I’d probably say it was earlier this year, we did a show over in Perth, I think it was a festival. The show was completely sold out & at home we were able to have heaps of friends & family, don’t get me started on the size of the guest list, but the crowd was great. To be able to rock out to so many people from our home as well as the people we know & love it was just great & that’s the stand out for me.
Ideal Lineup? Well despite the impossibility of it I’d definitely say Nirvana. They are & were such an inspirational band of their time & even though they’re no longer around, I’d still love to see them as I missed out. Besides that, I’d love to see some bands from the 60’s & 70’s that are more melody based, such as The Beatles & The Rolling Stones, they really did great stuff & I feel the melody in music has really disappeared today. So to see bands like that play would be great.
Face artist you've seen at a Music Festival? One that really stands out to me still is a set I caught here in Perth by The Music. They were playing the Big Day Out in Perth & I was waiting for another band to come on, but went over to the stage they were on about 25 minutes early. The set by The Music was just amazing, the passion & technique the musicians put on was amazing & to see them up in like tracksuit jackets in summer really was cool & it was just a great set.
Tips for attending a music festival? Pretty much just sunscreen & water. As I mentioned, the place gets really hot in the afternoon & with heaps of people there, the amount of shade becomes a lot less. The water is basically just to stay cool & to survive the day & then besides that just have some booze & food if you need it & all is good.
Ja Rule
Posted
on June 24 2009
Ja Rule hits Sydney for one show date only!
Ja Rule, the talented artist & actor is one of the most successful rappers of all time. To date, he has sold over 35 million albums worldwide and has performed in concerts to adoring fans all over the world for the last decade. He has won MTV Awards, Source Hip-Hop Awards, World Music Awards, BET Awards and been nominated for various Grammys. Sydney fans will get the rare opportunity to see the hip hop legend live when he comes to Australia for one show only on Saturday July 25th @ Big Top, Luna Park.
As the flagship artist for producer Irv Gotti’s Def Jam-affiliated Murder Inc. label, Ja Rule became one of the rap industry’s most commercially successful artists during the early 2000’s, working closely with the hitmaking producer and his stable of talent. Ja Rule established himself with “Venni Vetti Vecci” (1999), a hardcore debut album similar in style to the rugged thug rap then popularized by DMX and the Ruff Ryder collective. On his second album “Rule 3:36” (2000), he began collaborating with female R&B singers, and a string of radio-friendly hits ensued. “Pain is Love” (2001) followed the same template, serving up a few rap-R&B hybrids for the singles, and filling out the album with rap.
Throughout the summer of 2002, Ja Rule was at his most popular, featured on not only his own hits but also as a featured guest on Fat Joe’s smash hit “What’s Luv” and Mary J Blige’s “Rainy Dayz”. Near the end of the year, he released his fourth album, “The Last Temptation” (2002), which again paired him with R&B vocalists for its singles, this time with Bobby Brown and Ashanti.
2003 saw him release “Blood In My Eye”, and “R.U.L.E” was released in 2004 which featured the hit single “Wonderful”, a rap-R&B hybrid featuring R.Kelly and Ashanti. 2005 went on to see the release of “Exodus”, and 2009 “The Mirror: Reloaded”.
Ja Rule’s commercial success reaches far beyond the music studio. He has been a pitchman for Calvin Klein and Coca-Cola, and has appeared in various movies including “Fast And the Furious”, “Scary Movie 3”, “Assault on Precinct 13”, and “The Cookout”.
See Ja Rule perform all his hits including “Livin It Up”, “Always On Time”, “I’m Real”, “Thug Lovin”, “Mesmerize”, “Clap Back”, “Wonderful” and heaps more!
Tour dates are:
Saturday July 25th – Sydney, Big Top @ Luna Park Tickets from Ticketek 132 849 www.ticketek.com.au
Tickets on sale now!
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Recoil
Posted 18/05/2010
If we were hanging with you and your band backstage, what would we be getting up to?
We would all be sitting around talking about the stock exchange, sharing tips!! Hahaha yeah right! We would be running a muck, probably smashing down beer and chatting to everyone. We are not stuck up like those fringed F&%$ERS and enjoy talking to our fans!
If you could request anything on your rider what would it be?
We are all beer drinkers and on past tours we have gone VB cans coz they are easy to throw down. I guess if we had more of a choice, we would probably get a bottle of Jack Daniels each, Evan would most likely get an old bottle of scotch and then we would follow with whatever beers we can get our hands on!
Give one of your personal favourite bands a plug.
Chimaira would have to be a number one for us all! They have a massive sound and they don’t compromise anything in terms of their sound and style whenever they release a new album. Their live show is amazing and their tightness and musicianship are streets ahead of many other bands that have even more of an international status!
What's your most essential item to take on tour?
That’s easy! As a band, we just need all our favourite tunes for the long bus rides. Our driver loves us singing really loudly in his ear, it really makes him happy!
What's your secret talent?
I think there is not secret to what we do. We pride ourselves on the fact that we do a good job through our hard work and dedication. You just don’t make it these days by just playing shows, it helps, but there is so much more to it than that.
AND... Where are we best to stalk you: MySpace, Facebook or Twitter? Which one's updated the most?
Check us out on all 3. We update them all on a very regular basis.
New Empire
Since their formation, the Sydney four-piece have constantly been experimenting and fusing different styles to create their original and powerful brand of music. New Empire's high energy and powerful live show combined with their heartfelt and honest music makes them one of Sydney's most popular new bands. Awoe magazine has described New Empire as "the essentials of the rock pop culture", and this is clearly echoed by thousands of music lovers across the country.
Forming in the late Summer of 2003, Euphoria Audio are a Rock/Popular band from Wakefield, UK. They have worked closely with producers Stuart Epps (Oasis, Robbie Williams, Jimmy Page) and Steve Levine (Culture Club, The Beach Boys), and most recently have recorded in Trondheim, Norway with Universals D-sign Music (Kylie Minogue, Joe Cocker).
In 2010 the band showcased at the Musexpo music conference in Los Angeles in front of world-wide delegates as well as a performance at the legendary Viper Room.
