Music

St. Paul and the Broken Bones know how to bring it. I saw them earlier in the year when they toured on Bluesfest, and their Sydney sideshow was just one of those sets you had to see to fully understand and appreciate. For a band to play such a polished set, you could easily think…

It was affirming to see that the room was already mostly filled when first act Baby Blue took to the stage, opening the night. Baby Blue brought a dreamy indie pop-rock that danced between decidedly 60s sounds, as well as moments nearly reminiscent of Major Leagues. Fronted by Rhea Caldwell’s unique voice, we were taken across a…

Outside The Governor Hindmarsh Hotel in Adelaide, there is already a line of teenagers and fans in their 20’s building for Frank Iero. While there are still a few hours until doors open, some of these fans have been camped outside the venue since the early hours of the morning. Inside the front bar, some have…

You’ll be able to see Mid Ayr out on the road soon as they tour with Olympia and hit the stage at a few festivals on the east coast but in the meantime, we need to talk about the band’s new music video. The visuals for the trio’s latest single “Vampires” has seen Mid Ayr get together…

Michael Kiwanuka stunned crowds at Splendour this year with cuts from his acclaimed new album Love & Hate, so we’re stoked to see he’s going to be returning for Bluesfest next year! This week, the Londoner announced a couple of exclusive sideshows to accompany his April trip Down Under, with Melbourne and Sydney scoring some dates…

Amanda Palmer is due to return to Australia at the end of the year, armed with a swag of tunes ready for the piano and uke. Spending the holidays out this way and taking in multiple headline shows at The Gasometer in Melbourne, Adelaide’s Her Majesty’s Theatre, Canberra and festivals around the country through into March,…

Sydney duo Polographia have linked up with Looks Fade for a cool as hell new tune in “Feels Alright” – a fairly appropriate title for the single that is sure to work its way onto multiple playlists this summer. Taken from the group’s new eponymous EP, “Feels Alright” is a dabble in 90’s nostalgia as Polographia work their…

Over the weekend, The Jezabels returned to Sydney for their first major hometown show in quite some time; their first non-secret headline show off the back of their brilliant LP SYNTHIA. Eight songs featured from the record as they performed for nearly two hours on the iconic Enmore Theatre stage. With the main set bookended…

It would be hard to imagine Austin City Limits ending any more perfect than how the 15th edition went out Sunday night. The day’s lineup was just as diverse as the first two days featuring up and coming hip hop artists, rock and funk bands and massive headliners but it was the presence of Austin’s…

Last weekend saw the first weekend of the highly anticipated classic rock wet-dream that is Desert Trip. You may also know it by it’s popular colloquial name – “Oldchella”. Here are the top five reasons that we are drooling at the mouth ahead of being on the ground for Weekend Two! Money talks After years…

Picture it. You’ve got views of some of the best wine country South Australia has to offer (outside the Barossa, of course), some of Adelaide’s best foodies providing delectable eats and a stage that has an eclectic line up of live music taking you through a summer’s afternoon right into the warm night time. This…

DZ Deathrays are currently on a hell raising tour through Europe at the moment with Dune Rats so we thought, what better way to envision what chaos lay ahead for both than by taking a look at the former’s new video for “Pollyanna”? DZ’s latest single has everything fans have come to love about the band; frenetic…

Over the weekend, The Jezabels made their long-awaited return to the live stage as headliners with a brilliant hometown show at The Enmore in Sydney. Reinvigorated and charged up, Hayley Mary and the band led the crowd through some unforgettable moments of live music; a triumphant statement from the beloved group that they were most definitely back. The tour…

The nominees for the National Live Music Awards have been announced around the country today, with 51 categories being unveiled across the board. Winners are to be announced on November 29th at events being run nationally, with both national and state-specific categories being voted on by a judging panel of industry professionals from right around Australia….

Austin City Limits began its second weekend in spectacular fashion with a lineup filled with just about anything you could want. Headlined by the iconic rock band Radiohead, the day was filled with up and coming names and established world superstars. A new weekend brought another mass of over 100,000 fans from all over the…

The last time that Canadian punk outfit PUP were on Australian shores, they were touring as support for The Smith Street Band. It’s a kind of beautiful irony that they’re back, headlining a sold-out tour, supported by Aussie indie-punk darlings Camp Cope (who have a very intertwined history with The Smith Street Band themselves). We…

Saturday at ACL started hot with the blistering sun and ended even hotter with the incredible headlining sets from Kendrick Lamar and Kygo. Nothing can signify the electric and diverse lineup more than the headliners Saturday night. On one side of the festival was the Compton born rapper who has skyrocketed to be one of hip hops greatest…

Adding some more flavour to the 2017 Bluesfest Byron Bay line up is the addition of Bee Gees legend Barry Gibb as an equal headliner on the bill alongside Neil Young + Promise of the Real. The only surviving member of the band, Gibb will be in Australia performing for the first time in a decent while, with his new…

This That drops the final lineup and the final release tickets! With three different stages with three different personalities, it’s a place for people of all sorts of music tastes, that’s for sure. A couple of stages have been added to the set up, which should entice those looking for a whole new experience. This…

The nominees for the 2016 South Australian Music Awards have been unveiled this week, with West Thebarton Brothel Party striking out ahead with the most nods this year. Raking in an impressive six nominations, including Best New Artist, Best Group and Best Release, the SA Music Awards have definitely recognised the huge year the seven-piece band have had. Not…

The Gold Coast’s resident pop-up festival OZFEST is back! We are so stoked for the lineup, which promises us a whale of a time, what with the promised annual beach party which is THE highlight of the summer. Delicious food, rocking tunes and refreshing beer. What else could you want in summer? Headline acts in…

Get those trusty denim jackets and best crowd-surfing shoes at the ready, punk fans are in for a real treat. Hailing from the US and performing their first ever gigs on Australian soil are Sheer Mag, a five-piece known for their rowdiness and commitment to classic, dirty, no-strings-attached live shows. Following the release of their 70’s…

This week in the music industry: the ARIAs presented the winners of the 2016 ARIA Awards for the Fine Arts Artisan & Best Comedy Release during the nominations ceremony in Sydney, the Melbourne Prize for Music and Awards 2016 announced their finalists and the opening keynote speaker for the 2016 LISTEN Conference was announced with additional panelists. 2016 ARIA…

Have you been waiting for an excuse to lay on the grass and leisurely sip champagne all day? Do you do this anyway but would enjoy the addition of live music and delicious food? So Frenchy So Chic In The Park is the perfect day-festival for you. Make your way down to Werribee Park Mansion on January…

Over the course of the last week, I’ve seen a few people ask the question: why are we marching again? Why are we having another Keep Sydney Open rally? If we didn’t achieve what we wanted to with the last rally, what difference will this make? I got out of bed on a weekend once,…

It’s been a decent while since The Griswolds have been back home, with the Sydney boys having made quite a little nest for themselves beneath the Los Angeles sun. Working away on their sophomore album, not to mention touring America like mad things, The Griswolds have been making sure that their time away from Australia would…

And we’re back at Friday for another week (though given the long weekend just gone by, we really haven’t had that much of a slog, right?) – below are five artists we’ve been listening to this week who have perked us up, gotten us keen for the weekend and excited for some special shows coming up. A…

Violent Soho‘s WACO has just been nominated for a stack of ARIA Awards, so it’s safe to say this bunch of Queenslanders have been having quite the week. Dropping their new music video for “No Shade”, Soho’s new visuals saw them hook up with director Dan Graetz to make this little short film. Tailormade for the summer, road…

Allan Smithy had quite the BIGSOUND. Not only did he impress the Brisbane audience, but the Sydney artist came away from the event with a shiny bookings new deal with New World Artists! Ka-ching, mate. Continuing the good momentum, Smithy’s dropped a new single this week in “Air” – another captivating as hell piece of music that we’ve…

This week in album news, we’ve got some heavy metal releases alongside electro as the likes of Graves and I Prevail announce their album pre-orders along with Zeds Dead; Friday have announced their brand new EP, while Jamie Lidell prepares to release album number six. Get amongst it below… GRAVES Wollongong heavy metal group Graves are due to release their debut album Monster through Greyscale Records…