Live Nation Australia has secured a long-term lease of Melbourne’s Palais Theatre, the beloved St. Kilda venue that has held long-term popularity with the music industry and the community. Michael Coppel, President and CEO of Live Nation Australia and NZ has recognised the importance of the Palais Theatre and has acknowledged the significance of the…
Read More
It might come as little surprise, but given how popularly KLP‘s recent shows around the country have been, the triple j House Party boss is hitting the road once again on a huge DJ party tour. Her inaugural KLParty shows last year were wild and the Sydney-based DJ, producer, vocalist and songwriter hasn’t stopped touring since…
Read More
Sydney’s Set Mo recently linked up with Melbourne producer Fractures on evocative deep electronic tune “Comfort You” and over the weekend we’ve been digging the accompanying music video! Themes of isolation and connection are explored, as Set Mo explains that the idea of the track, ‘…is about being there to help someone in a time of need….
Read More
It’s no secret how much we love L-FRESH THE LION. His recent shows with Urthboy around the country have brought the Sydney rapper to the attention of many more first-timers who’d yet to see his electrifying live shows and now, we’ve got the exciting prospect of his own headline tour to look forward to! Out on…
Read More
SG Lewis has been killing it on the live front recently, locking down shows at Glastonbury and through the UK and Europe like it ain’t a damn thing. Recently, the producer has released a new music video for his single “Holding Back”, featuring fellow hotshot Gallant, directed by John Merizalde. The skate-themed short film centres on…
Read More
The 2016 NT Song of the Year Awards were held in Darwin this evening, with upwards of 200 members of the industry and local music scene in attendance at the gorgeously set up Museum and Art Gallery of the NT. Of the 450 songs that were entered in this year’s competition, the entries were whittled down…
Read More
Melbourne’s Tinpan Orange have this week dropped a stunning new single in “Cities of Gold”, taken from their acclaimed Love is a Dog album. The folk group have continued to assert a niche for themselves with this record; Emily Lubitz at the lead with those haunting and captivating vocals, not to mention the talents of the band as…
Read More
Last week, we brought you the first part of our feature on the diversity existing and thriving within our music industry. Across genres, artists have been standing up, proudly so, and making some incredible music that has been, as we found out, influenced by their cultural upbringings in some way. Whether they had relocated from…
Read More
This week, Glass Animals returned to Australia with a live show that had been so highly anticipated, all shows on their quick east coast run sold out impressively well in record time. Since Australian crowds first fell under the spell of their grooves and eclectic and exotic interpolation of beats and rhythm at the Falls…
Read More
Emerging Australian producer Alice Ivy this week kicked off her latest tour, this time off the back of her already warmly-embraced new tune, “Almost Here”. Bolstered by some awesome vocals and input by Georgia Van Etten and RaRa out of Melbourne, the tune has further put Alice Ivy (Annika Schmarsel) into the spotlight as a talent to be watching. Before…
Read More
Next month, Canary will be bringing their sophomore album to venues in Sydney and Victoria on a little album tour that is going to see I Am Lion roar (had to do it). The Melbourne five piece have been garnering much praise for the album’s material we’ve heard so far; “Fickle Heart”, “Women’s Business” and “Here We Go” all…
Read More
“Fat man and beautiful lady pretend to be a couple for the day…” So goes the description of Toothless‘ new music video for “Palm’s Backside”, as penned by the man himself, Mr. Ed Nash. The new single from the Brit has seen him link up with the talented Marika Hackman and for the song’s visuals, the duo take to…
Read More
The Australian Music Prize judging process has kicked off for another year, as the hunt begins to find out which Australian artist or band will be taking home the $30,000 cash prize courtesy of the PPCA in the award’s 12th year. All albums released between January 1st, 2016 and December 31st, 2016 are eligible to…
Read More
Swedish legends Refused have announced their return to Australia, hitting stages around the country with Sick Of It All and High Tension next January. Fans of the hardcore punk group went into hype overdrive when they got back together after 14 years away and with their 2015 album Freedom, it was obvious that Refused were indeed back and it wasn’t just…
Read More
Melbourne favourites The Pretty Littles are getting back out on the road later on in the year with their forthcoming third album, Soft Rock for the Anxious, touring right down the east coast this October and November! From what we’ve heard of the album already, particularly in newest tune “Sleeping in the Water”, it’s looking like The Pretty Littles…
Read More
Ready to brandish their new music on what’s becoming a solid new record in All Our Parents Are Divorced, The Lulu Raes are set to tour some brand new songs this September and October. Already a popular act on the local Sydney circuit, the band has been receiving national exposure off the back of recent shows with The…
Read More
Say hello to your new crush, Negative Gemini. Her music is pulsating, her vocals hypnotic and frosty. On new tune, “Don’t Worry Bout The Fuck I’m Doing”, she focuses her attention on the low types who get amusement and a kick out of catcalling and harassing women in public. It’s a charged up number that draws the…
Read More
As we continue to near the release of Divas and Demons, the highly anticipated sophomore album from Remi, the Melbourne rapper and his collaborator Sensible J have dropped a new single and music video to boot! “Substance Therapy” is the latest from the House of Beige dons and marks a perfect follow up to one of our favourite…
Read More
DMA‘s will be returning to Australia for a tour of some of their biggest venues played yet, taking mates Bad//Dreems out on the road as well! The October dates will have the Sydney band travelling down the east coast, taking to the likes of The Enmore, The Triffid and more with Hills End – the debut album…
Read More
Sounds Australia heads to Adelaide next week, hosting the ‘Insights Into International Genre Events’ session in partnership with Music SA, Musitec and the Music Development Office on July 13th. The session will see artists and industry members who have frequented events and conferences including Americana, Classical: NEXT, Amsterdam Dance Event, WOMEX and more providing insights into…
Read More
Danish songstress Agnes Obel has unveiled the music video for her latest single, “Familiar”, and the final result is a stunning one. With cinematography and direction courtesy of Alex Bruel Flagstad, the video is rich in colour and production – a great watch. “Familiar” is the first slice of new material since Obel’s acclaimed album Aventine brought her to wider…
Read More
“Honest as fuck” folk artist Alice Night made her entrance known with the release of her debut album Culture How Could You? earlier this year – a collection of music displaying an ambitious and talented knack for storytelling and weaving of sounds. Based in Brisbane, Night was inspired by 2014 relocation to New York, where the flavour and…
Read More
It’s been a minute since we last saw A Day To Remember but fans needn’t hold their breath any longer for news of the US band’s return, with some hot new tour dates dropping this week. The guys will be bringing their new album, Bad Vibrations (due out this August), out to Australia for their first visit…
Read More
Sydney producer and performer Billy Fox will be on the road next month and in September with his latest single “Avalanche” – a tune that has been taken in by the local music community with open arms. Having already supported the likes of Boo Seeka, The Aston Shuffle and Glass Animals, Billy Fox has proved himself as a…
Read More
The legendary Rodriguez is returning to Australia at the end of the year for an extensive tour that will be bringing the guitarist and songwriter to venues in every major capital city! The ‘Downtown Bob Dylan’ who was thrown back into the spotlight and reached a whole new demographic of fans with the success of the Searching…
Read More
This Friday, Wax Witches kicks off his first show back in Australia with a full band behind him for the first time. It’s been a little while since Alex Wall has been on tour out this way and following the success of his latest record Memory Painting (Wax Witches’ third), it’s going to be a good’n. Ahead of…
Read More
Thriving within the heat of the tropics and off the challenges of trying to make a mark in a music community isolated from its southern and bi-coastal siblings, the Top End is producing some seriously good music. The stigma of the Northern Territory being an unviable place to tour is being dismantled and the opportunities…
Read More
After playing a rare show in Perth earlier in 2016, Justin Burfod and his End of Fashion bandmates were struck by the response their one-off reappearance had garnered. Today, the WA group have decided to celebrate 10 years of the band’s beloved debut album by getting out on the road for a special anniversary tour. The September…
Read More
It’s been a joy to see Faker frontman and songwriter Nathan Hudson return with some new music, his first solo work in four years. This new project Hudson has embarked upon is entitled Map of Stars and sees the writer head to a new city every month to link up with a group of musicians and write, record and release two…
Read More
The Camp Cope girls have announced their only headline shows for fans in NSW and Canberra today, with a special run of gigs being confirmed alongside their much-anticipated Weekender Fest in Melbourne and the I Love Life Fest in Sydney and Brisbane. The band will be heading out this September with Cayetana, who will be embarking on…
Read More