Having held it down and held it down for well over two decades now, Helmet are soon to be on their way back to Australia. Celebrating their iconic Betty album, not to mention their praised newy in Dead to the World, the group will be performing the former in full, while treating fans to other favourites and some tastes from…
Last night, American troubadour Ryan Adams treated an intimate room of invited guests at Sydney’s Factory Theatre to what was only his second performance with a brand new backing band. The gig – which was serving as a warm up for their first official performance at the Enmore Theatre tonight – saw Adams and his…
Hollow Everdaze this week dropped the visuals for their single “Still Ticking”, directed by James Thompson and filmed over an impressive eight locations throughout Victoria. Capturing the haze of summers gone by, it’s a great accompaniment to the band’s latest song, taken from their upcoming debut album Cartoons. The band has been kicking around for a little while…
Sydney electronic artist Flume, following a week of winning trophies at the ARIAs and the National Live Music Awards, just picked up two nominations for America’s biggest music prize: The Grammy. The nominations are for his album Skin, which scored a nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Album and his track “Never Be Like You” featuring Kai,…
The Jezabels played to an adoring crowd on a freezing cold night, at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in New York. Going to see The Jezabels is something I associate with summer. Both because I’ve only seen them at summer festivals in Australia – Falls Festival, Homebake, and Laneway Festival – and because I remember…
Get ready to welcome the new year with menacing grime beats and furious street-minded rhymes as UK duo Krept & Konan plan a visit down under. The underground South London heavy hitters will be charging into the first week of 2017 with a whirlwind visit that’ll see them play two shows: one in Sydney and…
Troye Sivan‘s recent win at the ARIA awards doesn’t mean he hasn’t remained the humble artist that he has always been. He had a lot to share in a recent interview at the ARIAs about his music, his thoughts of the marriage equality plebiscite in Australia and his thoughts of being a role model to…
Huge news for the Secret Sounds Group today, with the news that Live Nation Entertainment has acquired a huge 51% share in the Aussie company led by Paul Piticco and Jess Ducrou. Of course, the biggest shift to come out of the announcement is that beloved Australian festivals Splendour in the Grass and the Falls Music and Arts Festivals are…
I Prevail will be out in the country for the first time early next year with their debut album Lifelines, taking in shows out on the west and east coasts. The album has enjoyed a great response in Australia, debuting at #8 on the ARIA charts during its release week and remaining within the Top 20…
Jordan Ireland with Purple Orchestra has had us hooked with “East Coaster”, the first cut we’ve heard from the band’s forthcoming album of the same name, due out next month. While we’ve heard music from Ireland since The Middle East’s disbanding (Temperate Touch & Tropical Tears, as Stolen Violin), this new album of music is sure…
This week in album news, Circa Waves return with a beefed up sound on their second record, Star Slinger gears up to release his debut R&B/house inspired album just in time for Summer, Alex L’Estrange represents local Brisbane talent with his upcoming debut EP, plus heaps more… THE BIG MOON This all-girl outfit out of London are making…
No one needs reminding of how huge the past twelve months have been for Australia’s music industry. We’ve continued to lead the way with some of the finest hip-hop, electronic, folk and rock music (to name just a few), fostering a hub of talent ripe for international exposure. The news that Australia’s live performance industry is…
Northern Territory producer and instrumentalist Resin Moon has captured the attention and imaginations of many through 2016 with his experimental sounds coming out of one of the most isolated music communities in the country. For the musician, also making music under his own name Dave Crowe, delving into Resin Moon territory has expanded musical horizons and has introduced…
The SKEGSS boys launched their new single “Spring Has Sprung” on us, due for official release come December 9th. Flourishing off the back of a triple j premiere with Linda Marigliano, “Spring Has Sprung” is the first we’re hearing from SKEGSS’ new EP Holiday Food (due out February 2017). As for where this song positions SKEGSS moving…
This week in industry news, Australian musicians and Radio National listeners rally against program axings, Frontier Touring now holds the record for attendance at all four of the massive Melbourne & Olympic Park venues, Emmi wins the hotly contested MTV Brand New competition and more! Aussie Musos gear up to protest against Radio National music…
Edition #10! To mark it (and the beginning of December), we’ve got some sounds from Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, the GC and all the way out from Birmingham, Alabama. Bleeding Gums (Sydney) Ben Nelson‘s DIY rock/garage project, Bleeding Gums, has seen this muso generate some heat locally – coming out of South Sydney, Nelson’s music has…
When one thinks of rock groups from the late 90s and early 00s, few are more pseudonymous than American/Scottish group Garbage. Between 1995 and 2005 the group – made up of lead vocalist Shirley Manson, iconic record producer and drummer Butch Vig, Steve Marker and Duke Erikson – produced some of the most iconic songs…
The Rock & Roll Writers Festival has unveiled its second guest announcement for the 2017 event today, adding a group of musicians, authors, radio personalities, journalists, photographers and editors to the line up already boasting the likes of Mike Noga, Cash Savage, Hugo Race and Nick Earls. Leading this morning’s line up is Tim Rogers, author Kirsty Eagar, Rolling Stone Australia‘s Rod Yates, triple j’s Zan Rowe and…
Sad news for GROUPLOVE fans hanging out for the US band’s Australian return for the Falls Festival this month as illness has forced the group to cancel all shows lined up for the next six weeks. Vocalist Hannah Hooper has been put on strict doctor’s orders to rest her vocal cords, which is taking her out of the game…
Head down to the KIKOFF Soccer Centre in Marrickville tomorrow from 2pm to see the music industry swap their onstage gear for their on field colours as they take part in this year’s five-a-side football tournament for charity. The prize? The glorious Championship trophy, bragging rights and a cheque to be forwarded on to their nominated charities….
The last time I saw Ben Harper, he was performing with Relentless7, supporting Pearl Jam at the Adelaide Oval. That was around seven years ago. This week, I was able to see Harper finally make his return to South Australia and to make it even more special, he was in town with The Innocent Criminals. Theirs were albums I remember growing up…
New Circa Waves! Would ya look at these guys, emerging from recent studio sessions all slick and rock, like. New single “Wake Up” sees the band take on a harder edge than we were initially expecting, going down an early Arctic Monkeys-type route. It makes sense, with the band bringing in noted producer Alan Moulder on the…
An off-shoot of the big nostalgia-fest that was “RNB (R&B) Fridays Live” had three of the tour’s standouts performing as a triple-threat at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre. D.C singer Mya, Atlanta bad boys 112, and New Jack Swingers BLACKstreet broke away from the massive throwback tour (which also featured TLC and Nelly) as a sideshow of…
It was impossible to escape the experience of live music last weekend in Perth, most notably with Flume and Arcadia taking over the city centre, but it was a cheeky little Sunday Session at The Aviary that really gave something memorable. Nearing the end of her Get Money EP tour, E^ST took over the secluded…
Overnight, in every Australian capital city, live music was celebrated as part of the inaugural National Live Music Awards. The eight events took place at the same time around the country, with a diverse range of Australian artists being recognised for their efforts on stages at home and abroad. NGAIIRE (pictured) was big winner at…
Tomorrow night will see the House of Bacardi come through Melbourne to celebrate the city’s nightlife, turning it up to eleven and providing party-goers an unmissable night out. We caught up with two of the curators behind the Melbourne event, the CRXZY SXXY CXXL crew and Sydney collective Pelvis, to get their thoughts on the importance these types of parties have within…
Melbourne’s Huntly – talented, dreamy and bursting with potential going into 2017. Solidly building a reputation as an impressive live act, the experimental R&B act have dropped a new single in “Please” and man, we’re here for it. Between vocalists Charlie and Elspeth, the verses throb with longing and heartache, while the percussion and beats pulsate throughout. Huntly make music…
Byron Bay duo Bleach Girls have a sound perfect for this coming summer. They’ve got the heat of a pent up punk/garage band and the sunkissed vibes of some promising surf-rock all up in the mix. Their tune “Like You” is a combination of the above, recorded out on the Gold Coast as part of their debut…
Fractures has been having a great year and his super hyped new album Still Here remains a few months off release yet. The album is due out in February 2017 but already, fans have been having their appetites whet with the Melbourne multi-instrumentalists new sounds, particularly in latest single “Fall Harder”. The single is the second to be…
Catching up with Megan Washington on the ARIA red carpet recently, the songwriter spoke with us briefly of her new music, which features off what she calls her “omnidirectional” album. “It’s about sex and death,” she said. “Saint Lo” is the first single which was released earlier this month. “I did a lot of initial work in…
