http://www.tonedeaf.com.au The Home Of Australian Music Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:59:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/316440/samsung-buy-million-copies-jayzs-album.htm http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/316440/samsung-buy-million-copies-jayzs-album.htm#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:46:14 +0000 Nicholas Jones http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/?p=316440 There’s some things money can’t buy, for everything else there’s always a corporate sponsor. Yes, music and business mogul Jay-Z has a new album Magna Carta Holy Grail, announced in a rather unorthodox method via a commercial aired during ame five of the NBA Finals. The video features Jay-Z and all-star producers Pharrell Williams, Swizz [...]]]> http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/316440/samsung-buy-million-copies-jayzs-album.htm/feed 0 http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/316413/throw-bottles-gigs.htm http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/316413/throw-bottles-gigs.htm#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:33:11 +0000 Nicholas Jones http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/?p=316413 If you throw bottles into the air at a music concert, you’re an idiot. What possess people to engage in that kind of behaviour is anybody’s guess, perhaps it’s the alcohol, perhaps they’re over excited, perhaps they’re just plain dumb. Bottling is almost as old as rock n roll itself, but it generally occurs at [...]]]> http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/316413/throw-bottles-gigs.htm/feed 0 http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/316124/andrew-wk-play-drums-24-hours-world-record-attempt.htm http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/316124/andrew-wk-play-drums-24-hours-world-record-attempt.htm#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:56:20 +0000 Nicholas Jones http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/?p=316124 Andrew W.K. plans to drum for 24 hours straight in an attempt to set a world record. The audacious plan from the musician, motivational speaker and all-around Party King is part of a stunt to promote the O Music Awards. Now in their fourth year, the celebration of music, tech and fans will transform itself [...]]]> http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/316124/andrew-wk-play-drums-24-hours-world-record-attempt.htm/feed 0 http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/315887/black-sabbath-breaks-album-sale-record-1-43-years.htm http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/315887/black-sabbath-breaks-album-sale-record-1-43-years.htm#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:57:09 +0000 Nicholas Jones http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/?p=315887 Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year, you’ll know that heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath are back. Having sold in excess of 70 million records worldwide, Black Sabbath have just released their first new studio album with frontman Ozzy Osbourne in more than 33 years, helmed by seven-time Grammy winning producer, Rick [...]]]> http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/315887/black-sabbath-breaks-album-sale-record-1-43-years.htm/feed 0 http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/315859/julian-assange-wikileaks-founder-hip-hop-superstar.htm http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/315859/julian-assange-wikileaks-founder-hip-hop-superstar.htm#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:44:27 +0000 Nicholas Jones http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/?p=315859 What would you do if you were holed up in a foreign embassy, pursued by international authorities to answer for a string of offences overseas? Lay down some sweet ryhmes of course. Which is exactly what Julian Assange has been up to, founder of the infamous Wikileaks which leaked to the media some embarrassing diplomatic [...]]]> http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/315859/julian-assange-wikileaks-founder-hip-hop-superstar.htm/feed 0 http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/315850/kim-deal-quits-pixies.htm http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/315850/kim-deal-quits-pixies.htm#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:14:12 +0000 Nicholas Jones http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/?p=315850 Just weeks after the successful crowdfunding campaign to create a history book on The Pixies, =another chapter has closed in the tumultuous history of the group with the shock announcement that bassist Kim Deal has decided to leave the group. The group made the announcement via their Facebook page over the weekend. “We are sad [...]]]> http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/315850/kim-deal-quits-pixies.htm/feed 0 http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/314813/lawsuit-claims-happy-birthday-copyrighted-label-owe-millions.htm http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/314813/lawsuit-claims-happy-birthday-copyrighted-label-owe-millions.htm#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:26:54 +0000 Nicholas Jones http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/?p=314813 It’s probably the most recognised song in the English language, sung and enjoyed by millions the world over on a daily basis. But ‘Happy Birthday To You’, a simple four-line song to sung to commemorate a person’s birthday, is actually under copyright. At least, that’s what Warner subsidiary Warner/Chappell Music Inc have been telling the [...]]]> http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/314813/lawsuit-claims-happy-birthday-copyrighted-label-owe-millions.htm/feed 0 http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/314795/production-neil-youngs-ipod-killer-imminent.htm http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/314795/production-neil-youngs-ipod-killer-imminent.htm#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:08:54 +0000 Nicholas Jones http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/?p=314795 Production of Neil Young’s highly anticipated hi-def iPod killer, Pono, could be imminent as the Canadian rocker was spotted meeting with Meridian, an audio manufacturer well known for focusing on audio fidelity and producing high quality audio systems. Young, a passionate campaigner for hi-res music who launched Pono last year promising to ‘rescue an art form’, [...]]]> http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/314795/production-neil-youngs-ipod-killer-imminent.htm/feed 0 http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/314750/pink-floyd-fan-jailed.htm http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/314750/pink-floyd-fan-jailed.htm#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:12:10 +0000 Nicholas Jones http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/?p=314750 We all know that rock music is best enjoyed at maximum volume, but one Pink Floyd fan took his obsession to the extreme and has landed himself in jail for 28 days. Paul Foster, 51, has been driving his neighbours crazy for years with his particular fondness for Pink Floyd classic Dark Side Of The [...]]]> http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/314750/pink-floyd-fan-jailed.htm/feed 0 http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/314630/bloc-party-split-release-ep.htm http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/314630/bloc-party-split-release-ep.htm#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:55:16 +0000 Nicholas Jones http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/?p=314630 Having only reunited in late 2011 after a long hiatus, Bloc Party apparently still aren’t too fond of each other and have announced plans to split again, this time indefinitely. According to the National Post, Bloc Party guitarist Russell Lissack revealed that the British group are set to go on an indefinite break following the end [...]]]> http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/international-news/314630/bloc-party-split-release-ep.htm/feed 0