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There are only a handful of bands that people regularly talk about never getting the chance to see live. It burns in their soul and gnaws at them incessantly. Refused fit perfectly into the category as one of those legendary bands however on January 9, 2012 they announced to the world that they were indeed……
Big Easy Express isn’t so much a concert film. It isn’t so much a road movie. It isn’t so much a rock bio. It’s both none and all of the above. I think the best way to desribe it is as a musical odyssey. Big Easy Express beautifully captures the “Railroad Revival Tour”, a 7…
One of the biggest music festivals in the world is the CMJ Music Marathon, which hosts 1,300 live performances across over 80 nightclubs and venues scattered around Manhattan and Brooklyn. Yesterday the festival unveiled its first lineup and as is usually the case, many Australian bands will be taking part, with The Presets topping the…
After prickling up a few ears with their debut single “Half of It” last year, Sydney based production duo YesYou – Jono Kirkham and Gav Parry – have released a new single and music video in “Frivolous Life”, which features Marcus Azon from Jinja Safari on vocal duties. The track is the first single off…
Fresh from her announcement high atop the CMJ lineup, Kimbra will be returning to NSW in December to headline the annual Festival of the Sun in Port Macquarie, alongside Dead Letter Circus, Hermitude, Husky, DZ Deathrays, the return of The Datsuns and much more… Here’s the full lineup: Kimbra, Dead Letter Circus, Hermitude, The Datsuns,…
New Zealand’s Die! Die! Die! have returned to Australia and kick off their national tour in Newcastle tomorrow, before hitting the major centres. All the tour dates are below. But first we wanted to revisit the fantastic music video for “Oblivious Oblivion”, which was released officially last month. I caught the flash-like animated clip on…
We talk to Tin Can Radio in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley to talk about their EP project, upcoming tour, past tour “accidents” and much much more…
Some nights I think we all deserve to hear a bit of good music – especially given the amount of boring, soulless tripe that many radio stations subject us to. Last night at GoodGod Small Club was one such evening that allowed Sydneysiders that very priviledge, treating us to one of Sydney’s finest emerging talents,…
A family struggling with the accidental death of their daughter head out to their secluded holiday home, insert some creepy neighbours… what could possibly go wrong? Opening with some sort of reimagining of the music video for “Karma Police”, Replicas is a film that lives up to its name, borrowing concepts and elements from the…
On the eve of their triple billing with Jinja Safari at the Metro Theatre, Larry caught up with Opossum from New Zealand and Los Angeles based White Arrows to talk about the shows, their albums and much more:
Larry: So how’d the show go? Andy: It was really good; I hadn’t actually been on stage for six months. I’ve seen you running around, I think I saw you running around Song summit from memory Yeah, that was great fun actually, had a great time at song summit, I had a really busy year…
I’d like to start this article by thanking Music NT, AUM and the traditional owners of the land – the Larrakia people – for being wonderful hosts and inviting myself and Johnny up for what was a fantastic weekend in Darwin; our first ever visit to the top end. I was struck by the strong…
Back in May, Nicole Atkins played a beautiful set at The Great Escape. We recently caught up to look back on that performance, playing Dylan Fest, her Kickstarter campaign and more… You recently performed at Dylan Fest, a tribute to Bob Dylan, in New York. How did this opportunity arise? My friends Austin Skaggs and…
We’ve known these guys for many years now and are proud to call them friends of the website. In fact you may have seen them take part in the Magical Mystery Tour tribute concert last Friday night! Anywho, the fine boys from Adelaide’s City Riots have just released a new, wonderfully produced single called “Wait…
Aussie emcee Profecy made quite a few waves with his last release – 2010’s Let The Music Play. Two years on, Profecy is set to release a follow-up EP in late September, and he’s just dropped the first single from it – “Walk With Me” – for free download. Enjoy it below! For those unfamiliar…
The morning after they played their post-Splendour in the Grass sideshow at the Oxford Art Factory in Sydney, Larry caught up with Tommy and Dave from UK group Django Django to talk about the tour, percussion instruments and more. The band have since been added onto the Falls Festival lineup over New Years Eve!
Tomorrow marks the launch of Melbourne group Alpine‘s long awaited debut album A is for Alpine. Last month I sat down with the Phoebe and Ryan from the band to talk about recording the record, their upcoming tour, performing in America and much more… Larry: You had a media launch launch night for the record….
This was just posted on the ATP website. Please note this information is subject to change, but given it’s direct from the website, we’re pretty certain this is legit. We have been waiting and hoping and praying for ATP to return to Australia ever since Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds curated the first ever…
Today was a massive day in the world of Mumford and Sons. First, they announced their special Gentlemen of the Road Stopover Outdoor Camping Event in the New South Wales town of Dungog (details below), and now they’ve got a brand new single to back it up! The track, which will not disappoint Mumford fans,…
Wow. That’s about all I can say after listening to the rock and roll wonderment that Sydney group Regular John have produced in “Slume”. The track has single handedly reminded my why rock and roll can be so fucking cool. Hands up if you’re excited for their long awaited sophomore record, Strange Flowers, due out…
The second single off Edward Guglielmino‘s critically acclaimed record Sunshine State has been released, and we have its exclusively morbid video premiere! Indeed, “You’ll Be The Death Of Me” lives up to its title and takes an interesting turn… we hope you enjoy it as much as we did – but don’t say we didn’t…
I just listened to this song for the first time today and instantly fell in love with it. A bit of a cross between Sydney bands Jinja Safari and FISHING – with a bit of Alabama Shakes thrown in for good measure, Bear Mountain are a Vancouver, British Columbia duo who released their new album…
This idea all came out of having a “Super Sweet 16” sort of event as a combination for my own birthday and the websites. I would get it sponsored, give everyone gift bags and have my favourite musicians play – in full – my favourite album of all time, The Beatles‘ Magical Mystery Tour. What…
The all girl group Razika hail for Norway and are finally getting an official release for their album Program 91 in Australia this month thanks to Fuse. We talk about the album, Norway, Australia, touring, missing their boyfriends (yes, it seems like they are all taken…) and much more… We’re here to talk about Program…
We chat to Sydney folk duo The Falls about their new EP Hollywood, the video for “Home”, forming the band, their upcoming tour and much more… read on! You’ve recently released the video for “Home”. Where did the inspiration for the clip come from? The real inspiration for the clip came from director Johnny Welch….
Peats Ridge Sustainable Arts & Music Festival is pleased to announce an incredible music line up for 2012, with dream headliner John Butler Trio set to bring in the New Year in the surrounds of the stunning Glenworth Valley. General tickets are going on sale on August 20th at http://www.peatsridgefestival.com.au. John Butler Trio – the…
We recently caught up with Ingrid Michaelson, in anticipation of her upcoming tour to Australia and in celebration of her recently released album Human Again. Well, by that I mean we sent her an e-mail with some questions, and here is what she replied with. I believe her caps lock key was broken. Are you…
In advance of the release of their second record O Exquisite Corpse, I caught up with John Meyer of the band to talk about it, touring and much more… We’re here to talk about your upcoming album; obviously we’ve had it in our hands for a little while now… we loved the record, I guess…
Following a stellar performance at Splendour in the Grass over the weekend, last night UK group Django Django played the first of TWO massive sold out shows at the Oxford Art Factory in Sydney. It’s hard for me to say much about this band that hasn’t already been said; they’re simply one fantastic live act….
About to embark on a tour to celebrate the single of the same name, Little Scout have just released a special remix of “Go Quietly” by the one and only Jonathan Boulet. Get a free download of the track HERE or enjoy the track below!
