Shortly after emerging from Soundcloud obscurity within the past year or so, elusive musician H.E.R has surely become one of the most exciting new artists in popular music. Her voice, equal parts silky and slick, is matched by the excellent songwriting that can be found all throughout her self-titled EPs Volume 1 and 2, two…
Over the past two years, Sydney act Brother Brad have been simmering away, slowly but surely concocting the tracks that, when pieced together, make up their debut EP, Get Around. Celebrating the release of the EP, the now six-piece band played to a full Lansdowne crowd, in front of friends, family and a loyal local…
Solange didn’t know if she’d make it to Sydney for her run of Vivid shows. Standing atop the stairs set up in the middle of the Opera House’s Concert Hall, she walked back and forth while telling the sold out crowd that there was a moment back in October where she seriously thought performing would be a…
Melbourne’s Cool Out Sun combines four of the city’s best performers and through 2017 and already in 2018, they’ve been striking a chord with music lovers in this city for conjuring irresistible beats and a live presence that urges the crowd to move with each one. Their latest single “Fire For (Fire Four)” is a combination…
During Adelaide’s annual Umbrella: Winter City Sounds event this year and running in conjunction with the AIR Awards this July, the second edition of the Scouted mini festival will be taking over the west end of the city – with a stacked line up of local talent to boot. Taking place on July 27th, the likes of Blush…
Understandably, the chance to record and bring music to life at a studio as iconic as Abbey Road Studios would be one many musicians would jump at, should it be on offer. For Tenderfoot, the opportunity indeed came calling, with the band heading into the studio to record their new album, To Be Young. While the whole process…
As I write this, the thudding beats of “Until The Dark” – the album closer for The Presets‘ new record Hi Viz – are still ringing out in my head. Over the course of almost seven minutes, Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes explore heavy, pulsating electronic territory that pulls each thread of the album together flawlessly. Of course, there was much…
Yesterday, we learned that revered music photographer and media exec Ros O’Gorman had passed away after a short but nonetheless shocking battle with cancer. O’Gorman, who with husband Paul Cashmere, established The Noise Network and by extension Noise 11 in 2011, has been a figure within the Australian music industry many knew or at least, knew of. Hers…
The recently announced CHANGES Music Industry Summit in Melbourne this July, a platform encouraging those involved to look ahead and connect with the game-changers of the Australian music industry as of course, there are some very exciting switch ups ahead. It makes sense, of course, that Bad Apples Music would be involved in some way; hosting a roster of…
With their debut EP Crooked now out and working its way around the traps, Melbourne psych-rockers Gamjee are currently revelling in the results their months and months of hard work have now presented. When “Monday in Bed” came out last year, the band was quick to line up positive reviews but as a live unit, they really…
You know a show is going to be that extra bit extra when you walk into the Opera House and there are not just one, but three harps set up on stage. That said, if you expected any project by Daniel Johns and Luke Steele to side towards minimalist you may have recently had a…
DRMNGNOW is an artist you may have seen popping up in Melbourne over the last few months in particular, if you’re a local hip hop fan. With his new single “Indigenous Land”, the Yorta Yorta artist brings forth a striking portrait of the land we have been inhabiting and the acknowledgment of our history that…
Taken from their debut album, Welcome to the Glorious North, the new single from Melbourne alt-country group The Glorious North comes to us in the form of “The Widow”. Taking cues from classic murder ballads past, “The Widow” is a story of a slaying, but from the eyes of the murderer. An interesting sense of romanticism comes through…
This September, Wolf Alice are set to return to Australia with Visions of a Life, their acclaimed record that Aussie fans first got a taste of with the band’s visit to our shores earlier this year on the Laneway Festival tour. Since that last trip, the British foursome have been going from strength to strength, touring heavily…
Heading to Barcelona today for the annual, Primavera Sound festival? You’re in store for a treat – this is without question one of the best festivals in the world. Well managed, with stellar lineups to match, it’s impossible not to have a good time at this world-class festival. But if you haven’t been before, there…
Up and coming artists from the Barwon Southwest region are encouraged to get involved in this year’s Queenscliff Music Festival Emerging Artist Grants initiative; open for 2018, the grant offers individuals and groups the opportunity to take away grants of up to $10,000. The Emerging Artist Grants have been running for eight years now, with…
The SPIN OFF Festival is set to return to Adelaide this July 20th, the younger sibling of Splendour in the Grass ready to satiate the appetites of South Australian music fans as much as possible. With the likes of The Wombats, Meg Mac, The Jungle Giants and more on the line up, SPIN OFF have today revealed that local…
Fresh off their upcoming record The American Dream, Trophy Eyes have debuted their latest lashing of music in “You Can Count On Me”. A kickback response to the unhealthy side of social media and its effects on artists in today’s digital climate, “You Can Count On Me” joins the ranks of songs that takes a refreshingly honest look…
Ever wanted to just escape to somewhere completely indulgent and extra? Surround yourself with music, wine and good food only somewhere say, Paris, could offer? Machine du Vin has you covered. The crew behind the Australian ‘Wine Machine’ franchise of events is expanding this year, bringing an eclectic line up of electronic artists and DJs through…
With a lineup as mammoth as Primavera Sound in Barcelona – which kicks off tomorrow – you’d be forgiven for struggling to put your schedule together. Across stages on site and off site (as part of the simultanous Primavera Pro Conference), there are a bunch of amazing Australian artists playing (find out when and where…
With their national tour in support of their catchy as hell latest single “Suds”, Novocastrian trio RAAVE TAPES have taken some time out to reflect on some of the best, some of the blurst times they’ve had on the road over the last year. A band with a brilliant live presence, RAAVE TAPES have proven time…
Hannah Cameron is coming through as one of Melbourne’s best songwriters currently taking the attention of many around the traps, and with her latest single “What’s It For”, Cameron once again, puts it all out there in producing an evocative piece of music. Her vocals are striking but on this recording of “What’s It For”,…
In its 20th year, the iconic Iceland Airwaves Festival will take place once again in Reykjavík, and with the announcement of 50 more international acts to perform comes the announcement of Australia’s very own Stella Donnelly to the lineup. We previously caught up with Stella earlier this year as she toured Wales (you can check out that…
There is an increasing amount of singers and musicians debuting in today’s society, and with the public being so oversaturated with music it’s hard to find a particular band that sticks out and leaves a lasting impression on you. But in my case, that’s pop-trio Glades as they come back with their latest single, “Not About…
Boston Calling kicked off the weekend to a mid-sized crowd on a hot, windy day, which gave me major flashbacks to the Big Day Out and Falls Festivals past. Within the first ten minutes I was sweaty, covered in dirt, and had sneezed about a hundred times. But if you don’t get a little grimy and…
The second day of Boston Calling had the biggest headliners, and a solid late afternoon run on the Red and Green stages. The Pod Saves America podcast was a good idea until the line ended up going out the door and around the corner, but Manchester Orchestra on the Green stage was a good enough…
City Calm Down‘s huge jaunt across Australia is set to kick off next week in Brisbane, with the Melbourne heroes’ new record Echoes in Blue ready and primed to be introduced to fans nationwide in all its glory. The international market has been loving the album too and as we were able to see in the…
With her debut solo record LoveLaws bringing forth some great musical tones from Theresa Wayman, we spoke with her recently about where this album came from in terms of where her creative mindset was at the time. The Warpaint legend this week brings us a little playlist she’s curated – songs that make her want to create. Songs…
Leaps and bounds. Apart from being a classic Paul Kelly track, it is exactly what Middle Kids have been coming along over the past two years. While certainly not an overnight success, the steam the now four-piece from Sydney has built up in 2018 is almost unparalleled. Releasing their debut album Lost Friends less than a month…
The hot weather and sun we’d had on the first two days felt like a distant memory by Sunday afternoon. The temperature dropped 20 degrees overnight, and the cold wind made the light rain feel a million times worse than it was. The weather inspired me to check out The Arena stage, held in a…
