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Shihad are busting skulls and taking names with new album ‘Old Gods’

Shihad are a band that demands to be heard, and let’s put it this way – they aren’t known for their ability to sit still and do as they’re told. Fortunately, there tends to be a hell of a lot of people willing to shut up and listen to the act’s oft-charged and volatile social political commentary. And luckily for us, the time to shut up and listen has once again come, with Shihad announcing a brand new album, Old Gods , set for release Friday, 27th August.

The spark that lights the flame is the first track to be boosted from the record, high-voltage cut ‘Tear Down Those Names’. The track is unapologetically pissed off, but falls short of being manic, sticking to a point that’s well-articulated and masterfully punctuated with the same notes of hard rock that have had Shihad fans coming back for more since 1996.

The band’s vocalist Jon Toogood recently experienced a whole world of change as a new father and husband, a perspective made all the more fresh with his recent conversion to Islam. He speaks to the message behind the track and album in light of recent times: “My whole consciousness changed. I haven’t been able to see the world like I used to. And all of this was feeding into, oh right, we’ve written the soundtrack, and this is what I’m going to talk about. I’m going to talk about the fact that I don’t want a future where white supremacy reigns supreme, especially with my bi-racial children. I don’t want to see leaders like Trump hold sway over a big portion of the population on the planet. Cos it’s not gonna end well.”

“I know it’s just rock’n’roll at the end of the day, but it’s my artform, and I’ve got a really fucking powerful band to play with, making powerful music, so I’m going to write about that shit,” he adds.

Shihad will be taking their show on the road post-release, sharing a run of headlining Australian tour dates we hope and pray will not need to be rescheduled.

Hear the first track off Old Gods below.

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Shihad announce 30th anniversary australian tour.

Jon Toogood, Tom Larkin, Phil Knight, and Karl Kippenberger will take their show on the road throughout November. After nine albums, a handful of name changes, and a collection of awards recognising their ongoing impact, it’s safe to say Shihad certainly have a lot to celebrate after 30 years in the business.

Fans will also have the chance to reminisce on the band’s landmark LP The General Electric as Shihad prepare to release the record on vinyl for the first time since its release 20 years ago. It’s an album that remains at the forefront of the Shihad story, offering hits such as ‘My Mind’s Sedate’, ‘The General Electric’, and ‘Pacifier’.

Shihad 30 th Anniversary Tour 2018

Friday November 16: Rosemount Hotel, Perth, WA

Saturday November 17: Metropolis, Fremantle, WA

Sunday November 18: Fowlers, Adelaide, SA

Friday November 23: The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD 

Saturday November 24: The Metro, Sydney, NSW 

Friday November 30: 170 Russell, Melbourne, VIC 

Tickets are available via Shihad’s website .  The General Electric  vinyl reissue will be released on Friday October 12 via Warner Music Australia and can be pre-ordered here .

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Shihad celebrating 20 years of The Fish Album with east coast Australian tour this June & July

• April 27, 2016

Celebrating the release of their breakthrough album,  Shihad are touring the affectionately regarded  The Fish Album  around the Australian east coast this year! The album, the NZ band’s debut self-titled effort, turns 20 this year and is going to be seeing a special reissue on both vinyl and in digital formats.

The tour will be the first for Shihad since their successful run around the country with their ninth studio release,  FVEY , and remembering how ferocious and fun  those shows were, we can only wonder what the boys have up their sleeves for this upcoming tour. The news follows on from the band’s recently announced tour dates with Storytime so fans on the east coast, don’t fret, there’s plenty of Shihad to go around! Sure to be full of nostalgia, this one won’t be one to miss for any diehard Shihad fan  PLUS , Shihad are to be joined on the road by Adelaide’s own,  Grenadiers .

Two killer bands on an unmissable tour. You know what to do.

Tickets are on sale for this one from 9am, April 28th via Oztix!

SHIHAD AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES

June 23rd | Settlers Tavern, MARGARET RIVER with Storytime

June 24th | Rosemount Hotel, PERTH with Storytime

June 25th | Rosemount Hotel, PERTH with Storytime

June 26th | Newport Hotel, FREMANTLE with Storytime

July 1st | The Triffid, BRISBANE with Grenadiers

July 2nd | Pigsty in July, HUNTER VALLEY with Grenadiers | Tickets

July 15th | The Factory, SYDNEY with Grenadiers

July 16th | The Croxton, MELBOURNE with Grenadiers

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Shihad Reveals 10th Album ‘Old Gods’ Is On The Way

by Paul Cashmere on July 8, 2021

New Zealand powerhouse Shihad will release their 10th album ‘Old Gods’ in August.

The first Shihad album ‘Chrun’ was released in 1993. 28 years on Shihad still has the same line-up of singer, guitarist Jon Toogood, drummer Tom Larkin, guitarist Phil Knight and bassist Karl Kippenberger.

I know it’s just rock’n’roll at the end of the day, but it’s my artform, and I’ve got a really fucking powerful band to play with, making powerful music, so I’m going to write about that shit,” Jon Toogood says.

The previous Shihad album was ‘FVEY’ in 2014.

Shihad will tour Old Dogs in October.

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Song You Need to Know: Shihad, ‘Tear Down Those Names’

The opening track from their long-awaited tenth album, “tear down those names” is shihad at their most direct and powerful., tyler jenke, tyler jenke's most recent stories.

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Close to seven long years since their last full-length album, New Zealand rock royalty Shihad have made their welcome return, sharing new single “Tear Down Those Names” as the first taste of their long-awaited tenth record.

Serving as the opening track from  Old Gods , it’s a blistering introduction into a powerful collection of tracks which sees Jon Toogood showcasing lyrics which encapsulate our collective anger at recent world events.

Having experienced a decade of growth and change – including becoming a parent, converting to Islam, and marrying his Sudanese wife – Toogood admits he began to see new perspectives other than those he had been raised with. This, paired with the COVID-inspired soul searching, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the disgust at the rise of conservative politics, Toogood began take on a new understanding of his place in the world as a privileged white male.

“My whole consciousness changed. I haven’t been able to see the world like I used to,” he explains. “And all of this was feeding into, oh right, we’ve written the soundtrack, and this is what I’m going to talk about. I’m going to talk about the fact that I don’t want a future where white supremacy reigns supreme, especially with my bi-racial children.

“I don’t want to see leaders like Trump hold sway over a big portion of the population on the planet. Cos it’s not gonna end well.”

The result is one of Shihad’s most direct and powerful releases to date, with the likes of conservative talk radio, the legitimisation of racism, and the radicalisation of a generation fuelled by misinformation placed squarely within the band’s crosshairs.

While Shihad are set to release  Old Gods on August 27th, they’ll be pairing this new record with a long-awaited Australian tour, which kicks off in early October, with tickets on sale next week.

Shihad’s “Tear Down Those Names” is out now, while Old Gods will be released on August 27th, with pre-orders available now.

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Friday, October 1st Prince Of Wales Bunbury, WA

Saturday, October 2nd Metropolis, Fremantle, WA

Thursday, October 7th The Gov, Adelaide, SA

Friday, October 8th 170 Russell, Melbourne, VIA

Thursday, October 14th The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD

Friday, October 15th Manning Bar, Sydney, NSW

Saturday, October 16th Entrance Leagues Club, Central Coast, NSW

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Shihad Announce 30th Anniversary Australian Tour

By Jackson Langford

New Zealand rock legends Shihad (once known as Pacifier) are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year, and to celebrate, they’ve announced a massive Australian tour.

Not only is the band celebrating its 30th year of being together, but 2019 also marks the 20th anniversary of the initial release of their seminal album  The General Electric.  To celebrate that, the band will release the album on vinyl for the very first time on 12th October 2018.

The band’s Australian tour, happening in November 2018, will hit Perth, Fremantle, Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney, before wrapping things up in Melbourne.

As well as this tour, Shihad are also playing a bunch of dates next year as part of the Hotter Than Hell tour.

Shihad’s current lineup features Jon Toogood, Tom Larkin, Phil Knight and Karl Kippenberger, and released their latest album FVEY in 2014. Check out all the dates, venues and ticketing details for the band’s 30th anniversary Australian tour, below.

Shihad 2018 30th Anniversary Australian Tour

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Friday, 16th November Rosemount Hotel, Perth Tickets: Oztix

Saturday, 17th November Metropolis, Fremantle Tickets: Oztix

Sunday, 18th November Fowlers, Adelaide Tickets: Moshtix

Friday, 23rd November The Triffid, Brisbane Tickets: Oztix

Saturday, 24th November Metro Theatre, Sydney Tickets: Metro

Friday, 30th November 170 Russell, Melbourne Tickets: Moshtix

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Shihad return to Australian stages this June and July for the first time since their FVEY tour in 2014, joined on the East Coast leg by Adelaide punk rock trio – Grenadiers .

Fri 24 June               Rosemount Hotel                         Perth                                     WA With Storytime 459 Fitzgerald St, (Cnr Angove St)North Perth Tix shihad.oztix.com.au

Sat 25 June              Rosemount Hotel                         Perth                                      WA With Storytime 459 Fitzgerald St, (Cnr Angove St)North Perth Tix shihad.oztix.com.au

Sun 26 June            Newport Hotel                               Fremantle                            WA With Storytime 2 South Terrace, Fremantle Tix shihad.oztix.com.au

Fri 1 July                   The Triffid                                    Brisbane                               QLD With special guests Grenadiers 7-9 Stratton St, Newstead Tix shihad.oztix.com.au Doors 7.30pm

Sat 2 July                  Pigsty In July                              Hunter Valley                      NSW Tix  dashville.com.au

Fri 15 July                 The Factory                                Sydney                                  NSW With special guests Grenadiers 105 Victoria Road, Marrickville Tix shihad.oztix.com.au Doors 7.30pm

Sat 16 July               The Croxton                                 Melbourne                          VIC With special guests Grenadiers Thornbury, 607 High St, Melbourne VIC 3071 Tix shihad.oztix.com.au Doors 7.30pm In 1996 Shihad released what many consider to be their break through album; the Self Titled opus that became affectionately known as The Fish Album (in reference to the album cover image). Now in April 2016 The Fish Album is re-mastered and re-issued both digitally and on vinyl. Evolving from the semi industrial Churn (1993) through the heavy riff laden Killjoy (1995), The Fish Album bristled with a new found lightness of spirit as it collided with the maturity of a band fulfilling their potential as writers and incendiary live performers.

Finding a home with labels internationally Shihad toured The Fish Album around the globe relentlessly. Songs such as La La Land , Ghost From The Past , A Day Away and the breakthrough single Home Again burnt into the consciousness of rock fans from New Zealand to Germany where the band based themselves for a good portion of ‘96 and ‘97.

There aren’t many bands that endure with such a cache of riches while continuing to demonstrate a surging hunger to evolve and perform. After twenty-eight years together, they just keep getting better, delivering LP’s and live shows with an intensity that leaves their younger contemporaries for dead.

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New Zealand veteran rockers Shihad have announced their first Australian tour in two years.

The band will tour nationally in support of recently released album, ‘ FVEY ’.

High Tension and Cairo Knife Fight join the group on the bill.

“Horns in the air people, Shihad, like always, have your rock covered. These guys have been doing this consistently for over twenty years without ever becoming boring or irrelevant, and ‘FVEY’ is as worthy of becoming something special to the current generation just like ‘The General Electric’ was to the one before it.” – KYS review.

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Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department is here, but it could be a logistical nightmare for the Eras Tour

Get ready for another Taylor Swift era.

The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD) is the superstar's 11th studio album and is being released around the world today.

It'll be dropping the second the clock hits midnight on the east coast of America, which will be this afternoon in Australia.

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So far, we know the album is a whopping 16 songs (not including bonus vinyl tracks) and features multiple collaborations, including with Florence + The Machine.

We also know the first single will be Fortnight featuring Post Malone, with a music video dropping tomorrow morning as well.

Despite no singles being released in its lead up, clues point to TTPD seemingly being inspired by the five stages of grief : denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.

Plus, many fans have speculated that the album title is a reference to the name of a group chat Swift's ex was part of – The Tortured Man Club.

And while The Tortured Poets Department could very well set new streaming records, it also poses a logistical nightmare for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour: how do you include yet another album into a show that is over three hours long?

Below, two ABC reporters and Swifties weigh up the likelihood of how the megastar might adapt her sell-out tour when it recommences in Europe next month.

We could lose some songs from every era to make room

Jessica : This seems like the most likely course of action. To put things into perspective, the Eras Tour includes songs from nine albums, but their airtime varies wildly. Lover, Folklore and Midnights have at least six songs, while Speak Now gets just two. So this might be a chance to balance things out?

Georgie : It would make the most sense to me. I can't imagine a tour that doesn't spend at least some time on the freshest music. But, this is a unique scenario. You have an artist who is essentially doing a greatest hits tour at the age of 34 while she is still churning out new music.

If she does cut music to make room for Tortured Poets, it will be very divisive. Every fan has their favourite era. But, I think if she was to I would hope she cuts songs she has already toured. You have to remember she put out four (now five) albums since her last tour and I imagine it would make the most sense for her to give more air time to Lover, Folklore, Evermore, Midnights and TTPD.

Jessica : If you were in charge of Taylor Swift's setlist, which songs would you cull? I'd ditch The Archer from the Lover era so it ends with, well, Lover. I'd be ruthless and cut most of the songs from the Red era as nothing compares to All Too Well (10 Minute Version). But keep the Reputation portion as is! It's perfect.

What if smaller eras, like Fearless and Speak Now, got cut altogether?

Jessica : I love chaos so I would not bat an eye if Taylor Swift dropped the entire Speak Now era from her tour. (But Enchanted is such a core memory for a lot of fans.) I know this might be a wild concept but there's not one song from her self-titled debut album in the Eras Tour (justice for Our Song!), so make of that what you will.

Georgie : I think this will cause a major generational divide. The beautiful part about the Eras Tour is you have fans new and old coming together. Taylor has been making music since 2009 and the Eras Tour has been a chance for people in their twenties and thirties to dress up in glitter and be teenagers again while sharing the new music with teenagers today. I'm a folklore girl through and through so I am hoping if any eras get sacrificed it's the older ones. But I can't lie, it's pretty special to belt out Love Story with thousands of other people.

Could we lose the two surprise songs for a few Tortured Poets hits?

Georgie : Controversial opinion but I would be ok with this. Although, take this as you want because I have experienced the Eras Tour. But the section is a gamble anyway. You never know what she's going to play and someone is always disappointed or their top pick is played another night. If you cut this section, no-one gets hurt. Maybe she subs it out for three best songs from TTPD?

Jessica : I missed out on tickets for the Eras Tour altogether so I was taken aback seeing fans who did score tickets complaining about which night got "better" surprise songs. You can't please everyone! I agree, this would level the playing field and take the comparison factor out of the tour… but I wonder if that uniqueness is a marketing factor as some super fans attend multiple concerts in the same city.

Imagine if she just… didn't play her new album

Georgie : Don't say it or it might come true!

Jessica : I think this would be the riskiest option. Imagine the disappointment on the first night when the tour recommences in Paris on May 9. But some fans, especially in America, who witnessed the Eras Tour last year before this album was announced feel it's unfair if other countries get a different experience. But that's what happens with the passage of time!

Georgie : I see your point but you have to remember we're in an age where many people have watched the Eras Tour happen through TikTok and the cinema release. So is it really missing out when it's been inescapable for over a year? This could be a chance for the people who have waited so long for the Europe leg – who have basically watched the tour on streaming and all over TikTok – to have something unique and worth the cash.

Or she could just include the new album and make the show nearly *four hours* long?

Jessica : I think this option would please the most fans, but I genuinely don't know how she performs for hours on end each night and then travels through different time zones. Oh,  to be a billionaire with a whole team taking care of everything all the time.

Georgie : I don't see this happening. Costs would skyrocket and many stadiums have a noise curfew. That's new costumes, sets and dance routines.

Jessica : But I would eat up new costumes, sets and dance routines! A four-hour concert is outrageous, which makes me think she might very well pick this option. Time will tell.

Georgie : I'm obviously a Swiftie but when I found out about the new album and what that might mean for the tour I just felt… overwhelmed. I'm still processing the release of four albums and two Taylor's Versions in four years. And now she's putting out new music? It's simply too much! The concert is a marathon but if I did have to go to a four-hour show, I'd do it for Ms Swift.

The worst option: Swapping All Too Well (10 Minute Version) for the radio edit to save time

Jessica : Sacrilegious.

Georgie : The people would riot. Jake Gyllenhaal would be thrilled though.

Final thoughts

Jessica : With everything going on in the world, I think this is a fun problem to ponder, and an interesting one for Taylor to tackle. I wish her well in whatever form the Eras Tour takes, because fans are going to have strong opinions either way.

Georgie: I worry that Taylor needs a holiday but, as you said, she's a billionaire now so I think she'll be fine. I hope she tours future albums but I also support her having a rest. Go chill with the cats and Travis. You've danced in high heeled boots for two years.

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"Thank you to @wesgordon and the @carolinaherrera team for helping us recreate this iconic look," he added.

In his post about Zendaya's recreated look, Wes Gordon, the creative director for Carolina Herrera, said that Serena and Venus Williams' Vogue photo, taken by Annie Leibovitz, "remains one of his favorite images."

"I was immediately excited when @luxurylaw reached out about recreating this look for @zendaya as part of the storytelling around #challengers," Gordon said. "Thank you so much Law!"

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In the photo, Zendaya wears a wig from Kim Kimble, which was styled by Ursula Stephen. The look was styled in the same way Venus and Serena Williams' hair was done in their Vogue shoot.

Casillas, who did Zendaya's makeup, also took to Instagram to share the image.

"Thank you @luxurylaw @zendaya for letting me capture this moment," Casillas said.

Zendaya took to her Instagram stories too to share the photo and wrote, "Forever inspired by @venuswilliams @serenawilliams."

Venus Williams re-shared the post on her own Instagram story and wrote, "My heart melted on this one. Iconic @zendaya."

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Throughout the "Challengers" press tour, Zendaya has worn showstopping looks , including many that have been tennis-inspired.

For the Los Angeles premiere of the film, she mixed it up and wore a black and pink Vera Wang gown on the carpet and after the premiere, changed into a neon green halter dress from Celia Kritharioti, which had a tennis ball attached at the center.

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