Music

This year’s Melbourne Music Week will see many different productions and performances take the spotlight throughout some of the city’s best established and reworked spaces but one of the most special and most talked about, has to be the debut of Her Sound, Her Story. From the creative minds of Melbourne photographer Michelle Grace Hunder and filmmaker Claudia Sangiorgi…

The Every Night The Same Dream tour hit the chilly streets of Perth on Saturday night as Ball Park Music took to the sold out stage of Capitol, bringing with them fellow Brisbanites The Creases and homegrown locals Gunns. Touting plenty of material from their fourth album, there were plenty of former classics thrown into…

Palm Springs, a Melbourne act renowned for dark, sombre country music, dusky vocals and lyrical honesty were represented as a single act on Saturday night. Erica Dunn represented the band, bringing a set reminisce of Chelsea Wolfe; doom folk meets the blues. One woman, armed with a guitar, held The Tote’s audience hostage, with no…

Sydney trio Crystal Cities have doled out a shiny track in “Good Life”, primed for your summer playlist this year. Considering the band is currently taking the single around to venues down the east coast, “Good Life” is pretty indicative of the wave they’re currently riding. The sounds encompass indie pop and some psychedelic lilts as well…

The complete line up for NYE On The Hill has arrived and, with the announcement that there are less than 500 tickets on offer, you’d best make up your minds quick as to where you’re going to be ringing in 2017 (hint: this is a bloody good way of doing it). Headlined by The Preatures, the third NYE…

The Japanese House has released a new music video for “Face Like Thunder” – another gorgeous song from the British musician and producer. For the artist (21 year old Amber Bain), her music has continued to showcase her talent for mixing the melancholic with the stunningly sunlit, with her production and alt-pop arrangements ticking all the…

Golden Plains XI has got a Full Moon party ready to impress down at the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre from March 11th – 13th. With the full line up dropping, we’re stoked to see the likes of Nicolas Jaar (pictured) and The Specials joining the already announced headliner, Neil Finn, while a whole slew of incredible names also feature. When you’ve got the…

Opening in 1999 to bring tourism to the small country town of Deniliquin, New South Wales, the ,concluded September and kicked off October with a bang! Although, as it was wet and muddy throughout the whole weekend – that bang may have been the crack of thunder, we just can’t be too sure … A…

In 2006, Damien Leith won over our hearts, becoming the fourth winner of Australia Idol. Now, ten years on, he’s hitting the road sharing untold stories, singing rare songs and meeting the fans on his intimate and acoustic, The Winner’s Journey – 10th Anniversary Tour. Hi Damien. Last time we spoke, you were about to…

Perth four piece Rag N’ Bone sat down with Larry while in Singapore for Music Matters last month to chat about their experiences in the area, as well as their plans for touring elsewhere in Asia. From their stop in Singapore, the band would be going on to play in Shanghai, a concept they decided to explore once…

Baby Blue, born as a solo project for vocalist Rhea Caldwell, has matured into a trio that is rising through the ranks of Melbourne’s music scene. Guitarist Fabian Hunter brings a cool finesse that cements this band in the guitar-pop scene, with drummer Nathanael Riley tying the trio together. The trio’s third single, “Save Yourself”, described…

Spanning four days from the 27th to the 30th of October, the annual Dungog Festival returns to regional NSW later this month for an incredible mix of food, film, music and a dose of bush poetry. To give you an idea of what you’re in store for with this fantastic event, here are seven reasons…

While in Singapore for the conference Music Matters, Larry Heath sat down with one of the event’s speakers, Darryl Ballantyne, the Toronto based Founder and CEO of LyricFind, “The World’s Largest Lyric Licensing Service”. Over recent months, the company has been expanding their services across six continents, not just offering lyrics for music of different…

The Wilson Pickers recently stopped by Young Henrys HQ in Sydney to lay down a special live performance of their tune “Pulled Apart By Horses” for the AU Sessions. Their latest record, You Can’t Catch Fish From a Train, has seen the band on the road over the last few weeks, with some pretty cool tour…

It won’t be long before RY X returns to Australia for some highly anticipated homecoming shows but in the meantime, we’ve been loving his latest little music update – the producer and musician has been featured on Rihanna‘s new collection of remixes for her ANTI track, “Love On the Brain”. The four track release (which can be listened to in…

February 2017 will be bringing post-rock legends Explosions In The Sky back to Australia for a run of headline shows in some of the country’s best venues. The Texans will be bringing their 2016 album The Wilderness (their seventh) to Australian fans for the first time – a thrilling record set to be realised at the likes…

Some more gold from Alexander Biggs this week in a new music video for his track “Tidal Wave”. Teaming up with The Sideways Monkey to make the film clip, Biggs is front and centre as he performs against projections. It’s a fitting visual for the song which in itself, is another gorgeous piece from the Melbourne musician. It…

Year after year, the live music programs at twin open-air concert series Twilight at Taronga and Melbourne Zoo Twilights have reached far and wide, bringing a diverse range of Australian and international acts to pop up stages set on the grounds of these famous destinations. Last year saw the concert series bring in the likes…

Having been announced on the Melbourne Zoo Twilights program this morning, Warpaint have come on through and confirmed an extra two dates for fans to catch them at in Brisbane and Sydney. The tour will see the ladies return in February with their latest album Heads Up, playing The Triffid and an extra special show at the Sydney…

Finally, finally, APES are back with some new music in “If You Want It”. Officially released today, the single earned its premiere on triple J recently and off the back of some impressive BIGSOUND appearances this year, the Ballarat boys have really come storming back onto our radars strong. After touring surrounding their debut EP Helluva wound down, APES went back into…

Walter Schreifels is a name who would make any fan of punk, hardcore or alternative rock light up. Cutting his teeth on New York’s hardcore circuit during the mid to late 80’s, his role in bands including  Gorilla Biscuits, Rival Schools, Quicksand and Youth Of Today propelled Schreifels to legend status both on stage and behind the desk as a producer. Out in…

As Austin returns back to normal following the 15th annual Austin City Limits Festival, we reflect on our favourite performances of the second weekend of the event. The two-weekender festival continues to stand out as one of the best in the world (read our official recap) and while there were many highlights, here are our top…

Back in August, Melbourne photographer and stylist Michelle Pitiris became the target of online vitriol from The 1975‘s fan base, stemming from a simple request for photography credit. Having toured with the UK band on two of their Australian tours, Pitiris, or as known on Instagram as @sheisaphrodite, became a well known name for her official photos for the…

Sugar Mountain has delivered a stomper line up for 2017 proving once more its status as one of the country’s best celebrations of new music and art from around the world. Names like Blood Orange, Big Scary, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Pantha Du Prince immediately jumped out as must-sees, especially considering this Melbourne date is to be Blood Orange’s only…

Kid Cudi‘s new music video for “Frequency” comes in hot, directed by Cudi himself and produced by DANYI DEATS. Signifying a new phase for the hip hop favourite, “Frequency” has become a strong favourite with fans. The clip itself is dark and say; bodies writhe and aerial performers twist in the shadows. Check it out below!…

The classic rock mecha that is Desert Trip came to an end tonight with weekend two sets by The Who and Roger Waters. As the orange moon rose dramatically quickly from behind the mountain range beside the stage, The Who shredded a two hour set that was identical to last weekend. Pete Townshend alerted the…

On the eve of the release of their highly anticipated third record Gameshow, Kevin Baird of Two Door Cinema Club jumped onto Skype to chat to Aidan Hogg about playing Reading Festival, the band’s influences and how they took a different approach for their new album. There’s been a shift in your sound between [2012 album] Beacon…

Their first headline tour to reach the West Coast since 2013, Big Scary returned to Perth to play at The Rosemount Hotel on Friday night for the release of their latest album Animal. Bringing along Dreller featuring former Papa Vs Pretty frontman Thomas Rawle, it was a night of seriously loose heartfelt vibes with plenty…

Last Friday night showed the clear evolution and ambition of one of alt-rock’s most interesting and envelope-pushing bands.  Phantogram is composed of Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel, the two have been making music together since 2009 and their electronic, rock outfit just released their third album appropriately titled Three. As the lights went down on…

The second weekend of Desert Trip – aka “Oldchella” – has kicked off in India, California, on the site of the iconic Coachella music festival. The first night, as it did last weekend, kicked off with recent Nobel Prize winner Bob Dylan and iconic UK group The Rolling Stones. Bob Dylan played a largely unchanged…