Newsletter, newsletter: 31st October Edition

	SYDNEY FESTIVAL A huge Sydney Festival lineup, taking in more venues and events than ever before. Lee Ranaldo’s Hurricane Transcriptions / Mike Patton’s Laborintus III with Ensemble Offspring & The Song Company Big Star’s Third Chaka Khan Amadou & Mariam’s Eclipse So Frenchy So Chic in The Park Tyondai Braxton’s HIVE + Canyons & Daniel Boyd’s 100 Million Nights Matmos Sun Ra Arkestra Ambrose Akinmusire Amanda Palmer Bombino Chris Thile Edwyn Collins Colin Stetson Andrew Weatherall John Grant and John Murry Mick Harvey: Intoxicated Man: Songs of Serge Gainsbourg Kurt Vile & The Violators and heaps more 9-26 January On sale now
	EARL SWEATSHIRT + DANNY BROWN + RUN THE JEWELS Hiphop upstarts join forces for one night of XXL shirts and dropped beats. Tuesday, February 4, Enmore Theatre, Sydney Thursday, February 6, Palace Theatre, Melbourne On sale Wednesday 30 October
	SAVAGES Sure, they stand for something and lean heavily on their monochromatic style, but at least they stand for something and have that fantastic monochromatic style! Also, have you heard their record? It's one of the best of the year. Thursday, January 30, The Hi-Fi, Melbourne Wednesday, February 5, The Metro, Sydney On sale Thursday 31 October
	CHVRCHES Bvzzy Scottish synthpop trio annovnces their Laneway sideshows. Tix are svre to go qvick. Wednesday, January 29, The Forum, Melbourne Tuesday, February 4, Metro Theatre, Sydney On sale Wednesday 30 October
	YO LA TENGO A SHOW IN TWO PARTS: QUIET & LOUD Yo La Tengo have been consistently producing inventive rock music for 3 decades. Here's the opportunity to see them perform two sets of their material. Thursday, March 13, Sydney Opera House, Sydney On sale Friday
	MONA MOFO Another typically idiosyncratic lineup for the typically idiosyncratic MONA festival. Recommended. Ansgar Wallenhorst Astronautalis Australian Art Orchestra With Ngaiire Australian Chamber Orchestra Quartet Chris Thile Client Liaison Colin Stetson Conrad Shawcross: Ada Faux Mo John Grant Kim Myhr & Kjell Bjørgeengen Matmos Mick Harvey: Intoxicated Man: Songs of Serge Gainsbourg Morning Meditations Orquesta Típica Fernández Fierro Perch Creek Family Jug Band Pixar In Concert With Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Psycroptic Robin Fox Roland Tings Slave Pianos & Punkasila With Michael Kieran Harvey & Rachel Sarawati Striborg Sun Ra Arkestra The Bombay Royale The Julie Ruin The Orb Tyondai Braxton: Hive & more to come... 15-19 January 2014, Macquarie Wharf, Hobart On sale now
	EMINEM w/ KENDRICK LAMAR + J. COLE + 360 Eminem is 41 years old. Wednesday 19 February, Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Saturday 22 February, ANZ Stadium, Sydney On sale Thursday 10am
	SEBADOH One of the pioneers of the lo-fi rock sound. Come and bury your singalong voice way down in the mix. Friday, March 21, Corner Hotel, Melbourne Saturday, March 22, Annandale Hotel, Sydney On sale now
	TUNES! Right click, save as! The stellar opening track from DARKSIDE's excellent album Psychic: Golden Arrow The single Everyone is Noah, Everyone is the Ark from Moonface's latest record. A new track from Kurt Vile's Walking on a Pretty Haze deluxe edition: Feel My Pain Stream! Cut Copy's new album Free Your Mind Check out Midlake's new lead singer on their new album Antiphon

 

David Bowie vs James Murphy

James Murphy does a typically great remix of David Bowie's track Love is Lost from his recent album The Next Day: