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20-10-2008
2008 ARIA AWARDS
Silverchair and touring buddies Powderfinger took home the gong for BEST MUSIC DVD at the 2008 ARIA Music Awards held in Sydney last night. The deluxe triple disc "Across The Great Divide" DVD features full length live sets by both bands and a behind the scenes doco "Behind The Great Divide". Silverchair's Chris and Powderfinger's Darren were on hand to collect the ARIA and thanked "everyone who came along to any of the shows". They also made special mention to the great work done by Reconciliation Australia.
16-10-2008
LOVELL'S LAGER LAUNCH
Chris Joannou recently took to the stage at the Annandale Hotel in Sydney. Playing bass as part of an awesome supergroup that featured Tim Rogers, Paul Dempsey and Tex Perkins.
This was no impromptu performance! The boys got together to play some classic songs (think Slayer/Black Flag) in support of the Lovell's Lager launch.
A good pal of Silverchair's, Matt Lovell (he's worked on Freak Show, Neon Ballroom & Diorama) was launching his very own lager on the night.
Check out the pics here.
[Remember you have to be +18 to drink alcohol in Australia.]
14-10-2008
[V] OZ ARTIST 2008 - VOTE AND WIN
Silverchair will be battling it out with 49 other Aussie artists to win the Channel [V] Oz Artist 2008 Award and you can vote who wins!
Voting can be done either online at the [V] website or via SMS and voters are eligible to win a trip to Homebake with three of their mates as well as some cool weekly prizes over eight weeks. Multiple votes are allowed and the more you vote the more chances you have of winning a prize so VOTE NOW and stay tuned for the Top 4 finalists announcement on Nov 7th.
23-09-2008
More Music News
Daniel Johns and Luke Steele have named their latest collaboration “Hathaway/Palmer”.
There are still no plans for a release of this ‘acoustic pop record’ as it’s been described by the both of them.
Watch this space.
18-09-2008
Triple J - Live at the Wireless from the Vaults - Volume 2
Triple J release some of the coolest compilations around and their new one ‘Live at the Wireless from the Vaults - Volume 2’ is no exception. This CD/DVD compilation features live performances from some pretty cool local and international bands. Silverchair kicks off the CD tracklisting with a live version of ‘The Greatest View’ recorded when Dan, Chris & Ben played in Cowra for the Triple J One Night Stand.
Order online now
10-09-2008
2008 ARIA AWARDS
It was announced in Sydney this morning that SILVERCHAIR have been nominated for two ARIA Awards!!
One is for BEST GROUP (which they won most recently at last years awards) and the other is for BEST MUSIC DVD along with touring buddies Powderfinger for the Across The Great Divide DVD.
Silverchair hold ARIA Award history with the most awards ever - a staggering 19 over their career.
The Awards will be held in Sydney on Sunday October 19 and telecast on the Ten Network.
11-08-2008
MTV Video Music Awards
Silverchair's "Straight Lines" music video is available for online voting in the Best Rock category for MTV's Video Music Awards. This year MTV is letting fans vote online to determine which videos get nominated.
Voting runs until Wednesday at 11am/EST.
If you'd like to see "Straight Lines" make the final cut please vote now.
28-07-2008
INSIDE FILM AWARDS
We are pleased to report that the video for “If You Keep Losing Sleep” is eligible for the 2008 Inside Film Awards.
Check out the clip online at www.ifawards.com and rate it now!
30-06-2008
THEY WRITE THE SONGS – MUSIC MAX
The above documentary takes you inside the 2008 APRA Awards. Prior to scooping the pool at the Awards Silverchair’s Daniel Johns sat down with Chat Chat for an exclusive catch up!
Don’t miss it tonight at 8.30pm on Music Max.
17-06-2008
DANIEL JOHNS MAKES APRA AWARDS HISTORY
Daniel Johns made history at the 2008 APRA Awards held in Sydney last night when he won the prestigious APRA “Songwriter of the Year” award.
This latest achievement makes the Silverchair frontman the first songwriter in the 26 year history of the APRA Awards to receive this honour on three separate occasions (he also won in 1995 with bandmate Ben Gillies and then in 2003 for his work on “Diorama”).
In addition to winning “Songwriter of the Year” Daniel’s composition “Straight Lines” (which he co-wrote with The Presets’ Julian Hamilton) was named the APRA “Song of the Year” and the “Most Played Australian Work”.
“It’s a serious honor to be recognized by your peers in the music community” Daniel Johns said “Writing songs means everything to me so to receive these awards for the art of songwriting feels particularly special.”
These acknowledgements by APRA and its members cap an extraordinary year for Daniel and his Silverchair bandmates. After a lengthy hiatus the group returned in 2007 with their fifth consecutive number 1 charting album “Young Modern”. The disc was among the most acclaimed of the group’s career. It went on to be certified triple platinum and swept last year’s ARIA Awards.
After last night Daniel Johns now has the unprecedented honour of winning both more APRA Awards AND more ARIA Awards than any other artist in history. He recently turned 29 years old.
After touring non-stop into early 2008, Silverchair is currently on a well-earned break. The band hopes to return to the studio next year.