Die neuseeländische Musikerin Phillipa Brown, besser bekannt als Ladyhawke, hat ihr zweites Album mit dem Titel "Anxiety" fertiggestellt. Der Langspieler wird am 16. März bei Universal Music veröffentlicht und präsentiert zehn taufrische Songs aus der Feder der Songschreiberin. Für die Produktion hat sich Brown Zeit gelassen und ganze 18 Monate an dem Nachfolger ihres selbstbetitelten Debüts gearbeitet. Neben der gewohnten Eingängigkeit, die auf 80er-Jahre-Referenzen trifft, legt die Künstlerin ihren Fokus diesmal stärker auf ihre Rock-Wurzeln. So soll der Hörer viel signifikantere Gitarren-Riffs auf "Anxiety" serviert bekommen, wie es die erste Single "Black, White & Blue" bereits demonstriert. Passend zu ihrer Affinität ...

“Moins Kitsch qu’Empire Of The Sun, plus black que Phoenix: du soleil, de l’amour et du sexe en barre” - Eleonore Colin, Tsugi Magazine France Celestial Electric Album Review January 2012 English Translation: “Less kitschy than Empire of the Sun, blacker than Phoenix: some sun, some love, and some sex in a bar.” Tsugi Magazine [...] Related posts: why we love france why we love cleveland we love seattle

'Sup? Welcome back to The 405 Film Digest. This week, wrap your eyes around Film Talk, wherein Joey Godman will explain why it's been such a big week for the UK film industry, Maria takes a look at the lesser known formative gems of a colossal director in our new column 'Auteur Theory', Steve O'Shea dissects a choice trailer of the week and we make a quick visual low-down on the week's posters. Doom and gloom everywhere then, but still the general mood of the industry is high in the run-up to Sundance which kicks off in ...

Michael Fassbender 10 sample films: Shame Fish Tank Jane Eyre Jonah Hex Hunger A Dangerous Method 300 Inglourious Basterds Centurion X-Men: First Class or Christian Bale 10 sample films: The Fighter The Prestige Reign of Fire American Psycho Equilibrium Rescue Dawn Velvet Goldmine Terminator Salvation Empire of the Sun Batman Begins Which do you prefer? Let us know in the comments section

Sickness people, get on this one now!! Lifelike dropped this a couple of months ago and it is the bomb. Just check out the tracklisting: Empire Of The Sun - Standing On The Shore (EMI) La Roux - In For The Kill (KITSUNE) Supermal - Bigger Than Big (UNIVERSAL UK) Treasure Fingers - Cross The Dancefloor (FOOL'S GOLD) Moby - Mistake (LITTLE IDIOT / MUTE) Visitor - Coming Home (COMPUTER SCIENCE) [PROMO] The Presets - This Boy's In Love (MODULAR) Does It Offend You, Yeah ? - Epic Last Song (VIRGIN UK) Chromeo - Needy Girl (ATLANTIC REC.) Sia - Day Too Soon (EMI) Jam Xpress Feat. DD - Gotcha Feelin ...

This one’s a slow burner of a mash up by DJ Clive$ter.  It’s taken Empire of The Sun, Foster The People, Martin Solveig and Bunny Lake and brought them altogether into a great track. The tracks used in the mash are: Bunny Lake – Follow The Sun Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream Martin Solveig feat. Dragonette – Hello Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks Great work by DJ Clive$ter indeed on this one.  All the pieces of the mash up jigsaw puzzle fit together very nicely!!   Check out the mash below  HERE:

LIFELIKE – “Remix Machine” – Mixtape TRACKLISTING: Empire Of The Sun – Standing On The Shore (Lifelike Remix) La Roux … Continue reading »

LIFELIKE – Remix Machine Mixtape [mp3 SoundCloud] Empire Of The Sun – Standing On The Shore (Lifelike Remix) La Roux – In For The Kill (Lifelike Remix) Supermal – Bigger Than Big (Lifelike Remix) Treasure Fingers – Cross The Dancefloor (Lifelike Remix) Moby – Mistake (Lifelike Remix) Visitor – Coming Home (Lifelike Remix) [Unreleased] The [...]

Filed under: Exclusive , RPM , New Music Hobogestapo Artist: Cadillac Hails From: Melbourne, Australia Song: 'Dreams' Album: 'Cadillac' Sounds Like: Cut Copy , Empire of the Sun In Their Words: "This is our track, 'Dreams,' from our debut EP. We hope you like it. We like to think it is Aussie dream pop drenched in summer vibes. The video clip was filmed in Santa Monica, California." -- Cadillac's synth player Ant Listen to Cadillac's 'Dreams' Download 'Dreams'

Venue closures, Nirvana tribute gigs and rising flood waters dominate an eventful first half of 2011. Part two here . January Brisbane floods: As rising flood waters devastate Queensland, several venues within Brisbane’s CBD and Fortitude Valley entertainment precinct are forced to close and cancel gigs . Benefit shows are held across the country, however newly retired Powderfinger decline calls from local MPs to “dust off” their guitars for a once-off benefit show, choosing to release a single for victims instead. M+N contributor Andrew Stafford writes a moving column about what records he’d save, while Custard and Regurgitator sign ...

I haven’t heard anything from PNAU since their Empire of The Sun side project’s amazing 2008 release of Walking on a Dream, but it seems that they’re back with a new album and new remixes for their “Unite Us” single. … Continue reading →

Since the formation of PNAU Nick Littlemore and Peter Mayes have grown to become one of Australia’s most loved electronic acts. Having already released three critically acclaimed albums over in Australia it is with great excitement that PNAU announce the release of their new single “Unite Us” for Ministry of Sound on 5th February 2012. Taken from their forthcoming album Soft Universe , set for release early next year, this supercharged anthem stands as the perfect introduction to the big, ambitious and elevating sound that has come to characterize PNAU . “Unite Us” is a supremely effervescent track. It surges with ...

Pretty much all the Oscar contenders are out of the gate and jockeying for position, but one film that still remains an unknown quantity is Zhang Yimou's "The Flowers of War" starring Christian Bale. The expensive Chinese production that splits the language duties between English and Mandarin, has been earning its fair share of buzz, but mostly around the unusual situation of a major Hollywood star stepping into a foreign film. But a recent profile on the film in THR reveals it was none other than Steven Spielberg who championed his "Empire of the Sun" star to Zhang. The ...

The second installment of The Governors Ball Music Festival is set for June 23 and 24. Last year’s performers included Girl Talk, Pretty Lights, Empire of the Sun, Big Boi, Neon Indian, People Under The Stars, Mac Miller, Miami Horror and a Passion Pit DJ set. Despite the fe...

Yes folks, the day (Saturday) is upon us in Melbourne that we’ve been looking forward to… Stereosonic 2011!!! We are armed with the excellent  iPhone app which has a map, a planner for the acts and more importantly, we know where the toilets are…which is always an important fact at these things!!! Looking at the planner and give or take the odd stage clashes, we are going to see as many DJs/artists throughout the day as we can. The line up is as follows: Acid Jack Afrojack Andy C Annie Mac Armin Van Buuren Arty Avicii Bag ...