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Sage Francis Australian Support Announcement

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Sage Francis is returning to our shores in December 2014 and has just announced some quality acts to join the stage with him. Hip Hop and Punk are two concepts that are no stranger to Australian music lovers, from the 80’s and beyond. Sage was even signed to Epitaph Records when he first started out, bringing together the tribes over the years and in his own way making a massive contribution to the melting pot of cross over hip hop music we see today. So with these shows we hope to bring together audiences from all styles of music to … Continue reading Sage Francis Australian Support Announcement

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Sage Francis Australian Tour 2014

Jim Steps

After a highly-successful tour across Australia last year with Swedish Hip Hop crew Looptroop Rockers, American Hip Hop artist/Spoken word poet Sage Francis is returning to our shores in December 2014 for a limited run of tour dates. Francis has just released his highly anticipated fifth studio album Copper Gone through his label Strange Famous Records, after a four-year hiatus. The album has since cracked the Billboard Top 200, peaking in the Top 40 of the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop, Rap & Independent Charts. The album also made it into the Top 5 on the iTunes Hip Hop Charts in the US … Continue reading Sage Francis Australian Tour 2014

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Impossible Odds Records – Official Label Launch

Jim Steps

Impossible Odds are one of Brisbane’s, and indeed Australia’s, stand alone acts. Fred Leone aka Rival MC list of credits are impressive: The Artist · Winner of the inaugural JB Seed “Speak: Indigenous Hip Hop” Competition (2007) · Nominated for the 2008 Deadly Awards (“Most Promising New Talent in Music”) · 2 Tracks have received full rotation on Triple J · Triple J’s Aus Music Months feature Artist November 2009 · ‘Feature Album of the Week’ on ABC Asia Pacific · ‘Release of The Week’ & ‘Single Off The Week’ in both Time Off and Scene Magazines · Sat at … Continue reading Impossible Odds Records – Official Label Launch