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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.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australia, Gotye, indie, rock, The Basics, trip-hop, Wally De Backer

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Walk Off The Earth Cover AC/DC ‘Thunderstruck’

by Paul Cashmere

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’.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, AC/DC, Canada, contemporary, Gotye, rock, Walk Off The Earth

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Gotye Collaborates With J.Viewz For The DNA Project

by Paul Cashmere

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.

Tagged as: DNA Project, Gotye, J. Viewz, Jonathan Dagan, music news

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Gotye Backflips About Entering Politics

by Paul Cashmere

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.

Tagged as: Gotye, music news, The Basics, Wally De Backer

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iHeartRadio Noise11 Week 8 Show Interviews Graham Nash and The Stooges

by Paul Cashmere

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.

Tagged as: Coldplay, Gotye, Graham Nash, iHeartRadio, Lana Del Rey, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Rolling Stones, Russell Norris, Sheppard, The Beatles, The Dead Daisies, Vance Joy

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

Gotye, Tex Perkins, Nicky Bomba Form Supergroup

by Paul Cashmere

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

Tagged as: Gotye, Nicky Bomba, Tex Perkins

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Gotye Debuts In UK Top 50 Singles Of All-Time

by Paul Cashmere

Gotye featuring Kimbra ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ is officially the 39th biggest song of all-time in the UK.

Tagged as: Gotye, Kimbra, Olivia Newton-John, Seekers

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Gotye Gets Back To The Basics For Woodford Folk Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Gotye will be Wally Basic again today when The Basics, some band that he used to know, reform for the Woodford Folk Festival.

Tagged as: Gotye, The Basics, Woodford Folk Festival

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Gotye’s Next Release Is A Basics Movie

by Paul Cashmere

Grammy Award winning Australian songwriter Gotye’s next release will be a live album and movie.

Tagged as: Gotye, The Basics, Wally deBacker

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The Cat Empire To Headline Stellar 2014 Riverboats Music Festival Lineup

by Anthony Barton

Now in its third year, the Riverboats Music Festival has announced its lineup for 2014.

Tagged as: cat empire, Gotye, Ian Moss, Paul Dempsey, riverboats music festival, The Basics, Tim Finn

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The Paper Kites Want YOU In Their Next Video

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne band The Paper Kites want to put your mug in their next music video.

Tagged as: Gotye, Oh Yeah Wow, The Paper Kites

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The Basics And Snout To Rock The Boat For Adam Bandt

by Paul Cashmere

Gotye’s The Basics and a reforming Snout will perform for the Rock The Boat fundraiser for Green’s candidate Adam Bandt and The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre.

Tagged as: Adam Bandt, Alan Brough, Even, Gotye, Snout, The Basics

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Gotye Features On The New Spender EP

by Paul Cashmere

Just two weeks before the release of his biggest ever hit Gotye was in a Melbourne studio working on lead vocals for a track on the forthcoming solo record for Tommy Spender.

Tagged as: Clairy Browne, Clare Bowditch, Gotye, Somebody That I Used To Know, Spender

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Gotye And The Basics Unveil So Hard For You Video

by Paul Cashmere

The Basics, featuring Grammy-award winning Melbourne singer Gotye, have released a video for their new song ‘So Hard For You’.

Tagged as: Gotye, The Basics, Wally De Backer

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

Sia, Tame Impala, Gotye Win 2013 APRA Awards

by Paul Cashmere

Sia, Tame Impala and Gotye were winners when the 2013 APRA Awards were handed out in Melbourne last night.

Tagged as: APRA Awards, Gotye, Sia, Tame Impala, The Seekers

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Gotye To Present At APRA Awards

by Paul Cashmere

Gotye has been announced as a guest presenter at the 2013 APRA Awards to be held in Melbourne on Monday night.

Tagged as: APRA Awards, Australia, Ballpark Music, Bert Newton, Gotye, industry, Michael Gudinski

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Gotye Reactivates The Basics

by Paul Cashmere

Gotye’s former band The Basics are getting back together although in a sense that is not 100% technically correct. The Basics never really broke up. Wally just got kind of famous as a solo artist.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Basics, Gotye, rock, Wally De Backer

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Billboard Music Awards Complete Winners List, Gotye Get Four

by Paul Cashmere

Gotye has taken home four awards at the Billboard Music Awards held tonight in Los Angeles.

Tagged as: Billboard, Billboard Music Awards, Gotye, Justin Bieber, One Direction, pop, Taylor Swift, USA

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Gotye Parody Video Wins FilmLife Awards

by Paul Cashmere

A parody of Gotye’s global hit ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ has won the FilmLife Awards.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Brooke Huuskes, FilmLife Awards, Gotye, Jonathan Gillis, Kimbra, pop, Somebody That I Used To Know, Somebody That I'll Never Know, Walle De Backer

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Gotye Covers The Reels For SLAM

by Paul Cashmere

Grammy Award winner Gotye has recorded a cover of The Reels ‘Quasimodo’s Dream’ for SLAM (Save Australia’s Live Music).

Tagged as: Australia, Eddie Perfect, Gotye, industry, SLAM, The Reels, Tripod

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Gotye Gets Back To Basics

by Paul Cashmere

Back before Wally de Backer became Gotye he was Wally Basic from The Basics.

Tagged as: Gotye, The Basics, Wally deBacker

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2013 Grammy Awards Winners List

by Paul Cashmere

The 2013 Grammy Awards were handed out today at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.

Tagged as: Gotye, Grammy Awards, Kimbra

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Gotye Wins Two Grammy Awards (So Far)

by Paul Cashmere

Gotye has picked up two Grammy Awards at the 55th Grammy’s in Los Angeles.

Tagged as: Gotye, Grammy Awards, Kimbra

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Spotify Predict Grammy Winners

by Music-News.com

With the eagerly-awaited GRAMMY awards airing this Sunday, Spotify looked at song and album streams to predict which nominees would walk away with the coveted gilded gramophones if it were up to Spotify users.

Tagged as: Carly Rae Jepsen, Carrie Underwood, Frank Ocean, Fun, Gotye, Grammys, Jack White, Mumford & Sons, Spotify, the Alabama Shakes, The Black Keys, The Lumineers

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Tex Perkins A Day On The Green, 2013, Photo Ros O'Gorman

Tex Perkins Records Song for The Park Rangers

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins has recorded the brand new song ‘One More For The Song’ for an album in support of wildlife park rangers.

Tagged as: Archie Roach, Clair Bowditch, Dan Sultan, Gotye, Greenline Grooves, John Butler Trio, Jordie Lane, Mia Dyson, Nikki Bomba, Shane Howard, Tex Perkins, Xavier Rudd

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Gotye Has The 4th Biggest Digital Song Of All-Time In America

by Paul Cashmere

After scoring the biggest selling song of 2012 with ‘Somebody That I Used To Know, Noise11 can reveal that the Gotye featuring Kimbra song is also the 4th biggest selling digital song of all-time.

Tagged as: Black Eyed Peas, Gotye, Kimbra, Lady Gaga, Somebody That I Used To Know, SoundScan

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Gotye Has Biggest Selling Song Of 2012 In America

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s Gotye had the biggest selling song of 2012 in the USA.

Tagged as: Carly Rae Jepsen, Fun, Gotye, Kimbra, Nielsen SoundScan, Somebody That I Used To Know

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Walk Off The Earth Cover Taylor Swift

by Paul Cashmere

Taylor Swift is the latest target for Walk Off The Earth.

Tagged as: Ellen, Gotye, Taylor Swift, Walk Off The Earth, YouTube

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Gotye Somebody That I Used To Know Tops UK Chart For 2012

by Paul Cashmere

Gotye featuring Kimbra ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ was the biggest selling song in the UK for 2012.

Tagged as: Gotye, Kimbra, Official Chart Company, Sia, UK

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Gotye Is Bigger Than Kylie Minogue But Not The Seekers In The UK

by Paul Cashmere

Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ is the 52nd biggest selling song of all-time in the UK and that puts it ahead of Kylie’s ‘Can’t Get You Out Of My Head’ but behind The Seekers ‘The Carnival Is Over’.

Tagged as: Gotye, Kylie Minogue, Olivia Newton-John, The Seekers

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← Previous Entries

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

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

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

Gotye Debuts In UK Top 50 Singles Of All-Time

Gotye featuring Kimbra ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ is officially the 39th biggest song of all-time in the UK.

March 8, 2014