• As revealed on the site last week, the classy new Diana Rouvas single ‘Heart Of Goodbye’ is now rolling at media across the country. Oozing with style and soul, the single is the first taste from Ms Diana since her appearance on ‘The Voice’ in 2012. It’s out on Friday April 25.
• Also doing the rounds this week are remixes of John Martin’s track ‘Anywhere For You’, the new Alex Lloyd single ‘Good Thing’, Michael Franti & Spearhead’s ’11:59′ and How To Dress Well’s ‘Repeat Pleasure’ among others. As always, you’ll find a more comprehensive list of this week’s new tunes doing the rounds on our FACEBOOK page sometime tomorrow. Give us a ‘Like’!
• Songstress Adalita has thrown her support behind this year’s Record Store Day. “Support your local record store,” she says. “A treasure trove, an Aladdin’s cave, the vinyl rush, the secret quest, nothing compares to it.” Record Store Day hits your local bricks and mortar stores on Easter Saturday, April 19.
• Ministry Of Sound hopes to have you bouncing into your favourite retailer this Friday with the release of their new two disc compilation ‘Bounce Sessions’. The 42 track collection has been mixed by both Scndl (disc one) and J-Trick (disc two), who’ve compiled a selection of tunes from the likes of Will Sparks, Flo Rida, Joel Fletcher, Fatboy Slim, Peking Duk and more. It’s out this Friday.
• Alison Wonderland is doing alright for herself, selling out her upcoming national warehouse tour in less than a week. The five date tour kicks off in Melbourne on May 22 with each of the five shows housed in a still-secret location. New music from Ms Wonderland is expected in the coming weeks.
• Josh Pyke will take his ‘Lone Wolf’ national tour to audiences in regional Australia from early June. The tour will make stops in Darwin, Broome and Toowoomba, but will also stop by the usual suspects in New South Wales coastal centres like Coffs Harbour, Byron Bay and Port Macquarie. Tickets are on sale tomorrow from 10am.
• Looks like Aloe Blacc’s star is beginning to rise in a big way, with his latest single ‘The Man’ beating out all comers to claim the No.1 spot on this week’s British singles chart. He knocks off the boys from 5 Second Of Summer (they plunge to No.10 in their second week), with John Legend’s soulful ‘All Of Me’ ascending to No.2 and Swedish vocalist John Martin coming in at No.7 with his solo offering ‘Anywhere For You’. Shakira’s ‘Empire’ bullets from No.61 to No.25 and the Brits gift legendary DJ Frankie Knuckles a tearful goodbye, sending his track ‘Your Love’ back into the countdown at No.29.
• Kaiser Chiefs’ new album ‘Education, Education, Education & War’ nabs the top spot on this week’s British albums chart on debut, knocking ‘X Factor’ winner Sam Bailey from her perch after just one week. The new Johnny Cash LP ‘Out Among The Stars’ is in at No.4, while the new Christina Perri album ‘Head Or Heart’ debuts healthily at No.8.
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