Good wine and good music should go hand in hand, right? This weekend, this formula is going to be playing out in some of the country’s best wine country, with South Australia’s Silver Raven Festival taking place for its second year out in the Barossa Valley. The Americana extravaganza, born out of a desire to…
South Australians Hana & Jessie-Lee have been toiling away in fusing together an array of influences in producing some great country music, the final result of which coming together in their debut album, Southlands. Keen listeners already heard some hits of their new music in “Maryses” and “Eight Tonne Shackles” but now, we’ve got the full Southlands goodie…
Bluesfest Byron Bay had such a variety of performances in five tents over five days that it can be difficult to catch it all. With five stages running between 11am and midnight so there is a lot going on. John Goodridge lists a few highlights from his visit. Patti Smith and her band perform Horses Patti Smith…
The National Indigenous Music Awards celebrates 14 years in 2017 and as of today, the nominations for the event are officially open. Celebrating the last year of Indigenous music and recognising the sheer amount of talent that has been making waves nationally and overseas, the NIMAs encourages artists from right across the country and the Torres…
LA based producer Dom Liberati has been making music as BEL HAVEN for a minute now and in his new single “Could Be Love”, we’re met with a catchy hook-laden pop tune that’s worth a little share ahead of the weekend. The multi-instrumentalist combines influences and sounds from the 80’s (think Depeche Mode, The Police) in with…
Alternative grunge rockers, The Fossicks, are bringing some shaking new music through to Frankie’s Pizza for a hometown launch show in Sydney next month! Launching their new EP, E.G.O, throughout May, the group will be touring further throughout May and June but best believe, this first show is going to be one hell of a tour opener….
When Tigerilla and Porsches linked up to form the duo Super Cruel, of course people knew they’d be in for a good thing. With their debut single “November”, the duo employed the talents of Lisa Mitchell in properly making their mark too – the most recent result shining in the official music video for the tune, released yesterday. Directed by…
Stretching that live music muscle after 13 years out of the spotlight, Aussie metal legends Superheist are back with a special AAA Side release and a stack of new tour dates to boot. The brutal AAA Side features the four minute long furious offering in “Raise Hell” – the tour namesake – a great re-entry for…
Devon Allman is in Australia playing for Bluesfest with a couple of sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne. John Goodridge caught up with him backstage to chat about music making and recording his latest album Ride or Die”. How have you been enjoying Bluesfest? I say it on the mic and I really do mean it,…
KLP will be back on the road to ensure that your winter doesn’t mean hibernation from the cold. Instead, she’ll be encouraging fans to get out to clubs all round the country for her latest national tour – the Mix Match Tour. To be joined by a slew of special guests along the way, KLP will…
A criminally underrated duo, Ginger and The Ghost continue to strive forward in producing captivating music and visuals that have had us hooked time after time. Their single “Glow” is one that’s recaptured our attention and if you’ve not had the time to chuck the way of the song’s official music video – you’ve come to…
There’s a definitive James Bond kind of vibe to Sun Sap‘s latest single, “Love Is Gone”. The swaggering, sun-soaked guitars are paired with a horn section, adding something special to their surf-rock vibes. The group are embarking on their first interstate tour to support the single, including playing support for The Ruminaters in Sydney. This is a…
New Orleans-based muso Benjamin Booker is set to release his upcoming LP Witness on June 2nd via Rough Trade Records/Remote Control Records. Following up his self-titled 2014 debut, the new album fleshes out Booker’s passion for raucous, soul-infused rock’n’roll. “Right On You” is the energetic album opener, described by Booker as a song being “about the…
As their British tour kicks off (with our own Jack Carty) in support of their new album Almost Home, we catch up with Matthew Lowe of the Keston Cobblers’ Club to find out more about the fitting follow on record to Wildfire. Congrats on the new album! It’s fair to say that things feel a bit more stripped back on Almost…
Fresh from making the score for National Geographic’s Mars miniseries, Warren Ellis – acclaimed musician and member of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Grinderman and Dirty Three has just created an original score for the new Australian thriller Bad Girl. He spoke to us about his approach for this project, recently returning to the stage with Nick Cave…
The Cactus Channel are a Melbourne-based instrumental group who are teaming up with Ball Park Music/My Pet Radio‘s Sam Cromack on their upcoming 6-track EP, Do It For Nothing. Ahead of the release on April 21st, you can listen to the EP title track, which follows up their first single “Sorry Hills”. Going through The Cactus Channel’s…
Melbourne has some kind of magic that breeds punk music, birthed across garages and sweaty stages. Hailing from the inner North, five-piece Clove are no exception, delivering punk that’s emotive, rhythm-driven and very 00’s tinged. Today we’re bringing you an exclusive taste of their second, and heaviest, single release, “I Saw Fire”. Vocalist Mark Jamieson brings a…
Returning to Australia (and hitting up NZ) this July with their stellar third album, Near to the Wild Heart of Life, are some of our favourite Canadians – Japandroids. Following incredibly well-received appearances on the east coast as well as at the Meredith and Fairgrounds festivals late last year, Brian and David are returning in a headline capacity for their…
Obviously, their return to Australia in 2016 for Splendour in the Grass brought At The Drive-In much acclaim and their two sideshows left crowds hungry for more out on the east coast. Today though, we can get pumped again, as the group has confirmed their next tour out to Australia is going to be kicking off…
Canadian Music Week is raring up in Toronto at the moment, with the music festival continuing through until April 23rd. There’s a great group of Australian artists who have hopped on planes out to Canada to take full advantage of the opportunity to showcase their music to a global audience and once more, they’re going to…
Your final chance to see The Dillinger Escape Plan on stage is coming this October, with the group outlaying their plans for their final ever run of shows in Australia. They’ve been hitting it hard on stages around the world for 20 years and with their final album Dissociation set to have The Dillinger Escape Plan going harder…
Let’s be real, I don’t think everybody’s completely recovered from the release of Kendrick Lamar‘s DAMN. yet. I know we’re not. Following his Easter weekend gift of an album and that Coachella performance, the online arena doesn’t know whether to be shook or woke right now but Kung Fu Kenny hasn’t waited round, instead coming through again; this time,…
If, like me, you’re a stressed out over-thinker struggling with the constant sensory input of our increasingly busy lives, then you’ll find this absolute gem by MT Warning to be a much needed oasis of calm and serenity. Mikey Bee manages storytelling and imagery woven together with heart-on-sleeve lyrics, all delivered with emotive and honest…
It’s a little demoralising finding a musician who is infinitely more talented than you in plenty more areas than just music. In this instance, it’s Alex The Astronaut, the multi-talented musician, soccer player, and scientist. Smarts and sporting prowess aside, Alex The Astronaut is a seriously talented, and supremely wordy lyricist and musician. Here on…
Royal Blood‘s newly announced Sydney show is sure to draw the big numbers out to the Metro Theatre this July, with the British duo’s only Australian headline date taking place ahead of their highly anticipated Splendour in the Grass appearance. Of course, we haven’t seen Royal Blood on Australian shores since 2014 and with a…
Some Belgian electro-jazz for your Tuesday, with the latest from STUFF. in “Galapagos”. The four and a half minute session we hear below is a great fusion of sounds that very much look ahead instead of looking back – it’s different and it’s exciting to sink into. The single is taken from STUFF.’s forthcoming album old dreams new planets…
Paul Grierson and Chris Rieger form the duo, Simply Bushed. Their songs are powerful and emotive, and their dance nights are as famous as their epic performances themselves. Having released the single, “Raise Your Glass” on Remembrance Day last year; the single, as well as their EP Military Issues, is a tribute to those who…
New Orleans group Flow Tribe recently linked up with Mannie Fresh to deliver the fun, “You Know What It’s About”, taken from their new album BOSS (due out April 28th). Soaked in groove, soul and boasting a dynamic chemistry within the group that is undeniable, Flow Tribe have doled out a cracker of a tune. The six piece have…
The musical creature known as Andrew Bird emerged onto the Sydney Opera House stage for the second time this weekend – his first since his 2010 debut – armed with nothing but a sharp suit and his trusty violin. The stage was covered with instruments and microphones; a sign that either a band was about…
Melbourne-based singer/songwriter Lachlan Duthie, also known as River Blue, has just released a third single taken from his forthcoming debut EP, Young At Heart. “Broken Tracks” is the bluesy slow-burner that follows up “Iron Rivers” and “Mark Of A Man”. From the first bars, Duthie’s folk/rock sound paired with charming yet achingly honest vocals is effortless…
