Sparkadia – touring with Little Red

Melbourne’s Little Red have announced a massive headline tour in support of their forthcoming new album Midnight Remember.

Accompanying Little Red on this ‘Midnight Remember’ tour will be special guests Sparkadia. Sparkadia are poised to release the first single of the new album, “Talking Like I’m Falling Down Stairs” and return to Australian stages, as guests of Little Red, for the first time since their sold out Auf weidersehen tour in April 2009. “Talking Like I’m Falling Down Stairs” is, in typical Sparkadia form, a melody and hook ridden excursion into ‘odd pop’, and one that teases and harkens to a coming record brimming with excitement.

Hot on the heels of Little Red’s monstrous Splendour in the Grass performance and national single launches that sold out in advance, tickets for this run of dates are sure to fly out the door.

SEPTEMBER:

Thu 30            Settlers Tavern (Margaret River) WA

OCTOBER:

Fri 01              Prince Of Wales (Bunbury), WA

Sat 02             Astor Theatre (Perth), WA

Wed 06           The Uni Bar (Wollongong), NSW

Thu 07            ANU Bar (Canberra), ACT

Fri 08              Metro Theatre (Sydney) Licensed A/A, NSW

Sat 09             Level One At Newcastle Leagues (Newcastle), NSW

Sun 10            Penrith RSL Club (Penrith), NSW

Wed 13           Club Coffs At West High (Coffs Harbour), NSW

Thu 14            Joe’s Waterhole (Eumundi), QLD

Fri 15              The Hi Fi (Brisbane), QLD

Sat 16             Coolangatta Hotel, QLD

Wed 20           Wrest Point Showroom (Hobart), TAS

Thu 21            Saloon Bar (Launceston), TAS

Fri 22              Bended Elbow (Geelong), VIC

Sat 23             The Gov (Hindmarsh) Licensed A/A, SA

Wed 27           Karova Lounge (Ballarat), VIC

Thu 28            The Westernport Hotel (San Remo), VIC

Fri 29              Forum (Melbourne), VIC

Shihad – Ignite Tour

They’re back.

Hot on the heels of the SOLD OUT run of Killjoy and General Electric album shows comes news of SHIHAD’s national tour in support of IGNITE – their new album slated for a September 24th release through iconic rock label Roadrunner Records.

Those in the know describe ‘Ignite’ as harkening back to many of the original raw elements of Shihad – the rumbling and slow spiralling heavy groove unfolding under the thick crackle of a duelling Telecaster and SG all underpinning Jon Toogood’s engaging vocal.

Joining Shihad on the Ignite tour to round out a smokin’ bill are Trial Kennedy and Black Devil Yard Boss (BDYB).

Trial Kennedy barely need introduction after their incendiary debut album ‘New Manic Art’ ripped through Australian rock airwaves in 2008; and word is TK will be playing cuts from an imminent new release.

BDYB features ex-Mammal members Pete Williamson and Zane Rosanoski and ex-Pete Murray’s Stonemason bass player Michael Davids.  The debut BDYB EP is released on August 13th and their first single ‘One Dead Letter’ is spinning on triple j radio.

Shihad IGNITE tour  – Presented by Street Press Australia and Faster Louder.

Tickets on sale Monday 23rd August

STOP PRESS!
Special online offer for Shihad fans!, Purchase your tickets in advance of everyone else from:- Thursday 12th August go to shihad.oztix.com.au (except for Adelaide go to www.venuetix.com.au)

Thur 4th Nov – ANU Canberra
Tickets on sale from www.shihad.oztix.com.au , The ANU Bar and Ticketek phonecharge 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

Fri 5th Nov – GAELIC CLUB Sydney
Tickets on sale from www.shihad.oztix.com.au or phonecharge 1300 762 545, Moshtix outlets, www.moshtix.com.au or phonecharge 1300 438 849 and Ticketek phonecharge 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

Fri 12th Nov – THE ZOO Brisbane
Tickets on sale from www.shihad.oztix.com.au , Oztix phonecharge 1300 762 545, www.oztix.com.au & all Oztix outlets and Ticketek phonecharge 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

Sat 13th Nov – NEVERLAND Gold Coast
Tickets on sale from www.shihad.oztix.com.au, ph1300 762 545  or all Oztix outlets and Moshtix outlets, www.moshtix.com.au or phonecharge  1300 438 849

Fri 19th Nov -Corner Hotel – Melbourne
Tickets on sale from www.shihad.oztix.com.au and Oztix phonecharge 1300 762 545, Ticketek phonecharge 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au and from the venue box office – 57 Swan St Richmond or 03 9427 9198 and from  www.cornerhotel.com

Sat 20th Nov – FOWLERS LIVE Adelaide
Tickets on sale from Venuetix phonecharge 08 8225 8888 or www.venuetix.com.au,  Moshtix outlets, phonecharge 1300438 849 or www.moshtix.com.au and Ticketek phonecharge 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

Shihad – Lead or Follow

Video for Shihad’s single ‘Lead or Follow’ taken from their forthcoming 8th album ‘IGNITE’ due out September.

Metals – Drop Your Guard video and tour

Music video for Metals new single ‘Drop Your Guard’ featuring Boxwars.

The ‘Drop Your Guard’ music video production was a collaborative work by Metals and the undeniable awesomeness of Boxwars (Boxwars Council).
Set in the fog filled Nordic highlands of tropical Victoria, to the direction of Ewan Macleod from KROZM. Boxwars provided art direction by sculpting some rock pose inducing instruments, and sexual preferentialating costumes.

To celebrate the launch of Drop Your Guard, Metals are teaming up with cardboard warriors Box Wars, who they collaborated with for the epic Drop Your Guard Music video.

Box Wars is the embodiment of both art and destruction. A spark of imagination has become an enduring testament to ingenuity and resourcefulness. A network of cardboard warriors who are engaged in a struggle for the liberty of corrugated creativity

For two epic nights Metals and Box Wars will converge to recreate the undeniable awesomeness of the Drop Your Guard music video that saw metals battle a cardboard army (and win). After that, they will take on Big Sound in Brisbane and One Movement in Perth. Next stop… the world!
Metals forthcoming EP is due out October 2010 and will be an undisputable force to be reckoned with.

Catch the chaos at the following dates and venues:

Melbourne, Saturday September 11, Revolver

Sydney, Saturday September 18, Spectrum