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10-11-2007
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29-10-2007
SILVERCHAIR DOMINATE THE ARIA’s
Silverchair swept the 2007 ARIA Awards in Sydney last night. They won five ARIA's - more than any other artist this year.
Most significantly the band took out the prestigious Album Of The Year award for their acclaimed "Young Modern". While they've had five chart topping albums over their career this was actually the first time that any Silverchair release has received that honour.
They also received the following awards:
Best Rock Album
Single Of The Year
Best Group
Highest Selling Single
Best Video
This extraordinary achievement makes Silverchair the most successful artist in the entire history of the ARIA Awards. Last night's haul took the band's career tally to 19 eclipsing John Farnham's previous record of 18 career gongs.
Silverchair opened the Awards telecast with a memorable performance of "Straight Lines" and set the tone for a very special night that cemented Silverchair in their rightful place as one of the most acclaimed and successful bands in Australian music history
The band was obviously moved by the accolades, thanking "all the people who have stuck with them over the years".
The ARIA's capped the busiest few months of the band's entire career. They have toured non-stop over the last 16 weeks racking up nearly 60 shows around the world including international festival appearances and their hugely successful "Across The Great Divide" tour with co-headliners, Powderfinger. Those shows came to an end on Friday night in Silverchair's home town of Newcastle.
The group will now take 2 weeks off before returning to the U.S. for 5 weeks of shows. "Straight Lines" is currently a top 10 video and top 20 airplay hit in North America and has received the strongest reviews of Silverchair's career.
28-10-2007
SILVERCHAIR WIN 5 ARIA'S
Silverchair swept the major gongs at tonight's ARIA awards taking out:
1) Album of the Year (Young Modern)
2) Single of the Year (Straight Lines)
3) Best Group
4) Best Rock Album (Young Modern)
5) Highest Selling Single (Straight Lines)
Congratulations to the band from everyone at chairpage.com. You deserve it!
23-10-2007
WANT TO OWN A PIECE OF ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY?
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to own the personally signed Silver Sparkle G&L Bass Guitar used by Chris Joannou Bass guitarist for Silverchair. This is his personal guitar that Chris has played for the past 9 years when touring overseas. He also played this guitar at all the concerts while touring Australia during the “Across the Great Divide” tour.
Chris is the patron of “Nathans Bequest” a charity set up by the Rotary Club of Sydney CBD to provide funds for research into youth suicide and to raise awareness of mental health issues experienced by young adults in our community. Youth suicide is a major killer of young people in Australia and funds are urgently needed to assist organisations that help young adults suffering mental illness and to provide funds for research.
Chris has also organised a framed “Across the Great Divide” tour poster including 2 CD covers signed by all members of Silverchair and Powderfinger (see image in left column).
Bids for both of these items can be placed by accessing the “Silverchair CBD Rotary” site on Ebay.
BE AWARE this Ebay auction will close on the 1st November, 2007 at 10.00am (AEST) so get your bids in early and regularly monitor the site for bid updates.
Place a bid now and help us conquer this disease.
21-10-2007
PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY OF "YOUNG MODERN" ON VINYL NOW
YOU ASKED FOR IT – YOU GOT IT!
Here's your chance to PRE-ORDER the exceptional Young Modern on VINYL.
Payments will be processed immediately but please be aware that we won't be despatching until stock arrives in November.
All orders will go in a draw to win a copy of the album PERSONALLY SIGNED by Daniel, Ben & Chris.
PRICE WITHIN AUSTRALIA $45 (INC. GST)
PRICE OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA $50
***THESE PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF ALL YOUR POSTAL AND HANDLING CHARGES!***
All prices are in Australian dollars.
Image is indicative only as product does not yet exist.
Get in now to PRE-ORDER your copy of Young Modern on VINYL.
www.chairpage.com/app/webroot/store/catalog/index.php
08-10-2007
IF YOU KEEP LOSING SLEEP #1 ON JTV FOR A SECOND WEEK
"If You Keep Losing Sleep" has stayed at #1 in JTV's "Hottest 20 Chart" making it two weeks in a row in that spot.
The track is the third single lifted from Silverchair's widely acclaimed #1 album “Young Modern” and is available instore NOW.
You can also order your CD online. Very handy, especially if you live outside Australia.
05-10-2007
SILVERCHAIR MAKES TOP 4 IN CHANNEL [V] ARTIST OF THE YEAR
A big thank you goes out to all the loyal Silverchair fans out there who have voted in The Channel [V] Oz Artist of the Year Award.
Silverchair have made it to the TOP 4 as voted by you from the initial list of 50 artists.
This is when things really start to heat up! Come on and help Silverchair take back the throne!
Each time you place a vote you go into the draw to win the following ‘once in a lifetime’ prize. The winner and 3 friends will score the ultimate ARIA’s package!
* Tickets to the ARIA Awards complete with LIMO transfers
* Return flights to Sydney
* 2 nights in the deluxe Shangri-La Hotel in Sydney with breakfast
* Ray-Ban Sunnies and giftpack
The winner will be announced on the ARIA’s Red Carpet, live on Channel [V], Sunday October 28, from 4pm.
So what are you waiting for? Hit the Channel [V] website to register your vote for SILVERCHAIR!! You can vote up to 10 times per day!
VOTING OPTIONS
1. Via the online voting tool www.channelv.com.au/v/promo/arias/
2. For Australian residents only register your vote via text.
SMS your name and SILVERCHAIR to 1999 85 85 (55c per sms).
04-10-2007
VOTE TO WATCH STRAIGHT LINES ON VH1
The ARIA Award winning (caps off to the directors Paul Goldman & Alice Bell) video clip for Silverchair's hit single 'Straight Lines' has spent recent weeks in the TOP 5 on VH1’s Top 20 Countdown. Over the last few days the song has peaked at #2 and now here is your chance to lock it in at #1!
If you would like to see more of the 'chair on VH1, show your support by voting for their track online at the show's website.
HOW TO VOTE
1. Go to the following site: www.vh1.com/shows/series/top_20_countdown/vote.jhtml
2. In the left NAME/SONG panel scroll down until you see Silverchair - Straight Lines
3. Left click and drag Straight Lines into the right panel #1 box
4. Click SUBMIT
5. Repeat the process. You can vote as many times as you like.
04-10-2007
ROLLING STONE READERS TWENTY-FIVE MOST UNDERRATED GUITARISTS
Statistics show that the average rock fan spends roughly 4.7 hours per year arguing over who’s the greatest guitarist of all time. Rolling Stone magazine asked its readers who’s most criminally left out of those discussions - in other words, who are the most underrated guitarists ever? Check out the results.