Author: Sosefina Fuamoli

German tastemakers Majestic Casual and Sydney’s Astral People have unveiled the full lineup for December’s MLIVE event, set to take place at Max Watt’s next Friday! Following on from MLIVE events in London, New York, Berlin, Paris and LA, the unique event showcasing some hectic movers in electronic music now comes to Australia for an event to be…

The House of Bacardi threw open its doors to people in Sydney and Brisbane to great effect recently, with the iconic brand linking up with some of the country’s best party-starters to ensure that the heart of Australia’s nightlife culture – live music and curated party nights – remains a strongly beating one. As we’ve…

Today is a very special day for one of our favourites, Bec Sandridge. With her In The Fog EP officially released today, Sandridge has also announced a stack of tour dates to celebrate the new record in the early months of 2017. When Larry caught up with Bec in Sydney recently, she commented on her excitement surrounding…

Taken from their latest record Death Magic, HEALTH have recently dropped the visuals for “L.A Looks”, directed by Derrick Beckles. The Adult Swim name encapsulates the oddities and faded greatness of Los Angeles, from Hollywood to Venice, in the form of one of those late night, public access TV commercials. Get educated and check it out below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4r0gkByCvY&feature=youtu.be ———- This…

Today, A.B. Original‘s highly anticipated and much publicised debut album Reclaim Australia was officially unleashed on to the public. Over the course of 12 tracks, both Briggs and Trials have made a definite mark on Australian music and as the bigots and uneducated internet trolls have continued to beat their chests and crack their knuckles, ready to take to their keyboards,…

This week we’ve been enjoying some folk, some futuristic R&B and some great indie notes out of Australia and New York. From KingIV in Melbourne to EZTV out of the US, we’ve got you covered with this edition of Friday Fresh Five. Josh Rennie-Hynes (Sunshine Coast) Out of Woodford, Josh Rennie-Hynes has been fast garnering a reputation for himself as…

The Great Escape returns to Brighton in the UK next year, taking over the British seaside from May 18th – 20th. Lauded as the festival for unearthing some of music’s most exciting talent from around the globe, The Great Escape will be celebrating its twelfth year with some of the best established and emerging artists. Amongst the…

Bag Raiders have linked up with Mayer Hawthorne on new tune “Beat Me To The Punch” and it’s catchy as hell. The boys have come storming back with another hit of vibrant electro pop that’ll do well on your summer playlist this year, no doubt. As a taste of what’s to come from the duo in…

Mary J. Blige – absolute queen. With a career that has been littered with successes and an influence on R&B and hip hop that is well known and well respected, to have this icon heading out our way for Bluesfest next year is a tour we’re incredibly excited for. Today, Bluesfest Tour has confirmed that Mary…

Melbourne singer-songwriter Mcrobin – aka James McGuffie – releases his sophomore EP Shallow Diver tomorrow! A record that has seen him continue to flourish as an artist, where his debut EP made a solid impression on crowds around the country upon its release last year. We’ve already had a taste in what to be expecting from Shallow Diver in lead…

Cop this new lot of visuals from Fat Freddy’s Drop ahead of their Australian return, in new music video for “Fish in the Sea”. Taking the directorial reins for this one, Taungaroa Emile uses Maori and Polynesian mythology in bringing to life a striking music video. Fusing animation with live-action, the clip for “Fish in the Sea”…

An Australian music industry icon is set to be recognised as such at this year’s ARIA Awards, to be held tonight in Sydney. Founder of MGM Distribution and member of the ARIA Board, Sebastian Chase, will be gifted with the 2016 ARIA Industry Icon Award for his contributions and work within the industry over the years. Having…

The Hills Are Alive always ensures its punters and artists are in for a good time and for their March 2017 edition, it’s looking like the organisers are heading into another stellar festival. Announced this morning, Cloud Control and Dope Lemon will be appearing at Hill next year, while the festival expands to include a new Comedy Stage….

This week, we learned of the latest additions to A festival called PANAMA for 2017. Alongside the likes of Kurt Vile, D.D Dumbo, Koi Child and Margaret Glaspy join some incredible musicians including Big Scary, Emma Louise, Julia Jacklin and NGAIIRE. To look at the festival line up, now in its full glory, is a thing of beauty – representative of some stellar international visitors…

Melbourne-based Adelaide rock group Society of Beggars are soon to be back in South Oz, hitting the Crown and Sceptre Hotel tomorrow night with new single “An Angel Called Night”. Having spent a large chunk of this year in studio with Lindsay Gravina working on a new EP from which this new tune has been lifted, the…

Australian music’s night of nights was celebrated at one of the main, if not the, Sydney venue largely seen as responsible for the stranglehold and death of the city’s live music culture – The Star. The irony wasn’t lost on many and thanks to Flume in particular, the Keep Sydney Open message of supporting the smaller local…

Tonight has, undoubtedly, been Flume‘s night tonight at the 2016 ARIA Awards, taking away four awards including Best Male, Best Independent Release, Best Dance Release and Best Pop Release and the overall Best Album, off the back of his acclaimed sophomore album, Skin. Taking to the stage at The Star in Sydney (a venue largely associated with the stranglehold currently exercised…

Yesterday, Matt Okine and Alex Dyson announced that their time as hosts of triple j’s breakfast show would be coming to an end this December; for Dyson, the end of a 10 year-long career at the broadcaster. Okine of course, came on board in 2014 to replace former host Tom Ballard. For both, it’s been years of early mornings, memorable…

Back in September, I sat opposite Briggs and Trials in Brisbane as they told me about Reclaim Australia, the debut album by their collaborative project A.B Original, and how it stood to shake up not only the Australian music industry, but our social community as a whole. Generally, you learn to take such grandiose claims…

The first time I remember seeing Birds of Tokyo headline a show in Adelaide was back in…2011, I want to say. Ian Berney hadn’t been in the band long and their self-titled, third album was celebrating Platinum status. Since then, my relationship with the band and their music has come and gone in waves. The band I first remember…

Sydney group Glades has been working their way up Spotify charts and into the hearts of both radio lovers through this year, with singles “Speechless” and “Drive” raking in some huge numbers online. The indie trio are soon to be on the road with their debut EP This Is What It’s Like – a quick east coast tour taking…

Scott Darlow may be a new name to you and for others but he’s been kicking around this music game and as an Indigenous activist for 10 years now. In his debut solo album Sorry, Darlow has become introduced to a larger amount of music listeners who are no doubt just getting to know more about the work…

December 2nd is getting closer and closer, which means that the new Childish Gambino album Awaken, My Love! is also soon to be upon us. We’ve already been hit with a taste of what to expect courtesy of “Me and Your Mama” and it’s exciting; Donald Glover’s intelligence as an artist and as a writer has taken…

Overnight, the New Zealand Music Awards took place at Auckland’s Vector Arena, with Aaradhna making the headlines for refusing the Tui for Best Hip Hop Album. “I feel like if you’re putting a singer next to a hip-hop artist, it’s not fair.” she said, before giving her award to SWIDT. “I’m a singer, I’m not a rapper, I’m not…

Cram some synth action into your ears this afternoon with St. Albion‘s new tune “Ghosting”. Teaming up with Austin, Texas vocalist Max Frost, the single is catchy as hell. “Ghosting” comes hot off the back of the Aussie producer’s debut EP, rumbling and building as Frost’s vocals are delicately layered over the top until that chorus comes…

As we approach the final weeks of what’s been a pretty hectic 2016, we are incredibly stoked to announce the return of the AU AWARDS for another year. Recognising the achievements of our artists both nationally and internationally, the awards fall into line with other celebrations happening around the country, with both the ARIA Awards and the…

This month has been all about Australian music, with November marking Australian Music Month for those triple j lovers and today in particular, Aussie band T-shirts have been out in force. Heading into the weekend, we’ve got some new tunes from Kalacoma, Tyne-James Organ, High Violet and Ivey, while Sweden’s Small Feet also crops up… Tyne-James…

Moreton frontwoman Georgia takes centre stage in the band’s latest film clip for “Specimen” – a dark and shadowy music video directed by Bryn Chainey. As she attempts to weave her way through and escape ominous figures, Georgia’s vocals haunt over the top. It’s a striking visual accompaniment to an equally captivating single. Of the clip, Georgia explains,…

If you thought “Black Lives Matter” was BIRDZ at his ferocious and gnarly best, then “Hunger Voodoo” is the second hit in a masterful one-two punch the Butchulla emcee has successfully landed in a short amount of time. With a solid groove in the beat, “Hunger Voodoo” is easy to lean back into and vibe with. Listen further…

Savoir Adore has been on our radar since SXSW this year and so when we found out the latest project from Brooklyn’s Paul Hammer had caught the eye of Footstomp in Brisbane, it made us a little excited that more people out in Australia would be able to cotton on to what heaps of people elsewhere…