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Gotye To Host Masterclass At APRA Song Summit

by Paul Cashmere

Gotye and Adalita have been announced as guests for the APRA Song Summit 2012 in Sydney.

Tagged as: APRA, Gotye, Gotye To Host Masterclass At APRA Song Summit, songwriter

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DJ Tiësto Prepares Miami Club Mix

by Andrew Tijs

Superstar DJ Tiësto announces his second Club Life mix featuring remixes of Gotye, Coldplay, Afrojack and more.

Tagged as: Afrojack, club, Club Life, Coldplay, dance, DJ, Gotye, house, mix, remix, Tiesto

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Watch The Full Glee Cover Of Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’

by Andrew Tijs

Glee’s cover of Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ has hit the web in full. Watch it. If you like.

Tagged as: clip, cover, Glee, Gotye, Somebody That I Used To Know, TV, view, watch

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Somebody That I Used To Know Tops 200 Million Views

by Paul Cashmere

Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ has now topped more than 200 million views on YouTube when combining his video with the cover video by Walk Off The Earth.

Tagged as: Gotye, Kimbra, Making Mirrors, Somebody That I Used To Know, Somebody That I Used To Know Tops 200 Million Views, Walk Off The Earth

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Gotye Joins SNL And Massively Upgrades San Francisco Show

by Andrew Tijs

Gotye books an SNL performance, and upgrades his San Francisco date from a 500-capacity venue to an 8000-capacity one.

Tagged as: Australia, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, Gotye, independent, Kimbra, live, performance, San Francisco, Saturday Night Live, shift, Somebody I Used To Know, tour, US

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Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ To Feature On Glee

by Andrew Tijs

The domination continues – Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ has appeared in a Glee teaser.

Tagged as: Darren Criss, electro, Glee, Gotye, Matt Bomer, pop, Somebody That I Used To Know, synth, teaser, television, US, video

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Gotye Making Mirrors Goes Top 10 In USA

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne, Australia singer songwriter Gotye has a Top 10 album in the USA.

Tagged as: Billboard, Gotye, Gotye Making Mirrors Goes Top 10 In USA, Kimbra, Making Mirrors

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APRA Announce Star-Studded Song Of The Year Top 30

by Andrew Tijs

APRA announce their Top 30 contenders for Song Of The Year, including Gotye, Chisel, 360, Kasey Chambers, Boy And Bear and Matt Corby.

Tagged as: 360, APRA, Australia, awards, Boy And Bear, Chisel, Gotye, Kasey Chambers, Matt Corby, Song Of The Year, Top 30

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Kimbra, BDO 2012 - image by Ros O'Gorman

Kimbra Announces US Vows Release, Foster The People Dates

by Andrew Tijs

Indie-pop chanteuse Kimbra has announced the US release of Vows, with new songs, and a US tour with Foster The People.

Tagged as: America, Foster The People, Gotye, indie, Kimbra, new songs, pop, soul, SXSW, tour, US, version, Vows

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Gotye Hits 100 Millions YouTube Views

by Paul Cashmere

Gotye ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’ exceeded 100 million views on Youtube earlier today.

Tagged as: Gotye, Kimbra, Making Mirrors, Somebody That I Used To Know, Walk Off The Earth

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Watch New Gotye Video Easy Way Out

by Paul Cashmere

Wally De Backer, a.k.a. Gotye, finally has a new song after ‘Something That I Used To Know’. ‘Easy Way Out’ is his latest single and video from ‘Making Mirrors’.

Tagged as: Easy Way Out, Gotye, Something That I Used To Know, YouTube

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Gotye Debuts New Stop Motion Clip For ‘Easy Way Out’

by Andrew Tijs

Gotye has revealed a clever new clip, which was reportedly nine months in the making.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, clip, Easy Way Out, Gotye, new, new wave, pop, stop motion, video

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Hear A Dubstep ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ Remix

by Andrew Tijs

Colorado electro trio Robotic Pirate Monkey have remixed Gotye and Kimbra’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’.

Tagged as: Colorado, dubstep, electro, Gotye, Kimbra, remix, Robotic Pirate Monkey, Somebody That I Used To Know, trio, US

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Lana Del Rey Tops This Week’s ARIA Chart

by Andrew Tijs

Lana Del Rey hits number one, and Leonard Cohen and Van Halen buffet Adele on this week’s ARIA Chart.

Tagged as: Adele, album, ARIA, Boy & Bear, chart, Ed Sheeran, Evanescence, Flo Rida, Gotye, Gym Class Heroes, Hermitude, Icehouse, John Denver, Lana Del Rey, Leonard Cohen, Madonna, number one, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Qwote, Rod Stewart, Van Halen

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Gotye And Kimbra Are Number One In England

by Paul Cashmere

Gotye featuring Kimbra ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ has topped the UK chart.

Tagged as: Gotye, Kimbra, Making Mirrors, Somebody That I Used To Know, Walk Off The Earth

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Mick Harvey To Deliver Keynote At I Manage My Music

by Andrew Tijs

Mick Harvey (Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey) follows Gotye to deliver the keynote at self-management workshop, I Manage My Music.

Tagged as: artist, Gotye, industry, Jen Cloher, keynote, management, Mick Harvey, music, self-management, speaker, workshop

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Foster The People Finally Top The ARIA Chart

by Andrew Tijs

Foster The People finally beat out Adele in this week’s ARIA Chart Wrap.

Tagged as: 360, Adele, Album Chart, ARIA, Boy & Bear, First Aid Kit, Foster The People, Gotye, John Williamson, Kanye West, M83, Matt Corby, Metallica, Nero, Rod Stewart, San Cisco, The Black Keys, The Jezabels, The Wombats, Tim McGraw, wrap

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Gotye and Kimbra Perform For Jimmy Kimmel Show

by Paul Cashmere

Gotye and Kimbra made their American television debut tonight performing ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Tagged as: Gotye, Jimmy Kimmel, Kimbra, Making Mirrors, Somebody That I Used To Know, Walk Off The Earth

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2011 AMP Shortlist Announced

by Andrew Tijs

The nine albums in the running for Australia’s premier music prize, the AMP, have been announced.

Tagged as: 2011, Abbe May, Adalita, AMP, announced, Australia, Boy & Bear, Gotye, Gurrumul, Jack Ladder, Kimbra, music, prize, shortlist, The Middle East

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Gotye Making Mirrors Released In The USA

by Paul Cashmere

Gotye’s ‘Making Mirrors’ album has finally made its American debut. The album was released today in the USA through Universal/Republic.

Tagged as: Gotye, Kimbra, Making Mirrors, USA, Walk Off The Earth

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Gotye And Walk Off The Earth Videos Pass 100 Million YouTube Views

by Paul Cashmere

In the last few hours the ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ videos by Gotye featuring Kimbra and the cover by Walk Off The Earth featuring Sarah Blackwood have been collectively viewed more than 100 million times on YouTube.

Tagged as: Gotye, Kimbra, Sarah Blackwood, Somebody That I Used To Know, Walk Off The Earth

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Kimbra To Tour The US With Gotye

by Andrew Tijs

Girl-of-the-moment Kimbra signs on for Gotye’s US tour and a Jimmy Kimmel appearance.

Tagged as: appearance, Gotye, indie, jazz, Jimmy Kimmel, Kimbra, pop, Somebody That I Used To Know, SXSW, talk show, television, tour, US

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Gotye And Walk Off The Earth Videos Set To Pass 100 Million Views In Days

by Paul Cashmere

The original Gotye and Kimbra video for ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ and the cover by Canada’s Walk Off The Earth will collectively pass the 100 million views benchmark on YouTube this week.

Tagged as: Ellen, Ellen Degeneres, Gotye, Kimbra, Sarah Blackwood, Somebody That I Used To Know, Walk Off The Earth

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Gotye Tops Triple J Hottest 100 Complete Winners List

by Paul Cashmere

Gotye ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ has topped Triple J’s Hottest 100.

Tagged as: Black Keys, Gotye, Hottest 100, Matt Corby, triple j

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Gotye Somebody That I Used To Know Passes 50 Million Views

by Paul Cashmere

Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ has now been viewed more than 50 million times on YouTube. The video passed the 50m benchmark overnight.

Tagged as: Gotye, Kimbra, Sarah Blackwood, Somebody That I Used To Know, Walk Off The Earth

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Ellen Gives Walk Off The Earth Guitars And Amps

by Paul Cashmere

Walk Off The Earth won’t have to use just one guitar when they perform Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ anymore. Ellen Degeneres has given the five players of the Gotye cover brand new Fender guitars and amps.

Tagged as: Ellen, Ellen Degeneres, Gotye, Kimbra, Sarah Blackwood, Somebody That I Used To Know, The Ellen Show, Walk Off The Earth

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Walk Off The Earth Gotye Song About To Pass 30 Million Views

by Paul Cashmere

Walk Off The Earth’s version of the Gotye and Kimbra hit ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ will pass the 30 million YouTube views shortly after publication of this story.

Tagged as: Danielle Spencer, Don Spencer, Gotye, Kimbra, Russell Crowe, Sarah Blackwood, Walk Off The Earth

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Ellen Invites Walk Off The Earth On Her Show

by Paul Cashmere

Ellen Degeneres has invited viral sensations Walk Off The Earth to perform their Gotye and Kimbra cover on her ‘The Ellen Show’.

Tagged as: Ellen, Ellen Degeneres, Gotye, Kimbra, Sarah Blackwood, Somebody That I Used To Know, The Ellen Show, Walk Off The Earth

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Paul Turner Butchers Gotye Somebody On The Voice Holland

by Paul Cashmere

The Gotye and Kimbra song ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ has been covered by The Voice contestant Paul Turner on Holland’s The Voice and quite frankly it is bloody awful.

Tagged as: Gotye, Holland, Kimbra, Paul Turner, Somebody That I Used To Know, The Voice, Walk Off The Earth

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Walk Off The Earth Gotye Video One Of The Most Viewed Last Week

by Paul Cashmere

The Walk Off The Earth cover of Gotye and Kimbra’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ was one of YouTube’s most watched videos in the past week with over 19 million views. 19,827,754 to be exact.

Tagged as: Gotye, Kimbra, Russell Crowe, Sarah Blackwood, Walk Off The Earth

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Gotye, Wally De Backer, arriving at the APRA Awards, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Gotye Gets Back To Basics

Wally De Backer (aka Gotye) and Kris Schroeder are working on a new album for The Basics in New York City.

July 14, 2022

Gotye’s Band The Basics Retire From Touring

The Basics, the Victorian band featuring Wally De Backer (Gotye), Kris Schroeder and Tim Heath, have announced they will tour no more.

April 28, 2021

Walk Off The Earth Cover AC/DC ‘Thunderstruck’

Canada’s Walk Off The Earth toured Australia just before that couldn’t tour anywhere anymore and Australianised the trip with an Oz Rock Classic from AC/DC ‘Thunderstruck’.

November 5, 2020

Gotye Collaborates With J.Viewz For The DNA Project

Brooklyn songwriter and producer Jonathan Dagan aka J. Viewz has been working on his latest concept ‘The DNA Project’ and dropped by Gotye’s NYC headquarters to include some of the Melbourne performer's sounds in his project.

April 21, 2015

Gotye Backflips About Entering Politics

Gotye has denied he has any intention of becoming a politician and described yesterday’s media coverage as “click bait” despite Basics bandmember Kris Schroeder starting it all.

September 5, 2014

iHeartRadio Noise11 Week 8 Show Interviews Graham Nash and The Stooges

iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com this week features interviews from Graham Nash of CSNY, James Williamson of The Stooges, Russell Morris and Sheppard.

June 25, 2014

Tex Perkins, Beasts Of Boubon. Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Gotye, Tex Perkins, Nicky Bomba Form Supergroup

Gotye, Tex Perkins and Nicky Bomba will perform together in Melbourne in August as honorary Rangers.

June 21, 2014