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REVERB’S 3RD BIRTHDAY PARTY, AND YOU’RE INVITED

by KevinJune 10, 2009
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This upcoming July 2009 issue of Reverb will mark our 3rd year in print, and to celebrate, we have booked the Cambridge Hotel on Saturday 18th July and will be hosting the best birthday party imaginable. Headlining the night for us will be Leader Cheetah, with The Seabellies, The Tunstalls and Fear of Monsters in [...]

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RiP: “A Remix Manifesto” Private Industry Screening In Newcastle

by adminMay 14, 2009

RIP: “A Remix Manifesto” was seen by over a thousand music business workers and students in three showings in Sydney, Melbourne & Adelaide last week and caused an enormous reaction and polarizing of opinion about music copyright. It comes to Newcastle, Monday May 25 for a special music industry screening.
In conjunction with International Music Managers Forum [...]

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Head Of State debuts new tracks on Facebook

by adminApril 16, 2009

Newcastle rock band Head Of State have just uploaded a handful of tracks off of their upcoming debut double album (yep you read that correctly, debut double album!) on their Facebook Profile.

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Dew Process signs Bluejuice

by adminApril 16, 2009

After the success of Bluejuice’s debut album Problems, the genre-defying five piece have inked a deal with Dew Process for their upcoming second album. Woo hoo!
Currently they are in the studio recording with producer Chris Shaw, famed for his work with Public Enemy, Weezer, Bob Dylan, Bel Biv Devoe, Super Furry Animals, Ween and others.
The [...]

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OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW – Tennessee Pusher

by adminFebruary 26, 2009

Old Crow Medicine Show, hailing from Nashville, Tennessee, bring us their sixth album Tennessee Pusher. The American roots outfit pull out all the stops for their latest, giving us a taste of their repertoire from a slow country ballad to a 200 mile an hour bluegrass number. If you can handle the slapping of a [...]

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JOHN FRUSCIANTE – The Empyrean

by adminFebruary 26, 2009

Frusciante’s first recorded work in four years will bring joy to fans. Always on the experimental edge, he can challenge your perceptions, and reward you with persistence. The Empyrean is more concise body of work, and due to this, possibly his most accessible. A Big debt to the 70’s is at play, with a wonderful [...]

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WILEY – See Clear Now

by adminFebruary 26, 2009

‘Wearing My Rolex’ has been a hit on Triple J and it’s easy to see why. With a distinct British underground sound, MC and producer Wiley, fuses rhythmic rap flows with minimalist house beats. ‘I Need To Be’ is an instant club anthem, with its thumping bass and soulful female vocals. While it’s not as [...]

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Here Come The Birds, Sharp White Teeth (video premier)

by adminFebruary 4, 2009

I love an exclusive, we don’t get them as often as we like here at I’m With The Band, but when we do it’s like the best Christmas ever! How stoked am I right now, one of my favourite local bands have just finished the production work on their latest video clip and I get to publish it first!

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Reverb Top 50 Releases of 2008

by adminFebruary 4, 2009

01. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

02. The Sound Of Animals Fighting – The Ocean and The Sun
03. The Drones - Havillah
04. Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night
05. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
06. Black Mountain - In The Future
07. Birds Of Tokyo - Universes
08. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
09. Ryan Adams & The Cardinals [...]

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Head Of State hit the recording studio

by adminJanuary 30, 2009

Having been around on the Newcastle and Sydney music scene for the last 5 years without any prominent release, HEAD OF STATE decided it was time to deliver their potential. … Ty Brennock (bass) said of the choice to go with Dean again, “When Dean delivered a broadcast quality recording in a day for the clip, we knew he was up for a bigger challenge… 23 songs in 2 days!

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Here Comes The News, from Here Come The Birds

by adminJanuary 29, 2009
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Anyway, I’m With The Band just received the following from the lovely lads of Here Come The Birds; We’ve booked some studio time for the end of next month to demo some new stuff – hopefully pick out a new single and get that recorded over the next few months – then get into the studio again and do a full length for release around August-September (fingers crossed…). Also planning a re-release of Bravery and Defeat to radio pretty soon – we think it still has some legs and if it goes well then we can back it straight up with the single release.

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My Bloody Valentine - ticket giveaway!

by adminJanuary 28, 2009

my-bloody-valentine.jpgEarlier this month we told you about an upcoming give away to celebrate the release of My Bloody Valentine , well the tickets have arrived and here’s what you’ve got to do to win them! To win 1 of 20 double passes to see My Bloody Valentine, email in with your name and address and tell us what you’re going to be doing this Valentines Day….

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