Groovin The Moo

In the words of PEZ "its that time of year that we've been waiting for, for months now". Thats right Groovin the Moo is about to hit your town! and with Maitland and Bendigo already sold out those on the east coast have no excuse to to hit this one up with tickets to Canberra and Townsville still available so "Go and pack up all your shit 'cause you're going on a trip". Tickets are also still available for Bunbury as well so jump on that all those over in the west.

With over 25 acts over 11 hours including three of Australian Hip Hops biggest names with the likes of Hilltop Hoods, Hermitude and 360.

The official 2012 GTM tour diary:

Saturday 5 May 2012 – Bendigo VIC – SOLD OUT

Bendigo’s Prince of Wales Showground

42 – 72 Holmes Rd, Bendigo VIC 3550

Sunday 6 May 2012 – Townsville QLD – tickets on sale now and selling fast!

Murray Sports Complex - Townsville Cricket Grounds

Mervyn Crossman Dr & Murray Lyons Cres Idalia QLD 4811

Saturday 12 May 2012 – Maitland NSW – SOLD OUT

Maitland Showground

Blomfield St, Maitland NSW 2320

Sunday 13 May 2012 – Canberra ACT – tickets on sale now and selling fast!

The Meadows, University of Canberra

Kirinari St Bruce ACT 2617

Saturday 19 May 2012 – Bunbury WA– tickets on sale now and selling fast!

Hay Park

(off) Parade Rd Bunbury WA 6230

TICKETS

Tickets are on sale now for Townsville, Canberra and Bunbury Events

PRICE: $99.90+ B/F

GTM is a licensed all ages (16 + recommended) event. GTM recommends parents should consider whether the event is appropriate for their child and recommends that any children under 16 years of age who attend the event are accompanied by their parent or guardian. Persons who are 18 years of age or older and wish to purchase alcohol MUST have photographic ID. No pass outs will be issued at any of the five GTM events.

TICKETS AVAILABLE:

By logging onto gtm.net.au or moshtix.com.au | By calling 1300 438 849 (GET TIX)

By visiting selected moshtix outlets – check gtm.net.au for an outlet in your local area

TRANSPORT AND ACCOMMODATION

For all of your local transport and accommodation needs, log onto the Getting There page at GTM gtm.net.au. Alternatively, for accommodation only, please visit your local tourism organisation:

The Kings are Back

After the release of State of the Art in 2009 the Hilltop hoods certainly set themselves a challenge. It was filled with tracks that were beyond ace and crowned them not only royalty in the Aussie Hip Hop community but Kings. The question left to ask is how could the Hoods step up to the plate and take things up yet another level to top State of the Art. 

Drinking from the Sun is the sixth studio album from the Hoods and is by far the deepest, darkest and most diverse yet. The sounds of the first single off the album, I Love it ft. Sia follow that much of the first single from State of the Art, Chase That Feeling. It has to be the most radio friendly track on the album, however its almost certain that several other tracks on the album will get high rotation across the airwaves, starting with the track that immediately follows I Love It, Lights Out. Lights Out is a clear choice for a future single with huge potential for the second film clip for the album. 

It is clear that on several tracks on the album the Hoods explored new grounds to prove how deserving they are of the title, Kings of Aussie Hip Hop. The track The underground takes it back to the early days with a beat and lyrics that are very much underground, proving that even the best of the game can take a simple old school beat and turn it into a classic. On the opposite end of the scale sees the track Speaking In Tongues which is filled with a jazzy, bass heavy beat. The contrast between these two tracks just goes to show exactly why the Hoods are not only holding all the keys to the kingdom but Rattling The Keys To The Kingdom.

The track Shedding The Balloon is filled with extensive reverberation and solid rhymes from Suffa. Pressure however kills it on the track Good For Nothing which is fuelled by a strong guitar beat which has huge potential with their live performance and guaranteed to be a crowd favourite. Personally I wanna see the hoods take a full band on tour with them or at least Plutonic Lab.

The list of other artist's who contributed to the album do nothing but enhance to the fullest the tracks in which they feature on throughout. The list includes the amazing vocal talents of local Adelaide artist Sia who features on the lead single I Love It. The likes of Lotek, Black Though, Chali 2na, Classified and Solo, One Above and a K21 remix of the track Good for Nothing yet agin show the how the Hoods have raised the bar with their latest release.

Something which we at The Bottom Of The Atlas noticed very quickly when the track listing for the album came out was the three part musical adventure that is The Thirst. Each of the three parts of The Thirst exhibit short rhymes accompanied by samples that are nothing short of an challenge. This narrative which runs throughout the album finishes with the line " from day 1, we're making two albums" which poses the question, do the Hoods already have their next project in the works? Perhaps the reason why they took three years between releases was because they were working on two projects from day one. Who knows though only time will tell. However lets enjoy what we have now rather than speculate on what will come next. 

There is no question that Drinking From The Sun is some of the Hoods finest work to date. There is no reason why this album could not sit on the shelf in your local record show next to global heavyweights in Hip Hop. It is unlike any other Australian Hip Hop album that you have herd before. Go grab your copy of Drinking From The Sun from your local Oz Hip Hop store, Soul Clap Records and sit back and enjoy the tunes. 

Referance: musicfeeds.com.au

Hauie TV Episode 1 - Hilltop Hoods

Check out Hau's latest project Hauie TV. Its an online show that celebrates and focus's on all things hip hop in the Australian scene and overseas. With exclusive behind the seance's footage, interviews and rhymes. To kick it all off Hau catches up with Australia's biggest outfit none other than the Hilltop Hoods who will drop their sixth studio album, Drinking form the Sun this friday. Not much more to say other than check it out and stay tuned for episode two.

Funkoars Vincent D'Onofrio Tour!

With nothing less than the force of a moving freight train the almighty Funkoars hit back onto the scene last year after a 12 month hiatus and delivered their new album, The Quickening. Their album launch saw them leave a trail of hangovers right across the country in no less than 18 cities. It is no surprise that the Funkoars are hitting the road agin after standout shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Fat As Butter (Newcastle) and Sprung. However this time there stepping it up a notch with the sprit of Law & Orders Vincent D'Onofrio and bringing him along for the ride!

Check out tour dates and ticket info below. 

Sun 11th March TAS Breath of Life Festival • Launceston

Fri 30th March ACT The Tradies Club • Canberra

Sat 31st March NSW Entrance Leagues Club • Bateau Bay

Tue 24th April VIC Esplanade Hotel • Melbourne

Fri 27th April WA Bar120 Hillarys • Sorrento

Sat 28th April WA Rosemount Hotel • Perth

Fri 4th May SA The Gov • Adelaide

        

Sat 5th May NSW Annandale Hotel • Sydney

Thu 10th May VIC Wheelers Hill Hotel • Wheelers Hill

Fri 11th May VIC Pier Live • Frankston

                                    

Fri 1st June NSW Great Northern • Byron Bay

Sat 2nd June QLD The Zoo • Brisbane

The Herd - A Thousand Lives Blog

So if you have been following what the crew over at Elefant Traks have been doing over the past couple of weeks  you would know that in a build up to The Herd's, A Thousand Lives Tour They have started a new "A Thousand Lives Blog" which sees each of the members of The Herd give an insight into their story as a member of the group. 

So far we have herd from Ozi Batla on X-Continental, Toe Fu on LG, Urthboy on States Of Transit, Unkle Ho on Hell, Rok Poshtya on The King is Dead and Jane Tyrrell on Under Pressure. Its well worth a read so stay tuned for further post from the group at http://www.elefanttraks.com/athousandlives/