Music

With an odd burst of warm weather over the weekend, Northbridge was buzzing nice and early on Saturday night with the maze of boutique bars around Jimmy’s Den thriving as we waited for doors open. After hearing an interview with the band, I was well and truly keen to see Sydney act Tigertown taking their…

Recorded at the Red Bull Music Academy (RBMA) studios in Tokyo, Melbourne producer Lewis Cancut has linked up with Japanese vocalist TIGARAH for this tune we’re digging, “Say Ok”! In TIGARAH’s vibrant and sugary vocals and the tropical house and bass thumps Cancut brings to the table, “Say Ok” is an ear worm of a…

Sydney’s Shining Bird will be on the road once more, this time with their new single “Helluva Lot”, the latest cut from their soon-to-be-released album Black Opal! The band has been generating some decent excitement surrounding their music for some time now; of course, their debut album Leisure Coast brought the band to the attention of many, not…

This month has seen Yeasayer finally release their fourth studio album in Amen & Goodbye, four years after Fragrant World and numerous tours that had the New York musicians making their stamp as one of the experimental indie bands in that crop emerging from 2006/2007 onward. As Chris Keating says, the time in between album releases was necessary for the band in the…

Perth artist Elli Schoen has released a gorgeous video for her single “Hard Heart” reflective of the talent the young artist has shown through the music itself. Tender and fragile in delivery, Schoen has a vocal range and songwriting knack that evokes emotion that threatens to overflow completely before reining back in. The honesty threaded through the…

Randy Hansen, guitar virtuoso and one of the few guitarists in the world to be recognised by Jimi Hendrix’s family, is bringing his acclaimed Hendrix Revolution tour to Australia for the first time. Dedicated to maintaining the memory of the virtuoso guitarist and his ground-breaking music, Hansen has created a show celebrating everything great about…

The world was treated to a surprising (and hard-rock wet dream inducing) announcement early this year – the great man himself, Iggy Pop, was going to release an album of new material. Not only that, but it was to be produced by another rock legend, Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age and Eagles…

This week in the music industry, we’re treated to a global report on the growth of the music industry from IFPI and Sony takes on defunct streaming service Rdio over licensing dollars. Digital Revenue Overtakes Physical  In IFPI Global Music Report On the 12th of April, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) released…

Leading UK brand Hospitality is returning to Australia and New Zealand for a seven-date tour featuring London Elektricity, Etherwood, Maduk and MC Fava. For Perth, Sydney and Adelaide shows, drum & bass pioneer Danny Byrd will be joining the line up. The NZ shows will be presented by George FM. Check out the dates and where to buy…

Melbourne’s Sui Zhen has announced a fundraiser gig for Melbourne next month as she prepares to head overseas with her latest record, Secretly Susan! Having just signed to record label Twosyllable, the artist looking ahead to a bright 2016, with international touring on the cards and a spot at Splendour all on the horizon. Sui Zhen’s Melbourne…

Whether you know him from his roles in Hot Dub Time Machine, the US version of The Office or as himself in This is the End, by now US comedian Craig Robinson should be a very familiar face. And now Australians will get their own chance to get up close and personal with that face when…

She arrived in Austin, Texas a relative unknown but by the time she left SXSW, Julia Jacklin had reaped in a whole heap of acclaim and praise from critics and audiences over her eight show stint at the music festival. This month of course, Jacklin is returning home to tour her popular track “Pool Party”, bringing the…

New Castlecomer! Yes! The band have been in the studio through early 2016 working on their new EP All of the Noise, but have now given us a taste of what to be expecting in new single “The Noise”. It’s a great little addition to the list of impressive tunes the band have been churning out…

In This Issue: It is the final last Album News Weekly this week!! Well for me at least, check out the latest from pop, rock, hip hop and in between. There’s some sweet new releases from the revamped Magnetic Zeros crew, as well as The Sugarcanes hailed as being for those Alabama Shakes lovers, get…

With Groovin’ the Moo edging closer and closer, we’re getting more excited than ever to see what some of our favourite locals are going to be bringing to the festival stages. For some, it’s another notch on a belt of impressive shows while for others, there’s an added bonus buzz of being able to bring…

Okay, Sydney music lovers, this is a must-attend event this weekend. Rare Finds have been throwing popular parties via their eponymously named club night for a year now and on Saturday night, they’re turning one! Throwing a huge party at the Oxford Art Factory, the PR agency & label services crew will be hosting one heck…

At this year’s Splendour in the Grass, a special performance honouring the late Szymon and his acclaimed posthumous album Tigersapp will be taking place, featuring a band comprised of Szymon’s family and friends. The album, celebrated following its release, stood out strongly with critics in 2015, scoring an ARIA Award for Best Contemporary Album and an Australian…

The 14th annual Bush Bands Bash is coming up for another year and the applications are now open for bands to take part in not only the concert, but also the Bush Bands Business skills camp that comprise the program as a whole this year. The concert is the biggest celebration of Indigenous music in…

Sydney electronic duo Left. have released another engaging and evocative piece of music in their new single, “No Way”. Sarah Corry‘s vocal is delicate in delivery and the message drives hard and stands out as the main feature. An uplifting anthem of empowerment and a response to the increasing number of publicised (and non-publicised) domestic violence cases against…

Groovin’ the Moo kicks off next weekend and the festival have this week released official set times for each leg of the regional tour! With Maitland and Canberra up first, we’re keen to get along and check out some of our favourites making their return to the festival and for some, their debut. Check out…

So, Coachella is coming up this weekend, marking the start of the festival season in the USA for many and for the rest of us, signalling the onset of some heavy FOMO as we access YouTube to watch the festival’s livestream longingly. Still, there are some perks to having the option of watching the festival from…

Melbourne’s Milwaukee Banks have dropped some juicy details surrounding their highly anticipated debut album Deep Into the Night, namely a national run of tour dates! The hip hop/electronic duo will be taking the record out on the road from April 24th and through May, before wrapping the tour up in June with a show at the Karova…

What do you do when being in and touring in some of the world’s biggest and most loved rock bands isn’t scratching that particular musical itch you have? Call around and form another group, of course. This isn’t quite the way Gone Is Gone were formed, but the image of Tony Hajjar getting Mike Zarin, Troy Sanders and Troy Van Leeuwen in on…

Made by Joseph & Joseph and Kit Monteith, comes the music video for “Terra”, the debut single released by new UK artist Toothless. Toothless isn’t a completely new and foreign artist to many though, the project being the new musical moniker for Bombay Bicycle Club bassist Ed Nash, though it does mark a definite step out from the band’s catalogue of work. The…

Festival of the Sun returns to Port Macquarie this year, with the organisers dropping a cheeky little ‘save the date’ video online today! Set to go down from December 8th through until December 10th this year, FOTSUN will be bringing a delectable line up of Aussie talent through for some fun in the sun. View…

On the final afternoon of SXSW, I catch up with half of New York band Caveman for what locks in as my last on site artist interview. By this stage, everyone’s looking at the finishing line of SXSW Music and loading up on the tobacco and Red Bulls just to get to the end. For…

Adelaide pop duo Auguste are making their way on to the radars of many more around the country with their ethereal sounds and today, they bring their new music video for latest single “Kingdom”! The synth-drenched tune, produced by Andy Bull, is an attention-grabbing number that has brought Auguste to the fore once again as…

This morning Splendour in the Grass dropped a massive lineup on us, with headliners including The Cure, The Strokes and – holy shit – The Avalanches. Also announced is the day-by-day breakdown of the lineup, raising the inevitable speculation of which day is going to the best. Friday 22nd July The festival’s first day is…

The sleepmakeswaves boys are currently cutting it up in the US and they’re not looking to slow down either. The Sydney band have just announced 50 shows taking in venues in Australia and across North America – bringing US prog-rockers The Contortionist and Perth’s Tangled Thoughts of Leaving on the Australian tour this August! The ‘traced in constellations’…

If you love horror and you love metal, then you’ve heard of Wednesday 13 and have rocked out to his classic anthems: a slick fusion of metal, punk and the macabre that’s a whole lot of fun. I spoke with the “Duke of Spook” as he was busy preparing for his Australian tour (that kicks off in Melbourne tomorrow night)…