Nick is joined by long-time friend Bryce Thomas to chat about the current conflict with Iran—to which Bryce’s time in the Navy put him right in the region of—as well as the devastating fires in Australia.
Circa Survive will be heading out on tour this September in Australia with support from PVRIS.
Anberlin have released the Australian dates from the band’s final world tour. The band will play a short run of shows in early September with support from The Getaway Plan.
Hit The Lights are going on a short Australian Tour in September, with support from State Champs and Heroes for Hire. Click “Read More” for dates.
This week on First Person, we’ll hear about Josh’s trip to Australia, The Darling Hotel, and listen to new tracks from Lupe Fiasco, Imagine Dragons, and Catcall.
We sent photographer Demi Cambridge to take photos of Angels and Airwaves in Melbourne, Australia. Read more to check out her photos from the show.
One of Australia’s most successful rock exports, the Grammy-winning trio Wolfmother, has been torn apart by “longstanding frictions,” according to a statement published on the group’s Web site on Thursday. Bass/keyboard player Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett have resigned, while singer/guitarist Andrew Stockdale plans to find other musicians and begin making a new Wolfmother album. “Please understand that in spite of their best efforts over a long period of time, they just could not find a harmonious way to work together,” the statement said. Wolfmother’s self-titled debut album, released in 2006, sold more than 500,000 copies in the United… Read more »
Fears of race clashes on Monday led organizers of Australia’s biggest outdoor rock concert to bar fans from carrying the national flag, sparking a furious reaction from the country’s prime minister and war veterans. After fights between ethnic Croatian and Serbian fans outside the Australian Open tennis tournament last week and 2005 race clashes on Sydney’s beaches, Big Day Out concert organizers said Australia’s flag was a “gang color” which could incite hatred. “It was racism disguised as patriotism and I’m not going to tolerate it,” event producer Ken West told Australian newspapers. The concert Web site said the flag… Read more »
Pop star Pink has apologized to Australians for backing a world animal rights campaign against Australia’s wool industry, saying she had her facts wrong. During a December concert in Paris, Pink called on consumers to boycott products made with Australian wool in protest at the “sadistic” practice of mulesing, where farmers cut loose skin from the backsides of sheep to discourage flies. Australia is one of the world’s top wool producers. But ahead of Australian concerts starting in April, Pink, whose real name is Alecia Moore, said she had been misinformed. “I probably could have done a lot more research… Read more »
