Sydney band The Dead Love will be hitting the stage at The Factory on Saturday as part of Old Mate’s Block Party – a celebration of the city’s rockin’ live music scene in the fact of venue lockouts and the restrictions currently killing vibes. We get to know a little more about the band from…
Sydney, your time has come! Get yourselves down to The Factory today for the inaugural Old Mate’s Block Party – a day long live music event featuring some amazing bands, art installations, food, drinks and good times. Ahead of official event kick off, we get to know a little more about another band set to…
The Last Cavalry are the next in our series of Old Mate’s Block Party ‘getting to know you’s’ – in which we find out more about how the band’s sound has grown with the addition of a new rhythm section and more! Tell us who you are and what band you play in? I’m Cameron,…
An extra Melbourne show has been added to Gang Of Youths‘ upcoming Australian tour, with the boys’ original date at 170 Russell selling out earlier this week. The new show has been scheduled for April 21st, but fans are advised to take note of the earlier set times – the band is headlining earlier in…
If you were at any of the Laneway Festivals in 2015, chances are you will have seen the awesome Agnes DeMarco introducing bands throughout the day and well, you’ll have wanted to have been her best mate by the end of it. Mac DeMarco’s mum isn’t going to be making the journey back out for…
With Milk! Records’ compilation EP Good For You only weeks away from officially being released, the Melbourne collective have dropped tour dates to follow on! Through March, the crew featuring Courtney Barnett, Jen Cloher, Fraser A. Gorman, East Brunswick All Girls Choir and Ouch My Face will be on the road all down the east…
Welp. After announcing a run of headline dates through the US and Europe, Iggy Pop and Josh Homme will be stopping by Austin for a special show for SXSW Music. Pop and Homme will perform at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on March 16th, bringing their new collab album Post Pop Depression to life…
Dark, glitchy, oddly hypnotic… the latest from Vinnie LaDuce is all this in a nutshell. The music video for “Girl” sees the artist donning Writer, Director and Actor caps as he immerses himself in the character of ‘Jimmy Jeans’ – an individual who, well, hasn’t been having the best of days, it has to be…
There seems to be a growing trend in the entertainment industry of over-hyping. Some new whatever comes out, or is announced, and it whips everyone into a frenzy just thinking about the potential for a new whatever-the-hell-is-being-hyped. Unfortunately, the other growing trend is letting those who are hyped up for something down, and as a…
the AU was told a story when they heard Dr. Dog are releasing another album this February. But this was a story of an unusual nature so we wanted the story behind the story. We got in touch with Scott “Taxi” McMicken from Dr. Dog to talk about it. “In the waning days of our…
Hinds made a helluva impression when they embarked on their first Australian tour last year, arriving with a new band name, music for a whole new audience on the other side of the globe and an intent to make their presence stick. That it did, with the ladies becoming a buzz band out amongst Australian…
The Seymour Centre will be providing Sydneysiders the opportunity to get involved in some fantastic free concerts with their Courtyard Sessions, returning in February with a stellar line up of musicians. Enjoy the last weeks of summer with free tunes, and some great food and drink options on offer. Roaming perfomers, family friendly games and…
Remember when Laura Mvula released her debut album Sing to the Moon back around 2013? It seemed like many corners of the music industry were instantly captivated by the British singer-songwriter’s ability to weave some beautiful lyrics with some incredibly textured arrangements that saw her fuse jazz, soul and pop together with gorgeous flair. Now,…
Ahead of the inaugural Old Mate’s Block Party in Sydney this weekend, we get to know a little more about the band who’ve spearheaded the whole shebang, The Lockhearts. In coming together with other local Sydney bands and artists, the event has been formed around the common-shared idea that art in whatever its form and…
This weekend, The Factory will be hosting a good ol’ fashioned Sydney music love in, with the first Old Mate’s Block Party kicking off on Saturday. The event sticks its finger up at the lockdowns, the licensing restrictions and the general bad vibes being shot at local artists in recent times; the block party is…
A kangaroo hops past Zack Carper as he chats with me recently, earning a slightly bewildered, Holy shit!, from the FIDLAR guitarist and vocalist. Although the band is set to travel around the country over the next few weeks, Carper’s been in Australia for a little while already; surfing, road tripping and producing some new…
Taking strides in making the changes to their band, their sound and their general approach known, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros have put a strike through the old and are forging forth with the new – here with their new tune in “No Love Like Yours”. Since the departure of Jade Castrinos, the band…
Today’s Single of the Day is from LA based Mood Robot. Driven by warm synths similar to sounds from CHVRCHES, “Drip” is a strong taste of an upcoming EP from the trio, which is due for release late February. Check it out here: Moon Robot‘s six track EP The Story We Tell Ourselves is due for release in…
We’ve already been granted with the awesome “Taman Shud”, perhaps the perfect introduction to The Drones‘ upcoming seventh album Feelin’ Kinda Free. Most recently, the Melbourne noise-crafters have provided fans with a new tune and indeed, a contrast to “Taman Shud”, in “To Think That I Once Loved You”! The tune is as in your…
If the first thing you hear when you walk into a venue is Shania Twain’s “Man! I Feel Like A Woman”, chances are you’re in for a pretty good time. That’s exactly what happened when Walk The Moon, supported by The Griswolds, hit Melbourne’s Forum Theatre for a night of dancing, bright lights, and genuinely…
Sitting down with Larry at Festival of the Sun in Port Macquarie near the end of 2015, the ladies of Alpine reflected on their year of touring, releasing Yuck and how their round of overseas touring affected them all individually as musicians. “We did have quite a while away,” Lou says. “We were touring the…
In case you were on a radio/social media black out yesterday or simply didn’t pay enough mind to tap into every conversation surrounding the formation of the 2015 Hottest 100, some boys from Menangle beat Kendrick Lamar to the top spot. With their tune “Hoops”, The Rubens were named #1 in the poll that saw…
In This Issue: We have all the indie, rock, electronic and even pirate sea shanties for you this week. Check out the little six track gift from Courtney Barnett’s Milk! Records as well as some excellent local and international releases. Milk! Records Good For You is six brand new songs from six Milk! Records artists,…
The full Groovin’ the Moo line up dropped this morning, with a great spread of international and locals ready to turn up out in some excellent regional sites around the country in a few months. ‘Marshalled’ by The Meeting Tree (enough reason to head along in itself) and with Alex Dyson and Danny Clayton on…
Festival of the Sun 2015 was a little bit of a bittersweet show for Sydney’s sleepmakeswaves, as they wind down time with original guitarist, Kid Khor. Backstage, Larry was joined by Alex Wilson and Otto Wicks-Green to chat about the band’s final gig with their brother, touring overseas and where the band is headed in…
The Jezabels recently dropped their latest film clip, this time for “Pleasure Drive”, and it’s a slice of pure gothic pop goodness. Hayley Mary has always reminded me of Chrissie Hynde in the way she exudes a powerful confidence on stage; she’s simply captivating. Her role in the “Pleasure Drive” film clip goes above and…
On a Saturday night in Adelaide, The Gov played host to two bands who have, over the past year, formed a bromance that has taken them right throughout the United States and now, to Australia. Walk The Moon and The Griswolds have a dynamic that clicks so well together and when you see both bands…
Easily one of the most well-known and important producers in pop and rock music, Tony Visconti will be heading to Austin in March to deliver a no doubt must see keynote speech at SXSW Music. For the first time in its history, the music conference will be offering multiple keynote speakers and today, Visconti’s spot…
Spent too much money on coffee and cigarettes, I’ve never felt so far away… It’s a catchy as fuck line that will get into your head just off the first listen of Ali Barter‘s new single “Far Away” – a definite highlight of my week of listening to new music this week, that’s for sure….
Sydney’s Carriageworks 2016 program is currently underway, presenting contemporary multi-arts performances. It is Carriageworks most ambitious program showcasing a diverse range of projects spanning visual arts, dance, performance, film, talks and music. With over 740 artists on show, we’ve done the hard work for you and scoured the program for acts not to miss. K-Pop Party…
