Claire Hennekam

Prince Protégé Andy Allo Tops Amazon Charts with Superconductor

With Prince as executive producer, Andy Allo finally unleashed her second album, Superconductor, on Tuesday, with the album going straight to #1 on Amazon’s Soul and R&B charts in the US, UK and France within hours of its release.

Tagged as: Amazon, Andy Allo, Maceo Parker, NPG, People Pleaser, Prince, Superconductor, Trombone Shorty

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Brian Ritchie – From Violent Femmes To Artistic MOFO

by Claire Hennekam

Speaking at AWME on Saturday, Brian Ritchie shared his transition from the Violent Femmes, to the shakuhachi to MONA FOMA, while questioning the idea of world music as a genre and explaining why silence is sometimes good for us.

Tagged as: AWME, Brian Ritchie, Mona Foma, Violent Femmes

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AJ Maddah On Harvest, Twitter And His Quest For The Perfect Festival

by Claire Hennekam

Soundwave boss and self-confessed Twitter addict, AJ Maddah, made a rare appearance on stage at Melbourne’s Face The Music conference on Friday, offering his thoughts on his festivals, his love-hate relationship with social media and how he’s driven by a need to create the perfect festival.

Tagged as: AJ Maddah, Face The Music, Harvest, Soundwave

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Psy And Madonna Go Gangham Style In The Garden

by Claire Hennekam

Current pop sensation Psy was Madonna’s special guest during her concert at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night when the unlikely duo performed his ‘Gangham Style’ and her ‘Music’ together in front of nearly 20,000 fans.

Tagged as: Gangham Style, Madison Square Garden, Madonna, Psy

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Parkway Drive And The Presets Among Full Nominee List for J Awards

by Claire Hennekam

Triple J has released the full list of nominees for next week’s J Awards, with Parkway Drive and The Presets among seven additional nominees for Australian Album of the Year.

Tagged as: Bertie Blackman, J Awards, Oh Mercy, Parkway Drive, Regular John, Sarah Blasko, The Presets, triple j, Urthboy

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Justin Bieber’s Paparazzo Court Case Thrown Out

by Claire Hennekam

The case against photographer Paul Raef, who was the first person prosecuted under a new Californian law targeted at overly zealous paparazzi, has been thrown out of court this week, with the judge labelling the new law “problematic” and “overly inclusive”.

Tagged as: Justin Bieber, paparazzi

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Aussie DJ Duo Nervo Puts Covergirl In A Spin

by Claire Hennekam

Covergirl announced on Wednesday the signing of DJ duo and sisters Nervo in a bold move intended to fulfil their new “Beauty with an edge” mantra, one that has already attracted Pink and Janelle Monáe to the cosmetics giant.

Tagged as: Covergirl, Nervo, Rolling Stone

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Music Creators Rewarded As Australian Recording Market Grows

by Claire Hennekam

Music copyright organisation APRA|AMCOS this week announced that it has distributed 14% more in royalties to its members in the 2011/12 financial year, confirming a strengthening digital download market and revealing a growing interest in Australian songwriters internationally.

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, royalties

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Maceo Parker to kick off Perth Festival

by Claire Hennekam

The program for the Perth International Arts Festival has been unveiled, with Cat Power, Archie Roach and Tim Rogers on the list, along with funk legend Maceo Parker, who will be returning to Australia to play on the eve of the Festival.

Tagged as: Archie Roach, Cat Power, Dead Can Dance, Maceo Parker, Perth Festival, Soul Rebels, The Bamboos, The Raah Project, Tim Rogers

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Blue, Red, But No Grey – Musicians Respond To Obama’s Win

by Claire Hennekam

With social media making it so easy for celebrities to share their immediate thoughts with their fans (and the world at large), many used their Facebook and Twitter accounts to share their thoughts concerning the U.S. election yesterday.

Tagged as: Bob Dylan, Henry Rollins, Obama, Paul Kelly, Questlove, Ted Nugent, US Election

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Cat Power, Dinosaur Jr and Jon Spencer Announce Australian Shows

by Claire Hennekam

With so many festivals about to take off, the sideshows are piling up and the latest to be announced are Golden Plains headliners, Cat Power, Dinosaur Jr. and The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.

Tagged as: Cat Power, Dinosaur Jr, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Moon Duo

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Paul Kelly And Neil Finn’s Worlds Collide For Australian Tour

by Claire Hennekam

Iconic local artists, Paul Kelly and Neil Finn announced today that they will be doing a tour together across the country in February and March next year, including three dates at the Sydney Opera House.

Tagged as: A Day On The Green, Adelaide Festival, Lisa Mitchell, Neil Finn, Paul Kelly

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George Clinton, Parliament: Photo Ros O'Gorman

George Clinton To Bring Galactic Space Circus To Oz

by Claire Hennekam

George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic have announced a national tour in addition to their appearance at Golden Plains Lucky Seven next year, adding to a growing list of sideshows for the regional Victorian festival.

Tagged as: George Clinton, Golden Plains, Parliament Funkadelic

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Bluesfest Announces More Sideshows Ahead Of 4th Artist Announcement

by Claire Hennekam

Bluesfest news keeps rolling in, with more sideshows announced today, ahead of their fourth artist announcement on Sunday, which promises to deliver another big name, which they are teasing could bigger than Robert Plant.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Jimmy Cliff, Jon Anderson, Trombone Shorty

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Soundwave Boss Buys Allans Billy Hyde Stage Systems

by Claire Hennekam

According to a statement on their website, Billy Hyde Stage Systems is now an independent company, with Soundwave/Harvest Backline Manager, Billy Hibben, announced as national manager.

Tagged as: AJ Maddah, Billy Hyde, Soundwave

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Gwen Stefani of No Doubt - Photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

No Doubt Pull Video And Issue Apology After Racist Claims

by Claire Hennekam

Rock band No Doubt have opted to withdraw their controversial new video for their ‘Looking Hot’ single, after outcry amongst fans and critics alike with regard to their questionable use of Native American symbolism in the provocative clip.

Tagged as: Gwen Stefani, Looking Hot, No Doubt

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Bruce Springsteen - image by Ros O'Gorman, noise11.com, photos

Sandy Benefit Telethon Generates Record Donations

by Claire Hennekam

Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together, a live, one-hour benefit telethon, generated nearly $23 million in support of victims impacted by Hurricane Sandy, with a record number of individual donations accepted by the American Red Cross that evening.

Tagged as: Hurricane Sandy, Red Cross, telethon

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Stevie Wonder’s Surprise Duet with Eddie Murphy

by Claire Hennekam

Chris Rock, Jamie Foxx, Adam Sandler and Samuel L. Jackson were just some of the names that had already been announced as part of the line-up for Spike TV’s gala, Eddie Murphy: One Night Only, but everyone got a surprise near the end of the night when Stevie Wonder came out to perform, including doing a playful

Tagged as: Eddie Murphy, Stevie Wonder

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Mitch Lucker Remembered As Wife Pleads, “Please Learn From This.”

by Claire Hennekam

At a vigil last night for Suicide Silence frontman Mitch Lucker, who died early on November 1st from injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident, his wife Jolie Carmadella spoke of his alcohol addiction and pleaded with the crowd that had gathered to farewell him to learn from his tragic passing.

Tagged as: Mitch Lucker, Suicide Silence

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Eminem Has Queen-Sized Fun On Skylar Grey’s New Single

by Claire Hennekam

Skylar Grey’s latest single, ‘C’mon Let Me Ride’, set for release next month, will feature Eminem singing the famous hook from Queen’s ‘Bicycle Race’.

Tagged as: C'mon Let Me Ride, Don't Look Down, Eminem, Queen, Skylar Grey

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Kimbra and Six60 Dominate The 2012 New Zealand Music Awards

by Claire Hennekam

The 2012 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards were presented on Thursday night, with Six60 staying true to their name by winning six Tuis, including Single of the Year and Best Group, while Kimbra took home five awards, including Best Female Solo Artist and Album of the Year, for her internationally successful Vows.

Tagged as: Kimbra, NZ Music Awards, six60

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Soundscape Adds Aston Shuffle DJs And Twinsy In Second Line Up Announcement

by Claire Hennekam

Aston Shuffle DJs, Twinsy, Purple Sneaker DJs, Tyler Touché and triple J fave Lewi McKirdy have just been announced as the second round of artists for the new-look Soundscape Festival.

Tagged as: soundscape, The Aston Shuffle, Twinsy

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Muse Video Reveals Free Download For Those That Follow

by Claire Hennekam

After today’s earlier story about Muse’s new lyric video for their latest single, Follow Me, keen-eyed fans have discovered a juicy little secret that leads the way to a free download of a live version of the song from the O2 Arena in London.

Tagged as: Follow Me, Muse, The 2nd Law

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Alt-J: “We bloody won the Mercury!!!”

by Claire Hennekam

Alternative indie pop quartet, Alt-J, last night won the highly coveted U.K. Barclaycard Mercury Prize for their debut album, An Awesome Wave.

Tagged as: Alt-J, An Awesome Wave, Laneway Festival, Mercury Prize

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Gotye, Tame Impala Amongst First Round J Award Nominees For 2012

by Claire Hennekam

First round nominations for the 2012 J Awards have been announced today, with Tame Impala amongst the nominees for Australian Album of the Year and Goyte nominated for Australian Music Video of the Year.

Tagged as: Alpine, Ball Park Music, Gotye, Hermitude, J Awards, Tame Impala, The Rubens, triple j

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Muse ‘Follow Me’ Lyric Video Released

by Claire Hennekam

Muse premiered the video for ‘Follow Me’, the third single from their new album The 2nd Law, on their website and on YouTube today.

Tagged as: Follow Me, Muse, The 2nd Law

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LP’s Headline Show at L.A.’s Troubadour Sells Out Instantly

by Claire Hennekam

The author of several hit singles for other artists, LP is now emerging as a star in her own right, with her first official headline club show in Los Angeles on November 5th at the famed Troubadour selling out instantly.

Tagged as: Into The Wild, LP, troubadour

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Eminem To Executive Produce Skylar Grey’s Album

by Claire Hennekam

13-time Grammy winning producer, songwriter and rapper Eminem has signed on as executive producer of the hotly anticipated debut album from five-time Grammy-nominated singer songwriter Skylar Grey.

Tagged as: Don't Look Down, Dr Dre, Eminem, Skylar Grey

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Kendrick Lamar’s Good Kid, M.A.A.D City Album Makes Chart Record

by Claire Hennekam

Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar’s album, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, has had a huge week in the U.S., debuting with more than 241,000 in sales and giving him the highest selling album for a new artist in 2012.

Tagged as: Dr Dre, Good Kid MAAD City, Kendrick Lamar

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Kiss Release The Casablanca Singles as a Limited Edition Box Set

by Claire Hennekam

Kiss confirmed this week what has been rumoured for a while, with the announcement of The Casablanca Singles 1974-1982, a limited edition box set consisting of the band’s 29 singles on legendary Casablanca label, to be released in December.

Tagged as: Gene Simmons, Kiss, Paul Stanley, The Casablanca Singles

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