Seeing a band like the great Sleater-Kinney at a venue as prestigious as the Sydney Opera House is something of a strange experiment; because when the band are at their best, they’re one who make you want to jump up and down, and throw yourself all around. This is something hard to do from a more conservative,…
Sydney electronic dance pop trio Art vs. Science hit up Perth as part of their ‘Off The Edge Of The Earth…’ tour on Saturday night with KLP in tow, returning to Capitol nightclub for a party of a night. Local Catlips appeared for a brief DJ set, packing out the background sound for doors open…
The Rubens have had what could be described as the perfect start to the year; winning the Hottest 100 with their track “Hoops”, spearheading the Groovin the Moo line-up, and announcing their biggest headline tour yet. It’s going to be a busy year for Australia’s favourite rockers, so keyboardist Elliot Margin gives us the lowdown…
Kendrick Lamar‘s To Pimp a Butterfly has been hyped as much as it has for some very good reasons and we’re still yet to see how that album will continue to grow, influence, and inspire the next generation of discerning emcees, who will hopefully seek a similar impact to the one Lamar has had over…
QPAC Concert Hall – seemingly as tall as it is long and with 1800 seats – is a bloody big venue and needs some big noises to make it feel full. It’s clear within seconds that Sydney’s Ngaiire, supporting Sufjan Stevens on this tour, is a singer who is more than up to the task. Diminutive…
Parquet Courts are like that crush you had in high school – they’re smarter, cooler, funnier and more interesting than you and all you can really do is bow down to them and hope their cred will rub off on you. They’ve had a career that would make any discerning punk rock fan blush and…
This week in the music industry, Communications Minister Mitch Fifield is pushing for deregulation in the media industry, the Queensland Government is putting money into the arts in search of talent to showcase at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the Chinese Government is introducing strict online publishing laws tying the hands of foreign competition. Government…
Rock n’ roll frontman Max Savage and his band The False Idols will be hitting the road in April to celebrate the release of True Believers, which comes out on April 9. Leaving their Americana influences behind, True Believers delivers a rock sound unique to the Aussie band, evoking sounds from the Go-Betweens, Noiseworks, Paul Kelly and The Church….
Following the death of one of the world’s most celebrated music legends, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra will be paying tribute to David Bowie at the Sydney Opera House. David Bowie: Nothing Has Changed will unfold over two nights only, May 19 and 21 at 8pm, with the likes of iOTA, Tim Rogers, Steve Kilbey, Deborah…
Many well-known Australian figures have faced a tirade of online abuse in response to naming and shaming those who think it’s appropriate to don blackface to a party. Recently, a photo of two young Victorian men dressed up as Indigenous Australians, complete with blackface, surfaced on Facebook. The post, which was shared by Victorian woman Sis…
Larry Heath sat down with Cub Sport earlier today, the day their debut record “This is Our Vice” is finally released internationally. We talk about making the record their album, the three music videos already released – “Only Friend”, “Stay” and “I Can’t Save You” – and look to the year ahead. Tim and the band…
Nico Ghost is out on the road with G-Eazy at the moment and man, are we feeling his new single, “Night Terrors”. The latest release from the Melbourne MC is another example of the potential he’s demonstrating, only really entering the wider scene last year. Still, his debut EP Kaishi made its impact and made it quickly and…
Ahead of Madonna gracing our shores for the first time in 23 years for her Rebel Heart tour, an intimate club show, Tears Of A Clown has also now been announced. The show will be an exclusive fan club show that will combine music, art and comedy, and will be taking place at the Forum…
Like a viscous drop bear pouncing on an unsuspecting swagman, a new album from hip-hop throne occupant Kendrick Lamar has sent shockwaves throughout the internet, following a surprise announcement that we’ll be getting new material from the masterful emcee earlier today. Dubbed untitled unmastered, the surprise release seems to be a collection of the intense,…
In This Issue: The month of March is bursting with releases and this is just the first Friday of many! There are a dozen wicked records available today including Aussie hip hop darling Urthboy right on down to the return of The Violent Femmes. We’ve even included an Honourable Mentions section to fit in the…
The debut single from Angus Stone‘s new project Dope Lemon has come as a bit of a surprise release. Having put out music in the past under his own name as well as the Lady of the Sunshine project, Dope Lemon keeps the rock-oriented side of his work present while still being as chilled as anything…
Jóhann Jóhannsson wasn’t much of a talker on Monday night; maybe nobody gave him a microphone, but his music and compositions were exquisite. Performing as part of the Perth International Arts Festival, the Oscar nominated composer was accompanied on stage by the Adelaide based Zephyr Quartet, as over the course of seventy minutes he beguiled…
The musical enigma that is Nicholas Allbrook has today given us a new taste of music he’s been working on in “Advance” – the first single release from the WA artist from his forthcoming sophomore album. While we ruminate on this new track and eagerly await what’s coming next from Allbrook, he’s also announced a run…
SXSW is celebrating its 30th year in 2016, which means that they’re not holding back in making this year’s event one for the books. Today we learn that, for the first time in the event’s history, a sitting President and the First Lady will be taking part. That’s right. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will…
The wonderful Fanny Lumsden becomes the latest Sydney artist to hit up the Courtyard Sessions at the Seymour Centre as part of the free series of music being offered to local music lovers! Ahead of her set on Friday (live music continuing through until 9pm), Lumsden clues us in on what to be expecting from her…
The next band to be featured on our Aussies at SXSW series is Canberra’s very own Drawing North. With the annual music and arts festival just around the corner, the boys have been busy practising back home in Australia before heading off to play their first SXSW show in front of the eager American masses!…
Yesterday, the Foo Fighters revealed they were making a band announcement – a band announcement that music media around the world quickly assumed would be the band announcing they were breaking up, or taking an indefinite hiatus, based on one quote from the drummer a while back. There was so much rhetoric about it that…
Vance Joy released the visuals for his current single “Straight Into My Arms” and like the music videos for “Georgia” and “Fire and the Flood” before it, it’s another striking and memorable offering. Directed by Toby Ashenheim, the music video utilises puppets and 3D animation, a process that took months to complete. It’s complex, poignant and engaging…
Little Green Cars have released the music video for their new single “Easier Day” overnight and today, we are stoked to bring it to Australian fans! The Irish quintet utilised the talents of band member Adam O’Regan as well as those of Hugh O’Connor in bringing these visuals to life – throwing the focus to Tokyo in…
Nearly four years after the release of their second, self titled album, The Temper Trap have returned with a new single “Thick as Thieves”. The track feels like their releases to date collected into one song; it has the energy of their debut album with the more mature nuanced melodies of their second. Have a listen to…
Pretty City are the latest Aussie act to be featured in our SXSW spotlight series, the Melbourne rockers preparing themselves for the onslaught of music that awaits them in Austin in just a few weeks! Having recently debuted their single “Running Around” in the US, the band is eager to get out Stateside and introduce their…
Cast your minds back to the Laneway Festival tour of 2012. For many of us, it was the first time experiencing the synth-y majesty that was M83‘s Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming album delivered live. A truly unforgettable live show over too quickly. For Anthony Gonzalez, 2016 is positioned to deliver that same evocative vibe through new M83 album Junk (due out…
Five years since their last release, The Kills have finally returned with a new single in “Doing It To Death”. The song builds the further you get into it, with a simple drum pattern sitting underneath Alison Mosshart‘s unmistakably powerful vocals. Have a listen, and check out its stunning video here: The Kills‘ fifth album Ash &…
Okay, so if you’ve been keeping tabs on Sufjan Stevens‘ recent Australian shows, you’ll have gotten the inkling that they have been all-in, emotional affairs. Of course, it’s to be expected of Sufjan, that his music presents such delicately evocative narratives and especially with his latest album Carrie & Lowell, there’s some intensely personal stories to be…
It’s hard to know where to begin when covering the NSW boutique festival Secret Garden, an event I attended for the first time over the weekend. It takes place about an hour out of Sydney and gives precedence to its name by not revealing its announcement until the event sells out; which was about a week…
