The Basics

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

Gotye Gets Back To Basics

by Paul Cashmere

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

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, Gotye, rock, The Basics, Wally De Backer

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Gotye’s Band The Basics Retire From Touring

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

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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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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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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Queenscliff Music Festival Announce Third Round Of Artists

by Paul Cashmere

The Queenscliff Music Festival in November has announced its third round of artists with Sticky Fingers and D At Sea making the list.

Tagged as: Alister Turrill, Andrew Swift & The Rattlesnake Choir, Baby et Lulu, Blue King Brown, Buddha in a Chocolate Box, Busby Marou, Chance Waters, Chris Russell's Chicken Walk, D At Sea, Dallas Frasca, Darren Percival, DJ's Vince Peach and Manchild & Ken Eavel, Eagle and the Worm, Empra, Fraser A Gorman & Big Harvest, Genevieve Chadwick, Ginger & Tonic, Hussy Hicks, Imogen Brough, Jack Carty, Jack Wright, Jasmine Rae, Jeff Lang, John Butler Trio, Kiana Archer, King of the North, Kurt Gentle, Lachy Doley, Leroy Lee, Luke Biscan, Mason Rack Band, Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Melody Pool, Microwave Jenny, Murdena, Northeast Party House, Papa Pilko and the Binrats, Patrick James, Pez, Queenscliff Music Festival, Revomatix, Russell Morris, San Cisco, Saskwatch, Siskin River, Spiderbait, Sticky Fingers, Stompy and the Heat, Sweethearts, The Basics, The Brow Horn Orchestra, The Frowning Clouds, The Grates, The Kite Machine, The Living End, The Murlocs, The Pigs, The Preatures, The Ray Mann Three, The Screaming Jets, The Trouble With Templeton, Thelma Plum, Tom Thum, Transvaal Diamond Syndicate, Twin Beasts (formerly The Toot Toot Toots), Underground Lovers

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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 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 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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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