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Coloured Stone tour country
Twice ARIA nominated band Coloured Stone are hitting the road to support their 11th studio album “Beautiful World” produced by Niall Anderson. Coloured Stone have graced the Stage at The Big Day Out & Woodford Folk Festival and recently performed at MCG along with Yung Warriors as a part of the annual Dreamtime Game in […]
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Shellie Morris – Speaking her language
Acclaimed singer/songwriter Shellie Morris and the Yanyuwa Singers will provide a spectacular cultural opening to this year’s Deadly Awards. The group will be performing two songs in language from Shellie’s new album, Together We Are Strong – or Ngambala wiji Li-Wunungu in Yanyuwa language. “The Yanyuwa Singers have been singing traditional songs since they were […]
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Deadlys Nominees 2011: Album of the Year
Gurrumul Yunupingu – Rrakala The follow up to his critically acclaimed self-titled debut album of 2008, Rrakala is Gurrumul’s second solo album and sees him one again wrapping his moving voice around deeply felt lyrics. On Rrakala, Gurrumul has added some extra stylistic instrumental techniques, showcasing his talents on piano, drums and harmonies. Leah Flanagan […]
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Deadlys Nominees 2011: Most Promising New Music Talent
Benny Walker Talented singer/songwriter Benny Walker cut his teeth on classic blues, surf and folk before finding his own voice in the raw honesty of acoustic roots music. His intuitive, heartfelt songwriting combines with a rich, soulful vocal delivery. He released his first EP ‘No Cares’ in 2007. This year Benny’s performances have included a […]
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Deadlys Nominees 2011: Male Artist of the Year
Dan Sultan This young front man knows how to get a crowd rocking. Dan’s first album Homemade Biscuits contained the track Your Love is Like a Song, which won Single of The Year at the 2007 Deadly Awards. Since then, Dan has played with artists like Paul Kelly, Kev Carmody and Missy Higgins and appeared […]
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Strength to strength – Busby Marou
Working from separate rooms on either side of the world didn’t stop the famous songwriting duo of bernie taupin and elton john from belting out the lyrics and music to many great songs. Now two blokes who grew up in Rockhampton are also proving that a musical collaboration by distance can not only survive, but […]
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Travellin’ On – Archie Roach
Archie Roach has been awarded one of the most prestigious art prizes in the country, the Red Ochre Award, which recognises outstanding contribution to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts. Rhoda Roberts, a key figure in the Indigenous arts world herself, spoke with Archie on behalf of Deadly Vibe about his journey so far and […]
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Gurrumul launches Rrakala
Today the eagerly awaited second album of Yolgnu artist Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu titled Rrakala was released by Independent label Skinnyfish Music. Pre-album sales have raised expectations for this album with orders of 22,000 sold. This album follows his world renowned and critically acclaimed self titled debut double platinum album Gurrumul. The label promises more emotional […]
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Brendon Boney wins APRA award
23-year-old indigenous singer/songwriter Brendon Boney is one of eight winners of the 2011 APRA Professional Development awards. Hailing from Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Brendon is best known as one half of pop/jazz/folk duo Microwave Jenny. APRA present the Professional Development awards every two years. Eight winners are chosen in categories including Indigenous, Popular Contemporary […]
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Loren Ryan – Sing it sista!
Having just won last year’s Young, Black and Deadly competition, Loren Ryan has no choice but to ‘fess up’ to the fact that she is one awesome young performer. Growing up in Australia’s country music capital -Tamworth, Loren was destined for a career in music. “Living in Tamworth and having a really, really musical family […]
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Big Name, No Blankets – Warumpi Band
Guitarist and songwriter Neil Murray takes us inside the creation and inspiration for Warumpi Bands seminal 1985 debut album. DV: How did the name for the album come about? NM: It came about when we were on tour in 1984. We’d already released the single Jailangaru Parkanu (Out from Jail) and some of the film […]
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Busby Marou – Natural Connection
With their warm, acoustic driven tunes and harmonies, Busby Marou sound like a band that would have been right at home in Laurel Canyon, Californian folk scene of the 1970’s. Their self titled debut has already got the local music industry taking notice, and the bands two members, Thomas Busby and Jeremy Marou, recently dropped […]
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Dan Sultan wins Best Male Artist at ARIA’s
Indigenous rocker Dan Sultan has already enjoyed a dream year, and things just keep getting better, with Dan last night picking up the Best Male Artist award at the 2010 ARIA Awards. Dan has performed everywhere from The Deadlys to the NRL Grand Final and Hey Hey its Saturday this year, and the award caps […]
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Leah Flanagan – Creating Nirvana
From performing her own songs at Darwin’s local music hub the Nirvana Restaurant, to now releasing her first album Nirvana Nights at the recent Darwin Festival, music has been a natural progression for singer/songwriter Leah Flanagan. “The launch was fantastic! I’m really, really happy with how things worked out for the album. This is my […]
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Ursula Yovich – Life Journey
Ursula Yovich has always wanted to do her own show to perform the songs that she’s always wanted to sing, but when the Adelaide Cabaret Festival Director David Campbell approached her in late 2008, she had reservations. She’d just had her first baby, Jala (now two years-old) and wasn’t sure if she’d have time or […]
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Viv Edwards – No Way, it’s not our way
The children know her as “Aunty Viv” and anyone who follows her music knows she doesn’t back away from writing and singing about the important stuff. Singer/songwriter Viv Edwards has taken a powerful message on domestic violence and put it to words and music for her latest single ‘No Way’. It’s a song about the […]
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