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THE PRODUCERS VOL. 1: AN EVENT ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC

Showcasing only the best dance music producers from all over Melbourne from all different genres, brought to you by the boys from Loud, Green Fetish, Bring The Noize and Higher Entertainment. In alphabetical order: 2DotZero, Azmac, Chardy, Chorne, Dom Dolla, Heath Renata, Hey Sam, Jack Love, Jungle

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FOURCOLOURS: WHICH EXPERIENCE WILL YOU CHOOSE?

Fourcolours will transport you and all of your friends to a dimension born of colour. A spectacular weaved as one rich and fantastic experience. You will be shown a unique world, amongst the finest music, saturated with otherworldly performances, mind-expanding (and blowing) arts and installations w

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THE SMITH STREET BAND

28 and a half thousand likes on Facebook and 2 shows selling out in under an hour each, does not even begin to define The Smith Street Band, if you haven’t heard of them yet, you definitely soon will.  I am sure you all think of Taking the Alternate as screaming, loud, inaudible music.  Though in th

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DREAM THEATER DOWN UNDER

The Kings of post progressive rock are set to hit out shores this month, inviting you to “An Evening With Dream Theater”.  It’s the first time in five years that we’ve had Dream Theater come to Australia so it needs to be a night to remember, not only for us Aussies but also for Dream Theater.  Desp

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TRACK REVIEWS WITH DUANE BARTOLO – OCTOBER (2014)

Teraform – The RaiderZ (Original Mix) Duo ‘The Raiderz’, coming out of Melbourne have crafted one of my favourite tracks this year. The first time I listened to this song I was instantly hooked on its synths and intricate melodies. The Reverbed ‘oh’s’ that haunt throughout the track also give it tha

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Sparks Fly Around The World

At 20 years of age this young DJ/Producer originally from Melbourne has cemented his position as the undisputed KING of the now globally loved Melbourne Sound and is undoubtedly the fastest rising star in the current Australian dance music scene.  Will was happy to catch-up with Pearl magazine on hi

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Pseudo Echo, Echo, Echo

Looking back in to Australia’s musical past, we may not have produced the number of super stars as the US or the UK, but we certainly have our own trailblazers. Bands like Pseudo Echo, who looked at the popular pub rock scene and challenged it with synths, a crimping iron and a makeup brush. So, was

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Fighting Fire With Song

McAlister Kemp have a reputation as Australia’s foremost country-rocking party band, but there’s a certain depth to their music that defies expectations. It could well be that this aspect of MK’s music is largely thanks to the sensibilities of Drew McAlister – a man who’s not just one half of the du

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Ella Hooper, Not Speaking ‘In Tongues’

Ella Hooper got her big break in 1996 when she entered her song “Kettle” into a Triple J song contest and won.  Success with Killing Heidi and more recently Versus followed and she is now about to release her first solo album, In Tongues.  Currently the Melbourne Music Bank ambassador, she is puttin

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Boy & Bear, Back Home

Waiting, waiting, waiting…..that was the start of my Boy & Bear interview.  Whilst the guys were smack bang in the centre of the country that has the magic button to have a nuclear war commence – telephone coverage seems to be an amazing non-event!   No matter what I did, the call would not connect.

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What To Watch (September 2014)

Imagine spending 20k on a trip to Europe and not even having a good time.  That would be a bummer.  So why not keep the stakes low this month and just see some foreign films?  The Lavazza Italian Film Festival is at Palace Cinemas September 17 to October 12. You can make the experience more complete