Next year’s Twilight At Taronga series has bolstered its program, with the addition of the RocKwiz crew – next year’s Valentine’s Day will be a special one at the zoo, as the audience is invited to get lovey as RocKwiz Live salutes love on February 14th & 15th. Julia Zemiro, Brian Nankervis, Dugald McAndrew and the RocKwiz OrKestra will be…
Gin Wigmore‘s voice has long been a favourite of ours; classic and rich in soul, the New Zealander has been continuing to go from strength to strength. Her new album, Ivory, is out next March and in her latest single, “Cabrona”, Wigmore comes through with the goods as we anticipated she would. The music video is…
When reading most music festival guides, you’ll see the same massive national festival popping up. Getting out of the major cities, there is a plethora of boutique and indie festivals with massive local followings which showcase the best local Aussie talent and food. We’ve picked seven of the best local festivals to get you discovering…
Singer/songwriter/producer/hitmaker and eight time Grammy Award nominee Sia recently released her first-ever holiday album, Everyday Is Christmas, earlier this month via Monkey Puzzle/Atlantic Records. The collection of original holiday songs was written by Sia and Greg Kurstin. The album’s lead single, “Santa’s Coming For Us”, has several counterparts on the album including other festive songs…
Miguel‘s new album WAR & LEISURE is just weeks off release, being put out in Australia through ByStorm Entertainment/RCA Records and Sony Music Australia on December 1st. The fourth album from the LA R&B artist has some pretty big shoes to step into following the success of his last record WILDHEART, but after listening to WAR & LEISURE…
With Festival of the Sun soon approaching, punters are invited to get space-y as the Outer Space theme for this year is bound to produce some great moments out in Port Macquarie. Ahead of the event, we get to know a little more about the artists set to grace the stage – first up, Brunswick’s own, Press…
Brisbane purveyors of effervescent pop punk, Walken, have illuminated our week again (we know, it’s only Monday) with a new music video for their tune, “Unomi”. Taken from the band’s new EP What’s Your Environment?, Walken have conjured up another slice of relatable music that the listener can definitely hone in on. Heartfelt, big in its soul…
We return to Thebarton Theatre for Unsound 2017, the third time the experimental music festival has utilised this venue, but the first as a standalone event in Adelaide. This is hugely exciting because it emerges from the coat tails of the Adelaide Festival to really stretch out into other spaces and engage in different ways…
Blue Mountains four piece Sonori are celebrating the release of their debut EP, a record that has been a long time coming for the psych-rock group. Off the back of their single “Vanity”, Sonori have been continuing to stoke the fires of great momentum that have surrounded artists emerging from this particular pocket of NSW. What…
“Treat them like queens until they disagree,” Georgia Maq sings, though in the pointed tones of her voice, the words are delivered with extra potency. “[and] never reflect to think, ‘Wait, maybe the problem was me’…” The Melbourne trio’s new single “The Opener” is the first we’re hearing from the highly anticipated sophomore Camp Cope album…
The first event for Unsound 2017 Adelaide takes place in the delightful Botanic Gardens Bicentennial Conservatory. Surprisingly, it is the first amplified sound event that has ever taken place in the beautiful venue, which looks like a discus fell from the skies to be buried almost completely. Effectively it is two sound shells bolted together,…
Some changes and new announcements have gone down at Festival of the Sun HQ this week, as the festival nears kick off for another year out in Port Macquarie in December. Due to personal commitments, Ali Barter has had to pull out of the festival, with Sydney’s Imbi The Girl stepping up to the plate. She joins…
Omar Musa has added another impressive piece of art to his continuously growing and thriving body of work stemming from his endeavours as both author and songwriter. “Assimilate” is the new single from Musa’s new album Since Ali Died, and comes as another powerful statement piece from the Queanbeyan lyricist and musician. Bringing one of our…
Jack River has returned with an excellent music video for her new single “Fault Line”, released just ahead of her anticipated Melbourne Music Week appearance this weekend. The track itself falls brilliantly in line with previous Jack River releases, brimming with enough edge to keep her alt-pop firmly grounded in reality, while the glimmering high…
Jordan Rakei is coming home. Now based in London, the 25 year old has been revelling in the release of his much anticipated sophomore album Wallflower, a fitting follow up to what was an absolute smash of a debut in 2016’s Cloak. “I just sort of hibernate in London,” he laughs during our recent chat. “This time…
One of our favourite groups out of London in Oh Wonder will be returning to Australia next year for Sydney City Limits and have been awesome enough to lock in some headline shows around the country for fans unable to get to the festival too! The duo will be heading to venues in Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and…
Easily one of the country’s best and ever-intriguing vocalists, queen Kate Miller-Heidke is returning to venues around the country early next year. Pouring new arrangements into her live show, while incorporating work with a string quartet into her already well established and crafted body of alternative pop work, Miller-Heidke is armed with a new and unmissable…
Adelaide’s Neon Tetra have been racking up the good nods recently, spending this year focused on getting singles out and man, they’ve been well-received. “Telescopes” and “Reflections” have brought the group to a larger audience, blending rock grooves with excellent pop melody, landing Neon Tetra on the radars of triple j Unearthed, and on the stage…
Cut Copy‘s return has been one I know I’ve been hanging out for, for a long time. A lot of fond memories are attached to this group; not only were they one of the first Australian electronic acts to introduce me further to the flourishing genre in the early 2010’s, but with each album release,…
Hideous Sun Demon have been storming their way through 2017; a ferocious approach to psych/punk has landed the Perth lads in the eyes of many as a definite band to watch and with a New Year upon us, we can’t wait to see how they attack it. In the meantime, we’re loving their latest single,…
Well, damn. Jesswar is definitely not playing round. “Savage” is the latest from the Brisbane MC; as her rise within the local hip hop game is only gaining more strength behind it, this may well be the single to solidify her presence as not only an artist to watch, but definitely not one to be messed…
From landmark albums to impressive 2017 debuts, our list of recommendations should have your playlist lookin’ pretty! ECCA VANDAL – Self-Titled (2017) By Sosefina Fuamoli We have been championing Ecca Vandal for a good few years now and it feels like, with the release of her self-titled debut album, the Melbourne artist has finally come full…
Justine Clarke is a legend of Australian stage, screen and music. She began her career at age seven and has since spent three decades working in the industry. Most recently you may have seen her in the miniseries Hoges or as Diane in the 2016 film Red Dog: True Blue. Now she’s about to release…
American electronic-musician Julianna Barwick has been taken far-and-wide thanks to her music. At the time of the interview, a tired and jet-lagged Barwick is in Berlin, awaiting a flight to Barcelona. “I can’t wait to see what my brain feels like when I’m in Australia,” she laughs. Live and on record, Barwick’s experimental choral-music billows…
Remember when “Lizstomania” was the anthem of every goddamn summer festival or party you attended back in 2009/2010? Who else could have been producing such effortlessly dance-able indie music that side of France but Phoenix. Since Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix broke the band in global markets, the band has become a favourite on the live circuit though admittedly,…
The Tambourine Girls unleash the music video for their new single “You Don’t See Me” as a pretty top notch way of getting fans keen for the next few months ahead. Result: It definitely worked. Due out officially this Friday, “You Don’t See Me” is more than a quick listen for a jolt of indie…
Melbourne’s Backyard have been enjoying the recent release of their self-titled debut EP, taking it on the road with Fountaineer this month. The EP has already spawned popular tracks in “Royal Park” and “Reality Television”, while the overall sound of the Backyard EP has indicated that this is a band very much at the beginning of their rise…
He’s one of Australia’s best loved performers and storytellers; Archie Roach‘s music is still as resonant now as it was when first released, which says something about the longevity within his creations. Celebrating 20 years since the release of his third album, the acclaimed Looking For Butter Boy, Archie will be bringing the album to the Corner…
The sideshow news keeps on coming today, as Sydney City Limits artists unleash details of their own headline shows for the Aussie east coast in early 2018. While Phoenix revealed extra shows for Melbourne and Brisbane, the likes of The Libertines, Car Seat Headrest, The Avalanches and more have also been counted as festival names soon to be extending…
Essie Holt is only new on the scene but with her debut single “Underwater”, we’re pretty sure hers is a name we’re going to be hearing a lot more of in time. The song itself is lush, a great indie-pop tune, priding itself off gorgeous builds and excellently produced vocals (thanks to Joel Quartermain and Dave Hammer)….
