘Track Of The Week’. His second solo production and single ‘Choosy’ further cemented his status as the track was played across Radio 1 & 1 Xtra including a DJ Target premiere. The track also saw plays on Scott Mills Party Anthems, Rickie Melvin & Charlie, Toddla T and more as well as generating over 1.5 million combined streams. On the back of the success of the release, he followed up with an underground club EP ‘Hangdrum / Dust (ft. Badbox), released on the legendary FFRR. The release gained support from specialist radio shows around the world as well as DJ’s across the board, including Anii ( Kompakt), Rebuke, Gorgon City and Nic Fanciulli. Robin M’s ‘Ghost’ is out now on Ground Up Records Connect with Robin M

Robin M Releases Afro-Tech House Single ‘Ghost’ | Stream Now

What's been happening recently? We’ve been working on new tracks for our live show, had a small tour in germany and recorded a nice live-video which will be out soon. You've recently collaborated with Cristian Vogel to create COEXIST EP, how did this partnership come about? The festival “fm riese” in wattens (tyrol/austria) invited us (elektro guzzi) to choose a musician that inspired us in creating our music to collaborate for a concert and cristian vogel came to mind as he was a big influence when we started the band. Please describe how you went about working together? We basically just met in our studio in vienna, set up our gear, pushed record and started playing. since improvisation is a big part of our musical practice it developed very naturally. Actually one of the tracks on the ep (plenkel) is taken from the very first jam we recorded. What influenced the sound and songwriting for the EP? We realized that we could create very similar sounds with both the acoustic instruments of elektro guzzi and the electronics of cristian vogel and that they interacted in very interesting ways. How did the songwriting take place? We took the parts of our improvisations that already had a “song" structure and refined them in the mixing process. Where and when did you record/produce? How did this take place? We recorded and mixed the tracks in our studio in vienna, cristian did the mastering in his studio in copenhagen. there was a period of almost five year in between recording and finishing the tracks though, because we were all doing loads of other stuff in between. But we are all very happy we got around to mixing the material and get it released after all. What programs/instruments did you use? Cristian uses a software called “kyma” and elektro guzzi use drums, bass and guitar with a lot of effect pedals. recording/arranging/mixing was done in ableton live. What do you have planned for this EP? For us it was important to present this collaboration to a bigger audience since only the few people at the concert heard the music yet. maybe it will be also bring an opportunity to perform live together again. What did you find most challenging and rewarding during the creation of COEXIST EP? The most challenging part of creating this EP was to choose the right parts from a lot of material and to arrange and mix it. The most reward part in the collaboration was playing together an having fun in the studio. Please tell us about any future collaborations: We have two interesting collaborations coming up: one is our composition “inner scope” with 16-piece a string orchestra. the piece had it’s premier last year and we will recorded it this summer and bring it to the stage again in autumn 2020 and spring 2021. Secondly we will perform with the piano player Ingrid Schmoliner at “Musikprotokoll” festival in Graz/Austria in October. Any shows coming up? If so, when and where? We have a few trio shows coming up in spring but are not sure at the moment if they can go ahead because of the corona virus. in summer we hope to be back on the road for festivals across europe. Check our website for dates. What's planned for 2020? Make more music. http://elektroguzzi.com/ http://facebook.com/elektroguzzi https://www.instagram.com/elektroguzzi/ https://endless-process.net/release/co-exist/

Elektro Guzzi Interview

Jordan f

Jordan F Interview

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BREAKOUT ELECTRONIC DUO LASTLINGS RELEASES FIRST SINGLE IN 2020 'TAKE MY HAND' + ANNOUNCE SIGNING WITH LIBERATION RECORDS

BREAKOUT ELECTRONIC DUO LASTLINGS RELEASES FIRST SINGLE IN 2020 ‘TAKE MY HAND’ + ANNOUNCE SIGNING WITH LIBERATION RECORDS

DMA'S Release Orbital Remix of 'Life Is A Game Of Changing'

DMA’S Release Orbital Remix of ‘Life Is A Game Of Changing’

MELBOURNE JOINS ELEVEN CITIES WORLDWIDE TO PRESENT WORLD-FIRST VIRTUAL SCULPTURES CREATED BY NEW YORK ARTIST KAWS Melbourne’s National Gallery of Victoria will join 11 iconic international sites, including The Louvre Pyramid in Paris, Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park, Brooklyn Museum in New York, and Tokyo’s Shibuya Crossing, to unveil an augmented reality (AR) sculpture created by celebrated contemporary New York artist KAWS, from 13 to 27 March 2020. EXPANDED HOLIDAY, a global art experience presenting monumental KAWS sculptures in 12 international locations, is produced in collaboration with Acute Art and KAWS. Public sculptures will be located in Doha (MIA Park - Museum of Islamic Art), Qatar; Hong Kong, Statue Square; London, Millennium Bridge; Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria; New York, Brooklyn Museum; New York, Times Square; Paris, The Louvre Pyramid; Sao Paulo, Ibirapuera Park; Seoul, Dongdaemun Design Plaza; Taipei, National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall; Tanzania, Serengeti National Park; and Tokyo, Shibuya Crossing. As part of this project, the NGV will provide access to KAWS’s monumental 10-metre long virtual sculpture in the NGV Garden. Depicting KAWS’s popular character, COMPANION, the AR sculpture will act as the starting point for the discovery of the range of KAWS’s works in his survey exhibition at the NGV. EXPANDED HOLIDAY will demonstrate the enormous potential of AR technology, which provides virtual perspectives on real-world environments, and conveys KAWS’s mischievous humour through the juxtaposition of physical and virtual worlds. These virtual sculptures will be accessible via the Acute Art app and can be experienced in conjunction with the NGV’s exclusive exhibition KAWS: Companionship in the Age of Loneliness, a comprehensive survey of 25 years of KAWS’s oeuvre and his largest solo survey to date. Full of humour, hope and humanity, the exhibition features more than 100 works including iconic paintings reappropriating pop-culture figures to more recent largescale, layered works, and an impressive collection of KAWS’s celebrated sculptural figures. “It’s incredibly inspiring to be harnessing the potential of AR to bring my work to life in a virtual context,” said KAWS. “Creating public art using new technology opens up so many exciting possibilities where people can respond, experience and feel in a new way.” “Melbourne and the NGV are joining some of the world’s most extraordinary locations in teaming up with KAWS and Acute Art to provide new and innovative ways of experiencing art that push the boundaries of what people consider an art experience” said Tony Ellwood AM, Director, National Gallery of Victoria. About KAWS KAWS engages audiences beyond the museums and galleries in which he regularly exhibits. His prolific body of work straddles the worlds of art and design to include paintings, murals, graphic and product design, street art, and large-scale sculptures. Over the last two decades KAWS has built a successful career with work that consistently shows his formal agility as an artist, as well as his underlying wit, irreverence, and affection for our times. His refined graphic language revitalises figuration with both big, bold gestures and playful intricacies. KAWS often appropriates and draws inspiration from pop culture animations, forming a unique artistic vocabulary across mediums. Admired for his larger-than-life sculptures and hardedge paintings that emphasize line and colour, KAWS’s cast of hybrid cartoon characters are the strongest examples of his exploration of humanity. As seen in his collaborations with global brands, KAWS’s imagery possesses a sophisticated humour and reveals a thoughtful interplay with consumer products. With their broad appeal, KAWS’s artworks are highly sought-after by collectors inside and outside of the art world, establishing him as a uniquely prominent artist and influence in today’s culture. KAWS has exhibited extensively in renowned institutions including solo exhibitions at — The National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia (2019); Fire Station, Qatar Museums, Doha, Qatar (2019); Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Michigan (2019); Contemporary Art Museum of St. Louis, Missouri (2017); Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas (2016), which travelled to the Yuz Museum, Shanghai, China (2017); Yorkshire Sculpture Park and Longside Gallery, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom (2016); Brooklyn Museum, New York (2015); Centro de Arte Contemporáneo, Málaga, Spain (2014); Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, Kansas (2013); Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia (2013); High Art Museum, Atlanta, Georgia (2011); and Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut (2011). He will be the subject of a major survey exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum in the spring of 2021. About KAWS: Companionship in the Age of Loneliness This exhibition is the largest survey to date of internationally celebrated contemporary artist KAWS and is exclusive to the NGV. Across more than 100 works including paintings and sculptural figures, KAWS engages with universal feelings of isolation and loneliness in response to the turbulent world we live in today. His larger-than-life sculptures are playful, toy-like figures, however at closer look, they reveal a fragility and darkness in the vulnerable poses of the characters. At the entrance to the exhibition, visitors can also experience the newly commissioned GONE 2019, which is currently KAWS’s largest bronze sculpture. Accompanying this exhibition is KAWS: PLAYTIME, a free kids’ exhibition filled with sensory rich activities inviting children to interact with KAWS’s iconic character BFF. About Acute Art Providing access to cutting-edge technologies, Acute Art is a production house fostering close working relationships with the world’s leading artists, including Marina Abramović, Olafur Eliasson, Cao Fei, Antony Gormley, Jeff Koons, and Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg. For more information visit the Acute Art website. EXPANDED HOLIDAY is unveiled at the NGV from 13 to 27 March 2020. To experience the virtual sculptures, download the Acute Art app via the Apple Store and Google Play and simply point your phone at the designated areas. KAWS: Companionship in the Age of Loneliness is on display until 13 April 2020 at NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Australia. Tickets and information are available from the NGV website. Social media #KAWSNGV @ngvmelbourne @KAWS #KAWSxAcute #EXPANDEDHOLIDAY @acuteart_

NGV ANNOUNCEMENT: MELBOURNE JOINS ELEVEN CITIES WORLDWIDE TO PRESENT WORLD-FIRST VIRTUAL SCULPTURES CREATED BY NEW YORK ARTIST KAWS

Dro Carey Shares Double A-side 'Clear To You (feat. Francesca Gonzales)' and 'Healer'

Dro Carey Shares Double A-side ‘Clear To You (feat. Francesca Gonzales)’ and ‘Healer’

TASMAN KEITH SHARES NEW TRACK 'NIGHTMARES ON 9TH.' ANNOUNCES "THIS AIN'T HOLLYWOOD" TOUR

TASMAN KEITH SHARES NEW TRACK ‘NIGHTMARES ON 9TH.’ ANNOUNCES “THIS AIN’T HOLLYWOOD” TOUR

A.Swayze & the Ghosts have unleashed ‘Mess of Me’, a rollicking punk anthem that’s as fun and bold as their theatrical live shows. The track received its world premiere by Matt Wilkinson on Beats 1 and is accompanied by a groundhog-day inspired video, directed by Nick Green. In further exciting news, A.Swayze & the Ghosts will embark on their first North American tour across April-May, including Shaky Knees festival as well as headline shows across the East & West Coast. Following the US, the band have announced a UK/EU run of shows, returning home in May for a three-night residency at the Old Bar (Melb), a three-night residency at The Grand Poobah (Hobart) and Big Pineapple (QLD). Parallel to the sass and irresistible swagger of the track is a deep dive into the attitudes and habits we develop from childhood. Described in the words of frontman Andrew Swayze: “This song discusses inheritance. Not the conventional heirloom, but the type of negative trait you may learn as a child voyeur of your surroundings. Hendrik brought the song to us with the chorus "you're always trying to make a mess of me". Since I don't have any saboteur but myself, I changed his lyrics and wrote the rest around the new chorus.” The Hobart natives have amassed a fierce live following thanks to their raw, bold and at times, wild shows – heightened by the notably charismatic and enigmatic lead singer, Andrew Swayze. Over the last 18 months A.Swayze & the Ghosts have performed at Falls Festival, Splendour in the Grass, The Great Escape, BIGSOUND (in many ‘best of’ lists across STACK, triple j, Double J, The Music), A Festival Called Panama and Boogie Festival. As well as shows alongside Shame, Total Control, Nude Party, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, West Thebarton, Jet, The Vines, Batpiss & The Stems to name a few. A.SWAYZE & THE GHOSTS North American Tour Sun Apr 26- Washington, DC - DC9 Mon Apr 27- Allston, MA - Great Scott Wed Apr 29- Brooklyn, NY - Baby's All Right Thurs Apr 30 - Philadelphia, PA - Milkboy Sat May 02 - Atlanta, GA - Shaky Knees Music Festival Tues May 05 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo Wed May 06 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill UK & Europe Sat May 09 - Hamburg Germany, Molotow Sun May 10 - Cologne Germany, MTC Mon May 11 - Paris France, Le Pop Up Tue May 12 - Lille France, Aeronef Sat May 16 - Birmingham UK, The Sunflower Lounge Sun May 17 - Leeds UK, Golden Sounds Festival Tue May 19 - Glasgow UK, Broadcast Wed May 20 - Manchester UK, Gullivers Thu May 21 - London UK, Pinups Australia Wed May 27 – Melbourne, Old Bar Thur May 28 – Melbourne, Old Bar Fri May 28 – Melbourne, Old Bar Wed June 3 – Hobart, The Grand Poobah (Kissing Room) Thur June 4 - Hobart, The Grand Poobah (Kissing Room) Fri June 5 - Hobart, The Grand Poobah (Kissing Room) Sat May 30 – The Big Music Pineapple Festival For all ticket information, head to www.aswayzeandtheghosts.com LISTEN TO ‘MESS OF ME’ HERE facebook.com/A.SwayzeandtheGhosts Twitter @ASwayzeTas | Instagram @aswayzeandtheghosts

A.SWAYZE & THE GHOSTS RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘MESS OF ME’ & VIDEO + ANNOUNCE US, UK & EU TOUR DATES + RESIDENCIES IN MELB & HOBART

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