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AUGUST 5 - Live music 1. Finally.

Bluejuice have called it quits after 13 years. They have released a final new track, will be releasing a 'greatest hits' of sorts album soon and are touring for their farewell show later this year. Read more...
Lollapalooza happened and apparently (and unsurprisngly) it was excellent. See it here...
King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard have annoucned a homecoming tour, they'll be back in Brisbane in early September. Read more...
Hype Machine have released the 20 most blogged about musicians this year and the list includes such acts as London Grammar, Lorde, Drake, Cloud Nothings, Glass Animals, Lana Del Ray, Sam Smith and our very own Chet Faker. Read more...
Lorde has officially been added to the Hunger Games soundtrack, she is going to curate the album and provide a song for the up and coming Mockingjay - part 1. Read more...
The Foo Fighters have finished their new album and everyone is (understandably) going mental about it. It will hopefully be released in Spring this year. Read more...
Beyonce teamed up with Nicki Minaj to create a remix of her song 'Flawless' and there is even a few lines about the infamous Jay Z/Solange elevator brawl. Read more...
A new suite will hopefully be signed off this week in Melbourne that will mean within 50 metres of a live music venue the developments will be in charge of the noise mitigation, and on top of that smaller music venues won't have to meet the same compliance rules are their larger counterparts. Read more...
AUGUST 19 - Falling over festivals.

The Falls Music Festival Lineup has been announced and includes such acts as Alt-J, Bluejuice, Cold War Kids, DMAs, Glass Animals, Jamie XX, John Butler Trio, Kim Churchill, Kite String Tangle, Milky Chance, The Presets, Spiderbait, Stickyfingers, Salt n Pepa, The Temper Trap, Vance Joy and a whole heap more. Read more...
Mike Fitzpatrick, network head of Triple M, has banned KISS on the radio station, after comments made by Gene Simmons about people with depression. Read more...
Pitchfork have named Grimes' 'Oblivion' the best song of the decade. Read more...
Michael Cera released an album to soundcloud called true that. Read more...
23 year old Brisbane songwriter, Zeek Power, has won Telstra's second chance song competition. Read more...
Guitarist and founding member of Death Cab For Cutie, Chris Walla, has left the band, saying he wanted to pursue the unknown. Read more...
Darkside have confirmed they are breaking up. Read more...
Someone threw a beer can at Courtney Love in Adelaide and (understandably) she was not too pleased. Read more...
Australia's Meredith music festival has followed the trend and banned Native American headdresses (hallelujah). Beyond The Valley festival have also come out an apologised for using headdresses in their advertisements. Read more...
Stranded Festival will be starting up on South Stradbroke Island on September 21 and the lineup includes such acts as All Day, Alison Wonderland, SAFIA and Young Franco. Read more...
Bob Dylan has announced an extra show in Brisbane at the Tivoli on the 27th of August. It's his first club show in Australia since 1998 and has been dubbed a 'histoic' event by critics. Read more...
AUGUST 27 - All hail October.

If you've been living under a rock, the 2015 Soundwave lineup came out and includes Faith No More, Incubus, Soundgarden, Lamb of God, Slipknot, New Found Glory, Fear Factory, Slash, Marilyn Manson, Fall Out Boy, Judas Priest, All Time Low and Of Mine And Men, just to name a couple. Read more...
Suge Knight, co-founder of hip hop label, Death Row Records, was shot six times at Chris Brown's VMA pre party. Read more...
Rodriguez has announced an Australian tour and will play at the Convention Centre in October. Read more...
Alt-J have annouced a October Aussie tour. Read more...
Jimi Hendrix's brother, Leon, will tour Australia in Ocober as well. Read more...
Flight Facilities debut album, Down To Earth, will be released October 24 and the duo will tour in November. Read more...
Slipknot will release their new album on October 17. Read more...
Prince has announced he will be releasing two new albums, one with his band 3rdEyeGirl and the other a solo extravaganza. Read more...
Dave Grohl has released a trailer for his doco Sonic Highways which includes a hell ton of musicians and even President Barak Obama. Read more...
Childish Gambino has dropped his new track Candler Road. Read more...
The Knife have split up. Read more...
Music streaming service Soundcloud have announced they will introduce advertising and paid subscriptions. Read more...
Byron Blues Festival is set to drop next week, watch this space.
