This December, there will be a new boutique soul festival taking over Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl with a line-up jam packed full of international and local soul artists spanning eras all the way back to the 1960s. Though soul’s other big platform, Soulfest, may have been cancelled for the year, The Bureau is seeking…
Sufjan Stevens just blessed Jersey City with a brilliant, mostly faithful, cover of Drake’s “Hotline Bling”, and some steady-handed legend in the audience recorded it for the world to see. Teaming up with R&B singer – and one of this year’s stand-out new artists – Gallant, Stevens pulls out some appropriately awkward dance moves while…
It’s officially Ausmusic Month again and this morning, Triple J have announced the nominees up for various J Awards this year. Of course, some incredibly talented musicians have been recognised for Australian Album of the Year, Unearthed Artist of the Year, Double J Artist of the Year and Australian Music Video of the Year awards…
The Philadelphia Grand Jury came back through Adelaide on a Thursday night ready to showcase new album Summer of Doom. Five years or so ago, they were on this same stage at Jive, the first time I can recall seeing them perform. They were without Dan W. Sweat at that point but all the same,…
The Backbone 2high Festival unveiled its 2016 program today, led by Airling fresh off the back of her Stallin’ tour, and Ben Dalton (ex-Hungry Kids of Hungary)’s experimental rock act Born Joy Dead. Other highlights of the music program include Canadian musician Clio Em blurring the lines between classical and electronic music, in her first ever Australian show, and recently announced Grant McLennan Fellowship finalist…
One of our favourite parts of heading to Perth – especially for WAM Festival, which is kicking off next week – is that we know we’ll get a chance to catch one of Australia’s finest live talents hit the stage. That’s none other than Tomás Ford. We caught up with Tomás – who’ll be hosting the WA…
MY DISCO is a Melbourne based music group formed in 2003 by Liam Andrews, Ben Andrews and Rohan Rebeiro. On the verge of their latest full-length intensely minimalist album, Severe, Ben Andrews chats to John Goodridge about what went into the making of the album. You must be pretty happy with the release of Severe….
Sydney’s Lime Cordiale are about to head on the road in support of their forthcoming EP, Road To Paradise. We caught up with band member Louis Leimbach to discuss the band’s new music, tour memories, music videos and more. You’re about to head on tour in support of your new EP, Road to Paradise. How…
Sydney’s indie pop rockers, Palms, were kind enough to join us and share their thoughts and experiences on recent tours with fellow Aussie bands such as Last Dinosaurs and Violent Soho. They talk about their brand new LP, Crazy Rack, out today – we learn that the title is not as cliché rock n roll…
Dare you not to smile at this one. Allan Smithy, solo moniker of Matt Amery from Tinpan Orange, has just come and cruised onto our radar with effortless charm and some great songwriting. His single “The Streets” now has a music video and it’s a clip urging the viewer to think about the different types…
In our 89th instalment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet Brooklyn’s Ember Isles, and chat about their forthcoming EP, living in Brooklyn and get a sneak peak at their latest track ‘John James’. Band Name: Ember Isles Website / Social Media: www.theislesband.com Facebook / Soundcloud / Instagram / Twitter Genre: Modern Folk Members & their roles:…
22 year old Sydney songstress Nicole Millar has already seen her work immortalised on Peking Duk’s incredibly popular anthem “High”, the award-winning dance release which first introduced her magnetic vocals to Australia. The success of “High” has helped raise anticipation for further material and this week she has finally released her debut single “Wait”, a…
Tonight Alive will be giving fans down the east coast of Australia a little sneak peek into their much anticipated third record Limitless, with some preview shows next January! The dates precede the band’s next jaunt of international touring, with dates in the US and Europe set up to have them away from home for…
US artist Son Little, known to his friends as Aaron Livingston, is blurring the lines between genres on his new self-titled debut album. The intersection of Blues, RnB, Country and Soul is kept busy through the fifteen tracks on this record. I took some time to chat with Aaron about the album, song writing and how to…
Just in time for Halloween, Sydney artist and DJ Fingertips has dropped a creepy new single with “Get Out Alive”, and a bit of a world first to accompany it: a horror themed music video filmed entirely on Snapchat. Alex Wall (Wax Witches/Bleeding Knees Club) helped supply the artwork, and the track itself was Recorded and mixed at…
Perth producer Ta-ku has teamed up with Brisbane songstress Wafia for an interesting, stripped back interpretation of Estelle and Kanye West’s hit single “American Boy”. With Ta-ku stepping his own game up with vocal work, this track marks a pretty big leap for the acclaimed beat-maker who is still enjoying accolades from the brilliant EP…
Tickets went on sale this week for the 40th Annual Sydney Festival, which is set to take over the city with a wide range of events from January 7th to the 26th. As always, amongst the lineup is an electic array of all age events and performances. Here are the five we think are not…
Warmth Crashes In have been crafting some entertaining and rather enigmatic music recently, all leading up to the release of their debut self-titled record. Out officially tomorrow through Create/Control, the band’s first album is a swirling, mind-bending collection of music. The Melbourne group’s utilisation of effects and grooves on the record make for a great listen and…
Sydney-based alternative rock band Stone Parade have toured Australia extensively with the likes of Maroon 5, 3 Doors Down and Hoobastank. Recently, they were support act for Lifehouse’s Sydney show and put on quite a performance with their positive-driven music. With the recent release of their new single, “Be Someone”, we chat to leading frontman of…
Pulled Apart By Horses will always stand out as one of the bands at Soundwave a few years ago who kept me at their stage for a full set without knowing much of their material previously. Having heard the name being thrown around as a must-see band a few months previous, I came to the…
Come along for the ride as Peoples Palace document their CMJ journey for us in this exclusive tour diary! From a 20 hour countdown and getting stuck in an elevator, to performing for the first time in New York City and checking out the Brooklyn Bridge, the States sure offered this Aussie indie rock band…
Bursting with the nostalgic pop-punk vibes of the early 2000s, where bands like The Starting Line and New Found Glory ruled, Seaway are a new fresh face to the pop-punk scene. Since signing with Pure Noise Records, they have been exposed to the same community of people who listen to the likes of State Champs,…
Adelaide songwriter Loren Kate is a busy lady, navigating a continuously burgeoning music career all the while being mum to two children. This month has seen her release a new EP in Til Night Meets the Sun off the back of her Telstra Road to Discovery win in 2014 and a successful recording trip and…
After three years in the making, Cathedrals, the debut LP from folk-pop group Playwrite is here. Including eleven songs that portray the band’s growth over the past five years, the album was created with producer Jimi Maroudas (Kimbra, Eskimo Joe, Bertie Blackman). Cathedrals sheds light upon the grief and darkness behind losing one’s parents. In…
The 11th Australian Music Prize is currently having its longlist formed and deliberated upon by this year’s panel of artists, journalists and retailers, with the final announcement soon to be revealed. For any artist who has released a record in 2015 and is contemplating whether or not to submit their album for consideration, now is…
Sydney will, for another year, be offering people a whole heap of options when it comes to partying down on New Year’s Eve. Undoubtedly one of the hotspots for locals and vistors from interstate and abroad, you’re gonna want to figure out your plans quick. If you want to be spending the final night of…
Heath Media are today excited to reveal the 7 artists and filmmakers who will be part of Captured Australia – a national music video competition that has partnered up these seven teams and given them approximately seven weeks to produce a music video or short film under 5 minutes. Past installments of Captured, which took…
Earlier today, we premiered Playwrite‘s new album Cathedrals (which you can listen to here). Now, we chat to the band about the making and recording of the album, as well as what it was like to work with Jimi Maroudas. Let’s find out what Playwrite want their listeners to take away from the record, and…
Sydney four-piece Wells introduced themselves to us a few months ago with their tune “Fractures” and this week, we’ve been stoked to see they’ve been able to successfully follow it up with their new single, “Shepherd”. The second tune taken from their debut EP The Pale King, “Shepherd” is a dark, tense and gorgeous piece…
After nine amazing events at the Hive Bar in Erskineville, today we’re announcing our tenth and final AU Sessions for 2015. Taking place during ARIA week, our last event of the year is set to be a special one… Performing for us will be the talented Caitlin Harnett and Jordan Léser, who will walk in…
