Pulling from an incredible talent pool, the 2016-2017 WAM song of the year nominees have just dropped, and what a list! Having already boosted the careers of Tired Lion, Methyl Ethyl, and KUČKA, WA’s premiere song competition is one of Australia’s biggest, and the 2016-17 event is sure to be no exception. Vying for a share in over…
Bad Friday has become a Good Friday tradition in Sydney, boasting incredible local lineups since it burst onto the scene in 2010 at the Annandale Hotel. This year’s lineup – with DMA’s and The Jezabels at the top of the list – is easily their strongest yet. Though it was the performances that scattered the…
Currently touring the country in support of their new single “Does This Last”, and fresh from shows in the USA, we caught up with Sydney duo Boo Seeka. The pair have just added a slew of regional dates to their current tour, which will see them on the road until the end of June. In the interview, we talk…
Award winning and multi-platinum selling Canadian superstars Walk Off The Earth are coming to tour Australia. Walk off the Earth’s brilliant five-people-playing-one-guitar interpretation of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know” exploded on YouTube garnering well over 35 million views in less than two weeks. The massive fan response quickly drew attention to their collection…
With a sound filled with Fleet Foxes-esque vocals and cathartic, spirited instrumentals, it’s hard not to feel the warmth in Jake Houlsby‘s new single, “Oklahoma”. It comes as the second cut from his sophomore Vondelpark EP which is released May 5th via Tipping Point Records. Following lead EP single “Howl”, “Oklahoma” was inspired by the charm…
The annual Canadian Independent Music Awards, known as the “Indies”, are now in its 17th year, and being held in Toronto next week. Since its debut, the event has proven to be an indicator of the “next big things” out of Canada – a country whose music Australia has always been well attuned to. From Holy Fuck to Japandroids,…
In The Veils‘ new album Total Depravity, we received the first lot of new material from the UK based group since 2013’s Time Stays, We Go. The beautiful and haunting nature of their music hadn’t been lost during time gone by either, as we now hear on this exclusive acoustic cut of the title track. Recorded at the Roundhead Studios…
Cable Ties have smashed out another post- and kraut-punk dripping track in “Say What You Mean”- in this video, they literally smash it in this film clip. Their sound is pulsating rhythm sections, interspersed with attacks from frontwoman Jenny McKechnie, her immense voice and driving guitar towering over the track. First heard by audiences at Meredith Music Festival in…
LCD Soundsystem did a run of shows at the brand new venue Brooklyn Steel. The band showed they’re not losing their edge whatsoever. And, we all know. I was there. I have to preface this by saying LCD Soundsystem was my ‘white whale’. My friend invited me to see them at the Hordern all the…
US indie-emo darlings Tigers Jaw announced the upcoming release of their fifth LP, spin, a few weeks back, and at the same time dropped single “Guardian”. The duo have proceeded to give us another taste of the highly anticipated album, this time with single “June”. The duo of Brianna Collins and Ben Walsh deliver poppy, indie rock, bringing the Tigers Jaw sound that we…
This weekend, Americans (and everyone watching online) will be able to catch Little Dragon kick off a brand new tour cycle with some unmissable sets on the Gobi Stage at Coachella. Not since 2014 have we heard new music from the Swedish four piece but come tomorrow, we’ll have a brand new album in Season High to play…
The iconic Coachella Music & Arts Festival will be taking over Indio, California’s Coachella Valley over the next two weekends, and just like in past years, the eyes of the world are on the event as we anticipate the live stream and all the surprises that come along with what is one of the world’s…
TEG Live is bringing revered Canadian trio The Tea Party back to Australia this month! The band will perform their first ever Symphony shows in Australia when they take to the stage with a 48 piece Orchestra for one exclusive show on Friday, April 21st, 2017 at The Star Events Centre Sydney, followed by a concert…
Currently working as a radio producer by day and touring with his band, The Tamers, by night – I caught up with Adelaide-based singer/songwriter, Thom Lion.
After letting fans lose their minds over mammoth single “Humble” for nearly two and a half weeks, the Compton rapper has finally shared the official artwork and title-tracks to his fourth studio album, DAMN. DAMN. will be released April 14th via Aftermath/Interscope/Top Dawg and follows up 2015’s iconic To Pimp a Butterfly and last year’s untitled…
Formerly titled Africaryan, Logic’s third studio album has had a name change and will be dropping May 5th. The album, now titled Everybody, will follow 2016’s mixtape Bobby Tarantino and boasts a number of collaborations including Juicy J, Killer Mike, Khalid, Allesia Cara, Neil DeGrasse Tyson and more. In coordination with the album release date, a trailer for Everybody…
Set Mo have harnessed the energy they generated over their recent summer tour and will be sharing it again with a tour of Australia and New Zealand, kicking off this month. The Panoramic Tour is set to take in 16 shows across the territories, hitting both metro venues and regional centres along the way. Both Nick and Stu…
Dune Rats aren’t ones to leave their fans out in the cold this winter, with the boys hitting the road for their largest regional tour to date this June and July. Appropriately titled ‘FUCK YEAH LEDGE YEW!’, the dates extend to venues throughout NSW, Victoria, WA, Queensland and Tasmania. Joining Dunies on the road for…
Ready for 1:41 minutes of thrashing punk? Turn to These New South Whales for that hit of goodness in the form of “We Don’t Need You Anymore”. It’s going to be an exciting year of the band who are setting up of the release of their highly anticipated debut album and off the back of blistering…
Boo Seeka are out on the road at the moment hitting the capital city venues with their current single, “Does This Last” and as the tour continues to sell out, the group have upped the ante in spreading the dates further into June, adding a stack of regional shows on to the bill. Including festival appearances…
Gang of Youths teamed up with another Sydney master talent in Thomas Rawle to bring their new single – “What Can I Do If The Fire Goes Out?” – to life, visually. The self-taught animator has been producing some impressive shorts and clips for a little while now but this music video sees Rawle really step…
Though firmly anchored in Americana Chris Shiflett‘s third solo album, West Coast Town, translates beautifully to the Australian country scene. I most recently listened to the album as I churned through a road trip through Victoria and New South Wales and it made many of the 1400 kilometers melt away. There’s something about the wide…
Melbourne’s Running Touch just keeps going from strength to strength, returning from SXSW in Austin, Texas a few weeks ago to release his debut EP A Body Slow. I caught up with the man himself to talk about his time in America, the new EP and the tour which is taking him all over the…
As real fan favourite of the country music industry, Fanny Lumsden is riding an absolute wave of success. Off the back of an incredible awards season, which includes a Golden Guitar win and an ARIA nomination, Fanny will be gracing the stages of one of the biggest country music events in the country – Broadbeach Country…
Deep breaths, everyone. Break the cowbells out, LCD Soundsystem have finally dropped details of their long awaited headline Australian shows this winter. We got excited when there appeared to be no ‘Exclusive’ note next to the band’s name on this year’s Splendour in the Grass line up and today, we can confirm that the band will…
Ahead of the long weekend, we take a look at some wide ranging albums; from Arctic Monkeys‘ seminal 2006 debut through to Loyle Carner‘s impressive 2017 breakthrough. Throwback to 1995 with one of Sydney’s best underrated groups and come back into the now with Childish Gambino‘s incredible switch up release – five albums our crew recommends you need in…
With a long weekend ahead of us, many places will be shutting for Good Friday – this isn’t the case when it comes to the Sydney crew throwing the eighth edition of Bad Friday. The all day block party takes over Marrickville on Friday and man, is the line up a stellar one. Headlined by DMAs and…
Last Thursday, I snuck away from the last 20 mins of music theory during school to have a chat to the very cool Benny Bograil (lead singer) from Skegss. The trio from Byron Bay have shot up in popularity amoungst the Australian youth in the past year, with tunes such as “L.S.D” and “Spring Has Sprung”. Upon…
2016’s release of High Times For Low Lives saw The Griswolds take inspiration from sources as diverse as Tame Impala’s Currents and Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly, creating an album which is draped in swathes of funk, R&B, hip-hop and electro. Having sold out nine dates on their US tour already, make sure you see the…
Melbourne indie gem Hazel English last week announced the release of a new double EP release, Just Give In/Never Going Home, compiling her debut EP alongside six new tracks making her first official full-length release. With a massive 2016 that saw her dream-pop sound and candid lyricism win hearts across the nation, English is embracing her identity…
