The organisers of the Big Day Out (BDO) have confirmed that Neil Young will be headlining the music festival next January.

BDO director Ken West says the Canadian rock legend will also be performing solo shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne for people who would prefer to enjoy his music in a comfy chair.

“He is an amazing talent who’s never been in a festival mode in Australia before so it gives an opportunity for a lot of younger people who might not really necessarily have the money to experiment with the entertainment-theatre kind of show to see it,” he said.

The time has finally arrived. Anyone that has seen Bliss N Eso live before can attest to the fact that not only are they the most dynamic live hip-hop group in the country but are also one of the most incredible live acts that you will see in your life.

It’s been two years since the group’s notorious, nationwide sell-out tour, and Bliss N Eso have decided their starved fans have been waiting long enough, as they hit the road through September, October and November.

Since Bliss N Eso were last on the road, they have released the biggest album of their career, Flying Colours (out now through Illusive) which has propelled the group into unchartered territory. The album debuted in the top 10 on the ARIA chart and, shortly after, the group caused a riot at one of the most infamous MySpace Secret Shows in the country and were announced on this year’s Splendour in the Grass line-up. The anticipation for this tour has reached boiling point.

Flying Colour’s first two singles, Bullet and a Target and Woodstock 2008, have lifted the group from underground superstars into the public eye, and on the verge of the release of the album’s most stellar single (The Sea is Rising), it seemed the time was right to finally unleash the Bliss N Eso beast onto the nation’s live venues once again.

Equipped with a new set-list featuring old favorites, as well as the hits off Flying Colours, an incredible new stage and production set-up, and a legion of fans that have been holding their breath for this very announcement – this tour is destined to become one that the lucky attendees will be reminiscing about for years to come.

After a year in the studio, the Bliss N Eso boys are hungry for the carnage that the next few months will entail. According to Bliss, “the response to the new record has been insane, and now we get to do it all for you live. People better be prepared for this one, because it’s going to get crazy!”.

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The new track from AC/DC, Rock N Roll Train

Don’t mind a bit of Death Cab For Cutie, Arcade Fire, Talking Heads or Vampire Weekend? Maybe you should check out this clip from Ra Ra Riot.

Looking for something a little heavier, check out this clip from Cancer Bats for their song Pneumonia Hawk. Loving the Lumber Jack / Hillbilly theme. These guys are about to head out on tour with Funeral For A Friend, In Case of Fire, and Attack Attack.

Pretty reminiscent of Alexisonfire I think. Enjoy!

Take a dash of Deep Purple, a little bit of Pantera, and you’ll come up with Year Long Disaster…..somehow… Check out this video for their song Leda Atomica.

The Gaslight Anthem (via Wikipedia) is an American Punk rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. They released their first album, Sink or Swim, on XOXO Records on May 29, 2007.

Their full-length debut was warmly received by sources ranging from independent music review sites punknews.org (Sink or Swim review, Absolutepunk.net (profile and review), and Racket Magazine (interview), to more mainstream sources like Spin.com (Band of the Day) in August 2007, UltimateGuitar.com (album review)and a feature on FuseTV’s Dozen Days of Downloads in January of 2008.

Their sound is recognizably New Jersey, one of the band’s acknowledged heroes and influences Bruce Springsteen and their driving punk owing a great deal to the New Brunswick hardcore scene, of which the best-known exemplars are probably The Bouncing Souls and Thursday. Their influences are not limited to New Jersey or punk, however; their music pays homage to acts from Tom Waits to Wilson Pickett and Joe Strummer, the latter the subject of the track “I’da Called You Woody, Joe,” the band’s second single and video from Sink or Swim.

There are videos for the band’s first single, “Drive” as well as “I’da Called You Woody, Joe” from their debut album Sink or Swim as well as a video for the song “The ‘59 Sound” from the album The ‘59 Sound.

The Gaslight Anthem has been on tour throughout 2007 and continuing through 2008, supporting Against Me!, The Loved Ones, and The Draft.

A follow-up EP titled Señor and the Queen via Florida’s Sabot Productions was released on February 6, 2008. A 7″ vinyl version was also released in limited Red (500 copies) and White (100 Copies).

Although still relatively obscure outside of their native US, The Gaslight Anthem have attracted a number of fans and publicity over their short tenure. On August 6, 2008 band made British music history by being the first band to ever grace the cover of Kerrang! magazine, the UK’s number one selling rock weekly, without the publication having previously written a single word about them. Kerrang! called them “The best new band you’ll hear in 2008″. [1]

The band’s second full-length album, titled The ‘59 Sound, was released on August 19, 2008. Hot Water Music’s Chris Wollard and the Mighty Mighty Bosstones’s Dicky Barrett are guests on the album.

of Montreal are on the same label as Architecture in Helsinki, so you’ve got to expect something this random and bizarre. It’s strangely addictive to listen to though.

Chances are this is not a new track for you, I don’t care coz it’s nice and catchy even if she is a NZ-er.