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Adam Levine acknowledges that the title of the new Maroon 5 album "Overexposed" is something of an inside joke—a wink at the Los Angeles-based band’s seeming omnipresence, particularly in the wake of the frontman’s joining the cast of NBC’s The Voice and of “Moves Like Jagger,” the 2011 smash that topped charts in 18 countries across the globe and became one of the most paid downloaded songs in history.

“It’s like, ‘We get it—we’re overexposed,’” Levine says with a laugh. “We’re just trying to preemptively go where the conversation is headed anyway. We figured we’d get there first.”

Check this out, though: If Overexposed gets at the truth of Maroon 5’s sky-high visibility—perhaps you’re reading these words in preparation for spreading the word a little further yourself—the title carries another meaning, as well, one that runs a few inches below the surface of things. After a decade of activity in which the 3 time Grammy-winning quintet has gone from playing tiny L.A. clubs to becoming one of the biggest bands in the world, this album captures Maroon 5’s decision to open itself up to risk.

“I feel like we’ve been standing on the edge of a cliff for a long time,” Levine says. “We’re a band that’s always been close to being full-on pop, but that’s rooted in a lot of other things: rock, soul, funk, the list goes on. Overexposed is the first time we’ve ever completely embraced the idea of making pop music—of making songs for the radio. We just said, ‘Let’s not be afraid to do what we basically are.’”

The decision was more than a matter of mindset. “Moves Like Jagger” marked the band’s entrance into the waters of co-writing; until then Levine and his bandmates—guitarist James Valentine, bassist Mickey Madden, drummer Matt Flynn and keyboardist PJ Morton (currently filling in for Jesse Carmichael, who’s on hiatus)—had prided themselves on the fact that they handled all of the oufit’s music in-house. “But ‘Jagger’ was an amazing experience,” says Valentine, “so we figured we’d try it again.”

The result, Maroon 5’s fourth studio set, contains collaborations with longtime hit-maker Max Martin served as the album’s executive producer, with additional tracks produced by Benny Blanco (Katy Perry, Gym Class Heroes) and Ryan Tedder (Beyoncé, OneRepublic).

“We gravitated toward certain people for various reasons,” Levine says, pointing to Maroon 5’s 2010 tour with OneRepublic as an example. “But when you get down to it, there’s a reason that the best writers in the world are as successful as they are. And there’s a lot of people on this record who had never been in a room together until we put them there. We were into making these strange concoctions that don’t exist in the rules.”

Indeed, cuts like the electro-reggae “One More Night” and lead single “Payphone,” with a guest verse by rapper Wiz Khalifa, demonstrate how difficult it is to categorize Maroon 5’s; the same goes for the funked-up ballad “Beautiful Goodbye” and “Doin’ Dirt,” a propulsive disco-rock jam with harmonies that Valentine says reveal the influence of Hall & Oates.

 “I love how ‘Payphone’ seems like a such sweet song until the chorus comes in,” Levine says, referring to the part of that tune where he declares, “All those fairy tales are full of shit / One more fucking love song, I’ll be sick.” “It’s totally subverting the song in this way that makes you lean in and listen,” he adds.


“I think I might be most stoked on ‘Fortune Teller,’ which started on my laptop while we were in the lounge at Conway Studios in L.A.,” says Valentine. “We’re literally feet away from millions of dollars of the world’s finest recording equipment, and I’m in there working on this 10-dollar Korg mini-keyboard.” He laughs. “And yet we came up with this track that we just loved.”

As Valentine’s comment suggests, Maroon 5 worked surprisingly quickly on Overexposed, which despite the A-list hook-ups arrives just 21 months after Hands All Over, the band’s 2010 collaboration with producer Robert John “Mutt” Lange. “We’ve taken a really long time to make our albums in the past,” Levine admits. “But I’m done overanalyzing and making things more complicated than they need to be. If a song is great, it’s great. Be done with it.”

“There’s a new focus that’s set into us both personally and as a band,” Valentine adds. “We had such amazing experiences the first 10 years of this group, and I think we spent a lot of time enjoying it, which was great. But now it’s like, ‘Well, what do we do? We make records.’” The guitarist laughs. “Put it this way: In 2007 after the show we were definitely finding out where the party was. Now it’s more like, ‘Hey, let’s go finish that song.’ That’s what’s more exciting to us.”

Levine says that of all the band’s albums, Overexposed feels “both most and least like Maroon 5. There’s lots of traces of the past, but it also hints at a new idea,” the singer explains. “More than anything I think this record says that it’s always cool to try—that you should always be willing to take a step beyond whatever feels comfortable.”

]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 09:04:01 GMT <![CDATA[Coldplay Are Coming To Australia.. But Adelaide Not On The List!]]> The world’s biggest band, Coldplay have announced the details of some very special stadium shows on the Mylo Xyloto tour in Australia and New Zealand, although the band will not playing in Adelaide.

Since their debut in 2000 Coldplay have taken the world by storm with album sales in excess of 55 million and a slew of nominations and awards, including picking up their seventh Brit Award for Best British Group at this year’s ceremony.

With the release of their fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto, Coldplay have experienced their greatest success to date in Australia with the album achieving double platinum sales. “We can't wait to get back to Australia this November. It's such a special place for us. These venues are pretty huge, the Aussie crowds are always incredible and we'll be bringing everything we've got. It's going to be big" said Chris Martin.

If you're keen to head to the east coast, you'll be able to see Coldplay at one of their 3 Australian shows.

COLDPLAY TOUR DATES

Tuesday, 13 November, 2012
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Tickets on sale from 9.00am (local time), Friday, 25 May, 2012
www.ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100

Saturday, 17 November, 2012
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Tickets on sale from 9.00am (local time), Friday, 25 May, 2012
www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849

Wednesday, 21 November, 2012
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Tickets on sale from 10.00am (local time), Friday, 25 May, 2012
www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849

Here's what some of the awesome show will no doubt be like.



]]> Sun, 13 May 2012 15:19:52 GMT <![CDATA[First Look - Rihanna's Hot New Clip]]>
]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 10:18:45 GMT <![CDATA[Up Close & Personal with Christina Perri | Video]]>
MixFM is proud to present the voice behind the latest
Twilight Box Office smash hit… performing LIVE in Australia!

Hot off her hit soundtrack appearance from The Twilight Saga ‘Breaking Dawn Part 1’ Singer/Songwriter CHRISTINA PERRI got
‘Up Close & Personal’ with MixFM listeners at Flying Fish Restaurant & Bar, Friday 20th April, 2012.

An intimate performance presented by oo.com.au - your online department store with big savings on top brands

Christina Perri "Love Strong" - out now.





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Credits: Video filmed and edited by Jaime Pace. Photography by Leah Stanistreet and Marcus Solomon.
]]> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:34:54 GMT <![CDATA[YouTube turns 7]]> Video sharing website YouTube celebrated its 7th birthday this week.

Since first going live in 2005 it has changed the way we use the internet and impacted on billons of people. It has helped launch entertainment careers and help end dictaroships.

120 million videos have been uploaded, with more than 60 hours of footage being uploaded every minute!
While the majority of the top 20 viewed clips on YouTube are music videos, there are some other user generated classics from over the years!

We look back on a selection of the most popular/unusual videos from over the years:


Justin Bieber has the honour of having the most viewed clips on Youtube. Over 730 million people have checked out his song, Baby:



Charlie Bit My Finger was first uploaded in 2007 and soon went viral:



The evolution of dance - 60 years of dance styles in 6 minutes:



Laughing baby:



Sometimes the dentist might go overboard with the anaesthetic:



Even Pandas get hayfever:



Twin babies talking:



A fun commercial for Evian water involving babies and rollerblades:



And last but not least, almost 10 million people have taken a look at our very own Mark Aiston copping a low blow on live TV:




What’s your favourite YouTube clip? 
]]> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:55:22 GMT <![CDATA[Up Close & Personal with Christina Perri | Live Coverage]]>
MixFM is proud to present the voice behind the latest
Twilight Box Office smash hit… performing LIVE in Australia! 

If you weren't one of our lucky MixFM listeners who won an invite to our latest Up Close & Personal event with Christina Perri, AND you missed out on our special live coverage of the event, you can replay her entire performance below!


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Hot off her hit soundtrack appearance from The Twilight Saga ‘Breaking Dawn Part 1’
Singer/Songwriter CHRISTINA PERRI got
‘Up Close & Personal’ with MixFM listeners at Flying Fish Restaurant & Bar, Friday 20th April, 2012.

An intimate performance presented by oo.com.au - your online department store with big savings on top brands

Christina Perri "Love Strong" - out now.




]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:48:31 GMT <![CDATA[2012 Logies Red Carpet Wrap]]> ]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:04:19 GMT <![CDATA[2012 Logies – The Winners.]]> Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4

Gold Logie, Most Popular Personality on TV: Hamish Blake (Hamish & Andy's Gap Year, Nine Network);

Silver Logie, Most Popular Actor: Hugh Sheridan (Ben Rafter, Packed To The Rafters, Seven Network);

Silver Logie, Most Popular Actress: Asher Keddie (Nina Proudman, Offspring, Network Ten / Ita Buttrose, Paper Giants: The Birth Of Cleo, ABC1);

Silver Logie, Most Popular Presenter: Adam Hills (Spicks and Specks / In Gordon St Tonight, ABC1);

Most Popular New Male Talent: Steve Peacocke (Darryl "Brax" Braxton, Home and Away, Seven Network);

Most Popular New Female Talent: Melissa Bergland (Winners & Losers, Seven Network);

Most Popular Drama Series: Packed To The Rafters (Seven Network);

Most Popular Light Entertainment Program: Hamish & Andy's Gap Year (Nine Network);

Most Popular Lifestyle Program: Better Homes & Gardens (Seven Network);

Most Popular Sports Program: 2011 AFL Grand Final (Network Ten);

Most Popular Reality Program: The Block (Nine Network);

Most Popular Factual Program: Bondi Rescue (Network Ten);

Peer-voted category:

Silver Logie, Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie: The Slap (ABC1);

Silver Logie, Outstanding Actor: Rob Carlton (Paper Giants, ABC1);

Silver Logie, Outstanding Actress: Melissa George (The Slap, ABC1);

Graham Kennedy Award for Outstanding New Talent: Chelsie Preston Crayford (Underbelly: Razor, Nine Network);

Outstanding News Coverage: The Queensland Floods (Nine News, Nine Network);

Outstanding Public Affairs Report: A Bloody Business (Four Corners/Sarah Ferguson, ABC1);

Outstanding Light Entertainment Program: Spicks And Specks (ABC1);

Outstanding Sports Coverage: State Of Origin III (Nine Network);

Outstanding Children's Program: My Place (ABC3);

Outstanding Factual Program: Go Back To Where You Came From (SBS).


]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:19:42 GMT <![CDATA[2012 Logies Media Room]]> ]]> Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:30:00 GMT <![CDATA[Seal Concert Review]]>
The sun doesn’t look like setting on the career on Seal anytime soon after serving it up to a loyal group of diehard fans in intimate mode at the Entertainment Centre proving yet again that he still has it. It would be quite easy for him to drop his bundle after a rather public marriage breakdown and now separation but that looked the furthest from his mind as he took Adelaide fans through his ninety minute set covering the hits as well as gems from his new album Soul 2 and in his own words it’s time to “live, laugh, cry and dance as two years has been far too long.”

Adelaide, a part of a five date tour wrapped in a TV show recording schedule for The Voice was “a pain in the arse” with Seal determined to do something about the tour schedule next time whatever that means. With the lights dimmed intro music blazed through the PA before kicking things off with If I’m Any Closer from 2010s Commitment album followed closely by Human Beings. The set was a bit of a slow mover until Prayer For The Dying where things really started to pick up and the crowd were along for the ride. It isn’t until to see Seal live in concert where you can appreciate his set list which is abundant in riches with so many great songs. Just Like Before, Killer and Love Still Remains were all sensation.

The Womack & Womack penned Love TKO was one of many great soul moments in the set before Seal made the comment that the last time he played the next song was a month and a half ago, which seems ironic but would let the crowd work it out. Yes, Let’s Stay Together seemed like a very subtle dig at his soon to be ex-wife and really sparked the emotion in him. One lady yelled out “I won’t leave you” prompting a reply from Seal “I won’t leave you too” and even looked he wanted to say more but pushed the stop button before going too far.

State Of Grace and Colour from the Human Beings album was a trip down memory lane before firing up the crowd again with an awesome version of My Vision getting most out of their chairs. By now Seal had a throng of women at the front of the stage dancing and hanging off every word from Seal. If he was ever worried about trying to pick up and move on with life it seemed like by their reaction of these ladies he won’t have to much of a problem in that area. One was ballsy enough to steal his towel prompting a response “there are laws hear against that sort of thing”.

The show really kicked up a notch with The Beginning and Whirlpool going down a treat. The highlight for me was Kiss From A Rose. Wow! This is one of those songs I can never tire of hearing and was epic beyond all proportions. Seal tore up the stage on The Right Life before sending the crowd in to a melt down on Crazy – in short brilliant!

Returning for an encore of I’ll Be Around and Secret (inspired by the birth of his daughter) were just superb. Playing one more for the road Amazing was exactly that and a perfect way to remember a great show. Let’s hope that Seal doesn’t forget Adelaide next time even though a bigger crowd wasn’t on hand to witness this event.

(Review by Rob Lyon)

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]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:05:51 GMT <![CDATA[Roxette's Latest Track - It's Possible]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:36:29 GMT <![CDATA[Who Magazine's Most Beautiful People Of 2012]]>
Who's Most Beautiful People for 2012 include a range of home-grown stars and Hollywood A-listers such as Delta Goodrem, Olympic Gold hopeful Stephanie Rice, actress Rachael Taylor and Manu Feildel.

Check out some of the images from Who's Most Beautiful 2012 below.



]]> Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:01:08 GMT <![CDATA[Sneak Peek Of Delta's New Single]]>
Catch a sneak peek of the new track above!

]]> Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:52:58 GMT <![CDATA[Will Ferrel Confirms - Anchorman 2 On The Way!!!]]>
Ferrell made a surprise, in-character appearance with a flute solo and declared "It's official, there will be a sequel to 'Anchorman’"!

Co-stars Paul Rudd and Steve Carell are expected to return.
]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 07:53:16 GMT <![CDATA[New Adidas Olympic Outfits]]> The new Adidas outfits for the Australian Olympic team have been unveiled. Have a look and tell us what you think? 

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]]> Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:30:00 GMT <![CDATA[Duran Duran Concert Review]]>
As you get older there are some things that just don't seem possible. One of those things for me this week was realizing that the first time I went to a Duran Duran concert was almost exactly THIRTY YEARS AGO!

Music from the 1980s, especially pop music, is often derided and ridiculed as being all style over substance and has been referred to as "the decade that taste forgot". And whilst I do concede that the era was a whirl of MTV videos, massive hair, shoulder pads, three quarter length coats and Hypercolour t-shirts, the eighties produced some of the best pop music and best pop stars ever. After the grim and gritty days of pub rock/punk rock/West Coast in the 1970's the video assisted, impossibly glamorous glory days of the New Romantics were fantastically exciting time to be a pop music fan. The charts were full of amazing peacocks like Boy George, Spandau Ballet, Pseudo Echo, Adam & The Ants, Toyah, Kate Bush, Prince and standing above them all in their tailored Anthony Price suits, was the mighty Duran Duran. They looked great, sounded great, acted like they were Bowie, Roxy Music and Hugh Hefner all rolled into one. In this country especially we took to them with great enthusiasm and they were all over our charts way before much of the rest of the world caught on. The first tours in 1982 and 83 were crazy and it took over 20 years for them to get back but this is their third tour in the last ten years.

The audience is absolutely buzzing before the guys hit the stage. There are reunions and catch ups with old Durannies, friends and fans. I bumping into people I haven't seen for decades and it's great fun. But the support DJ's are drawing to a merciful end and we take our places.

Out of the darkness they appear; Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Roger Taylor and Simon Le Bon (guitarist Andy Taylor left years ago) and they launch into Before The Rain from their latest album All You Need Is Now. It's a bit of an odd choice because it's a little slow and most people don't know it, but we're getting by on adrenaline. Planet Earth sends the place into near hysteria. Everybody is on their feet, everybody is dancing and everybody is yelling "Ba Ba Ba Baba Ba Ba Ba THIS IS PLANET EARTH". Their Bond theme A View to a Kill starts and everyone around me is smiling their heads off. They do quite a lot of tracks from the most recent album including the title track and there is some awkward robotic dad dancing from Simon during Blame The Machines. Fortunately the new album is pretty damn good, even if many in the audience haven't heard it yet. Simon heads into the pit to find a bloke to help start the next song. He finds 80s Superfan Aaron Carter, a life long Duran fan. He gets to sing the introduction to The Reflex with one of his favourite bands, it was a highlight for everybody.

Next is Come Undone from 1993 is awesome, and one of the song that saw them make a comeback of sorts and win a legion of new fans. Back to the present for Safe (In the Heat of the Moment) before returning to 1983 for Is There Something I Should Know? and the dancing has cranked back up and there's more singing. My favourite of the new songs Girl Panic is actually a terrific pop song and catchy as anything, people are singing along by the first chorus. However The Man Who Stole a Leopard which may have been the one song too many from the new one (six in all). It is always a hard balance when a band has been around this long. They want to play new songs, we all want to hear the old ones. The Man Who Stole a Leopard is based on a true story that they saw on a TV news item, which they incorporate into the songs closing. It's a hit heavy race to the finish line from here on out. Notorious is excellent. I love that they still insist on doing their cover of Grandmaster Melle Mel's White Lines from their much mocked covers album Thank You. Released in 1995 it contained covers of some of their favourite songs and whilst much of it was great it was critically savaged with Q Magazine naming it as the worst album ever. Clearly that isn't true, as that title must go to any (or all) albums by Nickleback. So that Duran still play White Lines, just because they like playing it, is marvellous.

There is a massive treat for older fans when they play the instrumental Tiger Tiger from their Seven & The Ragged Tiger album. They used to use it as their play on music, but this tour is the first time they've played it live. The other hit from 1993 Ordinary World is dedicated to the people of Syria, and one of their greatest songs.

Truth be told Le Bon has seemed a little tired for the first half of the show and it has taken a little while for him to 'vibe up'. But by now he is having a great time, dancing and smiling through every song. Hungry Like The Wolf is as electrifying as it was 30 years ago and the band is sounding great. Apart from the four original members there is some assistance from guitarist Dom Brown, percussionist/keyboard/sax guy Simon Willescroft and additional vocals from Anna Ross. Reach Up For The Sunrise is anthemic and everybody has their hands up in the air. The set closer is The Wild Boys from 1984. It's a huge song made even huger by them mashing it up with Frankie Goes To Hollywood's Relax. It's a perfect match!

They are not done yet of course. They return for an extended 'nite version' of Girls on Film which was mind blowing and they finish up with the equally thrilling Rio.

There was a bunch of hits they didn't do (Careless Memories, My Own Way, Save a Prayer, Union of the Snake, New Moon On Monday) but they more than thrilled everybody with the set list tonight. Duran Duran were and remain a fantastic band.

(review by Ian Bell)
 

Duran Duran set list

Before The Rain
Planet Earth
A View To A Kill
All You Need Is Now
Blame The Machines
The Reflex
Come Undone
Safe (In the Heat of the Moment)
Is There Something I Should Know?
Girl Panic!
The Man Who Stole a Leopard
Notorious
White Lines (Don't Do It)
Tiger Tiger
Ordinary World
Hungry Like The Wolf
(Reach up for the) Sunrise
The Wild Boys / Relax

Girls on Film
Rio


Check out all the photos from the gig:

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And some classic images from Duran Duran's heyday:

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]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:31:08 GMT <![CDATA[Get A Sneak Peek Of Roxette's New Album!]]>
Three years after their 2009 comeback, Roxette are in full swing of a world tour which kicked off in Russia one year ago, and are hotter than they've been since their heyday in the early '90s.

Watch the video above to see behind the scenes touring footage and sneak peek snippets from their new album Travelling.

Click here to view photos of Roxette live in Adelaide last month

]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:30:50 GMT <![CDATA[Milan Fashion Week 2012]]>
(Copyright © Getty Images 2012)]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:41:44 GMT <![CDATA[Our Exclusive Interview With John Taylor from Duran Duran]]> We gave five lucky Mix102.3 listeners the chance to meet and greet the band, while our major winner, Tania from Happy Valley, won the opportunity to interview the bands bass player, John Taylor:



And check out these photos from the band in their heyday:

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Have the boys aged well? Take a look of these fantastic live photos from their Adelaide show this week:

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]]> Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:04:23 GMT <![CDATA[Katy Perry goes Commando in Part Of Me Clip]]>

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