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02 May 2012 :

MUSHROOM MUSIC | 2012 APRA AWARD NOMINATIONS

Nominations in the 2012 Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Music Awards were announced today & there is a tremendous list of Mushroom Music artists peppered throughout. With an incredible four nominations for Song of the Year, Breakthrough Songwriter and Blues & Roots Work of the Year (2 x songs), Lanie Lane flys the flag with the most individual nominations.

The APRA Music Awards are Australia's biggest peer-voted awards and the award ceremony will be held in Sydney on Monday 28th of May, presented by Missy Higgins and Jonathan Biggins.

Congratulations to the following artists for their nominations in their respective categories.

Birds of Tokyo – Most Played Australian Work and Rock Work of the Year

Bliss N Eso - Urban Work of the Year

Diafrix – Urban Work of the Year

Eskimo Joe – Rock Work of the Year

Kasey Chambers – Country Work of the Year

Lanie Lane (Ivy League) – Song of the Year, Breakthrough Songwriter and Blues & Roots Work of the Year

Matt Corby (BMG)- Song of the Year and Breakthrough Songwriter

Neon Trees (Downtown) – International Work of the Year

Nick Van De Wall (Talpa)– Dance Work of the Year (cowriter of David Guetta’s Titanium)

Shane Nicholson – Country Work of the Year

Short Stack – Rock Work of the Year

Click HERE for the full list of nominees and categories.

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01 May 2012 :

ISC 2012 | Success for Shane Nicholson & Eskimo Joe

It has been a truly magnificent 12 months for Shane Nicholson who continues to enjoy further success from his fourth solo album ‘Bad Machines’ which was released in March 2011 through Liberation Music.

Nicholson has most recently taken out first place honors in the ‘Americana’ category of the International Songwriting Competition with his track ‘The Broken Things’, just one of a host of Australian acts to do well at this years awards.

The announcement is another cherry on the cake for Nicholson who was nominated for seven Golden Guitars at the Jayco C.M.A.A. Country Music Awards where he proceeded to win the coveted APRA Song Of The Year gong for the title track from his critically acclaimed album Bad Machines. Furthermore he toured nationally with superstar K.D. Lang, appeared along-side Paul Kelly in the clip for his track “Whistling Cannonballs”, and welcomed his new baby girl, Poet into the world last October with wife Kasey Chambers.

Nicholson was particularly delighted to take out the honor, since wife Kasey took out the ISC grand prize last year.

“The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is an annual song contest whose mission is to provide the opportunity for both aspiring and established songwriters to have their songs heard in a professional, international arena. ISC is designed to nurture the musical talent of songwriters on all levels and promote excellence in the art of songwriting. Amateur and professional songwriters and musicians are invited to participate. ISC has the most prestigious panel of judges of all the songwriting and music contests in the world, offering exposure and the opportunity to have your songs heard by the most influential decision-makers in the music industry” - ISC.

Depending on the category, submissions are judged on the basis of the following criteria: Creativity, Originality, Lyrics, Melody, and Arrangement.

This year the ISC was judged by a panel of acclaimed songwriters including Tom Waits, The Cure's Robert Smith and Tori Amos. The competition offered cash and other prizes totalling $US150,000.

Also among the winners circle was seminal Aussie rockers Eskimo Joe who placed a very respectable second place in the ‘Rock’ category between two other Aussie icons Jebediah (First) and The Living End (Third). Their successful track “Love Is A Drug” is from their 2011 ARIA award nominated LP 'Ghosts Of The Past’.

Honorable mentions were also credited to the following Mushroom Music songwriters for their distinctive songwriting abilities in their respective categories.

AAA (Adult Album Alternative)
Everybody's Lost Someone - Matt Joe Gow (The Dead Leaves)

Dance/Electronica
Borrowed Time – Carolyn Tariq, Shehab Tariq (AUDEGO)

Folk/Singer-Songwriter
My Love To Be – Daniel Lee Kendall

Pop/Top 40
Kitchen On Fire – Caterina Torres, Jarrad Rogers, Si Connelly (Caterina Torres)

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Kitchen On Fire - Caterina Torres, Jarrad Rogers, Si Connelly (Caterina Torres)

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30 April 2012 :

THE SHINS RETURNING TO AUSTRALIAN SHORES THIS JULY!

THE SHINS are set to tour Australia this July as part of the Splendour In The Grass Festival with two side shows also just announced.

With new material under the bands belt in the form of their acclaimed fourth studio album 'Port Of Morrow' the group will be joined on the road by 4 piece Melbourne folk-rockers Husky who are currently touring their Country in support of their own release "Forever So".

Here are the need to know dates:
July 23rd - Festival Hall, Melbourne, VIC
July 25th - Horden Pavillion, Sydney, NSW
July 27th - Splendour In The Grass, Byron Bay, NSW

The Portland five piece have had a hectic start to the year which sees them currently in the midst of an extensive tour of the US to celebrate the release of their 10 track LP which was released here in Australia on March 16th. "Port of Morrow" is the follow up from their 2007 and Grammy nominated release "Wincing The Night Away". The record writing has been five years in the making and was recorded throughout 2011.

This trek to Australia will count at The Shins' fifth visit to our shores since 2003.

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24 April 2012 :

The Temper Trap | Mushroom Awards

As we excitedly gear up for the release of The Temper Traps’ bold eponymous album, Mushroom Music took a moment to acknowledge the group’s unprecedented global achievements surrounding their epic debut, presenting them with the coverted Mushroom Award last Friday. Domestically, the 2009 release of the platinum selling Conditions saw a long stand in the ARIA Top 10 and featured an avalanche of singles including Sweet Disposition (2 x Platinum), Fader (Platinum), Love Lost (Platinum), Science of Fear, and Down River. The album continues to sell over 800,000 copies worldwide, while the monumental Sweet Disposition ticks over 2 million copies! In 2010 the band further cemented their success, winning two ARIA Awards and the APRA Song of the Year while receiving a nomination for Best International Breakthrough at the Brit Awards. Congratulations to Dougy Mandagi, Jonathon Aherne, Toby Dundas and Lorenzo Sillitto and a huge welcome to the family for new writing member Joseph Greer. A rare sight to see the newly expanded 5-piece on home turf, they’ll be returning next month to head BASSINTHEGRASS in Darwin and two nights at both Melbourne’s Forum Theatre and the Sydney Opera House as part of Vivid LIVE.

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