Tix are available through Ticketmaster- phone 136 100.

Wednesday 3 March, 8PM.

Celebrating the release of Who Killed Sgt Pepper, the Brian Jonestown Massacre have announced this Australian visit will include founding member Matt Hollywood. This is as close to the original line up as we are ever going to see on stage.

This is an all ages gig and tickets are $64 and are available through the venue.

Calling out to all bands in NSW, regional and metro, to submit entries to YouthRock band competition. This year the venue will again be at the Sutherland Entertainment Centre.

You must enter using the online form, click here.

All Applications must be received by Tuesday 9 March 2010.

All applicants will receive notification about their entries, successful or otherwise, by Monday 22 March. This notification will be done by email only. For more info, see their website here.

A panel of industry judges has whittled this down to a close 10 bands- selecting 2 bands to represent each state.

Sydney is being represented by last year’s YouthRock winners- Stolen Memories and The Inheritors. The bands now have just four weeks to wrestle up enough support through a self driven marketing campaign including print media, airplay on Nova FM networks, MySpace Music exposure and AccessAllAreas.net.au. Get your votes in now- online voting closes Sunday March 14.

To vote and for more information, check out their site.

Nominees must be between the ages of 14 and 21 years, and can apply for ONE scholarship per year.

Nominations are encouraged from young people with genuine talent, ability and determination in any field, including: educations and training, visual or performing arts; sport; trade skills; and music.

The wide-ranging goals pursued by the scholarship recipients will encourage other disadvantaged young people to follow their dreams.

Each scholarship recipient will be teamed up with a mentor who will provide guidance and support throughout the duration of the scholarship program.

Nominations close 5PM Friday MAY 7. Late nominations will not be accepted.
For more info on eligibility and selection criteria- visit their site here.

Lady Gaga, funnily enough, got both Best Dressed and Worst Dressed. And we all remember when Kanye West rudely interrupted young Taylor Swift- well that incident has won him Villain of the Year.

Here is the full list of winners:

Godlike Genius: Paul Weller
Tennage Cancer Trust Outstanding Contribution to Music: The Specials
Best British Band: Muse
Best International Band: Paramore
Best Solo Artist: Jamie T
Philip Hall Radar Award: The Drums
Best New Band: Bombay Bicycle Club
Best Live Act: Arctic Monkeys
Best Album: Kasabian- “West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum”
Best Track: The Big Pink- “Dominos”
Best Video: Biffy Clyro- “The Captain”
Best Live Event: Blur at Hyde Park
Best Festival: Glastonbury
Best Dancefloor: La Roux- “In For The Kill” (Skream Remix)
Best TV Show: The Inbetweeners
Best Film: Inglourious Basterds
Best DVD: The Mighty Boosh- Future Sailors
Giving It Back Fan Award: Lily Allen for her Twitter ticket treasure hunt
Hero of the Year: Rage Against The Machine
Villain of the Year: Kanye West
Best Dressed: Lady Gaga
Worst Dressed: Lady Gaga
Worst Album: The Jonas Brother- “Lines, Vines And Trying Times”
Worst Band: Jonas Brothers
Hottest man: Matt Bellamy (Muse)
Hottest Woman: Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
Best Website: muse.mu
Best Album Work: Kasabian- “West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum”
Best Band Blog: Radiohead (radio.com/deadairspace)

For more info, check out their site, here.

The 10 billionth song that was bought by Louie Sulcer of Woodstock, Georgia, was a hit by Johnny Cash, Guess Things Happen That Way.

As part of Apple’s countdown to 10 Billion Songs, Louie will receive a US$10,000 iTunes gift voucher. That’s pretty close to a regular person’s entire collection of music 3 times over! Lucky Louie will be sure to beef up his iTunes library- what will Apple countdown next? 100 Billion songs?

Tell us a bit about yourself.
Well, I’m 17 years old and if I’m not spending time with my loved ones, then I’m definitely doing something with my music, whether it is writing, playing, promoting etc.

How did you get into music?
Well, my Dad is one of the greatest musicians I have ever heard and he has been writing/performing since my age, so he was really my biggest inspiration. Without him, I definitely wouldn’t be where I am today. Also, being touched by the music of Radiohead and Jeff Buckley from such a young age really opened my mind to what an amazing thing music really is. I didn’t intentionally start writing music, it just happened.

Inspired by everything that can be seen, everything that can be heard- what do you mean by this exactly?
Pretty much just exactly how it reads, I love all kinds of art; I absolutely love movies and the same goes with painting/photography. I take inspiration from absolutely everything; whether it is a movie I just watched, a beautiful moment I had with someone I love or just walking down the street. You never know when you’re going to be inspired. But at the same time, I never write specifically about an inspiration.

You recently had a gig at Newtown RSL (February 20)- tell us how that went.
The gig I had at Newtown RSL was hands down the most amazing gig I have ever played. I’m really starting to grow my fan base and people really love the music. It was so much fun, yet serious when it needed to be, and I also played standing up, which I hadn’t done before. [Taylor laughs]. But the overall atmosphere was just amazing and the reaction from my fans and loved ones was overwhelming. This is going to be the benchmark for all the gigs I play!

What is your favourite venue?
Unfortunately, I haven’t had the opportunity to play at too many different venues but I mainly play at the Newtown RSL and the Roxbury Hotel and they are both amazing. The two venues each have really intimate settings and the people just always have a great time. Also, allowing under 18s into venues is a big thing for me, as most of the time there is not enough support for underage artists.

Do you find it hard as a young person to get your music out there?
It can be a lot harder. You know, it is my dream at the moment to play somewhere like the Oxford Arts Factory, but being under 18, it is really difficult. But considering my age, I have been very fortunate in getting gigs and showcasing my music.

On your MySpace page, you have this wicked videoclip for Ready. Aim.- the visuals are really quite dark, yet meaningful. Who created this video, and how did you come up with the concept?
I did everything for the video. I got my friend Henry to help me film some of the shots as I couldn’t use a tripod for all the scenes. But yeah, I edited it all and came up with the main concept; Henry and I bounced some scene ideas off each other during filming though. I didn’t necessarily come up with a concept in particular, I just went in with a few basic ideas for scenes and had most of the final product in my head; it really just feel together. That’s how I love to produce art anyway, just go in with a slight idea but just let everything fall into place; its much more raw and emotional that way. Its a very personal video for me and touches on some pretty distressing topics; but I used it to emote just as I do with my song writing.

With the launch of your EP, Ready. Aim. last year, you really seem to have things happening- your music has been played on Triple J and even on Channel V- where do you plan to take your music next? What is your ultimate goal/dream?
Yeah, well I’ve been really fortunate having been played on Triple J, Channel V and FBi, to name a few. I’ve had an overwhelming amount of support coming from the guys at FBi and it means the absolute world. I just want people to hear my music and have it affect their lives in some way. I’m not going to lie, yes, I’ld like to make enough money from my music to survive, but in the long run its not just about the money. I mean, everyone wants their band or project to be famous, but I’ll just have to wait and see what happens.

Can you hint at any new music being released in the near future?
Well, I consider myself to be a pretty prolific song writer and I write a lot of varying stuff; from quite experimental stuff to hardcore, prodigy-style dance stuff. I listen to so much music, and its really been showing in my song writing as of late. But, I’m hoping to release at least another single or two this year. They’re not going to be too much of a departure from my sound, but they will definitely show a side of me that most people wouldn’t know about.

Celebrate the generationext 2010 launch with four floors of contemporary art, live music, art-based competitions, food and mocktails. Discover light-filled environments and walk-in kaleidoscopes in Take Your Time: Olafur Eliasson. Map changes in artistic ideas, styles and influences in Almanac: The Gift of Ann Lewis AO, and investigate a contemporary artist in collaboration with communities in Sylvie Blocher: What is Missing?

Sunday 28 February
6.00-8.00pm

Check out more info here.

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