Tag: Australian music

Australian singer-songwriter Prita Grealy’s intimate gig on 3 July at The Troubadour Club— a private cellar beneath The Troubadour Cafe in Earls Court - was a testament to why European audiences are sitting up and taking notice of this captivating musician from Fremantle.

AUSTRALIAN hip-hop group Bliss N Eso have made the big trip to London this summer for their first ever headline show in the United Kingdom.

REVIEW: Thirty years on, the passion and potency Cold Chisel displayed at the Shepherd's Bush Empire left me wondering what kind of dynamite they packed back in the 80s.

Australian singer and musician Gurrumul has cancelled his forthcoming European performances due to ill health.

Hundreds of expat Australians crammed into the Shepherd's Bush Empire last night to watch legendary Australian rock band Cold Chisel. Check out photos from the gig and photos of the excited Aussie crowd.

Kylie Minogues reunion with old Neighbour’s lover Jason Donavan has been cancelled at the PWL Hit Factory live concert in Hyde Park due to extreme weather conditions

Vote now for your favourite Cold Chisel classics of all-time. Will it be 'Khe Sahn'? Or maybe 'Flame Trees'? How about 'Forever Now' or a bit of 'Cheap Wine'? Don't miss your chance to make Aussie music history and vote for 'the best'.

With Cold Chisel set to play their first northern hemisphere dates in almost 30 years, Ian Moss chatted to TIM MARTIN about what it’s like being back on the road, how Cold Chisel could have been as big as AC/DC and how you don’t always need to be the best ...

When a new commercial promoting Australian tourism was launched last month featuring the music of Dewayne Everettsmith, the question most were left asking was: "Who the bloody hell is he?"

With their latest album Drinking From The Sun in the bag, the Hilltop Hoods are gearing up for a massive UK/European summer with their Speaking In Tongues tour. Ahead of the first show in London on Wednesday, PHOEBE LEE got the chance to talk to MC Pressure about the new ...

It has been announced that Australia’s musical darlings, The Temper Trap, will play a free concert in Hyde Park during the Olympics as part of the BT London Live festival.

James Morrison, Australia’s international jazz virtuoso and ‘master of brass’ will join acclaimed London Brass musicians in a special UK concert to demonstrate the versatility of brass and show off the skills of each talented player.

The Temper Trap announce a major European tour for September-October, concluding with a performance at London’s HMV Hammersmith Apollo.

London's Old Royal Naval College is the stunning setting for the theatrical and dramatic performances BT River of Music is bringing from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | A Ding Dong welcome back for a Melbourne institution as well as Mr Molly Meldrum, and a sad hooroo from an Aussie music maestro in London.

REVIEW | We scored a poll spot for Hungry Kids of Hungary, who are from Brisbane Later, we did meet some people from Hungary who turned up because of the name and were surprised to see so many Aussies there.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | The Australian bill for Edinburgh Fringe is taking shape while back home The Beach Boys are set to ride a wave of nostalgia and an unknown Tassie singer takes us to the world.

If 21 years ago The Wiggles had any idea they would still be performing to pre-schoolers around the world today a few things may have been done differently, according to Red Wiggle Murray Cook. There may have been a female Wiggle and Murray may have chosen a different colour skivvy.

During a grand event staged in front of Buckingham Palace, international artists representing each decade of the Queen's reign will perform, with Kylie Minogue and Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu representing Australia.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | In England, it never rains it pours - so in the midst of our live music gluttony spare a thought for our compatriots back home who don’t get this pick or value for money.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Hard man Hard On Peter 'Blackie' Black on the road to recovery; Spotify launches in Australia; and we remember late Australian music veterans Robin Gibb and Peter Jones.

The Temper Trap - they’re not just the biggest contemporary Australian band at the moment, they are also the latest conquerors of London’s Koko. Over two huge nights in Camden last week, the Aussie rockers (now famous the world over) served it up to screaming Aussie expats and thrilled to ...

Gotye has taken out the top gongs at the 2012 APRA Music Awards, winning the Songwriter of the Year award and Song of the Year for 'Somebody That I Used To Know'.

Gurrumul Yunupingu will be joining a host of stars to perform at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert on 4 June.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | While Empire of the Sun tease us with their much anticipated second album, we salute those Aussie guitar gods who have rocked our socks.

OBITUARY | Pop legend Robin Gibb, who believed he led a charmed existence with his band the Bee Gees, the fifth biggest selling pop act of all time, has died aged 62.

“We’re just monkeys playing guitars.” Sean Caskey, lead singer of Australia’s fresh and exciting new band Last Dinosaurs, rocks the UK.

It's been one hell of a year for Australia's thrash pop duo from Brisbane, DZ Deathrays. Watch them chat to the Backpack Sounds boys at London's Aussie BBQ.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | We've got the low down on the Kate Miller-Hiedke v Anthony Callea stoush; plus Smokin’ Joe Mehkael plans his revenge and the Annandale Hotel dunnies get a make over.

Brisbane band Last Dinosaurs bring their show to the big smoke and rock London.

London served up another ripsnorting Aussie BBQ with some of the freshest and hottest Australian bands showing expat Aussies and their Pommy mates exactly how a day long fest of Aussie music and culture should be done.

In the second part of his interview with Australian Times, Don Walker explains why Cold Chisel set their sights East when everyone else went West; and now they regret it, he confesses.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Aussies are what's hot in world music right now but that's no surprise! What, with Gotye, Kimbra, Debs 'Spoons' Perry and a musical feast for the London Aussie BBQ - it's hard just to keep up with it all.

MUSIC FESTIVALS | Comprehensive list of Australian performers at this year's festivals across the UK.

As Cold Chisel warm up for their first UK date in almost three decades, LEE HARTE chatted to the Chisel keyboard legend Don Walker about their new album, the death of his bandmate and the future of one of the greatest Australian rock bands of all time.

Matt Corby was in town recently to play a few shows. Awesome! One problem though, tickets were rarer than smiles on the tube and went quicker than a …

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | The Queen might be celebrating her Diamond Jubilee this year but one of Australia’s treasures is celebrating its silver jubilee this week. Plus we get the lowdown on Rachel from The Voice and check in on the Ent Cent.

Jimmy Barnes sings “standin' on the outside lookin' in” and that’s exactly the way I feel over here. Having lived in the UK for a few years I find myself taking every opportunity to fly the Aussie flag. And to celebrate classic Aussie rock.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | We’ve had to work extra hard this week, scouring through Australian news and reports, to find other music news than the One Direction boys visiting Down Under. But we uncovered that Mossy is a 'pussy' and Prince is coming to Oz.

Check out the very best of Australian Times TV and our video interviews with Aussie music legends - Kate Miller-Heidke, Cut Copy, Cloud Control, The Jezabels and Alex Lloyd.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | This week we say farewell to an Aussie music legend; we throw our hat in the ring for the contemporary v classical music debate; and we get funky to 'the best cold beer' remix.

In the lead-up to Australian singer-songwriter Pete Murray's performance in London on 12 April 2012, he spoke to Will Fitzgibbon about his new album Blue Sky Blue.

THE Apollo has seen the darker side of the moon. I am of course referring to the amazing Aussie tribute band, The Australian Pink Floyd Show (TAPFS), who have just wowed audiences at London’s Hammersmith Apollo.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Kimbra now top of the pops, Jet landing low and some milestones for our Aussie icons.

Australian rockers Cold Chisel are coming to the UK. The legendary Aussie outfit, led by frontman Jimmy Barnes, have been named on the bill for this summer's Hard Rock Calling gig in London's Hyde Park on 13 July.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Australian Times Music Editor Paul Judge returns to the hot seat after a month in Oz and is instantly back in the know with golden Aussie music news and gossip.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | This week we’ve got a lady right near the top of Aussie pop in Europe guest editing Music from the Motherland. Cathi Odgen is the go to woman for all Aussie musicians in the UK and she’s got a bit of advice for our aspiring ...

Cody Simpson is the 15 year old Australian boy-wonder from the Gold Coast who is taking America (and the world) by storm.

Australian composer Brett Dean will be celebrated in a day-long London event at the Barbican this week.

Ahead of a huge evening in Hammersmith later this month for The Australian Pink Floyd Show, CONOR McGLONE got comfortably numb with Jason Sawford and talked everything from inflatable pigs to David Gilmour birthday parties.