Music

The Metro Theatre is one of the more intimate venues but on Friday night people were definitely getting close and personal for Rag’n’Bone Man’s Splendour Sideshow. I walked in to a purple haze of the packed theatre with support act hip hop artist L-FRESH the LION signing off after spitting what I’m sure were some fire…

Just after 5:30pm yesterday, Bernard Fanning noted to his Splendour in the Grass crowd that it had been 10 years since his former band, a little known Powderfinger, had played the event, so why the hell not, let’s get a reunion happening. Now, for many Australian music fans, the ‘Finger will have had some kind of presence in their childhoods,…

Surviving members of A Tribe Called Quest, Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad, hit the stage at FYF Fest today in Los Angeles – one of only a handful of times the pair have performed since the death of founding member Phife Dawg and the release of their sixth and final studio album We Got It…

Emerging from a neon box, decked from head to toe in diamantes, sequins and pearls and donning a cap that clearly read QUEEN, Missy Elliott made her return to U.S stages in nearly a decade felt by one and all at the FYF Fest’s opening night on Friday in Los Angeles. Kicking things off with…

The sky is clear, the sun is shining, and a giant replica of Kanye West‘s head is beaming in front of an enormous rainbow. The first full day of Splendour in the Grass 2017 is upon us, packing North Byron Parklands with the kind of life and energy that only comes with one of this…

As the usual circus that is Splendour In The Grass rolls through this vast country of ours, so too does some of the best bands currently walking the earth. One of these said bands is HAIM, and I’ll tell you what, they know how to play a live show. Here at their only headline date…

“She Feels Live Home” is the latest single from Victorian five-piece The Settlement and in its delivery, marks a great period of creative progression for the group. Their album Stand in the Middle, is out today and to celebrate, we’re stoked to share the group’s new music video for the track. The band’s roots in folk is clear,…

While most people wait to start their Splendour weekend on Friday, plenty of festivalgoers – especially the campers – know that heading along to the festival’s official kick-off on Thursday is well worth it. This year even moreso as Red Bull Sound Select came on board to curate a program at the Mix-Up Stage that…

He’s one of the country’s best loved travelling troubadours and soon enough, Kim Churchill will be back on the road doing what he does best. The performer will be touring his new album Weight_Falls around the country through September and October (the record is due out in August), but before then, we’ve sunk our teeth into the…

This weekend in Los Angeles, one of 2017’s best line ups descends on Exposition Park –  FYF Festival. The festival has grown considerably since its debut in 2006, the then branded F*CK YEAH FEST. From hosting the likes of The Bronx and The Black Lips in that first year, to expanding to take in more genres in showcasing…

When it comes to Ginger and The Ghost, creating pieces of music and visual art that captivate and linger in the memory of those who listen and view it is kinda textbook. The future-pop duo have recently dropped their new single “Kindred Spirits” and true to form, the music video that has been released to accompany…

Got your Splendour schedule locked in? You might want to leave a few spots open. One of Australia’s biggest and best music festivals is a gold mine when it comes to discovering new music or watching that mid-card act completely own the entire festival and make you wonder why they weren’t top-billed in the first…

Cut Copy are set to play Melbourne’s Croxton Bandroom tonight before heading up to Byron Bay for Splendour – the return of one of the country’s most loved electronic acts. In their new single “Airborne”, Cut Copy have not only doled out their first new music in four years but in doing so, they’ve blown the…

Back on the east coast with some solo shows that will be his first in Australia since 2014, is C.W. Stoneking. The shows are clearly going to be ones people will flock to, if Stoneking’s dates back in March with Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats were anything to go by. Recently, the talented performer has been…

Lee Ranaldo has given fans another taste of his new album Electric Trim, in the release of “New Thing” and it’s accompanying music video! The video comes directed by Naomi Yang (Julia Holter, Richard Youngs) and follows Ranaldo making his way through New York City – a sharp and unique look at the way society is consumed…

With today’s announcement of a massive tour in April/May (which may or may not coincide with Groovin’ The Moo), tonight’s relatively intimate sole headline show at the Metro for U.K. duo Royal Blood turned out to be something of a preview for their big shows ahead in the new year – playing venues five times…

Jon Stevens kicked off his Starlight Album Tour at the Palms in Melbourne, with special guest, long-time friend Kate Ceberano. Opening the show with some classic covers, Phil Ceberano and band brought a level of excitement and intensity often lacking by opening bands.

It’s been a while since we’ve heard an album from Melbourne three piece Husky. In saying that, however, the three year wait has been completely worth it. They’ve strayed from their comfort zone in their latest LP, Punchbuzz, putting the folk vibes on the back burner to experiment with some unfamiliar tempos and rhythms. This…

‘Grenadiers, mate.’ It’s a short but sweet sentence I found myself uttering through much of last year, whenever asked who would be counted as an exciting musical export out of Adelaide. The trio have been touring consistently while working on the follow up record to 2015’s acclaimed Summer album – you can even catch Grenadiers on…

OKENYO is an artist I’ve been championing for a long time now and over the last year or two especially, the Sydney based performer has been generating some new heat and momentum surrounding the new music she’s been creating. Things are kicking off for OKENYO once more with the brand new single, “Woman’s World”, landing a…

The 2017 AIR Awards are edging ever closer – the event’s first ever run in Adelaide set to happen at the Queen’s Theatre on July 27th. Today, the nominees for the Best Independent Label award have been announced, with UNFD, Pieater, I OH YOU, Barely Dressed Records, Jazzhead and Elefant Traks all in the running to take the award home. Set to be…

Another quirky and talented Joe Agius creation, the new music video from The Creases ticks all the boxes. The visuals for “In My Car” were released on to the band’s social media recently and frankly, it’s made us super keen for the release of their new album Tremolow (due August 4th). The band are set to support Two Door…

Future Islands have returned to Australia for an exclusive performance at Splendour in the Grass this weekend, but not before stopping by AU HQ for a catch up in Sydney. Having not been in Australia for a few years, the band reflects on previous tours out this way, where they have built up a strong and loyal fan…

Back in the country for the first time since their co-headline tour with Nine Inch Nails in 2014, Queens of the Stone Age are on the road this week for a run of shows which tease their upcoming album Villains (due out August 25th). The tour kicked off with their first ever show in Darwin,…

In 2013, Reflektor cemented Arcade Fire as a band to watch. Headlining festivals around the world, their groovy-techno-logic sound, crossed with spacey love stories and anarchic idealism, heightened their already bubbling commercial success. Four years later, with studio album number five rearing its head (titled Everything Now, due July 28th), two questions arise: has the popularity…

Hot on the heels of his UK tour, Jon Stevens is hitting the road around Australia for a national tour to celebrate his latest album release, Starlight. The tour, which will see him rock into six states and territories, will also feature very special guest and Jon’s long-time friend Kate Ceberano. He has fronted some…

Cosmo’s Midnight have come on through with another solid new tune in their latest, “Mind Off”. Bringing in the talented Clementine Douglas of Kudu Blue, the UK vocalist fit like a glove in amongst the Aussie twins’ latest wild beat foray. What we like best about “Mind Off” is its warped, addictive quality – Cosmo’s Midnight…

For another year, the Volumes Festival is set to celebrate some of the country’s best across a range of Sydney’s best loved venues this August. Featured on the latest artist announcement are the likes of Perth’s Hideous Sun Demon, Sydney’s own Straight Arrows and Melbourne’s Huntly. Already on the line up for Volumes this year are some of our…

A one of a kind event series is coming to Sydney in October, celebrating both film and music. The inaugural Sydney Film Music Festival is set to take place across three nights in October at the ICC Sydney Theatre, offering punters the chance to experience the iconic soundtracks of some classic films in a unique setting. Tickets…

If there’s one highly anticipate hip hop release of this year, it’d have to be Vic Mensa‘s debut studio effort, The Autobiography. It has been a long time in the making but finally, we’ve been teased with what’s to come, particularly with new single “Rage”. With a special launch/listening party heralding Mensa’s new sounds in New York…