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New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys Bring Their NKOTBSB Tour To Australia

Thought boy bands of the 80s and 90's were dead and well past their used by date? It may be time to think again as New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys prepare for a full scale, more adult assault on Australian soil.

Here at the Music News Australia network we got our hands on some media material from both bands, so get ready for it Australia...

With the continued and insatiable fan demand, the unstoppable phenomenon that is NKOTBSB will officially bring their show down under! In May, New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys will come to Australia for four shows only, stopping in Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney. Tickets for the Australian tour dates go on sale to the public on Thursday, December 8th at 2pm through Ticketek.

“If our fans want us down under, we'll go down under,” said New Kids’ Donnie Wahlberg. “Our international fans have been flying to see us stateside for years, so now we are bringing the show to them. Get ready Australia, we are coming to you!”

The Australian leg will bring the historic NKOTBSB tour for a limited four-show run, giving fans across the globe chances to catch their favorite groups on one stage. Fans in Australia can finally see what North American Press hailed as “One of the hottest tickets of the summer,” as described by OK! Magazine. Entertainment Weekly raved, “Each tune was performed with the same energy, crotch-grabbing, and hip-thrusting that turned these groups into teens sensations years ago. NKOTBSB may well be the tastiest musical mouthful of the summer.”

NKOTBSB first shocked and delighted fans when they took to the stage together for a medley at the sold out NKOTB Radio City Music Hall show. The two groups wowed audiences again in their first joint televised performance at the American Music Awards a year ago in November 2010 and have toured consistently through 2011 since coming together.

With over 200 million albums sold between both bands, and smash hit after smash hit, these two pop sensations have dominated the music scene for more than three decades. Aiming to please, these guys are giving concert goers and diehard fans everywhere the ultimate “night out” experience.

NKOTB BACKGROUND

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK sold more than 80 million albums worldwide – including back-to-back international #1 songs, 1988’s Hangin’ Tough and 1990’s Step By Step – and a series of crossover smash R&B, pop hits like You Got It (The Right Stuff), Cover Girl, Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time), Hangin’ Tough, I’ll Be Loving You, Step By Step and Tonight. The group shattered concert box office records playing an estimated 200 concerts a year in sold out stadiums throughout the world. They still hold many of these records to date. They were Forbes highest paid entertainers of 1990, beating out Michael Jackson and Madonna. The band boasted an extensive and highly profitable merchandise line which included everything from lunch boxes and sleeping bags to comic books, marbles and dolls. More Information is available at http://www.nkotb.com/, facebook.com/pages/New-Kids-On-The-Block and twitter.com/NKOTB.

BSB BACKGROUND

For more than 18 years, Backstreet Boys have delivered the very finest pop music has to offer – tightly crafted songs, floor-shaking rhythms, and unmistakable harmonies. One of the most successful groups in music history, with countless #1s, record-setting tours and worldwide sales in excess of 100 million, Backstreet Boys are also among pops most influential. The band made history when all tickets for their greatly anticipated 11-week, 39-city Millennium North American Arena Tour sold out as soon as they went on sale- the vast majority within an hour. At the time the Millennium Tour set a Ticketmaster record by selling 735,000 tickets in two hours. They are also among the few bands to have received the Diamond Award from the R.I.A.A. for sales of more than 10 million on both the Backstreet Boys and Millennium albums. The band is currently wrapping up a worldwide tour in support of their recent album, This Is Us. More information is available at http://www.backstreetboys.com/, facebook.com/backstreetboys and twitter.com/backstreetboys.

Websites

New Kids On The Block

http://www.nkotb.com/

Backstreet Boys

Live Nation

http://www.livenation.com.au/

Flourish PR

http://www.flourishpr.com/

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ARIA Awards In Sydney's Olympic Park: Gotye, Kimbra, Boy & Bear roaring Success - 28th November 2011

It was that time of the year again - the night of night's for Australia's music industry.

What a night it was for the the 25th anniversary ARIA awards at Sydney's Olympic Park last night.

There were so many highlights.

How about Gotye (one of my favorites) winning three gongs, and then of course Prime Minister Julia Gillard (always looking for a bit of good PR) inducted Kylie Minogue into the ARIA Hall of Fame.

Minogue was sincere in her thanks to the he ARIA board for "an incredible honour", saying "I'm a very proud Australian and tonight's award means so much to me". No, Dannii didn't win anything, before you ask.

PM Gillard met Minogue for the virgin time earlier this year while over in Japan while they were special guests at the Australian embassy fund-raising dinner for the tsunami disaster, advised Minogue was "a special Australian" who would take her "rightful place alongside music legends like Joan Sutherland and John Farnham and Paul Kelly" in the Hall of Fame. Nice words of support from PM Gillard, but how much of a music history expert is she? Maybe more than most people know...brave of her to wear the music expert hat.

It was quite a stand out year for Australian music.

Perhaps the biggest success story of the year, at least in the eyes of mass media was, Bruges-born Melbourne artist Gotye (Wally De Backer). They snatched ARIAs for best male artist, best pop release and best single of the year for the massively popular Somebody that I Used to Know, featuring New Zealand-born Kimbra. Kimbra, not to be outdone, snatched her first ARIA for best female artist for her debut album, Cameo Lover.

Featured performances were by Gotye, Kimbra and Boy & Bear, winning an impressive five ARIA awards for self-produced debut album Moonfire, including album of the year.

Guy Sebastian got the ARIA award for highest-selling single for his number one song Who's That Girl.

Sebastian thanked his pregnant wife Jules after picking up his award.

"I couldn't do what I'm doing without her, she's a great chick," he told the press.

Three-time ARIA-award winners the Living End performed brilliantly and won best rock album (The End is Just the Begin-ning Repeating) and most popular Australian live artist, as voted by the public).

The Wiggles got top honours for Children's Favourite, and also skipped into the Hall of Fame and collected the best children's album award for popular Ukulele Baby!

Legendary Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist Billy Thorpe was posthumously recognised for his final piece of work, Tangier. We wonder who will get the award next year, but it's quite likely too early to tell. Thorpe's wife, Lynn, and daughters Lauren and Dusty, collected the award, and fans and media lapped it up.

A bush tucker bag of celebs, including Delta Goodrem, Stevie Nicks, Missy Higgins, Iva Davies, former ARIA Hall of Fame inductee Chrissy Amphlett, actor Noah Taylor and Joel and Benji Madden presented awards.

Goodrem, who won seven ARIAs way back in 2003, put on a star performance and touching tribute to performing artists who we lost over the awards' rich 25-year history.

Western Australia's Drapht, opened the night, snatching best urban album for The Life of Riley.

Drapht thanked Gotye, who also snatched awards for producer of the year, best video and engineer of the year when nominations were announced earlier this month, for "not making a hip-hop album this year" - an insider award type of scenario.

Past ARIA winner Kasey Chambers added to her list of ARIA awards, winning her ninth best country album award for Little Bird.

"We said that if I get this one he'll have to get the one in Tamworth (Golden Guitar award) so we've made that stick," Chambers told journalists following her win.

Last year's winner of best rock album, Birds of Tokyo, won this year's publicly voted most popular Australian artist award, which holds a lot of street cred.

Art vs Science won best independent release for The Experi-ment and Front End Loader won its first ARIA award for best hard rock/heavy metal album, Ritardando.

Highest-selling album went to X-Factor winner Altiyan Childs for his self-titled debut and Guy Sebastian took out the highest-selling single for Who's That Girl.

2011 ARIA Award Winners...

ALBUM OF THE YEAR - Boy & Bear, Moonfire

SINGLE OF THE YEAR - Gotye, Somebody That I Used to Know (featuring Kimbra)

BEST MALE ARTIST - Gotye, Somebody That I Used to Know (featuring Kimbra)

BEST FEMALE ARTIST - Kimbra, Cameo Lover

BEST GROUP - Boy & Bear, Moonfire

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST (ALBUM) - Boy & Bear, Moonfire

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST (SINGLE) - Boy & Bear, Feeding Line

BEST INDEPENDENT RELEASE - Art vs Science, The Experiment

BEST ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM - Boy & Bear, Moonfire

BEST ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM - Billy Thorpe, Billy Thorpe's Tangier

BEST BLUES & ROOTS ALBUM - The Audreys, Sometimes the Stars

BEST CHILDREN'S ALBUM - The Wiggles, Ukulele Baby!

BEST COMEDY RELEASE - Hamish & Andy, Celebrating 50 Glorious Years

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM - Kasey Chambers, Little Bird

BEST DANCE RELEASE - Cut Copy, Zonoscope

BEST HARD ROCK/HEAVY METAL ALBUM - Front End Loader, Ritardando

BEST POP RELEASE - Gotye, Somebody That I Used to Know (featuring Kimbra)

BEST ROCK ALBUM - The Living End, The Ending Is Just the Beginning Repeating

BEST URBAN ALBUM - Drapht, The Life of Riley

HIGHEST SELLING ALBUM - Altiyan Childs, Altiyan Childs

HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE - Guy Sebastian, Who's that Girl (featuring Eve)

BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM - Sally Whitwell, Mad Rush: Piano Music of Philip Glass

BEST JAZZ ALBUM - Elixir featuring Katie Noonan, First Seed Ripening

BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK/CAST/SHOW ALBUM - Chris Lilley, Angry Boys - Official Soundtrack Album

BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM - Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, Rrakala

BEST MUSIC DVD - AC/DC, AC/DC - Live at River Plate

BEST COVER ART - Alter, for Cut Copy, Zonoscope

BEST VIDEO - Natasha Pincus for Starkraving Productions, for Gotye, Somebody That I Used to Know (featuring Kimbra)

ENGINEER OF THE YEAR - Francois Tetaz, for Gotye, Somebody That I Used to Know (featuring Kimbra)

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR - Wally De Backer, for Gotye, Somebody That I Used to Know (featuring Kimbra)

2011 PUBLIC VOTED ARIA AWARD WINNERS

MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN ARTIST - Birds of Tokyo

MOST POPULAR INTERNATIONAL ARTIST - P!nk

MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN LIVE ARTIST - The Living End

Websites

ARIA Awards

www.ariaawards.com.au

Australian Recording Industry Association

www.aria.com.au

Sydney Olympic Park

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Sunday, 27 November 2011

Puss In Boots Australian Premiere: Sydney's Entertainment Quarter Puss Mania, by Eva Rinaldi

The Puss In Boots Australian premiere took place at Moore Park, Fox Studios today, and it was quite the cat's meow (and hot alongside the yellow carpet).

It was just about the purr fect time, with the holiday season coming up down under in Australia.

Lots of teen girls attended this this one, with many bringing along their mums.

Sydney media were glued to the yellow carpet and and no kitty litter was required, but bottles of water were popular with the crowd.

Promotional blurb reads "A story about the events leading up to the sword fighting cat's meeting with Shrek and his friends", but that's making it sound too simple.

Vet's and the like will advise you that cats don’t like being sprayed in the face with water. It may go without saying, but most users of a litter box also don’t care to be smacked in the head with a guitar.

Fortunately, we have cartoons like “Puss in Boots” to swing the point home.

Some people know him as Frisky Two Times, some as the Chupacabra. But, most refer to him as Puss in Boots (voice of Antonio Banderas), a feline unlike any other, both because of his famous footwear and his well known cat fighting skills.

After appearing as a sidekick in three “Shrek” movies and numerous holiday specials, it’s great to see an expanded presentation of Banderas’ most beloved role, with Puss bearing more of a resemblance to the famous Zorro. His wicked sense of humour is loved by millions.

DreamWorks Animation and Paramount Pictures have done Puss justice with this production, and we hope the numbers are good for their beancounting friends. The good news is that it's not a dog of a film.

The puss personality lends itself to fast-paced or is that fast footed adventure and hilarity, to put you and your cat in stitches.

Puss in Boots is a well known entity, but this cat flick also comes across as fresh and very cool for cats.

Australia will not be changing the flicks name to 'Cat In Boots' as the United Arab Emirates has done. Us Aussies remain very high on the original 'Puss'.

Round up the kids of all ages and lick up the action at Puss In Boots. It's truly the cat's meow. 4 out of 5 paws.

Director: Chris Miller

Writers: Charles Perrault, Brian Lynch

Staring: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and Zach Galifianakis

Websites

Puss In Boots (Australia)

Paramount Pictures

http://www.paramount.com/

DreamWorks Animation SKG

http://www.dreamworksanimation.com/

The Entertainment Quarter

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David Guetta Releases A 3CD Deluxe Edition Of 'Nothing But The Beat’

David Guetta will release a limited 3CD Deluxe Edition of his platinum plus selling album ‘Nothing But The Beat’ on Friday November 25.

The 3CD Deluxe Edition will include the standard version disc one (pop) and 2 (electric) plus disc three (party mix). Disc three is a 46 minute continuous party mix and includes the previously unreleased Turn Me On (Sidney Samson remix).

DISC THREE—PARTY MIX tracklisting:

1:Where Them Girls At [Nicky Romero and Sidney Samson Remix] [Party Mix]

2:Turn Me On (feat. Nicki Minaj) [Sidney Samson Remix] [Party Mix]

3:Sweat (David Guetta & Afrojack) [Dubstep Remix]

4:Paris (Party Mix)

5:Without You (feat. Usher) [Nicky Romero Remix] [Party Mix]

6:Little Bad Girl (feat. Taio Cruz & Ludacris) [New Club Edit] [Party Mix]

7:The Future (Party Mix)

8:Titanium (feat. Sia) [Party Mix]

9:Sunshine (Party Mix)

10:Lunar (Party Mix)

Nothing But The Beat debuted on the Australian ARIA chart at No.4 on release and jumped to No.3; his highest album chart yet. The album debuted in the top 5 on the Billboard 200 album chart; this marks Guetta’s highest chart position to date in the U.S.

Globally, the album has already surpassed 1.4 million album sales and a staggering 6 million plus single track sales from Nothing But The Beat! The album was only released 16 weeks ago!

Locally, Nothing But The Beat album has fired pass platinum sales, Where Them Girls At single is double platinum, Little Bad Girl (feat. Taio Cruz & Ludacris) single is platinum, top five smash hit Titanium (feat. Sia) is triple platinum and current single Without You (Feat.Usher) is now double platinum.

Keep an eye out for ‘Titanium Feat.Sia’ remixes soon by Alesso, Nicki Romero, Arno Cost and Gregori Klosman.

Guetta has over 25 million fans on Facebook, over 1.6 million followers on Twitter and has over half a billion views on YouTube, more than any other electronic artist, making him one of the most watched people on the planet.

Announced on his recent visit to Sydney, David Guetta will headline Creamfields Australia 2012. Check out http://creamfields.com.au/.

DAVID GUETTA FEATURING USHER | “WITHOUT YOU” | AVAILABLE NOW

DAVID GUETTA FEATURING SIA | “TITANIUM” | AVAILABLE NOW

DAVID GUETTA | ‘NOTHING BUT THE BEAT’ DELUXE EDITION | AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 25

For further information, please contact your local Virgin Music representative, or check out:

http://www.davidguetta.com/

www.myspace.com/davidguetta

www.youtube.com/davidguetta

www.facebook.com/davidguetta

www.twitter.com/davidguetta

Websites

David Guetta official website

http://www.davidguetta.com/

The In Sound From Way Out

http://www.theinsoundfromwayout.com/

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Musicians and machines - exploring the future of live music, Eva Rinaldi

The relationship between musicians and interactive computers will be explored in a new Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University study.

While computer technology plays a role in most areas of music production and performance, the potential for a computer to act as a live performance partner is relatively under-explored, according to lead researcher Professor Andrew Brown.

“We predict that the next wave in music development will be interactive performance with digital systems,” he said.

“Our research goal is to develop a music system that ‘listens’ to a performer and responds in real time, which is a significant step away from the passive systems which operate today.

“There is capacity for digital systems to achieve greater sophistication and to demonstrate a sense of autonomy, which will open up new avenues of musical expression.

“There is real potential for new genres of music to emerge as technology continues to expand its role and offer musicians an enhanced performance experience.”

“We see parallels between interactive music systems for the 21st century and previous performance technologies such as the saxophone that played an important role in shaping the 20th century musical genres of jazz and rock music.”

Professor Brown says the first phase of the study will investigate the role of a musical partner by examining interactions between human musicians.

“By measuring human gestures and interactions we’ll be able to transfer this knowledge to computer systems to ensure this technology can anticipate the actions and movements of human performers and intuitively respond,” he said.

Professor Brown will lead an international research team including Associate Professor Ian Whalley of the University of Waikato, New Zealand; Dr Michael Young of Goldsmiths, London; Associate Professor Francois Pachet of Sony Computer Science Laboratories in Paris and colleague Dr Toby Gifford of the Queensland Conservatorium.

The project will be funded by an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project grant and will commence in early 2012.

This marks the fifth consecutive year that the Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre (QCRC) has been awarded an ARC grant.

Websites

Griffith University

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Congratulations Shane Nicholson on your six Golden Guitar nominations

Congrats Shane on your outstanding six nominations for the 40th Jayco C.M.A.A Country Music Awards Of Australia 2012.

Liberation Music would like to congratulate Shane Nicholson for his multiple nominations for his Bad Machines album at today’s announcement of the 40th Jayco C.M.A.A.Country Music Awards of Australia 2012.

Shane Nicholson with his critically acclaimed album Bad Machines is nominated in the following Jayco C.M.A.A. Country Music Awards Golden Guitar award categories:

ALBUM OF THE YEAR – Bad Machines

SINGLE OF THE YEAR – Bad Machines

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR – Shane Nicholson

VOCAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR - Whistling Cannonballs with Paul Kelly

APRA SONG OF THE YEAR - Bad Machines

VIDEO CLIP OF THE YEAR – Famous Last Words directed by Duncan Toombs

2011 has been a massive year for Shane. It all kicked off back during the Tamworth Country Music Festival at his sell-out Bad Machines album preview show at the Family Hotel. Shane also performed the title track and first single from the Bad Machines album at the 2011 Jayco C.M.A.A. Golden Guitar awards. From then on Shane hit the promo trail across Australia to introduce his brand new album ‘Bad Machines’ to national media and Country Music fans everywhere.

After launching ‘Bad Machines’ in Melbourne & Sydney in March, Shane and wife Kasey Chambers took their ‘Little Birds & Bad Machines’ show on the road with the tour culminating in Queensland just after the Gympie muster. After which Shane shot the video for his latest single Jimmie Rodgers Was A Vampire also directed by Duncan Toombs. The couple then enjoyed a few peaceful weeks at home before the birth of their baby daughter; Poet in early October.

During his infrequent breaks this year, Shane also had on his ‘producer’s hat’ working with Beccy Cole, whose ‘Songs & Pictures’ album is also nominated as Album Of The Year.

He has also been working with up and coming artist’s country singer/songwriter; Nikki Jensen and bluegrass band; The Quarry Mountain Dead Rats.

Shane has recently been the special guest of K.D. Lang on her Australian tour as well as being one of the select entourage of the rapturously received ‘Way To Blue – Nick Drake Tribute’ concerts in Sydney & Melbourne.’

Bad Machines has also been nominated for the ARIA Country Album Of The Year that will be announced this Sunday November 27th. This is the first time ever that a married couple have had an album nomination in the same category with Kasey’s ‘Little Bird’ album also up for the award. Add to that that Shane’s label mate Troy Cassar-Daley also in this category with his live album, should make for a fun night for all three of Australia’s favourite country music stars and their record label Liberation.

Shane will headline his own show at Tamworth again this year at The Family Hotel. Tickets are on sale now.

Thursday January 26th @ 8pm The Family Hotel

Tickets (general admission) call (02) 6767 5300 or from Tourism Tamworth Cnr Peel & Murray Streets, Tamworth http://www.visittamworth.com/ticket_sales.html

www.facebook.com/shanenicholson

BAD MACHINES OUT NOW THROUGH LIBERATION

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Websites

Shane Nicholson official website

http://www.shanenicholson.com/

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Take 40 Stars Of Summer’ Party Returns To Sydney; Point Piper Mansion Rocks - Sponsored by Toyota Yaris, by Eva Rinaldi

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The Take 40 Stars Of Summer party, presented by the new Toyota Yaris, returned today (and tonight) launching the summer party season in pure style. Set against a stunning harbour backdrop, the party plus featured intimate live performances from dance music powerhouse Sneaky Sound System and ARIA Award nominee Havana Brown.

Guests soaked up the sunshine by the pool, rubbing shoulders with Sydney’s socialites et al.

Sneaky Sound System showcased songs from their new album “From Here To Anywhere”. Having recently collaborated with Jay Z and Kanye West, Sneaky Sound System’s Connie Mitchell was in fine form .

‘Breakthrough Artist of the Year’ and ‘Highest Selling Single’ nominee Havana Brown hit the decks and performed her singles “We Run the Night” and “Get It”.

Take 40’s mission did well in a strong follow up to last year’s Stars Of Summer party, which was described as “one of the parties of the year” by those many.

It was all excitement at this pre-ARIA Awards party in a boom week for Australia’s music elite.

If you didn't already know Take 40’s partnership with Toyota for Stars of Summer is in celebration of ‘living the big life’ – the proposition of the new Toyota Yaris. Will it help sell more Toyota's? Maybe time will tell.

The summer launch party plus took place at a luxurious $20 million Point Piper mansion, and offered up money-can’t-buy opportunity for a handful of Take 40 fans to live it large, and it was also filmed for TV and online audiences. You will likely see footage show up on MTV and the like.

Well done to Take 40 Australia, MCM Media, Nicole Hart at Revolutions Per Minute PR, and a ton of others who helped put the huge party together. See you again next year.

Websites

Take 40

www.take40.com

www.mcmmedia.com.au

Photo Credit Julia Molodeva Photography

Friday, 25 November 2011

Take 40 Stars Of Summer’ Party Returns! Presented by Toyota Yaris

Win tickets to summer’s hottest mansion party at take40.com

The Take 40 Stars Of Summer party, presented by the new Toyota Yaris, returns this year to launch the summer party season in seriously glamorous style. Set against a stunning harbour backdrop, this uber- exclusive, decadent summer soiree will feature intimate live performances from dance music powerhouse Sneaky Sound System and ARIA Award nominee Havana Brown.

Guests will soak up the sunshine poolside at this private house party, mingling with Sydney’s social set, as Sneaky Sound System showcase songs from their new album “From Here To Anywhere”. Having recently collaborated with Jay Z and Kanye West, Sneaky Sound System’s Connie Mitchell is in fine form and a fitting headliner for the VIP party.

As the sun sets over Sydney, ‘Breakthrough Artist of the Year’ and ‘Highest Selling Single’ nominee Havana Brown will hit the decks and perform her singles “We Run the Night” and “Get It” in a follow up to her standout set at the inaugural Stars of Summer event.

Take 40’s mission is to deliver ‘star power’ and last year’s Stars Of Summer party was its pinnacle event – from the A-listers in the crowd to Jamiroquai playing atop a perspex stage over the pool - and was dubbed “one of the parties of the year” by those in the know. The anticipation for this year’s event is high; it’ll be the ultimate pre-ARIA Awards party in a massive week for Australia’s music elite. Take 40’s partnership with Toyota for Stars of Summer is in celebration of ‘living the big life’ – the proposition of the new Toyota Yaris.

The summer launch party will take place at a luxurious $20 million Point Piper mansion, offering a truly money-can’t-buy opportunity for a handful of Take 40 fans to live it large, and filmed for TV and online for audiences around the nation.

VIP tickets are up for grabs at take40.com NOW, and weeknights on the Today Network from November 14.

Live it large with the Take 40 Stars Of Summer party and the new Toyota Yaris. Clever Car. Big Life.

About Take 40

Take 40 Australia® is the nation's biggest and longest running music countdown, using a combination of radio airplay and digital and retail sales data.

The Take 40 chart is the core of an entertainment brand that encompasses radio, online, television and live events.

Hosted by radio’s hottest duo, Kyle and Jackie O, Take 40 Australia is broadcast every Saturday afternoon on more than 80 radio stations around Australia reaching over 1 million people.

With a focus on the biggest stars, the biggest hits and the biggest money-can't-buy prizes, Take 40 Australia delivers the most comprehensive hit music wrap up in the country.

Take 40 Australia is produced by MCM Media, a leading media, entertainment and production company.

Websites

Take 40

www.take40.com

MCM Media

www.mcmmedia.com.au

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Music News Australia

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Premiere Props To Auction Items From John Wayne, Michael Jackson, James Brown, Marilyn Monroe, Christopher Reeve At Their Holiday Auction Extravaganza

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10 & 11

EL SEGUNDO (November 17, 2011) – Premiere Props announced today that they will be auctioning iconic Hollywood memorabilia at their Holiday Auction Extravaganza on Saturday, December 10 and Sunday, December 11 at their headquarters in El Segundo, CA. There will be a preview from 9-11am PT each day with the live auction beginning at 11am PT.

Items include:

• John Wayne – “Pittsburgh” costumes
• Michael Jackson – a collection of personal items including deed and signed check to Neverland Ranch, original letter signed by Jackson to keep his animals at Neverland Ranch, self-portrait from Bad tour, signed Billie Jean lyrics, personal album awards and signed Fedora stage worn hat from the Victory tour
• James Brown – full stage worn jumpsuit
• Marilyn Monroe – gold high heels
• Christopher Reeve – “Superman” costume
• Steve McQueen – “Enemy of the People” costumes
• Robert Redford – “The Natural” costumes
• Kirk Douglas – “Top Secret Affair” costumes
• Johnny Depp – “Blow” costumes
• Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas – “Miami Vice” costumes

“We are thrilled to be auctioning off items from film, television and music icons including John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, Christopher Reeve, Michael Jackson, Don Johnson and Kirk Douglas,” said Dan Levin, Vice President of Marketing for Premiere Props. “These one-of-a-kind items are a collector’s dream and they will also make treasured holiday presents.”

In total there will be over 1200 items going up for auction.

Fans can starting bidding now, placing bids online at http://www.icollector.com and http://www.liveauctioneers.com or calling to set up phone bidding with a Premiere Props representative. Collectors can place proxy bids until the Holiday Extravaganza Auction goes LIVE at 11am PT on December 10.

For more information, please visit http://www.premiereprops.com or http://www.hollywoodliveauctions.com or call (310) 322-PROP / (888) 761-PROP.

About Premiere Props
Premiere Props is the leading marketing memorabilia company to market, authenticate, package, and distribute exclusive movie memorabilia. Since 2001, Premiere Props has represented over 600 movies to date and continues to grow strong. Premiere Props works with some of the largest motion picture studios and independent distributors in the world, such as Paramount Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Miramax, MGM, The Weinstein Company, Sony Screen Gems, Lionsgate, TriStar, Spyglass, Alcon and many more.

Websites

Premiere Props

Hollywood Live Auctions

I Collector

Live Auctioneers

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Thursday, 24 November 2011

System Of A Down To Do SoundWave Festival Plus Sydney And Melbourne

by Eva Rinaldi
24/11/2011

System Of A Down are coming to Australia to headline SoundWave 2012, and will also be doing shows in Sydney and Melbourne.
If you haven't heard of them until now, don't worry - you will be hearing a lot more about these world calibre rockers.
I think that System Of A Down will help ensure that the 2012 SoundWave Festival will be a success, and that the Sydney and Melbourne shows are doing to rock big time. Expect to hear lots of these guys on most modern music radio stations worth their salt salt. They have have been once down, but these days are on the up in a big way.
Who Said What?...
It was 2001’s ‘Toxicity’ that cemented their reputation. With every track tightly coiled, urgent and “cast in layers upon layers of aural intricacy, Toxicity charters new frontiers, yet it’s still grinding rock at its most deafening.” – L.A Weekly
In 2005, against all odds, the completed Mezmerize/Hypnotize project was unleashed and it quickly became impossible to think of it as anything else than one epic piece of work. SYSTEM OF A DOWN delivered, and in doing so have given us one of the great rock double albums of all time….”rarely are albums this thrillingly original”. Q Mag
As the headliners for the 2012 Soundwave Festival, SYSTEM OF A DOWN will be bringing their frantic, frenetic and brutal live assault to Sydney and Melbourne for two headline sideshows only.
Australian Dates:
February 26, 2012 Sydney, Australia Soundwave Festival Buy Tickets February 28, 2012 Sydney, Australia Entertainment Centre On-sale 12/1 February 29, 2012 Melbourne, Australia Rod Laver Arena
SoundWave Festival Venues And Dates
Feb/March 2012 Sat 25 Brisbane, RNA Showgrounds Sun 26 Sydney Showground Fri 2 Melbourne Showgrounds - Sold Out Sat 3 Adelaide, Bonython Park Mon 5 Perth, Claremont Showgrounds

Websites
System Of A Down http://www.systemofadown.com/
SoundWave Festival http://www.soundwavefestival.com/
SoundWave Touring http://www.soundwavetouring.com/
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2250 Elvis fans And 14 Elvis's Shake Rattle And Roll Out Of Sydney For "The King Tribute Cruise" This Thursday...And Its Sold Out!

Elvis lives... at least he's brought back to life once again for an Elvis Tribute show promoted by the well known, witty, controversial et al Max Markson of Markson Sparks! fame.

We wonder how Max and team would have scored on an Australian Celebrity Apprentice platform for this solid publicity stunt / event, but alas...

Here's the promotional blurb from Markson Sparks! that you have grown to know and love (or something else)... but its Markson all over...

Australia's "first ever" Elvis Presley tribute cruise leaves the Overseas Passenger Terminal (Circular Quay) Sydney this Thursday with well over 2000 fans on board and 14 Elvis tribute artists to entertain them, plus much more!

Circular Quay with at least 4 Elvis Presley tribute artists in costume (including 1 female Elvis ) and dozens of Elvis fans heading off on their floating Heartbreak Hotel.

Adelaide's Johnny Welsh sold his business, mortgaged his house, and put everything he had on the line to hire the Royal Caribbean's "Rhapsody of the Seas" cruise ship to stage Australia's first ever "The King Tribute Cruise''. A very brave move indeed!

Johnny arranged and organised the very successful "Blue Suede Cruise" in 2010, a 50's and 60's Rock 'n' Roll themed cruise. That cruise was also was a complete sell out and gave him the idea to organise "The King Tribute Cruise.

Johnny has flown in two of the worlds best ETA's (Elvis Tribute Artists) from the UK, Pete Storm and Rob Kingsley, and there's even a female ETA plus many others.

Elvis may have left the building but 14 of them are alive and well on "The King Tribute Cruise" this week! It's on again in November next year too.

Details are at www.MusicCruises.com.au

Websites

Music Cruises

www.musiccruises.com.au

Markson Sparks!

Eva Rinaldi Photography

Eva Rinaldi Flickr

Music News Australia