Shock Records announce the release of Delta Spirit's Highly acclaimed self-titled third album.

When it came time to record Delta Spirit’s third album, the band members knew one thing: It was time to shake off the stylistic labels that have shadowed them since they formed in San Diego, CA, in 2005. Though lyricists Matt Vasquez and Kelly Winrich were grateful for the warm reviews that their previous albums Ode To Sunshine (2008) and History From Below (2010) received, they were perplexed at being called “rootsy Americana” or “twangy folk.” In their eyes, Delta Spirit has always been a thoroughly modern rock band, and, with their self-titled new album, they set out to prove it.

“We found the sound that we've been looking for, that we've been growing into, and as soon as we hit on it, we ran with it,” Vasquez says. “That’s why it’s a self-titled record, so we could connect our identity with the album, because this album is what we think Delta Spirit is. People make records for their time and we wanted to make one for our time. Just like novelists want to write the Great American Novel, we wanted to make a Great American Record. Not one about yesterday, but one about right now.”

To help them realize their vision, the band recruited producer Chris Coady (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio, Beach House, and Smith Westerns, among others), and recorded the album at Dreamland – a converted church built in 1896 in Woodstock, New York. Delta Spirit has captured the sound of a band who have truly come into their own.

“'The band's smarts and muscle come together with a resounding whomp.”

8/10 - Uncut

Check out the band performing their track Tear It Up on Jimmy Kimmel Live recently: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjpMZID4fnc

Delta Spirit is out on August 10 through Shock Records

http://deltaspirit.net/

http://www.facebook.com/Deltaspirit

REDD INC. AND RED DOGS AT DUNGOG FILM FESTIVAL

Only one week to go until the 'Sundance of Australia' and 2011 IF Award winning film festival, the Dungog Film Festival, will showcase the great Australian film industry in the picturesque Hunter Valley town of Dungog from the 29 June - 1 July.

Just announced is the screening of REDD INC. A film by director Daniel Krige (West, Twisted Tales) and starring Nicholas Hope (Bad Boy Bubby), Kelly Paterniti (Packed to the Rafters), Sam Reid (The Jesters) and Alan Dukes (Beneath Hill 60).  Following on from CRAWL on Saturday night, REDD INC. will be the second part of our Fright Night. In the spirit of SAW and HOSTEL, REDD INC. will test audience's mettle as six office workers are chained to their desks by their demented 'regional manager'.

They will need to work hard to prove their worth and escape punishment.

Director Daniel Krige, writer Anthony O'Connor and producer Jonathon Green will be guests at the festival.

On Saturday 30 June the people of Dungog will take to the streets with the annual street parade, this year themed after last year's blockbuster movie RED DOG. Residents are invited to join the parade with their own red dog or other pet pooch where the apparently incorruptible local celebrity resident Roy Bean will be judging for Best Red Dog and Best Dog, in the sub category 'A Class of their Own'.

In addition to the canine contingent there will be 100 members of the local police force marching to celebrate 150 years of the NSW State Police Force, the oldest police force in Australia, the 50 members of the Singleton Town Band, marching children, floats, decorated push bikes and the greatest representation of Ukulele's ever seen in Dungog. Not to be missed!!

The full Dungog program is available at www.dff.org.au.

Make sure you don't miss one of the biggest celebrations of Australian film, book your tickets and accommodation now for the festival weekend from 29 June to 1 July.

www.dff.org.au

Kirin J. Callinan's W II W available on itunes now

Tonight - Thursday 21 June
Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane
Kirin J Callinan & Siberia Records present ALL NIGHT BLACK BEAR TAKEOVER BY FORCE
Supported by DCM + Nite Fields + Kangaroo Skull (late night techno set) + Siberia DJs + more
Tickets available from Oztix www.oztix.com.au, 1300 762 545 & Oztix outlets             
Presented by Rave Magazine, 4ZZZ FM and VICE

Tomorrow - Friday 22 June
Goodgod Small Club, Sydney
Kirin J Callinan & Siberia Records  present ALL NIGHT GOODGOD TAKEOVER BY FORCE
Supported by DCM + Forces + Kangaroo Skull (late night techno set) + HTRK DJs + Forces DJs + Juggernaut DJs + more
Tickets available from Moshtix www.moshtix.com.au, 1300 GET TIX & Moshtix outlets
Presented by The Brag and VICE

Thursday 28 June
The Tote, Melbourne
Kirin J Callinan & Siberia Records present ALL NIGHT TOTE TAKEOVER BY FORCE
Supported by DCM + Machine + Kangaroo Skull (late night techno set) + Forces DJs + Juggernauts DJs + more
Tickets available from Moshtix www.moshtix.com.au, 1300 GET TIX & Moshtix outlets
Presented by Beat and VICE

Friday 29 June
The Exeter Beer Garden, Adelaide (solo show)
Supported by Lochie Wilson (Steering By Stars)
Free entry

siberiarecords.com

ASTRA Awards 2012 - Sydney The tenth annual pay television gongs night recognises the talent and contributions that drive subscription television platforms and channels.

The ceremony will remain a tight theatre style show for the talent, production and best programming

categories of STV. Separately the ASTRA Industry Excellence Awards celebrate the technical,
marketing and promotional categories of STV and were presented at the annual ASTRA Conference.

Specific awards recognise channel programming and production, creative advertising and media, publicity and promotions, talent and contribution.

There are five major categories of awards: Platform Marketing; Program & Channel Promotion; Technology; Programming & Production; and Talent. There will also be the prestigious Channel of the Year Award and Subscribers' Choice Awards. There are also five subscribers' choice awards where the public determine the winners: Favourite Program - Australian; Favourite Program - International; Favourite Program - International Drama; Favourite Personality - Female and Favourite Personality - Male.

The nominees are:

* Channel of the Year: The LifeStyle Channel, showcase, FOX SPORTS and SKY NEWS;

* Favourite Personality - Male: Danny Clayton, Andrew Winter, Jason Dunstall, Andrew 'ET' Ettingshausen, Rove McManus, Billy Russell, Alex Perry and Phil Kearns;

* Favourite Personality - Female: Jane Gazzo, Charlotte Dawson, Donna Hay, Sarah Murdoch, Megan Gale and Lee Furlong;

* Favourite Program - Australian: Foo Fighters: Wasting Light On The Night; Wife Swap Australia; Selling Houses Australia Extreme; Spirited; Australia's Next Top Model; Project Runway, Kalgoorlie Cops and On the Couch;

* Favourite Program - International: Grand Designs, Deadliest Catch, Big Fat Gypsy Weddings, The British Royal Wedding 2011, Gold Rush: Alaska, EastEnders, Man Vs. Wild and American Idol.

Venue:
Sydney Theatre C Ltd, Pier 4, Hickson Road, Sydney
Date: Thursday, June 21, 2012
Website: www.astra.org.au/Astra-Awards/Home

Lady Gaga tour - Melbourne

Five-time Grammy Award winning pop icon Lady Gaga is one of the world's most famous performers and will return to Australia this month with her hyped Born This Way Ball.

If you haven't heard of Lady Gaga, then you really have been living under a rock for the last four years. The New York pop star has carved an international reputation for herself as one of the best-selling artists of all time since she released her debut single, the infectious Just Dance back in 2008.

The platinum-blonde creative tour de force has managed to fight off claims that she would be a one-hit-wonder, releasing 17 singles (12 of which landed in the Top 10 all around the world) and selling 23 million copies of her albums (The Fame and Born This Way) while taking her enormous live stage production across the globe.

Now, the five time Grammy Award winner is set to make her triumphant return to Australia with her 'Born This Way Ball', a production that will incorporate music from both her latest album and The Fame and The Fame Monster. Audiences are set to be captivated when Mother Monster herself performs all of her smash hits, including Poker Face, Paparazzi, Bad Romance, Telephone, Alejandro, Born This Way, Judas The Edge of Glory, You and I and of course, LoveGame.

Lady Gaga will perform at Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Wednesday, June 13, Thursday, June 14 and Saturday, June 16; Allphones Arena in Sydney on Wednesday, June 20, Thursday, June 21, Saturday, June 23 and Sunday, June 24; Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Wednesday, June 27, Thursday, June 28, Saturday, June 30, Sunday, July 1 and Tuesday, July 3; and Burswood Dome in Perth on Saturday, July 7 and Sunday July 8. 


Venue:
Rod Laver Arena , Melbourne
Date: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 to Thursday, June 28, 2012
Website: www.ladygaga.com

Carrie Underwood tour - Tamworth

Five-time Grammy Award-winner Carrie Underwood will tour outside North America for the first time this month, including most capital cities of Australia.

Carrie Underwood will tour Australia on the back of her self-described 'stormier' fourth studio albumBlown Away. Released in Australia in May, the new album includes the new hit single Good Girl, which she can add to her discography along with other smash hits like Jesus, Take the Wheel, Inside Your Heaven, Wasted, All-American Girl, Just a Dream, Cowboy Casanova and Undo It.

In 2004, Carrie Underwood was the winner of the fourth season of hit US TV show American Idol with prizes including a recording contract, use of a private jet for a year and a Ford Mustang convertible. Since Underwood's claim to fame she has released four albums and performed for fans on six tours.

Joining Underwood on the Australian leg of her tour will be multi platinum singer/songwriter Damien Liath. Last year saw the release of his most triumphant album to date, the highly successful Roy - A tribute to Roy Orbison. April this year saw Leith return with Roy's anticipated follow-up Now & Then.

Leith shot to fame when he became the winner of the Network Ten hit show Australian Idol in 2006. He will be warming up the stage for Underwood in Melbourne, Tamworth and Brisbane.

Underwood will perform at The Palais Theatre in Melbourne on June 26; TRECC in Tamworth on June 29; the Convention Centre in Brisbane on June 30; and the Opera House in Sydney on July 2 and 3.
Venue:
Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre Greg Norman Drive, Tamworth
Date: Friday, June 22, 2012 to Friday, June 29, 2012
Website: www.carrieunderwoodofficial.com

Splendour in the Grass begins - Byron Bay

Venue:

Belongil Fields, Byron Bay, ,

Date: Friday, July 27, 2012 to Sunday, July 29, 2012

Website: www.splendourinthegrass.com

In a move that is sure to thrill punters, Splendour in the Grass has announced that it will return to where it all started this year - Belongil Fields in Byron Bay. After spending the last few years at Woodfordia in Queensland (home to the Woodford Folk Festival) as organisers battled with Byron Bay local council to move to North Byron Parklands, the festival has managed a minor win by receiving approval to move back to its original venue as festival's application is still considered.

Splendour in the Grass is one of Australia's most popular music festivals, often selling out minutes after tickets go on sale. Launched in 2001, the three-day camping festival has welcomed some of the world's most popular bands to serenade fans, including Coldplay, Kanye West, PJ Harvey, Moby, Jurassic 5, Queens of the Stone Age, Arctic Monkeys, Powderfinger, Devo, Sigur Ros, PNAU, Placebo, Goldfrapp and The Flaming Lips among hundreds of others.

This year's festival is almost certain to sell out as punters flock to the festival's original location to see one of the event's most lucrative lineups yet. Bands performing at Splendour in the Grass 2012 include Jack White, Bloc Party, Smashing Pumpkins, At the Drive-In, The Shins, Hilltop Hoods, The Kooks, Gossip, Miike Snow, Dirty Three, Lana Del Rey, 360, Azealia Banks, Tame Impala, Explosions in the Sky, Band of Skulls, Ladyhawke, The Afghan Whigs, Missy Higgins, Wolfmother, Metric, Kimbra, Mudhoney, Spiderbait, Angus Stone, Gypsy and the Cat, San Cisco and more.

Star Trek: The Next Generation 25th Anniversary Event Coming to Australian cinemas for One Night Only!

NCM Fathom and CBS TV are coming together with Sharmill Films to present a special one night event to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Star Trek: The Next Generation 25th Anniversary Event In Select Cinemas Nationally Tuesday 17 July One Night Only! This July, “boldly go where no one has gone before” and don’t miss the only opportunity to see two of the most popular Next Generation episodes, Ep. 106 “Where No One Has Gone Before” and Ep. 114 “Datalore” which have undergone a $10 million restoration with enhanced special effects, on the big screen.  This special ‘alternate content’ event will include exclusive looks at the massive restoration of season one, never-before-seen interviews with the original cast members and behind-the-scenes looks at the artists who created the original FX elements and photography during the making of the show. Audiences will also be privy to an unseen sneak-peak of “Measure of a Man.” Set in the 24th century, The Next Generation was created by Gene Roddenberry over 20 years after the original Star Trek series. The Next Generation became the longest running series of the Star Trek franchise, consisting of 178 episodes over 7 seasons. Star Trek: The Next Generation 25th Anniversary Event is the first opportunity to see this transcendent digital presentation like no one before, in cinemas, on Tuesday 17 July. Check your local cinema listings for details. Don’t miss seeing the futuristic world created in the past.

TICKETS ON SALE SOON

Snow White and The Huntsman

Snow White and The Huntsman, a set on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth attend 'Snow White and the Huntsman' movie premiere - Bondi Junction, Sydney

Kristen Stewart, Australia's own Chris Hemsworth and a swag of other celebrities attended the Sydney premiere of 'Snow White' at Bondi Junction in Sydney earlier this evening.

Hundreds of fans and dozens of news media covered the event for the movie which is tipped to be a big money winner and a favourite with critics.

Well done to everyone involved in the success of this hot new Hollywood movie.

News Update...

Australian star Chris Hemsworth has been enjoying some time off back home with his family, ahead of the Australian premiere of Snow White And The Huntsman.

Hemsworth was photographed earlier today enjoying some free time in Sydney.

On a rare day-off the former Home And Away star took the opportunity to go for a surf, despite the cold weather.

He was also photographed with his shirt off taking a dip in the pool at the Park Hyatt.

Hemsworth's acting career has taken off in Hollywood with recent appearances in super-hero blockbusters Thor and The Avengers.

He credits much of his success to his parents, who always supported his career. "When most people said it (acting) is crazy ... they said, "The couch will always be your spare bedroom ..." Hemsworth told the Seven Network's Sunrise program on Tuesday.

The new father also said he gained a lot of experience with children from babysitting his manager's kids and his older brother's three children.

"We were around kids a lot," Hemsworth said.

Hemsworth walked the red carpet with co-star Kristen Stewart at the film premiere at Bondi Junction's Event Cinemas tonight.

In his next project, Hemsworth plays racing-car driver James Hunt in Ron Howard's Formula One film Rush.

A release date for the film hasn't been set but we understand it will be in time for the 2013 Oscars.

Websites

Snow White and the Huntsman
www.snowwhiteandthehuntsman.com

Universal Pictures (Australia)
www.universalpictures.com.au

Event Cinemas
www.eventcinemas.com.au

Eva Rinaldi Photography
www.evarinaldi.com

Eva Rinaldi Photography Flickr
www.flickr.com/evarinaldiphotography

Music News Australia
www.musicnewsaustralia.com

Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth attend 'Snow White and the Huntsman' movie premiere - Bondi Junction, Sydney

Kristen Stewart, Australia's own Chris Hemsworth and a swag of other celebrities attended the Sydney premiere of 'Snow White' at Bondi Junction in Sydney earlier this evening.

Hundreds of fans and dozens of news media covered the event for the movie which is tipped to be a big money winner and a favourite with critics.

Well done to everyone involved in the success of this hot new Hollywood movie.

News Update...

Australian star Chris Hemsworth has been enjoying some time off back home with his family, ahead of the Australian premiere of Snow White And The Huntsman.

Hemsworth was photographed earlier today enjoying some free time in Sydney.

On a rare day-off the former Home And Away star took the opportunity to go for a surf, despite the cold weather.

He was also photographed with his shirt off taking a dip in the pool at the Park Hyatt.

Hemsworth's acting career has taken off in Hollywood with recent appearances in super-hero blockbusters Thor and The Avengers.

He credits much of his success to his parents, who always supported his career. "When most people said it (acting) is crazy ... they said, "The couch will always be your spare bedroom ..." Hemsworth told the Seven Network's Sunrise program on Tuesday.

The new father also said he gained a lot of experience with children from babysitting his manager's kids and his older brother's three children.

"We were around kids a lot," Hemsworth said.

Hemsworth walked the red carpet with co-star Kristen Stewart at the film premiere at Bondi Junction's Event Cinemas tonight.

In his next project, Hemsworth plays racing-car driver James Hunt in Ron Howard's Formula One film Rush.

A release date for the film hasn't been set but we understand it will be in time for the 2013 Oscars.

Websites

Snow White and the Huntsman

www.snowwhiteandthehuntsman.com

Universal Pictures (Australia)

www.universalpictures.com.au

Event Cinemas

www.eventcinemas.com.au

Eva Rinaldi Photography

www.evarinaldi.com

Eva Rinaldi Photography Flickr

www.flickr.com/evarinaldiphotography

Music News Australia

www.musicnewsaustralia.com

The Voice Winner Karise Eden

The Voice Winner Karise Eden, a set on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
The Voice Winner is Karise Eden

We've seen our four finalists — Sarah De Bono, Karise Eden, Darren Percival and Rachael Leahcar — grow throughout The Voice, battling sickness and nerves, gaining confidence, and never failing each week to give us performances that leave us with chills. They were all chosen by their coaches in the Blind Audition because of their voices alone, nothing else.
Now, at the end of the show, they have shown us they have more to offer than just their amazing vocals. They are dedicated to their art and their fans, unafraid of challenges and eager to learn as much as they can. With all of them now hitting the top 10 in the iTunes chart, there is no doubt we can say they are all successful Australian artists.
Of course there is only one who has been chosen by Australia, by your votes, to be named The Voice. Tonight that artist has been revealed, and the winner is: Karise Eden.
We want to wish Karise congratulations, and the best of luck in their career ahead.
For our other artists, we know the journey has also just begun for them to carve out their own success in the music world. We know that we'll keep watching out for them and cheering them on — make sure that you do too…


Meet Karise Eden,The Voice winner, as they perform live at Westfield across Australia.
To celebrate the release of her debut album and to meet her fans, Karise will be appearing at Westfield centres nationally.
Thanks to Westfield, Woolworths and Universal Music, the Karise will perform and sign copies of her brand new album, T-Shirt or poster at the following locations:
Wednesday 27 June Westfield Chermside (Car Park), Qld @ 12.00pm
Thursday 28 June Westfield Kotara (Centre Court), NSW @ 6.00pm
Friday 29 June Westfield Sydney (Between Zara and Nespresso), NSW @ 12.30pm
Saturday 30 June Westfield Miranda, (Centre Court), NSW @ 12.00pm
Monday 2 July Westfield Southland (Centre Court), VIC @ 12.30pm
Tuesday 3 July Westfield Fountain Gate (Centre Court), VIC @ 12.30pm
Wednesday 4 July Westfield Garden City (Centre Court), QLD @ 12.30pm
Thursday 5 July Westfield Marion (Centre Court), SA @ 3.00pm
Saturday 7 July Westfield Whitford City (Centre Court), WA @ 3.00pm
Sunday 8 July Westfield Belconnen (Centre Court), ACT @ 12.30pm
THE VOICE - KARISE EDEN'S DEBUT SINGLE YOU WON'T LET ME AVALIBLE
>> Tonight on iTunes,
>> Instores and all digital retailers Thursday 21 June
THE VOICE – KARISE EDEN'S ALBUM – RELEASED JUNE 26