We love the Polyphonic Spree so the fact they’re touring Australia from February 19 gets us pretty excited (head to Myspace for touring details). Wonder if Kurt would have liked this "Lithium" cover?

LadyHawke will be popping up in Sydney this Thursday night, November 19. The fifth Soothers Pop Up Concert in will take place at the Civic Hotel in Sydney.  This concert follows on from Sarah Blasko’s lovely Abbotsford Convent gig and a raucous Bloc Party set at The Valley Studios in Brissie, back in July. If you're a LadyHawke fan, head over to Nova 969 to find out how to score tickets to the gig. We've got two double passes up for grabs, so email us really quickly for the chance to win.

A quick fill in the gaps with New Zealand sweetheart Finn from The Veils. They're touring from November 25, so for tickets details and dates head over to Oztix. if you're in Brissie or Moshtix if you're in Melbs or Sydders. 
Hello my name is Finn but my friends call me Finnius. I'm 
a skinny big mouthed jerk with a microphone. Some people 
say I sound like Eartha Kitt in a windtunnel. When visiting 
New Zealand make sure you don't miss seeing The Mint Chicks play 
live or taking every available opportunity to hassle our 
accent.  If I had to say something nice about myself I'd say I give 
good praise. Don't ever ask me to plumb in a new shower 
fitting because I probably can't. Things I like most in this world are Roy Orbison and David Foster Wallace and manatees. I'm touring soon so come and be merry. Sun Gangs is out now through Remote Control.

Sunset Sounds in Brissie is ramping up to be a pretty special festival indeed. Set in the Brisbane Botanical and City Gardens, the festival will see the likes of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Moby, Jamie T, Datarock, The Middle East and Rodrigo y Gabriela strut their magical stuff over January 6 and 7. Better be quick to get tickets – they’re on sale through ticketmaster right this minute.

Sydneysiders, feel like some free live tunes tomorrow? Well, you’re just in luck because Friday is the official release day for Philadelphia Grand Jury's debut album 'Hope Is For Hopers' and to celebrate the band are playing seven shows in one day around Sydney on the back of a flat bed truck. Here’s a quick rundown of the locations, pass it on. 8.00-8.30am Corner of Pitt Street & George Street, in the city. 10:30-11:00am Drum Media Office laneway, 1/20 Hutchinson Street, Surry Hills. 11:30-12:00, Brag Office, Rosebank Street, Glebe. 1:00-1:30pm, Wentworth Building street-side City Road, near University footbridge, Sydney University. 4:00-4:30pm UNSW Roundhouse forecourt, University of NSW. 6:00-6:30pm Newtown Square (opposite train station), King Street, Newtown. 11:00-11:30pm, Purple Sneakers Rooftop, The Abercrombie Hotel, Broadway. And if you haven’t heard the new tunes, listen online. There’ll also be regular updates on their twitter site.

As someone who is a teeny bit smitten with Conor Oberst (aka bright eyes) and M.Ward, I was a little excited to hear about Monsters of Folk – a collaboration between the said two, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James and Mike Mogil. Have a little youtube listen.