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Smile To Be Released
September 5, 2011 by Andrew Watt
Filed under Around The World
The sessions for the legendary SMiLE album by The Beach Boys will be released in October. Capitol Records have collected and compiled the sessions from 1966 and ’67 when The Beach Boys went in to record the follow-up to their masterful Pet Sounds album in 1966. The master-tapes were shelved and SMiLE went down in history as the most mythical unreleased pop album ever. After 44 years as a secret... Read the full story
Sade Returns After 20 Years
September 5, 2011 by Andrew Watt
Filed under International Tours
It’s been a long time since Sade last toured Australia, but she’s coming back for a series of shows this summer. Sade is actually not a “she” but a “they”. It’s an actual band made up of Stuart Matthewman on guitar/saxophone, Andrew Hale on keyboards and Paul Denman on bass, but they draw their name from the lead singer Sade Adu. The band have released a new album last year and it picks... Read the full story
Mi-Sex Reform for Shows With Steve Balbi
September 5, 2011 by Andrew Watt
Filed under Local Tours
The reformation of 80’s acts continues unabated with the latest being Mi-Sex who will be doing shows with former Noiseworks member and serial collaborator Steve Balbi on vocals. Balbi is a great choice as he’s a greatly under-rated vocalist in his own right. Of course the need for a singer arises from the death of original frontman Steve Gilpin died following a car crash in New South Wales... Read the full story
Baby Animals Quick October Tour
September 5, 2011 by Andrew Watt
Filed under Local Tours
Baby Animals return to the road for a series of shows in October, culminating in a Cup Eve show at Melbourne’s Corner Hotel. Suze DeMarchi and the band have already played at A Day On The Green earlier in 2011 with INXS and Train, and more recently they headed back to their hometown Perth at the invitation of His Holiness The Dalai Lama, to play at his very special live event, “Songs For The... Read the full story

