Tag: Australian Hip Hop Tours

Crackhouse

Headstrong Company & DJ Sanchez Double Album Launch

Jim Steps

Headstrong Company and DJ Sanchez are set to blow Adelaide away with their double album launch.  Social Change, DJ Sum-One and Chris Bass play supports, the whole thing will be held @ Higher Ground (Light Square, under Night Train) on Halloween (Oct 31). Show highlights: –Headstrong Company album launch –DJ Sanchez “Back in the Mix” mixtape launch –Social Change –DJ-Sum-One trick set (ex Australia/New Zealand I.T.F. Champion) –Chris Bass +special guests Continue reading Headstrong Company & DJ Sanchez Double Album Launch

Elefant Tracks

Horrorshow Website Update

Jim Steps

Elefant Traks is proud to announce the release of Horrorshow‘s brand new album Inside Story – out next Friday, October 2nd. In the lead up to this great day, Horrorshow have updated their homepage and it’s now live. You can check out the new site here, be sure to join the mailing list to score yourself a free download, that’s right free. The first single Thoughtcrime (Doin’ My Think) has been well received by radio & the accompanying music video is now playing on Channel [V] & Rage, check it out here. Horrorshow will be supporting Urthboy on the National … Continue reading Horrorshow Website Update

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DUAL ALBUM LAUNCH – Bias B & Lazy Grey

Jim Steps

Well it’s now confirmed that Bias B and Lazy Grey are set to perform combined shows in both Brisbane and Melbourne to launch their respective recent releases, Aerosol Era and The Soundtrack. Dates confirmed so far are – MELBOURNE – Friday OCTOBER 23 – THE ESPY Supports – Mata & Must,  Fluent Form, DJ Doc Felix. Hosted by Slap 618 BRISBANE – Saturday NOV 21 – THE STEP INN Supports – Fluent Form, DJ Complex other acts TBA. Sponsored by Phattape Hiphop Show Hosted by Sean B & Chubbadubbe. Continue reading DUAL ALBUM LAUNCH – Bias B & Lazy Grey

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Phrase and guests Sydney show

Jim Steps

It’s been awhile since our last post on Phrase and the Clockwork Tour so here is the latest. Our friends at Triple J and JTV have been proud to present Phrase in his first national wide headline tour. Phrase has hit the road with his band to perform tracks from his critically acclaimed album Clockwork. Currently, Phrase is at the mid point of a hectic tour and things are only set to get wilder. On Thursday October 1st at the Annandale Hotel, Sydney, Phrase will be giving punters the full Clockwork experience. Live with a 5 piece band plus a … Continue reading Phrase and guests Sydney show

Obese Records

Vida Sunshyne & Chasm – Move (Album Artwork)

Jim Steps

He is Chasm, Sydney-based producer-extraordinaire who made his mark in 2008 with the Triple J feature album debut Beyond The Beat Tape. She is Melbourne-by-way-of-Ghana’s Vida-Sunshyne, and the enigmatic voice featured on both Beyond The Beat Tape and Astronomy Class’ Pursuit of Happiness. Together they are an electric collaboration of musical talent; one half behind the boards, creating the template for a limitless sonic foundation. The other, centre stage; creating the connection between performer and listener. The pair have created Move, the brand new album that traverses the global spectrum of soul, reggae, and hip hop. It is a combination … Continue reading Vida Sunshyne & Chasm – Move (Album Artwork)

Illusive Sounds

Armed To The Teeth Tour – Bliss N Eso

Jim Steps

As we heard the other day Bliss n Eso would like to announce that they are taking time out of the recording of their fourth studio album to showcase their highly praised live show across the USA. Below you can find the dates. The Sydney trio has been confirmed to play shows in 15 US cities alongside Canada’s biggest hip-hop act, Swollen Members. After their hugely successful Flying Colours Live Tour the guys put a halt on playing shows to focus on getting the new album done. But an unrefusable offer coming directly from the iconic Canadian group will see … Continue reading Armed To The Teeth Tour – Bliss N Eso

Illusive Sounds

Bliss N Eso United States Tour

Jim Steps

It’s has been a massive year for Bliss N Eso, and it’s only getting bigger. Twitter peeps were given an exclusive link to a website announcing that Bliss N Eso will be touring the USA. The great news didn’t stop there. Bliss n Eso have halted recording duties on their new album to go on this tour. The guys had been working on their fourth album in a secret recording studio in the Victorian bush (we have seen some Twitter pics of this secret studio) but when they received a call from Canada’s biggest hip-hop act, Swollen Members, asking if they’d support … Continue reading Bliss N Eso United States Tour

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OZ Hip Hop.com Phrase Competition

Jim Steps

Phrase kicks off his national Clockwork tour this weekend in Wagga and Griffith and ozhiphop.com has 3 pairs of tickets to give away to each show. All you have to do to is email slatecomps@ozhiphop.com and tell them in 25 words or less “what PHRASE would you use to describe the music of PHRASE?” Be sure to get there early to catch support acts such as Illy, Snob Scrilla, Optamus (Downsyde) and the ever-present DJ Flagrant. If you’ve forgotten, dates are as follows: September 4: Wagga, NSW @ The Capital Saloon Bar September 5: Griffith, NSW @ Gemini Nightclub September … Continue reading OZ Hip Hop.com Phrase Competition

Elefant Tracks

Wordplay feat. The Tongue – September 10

Jim Steps

Seldom seen in the southern latitudes, Elefant Traks wordsmith The Tongue will be coming down from Sydney for one very special Wordplay. He won’t be doing any other gigs this trip, so this is your only chance to catch him. And this’ll be The Tongue with a Wordplay twist, doing an all acappella headline set. The Tongue has had four substantial Triple J hits in the past couple of years, and is the only out of town MC ever to win the Revolver MC Battle, this tells you that he’s witty, complex and incredibly quick on his feet. Get on … Continue reading Wordplay feat. The Tongue – September 10

Golden Era Records, Major

Still Standing Tour, Pre-Sale Today!

Jim Steps

It’s Hilltop Hoods, newsletter time…. Fresh from their sold out Australian tour, the Hilltop Hoods take no time to kick back and relax. Instead they are getting themselves ready to hit the road again for an extensive run of dates, undertaking a massive 8 week National tour. The Still Standing tour coincides with the release of the single of the same name. This tour sees the HOODS hitting more regional areas and catering to more all age crowds. Still Standing will have a digital and physical release Friday the 18th of September and will feature a remix from Suffa. The … Continue reading Still Standing Tour, Pre-Sale Today!

Golden Era Records, Major

Still Standing Tour – Hilltop Hoods

Jim Steps

Hilltop Hoods have announced a dates on the Still Standing Tour. We will see the Hoods hit 23 locations around Australia including the Homebake Festival. The guys will be appearing right across the nation, with stop offs including Cairns, Mildura, Broome, Perth and Launceston. Here is the list of full dates: DARWIN: Friday 16th October – Discovery Nightclub (O18) BROOME: Saturday 17th October – The Mangrove Resort Hotel (O18) PERTH: Sunday 18th October – One Movement Festival (O18 Unless accompanied by a legal guardian) SYDNEY: Friday 23rd October – Hordern Pavilion (Lic All Ages) WOLLONGONG: Saturday 24th October – University … Continue reading Still Standing Tour – Hilltop Hoods

Butterthief

Phat Tape: Social Change and Fat Pockets

Jim Steps

In the lead up to the long awaited release of the full length Social Change album V.High.P, Funkwig and DJ Snair of Social Change have created their first Phat Tape under the name Fat Pockets. On the 09.09.09 (cool little date) Butterthief will release Fat Pockets online for a FREE download, yes people free. The Phat Tape is a Funkwig Production and features exclusive music and  some big guest appearances by Social Change, Crossbred Mongrels, Dialect, K21, 2Biz (Common Cause) and Mesha (Taylor Made Tactix). Everyone in Melburn can catch Mata and Must, Social Change feat. Funkwig and DJ Snair, … Continue reading Phat Tape: Social Change and Fat Pockets

Elefant Tracks

Horrorshow – Inside Story

Jim Steps

Elefant Traks is proud to announce details for Inside Story, the second album from hip hop wonderkids Horrorshow. Inside Story is the follow up to Horrorshow’s much loved debut album, The Grey Space, and will be released on October 2nd. The first single Thoughtcrime (Doin’ My Think) has been well received on radio and the accompanying music video will be hitting screens shortly. The new single is now available for FREE download from http://www.horrorshowcrew.com and also for a limited time, the Triple J website. Horrorshow will be supporting Urthboy across the country on his upcoming Spitshine Tour (Sept-Nov). To get … Continue reading Horrorshow – Inside Story

Major, Peepshow Entertainment

Funkoars, Phrase, Vents – Live @ The Gov

Jim Steps

  Just a reminder for those in Adelaide. After selling out The Hangover Tour nationwide the Funkoars are back with the Malfunction Tour. With 2 shows left of a 28 show tour and two massive special guests, Phrase and Vents, this is sure to be huge! Phrase has just dropped his highly anticipated release Clockwork and will be performing with DJ Flagrant and also a live drummer. Be There! Vents only appearing at shows marked * Friday 28th August / THE GOV – 18+ – Adelaide Saturday 29th August / THE GOV – A/Ages – Adelaide* Myspace Homepage Facebook Twitter … Continue reading Funkoars, Phrase, Vents – Live @ The Gov

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Astronomy Class – Phrase @ Pyramid Rock Festival

Jim Steps

Astronomy Class’ busy year continues with a series of shows coming up. For the sixth year in a row, the Pyramid Rock Festival will return to Phillip Island over the New Year.  The line up was unveiled today on Triple j and included none other then Astronomy Class and our good friend Phrase. Others on the bill include The Cat Empire, Blue King Brown, Bluejuice and the Bumblebeez. Stay tuned for more announcement’s, maybe in the aussie hip hop arena. Pyramid Rock Festival is a camping festival that runs from Tuesday 29th December 2009 until Friday 1st January 2010. Get … Continue reading Astronomy Class – Phrase @ Pyramid Rock Festival

Obese Records

Thundamentals – Move It Up

Jim Steps

Explosive Blue Mountains crew Thundamentals are debuting their brand new single Move It Up on August 28th @ Club77 in Sydney. This infectious song is the first single to drop from their anticipated debut full length album Sleeping On Your Style (due September 18th). After the success of their 2008 self titled EP, Thundamentals embarked on tours across the country playing shows with Pegz, Spit Syndicate and Dialectrix before embarking on a massive 2009 tour with Astronomy Class. Sleeping On Your Style was produced by Thundamentals’ own DJ Morgs and Tommy Fiasko. Sleeping On Your Style was produced by Thundamentals’ … Continue reading Thundamentals – Move It Up

Major, Obese Records

Phrase and Illy VIC show

Jim Steps

Head down Geelong way to catch Phrase and Illy live! The guys will hit the Grovedale for a great night of aussie hip hop. Saturday, Aug 22nd. Featuring Citywide Krew. Get yours on! In other news releating to Illy, you can check out some vids via the MTV website. In the first one Illy drops some acoustic mellow rhymes with his track Pictures, check it here.   You can also peep an exclusive interview with Illy via here. Continue reading Phrase and Illy VIC show

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ON THE UP 2 – TONIGHT

Jim Steps

Back this winter to bring you some fiery, lyrical goodness, ON THE UP 2 once again showcases another plethora of Melbourne’s fledgling wordsmiths! Triple J Unearthed competition winners Low Budget bring it back to the underground off the back of their performance at Splendour in the Grass, as well as highly innovative emcee Blunted Monk, Anon Speak, G Force and Doesa Ive on Friday August 21. Hosted by Grinny n’ T and with resident DJ Blazin Marty spinning wax from 9pm to 3am, this is an absolute must for fans of lyrical hip-hop or those who’ll enjoy some warm beats … Continue reading ON THE UP 2 – TONIGHT

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Clockwork Album Launch Tour

Jim Steps

Triple J & Triple jtv are proud to present Phrase in his first nation wide headline tour. Phrase is hitting the road with his band to perform tracks from his critically acclaimed TripleJ feature album Clockwork. On selected shows Phrase will be giving punters the full Clockwork experience live with a 5 piece band plus a string section along with some special surprise guests from Phrase’s album. Not to mention there will be an exciting visual element to the show coming from Phrase’s longtime DJ Flagrant who will be showcasing his patent-pending “Television Turntables”. Supported by Sydney’s Snob Scrilla, Melbourne’s … Continue reading Clockwork Album Launch Tour

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Spitshine Tour Details

Jim Steps

From late September to mid November Urthboy embarks on his biggest tour to date, teaming up with wonderkids Horrorshow to launch their brand new records at over 25 dates nationwide. Urthboy’s hotly anticipated third album Spitshine (hitting shelves August 28) has already generated a huge buzz: most downloaded song on Triple j in 2009; soldout single launches; rotation on radio and TV. The video for current single Ready to Go is an LED light inspired slice of adrenalin hip hop. The energetic and theatrical live show involves Elgusto (Hermitude) and Jane Tyrrell. Horrorshow have experienced a rapid but organic rise … Continue reading Spitshine Tour Details

Invada

The Dojo Sessions – Koolism

Jim Steps

We have previously informed you about Koolism’s doco series titled Koolism VI: The Dojo Sessions (here). We now have another update on the series with a few more parts released. To check out the latest instalment of Koolism’s doco series click here. Danielsan & Hau as we know, have joined forces with The Herd for a run of shows in the eastern states of Australia. Both the opening night at the POW in Melbourne and the following night at Sydney’s The Manning Bar sold out with a huge reaction to Koolism’s new material. With the Brisbane show at The Zoo … Continue reading The Dojo Sessions – Koolism

Obese Records

Block Party Tour 2009 – Full Lineups

Jim Steps

The final lineup for the 2009 Obese Records Block Party has been revealed. Along with headliners Drapht, Muph & Plutonic, and the newly formed Gully Platoon, the tour will feature Illy (on all dates), Thundamentals (on most) and a rotating schedule of artists including Hyjak N Torcha, Spit Syndicate, Coalition Crew, Skryptcha, Bias B, and Reason alongside one-off performances from Urthboy, Horrorshow, Hunter, Rainman, Cross Bred Mongrels, Beats Working and many more. The tour’s homecoming in Melbourne will feature an extensive 10-artist extravaganza to cap off the run before heading off for its curtain call in Hobart. The tour kicks … Continue reading Block Party Tour 2009 – Full Lineups

Independent

Seth Sentry – Simple Game

Jim Steps

Let me start with some stats: Peaked at number 1 on the Triple J Unearthed Charts Peaked at number 6 on the Itunes HipHop/Rap Charts Most requested song of the week on Triple J Over 43,000 downloads from the Triple J unearthed site One of the names of every bodies lips at the moment is Seth Sentry and as you can see by the above stats, The Waitress Song was massive. Melbourne head Seth Sentry is set to start rackin up the stats again, with his second drop Simple Game. With very little backing, Seth Sentry truly is a fine … Continue reading Seth Sentry – Simple Game

Illusive Sounds

Bliss N Eso Newsletter

Jim Steps

It seems it’s newsletter time as we see Bliss N Eso’s July update. Inside this issue we have reviews and pictures from the Flying Colours tour, a great read. We also see the official announcement of the On Tour Documentary. The guys have released a cool little website with some video updates for your viewing pleasure. Expect to see some new merch coming from The Bliss N Eso Shop, another Big Undie Collab would be killer. Peep the newsletter here. Continue reading Bliss N Eso Newsletter