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Christmas Crackers

Jimmy — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:27:41 +0000

What do you get the band that has everything for Christmas? A band that in the past has supported bands like AC/DC and Queens Of The Stone Age. A band whose second album Dancing With A Dead Man was a triple j feature album in 2011. A band whose list of achievements is starting to resemble a Christmas wish list of every starry-eyed young indie band in the country.

What more can you stuff into their sack, I hear you ask? How about the BIGGEST music festival in the country? That’s right, Melbourne rockers Calling All Cars have been added to the East Coast legs of the Big Day Out, joining the likes of Soundgarden, Kasabian and My Chemical Romance on this mammoth music tour.

But wait, there’s more! The CAC camp have even more reason to celebrate this festive season as they’ve been invited to support rock and roll royalty Foo Fighters on their upcoming Australian tour. Proving once again why they’re the support band of choice when it comes to the biggest names in rock, Calling All Cars will open the proceedings in Perth and Adelaide.

Massive stages and hundreds of thousands of screaming punters – good luck finding a better present under your tree this Christmas!

Upcoming Calling All Cars dates:

Monday 28 November
NIB Stadium, Perth
supporting Foo Fighters

Monday 5 December
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
supporting Foo Fighters

Sunday 22 January
Gold Coast Parklands
Big Day Out

Thursday 26 January
Sydney Showgrounds
Big Day Out

Sunday 29 Melbourne
Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne
Big Day Out

Calling All Cars – Brotherly Love And Other Tales of Domination!

Stav — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 04:31:10 +0000

It’s all happening for local Melbourne rock guys, and Shiny office faves, Calling All Cars!

Starting today, Australia’s largest national youth radio network…that’s you triple j….has bestowed this week’s jjj Feature Album to none other than CAC’s “Dancing With A Dead Man”!!

“Dancing With A Dead Man” was released last Friday 5 August; their national album launch tour starts this Thursday 11 August in sunny Traralgon; they were front cover stars for local Adelaide street press dB last week; front and centre for hometown rag Inpress; and repeat the script this week in Perth when they will grace the front cover of The Wire.

And if you weren’t around back in Michelangelo’s day to see beauty being created click HERE to be magically transported to see and hear the secrets revealed by none other than Calling All Cars.

Look out for the hirsute brothers Ing and their blonde bass BFFL Adam as they make their way around the country to celebrate.

Baby got bite!

mia — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 05:42:50 +0000

I like butter and I cannot lie, You other punters can’t deny, that when a line-up is of good taste, best be buying tickets, post haste…

BABY GOT BITE!

We have tipped the scale of obesity this year, with the Fat as Butter festival adding a dangerously high calorie count of three Shiny bands to their menu! Calling all Cars, British India & Owl Eyes will be joining the ranks with acts such as Empire of the Sun, Sparkadia, The Living End to take on The Foreshore, Newcastle on Saturday 22^nd October. We anticipate that this three course Shiny indulgence is going to have you bloated with excitement, so you best get busy buying your tickets stat!

Like a Vigilante

mia — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 02:18:31 +0000

The Western inspired artwork for the forthcoming Calling all Cars album ‘Dancing with a Dead Man’ is the perfect accompaniment for the timely, quick draw release after their debut album ‘Hold, Hold Fire’. With their first single ‘Reptile’ already heating up, the group of vigilantes will take vengeance on insomnia, armed with their next bullet in the barrell in the form of their appropriately titled single ‘No Sleep’ .

Locked and loaded, ‘Dancing with a Dead Man’ will land on August 5th, followed by the tour beginning on August 11th with support from Shiny Brother in arms - Box in a Box and Melbourne locals, Redcoats. Best strap on those spurs, as this group of Outlaws will be taking to the highway, setting up camp in Traralgon and travelling all the way through to Scarborough, view the tour details HERE.

In other news, Triple J’s ‘Like a Version’ has been Shiny friendly of late, with a lush performance by our very own Owl Eyes covering Foster the People’s ‘Pumped up Kicks’, and most recently, Calling all Cars taking on a cover of the Arctic Monkey’s ‘Don’t Sit Down Cause I Moved Your Chair’. The normally hard and heavy band of three, showcased a softer side with an acoustic performance of their recent single ‘Reptile’ – You can listen to both performance’s HERE.

Big, Big Sound

Jimmy — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 03:27:22 +0000

Shiny will be well represented at Brisbane’s annual Big Sound industry showcase in 2011, with three of our acts announced as part of the event’s musical line-up. Calling All Cars, Owl Eyes and Boy In A Box will head up to Bris-vegas this September to play alongside some of the most promising and established young bands in the country, including The Getaway Plan, Ball Park Music and Stonefield. The showcase takes place from Wed Sep 7 – Fri Sep 9 in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley and is modelled on similar events in the UK and US, such as South By South West and The Great Escape.

Also announced this morning was the second round of industry panelists who will be discussing the business of music at the three-day event. One of those industry professionals is none other that Tom Larkin, who along with keeping the beat for New Zealand rockers Shihad, also manages our boys Calling All Cars and Strangers. Can’t wait to hear what you have to say Tom!