QANTAS WTF.
There is a bit of furore within the Australian music industry over Qantas’ new baggage policy, the contents and disadvantages of which are fairly succinctly articulated here.
I’ve never been afraid to write a letter of complaint (Hi Sydney Uni! Hi Woolworths! Hi Mum!) so today I am sending this letter to Qantas via here. I’m ccing in Simon Crean, the Federal Minister for The Arts.
Dear Qantas
I manage a three piece Sydney band who are currently enjoying popularity thanks to their relentless touring across the country for the past two years.
I have been made aware of the new changes to Qantas’ luggage policy, in particular, the restriction on the number of checked items and the new regulation stating that musical instruments are allowed onboard only at the discretion of the airline.
The band tour the country regularly and Qantas is our preferred airline. We regularly attract excess baggage fees, as you would expect. However all three members of the band and myself joined Qantas Club very recently in order to mitigate some of those fees with no warning that the regulations concerning baggage were about to change. By my calculation, this means that our excess baggage costs will be almost triple what they were prior to us joining Qantas Club.
I find it fairly hypocritical that Qantas purports to support music via the Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards when the company then proceeds to make it as difficult as possible for Australian artists.
I note that there are exceptions that relate to sporting equipment and struggle to see why musical equipment should not fall within that category of exceptions but I look forward to hearing from you on this matter.
Yours faithfully, etc.
If this affects you, it would be great if you could write something in a similar vein. SPEAK PEOPLE.
Gotyeah!
One of our favourite artists and human beings Wally de Backer aka GOTYE is releasing some new music for the first time in quite a while. He must have needed a rest from winning the ARIA for Best Male and, you know, creating one of the most-loved albums of the year a few years back.
(Gotye looking enigmatic standing against a wall)
ANYWAYS, he is back now with a corker of a track called ‘Eyes Wide Open’, which you can download for free from www.gotye.com. Have a listen to the chat he had with triple j’s Tom & Alex when he premiered the song on their show.
FINALLY!
Finally the St Jerome’s Laneway Festival 2011 lineup is out of the bag. The metaphorical one of course, it’s not like we’ve been keeping the bands in an actual bag.
We’ve been sitting quiet on this lineup for months, but now we can shout it from the roof tops.
The lineup is to die for / out of control / amazing / what (indie) dreams are made of. We think so, anyhow.
!!! (Chk Chk Chk) - The Antlers - Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti - Beach House - Bear In Heaven - Blonde Redhead - Cloud Control - Cut Copy - Deerhunter - Foals - Gotye - The Holidays - Holy Fuck - Jenny & Johnny - Les Savy Fav - Local Natives - Menomena - PVT - Rat Vs Possum (excl Perth) - Stornoway - Two Door Cinema Club - Violent Soho - Warpaint - World’s End Press - Yeasayer
Tickets go on sale Tuesday 19th October and all the details are on the Laneway Festival website.
x Bossy
Spring
We recently announced that Laneway Festival will soon be making an Announcement Regarding The Line-Up. 12 October 2010 is the day.
Actual Festival Dates:
MONDAY 31 JANUARY 2011 - AUCKLAND
FRIDAY 4 FEBRUARY 2011 - BRISBANE
SATURDAY 5 FEBRUARY 2011 - MELBOURNE
SUNDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2011 - SYDNEY
Friday 11 February 2011 - ADELAIDE
Saturday 12 February 2011 - PERTH
In other news, we have recently become enamoured with London via Melbourne outfit, Civil Civic. Marvel at this slice of lyricless beauty:
Note that the band share the same initials as one member of the Bossy team.
COINCIDENCE?
Yes.
How modern.
Probs worth keeping an eye on the Laneway Festival blog.
News News
The Art vs Science tour is in full swing and going swimmingly. Practically sold out y’all. ‘Magic Fountain’ was released last week and was at one point sitting on top of the iTunes chart. Behold:
Also, we are in the throes of planning next year’s Laneway Festival. Once you see the line-up, you’ll be as happy as these folk:
Probably.
Results.
Bossy artists have been ‘kicking some goals’ (World Cup reference) this week. JINJA SAFARI were announced as the winners of triple j’s Splendour Unearthed competition. See how quickly they go from this:
to this:
Jinja Safari will be supporting Art vs Science on their forthcoming national Magic Fountain tour, along the charming Tim & Jean. As it happens, the Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Sydney shows on that tour have all sold out. Other shows ‘selling fast’ as they say.
Sydney band Jinja Safari have just unleashed the stunning video for their first single Peter Pan.
The Vine, Mess + Noise and triple j’s Home & Hosed have all been giving it plenty of love.
The boys are playing their first ever headline show this Friday 9th July at Spectrum. Get tickets here.
Art vs Science announce new single & tour
Sydney’s ART vs SCIENCE are proud to announce the ‘Magic Fountain’ single release & accompanying Magic Fountain Tour.
The ‘Magic Fountain’ single release (including remixes and a slamming cover of Boom! Shake the Room recorded live at Splendour in the Grass) is out 6 August 2010 through Green/MGM and will be followed by a national tour.
Tickets for the Magic Fountain tour are on sale this Thursday 24th June at 9am.
All dates are 18+ with special guests Tim & Jean (all dates) and Jinja Safari (east coast dates).
DATES INCLUDE:
Wednesday 11th August - The Northern, BYRON BAY
Thursday 12th August - Coolangatta Hotel, GOLD COAST
Friday 13th August - The Hi-Fi, BRISBANE
Saturday 14th August - Time Out Festival, CAIRNS
Wednesday 18th August - Uni of New England, The Stro, ARMIDALE
Thursday 19th August - Uni of Newcastle, Bar on the Hill, NEWCASTLE
Friday 20th August - Uni of Wollongong, WOLLONGONG
Saturday 21 August - Metro Theatre, SYDNEY
Wednesday 25th August - The Saloon Bar, LAUNCESTON
Thursday 26th August - Hobart Uni Bar, HOBART
Friday 27th August - The Hi-Fi, MELBOURNE
Friday 3rd September - Governor Hindmarsh, ADELAIDE
Saturday 4th September - Capitol, PERTH
Head to http://www.magicfountain.net/ to purchase tickets.
MAGIC FOUNTAIN - out August 6th
New addition to Bossy roster!
Jinja Safari have just been added to the Bossy publicity roster.
We’re pretty excited to be working with these young chaps.
You might have heard their song Peter Pan on FBi Radio or triple j.
If not….head to their myspace & have a listen.
Tour dates & news coming soon!!
