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ADELE’S 21 SELLS ONE MILLION COPIES IN AUSTRALIA
26 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE
‘SKYFALL’ WINS GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL SONG
& SELLS OVER 3 MILLION COPIES WORLDWIDE
Adele’s critically acclaimed sophomore album ‘21′ has reached yet another momentous milestone this week, reaching one million sales in Australia.
This massive achievement makes ‘21′ the first album to sell one million copies in Australia since the release of Delta Goodrem’s ‘Innocent Eyes’ in 2003.
’21’ becomes the thirteenth album to be accredited with one million sales in Australia; placing Adele in the illustrious company of John Farnham, Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd, Queen, ABBA, Alanis Morissette, Shania Twain, Delta Goodrem, Dire Straits, Meatloaf and the soundtrack to Grease.
This landmark achievement falls just days before the second anniversary of the release of ‘21‘ on 21st January. Additionally it falls in the same week as Adele’s victory at the Golden Globes, where her theme song to the new James Bond movie Skyfall won the award for Best Original Song. Skyfall has now sold over three million copies worldwide.
‘21‘ has achieved global success with 26 million albums sold worldwide. In her native UK, ’21′ has sold an incredible 4.5 million copies.
In the USA over 10 million albums have been sold, earning Adele and ‘21′ Diamond Certification by the RIAA. Adele is the only British or European female artist in history to earn this certification. Adele is also the only British or European artist ever to earn Diamond Certification in less than 2 years from release. Adele described this accomplishment as an “incredible honour.”
The ‘Adele Live At Royal Albert Hall’ DVD has sold over three million copies worldwide. In the USA it is the first music DVD since 2005 to sell one million copies in a single year and in Australia it has sold 100,000 copies.
Adele 21 is out noa via XL Recordings/Remote Control.
MP3: ICEAGE NEW SINGLE ‘COALITION’
‘Coalition’ is the first single off Iceage’s forthcoming album You’re Nothing, out 15 February 2013 via Matador/Remote Control.
“Coalition showcases them at peak velocity: showy drum fills, windmilling guitar chords” Best New Track – Pitchfork
“Black eyes, racing hearts, can’t lose…Mark your calendar/set an iPhone reminder/do whatever it is you have to do to remember that You’re Nothing drops… listen to Coalition” VICE
You’re Nothing, was recorded & produced by Iceage in Copenhagen and Møn, Denmark.
Just out of their teens, it seems Copenhagen’s Iceage have only added to the anxiety and tension that made their debut album, New Brigade, so compelling. But now, with two years of touring behind them, they’re challenging their raging emotions instead of simply expressing them.
When watching Iceage live you get the feeling the songs could be just about to fall apart before they miraculously recover, always rewarding you with a climax. It’s this menacing energy found in their shows that’s more forceful on You’re Nothing. The guitars flay violently and the vocals sound furious at times, but they’re also far more melodic and dynamic than on their debut.
You’re Nothing pushes Iceage’s singular sound to further extremes. Twelve examples of the myriad ways Iceage have written, and re-written the short aggressive rock song.
DOWNLOAD ‘COALITION’ HERE.
PALMA VIOLETS ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM
Palma Violets will release their debut album on Friday 22nd Feburary 2013 via Rough Trade Records / Remote Control. The album – the title and tracklisting of which will be revealed shortly – is currently being recorded at London’s RAK studios with Pulp’s Steve Mackey.
Palma Violets formed in 2011 and cut their teeth playing gigs at their Lambeth art studio/squat Studio 180 before going on the road with Savages followed by a sold out UK tour and a string of festivals including Reading + Leeds, Secret Garden Party and Bestival. Last month they released their debut single ‘Best of Friends’ / ‘Last of the Summer Wine’on limited edition CD single and purple vinyl, which was chosen as Radio 1 Zane Lowe’s ‘Hottest Record in the World’ and ‘Next Hype’.
The band recently performed ‘Best Of Friends’ on Later… With Jools Holland. Watch below:
MP3: INTERPOL ‘TURN ON THE BRIGHT LIGHTS’ TENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Here’s a sneak peak of what the Interpol reissue will look like!
Hardbound book containing double vinyl + DVD, hardbound book containing double CD + DVD, or digital album. Full details on the contents here. Preorder it here.
Click here to download an MP3 highlight from the package, the very first demo of the song ‘Roland’. It was originally released on the band’s first EP, Fukd ID #3 (Chemikal Underground) on December 11, 2000.
In addition, you can watch the band talk some more about New York locations from back in the day – here it’s Context Studios, where they rehearsed:
SUGAR MOUNTAIN FINAL LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENT
Sugar Mountain, Melbourne’s boutique music and arts festival, is pleased to announce its visual art programming and satellite events.
Sugar Mountain will be held over multiple days in January 2013, with the main event taking place at The Forum Theatre on Saturday 19 January. The Festival will also utilise Rooftop Bar, Polyester Records, Schoolhouse Studios, Lamington Drive, Chapter House Lane, Abbotsford Convent and The Bottom End to showcase an impressive array of local and international creative talent.
Conveniently placed in the heart of Melbourne’s city centre, Sugar Mountain celebrates creativity across multiple platforms, presenting engaging performances in intriguing spaces.
Music acts Dirty Projectors, ESG, Peanut Butter Wolf, Action Bronson, Boomgates, Brothers Hand Mirror, Collarbones, Forces x Antony Hamilton, HTRK, Hunx and His Punx, Jonti, Kirin J Callinan x Kris Moyes, Laurel Halo, Lower Plenty, Naysayer and Gilsun and Woods have already been announced for the 2013 Sugar Mountain Festival.VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM
Curated by artist and festival Creative Director Pete Keen, Sugar Mountain’s visual arts line-up showcases a selection of truly talented local and international art makers. In 2013, Sugar Mountain explores the union and juxtaposition of light and movement. Entitled A Light, Bend & Stretch, the visual arts programming is a salute to local visionaries using light as tool within their creative practice, and their relationships with choreographed dance and movement, interactive installation and live musical performance. We are pleased to announce that the following artists have been commissioned to exhibit at the Sugar Mountain Festival in January 2013:
Melbourne artist HAMISHI is a conflict of ideas and is obsessed with topical viscerally. His practice spans painting, illustration, installation, video, and social media art to stupidly try express oxymoronic statements. Upon request, Hamishi has agreed to show his work across the USA, Europe, and Australia with various galleries. His illustrative work has been praised by Juxtapoz, FecalFace and other popular hip websites providing him with a warm validation that is slowly wearing thin. At Sugar Mountain 2013, Hamishi will collaborate with musician and sound artist HENRY FINN MADIN (The Harpoons).
ANTONY HAMILTON is one of Australia’s foremost independent contemporary choreographers. His work defies categorisation, and unhinges the traditional cultural narrative of western dance as an art form. He has created choreographic works for The Lyon Opera Ballet, Australian Dance Theatre, Chunky Move, Dancenorth, LINK, The Victorian College of the Arts, Stompin and Rogue. At Sugar Mountain 2013, Hamilton will collaborate with Melbourne-based synth outfit FORCES. The result? Another ‘must see’ one-off performance, curated just for Sugar Mountain.
As one half of clothing label and publisher PAM and the driving force behind art/music super group The Changes, MISHA HOLLENBACH has exhibited nationally and internationally, touring Italy during Milan Design Week, at such venues as Mu Gallery, Eindhoven; V1 Gallery, Copenhagen; Alleged Gallery, New York; Colette, Paris; and Deitch Projects, New York. His practice explores methods of merging contemporary culture with tribalism. Working across the mediums of collage, screenprinting, sculpture and installation, his work is often driven by carnal desire, and a return to the basics/basis of human existence: evidenced by his yoga/sex collages, or exploration of abject bodily functions. Hollenbach will take over the Mezzanine Stage at Sugar Mountain 2013, with what is bound to be an awe inspiring environment and situational kook-out by another of Melbourne’s most profound artisans.
KIT WEBSTER has gained worldwide recognition for his enigmatic audiovisual installations. Ranging from site-specific projections to digital sculptures, his works utilise precision programming and visualisation techniques to create captivating and immersive environments that challenge our sensory perceptions. By continually pushing the boundaries of technology and art, Webster is unafraid to present highly experimental concepts designed to expose the potential for the creation of a new audiovisual aesthetic. After rave reviews at Sugar Mountain 2011 and 2012, Webster returns to Sugar Mountain 2013 to provide the visual splendour and an evolving on-stage environment for ACTION BRONSON and DIRTY PROJECTORS.
MARKUS HOFKO (GER/NZ) has been working independently as a designer for local and international clients in the fields of art, culture, music and advertising. He creates designs, videos and conceptual photos for Wired magazine, Adidas, Diesel, Becks, VW, Atlantic Magazine and more. Markus’ expertise covers photography, video, installation and sound. His ongoing eagerness for new creative expressions is reflected in his diverse collaborations with artists from different fields and led to a variety of interdisciplinary performances and stage productions. Hofko will provide the interactive live projections for acts ESG and WOODS at Sugar Mountain 2013.
Melbourne-based artist KEITH DEVERELL works with economic visual and aural languages to create ultra slow portraits of people using video, sound, photography, film, found objects and installation. Deverell focuses on the seemingly ordinary and mundane, drawing attention to the depth of the spaces in between. Keith Deverell has been invited back to further develop his work on Grace Note, the film project in which Deverell turns his lens to Australia’s most idiosyncratic musicians, previously seen at Sugar Mountain 2012. Sugar Mountain 2013 will feature a collection of new artisans for Deverell to direct his lens towards. We, the viewer, will be introduced to an exquisite focus on figurative sound play via local classical musicians and ‘noise artists’.
Australian-born director and producer KRIS MOYES is best known for his innovative music videos, which he has made for the likes of The Presets, The Softlightes, Wolfmother and Sia. In early 2012, Moyes and Sydney musician Kirin J Callinan had a meeting of minds which spawned one of the most arresting music video clips to come out of Australia, ever.
Enigmatic performer and strange fellow KIRIN J CALLINAN and acclaimed sociopathic director Kris Moyes reunite for their collaborative live debut at Sugar Mountain.
Emerging multidisciplinary visual artist THOMAS RUSSELL works with visual projection in performance, video art and installation. With an integration of low-fi and new technologies, Russell’s artwork creates an organic, flowing visual experience that invites an audience into the now. At Sugar Mountain 2013, Thomas will exhibit You Are Environment, an interactive video feedback
installation. The work reflects exploration of Zen philosophy and ideas on human consciousness and its relationship to nature.
PHANTôSCOPIA present an extra-sensory exploration of human perception and phantasmagoria in a panoramic audio-visual display. Phantôscopia takes participants through a sonic storm and induced magnetic sleep, to project and explore the shadowy landscapes of the mind. Phantôscopia is an immersive show, blending new technology and occult philosophy into a unique and transcendent performance.
With a myriad of cassette and record designs, some for his own band Woods, and a book out on Not Not Fun Records, JEREMY EARL‘s distinctive ink-drawings and collages are free-form and nostalgic, full of remnants of psychedelia, abstract folk aesthetics, and found photographs.
Tickets for the 2013 Sugar Mountain Festival are on sale now via The Forum Box Office, Ticketmaster and Polyester Records.
Sugar Mountain Festival
Presented by Triple R, The Thousands and Vice
Saturday 19 January 2013 The Forum Theatre, Melbourne
MUSIC: DIRTY PROJECTORS | ESG | PEANUT BUTTER WOLF | ACTION BRONSON | BOOMGATES | BROTHERS HAND MIRROR | COLLARBONES | FORCES X ANTONY HAMILTON | HTRK |HUNX AND HIS PUNX | JONTI | KIRIN J CALLINAN X KRIS MOYES | LAUREL HALO | LOWER PLENTY | NAYSAYER AND GILSUN | WOODS
VISUAL ARTS: KRIS MOYES | HAMISHI | ANTONY HAMILTON | MISHA HOLLENBACH | KIT WEBSTER | MARKUS HOFKO | KEITH DEVERELL | THOMAS RUSSELL | PANTôSCOPIA | JEREMY EARL
Complementing the Sugar Mountain Festival will be seven inspiring satellite events, spanning film screenings, Q&As, exhibitions and art installations, presented by a group of forward thinking contemporary artists.
Thursday 17 January – Phil Elverum Exhibition – Chapter House Lane
Beyond the music of Mount Eerie comes a collection of photography by Phil Elverum. Launch: Thursday 17 January at 6.00pm. Duration: Thursday 17 January – Sunday 3 February. FREE ENTRY
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Friday 18 January – Many Many Exhibition Launch – Lamington Drive A creative collaboration between architectural designer Stephanie Poole and publisher Rachel Elliot-Jones. ‘POOL’ explores the liquid landscape and the effect it has on optics and movement, as a result of its optical and physical density. Launch: Friday 18 January at 6.00pm. Duration: Friday 18 January – Saturday 26 January. FREE ENTRY ……………………………………………………………………………..
Sunday 20 January – Stones Throw’s night of music video – Rooftop Bar With Peanut Butter Wolf (Q&A) and Jonti (DJ set) plus special guests to be announced Stones Throw mastermind Peanut Butter Wolf talks about the music videos that have inspired him, past and present. Followed by DJ sets by Stones Throw’s only Aus signing, Jonti, and special guests. Opens: Sunday 20 January at 6.00pm FREE ENTRY ……………………………………………………………………………..
Monday 21 January – Jeremy Earl Exhibition Launch – Polyester Records An exhibition of new and old works by Woods frontman Jeremy Earl. Launch: 6pm Monday 21 January at 6.00pm. Exhibition runs from Monday 21 January – Tuesday 29 January. FREE ENTRY
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Sunday 27 January – Beg, Scream and Shout! Film Festival – Shadow Electric at The Abbotsford Convent Beg, Scream and Shout! began in 2009, showcasing independent, DIY and experimental films by Melbourne artists. Shadow Electric will be open to the public at 3pm for table tennis, food vans, drinks and DJs. Films begin at dusk, to be followed by a panel discussion on DIY filmmaking. Sunday 27 January, 3.00pm – 12.00am Two sessions: 3.00pm (free entry) and 6.30pm (Ticketed $10/$15) ……………………………………………………………………………..
Sunday 27 January – Boiler Room TV Live from Sugar Mountain – The Bottom End Boiler Room TV, the international internet underground party phenomenon will host a special one-off show at The Bottom End. Boiler Room will bring the Sugar Mountain Festival into the living rooms of discerning dance music lovers worldwide and showcase the talented array of local producers that Australia has to offer. 9.00pm Tickets: $20 ……………………………………………………………………………..
Monday 28 January – Bangin Aus Day BBQ – Schoolhouse Studios Following the success of last year’s Australia Day Bonanza, Sugar Mountain are proud to present another round of music and merriment, this time in the lush surrounds of the Schoolhouse Studios. Featuring Thee Oh Sees, Dick Diver, Scotdrakula + DJs + BBQ + more. 2.00pm – 6.00pm Tickets: TBA
These seven satellite events will showcase incredible local and international talent, with the main event taking place on Saturday 19 January 2013.
EFTERKLANG ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE GHOST OF PIRAMIDA
Following the release of fourth album Piramida, Efterklang add another string to their bow with The Ghost Of Piramida, a film by Danish director Andreas Koefoed, that documents the Danish trio’s visit to the former Russian mining town.
The documentary follows the group as they go on a treasure hunt in the empty buildings of the abandoned town. Narrator and former Piramida-citizen Alexander, takes us back to a bygone era, when Piramida flourished.
The Ghost Of Piramida premieres in November at IDFA in Amsterdam and CPH:DOX in Copenhagen – two of the world’s most renowned documentary film festivals. The film has been nominated in the Best Music Documentary category at both festivals.
Plans for further screenings have yet to be announced. An official Trailer for The Ghost of Piramida will be revealed soon.
THE XX APP FOR COEXIST
The xx have launched a new app to go along with their album, Coexist. The free app includes an interactive version of the album artwork that ‘reacts to your touch, movement and environment.’ There are visualizer videos for each track, lyrics, official music videos, tour dates, access to the online store and updates from the band to expand your Coexist experience.
The Coexist app is available from Apple’s App Store and in the Android Market.
The xx Coexist is out now via Young Turks / Remote Control.