Punk rock stalwarts GREEN DAY are bringing their tour to Australia this December. One of the world’s greatest bands, this Californian trio have achieved remarkable success, won a plethora of awards, and influenced countless bands throughout their career spanning twenty-two years. On Saturday 12 December, Channel [V] is paying homage to these legends with GREEN DAY ON [V] - 24 hours dedicated to the music that has inspired three generations of fans.

GREEN DAY ON [V] will be jam-packed with video clips, concerts and documentaries devoted to this band.

Tune in for the ultimate GREEN DAY programming:

Green Day: Dookie & Beyond – back-to-back clips of Green Day’s biggest hits from ‘Dookie’ to ‘21^st Century Breakdown’ played in chronological order. Read more…

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Melbourne three-piece, Tin Alley, have notched another accolade up their belt this week, this time for their new single ‘Out Of Control’ being the fourth most added track to Australian radio this week.

Last week, the band returned to the ARIA Charts with the same single which debuted in the ARIA top 50 singles chart at number 43 whilst debuting at number 7 on the ARIA Australian Singles Chart.  This week the single falls shy of the top 50 and dropped to number 11 on the AIR Charts.

Over to the BIGPOND Music Charts and Tin Alley are still dominating, having this week, for the second consecutive week, topped both the Top 40 Chart and the Rock Singles chart respectively. Read more…

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SPECIAL APPEARANCE ON THURSDAY DEC 3RD AT ALLANS MUSIC

In the two decades since Ozzy Osbourne hired him away from his job at a New Jersey gas station to become his new guitarist, Zakk Wylde has established himself as a guitar icon known and revered the world over.

And so it is with great pleasure that Gibson announce the return to our shores for a special in-store appearance & signing on December 3rd at Allans Music in the Sydney to coincide with the release of not one, but three new models – Les Paul BFG Bullseye and Buzzsaw plus the Graveyard Disciple. Read more…

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Gibson Guitar has revolutionized the face of the music industry, whose quality, prestige and innovation have earned the loyalty and admiration of musicians the world over. Through extraordinary innovative efforts in recent years, Gibson introduced groundbreaking technology with its premier of the Gibson HD.6X-PRO Digital Guitar, the Gibson Robot Guitar, and the Gibson Dark Fire, creating some of the biggest advances in electric guitar technology and design in over 70 years.

When Gibson launched the HD.6X-PRO Digital Guitar in 2006, it coupled its long-standing legacy with a completely digital setup, allowing the isolation of individual strings and a direct connection to your computer. In the following year Gibson continued to explore new ways to bring novel features to its guitars. The Gibson Robot Guitar was the first ever integration of an analog guitar with a physical self-tuning system, becoming the electric guitar that sold faster than any other in history and revolutionized the industry. Gibson USA recently announced the limited availability of 57 HD.6X Pro Digital Guitars signed personally by the late, great Les Paul along with 105 of unsigned models. This low quantity of this innovative and industry changing guitar is the last among the 2009 allotment and once sold there will not any others available this season. Read more…

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Makaylie Foodey, 17, from Ashtonfield has won a trip to Sydney to participate in a two day music educational “Boot Camp” and perform at the Sydney Telstra 500 V8 Supercar event – after winning the Cardiff heat of the Telstra Road to Tamworth country music talent competition.

As part of her journey toward the Telstra Road to Tamworth Final in Tamworth next January, Makaylie will progress to the next stage of the competition – which includes a performance at one of Sydney’s biggest sporting events – the Sydney Telstra 500 V8 Supercar event held at Sydney Olympic Park in December.

“Boot Camp” is a music development workshop where contestants will gain valuable experience and advice from leading music industry professionals, as well as the opportunity to rehearse with a full band. Read more…

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Mama Kin’s Tore my heart out will be available as iTunes single of the week from November 3rd.

“There is something primal and infectious about soul delivered this way.” Nick O’Byrne, AIR Independent Reviews

Tore My Heart Out is the first single from Mama Kin’s upcoming debut album release BEAT AND HOLLER. Recorded with Producer Tony Buchen (Andy Bull, Gin Wigmore, Tim Finn, Blue King Brown) this track has struck a chord with the folk at ITUNES, having been named SINGLE OF THE WEEK of November 3rd.

“Tore My Heart Out tapped into a whole new era of what my songwriting was calling me to express. It was the dawn of a new freedom for me. It’s a really personal and vulnerable song, but at the same time there’s an energy in it’s telling that was invigorating to explore.” Mama Kin Read more…

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Ever wanted to create your own festival? With the type of music you like and all your favourite local and international artists on the bill. Channel [V], together with Smirnoff, have created an exciting new on-air and online campaign that offers viewers the opportunity to create the hottest festival line-up of all time.

[V]’S ULTIMATE FESTIVAL – BE THERE WITH SMIRNOFF is an innovative and interactive campaign that allows viewers to choose from a list of over eight hundred live performances by Australian and international acts and vote for their favourite moments in music. The campaign will culminate in a massive 12-hour television event counting down the most popular performance as voted by the audience.

For the past three weeks, viewers have been casting their votes at www.vmusic.com.au choosing from a comprehensive list of performances that date back to 1996. The list includes live performances from Big Day Out, Livid, Homebake, and Channel [V]’s own Bus Shows and whatUwant, plus international concerts in Montreal and London, and even more.  Voting finishes at midnight Sunday 25 October. Read more…

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Jam Music proudly presents the 7th Good Vibrations Festival and THE party of the summer!

You wouldn’t think it could get any bigger than 2009 … but we did it! Headlining are the electrifying, stadium powerhouse of THE KILLERS. Joining The Killers for 2010 are party starters BASEMENT JAXX, Grammy Award nominated DJ/Producer/Remixer ARMAND VAN HELDEN, powerhouse indie trio GOSSIP and iconic rapper BUSTA RHYMES. After performances this year that wowed audiences and got everyone talking, FRIENDLY FIRES will take the stage, as will legendary industry pioneers SALT-N-PEPA, GVF alumni and #1 US DJ Z-TRIP, hot new rap contender KID CUDI, alongside the guys that started the hip hop anthem NAUGHTY BY NATURE. Also expect amazing sets from break beat luminaries PLUMP DJS, genre blending GYM CLASS HEROES, live Drum & Bass act and Rihanna collaborators CHASE & STATUS (Live), multi-tasker DAVE SEAMAN, talented turntablist DJ CRAZE, dirty house mix king CHUCKIE, awesome live act and party starters ART vs SCIENCE, big spender BASS KLEPH, vocalist SAM OBERNIK, and Oz killer queens of hip hop KILLAQUEENZ! Read more…

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28 October 2009 - Entries in the Queenscliff, Victoria heat of the Telstra Road to Tamworth, country music’s most prestigious talent competition, will close at midnight on Sunday 15 November.  This is the last heat and last chance for musicians to enter the Telstra Road to Tamworth this year.

Local performers are urged to enter to help take their country music career to the next level, with recording opportunities in Nashville on offer as the top prize.

The winning heat performer will receive a trip to Sydney to compete in “Boot Camp”, the next stage of the competition. Read more…

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Aaron Bolton, 24, from Tamworth has won a trip to Sydney to participate in a two day music educational “Boot Camp” and perform at the Sydney Telstra 500 V8 Supercar event – after winning the Inverell heat of the Telstra Road to Tamworth country music talent competition.

As part of his journey toward the Telstra Road to Tamworth Final in Tamworth next January, Aaron will progress to the next stage of the competition – which includes a performance at one of Sydney’s biggest sporting events – the Sydney Telstra 500 V8 Supercar event held at Sydney Olympic Park in December.

“Boot Camp” is a music development workshop where contestants will gain valuable experience and advice from leading music industry professionals, as well as the opportunity to rehearse with a full band.

As part of the camp, Aaron will perform in front of V8 Supercar fans together with The McClymonts and past TRTT winners. Read more…

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