CRACK OPEN THE CASH MACHINE

Hotter than hot UK band Hard-Fi - who are quite literally from Staines, Ali G’s home - are heading our way. The band will perform shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Fremantle in September/October this year.

Hard-Fi have fast become one of the most talked about and exciting bands to emerge from the competitive UK music scene of late. Their debut album Stars of CCTV has turned heads worldwide with its smooth blend of disco, punk, rock and dub, and earned the band comparisons with th likes of the Specials.

Latterly, the likes of original rude boy Neville Staple have been appearing with the band live on stage, performing the likes of “Ghost Town”.

The band’s debut album has sold over 600,000 copies in the UKthus far, and was named Album of the Year for 2005 by NME, Q Magazine, Word and Observer Music Monthly.

Nominated for the legendary Mercury Music Prize last year, it helped the band secure Brit Award nominations for Best British Group and Best Rock Act.

Live, Hard-Fi matches it with the very best, delivering killer live shows that bring together all the elements of their sound as one.

Dates:
Wednesday 27 September The Palace, Melbourne
Friday 29 September Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Saturday 30 September The Arena, Brisbane
Monday 2 October Metropolis, Fremantle

UNLEASHING THE CLUES

Full of white-hot new material, Midnight Juggernauts have returned with the release of their second EP Secrets of the Universe.

To celebrate its release, Midnight Juggernauts will be igniting dance floors across Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne during June and July.

A sonic blizzard traversing dirty-organ-rock, stadium-disco-metal and sci-fi roller-skating jams, Secrets of the Universe features five new tracks including the radio single “Shadows”, plus a remix by The Presets, and a film clip for “45 and Rising”. Be sure to keep an eye out for the uber-cool “Shadows” film clip currently screening nationally.

With wide cross over appeal between the dance and rock arenas, Midnight Juggernauts have remixed the likes of The Presets, Damn Arms and Paul Kelly’s Stardust 5, and also toured with Cut Copy, Wolfmother, Death From Above 1979, Gerling, Electric 6 and Trans Am. Their sounds can be heard on numerous compilations including Modular’s Leave Them All Behind, FBI’s Kill Your Idols, !K7’s Tsubi DJ Kicks, and various 12”s spinning across the UK.

With a host of other side projects kicking along, including a soundtrack to a new feature film, Midnight Juggernauts have been forging a remarkably unique path through the music scene. One of the country’s most exciting new acts,

Midnight Juggernauts are ready to burn your house down.

Dates:
Thursday 8 June - Prince Bandroom, St Kilda (supporting Annie)
Friday 23 June - Annandale Hotel, Annandale
Saturday 24 June - Fat Louies, Brisbane
Friday 30 June - Rocket Bar, Adelaide
Saturday 01 July - Spanish Club, Fitzroy