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Good Buddha - Bouncin EP Launch
Sydney kings of hip hop GOOD BUDDHA are hitting the highway this September to take the sounds of their brand new EP Bouncin’ to the East coast. Next month will see the ‘Buddhz’ take in New South Wales, Queensland and Melbourne giving folks a right royal introduction to the latest and greatest of their unique brand of funky, reggae-influenced hip hop.
DJ Peril’s Block Party
Hot on the heels of DJ Perils ‘King of The Beats’ and N’fa’s ‘Cause and Effect’ solo artist albums comes the announcement that the two members of 1200 techniques and up and comers Suburban Intellect are hitting the road for a national tour which is guaranteed to be one to remember.
Hilltop Hoods - Stopping All Stations Tour
Indisputedly the most popular group Australian hip hop has ever seen, The Hilltop Hoods are embarking on a mammoth Australian tour spanning two months and visiting every state and territory of the country!
Bliss N Eso Announce National Tour
For over 6 years emcee’s Bliss, Eso and DJ Izm have been rockin’ stages across Australia and have built an unprecedented fan base and reputation through their live performances. Combining impromptu free styling, dynamic beat boxing and cutting edge turntablism with an extremely fluid and energetic stage show, the group is hailed as having one of the tightest live sets in the country.
Jay-Z: Water of Life/ World Tour
Using his upcoming world tour, which begins September 9th, Jay will visit countries that struggle with access to clean water and proper sanitation. After which he will narrate a documentary on MTV entitled, Diary of Jay-Z: Water of Life, to air November 24th.
Parklife Festival - 23rd Sept
The knockout event of last year was Fuzzy’s Parklife festival, which delivered brilliant music under sunny skies in Perth, Sydney and Brisbane. Having grown organically from a modest bash in Sydney 8 years ago, 2005 saw an unprecedented number of revellers come to party in the parks and streets, making it the had-to-be-there experience everyone was talking about.
Michael Franti & Spearhead Tour Australasia
Michael Franti is a regular and much welcomed visitor to Australasia and its greater community. Once more Michael Franti and Spearhead will return to weave their magical, music spell over Australasian audiences. This is Michael’s first Australasian concert tour with Spearhead since the Everyone Deserves Music tour. The Frontier Touring Company are delighted to announce shows in Auckland, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra.
Ying Yang Twins to tour Australia
ATL’s finest crunksters, Ying Yang Twins, are on their way to Australia to perform a series of club shows in early September. Expect some wild shows, naked women and crunk juice-a-plenty at these venues:
Friday September 1st - BRISBANE, Cesars Nightclub (Club Show) Tickets from Ticketek 13 28 49 or www.ticketek.com.au
Saturday September 2nd - SYDNEY – [...]
4zzz Hip Hop Festival
Don’t forget, all Brisbane heads, this weekend is the first annual 4zzz HipHop Festival at the Shamrock Hotel. A big 3 day event over two levels - upstairs is dancefloors and DJs and downstairs the live acts.
DMC Sydney & Canberra Details
We gave you the Melbourne and National Finals details two weeks ago (see it all here) and now we can give you the details for the Sydney and Canberra legs of this year’s massive competition.
Funkoars National Tour - Full Details
The Oars relish in their label as smut-hop and are a name synonymous with immorality and debauchery. Well known for their passionate and outrageous lyrics, onstage antics and energy, ‘The Greatest Hits’ captures the reckless spirit that is Funkoars and this shameless quartet will be hitting a town near you soon.
Jazzy Jeff & Mad Skillz
Fractured presents Jazzy Jeff along with Detroit born rapper Mad Skillz. Supports include Justice & Kaos, N’Fa, DJ Kuya and DJ Bonez.
DJ Peril Launch Party
Get down to The Evelyn on Friday July 28 to party with DJ Peril and his boys as they launch Peril’s new album “King Of The Beats”. Guests include 360 & Pez, Nfa, Suburban Intellect, Kemstar, Knowledge Bones and DJ Cargo. $10 admission
2006 DMC Championships Info
Now entering it’s 21st year, the DMC DJ Championships have helped showcase the skills of thousands of DJs worldwide.
Cage & Mr Lif To Tour
Arguably Def Jux’s finest lyricists, Mr Lif and Cage are heading south for Cage’s first visit to Australia, and I think this is the third or fourth for Lif. Cage & Lif will be supported by Yak Ballz (Weathermen), Metro (SA Smash) and DJ Biz Wiz. Click for dates
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