Tag: Music

Australian singer/songwriter has been part of the Australian music industry for over a decade, through thick, thin and fluctuating music tastes. Here he talks to GEORGE KATRALIS about the musical ride from Gympie, Queensland to “citizen of the world”.

Australian folk singer/songwriter Darren Hanlon has had a career spanning more than a decade, five solo albums, three EPs and eight singles. If you haven't heard of him yet, GEORGE KATRALIS tells you why you should have.

REVIEW | The voice of Tourism Australia’s 2012/13 campaign, Dewayne Everettsmith, releases his first single — “It’s Like Love”.

On the opening weekend of the brand new multi-million dollar Perth Arena, INXS drummer Jon Farriss announced to a 15,000+ crowd that INXS would no longer be touring live.

Flight Facilities are a vibrant DJ duo already making waves in Australia, and now working their magic across the US and Europe in an action-packed tour. They chat with ALEX IVETT ahead of their London gig.

The fourth annual International Wimbledon Music Festival runs from 10 - 25 November, and offers a feast of world-class music making in the heart of South West London, with links to other music festivals in Australia, the US and Canada.

Australian Times reviews Outlands, the debut album by Deep Sea Arcade.

REVIEW | Aussie band San Cisco initiate their pursuit of the international crowd in London.

REVIEW | Tim Freedman in a “fireside chat” at London's Union Chapel.

Tame Impala release their new album Lonerism in the UK on 8 October 2012.

Deep Sea Arcade embrace their inner wildchild at XOYO's Breakout East Night, Thursday 27 September

GEORGE KATRALIS in a “fireside chat” with Tim Freedman.

REVIEW | Kimbra @ The Union Chapel, 19 September

At Tourism Australia’s 2012 marketing launch in London, GEORGE KATRALIS met Dewayne Everettsmith, singer and songwriter, and learnt all about his remarkable journey from Australian Idol to the voice of this year’s campaign.

The ARIA-winning singer Dan Sultan has accused Australia of being a "fundamentally racist country" ahead of a series of protest concerts.

As an outsider moving to London, my head was filled with pseudo erotic tales of London’s famous hidden scenes.

They've been called "one of the most extraordinary groups on the planet”. A “sonic experience that has few parallels or rivals". The New York Times even proclaims them as "one of the greatest bands in the world".

LOST IN LONDON | Yes, I know the Jubilee was months ago. And yes, there has been, oh I don’t know, the little matter of the Olympics in the meantime to help delete the collective memory of the BBC's coverage pondering how many toilet breaks the Royals would have needed ...

Xavier Rudd — 8 August — Koko, London

Xavier Rudd took time out from his busy schedule to answer some questions from Australian Times before his gig at Koko, Camden on Wednesday.

With all the Olympics excitement in London at the moment, it's very easy to forget that there is a world out there beyond the medal chasing supreme beings that are our national Olympians.

Performing in the UK and Europe was the perfect opportunity for Australian band Hungry Kids of Hungary to test drive songs for their upcoming album.

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.

Glastonbury 2013 is definitely on, as announced today on the official website, and registration for tickets has been opened.

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.

Garsington Opera's performance of L'Olimpiade at Wormsley is a musical delight and successfully comic, thanks in no small part to Australian director David Freeman.

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'.

Australians David Freeman, Grant Doyle and Joshua Bloom have their names in lights for the upcoming summer Garsington Opera at Wormsley.

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.