News
28-08-2007
IF YOU KEEP LOSING SLEEP VIDEO
“If You Keep Losing Sleep” will be the third single lifted from Silverchair's widely acclaimed #1 album “Young Modern”. Featuring a dynamic performance by Silverchair, the clip was recently filmed in a grand ballroom in Melbourne by directors Damon Escott and Stephen Lance (the pair behind Silverchair’s “Reflections Of A Sound” clip).
“If You Keep Losing Sleep” will premiere on radio on 3rd September and will be available in stores and online on 6th October.
27-08-2007
SILVERCHAIR’S ELECTRIFYING NEW VIDEO
What do a 30 piece orchestra, 10 tap dancers, 5 circus performers, 3 drummer boys, a marching band and a lot of lightning have in common? They all set the scene for the brand new Silverchair video - “If You Keep Losing Sleep”. It’s literally electrifying.
“If You Keep Losing Sleep” will be the third single lifted from the widely acclaimed #1 album “Young Modern”. Featuring a dynamic performance by Silverchair, the clip was recently filmed in a grand ballroom in Melbourne by directors Damon Escott and Stephen Lance (the pair behind Silverchair’s “Reflections Of A Sound” clip).
The clip will have its exclusive world premiere on Channel 7’s Sunrise program at 7.40am (AEST) tomorrow (Tuesday August 28). The clip in its entirety can then be viewed by heading to the official Yahoo!7 site (au.yahoo.com).
From Midday (AEST) the video will also be available on Silverchair’s MySpace page (www.myspace.com/silverchair) and right here at the home of Silverchair (www.chairpage.com).
25-08-2007
SILVERCHAIR IN THE BLUE ROOM
Check out an exclusive Silverchair interview with Daniel, Ben and Chris!
The guys recently sat down on the AT&T blue room couch and candidly chatted about the band “then and now”, their amazing career so far, songwriting and the making of their album “Young Modern”.
Been counting down the sleeps until you next see the band live? Well here is your instant gratification! You’ll also see exclusive live performances of “The Man That Knew Too Much”, “Young Modern Station” and “Reflections Of A Sound” recorded on the bands recent American leg of the “Young Modern World Tour”.
See it all at the AT&T blue room! Simply head to attblueroom.com/music
24-08-2007
VOTE TO WATCH 'STRAIGHT LINES' ON VH1!
The clip for Silverchair's Australian hit single 'Straight Lines' has been added to the ever popular US music channel VH1. It's an exciting time as it's the first time they've ever played the band's videos!
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!
Simply go to the following site: www.vh1.com/shows/series/top_20_countdown/vote.jhtml
23-08-2007
MYSPACE SECRET SHOW TO KICK OFF "ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE" NATIONAL TOUR
Wednesday August 29th - Newcastle
MySpace.com, Australia’s number one social networking site, today announced that Powderfinger and Silverchair will celebrate one year of MySpace Australia by kicking off their "Across the Great Divide" tour with an exclusive FREE performance for MySpace users.
Australia’s two biggest rock bands will perform a very special MySpace Secret Show, at an undisclosed venue in Newcastle next week. The unique show will mark the crescendo of MySpace Australia’s 1st birthday celebrations this month. It will also be the first chance for anyone to check out both bands as they begin their huge "Across The Great Divide" tour which will weave its way around Australia and New Zealand over the next 9 weeks.
In the past twelve months MySpace has changed the political, social and musical landscape of Australia with everyone from the Prime Minister to the girl next door on board. MySpace has also continued its amazing growth with unique visitors increasing to 2.9 million in July and total registered Australian users now at 3.87 million*.
“MySpace allows bands and fans to all interact directly with each other which can be really great for everyone concerned. This is our way to say thanks to the MySpace community for their support of this big tour and also to wish them a very happy birthday!” said Silverchair’s Ben Gillies.
“To have arguably two of the biggest Aussie bands in history join forces to help celebrate our 1st birthday is quite a coup for our users. We’re thrilled to have them on board to mark this important milestone,” said Rebekah Horne, General Manager, MySpace.com.
MySpace Secret Shows are exclusive, FREE concerts held throughout Australia featuring some of the biggest international and Australian artists. The only way MySpace users can find out specific details about this and future concerts is by adding Secret Shows as a ‘friend’ to their profile via www.myspace.com/secretshowsau. This will guarantee they are the first to find out details as they are made available. When all is revealed, entry to the show is on a first-come-first-served basis.
Stay tuned!
23-08-2007
LIVE FROM FARAWAY STABLES
It’s not long now until the first night of the biggest rock n roll tour to hit this country in decades kicks off! Starring Silverchair & Powderfinger coming to a town near you!
In celebration of the Across The Great Divide tour we’re making Live From Faraway Stables available separately as CD’s or DVD’s for the first time ever! The "Across The Night" tour was staged at Newcastle Civic Theatre – within walking distance from the band’s birthplace. Surrounded by friends, family and loyal fans Silverchair performed songs from "Diorama" as well as a selection of earlier works. Owning these CD’s and DVD’s are the next best thing to actually having been lucky enough to be at the show.
Head to www.acrossthegreatdivide.com.au/shop to purchase these and many other great titles from Silverchair’s remarkable back catalogue. These are now all available to purchase online!
20-08-2007
Are you interested in owning a copy of Young Modern on vinyl?
We are currently gauging if there is enough interest amongst Silverchair fans to produce a limited run of Young Modern on vinyl. If this goes ahead, it will likely cost in the vicinity of $AUD25 to $35.
If you're interested, then please send an email to lasmail@silverchair.net by 3rd September, with Young Modern Vinyl in the "Subject". Please only send one email per person so we can get a balanced view of the demand for this item.
19-08-2007
ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE - THE BIG TOUR THAT JUST GOT EVEN BIGGER
SILVERCHAIR and POWDERFINGER have announced the opening artists for most their Across The Great Divide tour, with news that THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS, YOUTH GROUP, BLUE KING BROWN, KEV CARMODY, DAN KELLY, THE SCARE and more will be joining the reconciliation conversation on various dates.
The close to thirty shows on the tour will play host to a variety of special guest opening artists from around the country, each band bringing their own flavour to an already huge mouthful of music.
Shows are sold out in Melbourne and Brisbane but limited tickets are still available for the second shows in Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, Wollongong, Newcastle and Townsville. Tickets are also selling fast for all the regional shows and with this first announcement of outstanding special guests, fans are advised to get in quick! Ticket info is available in the Tours section.
18-08-2007
STRAIGHT LINES DEBUTS ON VH1
Straight Lines has become the first Silverchair video to ever make the top 20 on hugely influential U.S. music tv channel, VH1. The song debuted at #16 yesterday on their chart thanks to the votes of chairpage readers everywhere. Thanks to everyone for their support so far ... Where will it be next week??? To register your vote or to check out the chart go to:
www.vh1.com/shows/series/top_20_countdown/vote.jhtml
Congratulations Ben, Chris and Daniel.
16-08-2007
SILVERCHAIR SURFIN' USA
Things are going from good to great for Silverchair in the USA right now.
"Straight Lines" broke into the top 20 most played songs on Modern Rock radio this week and is among the most requested tunes on most of the stations that are playing it. This is already the best U.S. airplay for any Silverchair track since "Ana's Song" got to #12 way back in 1999 and there's plenty more to come. The song has already been added by major HOTAC radio stations like Star 98.7 in LA and The Alice in San Franciso before the song has even formally been serviced to those stations!
The "Straight Lines" video is also picking up major spins on Fuse. It's just been added to MTV2 and it's on the cusp of making the top 20 most requested clips on the all powerful VH1. To vote for Straight Lines on the VH1 countdown please go to www.vh1.com/shows/series/top_20_countdown/vote.jhtml
And meanwhile the album reviews are the best of the band's career with the latest edition of U.S. Rolling Stone awarding Young Modern four stars in a piece by legendary wand respected columnist, David Fricke.
Online, the album has dipped into the top 10 on Yahoo's top albums this week so there's good news everywhere in the States for the chair.
For all the latest press on the Young Modern World Tour check out www.chairpage.com/press_releases/