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Scoop
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scoop
Platonic Sex Follow-up ‘90s-Rock Elegy 'Impress You' With New Single ‘Easy'
[Friday, May 30, 2025] – While touring with Ball Park Music, Magandgin/Brisbane band Platonic Sex unveil 'Easy', a pop-rock confessional steeped in the nostalgic hum of a worn-out cassette. The track layers honeycomb sweetness with a raw edge, preserving fleeting memories of early romance until intimacy's currency dwindles and the initial thrill subsides. 'My verse in this song was written when I was in high school', says Jane Millroy. 'It was a whole song that never went anywhere, until it just fit – one of those puzzle piece songs.' 'We often write about the in-between stages of love', says Brandolini, adding, 'It's so effortless to fall into intimacy with someone, but if it's not the right match, it can become transactional.' Recorded with the acclaimed Antonia Gauci (GAUCI, The Buoys, Body Type, Ripple Effect Band) at Golden Retriever Studios and polished to perfection back home with Sam Cromack (Ball Park Music, Asha Jefferies, Bean Magazine) at Prawn Studios, 'Easy' joins 'Impress You' in showcasing Platonic Sex's eager progression into exciting new territory. Catapulting into 2025 as Best Rock Song finalists at the Queensland Music Awards, Platonic Sex embarked on an energetic all-ages weekender, playing the inaugural She Can Rage party in Gadigal Land / Sydney, and a sell-out DIY headliner in Magandgin / Brisbane, in collaboration with Anti Dismal. Adding to their growing momentum, Platonic Sex received a notable mention as a band to watch during the national TV broadcast of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade.
Perth Now
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Aussie indie rock legends to descend on WA's south coast
The beloved Australian indie rock band Ball Park Music are coming to Bunbury this Thursday on their national Like Love Tour 2025. The five-piece band, consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist Sam Cromack, bass guitarist Jennifer Boyce, Paul Furness on keyboards, Dean Hanson on rhythm guitar, and Daniel Hanson on drums, will be playing at the Prince of Wales Hotel on May 8. The Brisbane indie nerds will fly in from Hobart — where they performed on Saturday night — returning to Bunbury for the first time since 2023, when they played at the Groovin' The Moo festival. Like Love is the band's eighth studio album, which comes fresh from the success of their seventh, Weirder And Weirder in 2022, which featured the hit single Stars In My Eyes. Ball Park Music have long been at the summit of Australian music, with five of their seven albums having debuted in the ARIA top five, four of their songs selling more than one million copies, and 12 making the triple j Hottest 100. 'The new record has seen us explore a more tender, introspective side of our band and we're excited to redesign our show to accommodate this, as well as all our usual faves for the stage,' the band said in a statement. 'Joining us in support for the Aussie leg will be our new fave Brissie band, Bean Magazine. We adore them and they're gonna kill it,' they said. 'We couldn't be more pumped to go. We'll see you out there!' Tickets are still available on the band's website.
Perth Now
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
More Aussie artist openers for major global music acts
Big-name international music concert tours will get discounted arena hire fees at some of Australia's largest venues if they choose home-grown Australian acts to open their shows. The Australian live music industry is struggling against streaming services that favour American tunes, and the local scene in NSW has taken a hit over the years since the pandemic and lockout laws. NSW Premier Chris Minns said that giving Aussie artists their first big break in front of thousands of locals will help them get high rotation on playlists. "The Hoodoo Gurus got their first big break after they performed with Lou Reed in 1984," Mr Minns said. Mr Minns dedicated the incentive to the late Michael McMartin, who managed the Hoodoo Gurus and had a passion for pushing Aussie talent to be included on the stadium tours. "We want more Australian musicians to have that opportunity, performing on the biggest stages in NSW alongside the best international artists," Mr Minns said. Venues covered include: Accor Stadium, Allianz Stadium, CommBank Stadium, McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle Entertainment Centre, the Sydney Cricket Ground, WIN Stadium and Entertainment Centre and the Sydney Opera House. Under the plan, the NSW Government will reduce the venue hire fee by $20,000 for each eligible show across various NSW venues and will offer a $5,000 reduction at the Sydney Opera House. To be eligible for the incentive, at least one Australian artist must be included as a support act on an international artist's headline tour. The Australian performer or band must appear on the same stage as the international artist and be announced at the same time as the tour. The measure kicks off Monday and spans an initial two years. "There were just three Australian albums in the ARIA top 100 charts in 2024," Arts Minister John Graham said. "This represents a crisis for Australian music." Oasis is touring Australia in October and November and has asked Australia's Ball Park Music to open for them. "There's no denying the benefit of a big support slot. The opportunity to play your music live in front of a new audience is the best marketing we have as artists, the chance to showcase what we're all about in the most real and authentic fashion," Ball Park Music said. "Any initiative that can help amplify Australian talent, increase exposure, and aid in building a long-term and engaged audience is a massive step in the right direction."
News.com.au
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
International stars to get big venue discount for booking Aussie acts on stadium and arena tours
International artists who book Aussie acts on their tours will get a discount of up to $20,000 on venue hire of NSW stadiums and arenas hire as the Minns Government boosts the coveted opportunity to get homegrown music back on the big stages. Getting a support slot on superstar tours to play in front of tens of thousands of fans is a game-changer for Aussie musicians. Rising rockers Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers are now touring America with Pearl Jam after opening for them on their stadium gigs in November while Kita Alexander has a hit on her hands with her latest single Press Pause after performing on the Dua Lipa tour. Chart-topping rockers Ball Park Music will score invaluable exposure to a new audience when they open for Oasis at their sold-out stadium shows in November. 'In our career to date, we've had - and continue to get - great support slots where we've seen a direct growth in our audience that often translates to a boost in our number of long-term fans, none of which would have discovered us without that exposure,' Ball Park Music's Sam Cromack said. The initiative will offer promoters booking bigger venues including Accor Stadium, Allianz Stadium, CommBank Stadium, McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle Entertainment Centre, the Sydney Cricket Ground and WIN Stadium and Entertainment Centre a $20,000 venue hire discount and $5000 at the Sydney Opera House in return for choosing a local act to open the show. The NSW Government is the first to adopt 'Michael's Rule', named after the late artist manager Michael McMartin whose passion was to see Aussie talent get the big stadium gigs to boost their audiences. The career of the Hoodoo Gurus, who were managed by McMartin for almost 40 years, took off after supporting Lou Reed in 1984 and in the 1990s, You Am I played Australia shows with Soundgarden before touring the US with them. 'This will help Aussie artists take an even bigger stage on international playlists, skewing the Spotify algorithm to mix in more Aussie tracks and put NSW up in lights as a home of great music,' Premier Chris Minns said. Minister for Music and the Night-time Economy John Graham has introduced a raft of measures to rebuild the state's live music has added 302 venues by extending trading hours. The Government also boosted the cap on concerts at Allianz Stadium with all available slots now on hold by local promoters for more tours to be announced later this year. But Graham said the Australian music industry remains in crisis, with only three local acts on the 2024 ARIA top 100. 'The rise of streaming is flooding our market with American music and creating a roadblock for NSW artists trying to break through. By adopting Michael's Rule we will get more local acts on to the big stage,' Graham said. 'While local shows are suffering, fans are still paying the big money for big international acts. Michael's Rule will help our local artists capture that attention.' Teen Jesus singer Anna Ryan called on other states to wave the carrot of a venue discount at the big international acts. 'We received the news (about Michael's Rule) at the airport on our way to Nashville to support Pearl Jam so we are proof that having Australian artists on international tours at home really does impact careers,' Ryan said. 'Hopefully other states will join the call!'
Sydney Morning Herald
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
What do you do when your band is invited to open for Oasis? Grab a pint, of course
There's only one thing to do when you find out you're opening for the legendary British band Oasis – head to the pub to celebrate. That's precisely what Sam Cromack, frontman of Brisbane-based indie-rock band Ball Park Music, says they did when they received the call inviting them to join Noel and Liam Gallagher on tour in Australia later this year. 'We've come to not expect these kinds of massive, mind-blowing opportunities,' says Cromack. 'At first, they just say you're in the mix with a bunch of other bands, and in the past, we've known that's not good. We never come out on top. So it was truly a euphoric moment when we got the call to say the contract is signed, it's real, it's going ahead.' Opening for Oasis is undeniably the biggest opportunity they've received since forming in 2008, says guitarist Dean Hanson. 'We've played live so much over so many years in so many different places, so getting up in front of tens of thousands of people will be great. It feels like we've been practising for over a decade.' It's hardly overnight success. They have released eight studio albums, six of which have featured in the ARIA top five. Earlier this month their new album, Like Love, became their first ARIA Albums Chart No.1 when it debuted in the top spot, also becoming the first Australian No.1 this year. They've done more than 500 live shows, including at SXSW in Texas, and will set out on a Like Love national tour in May. But supporting Oasis is next-level – Ball Park Music will be playing huge stadiums (Marvel in Melbourne and Accor in Sydney). If these spaces are even a third or half full by the time the band begins playing, Cromack says it will still be their largest audience by far. As nerve-racking as this may sound, he says the stage, regardless of its size, will always be a safe space.
