Chris Nominated for Three APRA Awards Over Two Categories

Remember last year when Chris was beaming over the fact that he took home song of the year for White Noise at the APRA Awards in Australia? Well, this year, Chris is nominated for three awards within' two categories: Most Played Australian Work and Rock Work of the Year for both Raise the Alarm and White Noise! Congratulations Chris! The exclusive broadcasting of the event will be aired July 4th at 8:30pm on both FOXTEL and AUSTAR, on the station MAX.

New Cartoon Drawing by the Lovely and Talented Madtwins!

Olya and Vera 'Madtwins' are twin sisters from Ukraine who are very creative in the cartoon and drawing field. They are well known for their 'TLE Meets with Fans' cartoon episodes that you often see floating around the Living End community. The cartoon drawing below is a recent addition to their portfolio. Keep it up ladies, we can't wait for the next episode!

Andy in the Latest Issue of Drumscene Magazine!

Andy is in the latest issue of Australia's Drumscene magazine where he is featured in an article about Zildjian cymbals! To check out what Mr. Strachan has to say, please click here!

Video of Chris Introducing 'Paradise City' at Slash's MTV Classic Performance

Just a few days ago, MTV Australia launched their sister channel 'MTV Classic' with a very special performance by former Guns N' Roses guitarist, Slash. With all the hype surrounding Slash's appearance, MTV invited along some special guests to perform and present at the event, held at the Palace Theatre in Melbourne. Just surfaced is a video of Chris introducing the final song of Slash's performance 'Paradise City' and you may watch it below!

The Living End Tentatively Set to Have New Material Out at the End of the Year!

Good news, kids! Our hard working boys are in the studio demoing up a storm, and in their recent newsletter, TLE HQ explained that if everything goes to plan, we'll be set to hear some new material by the end of the year! Very exciting! This means that they are scheduled to start recording album number six within' the next few months. Stay tuned for upcoming information.

Photo credit: Tracy Gilbert

Chris Cheney Wins International Songwriting Award from the USA!

Chris Cheney has been recognized for over a decade now for writing a handful of rockin' tunes and number one hits for his band, the Living End. With years of touring, a growing fan base and plenty of songs later, he finally got the recognition he deserves with an International Songwriting Award hailing from the United States for 'White Noise'! Congratulations Chris, we're very proud of you!

Chris at Slash's MTV Classic Show in Melbourne!

On April 28th, hundreds of Slash fans gathered (and camped out) at the Palace Theatre in Melbourne to launch Australia's newest MTV channel: Classic! And with such an event taking place, there couldn't be anything more exciting than to have a few celebrity guests attend! Chris, along with his beautiful wife, Emma, attended the event along with a few other known Australian figures: MTV VJ Ruby Rose, pint sized rocker Angry Anderson and Vanessa Amorosi. The performance "The Launch" will be aired at 5PM, May 1st on MTV Classic, Australia. For exclusive red carpet video and interviews head on over to the newly launched mtvclassic.com.au!

TLE to Play at "THE CLASH" Community Cup

It's that time of year again, folks! Another community cup event is about to hit Elsternwick Park, Melbourne! The event is held annually for Reclink, a charity that provides sporting, social and arts activities to enhance the lives of people experiencing disadvantage. The Living End will be headlining the event, alongside other great acts: Nick Barker and the Reptiles, The Blackeyed Susans, Little Freddie & The Pops, and more. All of which will be playing tribute to legendary punk band, the Clash, during their performances.

The cost for entry into the event is a $5.00 donation. There are limited parking spaces available, so please take what public transportation is most convenient for yourself. If taking the train, hop off at Elsternwick station on the Sandringham line, and a short walk will bring you to your destination.

Remember to be there early, it's going to be a great event ;)

Chelsea

APRIL 2010 UPDATE

Hey fans!

Nothing new to report for this month, so stay tuned! We'll let you know if anything pops up!

Chelsea

TLE March 2010 News Update!

Hey TLE fans!

It's a new month, which means a NEW TLE newsletter/update!

There isn't a whole lot to inform you about new material-wise, except give you a brief rundown of what has been going on the past few months.

Right now Scott and Andy have been enjoying home-time with their families back in lovely Melbourne, while Chris and his have been in a snowy New York. Hopefully they're watching the snow melt peacefully as the northern hemisphere gears up for spring. This is what our area is experiencing right now, and we're loving it. But we'll knock on wood, Canada has been known to get snow in April. Don't worry though, new songs are still getting written while they enjoy their down time.

Since there isn't a lot to report, we will re-direct you to some TLE related goodies to keep you occupied until some new and exciting news is released for our pleasure. Right now Fist2Face, TLE's official merch store, is selling some TLE shirts at the very low price of $10.00! Want to know where to get them? Simply go to TLE's Official F2F Online Store and make your purchases! If living locally in the Melbourne area and want your merchandise instantly, head down to Fist2Face at: 20 Railway Place, Ringwood, VIC 3134, Australia. It's just a short walk away from the Ringwood train station. While buying your merchandise, why not hop on over to the Living End's official forum and have a chat with other big fans? Then after you're registered, why not check out Madtwin's 'The Living End Meets with Fans' episodes? Trust us, they're the cutest cartoons we've ever seen! Olya and Vera are artists/cartoonists from Ukraine and we enjoy their work very much. We even had the pleasure of meeting them this past fall in Germany where we went and saw the boys seven times in nine days! What a whirlwind!

Well, that's it for now, we'll keep everyone posted when we hear of anything new.
Stay tuned.

Chelsea

The Living End on 'Mike Davies' Punk Rock Show' on BBC Radio One

The Living End are 'Under the Influence' on the most recent Punk Rock show with Mike Davies on BBC Radio One. They talked about their favourite influences, bands and eventually played a track by them. Scott chose 'the Power and the Passion' by Midnight Oil...Chris unsurprisingly chose 'Rumble in Brighton' by the Stray Cats and Andy surprisingly chose 'Pet Sematary' by the Ramones (in which he also mentions the Ramones museum in Berlin, and the acoustic gig we attended). Our guess would have been the Hoodoo Gurus, as he is always seen sporting one of their shirts and are a favourite of his. But nonetheless, very good listen!

Check it out below!

The Punk Rock Show with Mike Davies (FFW to 1hr 37mins if you don't want to listen to the whole thing)

Scott Owen at Melbourne's 'S.L.A.M' Rally

S.L.A.M (Save Live Australia's Music) is a non-politically aligned, independent entity made up of musicians and music-lovers. (slamrally.org) The rally challenged the Liquor Licensing Victoria (LLV) whom over the last few months have made drastic changes that have closed down pubs and put Melbourne's local music scene at risk. On February 23rd, around 70,000 (yes, our eyeballs popped out of our head too) people marched down Swanston Street, Bourke and then up to Parliament where there were guest speakers and heaps of other music supporters wanting change.
As we all know, the Living End started out playing local pub gigs in the Melbourne area and 100% support live, local music. Scott had attended the rally, and also has a featured quote on the S.L.A.M website.

“We strongly support SLAM in encouraging LLV and parliament to re-assess their decision to categorise pubs with live music as high risk. For 30 or 40 years the stages in these pubs have been where Australian music has crafted an identity recognised throughout the world. If more venues like the Tote and the Arthouse close down there will be a real threat to Melbourne’s diverse artistic culture. Rock and roll gigs are a place people can blow off steam in a non-violent way. It ain’t our pubs that are dangerous. We really need to make some noise about this and show LLV that we are passionate about our pubs and our music and make them see it the right way.” (credit to: slamrally.org)

WANT TLE MERCH?

The Living End have a line of fantabulous merchandise available and with not a lot happening in their camp right now, why not go out and show your love and support for that band we all know and love? Us here at TLE-Fans have quite a collection ourselves and it's worth every penny! To pick up some TLE merchandise head over to Fist2Face's website if overseas or their store in Ringwood, Victoria, Australia, just down the street from the train station.

20 Railway Place
Ringwood, VIC 3134
Australia

Chelsea

THE LIVING END FANS WANTS TO KNOW...

To get this site a booming and bring in some viewers, I have added a simple poll to the right of the page asking what your favourite Living End release is. Is it the early Hellbound/IFYOG releases? Or is it White Noise, their latest gem? We will reveal the most "popular" release among fans after the poll closes.

Chelsea

A LETTER FROM CHRIS CHENEY

Chris Cheney recently posted a blog on the Living End's MySpace giving us a little update of their progress. According to the update, Chris is in New York City at the moment for a little bit of writing time. This makes us wonder why he chose New York and if he's up to something else rather than just writing. Mini holiday, maybe? He also mentioned that he and the boys have been in the studio recently and have recorded around seven or so demos.

You can read the letter below!
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A MESSAGE FROM CHRIS CHENEY
DIRECT FROM NEW YORK CITY!

Hey all,
How the bloody hell are you?

Thought it may be time for a little update from TLEville...

Some of you may care to know we have begun work on album number 6 and we are off to a great start. YEEHA! After Chill Island we jumped into the studio for a week and demoed about 7 new songs.

It's never been the easiest task to write on the road so we didn't know quite how the first round would turn out. We were pleasantly surprised. It's hard to describe how they sound but we can say that we're really excited thus far. Some are very TLE sounding and some are not, but we've been pushing ourselves to keep it powerful, epic and above all else ROCKIN'! There are some definite stand outs and they quite possibly the most simple songs we've ever written which has been very liberating.

A couple of songs have almost an INXS like dance feel (don't worry it also has a metal sounding guitar riff!! It's all good!) One that has a very early Oils flavor and a couple are just big and anthemic.

Its a mixed bag but overall they have a very positive flavor to them.

I'm currently freezing my ass off in New York attempting to do a bit of writing and snowman making. Old York is still a mystery. Construction of songs going well but construction of snowman not. As I write this there is a blizzard outside but even in this weather NY is such a vibrant electric place.

Saw John Butler trio at the Bowery Ballroom last week . Damn that guy can play!

Anyway, just wanted to let you know that despite it seeming like down time in TLE camp, behind the scenes it is full steam ahead. We have more studio time booked for the end of March to put some more ideas down.

So, until we meet again it's good night from me and goodnight from him, take it easy.

Chris