It’s a good time to be a Glass Animals fan. The British band have given us a new slice of music that they’ve been working on in “Life Itself” and it’s absolutely nuts. Everything we’d expect from the ZABA purveyors. It’s clear that being out on the road and immersed in different live environments over the past few years…
W Hotels Worldwide have had a long-standing and seamless involvement in the music world for years now. Prince once famously performed unannounced at W Hollywood, and their many properties in hot-spots like Barcelona, Seattle, and Bali regularly welcome traveling musicians, producers, and DJs. It then makes perfect sense that W kick up their immersion in…
Today, Sydney Tegan and Sara fans have stood up and shown their love for the Canadian sisters, bringing their upcoming show at the Metro Theatre to total sold out status! The girls’ Melbourne Splendour in the Grass sideshow sold out within 12 hours, so it’s no real surprise that Sydney would be soon to follow however, it’s great news…
As we proceed further into 2016, the international live music showcase train also continues to chug along; from SXSW to CMW in Toronto recently, the next major stop on the calendar is Brighton, England for The Great Escape Festival. Regarded as the major event for new music discovery in Europe, The Great Escape this year…
The Screaming Jets are a piece of the Australian rock music scene’s furniture. They’ve been creating majestic rock anthems for 27 years. Recently, ahead of the release of their latest album Chrome, Paul Woseen took some time out to give us an insight into the way an iconic Aussie rock band sees the industry, and…
Melbourne seven-piece outfit King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard have just released their eighth full-length release, Nonagon Infinity, and it is nothing short of pure madness. Although typically referred to as a psychedelic rock group, the septet have been here, there and everywhere over the course of their relatively short musical career (for a group with…
Thom Lion has followed up the engaging “Mess At Best” single with another delight, a new gem of a tune in “Fire Escape”. The Adelaide songwriter is showing more and more promise as a writer as he embraces some great piano-led choruses and a rich folk-pop vocal that just shines on this one. Dealing with a frustrating…
Dead Letter Circus are getting back on the road for another stomper tour, this time hitting venues around the country through August and September with new single “The Burning Number”! The single has already been doing incredible things for the band – check out the video below to see how it’s been resonating on the road so…
San Diego rockers Pierce The Veil are on their way back to Australia this August for a tour fans have most definitely been hanging out for! With their new album Misadventures dropping to much praise, the band has shown to have gone from strength to strength in becoming one of the fastest growing bands of their genre on…
Sad news, emo-punks of the last few decades – Motion City Soundtrack have finally unveiled their final Australian tour dates, putting a definite stamp on their time as a band – this September. The band called time on their 18 year long career back in March but promised fans that there’d be one last dance in store…
KAYTRANADA has continued to spur on the positive momentum surrounding the release of his anticipated album 99%, with the release of his new music video for “Lite Spots”. The Canadian producer linked up with director Martin C Pariseau for this visual outing, produced by Evren Boisjoli and Romeo & Fils (along with MuchFACT) – a narrative that sees the man himself create…
Billy Talent will be on the road through Australia this August – their first headline tour in over four years. The Canadians are preparing to release album number four in Afraid Of Heights and as their year of touring is shaping up, it’s looking like Aussie fans are going to be amongst the first to hear the material…
It’s bizarre to think we’re already hurtling towards the end of May and yet, so much quality music has already been released and jammed into five months! As part of a new series ICYMI, we’re throwing back to some of our favourite music videos, many of which you’ll have seen featured on the AU through the…
After his global tour and fresh from his appearance at Groovin the Moo, Australian producer What So Not has announced an Australian tour with label mate A-Trak, set to kick off in June. What So Not has been collaborating with Netherlands beat master GANZ and George Maple of late. A-Trak is a versatile electronic musician who has received…
Melbourne duo From Oslo buried themselves away in studio with producer Jez Giddings in working on their self-titled EP, making its impressive release on Friday. Their brand of grunge-punk isn’t just noise upon noise thrown at the listener; From Oslo have demonstrated a solid knack for writing catchy hooks and strong melodies that carry weight of their own….
And so, the dust has settled on another Groovin’ the Moo tour. The international visitors have wrapped up their brief Australian visits, the local heavy hitters have returned to plotting the rest of their plans to dominate 2016 and fans around the country no doubt have been left with some brilliant memories of yet another…
Grimes has dropped the fourth video from her pop-gem of an album, Art Angels. The song, “California” is about the reaction to her one off release of “Go” last year, when some of her audience seemed less than happy about her evolving sound. The new video, which features a version of the track different to her LP, grows throughout from just…
Northlane and In Hearts Wake have released a surprise collaboration, in an EP called Equinox. Ahead of their combined Australian tour, Marcus Bridge of Northlane and Jake Taylor of In Hearts Wake chat to John Goodridge about the making of the EP and the long standing friendship between the two bands. How has the Northlane…
It’s been a rollercoaster week for Sounds Australia, who were dealt the blow of losing out on crucial funding through The Ministry of Arts Catalyst Program for next year. Its effect on the organisation’s export initiative is severe, meaning that the international programs Sounds Australia has successfully run in previous years will no longer be…
Emerging Melbourne dark electro trio RKDA are fast getting their name out there as a band to watch; their debut EP CS has been released to eager ears and so far, has been generating positive response for its captivating and ambient elements, not to mention some killer production laid down on all tracks. Laura – writer, vocalist, synth magician…
It’s been a little while since Slipknot have been through Australia but shit, this tour is going to be unmissable for fans of the band and fans of a ridiculously engaging live show. The band is currently eyeing off their biggest American dates yet, but have still managed to slot in a cheeky east coast run out…
Brisbane’s Midas.Gold is not playing around. The rapper is emerging out of the Sunshine State with a sound that shows potential in stacking up strong with some of the country’s best new kids on the block right now and in new single, “$$$”, Midas.Gold shines. https://soundcloud.com/dfromkings/prod-harvey With production by Harvey and ATHD adding punch to Midas.Gold’s rhymes, “$$$” is…
Californian rockers Deftones have announced their highly anticipated return to Australia, with a national tour scheduled for this November. They will be touring in support of their latest album, Gore, which was released on April 8 and has already seen them snag their first Australian number 1 for a record. The band is currently in…
Dutch producer GANZ has dropped some big news for Australian fans today. In conjunction with the release of his new EP GAO, he has announced that he will be hitting the road for a massive headline tour this July. His solo tour will coincide with his previously announced apperance at Splendour In The Grass. GAO is GANZ’s…
After setting up the perfect foundations for a long-lasting career in law, Tyson Kraft one day decided to just drop everything to travel the world and learn more about music production. Since then, he’s been all around America and Asia experimenting with different sounds, learning about song writing, and networking within the music industry. This…
In support of the release of his third studio album The Wild Swan, Foy Vance has announced details of a national Australian tour. Not the first time he has played down under, the Irish musician played shows around the country in December last year, where he toured alongside Ed Sheeran and Elton John. Shared worldwide…
Bringing females to the front and supporting girl power within the music industry, Brisbabes is returning to The Foundry to deliver some killer female talent. Marking the fourth time this event has taken place, five acts will take the stage at the Brisbane venue this July. Headlined by dreamy pop artist Georgia Mae who was…
This week in the music industry, Music Victoria announces new gender diversity policy, Sounds Australia fails to secure further government funding, and a new live music subscription service GiggedIn launches in Melbourne. Music Victoria’s New Gender Diversity Policy In their “Women in the Victorian Contemporary Music Industry” survey conducted in April 2015, Music Victoria highlighted…
In this issue: A range of different music has been released this week, change things up and gets listening! BAYONNE Self described minimalist composer, Bayonne releases his debut album Primitives, today. YAK UK band YAK is excited to release their debut album Alas Salvation, via Kobalt Label Services available today! Mark Pritchard Mark Pritchard provides…
The first time I saw Common live was in Sydney, around 2006, when he was brought out as the token hip hop act for Big Day Out. It was, to my knowledge, his first headline tour across the country and I was lucky enough to witness it in a venue as intimate as Metro Theatre….
