I was very young - very very young – and I tried something for the first time and it was at Big Day Out and Sound Garden were playing and it was meant to be the last Big Day Out ever and I was lying down on the grass watching Sound Garden and feeling [ahh] pretty good. laughs
Ideal Lineup? Wow this could take me days to go through – The Birthday Party, Scientists, The Drones, The Stabs who are a Melbourne band, Hungary Ghosts… I could go on for ever!
Fave artist you've seen at a Music Festival? Oh, when I was really really young, too young to be at a festival I got snuck in to Summersault Festival and saw Sonic You play… that was amazing!
Tips for attending a Music Festival? Stay out of the sun definitely! I’m a very very white man and at Big Day Out I got burnt just walking from our band tent to the stage… 30 seconds in the sun – so definitely slip slop slap!
I Am With The Band
Posted
on January 25 2010
Register your band today to get your kickstart!
Are you an unsigned artist thats just itching for an opportunity to break? If You’ve got a few tunes or played a few gigs around town then it’s time to get things seriously started!
Nova and AccessAllAreas.net.au are on the look out for the hottest new bands to belt out their original tunes and prove why they deserve a massive musical career kickstart.
The Top 10 entries will score an awesome marketing package including airplay across the national Nova Network.
Then the best 5 bands, based on popular vote will be invited to showcase their talent in front of a live audience, with one band going on to win a cool $10,000 cash. Now that really will kick things off!!!
I Am With The Band is now open for entries – register your band at www.novafm.com.au
Entries close 14th February, 2010 so be quick!
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Sam Clark
Posted 05/05/2010
If we were hanging with you and your band backstage, what would we be getting up to?
Could be anything - we are pretty inventive when we are bored. There would be laughter and scotch involved.
If you could request anything on your rider what would it be?
Laughter and scotch?
Give one of your personal favourite bands a plug.
I've just started listening to a band called Acceptance. Karnivool and The Rocket Summer are always on high rotation.
What's your most essential item to take on tour?
Music and some way to play it without headphones.
What's your secret talent?
Organising things so they fit in the most efficient way possible. If I still played Tetris I'd definitely have to have some sort of record score!
AND... Where are we best to stalk you: MySpace, Facebook or Twitter? Which one's updated the most?
I'm definitely on Twitter and facebook the most!
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.