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Nat Bass Opens Up About Rogue Traders Split

It’s been a month now since Natalie Bassingthwaighte split from mega dance outfit the Rogue Traders. We’ve heard from lovable Rogue James Ash, the fans, in fact everyone but the girl herself. Until now.

Nat spoke to The Sunday Telegraph today from London to set the record straight.

Firstly, her relationship with Rogue Traders drummer Cameron McGlinchey didn’t go sour. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth!

“Cam and I are so together. I love him to pieces. I’m missing him, so he’s coming here and I can’t wait,” she gushed.

She says the decision to leave the band was a difficult one, but necessary. James wanted to continue his career, and Nat decided it wasn’t fair for him to sit around waiting for her to come back to the fold while she pursued her solo one.

“It’s always hard when people make up their own stories and don’t know the truth. I guess you could make the decision to go out there and say: ‘No, no, no’ and do 20 million interviews and tell everyone what the real story is.”

Instead of doing that, Nat got away from it all. It sounds like a much nicer option!

“I actually went on holidays with my best friend to Paris and Spain and all around the globe, chilling out. I had the best time. I just needed to relax and be somewhere people didn’t know who I am.”

But Nat Bass fans don’t have too long to wait before she returns to the spotlight. Her first solo single is out in October, the same month she’ll host the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards. Add to that her hosting duties for the next series of So You Think You Can Dance in 2009, and Nat’s going to be one busy bee!

Image source: Whinging Pom @ Wikimedia Commons

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Play Guitar Like Pete Murray and Win!

Attention budding musos! Pete Murray wants to teach you how to play guitar, and if you’re a good enough you could win your very own axe signed by the man himself.

Pete’s filmed this very special guitar lesson designed to teach his fans the chords for his new single, “Saving Grace.” Learn the moves, the film yourself playing the song in your own individual style. Once you’ve got your clip, just upload it to Pete’s YouTube channel.

Pete will judge the videos and give his favourite musician a personally signed Cole Clark acoustic guitar. What a prize!

You’ve got until August 21 to get your entry in. So start practicing and give it a go. And tune in to Pete’s YouTube channel on September 4 to find out who’s the lucky winner!

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Daniel Johns Bound for Big Apple

Things look to be heating up between Silverchair’s Daniel Johns and his model girlfriend Louise Van Der Vorst. The sexy twosome has reportedly told friends they’re planning to New York by the end of the year.

As much as the Aussie music industry would hate to lose Daniel, I suppose it all makes sense. Silverchair are still huge in the States, and Louise is starting to build a name for herself on the international modeling scene.

The only question that remains is whether this hot new romance is moving a little too fast! After all, shifting overseas together is a massive deal! I guess we’ll all just have to wait and see on this one.

Image source: deep ghosh @ Wikimedia Commons

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Miley Cyrus Releases Australian Music Video

Like her or loathe her, Miley Cyrus is the biggest teen star in the world right now. She hasn’t made it Down Under yet, but that doesn’t mean she’s forgotten about her Australian fans! In fact, this film clip for her latest single “See You Again” is an Australian exclusive!

It’s not quite the same as seeing Miley live, but hopefully this clip featuring footage from Miley’s Best of Both Worlds US tour will be enough to tide her local fans over until she does make it here!

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Joe Walsh’s Eagles Tour Gaffe

Yesterday I got a little bit excited when The Eagles’ guitarist Joe Walsh told fans in a webchat that the band would return to Australia in January 2009.

But what I didn’t consider is the number of brain cells Joe’s killed in his time.

A spokesperson for The Eagles told Undercover they don’t know why Joe said it or where his information came from, but the band have no plans to tour Australia in January.

In fact, there are no immediate plans to bring their Long Road out of Eden tour to Australia. I understand it’s supposed to happen, but no one is exactly sure when. Including Joe apparently! Looks like we’ve all got to wait a little bit longer!

Image source: Jim Summaria @ Wikimedia Commons

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Delta Goodrem in the Big Apple

Delta Goodrem arrived in New York a virtual unknown yesterday, but that all set to change as she works hard to promote her debut American album.

She’s scored a high-profile television slot on The View, and she’s also penciled in for an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. These TV gigs will introduce Delta to millions worldwide, so they’re guaranteed to get her noticed. Her fiance Brian McFadden has accompanied Delta on this important promotional visit.

Delta has released a repackaged version of her latest self-titled album in the United States. It includes her monster hit “Born to Try,” along with the new songs.

Delta is scheduled to return to Australia next month.

Image source: Christopher Snape @ Wikimedia Commons

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Mary J Blige Tour Off, Timbaland in Doubt

We’re not really having the best of luck with hip hop artists! Today news broke that Mary J Blige’s tour has been cancelled and Timbaland’s tour is in doubt.

Mary J was originally supposed to play here last month, but the dates were rescheduled until November. Now they’re off all together, with the official reason being “rescheduling issues surrounding Mary J Blige’s existing international tour schedule and personal commitments.” You know the drill, the same sort of garbage excuses international bands always give.

If it’s any consolation, it sounds like Aussie promoter Michael Chugg did everything he could to make this tour happen.

“We have been in constant contact with Mary’s management and have tried a number of alternatives to make this work, which is why it’s taken a bit of extra time to announce an update. I want to take this opportunity to thank all of Mary’s supporters who got behind this tour and called my office every day waiting on news.

“I want them to know that we will get Mary to Australia one day and I hope it will be soon, she is a superstar. I’ve seen it before and it’s time for Australia to get a taste too. I know her fans will hang in there and when she finally gets here, baby, it’s going to be huge!”

Mary J Blige ticket holders should take their tickets to their point of sale for a refund.

Now onto that Timbaland news. The confusion here arises because it seems he’s double-booked himself. Apparently the Melbourne and Auckland dates clash with shows in Poland and Finland. Now that’s a bit of a pickle!

A statement on the Finnish promoter’s website says “It is now confirmed by Timbaland’s management that they will be doing the European shows and not the Australian tour.”

Yet the Australian publicist Petrina Convey told Undercover that “At this point in time, as far as we know the Australian tour is still happening. The promoters have been trying to get in contact with Timbaland’s management for the last 48 hours.”

You’ve got to worry when management are off the radar for that period of time, don’t you? Stay tuned for more news on this tour!

Image source: Mikegoat @ Flickr 

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New Song Obsession: "Are You Magnetic?" by Faker

I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard Faker’s “This Heart Attack.” I wouldn’t say that I got sick of it, but I was definitely thrilled to hear they’d released something new to radio. That track is “Are You Magnetic?” and it’s just as addictive. The film clip also features plenty of Nathan Hudson’s crazy dancing, which is always a good thing.

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Will Kylie Bring X Show Home?

If you hung on to your Kylie Minogue tickets after she was diagnosed with breast cancer, you might get to cash them in sooner rather than later. Frontier Touring’s Michael Gudinski says the Princess of Pop may bring her X2008 show to Oz in December.

“If everything can work out there’s every possibility we will do some dates later this year,” he told AAP.

“How many dates we can do, and how many cities we do, and that stuff, will have to be worked out – it’s an absolutely gigantic production, it really is like taking theatre on the road. But from Frontier’s point of view, I’m going to make every effort possible to make sure it happens.”

Michael said he tried to lure Kylie Down Under when he saw her for her 40th birthday in May. However the Grammy-winning star and her management were not willing to consider it at the time.

“Today was the first time that we’ve ever had any real discussion about whether it could happen, and we had a good talk today,” he explained.

“She would really like it to come to Australia … and I just think it would be absolutely unfair to her Australian fans not to see what is the most amazing production I’ve seen. Australia is her home country and she should be so proud of what she’s doing.”

I’ve heard rave reviews coming out of Europe about these shows, so I’ll keep my fingers crossed that the local fans can catch them!

Image source: David Rubin @ Wikimedia Commons

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Meet The Living End

I haven’t heard of a band doing an old fashioned instore in a while! Good on The Living End for hitting the shops and mingling with the fans!

Andy, Chris, and Scott will sign copies of their latest album White Noise at the Virgin Megastore in Sydney on Saturday from 1 pm.

Then they’ll be at JB Hi-Fi in Melbourne’s Bourke Street from 5:30 pm next Monday.

White Noise hits stores everywhere on Saturday July 19. The signings should generate a bit of publicity for the band’s September/October tour.

Image source: Trey Guinn @ Flickr