Between The Buried & Me Entertain Australia

Atticus caught up with the boys from Between The Buried & Me last Friday at their Melbourne show and the boys told us how much they love coming to Australia to play for their fans here. The show was packed out and our Atticus competition winners seemed to have a great time watching the band and enjoying their Atticus goodies!

Chillin' before show time!

Sound checks are always fun with dead bird balloons

Skate 4 Cancer: Updates From The Road

Check out the videos below from Rob Dyer and the Skate 4 Cancer team as they journey across Australia on their skateboards. These guys are completely inspiring, go to their site and read more about them at http://www.skate4cancer.com/

Win tickets to see New Found Glory, Hit The Lights & Fireworks!

Soundwave Touring presents the highly infectious triple bill of New Found Glory, Hit The Lights and Fireworks which will wind its way around Australia in April and to celebrate this amazing show Atticus are giving you the chance to win a pair of tickets for each stop of the tour!

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning tickets is go to our Atticus Australia Facebook page and enter online:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112709082077071#!/event.php?eid=112709082077071&ref=mf

Good luck everyone! :)

Atticus/Lostprophets Competition Winners Announced!!!

Congratulations to the following winners who have all been selected to attend the Lostprophets sound checks in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane later this week!

Sydney Winners:

Ben Sargood

Melinda O'Connor

Ricky Kono Basmeleh

Melbourne Winners:

Laura Mankaryous

John Nguyen

Callum Broome

Brisbane Winners:

Dan Taylor

Dale Waters

Sammi Yarde

Make sure you check the Lostprophets out at their shows this week people. Click the link below for details of the tour:

http://www.soundwavetouring.com/artists/lostprophets/

Atticus/Between The Buried And Me Winners!!!

Drum roll purlease...

Atticus are pleased to announce the winners of our Between The Buried And Me competition who will each receive two tickets to their local BTB&M show as well as signed posters from the band and other Atticus goodies!

Perth Winners:

Zac Thompson

Alex Earle

Adelaide Winners:

Tom Wethers

Sadie Giordano

Melbourne Winners:

Scott Jenkins

Deborah Clara Konopnicki

Brisbane Winners:

Kathy Santic

Chrissy Smith

Sydney Winners:

Jasmin Eveson

Nupur Trivedi

Thanks to all those who entered and we'll be bringing you many more sweet competitions throughout the year so keep your eyes peeled on Atticus Australia Facebook and Atticus Oz Blog!!!

Chat Roulette is finally entertaining!!!

This is pretty hilarious...

Go check out Lover's Grave!

Here at Atticus one of the most exciting things for us has always been working with new bands who are making their mark in music and we are especially happy that we can now do this with a heap of super talented Australian artists.

One of the new bands that we are really excited to be working with in 2010 is Lover's Grave; a five piece hardcore explosion of sound hailing from Melbourne. The guys are currently making waves in music press and at live shows throughout Australia and will soon embark on live dates with As I Lay Dying as well as forming part of the lineup on this year's Mistake! Tour with Confession, Thy Art Is Murder and Wish For Wings.

Check out their Myspace here and go and support the guys on their live shows this month!!!

http://www.myspace.com/thisisloversgrave

Jeremy Paramore in Atticus!

At this year's Soundwave we caught up with those super talented Paramore members before their show stopping performance on stage at Perth. After picking out their favourite Atticus designs and goodies from the tent (of which there were many!) they hit the stage to play another awesome set in the sweltering heat. Band member Jeremy Davis even posted a pic on the band's website wearing an Atticus shirt a few days later. We always appreciate bands taking the time out to come and show Atticus some love at these hectic events! Check out a pic of Jeremy at the Atticus tent along with him rocking one of his Atticus tee's while travelling around Oz.

Between The Buried & Me are coming!!!

Check out this shot of our good friends Between The Buried And Me enjoying some food and rocking some great Atticus tees in Bangkok! The boys will soon be here to play 6 Australian shows so check out the dates below and go get your tickets before they sell out!

Don't forget that we are also running a competition to win 2 tickets to one of their Australian dates as well as signed Atticus posters and lots of other goodies! Enter the contest here: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=380235051312&ref=ts

Wanna Watch Lostprophets Soundcheck On Their Australian Tour???

Oh Australia, we are good to you!!!

This month Lostprophets hit Australia to play three very special shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. To celebrate, Atticus Australia has teamed up with the band to offer three lucky readers (plus a friend) the chance to watch the band sound check before the show in each city of the tour as well as receiving a signed copy of their current album 'The Betrayed' and an Atticus show bag jam packed with goodies!!!

To enter this amazingly rad competition simply click this link (http://www.facebook.com/pages/ATTICUS-AUSTRALIA/135615477751#!/event.php?eid=370885523886&ref=mf) to click through to the Atticus Australia Facebook competition page and then click 'Attend' on the competition to go into the draw to win.

Good luck Australia :)

Please note that terms and conditions apply:

• Competition closes @ 12:00 noon on Friday March 26
• Please note that Melbourne and Brisbane shows are 18+ so you must be of age and provide appropriate ID if attending these shows
• Competition prize does not include entry to the show, only sound check

Skate 4 Cancer in Australia

If you haven't heard of a guy called Rob Dyer or his foundation 'Skate 4 Cancer' yet then you should!!! Rob is an amazing young skateboarder from Canada whose life has been touched several times by cancer. Unlike many others who suffer through the same experiences Rob felt that he had to try to do something to help the only way he knew how - to skate!

Skate 4 Cancer is a non-profit organisation that embraces the idea that knowledge is a huge factor is preventing many forms of cancer and that we should all be more aware of what we can do to fight it. Rob has previously completed several skates across America and Canada to bring awareness to his cause as well as travelling on tours with bands including Alexisonfire, Deftones and Silverstein among many others in order to reach out to young people and actively spread knowledge on a subject he feels passionate about.

Rob and the S4C crew are currently undertaking their biggest challenge to date: a skate across Australia (outback and all!!!). He will be regularly updating his blog (http://www.skate4cancer.com/) so you can keep track of their journey and Atticus Australia will also be meeting up with the Skate 4 Cancer crew in the next few weeks to chat to them about their journey.

In the mean time check out their latest video blog from the road...

WIN!!! Between the Buried And Me Tickets & Atticus Goodies!!!

Want to win two tickets to see Between The Buried And Me on their Australian tour plus oodles of Atticus swag? Of course you do!!!!

The guys begin their Australian 2010 tour in Perth on March 24 and to celebrate we are giving you a chance to win tickets to the show nearest to you as well as heaps of Atticus goodies including an Atticus poster signed by the band!

We have two pairs of tickets to give away for each of their Australian dates (Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane) plus Atticus goody bags for each of the two winners in each location.

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is go to the competition page on our Australian Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/manage/updates.php?id=135615477751&sent=1&e=0#!/event.php?eid=380235051312&ref=nf ) and click 'Attend'.

This contest closes on Tuesday 23 March @ 12:00pm EST and winners will be contacted via their Facebook account.

Please note all shows bar Adelaide are 18+ so you must be of age and bring valid ID to the show to gain access.

Rolo Tomassi in Oz rockin' Atticus threads!

One of our favourite new bands this year at Soundwave was definitely Rolo Tomassi. The guys played some amazing sets at the festival as well as opening up for Jane's Addiction at their Sidewave shows. Watch the video below to see what the band got up to while in Australia and keep your eyes peeled for some hot Atticus clothing being rocked by the band!

Atticus @ Soundwave - the video :)

Atticus @ Soundwave 2010!

Well kids, it was definitely a HUGE year for Atticus at Soundwave this year and we loved every second of it!!! (OK, maybe not the 3am wake up calls to make our super early flights!).

From visiting so many awesome Australian cities, catching up with great friends to hosting two very special Whitechapel in-store signings and seeing great performances in the glorious Aussie weather we had a ball!

One of the best things for Atticus Australia's involvement at Soundwave Festival this year was getting to meet so many of you guys! We've posted heaps of pictures of you guys and the festival fun we had up on our Facebook page (click here to see them: http://www.facebook.com/pages/ATTICUS-AUSTRALIA/135615477751?v=photos&ref=ts#!/album.php?aid=148751&id=135615477751) so go and check them out (maybe you'll spot yourself!).

Rest assured that we will see you all at next year's Soundwave which will be even bigger and better!!!

Calling All Cars Release Debut Album TODAY

Fresh from their majorly exciting support slot on the recent AC/DC tour, Melbourne based trio Calling All Cars celebrate the release of their amazing debut album today entitled ‘Hold, Hold, Fire’. This is definitely a band with a bright future ahead of them, already enjoying major praise from radio stations, print media and established rockers alike. The boys will soon be on the road again sharing the stage with Grinspoon on an Australia wide tour. Be sure to check the boys out at one of their forthcoming dates and click on here on their Myspace link to buy the album: http://www.myspace.com/callingallcars

Here at Atticus Australia we are psyched to be working with these guys!!!

Welcome to Atticus Australia’s Oz Blog’!!!!

In recent times Atticus has been extending its involvement beyond any specific genre of music, and really embracing the ideal that, as a clothing brand based in music, we are as responsible as any label or management company to help the bands that we believe in succeed. We are proud to be working with such amazing artists who exemplify what being an Atticus band is all about; unrivaled work ethic, personality, and a real passion for the music they are creating and the people they are creating it for.

Although already established as a successful global brand, 2010 sees Atticus Clothing cement itself within Australian music and clothing culture with the opening of our Australian HQ. After huge success as the official clothing sponsor of this year’s Soundwave Festival, we are busy planning a jam packed calendar of future events to keep our fans and friends on their toes! We have big plans for you this year Australia so make sure to sign up to our mailing list and check back to this blog and our Facebook updates to stay in the loop so you don’t miss out on any of the action!