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 The days of being an ex-Australian Idol contestant are long behind Lisa Mitchell (pictured) with her win last week of the Australian Music Prize (AMP) 2009 for her album Wonder. The singer-songwriter, currently touring the UK, delivered a video thank-you speech while her manager Duncan Byrne accepted the $30,000 prize cheque. She also receives $30,000 in on-air advertising from Channel [V], plus both [V] and MAX will be airing an artist special on the 19-year-old artist. Arts Minister Peter Garrett was on hand at the Sydney ceremony to congratulate the winner and short-listed contestants, who included Sarah Blasko, Urthboy, Bertie Blackman, The Mess Hall, Black Cab, Kid Sam and Lucie Thorne. Melbourne popsters Oh Mercy had secured the Red Bull Outstanding Potential award a week earlier.
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- Melbourne dub and reggae-meisters The Red Eyes have just launched new single I Get Wild / Wild Gravity, which they’ll be introducing to Brisbane this week when they support the mighty Black Seeds at The Hi-Fi on Thursday. They’ll also be in Byron Bay at the Beach Hotel for two free shows Saturday and Sunday.
- Country-punk reprobate Dick Desert is teaming up with burlesque starlets The Judy Dolls once again this Friday at Ric’s for a free show. The chicken-pokin’ music kicks off at 7pm with dancing to follow – so get in early!
- Wollongong blues singer-songwriter Anni Piper is Queensland-bound, touring her acclaimed new album Chasin’ Tail. She brings her “blues on the rocks” to Goodna’s Royal Mail this Friday and the Palmwoods Hotel on Saturday.
- Borders’ Saturday live music series continues this week with acoustic singer-songwriter Steve Case playing blues, folk and pop sounds in the city bookstore from 1pm.
- Central Coast hair product fiends Short Stack play a special Sunshine Coast show at The J in Noosa on Monday night. Doors for the all ages, no alcohol gig open early at 5.30pm, so don’t be late.
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After breaking up 10 years ago, Berlin digital hardcore band Atari Teenage Riot have decided to re-form. With a new MC called CX Kidtronik (after MC Crack died of a drug overdose in 2001) they’ve recorded some new songs, including a single called Reactivate, which they’ll be releasing in May on their own aptly named label, Digital Hardcore. The Nazi-hating noiseniks are also performing a one-off show in London. Be first to comment on this article |
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 Fresh from recording their latest album, Head First, to be released next week, Goldfrapp (pictured) are teaming up with trip-hop legends Portishead for a singular live show. The two will be performing a soundtrack synced-up to a screening of the 1928 silent film classic Joan Of Arc in Bristol, after which, with any luck, they might tour the performance. Apparently they need a conductor to keep the six (six!) guitarists they’re using in time.
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- The promoters of Jamfest changed the name of their urban tour to The Supafest (coming to Brisbane’s RNA showgrounds Saturday Apr 17) after a legal threat from Sydney promoter Justin Hemmes, whose company Jam Music runs Good Vibrations.
- Melbourne indie act St Helens – who last year released the acclaimed Heavy Profession album – have split up, with frontman and songwriter Jarrod Quarrell leaving to concentrate on his solo project, Lost Animal.
- Sydney act Danimals, winners of last year’s Toohey’s Extra Dry The Lab competition, have released the result of their prize collaboration with producer Mark Ronson. The single, entitled The Fox, can be previewed and downloaded at www.tedthelab.com, and sounds (as you might expect, given Ronson’s tendencies) quite large.
- OK Go have split with EMI and started up their own label, Paracadute, to continue distributing and promoting their latest album, The Blue Colour Of The Sky.
- The Happy Mondays’ Shaun Ryder and girlfriend Joanne invited friends and family to a church in Manchester for the christening of their daughter Lulu — and surprised everyone by getting married.
- Take That’s Mark Owen checked into rehab after admitting he had a drink problem and had cheated on his partner of five years.
- Pink Floyd have successfully won a bid to prevent EMI Records from selling single downloads and ringtones of tracks from their concept albums. EMI can only sell them online as complete albums.
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