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ENDLESS AUSSIE SUMMER
05/17/2008
During the summer at least a dozen Australian acts will be part of festivals in the United States and the United Kingdom, including veteran rock group Rose Tattoo at the Netherlands' Field of Rock and France's Hellfest; electronica act Pnau at the United Kingdom's Glastonbury and Spain's Sonar; and up-and-coming rock band Airbourne at the United States' Rockstar Mayhem Festival.
Dylan Liddy, co-manager of hip-hop act Hilltop Hoods, who play Glastonbury this summer, agrees, saying festivals expose Aussie acts to new audiences, while club shows are usually attended by expats.
The Hoods' latest album, "The Hard Rose" (Obese Records), debuted at No. 1 on the Australian Record Industry Assn. chart, but Liddy says the band is now looking for "industry awareness in the Northern Hemisphere."
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