Two Flat Whites in conjunction with our friends at Heapsaflash are giving six (6) lucky people the chance to win a copy of Dubmarine’s debut album ‘Depth of Sound’ which is in stores now!

Sound the alarm! Australia’s high-powered dub and dancehall sub-bass vessel Dubmarine are taking the wraps off their much-anticipated debut album Depth of Sound! The album’s release comes at the tail end of what’s already been a huge year for Dubmarine. Taking in Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and the Czech Republic, July saw them complete a massive European festival tour before turning in a pair of unforgettable sets at September’s BIGSOUND conference back on their home turf of Brisbane. On stage, led by the vocal gymnastics of indigenous superstar and Darumbal man D-Kazman, the nine piece create a deep dancehall, reggae, dub based musical pandemonium, producing the sound and fury of electronic music, in all of its hip shaking glory – but on live instruments.

For your chance to win this great prize, simply email your name, postal address and the code word to info {at} twoflatwhites(.)com . Remember you need to be signed up on the Two Flat Whites fan page on Facebook to win and also grab the code word.

Competition closes Sunday, 9th January 2011.

We at Two Flat Whites just wanted to say a big thank you for all your support in 2010. We wish you & your families a Merry Christmas & fantastic New Year!

We have bigger interviews, more competitions, more of a focus on music, food, film, literature, the arts & plenty of surprises in 2011. So stay tuned & enjoy your holidays!

Two Flat Whites Team

Our competition for the Scratchie Christmas Cracker Packs has now closed. Thank you to everyone that entered we had an overwhelming response. The winners are listed below and your prizes will be sent this week. Thanks again to TMOD Interactive Design for your generous support!

T.Lee – Concord NSW
K.Tealby – Mcdowall QLD
M.Williams – Port Macquarie NSW
M.Pennisi – Ballina NSW
A.O’Malley – Bernie TAS
C. Lachlan – Richmond VIC

Nursery Rhymes is an exhibition inspired by the dark point of reference of traditional nursery rhymes. It is an exhibition featuring a group of creatives that have chosen one nursery rhyme. Each creative built their art work around the nursery rhyme, in their chosen medium, to showcase their signature style.

Each of the participants in the exhibition arrive from a wide range of disciplines, from art and illustration to graphics and apparel within the creative industry. Many of the artists are multi-disciplinary and have had group and solo exhibitions of their work and have had their work emblazoned across tee-shirts, banners, books and magazines. Read all about the Nursery Rhymes Exhibition»

Musician Molly Contogeorge is heading to Cuba to represent Australia at the Romerías de Mayo Youths Arts Festival. Music has been Molly’s passion from a very young age. Molly has been to America and played at some of the best clubs in the world and is as ambitious as they come. Getting behind Australian music and in particular independent artists like Molly can be very rewarding. Support her in any way you can. You can hear some of this young ladies singer/ songwriting skills here.

Growing up in the same household as two music teachers and performers meant that most of my youth was spent falling asleep to the twang of Deep Purple’s Smoke on the Water ; or to the sounds of singing students ascending their scales and to those evenings spent wishing I was old enough to attend my mother’s gigs. My family life has always revolved around writing, performing and teaching and this has contributed greatly to my love of music and my desire to build a career from it. I penned my first song at the age of ten and now at twenty, I’ve amassed ten years’ worth of writing, recording and performing experience.

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Two Flat Whites in conjunction with our friends at TMOD Interactive Design are giving six (6) lucky people the chance to win a Scratchie Christmas Cracker pack which come in a packet of 12 with different jokes and patterns on each one for a Christmas party or dinner. They are cut in the shape of a bon-bon and each person scratches it, instead of popping the traditional bon-bons.

Georgie Swift and Milenka Osen created TMOD after completing their Design studies together at The College Of Fine arts (COFA, UNSW) in 2007. TMOD is a driven by a desire to design without constraints, merging boundaries and challenging the expectations of functionality and purpose.

TMOD specialises in experiential multidisciplinary design, using a combination of materials and processes. This amalgamation of the fields of design, including jewellery, object and graphics, has a focus on interaction. TMOD’s stationary and jewellery designs create a playful sense of experience, with elements of the unexpected.

For your chance to win this great prize, simply email your name, postal address and the code word to info {at} twoflatwhites(.)com.  Remember you need to be signed up on the Two Flat Whites fan page on Facebook to win and also grab the code word.

Competition closes Sunday, 19th December  2010.

Our competition for one of two double passes to the Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Awards on the 15th December 2010 has now closed. Thank you to everyone that entered we had an overwhelming response. The winners are listed below and your prizes will be sent this week. Thanks again to Bombay Sapphire Design for your generous support!

Fred Manu – North Ryde NSW
Patricia Tripodi – Paddington NSW

Our competition for Short Stacks latest Album ‘This Is Bat Country’ has now closed. Thank you to everyone that entered we had an overwhelming response. The winners are listed below and your prizes will be sent this week. Thanks again to Universal Music Australia for your generous support!

M. Donn – Redlynch QLD
N.Marshall – Mill Park VIC
M Williams – Port Macquarie NSW
H.Bradley – Canning Vale WA
C.Lee – Concord NSW
P.Sandars – Box Hill VIC

Paul McQueen presents Songwriters Across Australia on Radio and TV, showcasing independent and unsigned music and often radio firsts, never before performed or heard artists on community radio and TV.

Songwriters from all over the the nation send their CDs to the show, phone in or perform live for broadcast on the segment ‘live on the spot’.

Broadcast nationally on the CBAA’s (Community Broacasting Association of Australia) satellite service, the Community Radio Network, formerly called ComRadSat, the show plays out to between 30 and 50 radio stations weekly.

Songwriters Across Australia is broadcast at 10pm Wednesdays, with about half the stations take the show directly from the satellite and the remainder place show into their own scheduling via the DDN.

Songwriters Across Australia is dedicated to independent Australian music. So if you are an independent artist with something to say get in touch with the show.

fluoro are giving away yearly subscriptions to four lucky Two Flat White and Design Federation visitors to celebrate the release of fluoro8 which hits stores around Australia late December 2010. To enter click here.

Read all about the fluoro yearly subscriptions comp»