Apr 19
Hot off the heels from their EPIC AWESOME win in the European Festival Award 2011, Poland’s OFF Festival is BACK and 2012 is already shaping up to be an absolutely mammoth 4 day event.  Artists: (currently confirmed) (line up is subject to change):  Africa HiTech (AU) Alva Noto (DE) Apteka (PL) anbb: alva noto & blixa bargeld (DE) Atari Teenage Riot (DE) Baroness (US) Battles (US) Bardo Pond (US) Baxter Dury (GB) Black Face (US) Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires (US) Colin Stetson (CA) Connan Mockasin (NZ) Container (US) Converge (US) Das Racist (US) Death In Vegas (GB) Dominique Young Unique (US) Fennesz & Lillevan (AT) Forest Swords (GB) Henry Rollins (US) Iceage (DK) Iggy And The Stooges (US) Jacaszek (PL) Josh T. Pearson (US) Kanał Audytywny (PL) Kim Gordon & Ikue Mori (US) King Creosote i Jon Hopkins (GB) kIRk (PL) Kurt Vile and The Violators (US)Matthew Herbert (GB) Metronomy (GB) Mordy (PL) Mikołaj Trzaska gra “Różę” (PL) Nerwowe Wakacje (PL) Nils Frahm (DE) Nosowska (PL) Other Lives (US) Papa M (US) Piętnastka (PL) Retro Stefson (IS) Shabazz Palaces (US) Shangaan Electro (AFR) Sleep Party People (DK) Spectrum (GB) Suicide (US) Swans (US) The House of Love (GB) The Antlers (US)Thurston Moore (US) Ty Segall (US) Many MANY More To Be Announced!!!  for more information go to soundstagereview.com Written by: Shane Fenton©2012 SoundStageReview InterMediaAll Rights Reserved

Hot off the heels from their EPIC AWESOME win in the European Festival Award 2011, Poland’s OFF Festival is BACK and 2012 is already shaping up to be an absolutely mammoth 4 day event. 

Artists: (currently confirmed) (line up is subject to change): 

Africa HiTech (AU) Alva Noto (DE) Apteka (PL) anbb: alva noto & blixa bargeld (DE) Atari Teenage Riot (DE) Baroness (US) Battles (US) Bardo Pond (US) Baxter Dury (GB) Black Face (US) Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires (US) Colin Stetson (CA) Connan Mockasin (NZ) Container (US) Converge (US) Das Racist (US) Death In Vegas (GB) Dominique Young Unique (US) Fennesz & Lillevan (AT) Forest Swords (GB) Henry Rollins (US) Iceage (DK) Iggy And The Stooges (US) Jacaszek (PL) Josh T. Pearson (US) Kanał Audytywny (PL) Kim Gordon & Ikue Mori (US) King Creosote i Jon Hopkins (GB) kIRk (PL) Kurt Vile and The Violators (US)Matthew Herbert (GB) Metronomy (GB) Mordy (PL) Mikołaj Trzaska gra “Różę” (PL) Nerwowe Wakacje (PL) Nils Frahm (DE) Nosowska (PL) Other Lives (US) Papa M (US) Piętnastka (PL) Retro Stefson (IS) Shabazz Palaces (US) Shangaan Electro (AFR) Sleep Party People (DK) Spectrum (GB) Suicide (US) Swans (US) The House of Love (GB) The Antlers (US)Thurston Moore (US) Ty Segall (US)

Many MANY More To Be Announced!!! 

for more information go to soundstagereview.com


Written by: Shane Fenton
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Apr 13

SoundStageReview + Coachella Festival = AWESOME!!!

It’s SoundStageReview’s great pleasure to announce its incredible LIVE coverage from Coachella Festival 2012, follow the link below to see live streaming from all 3 main stages over the following three days - April 13-15.  

http://www.youtube.com/coachella

SoundStageReview will have constant updates, reviews and undisputed continuing coverage over the following 3 days of Coachella awesomeness, so get some microwave popcorn on, your favourite festival gear and watch all the musical shenanigans LIVE and UNITERUPTED from COACHELLE FESTIVAL 2012.  

Below are is the live streaming times for all Australian fans

Saturday timetable:   14.04.2012 AEST

08.55am – James

09:00am – GIVERS

09:10am – honeyhoney

09:35am – Neon Indian

10:00am – Gary Clark Jr.

10:05am – Grouplove

10:25am – Jimmy Cliff & Tim Armstrong

11:00am – Yuck

11:20am – Dawes

11:30am – Arctic Monkeys

12.00pm – Wu Lyf

12:10pm – Madness

12.50pm – Pulp

1:15pm – Frank Ocean

1:15pm – Ximena Sarinan

1:50pm – Mazzy Star

2:10pm – The Rapture

2:45pm – The Black Keys

3:05pm – Explosions in the Sky

3:50pm – The Black Angels

4:15pm – M83

4:20pm – Refused

5.10pm – Amon Tobin

5.25pm – Swedish House Mafia

  

Sunday timetable:   15.04.2012 AEST

08:25am – Big Pink

08:30am – Childish Gambino

08:30am – The Vaccines

09:00am – We Were Promised Jetpacks

09:00am – Azealia Banks

09:00am – AWOLNATION

09:50am – tUnE-yArDs

10:00am – Destroyer

10:05am – Buzzcocks

10:35am – Kaiser Chiefs

10:55am – Manchester Orchestra

11:30am – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds

11:55pm – Laura Marling

12:15pm – Squeeze

12:20am – Andrew Bird

12:45pm – St. Vincent

1:05pm – Grace Potter

1:10pm – The Shins

1:55pm – Kasabian

2:30pm – Bon Iver

3:20pm – Miike Snow

4:05pm – TBA

4:35pm – A$AP Rocky

  

Monday timetable:   16.04.2012 AEST

08:25am – Wild Beasts

08:30am – Oberhofer

08:30am – Santigold

09:15am – Real Estate

09:35am – The Growlers

09:45am – Fitz and the Tantrums

10:20am – Seun Kuti & Egypt 80

10:30am – Band of Skulls

10:30am – Wild Flag

11:05am – The Hives

11:15am – Beats Antique

12:10pm – The Airplane Boys

12:45pm – Justice

1:30pm – Beirut

2:30pm – Gotye

2:45pm – Modeselektor

2:45pm – Florence and the Machine

3:35pm – TBA

4.10pm – At The Drive-In

  

  

All times in Australian Eastern Standard Times

-18 hours for all Polish times.  :)

  

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Apr 12
LADYTRON NA DWÓCH SETACH W POLSCE!   LADYTRON- założona w 1999 roku grupa, w skład której wchodzą Helen Marnie /wokal, syntezatory/, Mira Aroyo /wokal, syntezatory/, Daniel Hunt /syntezatory, gitara elektryczna, wokal/ i Reuben Wu /syntezatory/. • Pochodzą z Liverpoolu. Nazwa zespołu pochodzi od tytułu piosenki Ladytron grupy Roxy Music. • W swojej muzyce łączą electropop oraz synthpop z new wave. Sami określają swoją muzykę jako elektroniczny pop. • Przez wielu uważani są za najlepszych twórców brytyjskiej muzyki pop. • Na swoim koncie mają 5 studyjnych płyt. Największą popularność zdobyli nagrywając Witching Hour, z którego pochodzi nieśmiertelny przebój Destroy Everything You Touch. • Dyskografię LADYTRON zamyka wydany w 2011 roku, świetnie przyjęty album Gravity the Seducer, z którego pochodzą m.in. White Elephant czy Ace of HZ.  Tym razem w Polsce będziemy mieli przyjemność posłuchać setów Danny’ego i Helen. Już w czerwcu br. LADYTRON dwukrotnie wystąpi: 1-go czerwca w warszawskim klubie 1500m2 DO WYNAJĘCIA 2-go czerwca w sopockim klubie SFINKS700.  Bilety w cenie 30 zł /300 sztuk/ oraz 40 zł będą dostępne od 2-go kwietnia na www.ticketpro.pl, www.muno.pl oraz  we wszystkich bileteriach EMPIK, salonach SATURN i MEDIA MARKT. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTTwlAT_AwU&ob=av2e http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cKEy0BFfQw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yaEwcmrR4Q&ob=av2e

LADYTRON NA DWÓCH SETACH W POLSCE!

 

LADYTRON- założona w 1999 roku grupa, w skład której wchodzą Helen Marnie /wokal, syntezatory/, Mira Aroyo /wokal, syntezatory/, Daniel Hunt /syntezatory, gitara elektryczna, wokal/ i Reuben Wu /syntezatory/. • Pochodzą z Liverpoolu. Nazwa zespołu pochodzi od tytułu piosenki Ladytron grupy Roxy Music. • W swojej muzyce łączą electropop oraz synthpop z new wave. Sami określają swoją muzykę jako elektroniczny pop. • Przez wielu uważani są za najlepszych twórców brytyjskiej muzyki pop. • Na swoim koncie mają 5 studyjnych płyt. Największą popularność zdobyli nagrywając Witching Hour, z którego pochodzi nieśmiertelny przebój Destroy Everything You Touch. • Dyskografię LADYTRON zamyka wydany w 2011 roku, świetnie przyjęty album Gravity the Seducer, z którego pochodzą m.in. White Elephant czy Ace of HZ.

 Tym razem w Polsce będziemy mieli przyjemność posłuchać setów Danny’ego i Helen.

Już w czerwcu br. LADYTRON dwukrotnie wystąpi:

1-go czerwca w warszawskim klubie 1500m2 DO WYNAJĘCIA

2-go czerwca w sopockim klubie SFINKS700.

 Bilety w cenie 30 zł /300 sztuk/ oraz 40 zł będą dostępne od 2-go kwietnia na www.ticketpro.pl, www.muno.pl oraz  we wszystkich bileteriach EMPIK, salonach SATURN i MEDIA MARKT.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTTwlAT_AwU&ob=av2e

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cKEy0BFfQw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yaEwcmrR4Q&ob=av2e


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Mar 27

OFF FESTIVAL 2012 

(First, Second and Third Artist Announcement) UPDATED…

 

 

Written by: Shane Fenton

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Hot off the heels from their EPIC AWESOME win in the European Festival Award 2011, Poland’s OFF Festival is BACK and 2012 is already shaping up to be an absolutely mammoth 4 day event.

 

Last year SoundStageReview was bursting with musical rhapsody at the mBank OFF Festival and for good reason, it was absolutely incredible, with awesome performances from artist such as: Primal Scream, PIL, Mogwai, Junior Boys, GaBlé, Czesław Śpiewa, Liars and Meshuggah just to name a few it was an fondly unforgettable 4 days of music that will last with us for a lifetime.

 

In 2012 OFF Festival is keen to prove why it’s such a great event with its first major artist announcement of 2012 and in typical OFF Festival style the announcement was gargantuan with the news that IGGY and the STOOGES will be a headlining artist, that’s right, IGGY POP is coming to Poland, though the fun doesn’t stop there, also announced is Electro-pop royalty SUICIDE, DEATH IN VEGAS, ICEAGE and one of the most amazing and creative musicians around today COLIN STETSON to round out this announcement.

 

Also was the earlier announcement in late 2011 that MATTHEW HERBERT and ALVA NOTO will be performing at the always entertaining OFF Festival before party on August 2 and if that’s still not enough for you, after the concert head over to Hipnoza, where Canadian artist DIAMOND RINGS will be heating up the crowd with his electro-pop sounds, followed by the mad Danish bunnies SLEEP PARTY PEOPLE.

 

…and then the second major artist announcement was made and quite honestly my heart stopped from shock and excitement… and why you ask?

My heart stopped and then went into a state of shock because I am having trouble comprehending the MINDBLOWING artists added to this event.  At the top of the “awesome list” has to be the mighty all-knowing narrator HENRY ROLLINS, yes… the genius voice of BLACK FLAG will be at OFF Festival… I cannot believe it either!  To add, we also have BLACK FACE which has founding BLACK FLAG member CHUCK DUKOWSKI performing in it.

If that wasn’t enough the likes of THURSTON MOORE and KIM GORDON of NY psychedelic legendary band SONIC YOUTH will also be performing in separate events, as will US bands BATTLES, TY SEGULL, SWANS, OTHER LIVES, KURT VILE and THE VIOLATORS and if that’s not enough we have metal icons BARONESS and CONVERGE . 

 

…but wait there is more!

 

The English and Dutch will be lending their most impressive artists with the like of ALVA NOTO & BLIXA BARGELD, BAXTER DURY, FOREST SWORDS, NILS FRAHM, SPECTRUM and finally THE HOUSE OF LOVE.  Then we have one of the most influential groups in music history, none other than the incredible ATARI TEENAGE RIOT.

 

If that wasn’t enough let’s not forget the incredible list of local talent from POLAND like JACASZEK, KANAŁ AUDYTYWNY, KIRK, MORDY, NERWOWE WAKACJE, NOSOWSKA, PIĘTNASTKA, and  ŚWIETLIKI GRAJĄ performing “OGRÓD KONCENTRACYJNY”   Even my own country of Australia and neighbours New Zealand are showing their musical diversity with AFRICA HITECH and CONNAN MOCKASIN to round off the list from the second announcement for OFF Festival 2012. 

WHY GO TO OFF 2012?

 

One of the highlights of the European Festival Season is indisputably mBank’s Off Festival, SoundStageReview has covered this event in the past few years and this year we continue the coverage of this events growing status amongst the best music festivals in Europe.

 

After returning from Europe in 2011 everyone asked why Off Festival was so good, simple, OFF Festival has the reputation of finding the next great popular performers from around the world while also highlighting amazing established artists. Each year, the bands they have performing are exceptional. The creative team headed by OFF Festival’s creative director Artur Rojek continuously push our senses with great artists from every genre of music around the world.

 

Additionally, Off Festival as a festival, in its own right, is one of the best SoundStageReview has ever experienced consistently each year, for all us European festival travelling Australians, it has a “Falls Festival” feel about it, for everyone else on Earth… The vibe of OFF Festival is very down-to-earth, relaxed and enjoyable, though with a real buzz around the grounds each day. The festival boasts great facilities and excellent sideshow attractions throughout each festival day, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the best planned out festivals on Earth.

 

Below are the current details of this year’s Off Festival, as always SoundStageReview will supply all the most current information, confirmed performing artists currently announced and international travel details with the cheapest and most reliable carriers so you can experience The 2011 Off Festival in all its glory, without it causing you a major stroke figuring out how to get there!

 

2012 OFF FESTIVAL DETAILS:

DATES:

2-5 August 2012

WHERE:

Dolina Trzech Stawów in Katowice. Poland.

Four Day OFF Pass (2 Aug. - 5 Aug.)

available:

early OFF - to 31 Jan. - 140 zł/about €34 (with campsite - 180 zł/about €43)  SOLD OUT !

1 Feb. -                        - 160 zł/about €40 (with campsite - 200 zł/about €48)  SOLD OUT !

 

Three Day OFF Pass (3 Aug. - 5 Aug.)

available:

1 Feb. -  16 Apr. - 120 zł/about €29 (with campsite - 160 zł/about €40)

17 Apr. - 11 Jun. - 160 zł/about €40 (with campsite - 200 zł/about €48)

12 Jun. -  2 Aug. - 200 zł/about €48 (with campsite - 240 zł/about €56)

after 2 Aug - 220 zł/about €60 (campsite can be purchased on the spot depending on availability)

One Day OFF Ticket (3 Aug. 4 Aug. or 5 Aug.)

available:

25 Jun. - 22 Jul. -     80 zł/about €20

23  Jul. -   2 Aug. - 120 zł/about €29

from 3 Aug, -          140 zł/about €31

 

OFF Before Party (2 Aug.)

Ticket for all concerts on August 2: Matthew Herbert (One Pig) + Alva Noto (Katowice Centre of Culture) / Nils Frahm + Sleep Party People (Hipnoza Club).

tickets available:

to 1 Aug. - 75 zł/about €18 - SOLD OUT !

Please note that the capacity of the Hipnoza Club is limited. Four-day OFF Pass and Before Party tickets holders will be admitted to the concert by order of arrival.

 

FESTIVAL VILLAGE

Campsite for 2 Aug. - 6 Aug. purchased separately (only for holders of a 4-Day OFF Pass bought in the OFF Shop)

available from 1 Feb. to 30 Jun. - 60 zł/about €15

Campsite for 3 Aug. - 6 Aug. purchased separately (only for holders of a 3-Day OFF Pass bought in the OFF Shop)

available from 1 Feb. to 30 Jun. - 45 zł/about €12

Order by e-mail with name, ID number, participant number (from order confirmation)

 

Campsite purchased separately for Festival Pass holders (on sale  only in the Festival Village, depending on availablity. We recommend you book your campsite early to avoid disappointment.)

 

20 zł/about €6 per day

ARTISTS: (currently confirmed) (line up is subject to change):

 

Africa HiTech (AU) Alva Noto (DE) anbb: alva noto & blixa bargeld (DE) Atari Teenage Riot (DE) Baroness (US) Battles (US) Baxter Dury (GB) Black Face (US) Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires (US) Colin Stetson (CA) Connan Mockasin (NZ) Container (US) Converge (US) Das Racist (US) Death In Vegas (GB) Dominique Young Unique (US) Fennesz & Lillevan (AT) Forest Swords (GB) Henry Rollins (US) Iceage (DK) Iggy And The Stooges (US) Jacaszek (PL) Josh T. Pearson (US) Kanał Audytywny (PL) Kim Gordon & Ikue Mori (US) King Creosote i Jon Hopkins (GB) kIRk (PL) Kurt Vile and The Violators (US) Matthew Herbert (GB) Mordy (PL) Nerwowe Wakacje (PL) Nils Frahm (DE) Nosowska (PL) Other Lives (US) Papa M (US) Piętnastka (PL) Retro Stefson (IS) Shabazz Palaces (US) Sleep Party People (DK) Spectrum (GB) Suicide (US) Swans (US) Świetliki grają performing “Ogród koncentracyjny” (PL) The House of Love (GB) Thurston Moore (US) Ty Segall (US)

 

…and Many MANY More To Be Announced!!!

 

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL DETAILS

 

As always, I’m not going to get into details for every single airport costing etc, I will be here for a week explaining it. Basically, where ever you are based from (in my case Australia) you want to make your way to Poland via Warsaw International Airport.

I always travel Qantas Airways, the main reason for this is because they are a part of the “OneWorld Alliance Group” I find their coverage and customer service is always incredible, though that being said, airline companies are fairly the same so go with who you feel is right for you.

 

When you arrive in Warsaw, from there, jump on a train that takes you to Katowice , this trip takes between 4-6 hours, might seem long on screen but it’s a great trip and one of those journey’s that go quickly. Depending on where you are staying, either a hotel or on site camping, you need to get to Katowice train station and jump on a bus leaving from the Katowice train station (Dworzec PKP) to the Muchowiec airport (OFF Festival grounds) - lines 0 and 50 to the Trzy Stawy bus stop (shopping center, 500 meters from the festival grounds) - lines 10, 110, 672, 674, and 910.

 

Those landing at the Katowice-Pyrzowice airport may take the bus marked “Lotnisko” to the Katowice train station (Dworzec PKP) and then transfer to one of the above lines..

 

When you get to the festival, just enjoy the days of fantastic entertainment, there really is a good reason this festival is so well respected, the vibe of the fans is electric, it’s a very professional yet entertaining event and annually it improves, which I know for myself is what I find most satisfying.

For accommodation Off Festival have been kind enough to list some amazing accommodation spots, visit this link http://off-festival.pl/en/2012/info.html for all the options available.

 

FINAL THOUGHTS:

Off Festival really is a sensational event to witness over the 4 days, it’s most certainly one of the highlights for SoundStageReview each year and this year’s festival is going to be absolutely outstanding. Regardless if you are Polish local or an international festival traveller, this is one great festival to go and experience for yourself.

 

For ALL 2012 mBank Off Festival Information, visit: http://off-festival.pl/en/2012/ for all the up-to-date news of what is happening. SoundStageReview will be updating this page with the latest information as it’s released over the next 4 months leading up to OFF Festival 2012!!!

 

Written by: Shane Fenton

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Mar 25

Soundwave Festival 2012

Sydney. Australia.

Photography by: Shane Fenton

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Mar 05

All photographs were taken at:
Soundwave Festival 2012
Sydney. Australia.
Photography by: Shane Fenton
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Feb 23

SoundStageReview + Soundwave Festival = AWESOME!!!

SoundStageReview + Soundwave Festival = AWESOME!!!

Written by: Shane Fenton

It has been a chaotic 12 weeks since the masterminds at Soundwave HQ dropped the bombshell of what would be, one of… if not the greatest artist line-ups ever conceived in Australia’s Music Festival History.  SoundStageReview is proud to be associated with Soundwave Festival 2012 and in the coming weeks will be releasing an unparalleled amount of material associated with the artists that will make Soundwave 2012 one of the greatest events of all time.

SoundStageReview’s coverage of Soundwave 2012 is unprecedented in this companies history, along with the lead-up to each states Soundwave Festival during the weeks following SoundStageReview will have Live Photography, Artist Interviews, plus Performance and Festival Reviews of Soundwave 2012, these artists include:

TURISAS, ROYAL REPUBLIC, ZEBRAHEAD, CHERRI BOMB, HEROES FOR HIRE, THE USED, UNWRITTEN LAW, THE MENZINGERS, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, YOU ME AT SIX, MESHUGGAH, COAL CHAMBER, BIOHAZARD, TRIVIUM, CIRCA SURVIVE, KITTIE, CATHEDRAL, FOREVER THE SICKEST KIDS, MARILYN MANSON, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, HATEBREED, STRUNG OUT, SLIPKNOT, I AM THE AVALANCHE, CKY, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, MACHINE HEAD and RAISED FIST!

…and while on the subject of unprecedented, additionally SoundStageReview from  March 4 will be releasing details of the most incredible competition for Facebook fans of SoundStageReview InterMedia, it has been in the planning stages for over 3 months and the prizes are so bloody awesome, I want to enter the competition, though sadly that would be unfair for everyone else.

So stay tuned to SoundStageReview InterMedia for full Soundwave Festival 2012 coverage and details for this MAJOR competition and the details involved.

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Feb 17

BEC SANDRIDGE’s THE LYONS AND BEES AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2012.

BEC SANDRIDGE’s THE LYONS AND BEES AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2012.

Tour Preview and “Lyon’s and Bee’s” EP Review by: Shane Fenton

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Over the past 12 months my ears have been privileged enough to hear some remarkable new musical artists spaning through Europe, America and ofcourse Australia.  Unmistakably, one of the most remarkable and talented artists I have witnessed would have to be Australian musician and songwriter Bec Sandridge.

The first time I seen Bec Sandridge perform live was in the UK of all places, then a few months later Bec was again in my sights (though this time with my camera in hand) at Sydney’s Annual Newtown Festival where her performance was widely remarked as one of the best at the event, which now brings me to this approaching Wednesday (22.02.2012) where Bec will be launching her new EP “Lyons And Bees” at the GoodGod Small Club in Sydney.

Bec Sandridge’s new EP “Lyons And Bees” is in every single aspect a musical evolution of her constantly emerging skills as a musician and songwriter.  I have always found Bec’s lyrics and style mesmerizing to my eyes and ears, her distinctive folk-pop sound has been a constant breath of fresh air within the Australian music industries newest list of artists and with her amazing new EP “Lyons And Bees” Bec’s popularity will only mature further.

Bec’s abilities has come a long way in a rather short time, from past songs like “Red Jumper” and “Worst Ghost” which have allowed the world to experience the gentle murmurs of Bec’s unique sounds, like a caterpillar ready for her metamorphosis into a butterfly “Lyons And Bees” is certainly that evolution.  For this EP Bec Sandridge didn’t simply write a selection of songs, “Lyons And Bees” is the substantial development of a confident musician who’s delicate echoes have been combined with the weight of experience, which is more than evident in this new studio recording.

Musically “Lyons And Bees” feels like silk wings gliding in the wind, if I may use the Butterfly metaphor again, every song lifts you off the ground and gently pushes you through each melody with an effortless ease though underneath that gentleness is a depth that comes in the formula of brilliantly written lyrics set to an incredible off-beat pulse.

If you are lucky enough to be living in Sydney on the coming Wednesday evening, February 22nd 2012, head on down to the GoodGod Small Club, Sydney and witness the beauty of Bec Sandridge’s performance and album launch of “Lyons And Bees” with special guests: Karl-Christoph & ILUKA. Doors open at 7:30PM and Tickets are: $10 at the door.

Bec Sandridge’s new EP “Lyons And Bees” is a true evolution of an amazing emerging artist who you should keep your eyes and ears open to now and in the future.

Keep an eye open on SoundStageReview as we will have a full review and images of Bec Sandridge in concert at the “Lyons And Bees” EP Launch in Sydney in the days following.

 


Bec Sandridge Presents:

THE LYONS AND BEES AUSTRALIAN TOUR

22ND FEB, GoodGod Small Club, Sydney

w Karl-Christoph & ILUKA.

Doors 730PM. Tickets: $10

24th FEB, The Front, Canberra

w Karl Christoph & TBA

Doors 730PM. Tickets: $10

1st March, The Wesley Anne, Melbourne

w Karl Christoph, ILUKA & Kieran Christopherson

Doors 730PM. Tickets: $8

3rd March, Pure Pop Records, Melbourne

More details soon!

4th March, The Treehouse, Byron Bay

w ILUKA. More details soon!

Written by: Shane Fenton

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Feb 17

600 Seconds with: Serj Tankian of System Of A Down.

600 Seconds with: Serj Tankian of System Of A Down.

Interview by: Shane Fenton.

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When I speak the name of this following artist I have an instant reaction of utter respect and affection for a man who has dedicated his life to speaking out against injustice, regardless if it’s the views of certain people or an entire country.  This man is without a shadow of a doubt one of the most influential and equally talented individuals in the history of the worldwide music, for the past 6 years he has embarked on a solo career which has produced 2 amazing albums Elect The Dead (2007) and Imperfect Harmonies (2010) that has further influenced his legion of dedicated fans

If that wasn’t enough, with Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine fame he created the Axis Of Justice Foundation, created his own record company to support talented new artists and now in 2012 after a sold-out worldwide solo tour this gentleman scholar will be retaking the lead vocals in the newly reformed System Of A Down who are headlining the Soundwave Festival 2012 in Australia.

If you haven’t guessed it yet, SoundStageReview is honoured to present this interview with none other than Mr Serj Tankian.

SSR:

G’day Serj, it’s been a while since we did one of these interviews, if memory serves it was in the beginning of 2010 when you were here on your solo tour with the BDO, almost 2 years ago actually, so how have you been since then and how was the last leg of you solo tour for Imperfect Harmonies?

ST:

Life has been really satisfying, enriching and enlightening, I have spent quite some time touring sporadically over the past 2 years, the tours were really remarkable experiences, fans really seem to connect with the performances which were personally very satisfying to share.

SSR:

A little bird told me you are going to record a new solo album sometime in early 2012, would there be any truth to this or is this another idol rock’n’roll rumour?

ST:

The little bird is accurate, I always spend a few months in beautiful NZ each year, I will write some new songs and then head to the U.S. to record them in a studio early 2012. When it will be released is unknown exactly though I intend to do so around early-mid 2012, I have most songs written for the album already though that’s all I can tell you at the moment with any certainty, there will then be some shows, maybe a short tour to follow the album release, though nothing is confirmed currently.

Daron is also in LA recording new music for Scars on Broadway, so lots more music is on it’s way.

SSR:

You appears you have a true affection for New Zealand and the people, on that note it was also great to see that System Of A Down will be doing a special show there with one of my favourite bands The Dillinger Escape Plan?

ST:

I love New Zealand, it’s unimaginably beautiful, I have residency there and I try to spend as much time there as possible each year, the people are amazing, so down to Earth, peaceful and respectful of their land, New Zealand feels like home to me.  Bringing System Of A Down to NZ will be great, I’m super excited to be home in Auckland with the band.

SSR:

On that note, System Of A Down had their triumphant return to live duties earlier this year at Germany’s Rock AM Ring Festival, I have been lucky enough to see that performance and it was incredible, it doesn’t look like you have been away from touring as a group at all?

ST:

Absolutely. Going into the show we were all nervous, the rehearsals were sounding great though playing in a room, which is a very controlled environment, is very different to playing in front of 50,000+ screaming fans.  By the second or third song everything was flowing natural and then this massive “welcome back” chant began and any nervousness I was experiencing had disappeared.

I remember walking off stage, the audience had been drowned by the rain yet they never let up for a second, it was exhilarating, plus playing with my brothers again was amazing also, Daron, Shavo and John are such great performers, I missed performing onstage with them, it was such a great way to return.

SSR:

So the musical mayhem that is System Of A Down is back touring after its hiatus, how has the lead up to the 2012 Soundwave Festival Australian tour gone and should fans expect any surprises on stage?

ST:

We always have surprises for Australian audiences, the return shows we have played all feel great, over the Christmas weeks we will be having a break to spend it with our families and then we get back to the performing in February in New Zealand and then for the Soundwave Festival, we are very excited about returning to Australia, it’s been a while since SOAD has visited Australia, it’s one of our favourite countries for all of System.  The tour will see us perform a solid setlist and maybe a new song or two for the fans, you will have to wait and see.

SSR:

On that note of new material, do you have the details of when there might be a new System Of A Down album in the near future?

ST:

AT the moment we have no solid plans for recording a new album, we are taking things day by day, though I would say sometime in late 2012 early 2013 we will hit the studios, basically we will record new material when we have an album of substantial worth that will be as good or better than our previous studio work, fans have waited a long time for new music, we will only record material when we feel it’s right. 

SSR:

Now SOAD are heading back to Australian shores for another visit of live musical shenanigans, what is it you like about Australian visits the most?

ST:

Spending time in Australia is always such a pleasure, its beautiful weather, the country is breathtakingly stunning, every single person we meet are so generous, fans are supportive when we meet them and crowds go berserk during performances, what’s not to like about that?  Every time we visit Australia it’s always a highlight and we leave the country energised.

SSR:

As one of the most influential musicians of this generation do you still feel you have an eclectic musical appreciation or has it become a little jaded from being mixed up with the business of music?

ST:

If anything it’s more eclectic, I have always taken my musical influences from everywhere. There are so many great genres of music, so many different bands. It just doesn’t seem logical to pick one or two of them and focus my attention on that alone. I have always firmly believed in taking the best from every genre and trying to let it dissolve into my music.

Music in general is either something great or something awful, I like the great.

SSR:

It’s been 10 years since “Chop Suey!” single and the full “Toxicity” album was released upon the world, undoubtedly these releases brought System Of A Down into the mainstream, apart from the massive popularity of the band, what has been the greatest chance to your life?

ST:

I think it’s the ability to use this influence for something positive, sharing information, education, where would we all be without education of the world around us.  What happens on this planet should be the primary concern of every single human being alive. I’m just privileged enough to share my views and have people embrace that message, music is a powerful medium in the correct hands.

SSR:

Is there any message you wish to share with Aussie fans that are hanging out to see System Of A Down live on stage the Soundwave Festival come 2012?

ST:

Get ready Australia, System Of A Down are back, Daron, Shavo, John and I cannot wait!

I would very much like to thank Serj Tankian for his precious time for this interview with SoundStageReview, we will be catching up with Serj and the other boys in System Of A Down when they arrive for the Australian Summer Tour with the 2012 Soundwave Festival.

For tickets to see System Of A Down live in Australia head over to www.soundwavefestival.com and grab them quick, tickets to Soundwave Adelaide and Perth and still barely available, as are tickets to Sydney and Melbourne Sidewave shows, they are selling damn fast!  As they should, their live shows are incredible, you would be mad to miss out on this.

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Feb 13

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Feb 01

Frenzal Rhomb Review

Sydney Big Day Out

26.01.2012

Written by: Shane Fenton

 

On April 28th 1993 (99% sure of date) at a small local all ages venue called The Fitz Café that can be found at St. Ives on Sydney’s North Shore, a newly formed local band called Frenzal Rhomb made their debut to the world in front of about 120 strong audience.  This history lesson may seem somewhat pointless for a Big Day Out review and in most situations you would be right though the relevance of this random history lesson has a deeper purpose, that purpose is almost 19 years ago I was witness to my first FR show, though more importantly, at this same event I am reviewing I was honored enough to see my 400th live Frenzal Rhomb performance almost two decades later.  A monumental event by any regard in my opinion… yes, it’s safe to say I am a fan!

 

Back before Jay had Dreds and the untimely departures of Lex, Ben and the most out of time drummer I have ever seen Karl.  This performance marked the beginning of the Sydney Punk-Rock scene rebirth, along with other groups such as The Meanies, Nancy Vandal, Tumbleweed, Gilgamesh, Front End Loader, The Hard-ons, Downtime and many more whom have since disappeared into the whispers of history with one exception, Frenzal Rhomb.

 

As 12:45 hit the main stage so did Frenzal Rhomb with the newest song in their arsenal “Bird Attack” which happen to not be so new though who is complaining?

The pulling power of Frenzal hasn’t faded over the years with fans storming the D barricade early for opportunistic spots, decked out in their homemade punk rock Frenzal shirts along with some of the most socially unacceptable fashion choices around today lead by the king of Bogan-wear himself, The Doctor!

Lindsay’s fashion choices have always spoke volumes, it not what you wear, it’s how you rock, with Gibson SG in glorious action and tie-dyed pink summer-esque motif like body armor Lindsay, as always, was never short for words to his home town crowd and with the additional commentary from Jay, Gordy and bass extraordinaire Tom the word of Rhomb polluted the Sydney Big Day out through the 60min set.

 

Throughout the energetic set which heard many oldies such as Can’t move into my house, Parasite, Run, Johnny Ramone was in a cool band but he was a C**t, Russell Crowe’s Band is Shit and the before mentioned Fuck The System, Frenzal remained forever BDO and crowd favorites.      

 

It’s been two decades since my ears first experienced the Rhomb and let me assure you a lot has changed though what is important hasn’t… and yes that would be the music.  Frenzal Rhomb have always pounded the eardrums of fans with their punk rock propaganda and for good reason, their message is still as important as it was when I first seen them live, “How can I fuck the system if I just can’t get it up!” Not only is this the first song written by Frenzal Rhomb, I have always felt it’s the bands personal message to the world, the world is broken… so let’s make fun of it, this has always been the key message from the Rhomb.

 

…and this event was no different, it was a grand 400th show and I look forward to number 401 in the near future.

 


 

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Jan 30

Sydney Big Day Out 2012 Review

Written by: Shane Fenton.

 

 

The Annual Big Day Out Festival has coped quite a lot of crap in it’s history making 20th year for a variety of reasons, some arguments suggest it was the below-par artist list, the broad selection of artists or even the in-house politics that brought the BDO almost to its knees when long time festival creators split after a 30 year partnership disintegrated… and quite publicly!

 

Though when it comes down to it, when all the artificial smoke has cleared the stage, all anyone cares about is the music and that is exactly what will be focused on in this review, the music.

 

Firstly, let’s just get mother nature contribution out of the way, I rarely make such a comment but “too hell with the weather!” For days leading up to the event we were repeatedly warned, January 26 will be a wet day, so many planned for just that, wet weather, walking through the staff gates I thought to myself, damn I’m smart for planning ahead as the heavens opened with a vengeance upon the Sydney Olympic venue, everyone was saturated.  Though as quick as the rain stopped the clouds that had threatened Sydney’s BDO pulled a switch on everyone and the heat, though more so the humidity, plagued the event with searing 38*c blasting throughout the entire day, it was so humid my camera had a mist spot in it’s LCD screen, I cannot express how uncomfortable it was.

 

At this point I was glad the weather passed, though my momentary smartarse thoughts of planning brilliance quickly passed as I begun to melt in the heat, made even worse by the 20kg of equipment (mostly for wet weather protection) strapped to my body, yeah… not so smart after all!

 

…so with the weather comments out of the way, let’s get to the important stuff, the music.

 

First up was the main stage opening artist Abbe May, I had seen Abbe perform a few times over the past 12 months, on this occasion she was dressed in a particularly delicious tiny black skirt and leather jacket, she woke up the main stage audience from their momentary quietness after being drenched by rain, then it was over to The Green Stage for my favorite Victorian Country hippies, Stonefield, as always they rocked the stage with a confidence and prowess of a hardened touring band.

 

Then we come to the band I was most excited to see, Frenzal Rhomb, apart from my affection for the Rhomb this was also something of a historic occasion for myself, this was the 400th time I had seen the Sydney punksters live, I shit you not, I first seen Frenzal live 20 years ago, two decades later, 400 shows later, yep, that’s something around 16,000mins of Frenzal Rhomb, not a bad way to spend all that time.

 

After selfishly indulging in The Rhomb I made my way across to the Blue main stage for Parkway Drive who win the award for the loudest group of the day, always a pleasure to see this band, they have such intensity, yet don’t fill any of the cliché metal styles, truly a unique and highly skilled band at the top of their game.  Another early day surprise and winner of the most insane band of the day goes to Cage The Elephant, from the second the amps blasted CTE destroyed the stage, audience and themselves in the name of music, it was a entertaining and brilliant display from this group.

 

From there I then visited Underlights, Boy and Bear, whom for me were sadly lacking on the day, Amity Affliction and the usual insanity expected from the brilliants of Battles who’s music still leaves my mind swimming in a unique and thought provoking mood, even after so many times seeing Battles, I still adore the simplicity of their artistic form. 

 

Back at the Essential Stage next up were the Vaccines and then over on the main stage, The mighty Living End whom are truly like a fine wine, they just get better with age I never get sick of seeing Chris manipulate that beautiful guitar during each outing, after that was Getaway Plan, My Chemical Romance, urban hipster hipsters Kasabian and then the band BDO organisers underestimated the popularity of, Foster The People, why they were not on the main stage is beyond me, at the green stage, it was IMPOSSIBLE to move, the crowd were packing in by the hundreds, it was difficult to breathe it was so crowded and for good reason, FTP are incredible, their popularity is well deserved, they music is great and for me they were the best band of the BDO tour.

 

I then quickly scampered over to the main stage to get a few shots of Soundgarden, though I missed much of this due t the insanity at Foster The People.  If was good to see Chris on stage again pumping out the Jesus Christ Pose lyrics, as a band they were as tight as I remember from 10 years ago I’m glad I had a chance to see them on stage again.  After that was Grinspoon, headed by an always intoxicated Phil, more than happy to make an arse out of himself for the sake of music, which I think largely was cause of Grinspoon not being on the main stage, though instead a last minute inclusion to the event.

 

The final 3 of the night were Reguratator whom went a little cock-rock for this event and were supporting some awesome Spinal Tap wigs throughout the performance, then to see Max and Igor Cavalara smash the Essential Stage with their brutal riffs and pounding double kick drum actions, as much as I respect Cavalara I must admit they are not the musicians I remember from years back which saddened me, Sepultura and Soulfly were huge parts of my music up-bringing and to see one of the coolest guys in music not really making the same impact I was previously witness too was… heartbreaking.

 

At this time most people were busy trying to get shots of Kanye West, for the life of me I couldn’t understand why, this is my largest criticism of the BDO, Kanye DID NOT suit the vibe to this tour, the amount of people streaming out of the gates as Kanye begun was surprising and true to these harsh comments, Kanye is an untalented, egotistical hype machine, relying on others to make him look good, I’m sure many will disagree and good for them, though in my opinion, he is a hack and completely unsuitable to be the headlining artist and such an auspicious occasion.

 

As I wouldn’t be seen dead watching Kanye toot his own horn I finally head down to Noel Gallagher and his High Flying Birds with the hope they had something special to offer the Sydney crowd, sadly this was also quite disappointing, again hype was greater than the music which again was a sad fact for this event.  It really speaks volumes when the earlier bands, like Parkway Drive, Frenzal Rhomb, Living End and especially Foster The People were given such early slots when in all honesty they should have been given headlining slots.  The Sydney BDO was almost there as a great event but in all honesty it fell short in all the most important ways, I only hope in 2013 organisers get their act together try to reclaim their reputations as world class promoters, cause the Big Day Out was far from usual standards.    

 

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OFF FESTIVAL 2012.

OFF FESTIVAL 2012.

Written By: Shane Fenton.

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Hot off the heels from their EPIC win in the European Festival Award 2011, Poland’s OFF Festival is BACK and 2012 is already shaping up to be an absolutely mammoth 4 day event.

Last year SoundStageReview was bursting with musical rhapsody at the mBank OFF Festival and for good reason, it was incredible, with awesome performances from artist such as: Primal Scream, PIL, Mogwai, Junior Boys, GaBlé, Czesław Śpiewa, Liars and Meshuggah just to name a few it was an incredible 4 days of music that will last with us for a lifetime.

In 2012 OFF Festival is keen to prove why it’s such a great event with its first major artist announcement of 2012 and in typical OFF Festival style the announcement is gargantuan with the news that IGGY and the STOOGES will be a headlining artist, that’s right, IGGY POP is coming to Poland, though the fun doesn’t stop there, also announced is Electro-pop royalty Suicide, Death in Vegas, urban punksters Black Face, Iceage and one of the most amazing and creative musicians around today Colin Stetson to round out this announcement. 

Also was the earlier announcement in late 2011 that Matthew Herbert and Alva Noto will be performing at the always entertaining OFF Festival before party on August 2 and if that’s still not enough for you, after the concert head over to Hipnoza, where Canadian artist Diamond Rings will be heating up the crowd with his electro-pop sounds, followed by the mad Danish bunnies Sleep Party People.

One of the highlights of the European Festival Season is indisputably mBank’s Off Festival, SoundStageReview has covered this event in the past few years and this year we continue the coverage of this events growing status amongst the best music festivals in Europe.

After returning from Europe in 2011 everyone asked why was Off Festival so good, simple, OFF Festival has the reputation of finding the next great popular performers from around the world while also highlighting amazing established artists.  Each year, the bands they have performing are exceptional.  The creative team headed by OFF Festival’s creative director Artur Rojek continuously push our senses with great artists from every genre of music around the world.

Additionally, Off Festival as a festival, in its own right, is one of the best SoundStageReview has ever experienced consistently each year, for all us European festival travelling Australians, it has a “HomeBake Festival” feel about it, for everyone else on Earth… The vibe of OFF Festival is very down-to-earth, relaxed and enjoyable, though with a real buzz around the grounds each day.  The festival boasts great facilities and excellent sideshow attractions throughout each festival day, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the best planned out festivals on Earth.

Below are the current details of this year’s Off Festival, as always SoundStageReview will supply all the most current information, confirmed performing artists currently announced and international travel details with the cheapest and most reliable carriers so you can experience The 2012 Off Festival in all its glory, without it causing you a major stroke figuring out how to get there!

2012 Off Festival Details:

Dates:

2-5 August 2012

Where:

Dolina Trzech Stawów in Katowice. Poland.

FOUR DAY PASSES:

August 2nd – 5th 2012/ doors open 1 pm / venue:  Three Ponds Valley (Dolina Trzech Stawów)

Price: (early purchase price until 31.01.12)

32€

Pass for all concerts (2-5 August 2012 - no camping!): Matthew Herbert (One Pig) + Alva Noto (Katowice Centre of Culture) / Diamond Rings + Sleep Party People ( Hipnoza Club) / Three days in “Dolina Trzech Stawów” (3-5 August) Please note that the capacity of the Hipnoza Club is limited. Four-day OFF Pass holders will be admitted to the concert by order of arrival.

FOUR DAY OFF-PASS (including campground)

August 2nd – 5th 2012/ doors open 1 pm / venue:  Three Ponds Valley (Dolina Trzech Stawów)

Price: (early purchase price until 31.01.12)

41€

Four Day Pass (including campground) Pass for all concerts (2-5 August 2012): Matthew Herbert (One Pig) + Alva Noto (Katowice Centre of Culture) / Diamond Rings + Sleep Party People ( Hipnoza Club) / Three days in “Dolina Trzech Stawów” (3-5 August) / Four days in Festival Village (place in campground - 2-6.08) Please note that the capacity of the Hipnoza Club is limited. Four-day OFF Pass holders will be admitted to the concert by order of arrival.

Artists: (currently confirmed) (line up is subject to change)

IGGY and the STOOGES, Suicide, Death in Vegas, Black Face, Iceage, Colin Stetson

Many MANY More To Be Announced!!!

International Travel Details:

As always, I’m not going to get into details for every single airport costing etc, I will be here for a week explaining it. Basically, where ever you are based from (in my case Australia) you want to make your way to Poland via Warsaw International Airport.

I always travel Qantas Airways, the main reason for this is because they are a part of the “OneWorld Alliance Group” I find their coverage and customer service is always incredible, though that being said, airline companies are fairly the same so go with who you feel is right for you.

When you arrive in Warsaw, from there, jump on a train that takes you to Katowice , this trip takes between 4-6 hours, might seem long on screen but it’s a great trip and one of those journey’s that go quickly. Depending on where you are staying, either a hotel or on site camping, you need to get to Katowice train station and jump on a bus leaving from the Katowice train station (Dworzec PKP) to the Muchowiec airport (OFF Festival grounds) - lines 0 and 50 to the Trzy Stawy bus stop (shopping center, 500 meters from the festival grounds) - lines 10, 110, 672, 674, and 910.

Those landing at the Katowice-Pyrzowice airport may take the bus marked “Lotnisko” to the Katowice train station (Dworzec PKP) and then transfer to one of the above lines..

When you get to the festival, just enjoy the days of fantastic entertainment, there really is a good reason this festival is so well respected, the vibe of the fans is electric, it’s a very professional yet entertaining event and annually it improves, which I know for myself is what I find most satisfying.

For accommodation Off Festival have been kind enough to list some amazing accommodation spots, visit this link http://off-festival.pl/en/2012/info.html for all the options available.

Final Thoughts:

Off Festival really is a sensational event to witness over the 4 days, it’s most certainly one of the highlights for SoundStageReview each year and this year’s festival is going to be absolutely outstanding. Regardless if you are Polish local or an international festival traveller, this is one great festival to go and experience for yourself.

For ALL 2012 mBank Off Festival Information, visit: http://off-festival.pl/en/2012/ for all the up-to-date news of what is happening.  SoundStageReview will be updating this page with the latest information as it’s released over the next 6 months leading up to OFF Festival 2012!!!

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