Ok look, I’m not going to give too much away here, but the Grim Reaper goes skateboarding in this video clip, which is pretty much what won me over and kick-pushed this track firmly into music video of the day territory. Drunk Mums are a red hot four piece from Melbourne and have just dropped their…
The sophomore album from Brit-rockers Royal Blood is a punchy follow-up to their self-titled debut. Unfortunately, How Did We Get So Dark? lacks in many areas that made Royal Blood the captivating album that it was. The debut album from Royal Blood was rife with catchy riffs, gritty guitars and convincing vocals. How Did We…
Sydney outfit Winston Surfshirt wrapped up their first ever Australian headline tour on Friday night, with their second of two sold out hometown shows at the Oxford Art Factory. Quite a remarkable feat for a band who don’t have an official release on the market; having found success from two recently released singles “Be About…
In what could easily be described as one of the most exciting co-headline tours we’ve seen this year, hip-hop heavyweights Remi Kolawole and Sensible J (collectively known as REMI) and Sampa The Great joined forces this winter for the Fire Sign national tour. The duo are no strangers to collaborating, most recently teaming up for…
Fresh out of Camp Blyolk is new single, “Shun The Sun Because I Don’t Breath Youth”. For the Melbourne artist, blending alt-pop and electro production together has become an easy venture and if recent shows and compositions have been anything to go by, he’s displaying potential in spades and isn’t showing signs of slowing down. “Shun…
Sarah Blasko will tour around the country this May to July, today unveiling ‘The Soloist’ national tour. Performing without a band for the first time in her storied career, Sarah will lay bare her extraordinary songwriting and iconic voice in a special nation-wide tour of theatres both intimate and grand, from Darwin to Thirroul, Perth…
Though the rain stayed at bay, the crowds weren’t kept away by the clouds nor the cold weather at the annual Reclink Community Cup in Melbourne earlier today, which saw the Rockdogs (“The Musos”) beat the Megahertz (“The Radio Presenters”) in a thrilling fourth quarter, 61 points to a respectable 49. Deborah Conway and She…
This week’s album recommendation trip takes a look at Yon Yonson‘s stellar 2017 LP, Yes No Sorry, before throwing it back to 2011, when Battles released their colourful myriad of an album in Gloss Drop. Revisit some of our writers’ faves below and soundtrack the weekend ahead! YON YONSON – Yes No Sorry (2017) By Lucy Regter This trio out of…
We’ve had a week now to sink our teeth into the eighth album from American group Portugal. The Man, an outfit I’ve been listening to now for almost a decade. Their evolution from 2009’s The Satanic Satanist to 2013’s Evil Friends is a remarkable one – seeing the group catapulted from unknowns to one of…
Brisbane’s Bedlam Records are generating a heated fusion of exciting and eclectic new music and in Carmouflage Rose‘s new single “Late Nights”, they’re proving once again that they are establishing themselves as a label to be watching. So to is Carmouflage Rose, a hip hop artist we’ve admittedly not heard too much from in the past, but have…
Japandroids will be back in the country in just a few weeks for their first headline tour of Australia since 2013. For those who remember the tour, you’re likely to associate euphoric sing alongs, a lot of sweat and bodies flung around with the type of show Brian King and David Prowse brought through off the back of…
Zach Carothers is recovering from a heavy night out in Chicago when he gets put on the phone to me. It was record release day for Portugal. The Man in Australia during our interview, but for Americans, they still had a few hours to get through. Still, Carothers is game for a delve into the new…
Ahead of the Electric Lady events kicking off at the end of the month and at the beginning of July on the east coast, Jack River has dropped a dreamy as hell music video for one of our favourite songs of hers, “Fool’s Gold”. Directed by Matt Sav (Tame Impala, POND), we see the lyrics of the pop song…
This month, well known Aussie rockers Grinspoon are releasing a deluxe edition of their first studio album Guide to Better Living. Celebrating the 20 years it’s been around by adding a load of live tracks to the album list. Grinspoon formed in 1995 and released Guide to Better Living two years later in September. The…
As they approach the 10 year mark, NSW’s Round Mountain Girls have steadily become one of Australia’s most beloved alt-country acts; always on the road and always pushing their craft, the group of musicians have been locking down spots on festivals everywhere for years now, and aren’t looking to slow down any time soon. They’ve just released…
Hoo boy, BIGSOUND is coming out strong this year with its first artist announcement dropping today. 64 Australian bands and international visitors have been revealed to be heading to Brisbane in September for the huge music conference and showcase series, the event beginning to nip at the heels of its overseas cousins in standing strong as…
It’s been a minute since we’ve seen or heard from Pluto Jonze, but true to form, when he makes his return on to radars, he makes it brilliantly and vibrantly known. On new single “Swingin’ Like Bowie”, Jonze has given us his first piece of new music in three years. The result? A great tribute to…
Turnover‘s new single “Super Natural” takes me to finishing high school – there’s fusion of excitement and confusion in what’s to come next but nevertheless, the shimmer of anticipation remains high. In the band’s newest release, they’ve managed to encapsulate a lyrical theme of an all-encapsulating love and package it right up into a hazy,…
There are many things to love about Darwin in July. The cooler weather of the dry season, the mango juice from the Mindil Markets (not to mention the paw paw concoctions at Parap Markets on the weekends, too), the general laid back attitude that is infectious when visiting…the list goes on. One of our favourite parts about…
Grinspoon‘s upcoming mega tour with their seminal record, Guide to Better Living, kicks off this weekend – a long awaited return that many fans weren’t sure would even eventuate. Certainly not in this format. With a deluxe re-release of Guide to Better Living also on its way on Friday, Grinspoon have much to be celebrating, reflecting on…
After eighteen months in the studio, Perth trio Crooked Colours have just released their debut album Vera. This is a well-crafted and enjoyable release for those that love their music laid-back yet still up-tempo. The opening track “Flow” is a likable and catchy tune that has those summer vibes threading through. It begins with that…
In breaking news 24 years in the making, the legendary Beatles and Wings musician, Paul McCartney, is finally coming back to Australia this December, making up for a cancelled 2002 tour and giving a whole generation of Australians their first chance to hear the iconic songs that have defined the last fifty years and changed…
Meet RAHU. If you’re a Brisbane local, you may recognise him from his work with the Bedlam Records family and The Durries but make no mistake, his new music is a big leap in a different direction. His debut single comes in the form of “Runnin’” and is a twisted and moody concoction of dreamy vocals and…
Melbourne soul gyal and all round emerging talent powerhouse Kaiit has come slamming through with new single “Natural Woman” and the music video that accompanies it this week is equally as great. With Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore at the helm, we see Kaiit kicking back with her crew while that dynamic voice evokes everything we love about the likes…
Okay, so let’s take it back to the Big Day Out of 2013. The festival may have been on its way out but it still had some pretty big punches to pull before the final nails were well and truly hammered into the coffin. It was the first time I was introduced to Death Grips and…
Every now and then, you just want to hear some rock and roll that makes you feel good. Luckily for us this week, The Iron Horses have us covered with their new single, “Traffic”. The ambition on this track is high and the band has shown that they are more than capable to step up to the…
On their most recent album, Precious Art, Rozwell Kid commit to this very 90s, Get Up Kids-esque, early Weezer kind of fuzzy pop punk. There’s nothing that would sound out of place in the background of a scene in a Buffy episode from 1998. Here’s the main question you need to answer before heading into…
Adelaide’s own Bad//Dreems finished their Gutful national tour at home on the weekend, playing to a sold out venue at The Gov – their largest headlining show in Adelaide to date. We followed the guys around a bit after their soundcheck on Saturday night and found out how this tour has compared to their other adventures on the road,…
The annual music conference and festival held in Cronulla, just outside of Sydney, Australian Music Week, has today announced the first 30 showcasing artists confirmed to play at the summit this November. Alongside this, the event has revealed their first group of delegates, a series of new partnerships and a brand new prize sure to excite anyone…
Phoenix is a seemingly cool band. They just ooze confidence in their music and live sets. Here on their sixth album Ti Amo, the Parisian four-piece seemingly rest on these cool laurels that has made them favourites worldwide, while not really progressing all that much as a band. While the band are notable and proud…
