Nitidus are always ready to embrace the power of the internet.  It’s the best and easiest way to keep in touch with all of you guys.  Now we’ve found something new that makes it even easier!

Many of you are already familiar with this popular service, but for the uninitiated: FriendFeed is a site that brings everyone together no matter whether you’re on Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, iLike, Last.fm or any of the 43 supported social networks.  Just link them all into your FriendFeed account and join the conversation.  You really have to try it for yourself.

If you haven’t already, sign up for a free FriendFeed account, then come and join the Nitidus room for a mash-up of everything going on in the world wide web of Nitidus.

Thanks to all who came to the Ding Dong Lounge last week at such short notice for our warm up show.  Now it’s time for the main event!

Thanks to Live Bat Promotions, Nitidus will headline Rock in the City on Sunday 5^th October, along with some some absolute gems of Melbourne rock: Exile, Cast & Crew, Lost Angels and Crimson Face.  If hearing 5 of the most rockin’ independent bands sounds like a good night, then you need to get your crew to The Espy Basement at 6:15pm.  At just $5 entry, you won’t find more bang for your buck anywhere else in town.

Everyone is invited to this party, so we need you to get the word out.  Grab the poster (below) and slap it on your Myspace.  Share this article with your Facebook contacts.  Tell your friends to come along.  Blog it, share it, post it, shout it, you know what to do.

For the first time in months, Nitidus will appear on stage tonight (Wednesday 10^th September) at the Ding Dong Lounge, one of the hottest indie rock venues in Melbourne! The boys have been itching to crank up the amps again for you all and couldn’t wait any longer… hell, rock and roll is meant to be spontaneous! If you’re in town tonight, head to Market Lane before 10pm to catch Adam, Marki and me Doctor K for a special warm up show. We couldn’t secure a plane ticket in time, so PC will be there in spirit, but we’re gonna have a blast anyway. Check out last.fm for details.

Don’t worry, we’ve got more shows coming, so make sure you’re subscribed to get all the updates. We’re also taking donations for the “fly PC back from New Zealand” fund, so head over to the shop and get some cool swag for a worthy cause.

Nitidus have entered into Australia’s biggest song writing competition: the National Musicoz Awards!  Musicoz is a national initiative dedicated to improving the quality of original music culture in Australia.  They’re highly influencial in the independent music scene with many success stories including Sick Puppies, Sender and Porcelain.

This is huge, and once again you and your friends can get involved by voting up Nitidus.  Not only will it help take the Nitidus rock show to a bigger stage, but you could win an awesome Maton guitar just for voting!  Sweet!

Here’s the low down from Musicoz:

To vote for this artist, SMS the code niti and then a brief reason why you think they should win (in 10 words or less) e.g.: “niti they’re really cool” to 19708000 to register your vote.

The most creative answer will win a Maton Electric Guitar valued at $1,500. The artist with the most votes will win the People’s Choice National Musicoz Award for 2008. Voting is reflected in the Musicoz Top 10 Charts.

Click the banner to check out our profile and tell everyone you know to start voting today.

Thanks for your support, we appreciate it more than you know!  We’ll see you at a rock show real soon.