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AMP Winner Announced….
By Groupie | March 12, 2010
The winner of the 2010 Australian Music Prize is :
LISA MITCHELL
As an AMP judge this year, i spent just about one of the best mornings in a long time locked in a room at the top of the MCA battling it out with 26 other judges to determine this years prize winner. A gang of passionate music nerds …..and coffee…. produced a great debate, so when it came time to putting in final votes, i personally wasn’t ready for it to be over. But the winner was eventually decided and announced at a press conference to the media, industry and public shortly after.
Lisa is an artist that has sucessfully transended the Idol negative connotations and delivered an amazingly solid debut album, each track a jem in itself and with enough peaks and troughs in the album to keep it utterly engaging and still a wholistic journey. Something we here at Groupie Mag recognized when her album came out last year and she made our cover.
In addition to the $30,000 cash prize, Lisa Mitchell also receives a $30,000 on-air advertising package, courtesy of The Amp principal partner Channel [V].
The MCA – not a bad place to have a press conference!
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We Love Sounds Is In June
By Lucas | March 11, 2010
Groupie apologises for a lil slip up in the newsletter today where for some reason said that We Love Sounds will be touring in May. What we meant to say is that it will be touring in June! Sorry for any confusion!
Here’s the full lineup and dates again:
Underworld
Crookers
Laidback Luke (pictured)
Markus Schulz
Tiga
Felix Da Housecat
Steve Aoki
M.A.N.D.Y (live)
Zombie Nation (live)
Proxy (live)
Gareth Emery
Joachim Garraud
Ellen Alien
The Revenge
Thomas Von Party
Paul Ritch (live)
Sonicc
Roger Shah
Sound Pellegrino Thermal Team
Turbo
Dim Mak
Godskitchen
Bang Gang
+ more to be announced.
Tix are on sale from Ticketek and Moshtix
Sat Jun 5 – Canberra (satellite club show)
Sun Jun 6 – Perth
Sat Jun 12 – Sydney
Sun Jun 13 – Melbourne
Sun Jun 13 – Brisbane
Mon Jun 14 – Adelaide
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Jump Jump Dance Dance Showcase @ Spectrum
By Lucas | March 11, 2010
The music industry descended upon Oxford Street’s iconic sticky floor venue Spectrum last night to catch the first performance from the LA-based Jump Jump Dance Dance after their tour with the Future Music Festival. JJDD also marks the return of Simon Lewicki to the stage- or Groove Terminator as you might have known him back in the day – and it’s great to have him back. He definitely looked happy to be there on the percussion and keyboards as he and JJDD’s front man Chris Carter slammed out their two hit tunes which have been doing the rounds – ‘Show Me The Night’ and ‘Do It For Love’. The other tunes weren’t too bad either and we’re looking forward to hearing the full album which is on its way this year.
Here’s our pics from the night shot by Rafaela Pandolfini:
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Oscars Wrapup
By Lucas | March 10, 2010
So the Oscars have come and gone very quickly and we’re relieved that ‘The Hurt Locker’ was shown a lot of love, deservedly picking up awards for Best Original Screenplay for journalist Mark Boal’s insightful reporting of the Iraqi conflict when he accompanied an Explosive Ordinance Disposal team into combat in 2004, as well as Best Director for Kathryn Bigelow who became the first woman to receive the award, and finally Best Film, a category in which it clearly outshone its competition (although ‘Avatar’ was a particularly shiny threat).
Interestingly, Kathryn Bigelow was up for the Best Director award against her ex-husband James Cameron who directed ‘Avatar’. More interesting was the above photo, we thought we should share for your viewing pleasure.
You can check out our film reviewer Keva York’s account of ‘The Hurt Locker’ here, as well as ‘Crazy Heart’ for which Jeff Bridges won the award for Best Actor here. After being nominated and overlooked for many Oscars, Sandra Bullock finally took home the award for Best Actress for her role in ‘The Blind Side’ a film which we are yet to see!
All the awards:
Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominees Matt Damon, Christopher Plummer, Woody Harrelson, Stanley Tucci, and Christoph Waltz
Winner Christoph Waltz
Animated Feature Film
Nominees ‘The Princess and the Frog’, ‘Coraline’, ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’, ‘The Secret of Kells’ and ‘Up’
Winner Up
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Film Giveaway: Micmacs
By Lucas | March 10, 2010
Jean-Pierre Jeunet has certainly become one of the world’s favourite directors thanks to his cooky and cute style made famous with the incredible ‘Amelie’. Somehow he blends that more than real feel of his films and almost slapstick style humour with a really personable touch which makes for such entertaining cinema.
Check out the trailer above for his new film ‘Micmacs’ – a story about a bunch of average misfits who end up trying to take down two massive weapons factories. We can’t wait to check it out!
Meanwhile, you can check it out with us during the preview weekend over March 27. 28 and 29. All you have to do is tell us in 25 words or less why you love France! We’ve got 10 double passes to giveaway and the competition closes Friday Mar 19.
Permit No. LTPM/09/00490
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Where Is MGMT? + Free Single Download
By Lucas | March 10, 2010
This Friday at 4pm, MGMT are going to post special clues at www.whereismgmt.com.au for Sydney (dates for other cities also at the site) which will reveal instructions to be among the first people in the country to hear their new album ‘Congratulations’. We heard on the grapevine that the ten lucky people to get there first will be treated to an extremely exclusive MGMT encounter like none other!!
Here’s our tips for being in that lucky ten:
- Get an iPhone handy – borrow one if you don’t own one
- Don’t do any drugs or alcohol the night before, and wear running shoes
- Bring a a notepad to write the clues down, OR a street directory, GPS or second iPhone
- (Optional) Borrow or obtain a motorised scooter and have it ready to go
- Get somewhere central in your CBD area before 4pm – you might have to be lucky with this one, go where you feel is right
- At 3.59pm browse on your iPhone to www.whereismgmt.com.au and keep refreshing until the clues are revealed
- When the clues are revealed GO GO GO GO GO GO GO. But run/drive safely!
Meanwhile the first single from the album has been unveiled today! ‘Flash Delirium’ is the track and it’s available as a free download from http://www.whoismgmt.com/. Love love love it.
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Know Your Gorillaz: Russel Hobbs
By Lucas | March 10, 2010
The big hulking drummer of Gorillaz has not been very visible recently at the Murdoc and co’s new hideout on the Plastic Beach island, but he has been spotted in this video, presumably a little angry that he had to make his own way there.
Bad boys like 50 Cent or any of those guys don’t have anything on Russel’s tumultuous life story, and he seems to keep it together pretty well considering while at school he survived a drive-by shooting in his hometown of Brooklyn. He was the only one left standing from his entire group of friends who were part of a burgeoning hip hop crew. To make matters worse, his friends’ troubled souls took up residence within Russel’s body, which was not a simple burden to carry and has affected him ever since. You can see those spirits take over in clips for ‘Clint Eastwood’ and ‘Rock The House’ where his best buddy Del The Funky Homosapien appears as a blue ghost.
Del’s rap from ‘Clint Eastwood’ mentions his possession of Russel:
“I see destruction and demise
Corruption in disguise
From this fuckin’ enterprise
Now I’m sucking to your lies
Through Russ, though not his muscles but the percussion he provides
with me as a guide
But y’all can see me now cos you don’t see with your eye
You perceive with your mind
That’s the inner
So I’m gonna stick around with Russ and be a mentor
Bust a few rhymes so mother fuckers
Remember where the thought is
I brought all this
So you can survive when law is lawless
Feelings, sensations that you thought were dead
No squealing, remember
(that it’s all in your head)”
Del takes over Russel again!
Russel is also responsible for Murdoc’s crooked nose after walloping him on a couple of occasions – one of the times was after he caught Murdoc sleeping with 2D’s ex-girlfriend. He is great mates with Noodle, and the two look after each other in a way that is a little more friendly than Murdoc and 2D’s violent relationship. His experience on the drum kit has sometimes been outdone by accidental genius – apparently the drum beat of ‘El Manana’ was created when he sat on a drum machine!
There’s a lot more drum machine on Gorillaz’ the new ‘Plastic Beach’ album… maybe because Russel wasn’t there the whole time to lay down the beats. He is however, the ultimate hip hop compendium and knows his way around the studio, so it’s also likely he rerecorded all of the percussion when he arrived!
‘Plastic Beach’ is on iTunes here.
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Philly Jays Pack Their Bags For The UK
By Groupie | March 10, 2010
Sydney’s favourite sons the Philadelphia Grand Jury, or as they are affectionately known to their frenzied crowds, the mighty mighty Philly Jays, have just announced that they’ll be packing their bags and relocating to London. But before they go, they’ll be releasing a new single from their album ‘Hope Is For Hopers’ and embarking on an extensive tour which will take them through the lovely towns of Tathra and Bendigo as well as the major cities, and then off to the US for another big tour.
Check all the dates below, meanwhile they are also giving all their fans a few freebies by the way of their tune ‘I Don’t Want To Party (Party)’ and a remix of ‘Wet Winter Holiday’. Just right click and save as those two links.
Dates after the jump!
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Gig Of The Week – The Scare
By Groupie | March 10, 2010
This is hands down the gig of the week for Sydney rock bands, with local heroes The Scare pulling together their mates Papa Vs Pretty and Chicks Who Love Guns for an all out smelly jeans fest at Spectrum on Saturday March 13. If you pick up presale tix it’ll set you back $15 or it’s $18 at the door.
Here’s our favourite Scare track… how come it wasn’t in the Hottest 100??
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We Love Sounds Announces Underworld
By Groupie | March 10, 2010
We Love Sounds have outdone themselves this year by securing one of the world’s iconic electronic music veterans in Underworld, who celebrate the thirtieth year of their career this year.
Just because Karl Hyde and Rick Smith founded the group in 1980 doesn’t mean they’re a retro act – these guys are the Madonnas of the dance world and have continuously reinvented themselves to produce iconic releases throughout their career. And with hits ‘Underneath The Radar’ to ‘Born Slippy’ to keep the masses happy, their renowned live act is not to be missed when the come our way on the festival tour in June.
Full lineup after the jump:
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