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Forever a woman with a spring in her step and new projects falling in her wake, goth-cabaret performer/singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer has put down her ukelele and set her gaze on Australia and New Zealand for her newly released single “Map Of Tasmania”, to coincide with her forthcoming tour and Australia-themed album Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under. For those of you wondering ‘What’s the big deal about a map of Tasmania’? Well, if you have to ask, we’re not going to tell you. If you’re an eagle-eyed fan, chances are you’ve seen it already…

For the benefit of Webcuts’ Brisbane clientele, see in 2011 in style with Swedes Shout Out Louds, texans Neon Indian and a whole lot of Australian talent including The Belligerents, Bleeding Knees Club, Dead Beat Band, The Honey Month, Jonathan Boulet, John Steel Sings, Kate & Max, Little Scout, Love Connection, Mr. Maps, Parades, Seja, Seekae, Oh Ye Denver Birds, Rocketsmiths, Vasy Mollo and Velociraptor. Phew.

Brisbane upstarts DZ have thrilled and spilled with their brash brand of  indie-punk since last year’s DZ Ruined My Life EP and legendary live shows including a sweaty but memorable gig at the Hangar. With a fund-raising east coast tour around the corner to enable the band to terrorise the inhabitants of NYC they have [...]

We give an in-depth rundown on 2009′s Splendour in the Grass festival including the good – The Flaming Lips, Happy Mondays, Bloc Party, Doves, Sarah Blasko, Specials, You Am I, MGMT and the frankly rather appalling – Kram, Grinspoon.

The second splendid day of Splendour in the Grass 2009. We catch Kram, Jack Ladder, Bob Evans, The Gutter Twins, White Lies, The Doves, The Flaming Lips and er, Grinspoon.

Second Splendour line up in full and interview with Splendour promoter Jess Ducrou about the tremendous success of the festival, the process for picking the line-up and this year’s bands, future expansion of the site and the improvements in ticketing technology.

V Festival The behemoth of the V Festival roles into the country at the end of the month. It features the usual mix of mainstream and up and coming rock/pop and electronic acts including The Killers, Snow Patrol, Kaiser Chiefs, Elbow, The Human League, Madness, M83, Louis XIV, Howling Bells, The Kills and more. Apr [...]

Just call it the comeback. While the Shout Out Loud’s debut album Howl Howl Gaff Gaff showed promise few could have predicated the seismic improvement for follow-up Our Ill Wills – a veritable treasure chest of ’80s and ’90s influenced alternative pop and rock with strings, layered percussion and crisp production. We sit down with [...]