ADELAIDE’S INDIE POP-ROCK QUINTET, BROKEN WAVES TODAY RELEASE THEIR DEBUT EP, TURNING POINT.

Broken Waves today release their debut EP, Turning Point, representing a determined focus on honest and darker lyricism, with the EP engaging in a broad range of socially driven topics across politics and mental health.

Turning Point is at its core an EP about us growing up and finding out who the band areas a collective and individuals, working through what they want to say with their music.

Each song occupies a very different sonic world but it’s all tied together with a newfound emotional intensity and lyrical themes of wanting something better for society and the world. Every track captures a different aspect of their experience with becoming adults.

“I feel like the varied styles we explore perfectly express the chaos of life” said the Brokens Waves’ bass player and vocalist, Ben Lyons –Reid“The progression from the start to the end is oddly coherent, starting with the dance, synth-wave single ‘Drag Me Back’ and then growing into a more serious set of songs with the following three tracks, bringing a deeper level of lyricism and instrumentation.”

“Each song on the EP definitely has its own unique and individual a story, with a common theme of ‘coming of age’ throughout the record and I think that comes across strongly when listening start to finish,” said lead Guitarist, Will Physentzou

Two singles have already released from the EP, including the lavishly electro-funk track, Drag Me Back, which embellishes the groups strong synth-wave foundation with upbeat tropical ambiences; and Throne, which was loosely inspired by the death of Socrates and broadly referencing the many individuals throughout history who were never accepted in their own time but became legends after their death.

With Ben Lyons -Reid (Bass and Vocals), Declan Oetjen (Rhythm Guitar), Will Physentzou (Lead Guitar), Heath Oetjen (Drums) and Matt Evans (Keys), the group have been eagerly building their foundation in the Adelaide music scene and are ready to make a splash with their debut EP ‘Turning Point.

After receiving a Project and Developments grant from Carclew, the band has spent the better half of last year recording and preparing ‘Turning Point’ at Wizard Tone Studios and was mixed by James Brown and mastered by Jarrad Payne. To celebrate the release of their debut EP, Broken Waves are premiere ‘Turning Point’ live with an EP Launch at The Lab, Adelaide on April 10th

EP Launch: The Lab April 10

Western Australian Death Metal voyagers Crypt Crawler announce the release of their second full-length album entitled ‘Future Usurper’. Accompanied by the title track and first single off the album which hits streaming platforms April 2nd. ‘Future Usurper’ reflects a dystopian world where leaders control civilization to the absolute extreme. It talks of ideas about overbearing control in the future, rewiring human thoughts and emotions. It’s also a slap to the face slice of death metal blending in elements of the old school with current day brutal force.

Crypt Crawler have been working away, building a solid reputation and fan base over the last couple of years in our country’s west. They pull old school death metal vibes and traditional tones together with a modern approach.

They write well-crafted death metal with intelligent concepts and themes within their lyrics. It’s a brutal, dirty and grimy as f@#k blend of elements reaching into the most primal corners of a death metal fans blackened soul.

While they are yet to tour at a national level with their plans to do so held back by the pandemic, they’ve still managed to turn heads on a national basis. Having already infiltrated the airwaves on Triple’s J’s The Racket among many other national heavy radio shows following the release of their debut album ‘To The Grave’ (2019) and EP’ Blood Sustenance’ (2020). From packing shows in the west to appearing on heavy festival bills like Slayfest and Metal United Down Under.

Crypt Crawler have been making their mark, forging a path built on the back of their own hard work, and it’s only a matter of time before they start pushing it further around the country.

Their new album’ Future Usurper’ comes out on Wednesday, June the 2nd, but for now bang your heads to the first taste of the album under the same title and get in quick to preorder a copy.

Pre Order’s & Merch Bundles

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JUST ANOTHER LOVE SONG

Following the massive success of their debut single ‘Treading Water’ a finalist in the 2019 International Song Competition, Eli Dan look set to build on their incredible achievements with the release of Just Another Love Song.

The new release blends acoustic elements with an electronica esthetic to generate a luminous contemporary pop track with a universal heartbeat. This poignant and powerful song poses the age-old question:

‘Is it better to have loved or not have loved at all?’

Featuring the pop sensibilities of Elisha Apurado’s (Eli) extraordinary musical prowess and the folk-based roots style of consummate musician Danny Hacket (Dan), Eli Dan becomes a unifying artistic force, exploring a genre that’s a cross-pollination of Sara Bareilles, John Mayer, LAUV and Vera Blue.

From the opening synth pulses to the soaring cadences of the encapsulating last chorus, Just Another Love Song skillfully fuses rousing dynamics, melodic finesse,and Eli’s emotional charged vocal performance to breathe new life into a subject matter that affects us all. No,Just Another Love Song is not just another love song but a passionate reaffirmation of a new kind of ode to modern love.

Just Another Love Song is at radio today and available to download now.

ULTIMATE AUSSIE ALT ROCK FESTIVAL

SPRING LOADED SET TO THRILL AUS WITH NINE COLOSSAL SHOWS IN 2021

After the blockbuster success of the inaugural festival in Queensland pre-covid, Empire Touring is elated to announce Spring Loaded is back and larger than ever, declaring a triumphant return to live music with nine festival dates set to rock around Australia in a bid to pay homage to some of the country’s most beloved festivals gone by including Big Day Out and Homebake. With a colossal lineup dripping in 90s Aussie alt rock nostalgia, 2021’s shows boast a haul of the decade’s most celebrated acts, including Grinspoon, You Am I, Regurgitator, Jebediah, Magic Dirt, Frenzal Rhomb, Custard, The Fauves, The Meanies, Tumbleweed, Screamfeeder, Caligula and MC Lindsay ‘The Doctor’ McDougall.

Set to kick off in Sydney On The Lawn at Royal Randwick on May 8, the massive festival will then head up to Cairns, before moving on to Sandstone Point Hotel Bribie Island, Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Darwin Amphitheatre, Gosford Entertainment Grounds, Stuart Park Wollongong, Red Hill Auditorium in Perth and will wrap in Victoria on November 27.

Tickets go on sale on Wednesday March 24 at 10am local time.

Thrilled to be on the bill, You Am I’s Tim Roger’s explains, “It’s kinda unavoidable that nostalgia surrounds these shows, but the past year I’ve heard new music from most of our friends here that is as vital and visceral as any they’ve done in the past, which makes these potential shows all the more thrilling.” Not one to mince words, Rogers goes on to offer some solid tips for punters, ordering, “Dress up, turn up, muck up!”

Stoked at the opportunity to get the band back together after what was a long 2020 for everyone the world over, Grinspoon’s Phil Jamieson says, “I’m terribly excited to be playin’ with Grinspoon at Spring Loaded. Since FireFight we have barely stepped onto stage, let alone seen each other.”

The man who masterminded this bodacious opportunity for us all to relive our youth and celebrate the return of live music, Empire’s Marc Christowski says, “Having been at various Big Day Outs and Homebakes over the years, it is a massive buzz for us to produce Spring Loaded. Bringing together such an amazing lineup that will go to every corner of the country, flying the flag of indie rock is a dream come true.”

Covering all bases, the festival will be bustling with craft beer and an enviable collection of the locale’s cherry-picked food trucks. Spring Loaded is a fully licensed 18+ event, strictly no BYO food or alcohol. The shows are outdoor concerts and will go ahead rain, hail or shine. No tables, tents, sun shelters or umbrellas are permitted, punters are urged to bring ponchos/raincoats and gumboots if rain is forecast. Picnic rugs and low camp chairs are permitted, as are sealed bottles of water, and there will be water refill stations. And this killer event will be taken indoors to Adelaide – expect all the festival vibes with no weather issues.

After an unprecedented write off for live music in 2020, don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate the return of the festival and the greatest era of the indie alt rock scene in Australia, and come and relive the soundtrack of your youth live at Spring Loaded in 2021.

Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday March 24 at 10am local time, with a presale offered to Telstra customers from Thursday March 18 at 10am local time to Sunday March 21 at 10pm AEDT. There will be a My Ticketek and Oztix presale from Monday March 22 at 10am local time. VIP tickets will be available for the Just Ace Place VIP Bar offering a premium viewing area, exclusive VIP entry, private bar and food area.

The Spring Loaded festival dates will be held with a commitment to a COVID Safe environment. Festival organisers will work closely with and comply with all requirements of the public health authorities in respect of these shows. If any shows are required to be postponed, a postponement date will be announced and punters will be eligible for a full refund if they are unable to make the new date.

SPRING LOADED DATES

SAT 8 MAY | ON THE LAWN AT ROYAL RANDWICK, SYDNEY | NSW | 18+ Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au | 1300 364 001 | All Ticketek Outlets Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets

SAT 12 JUN | CAIRNS SHOWGROUNDS | QLD | 18+ Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au | 1300 364 001 | All Ticketek Outlets Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets

SAT 19 JUN | SANDSTONE POINT HOTEL, BRIBIE ISLAND | QLD | 18+ Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au | 1300 364 001 | All Ticketek Outlets Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets

SAT 26 JUN | ADELAIDE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE | SA | 18+ Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au | 1300 364 001 | All Ticketek Outlets

FRI 23 JUL | DARWIN AMPHITHEATRE | NT | 18+ Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au | 1300 364 001 | All Ticketek Outlets

SAT 16 OCT | GOSFORD ENTERTAINMENT GROUNDS | NSW | 18+ Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au | 1300 364 001 | All Ticketek Outlets

SAT 23 OCT | STUART PARK, WOLLONGONG | NSW | 18+ Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au | 1300 364 001 | All Ticketek Outlets Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets

SAT 30 OCT | RED HILL AUDITORIUM, PERTH | WA | 18+ Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au | 1300 438 849 | All Moshtix Outlets Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au | 1300 364 001 | All Ticketek Outlets

SAT 27 NOV | VENUE DETAILS TO FOLLOW | VIC | 18+ Venue details to come, sign up for pre-sale www.springloadedfestival.com.au

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Recently, Swiss rockers JACK SLAMER released their new album ‘Keep Your Love Loud’, that quickly reached #8 of the charts in their home country. But instead of taking a break after the successful release, the band already prepared a new treat for their fans:

JACK SLAMER has announced the live EP ‘Live At Hardstudios’, that will be released on April 23rd via Nuclear Blast. The EP is like a live best-of from the album ‘Keep Your Love Loud’, containing

four powerful songs.
The band also reveal a music video for the album track ‘Ocean’, that you can watch here:

Cyrill Vollenweider comments: “In such hard times we didn’t want to just sit around and wait. At some point, the idea came up to play a live session and so we invited some of our musician friends to join us at the Hardstudios. We don’t want to do live streams, but we still want to play our music live; this is our way to bring some fresh Rock’n’Roll directly to you.

The tracklist reads as follows:
1. Lost (Live Session)
2. Favorite Enemy (Live Session)
3. Magic Woman (Live Session)
4. Ocean (Live Session)

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JACK SLAMER is:
Florian Ganz: Vocals
Cyrill Vollenweider: Guitar
Marco Hostettler: Guitar
Hendrik Ruhwinkel: Bass
Adrian Böckli: Drums

Melbourne’s greatest Springfieldian doom band Dr. Colossus return with the release of their second full-length album entitled ‘I’m A Stupid Moron With An Ugly Face And A Big Butt And My Butt Smells And I Like To Kiss My Own Butt’ to be released in full on May 26th. Yes, you read that correctly, and along with the announcement of the new album, the guys will playing a select run of shows in support of it all. This first single off the upcoming album ‘Pickabar’ speaks the story of when Homer forgets to pick Bart up from soccer practice, something we can all relate to, no doubt.

Dr Colossus ‘Pickabar”

As you may have already picked it, Dr. Colossus is not your average doom band. They are fully committed to writing entire albums with their lyrical themes based directly on Simpsons episodes, and they don’t stop there. Along with big meaty down-tuned riffs, they bring a complete theatrical experience to their live shows with stage props, donning the outfits of the Stonecutters all combined with their outlandish onstage antics; it’s not just a gig but a full-on experience.

They’re a band that takes, not taking themselves too seriously, very seriously, and while they approach it all with a little tongue & cheek attitude, sonically, they back what they are doing in a big way. These are serious players who know how to write interesting, dynamic and progressive doom infused rock. The quality of production and vibe they create has earned them a solid reputation and following among the heavy community seeing gain attention on international levels.

They’ve shared stages with the likes of Red Fang, Acid King, Brant Bjork, Beastwars and more. In 2017 they teamed up with USA Ned Flanders themed heavy act “Okilly Dokilly” for a solid Australian/ New Zealand tour seeing them hitting bigger venues and taking the theatrical stage show to new heights. The full album is to be released on May 26th with tickets to the shows and pre-order bundles available now.

Tour dates

3rd of June – Mo’s Desert Clubhouse – Gold Coast

4th of June – Mansfield Tavern – Brisbane

5th of June – Sydney – Frankies

11th of June – Melbourne – Stay Gold

12th of June – Geelong – The Barwon Club

– Pre-Orders & Merch  –

www.imastupidmoronwithanuglyfaceandabigbuttandmybuttsmells.com

– Get Tickets Here –

www.drcolossustheband.com

Band Members:

Dr. Jon – Jono Colliver – Vocals & Guitar,
Dr. Leg – Joel Colliver – Lead Guitar,
Dr. Love – Mike Findlay – Bass & Vocals,
Dr. Skin – Josh Eales – Drums.

Dean Lewis announces today his return to the stage for a one-off virtual concert event, Live & Unplugged on Friday April 30th at 8.00pm (AEST) presented by premium digital live platform Moment House.Tickets to the live streamed event will go on sale on Friday March 26th at 8.00am (AEDT) from momenthouse.comFans who sign up to Dean’s mailing list will also receive a discount offer. Sign up link here – https://DeanLewis.lnk.to/SignUpSet to go out to the world live from his hometown of Sydney, Australia the 45 minute set will be performed live and streamed out globally from an undisclosed location. The set will include hits such as the 7 x Platinum ‘Waves’ and 10 x Platinum ‘Be Alright’, and the accredited Gold fan favourite ‘Half A Man’ and of course the new single ‘Falling Up’, all performed for the first time in a stripped back arrangement with his band.Having performed over 200 live shows across the USA, U.K, Europe, New Zealand and Australia in 2019 to support his #1 ARIA Album A Place We Knew, Live & Unplugged will be a whole new experience for Dean and his fans. It’s been over a year since he set foot on the live stage and is excited to be able to perform one big virtual show for fans all around the world.’Falling Up’ is the first taste of his highly anticipated second album. “Those lyrics are about being online and focusing on that one negative comment in a sea of good,” Lewis explains. Emotive, impactful, relatable and impossible to forget, it’s a masterclass in what the songwriter does best: connect.The song has received incredible support globally and in less than 3 weeks, ‘Falling Up’ has been streamed over 5.5+ million times, hit #7 on Shazam in Australia and continues to climb TMN Hot 100 Radio Chart (TW #25). The official video which was shot in an empty Palms casino in Las Vegas last year is nearing 1 Million views having been released for just two weeks!The three-time ARIA and APRA award winning Lewis went from unknown to world-wide recognition with the release of A Place We Knew. Accredited Platinum in Australia, the LP produced a number of local and international hits, most notably ‘Be Alright’ which was voted as #6 on triple j’s Hottest 100 and the 4th highest selling single (2nd Australian Artist) in Australia for 2018. Globally, ‘Be Alright’ is triple platinum in the USA and accredited Platinum+ in 23 other countries. In total, Dean’s music has now accumulated over 5+ billion streams globally.A Place We Knew is Certified GOLD in the USA, Silver in the UK and platinum+ in 8 other countries, and earned Dean the 2019 ARIA Album of the Year and Best Male Artist Awards, as well as the 2019 APRA Awards for Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year and Outstanding International Achievement Award.

DEAN LEWIS – LIVE & UNPLUGGED
GLOBAL LIVE STREAM EVENTFriday April 30th at 8.00pm (AEST)Tickets on sale Friday March 26th at 8.00am (AEDT) from momenthouse.com

Sure! I’m Tash Parker, a visual artist and musician living in Launceston Tasmania. I’ve been releasing electronic art pop music under the name PARKER for the past 2 years.

1. I have always dreamed of a greenroom where the walls and ceiling are filled with glow in the stars so when we turn out the lights it feels like I’m camping. Always good to ground the nerves when you are reminded of the massiveness of our galaxy and how teeny tiny we are.
2. A jungle of indoor plants for me to chat to before the show. They are the best pre-show companions because they are really good listeners and are not afraid of silence.
3. A tea master to serve matcha and delicious cacao treats to help wake us up before the show
4. A spread of delicious tasmanian grown produce to fuel us up with healthy fresh food.
5. The delivery of amazing leotards and accessories made by Michelle Boyde to wear for our pre-show aerobics class.

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6. Jamie Lee Curtis to run an aerobics workout class so we can get pumped up and burn off the pre show jitters.

7. Mary Latimore playing harp for the 3omins before we go onstage to calm our nerves.

8. A post show sound bath and guided meditation for all performers and crew. Because we need to be supporting our music industry worker’s physical and mental health more.
9. Mocktails made from the finest rare fruits and maybe a mushroom tea to help the stars twinkle.
10. Fancy robes for everyone to wear because wearing a fancy robe makes you feel fancy.

New single and video for ‘Lie Low’ – out March 8 – International Women’s Day

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