Offering one Australian act the chance to jump on a plane and head to Iceland to perform at the esteemed Iceland Airwaves Festival in Reykjavik, FBi’s ‘Northern Lights Competition’ is back for another year! In terms of prizes, the ones on offer to the lucky winner are pretty damn sweet. As well as a spot on the…
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A re-imagined Face The Music industry conference is hitting Melbourne this November, with Zac Abroms and Ashley Sambrooks taking the helm as co-programmers. The event this year will still be featuring a variety of industry panels, keynotes and other drawcard elements, but will also be seeing some changes to its 2016 program. For one, Face The Music is…
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Newcastle will be hosting the successful THIS THAT Festival again this November, with the event returning to The Foreshore come November 5th. In its inaugural year, the festival featured the likes of Sticky Fingers and Birds of Tokyo and no doubt will be coming through again strongly when it comes to their 2016 artist announcement this…
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Daveed Diggs, William Huston and Jonathan Snipes aka clipping. have delivered another chaotic and catchy tune in “Wriggle” and the music video matches up to this heat brilliantly. Linking up shots of Diggs with rapidfire cuts of viral videos, movie and TV footage and various ads, that menacing beat progression “Wriggle” fires out at the listener relentlessly. The music video, directed…
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Richie Ramone is on his way back to Australia following a successful and well-received tour out our way earlier in the year. Coming back round with his new album Cellophane, Ramone is returning with a new live show, prepared to build upon that solid momentum built off the back of his last visit. Be sure to check…
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Sydney’s Yon Yonson are having quite the week. The electronic trio, announced as being signed to independent label TEEF for the release of their fourth studio album (their first to be released through TEEF), have released the first cut from the record in this stunning new tune, “Berlin”. Mastered by Andrei Eremin (Chet Faker, Hiatus Kaiyote), the single is a…
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Now that their debut album Stay In, Do Nothing has been toured all round the country and has become a fully-realised beast on stage, Horror My Friend have this week announced two more live shows not to be missed. For hometown fans in Adelaide and those out in Melbourne, the trio will be hitting a stage in your city…
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Perth trio FOAM have dropped a new single in “I Could Milk Myself” (a title to remember, no less) and have backed the announcement up with a run of tour dates we should all be getting to from the end of July through into August. Of their new single, lead vocalist Joel Martin has described it as a…
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Sydney alt-folk charmers Lazy Colts give us a new insight into their anticipated debut album Trojan, with their latest single, “Twenty Two”! Brooding and emotive, “Twenty Two” is a great example of the band’s sense of songwriting style – it’s authentic, open and with hints of nostalgia, Lazy Colts really strike a chord. The music video for “Twenty…
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Yeo‘s getting out on the road this September with new single “Got No Game”, supported by our new favourites SAATSUMA and Take Your Time! A line up boasting three of the country’s freshest and most exciting artists, this tour is going to be Yeo’s final headline run of shows for the year. His national Ganbaru tour saw Yeo reach…
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Flyying Colours are getting back out on the road for quick three-date east coast tour next month into August with new single, “It’s Tomorrow Now”. Having already garnered a strong and loyal fanbase around the country for their smart and incredibly layered fusion of shoegaze, psych, indie and grunge, Flyying Colours have really been taking strides…
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Gypsy & The Cat‘s return has been one we’ve been feeling and the duo have continued to produce the goods, this time in new single “Life”. Taken from their much-hyped new album Virtual Islands, this new spin is synth-soaked, confident and vibrant – three facets of Gypsy & The Cat fans know and love. Suss it out…
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Perth multi-instrumentalist Jay Watson, aka GUM, has released the music video for his brilliant tune, “Elafonissi Blue”, one of the choice cuts from Glamorous Damage. Directed by psychedelic visual artist Jason Galea, the “Elafonissi Blue” is a fiery explosion of colour, neon and chaos – the perfect visual accompaniment to a single that has done well in captivating the…
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Independent record label TEEF are gearing up for the release of a special album curated and collaborated on by some of Australia’s best and innovative new talent. Entitled Imperium In Imperio II (or, ‘Empire Within an Empire’), the title is in reference to this group of artists surging forward and creating something huge of their own within…
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To celebrate the release of his new EP Stamina, Melbourne club wunderkind Swick is getting out on the road next month and August! New single “Energy”, Swick’s collaboration with Henrik the Artist, is another hot cut from this in-demand name and these tour dates have come at the perfect time for fans around the country. Check out…
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In Australia, we are lucky to be exposed to such a large variety of musical and artistic talent from artists who come from many different backgrounds. A multicultural national creative community for sure, it is fair to say that the Australian music scene is showing more and more signs of diversification in recent years than…
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You probably will recognise Sean Cook from Newcastle punk rock, party starting group MAIDS. Today, he shows us a different side of his musicality, stepping out under a solo moniker in Death Skull. The first offering from Death Skull has come in the form of “Stoned”, which sees the songwriter get personal about drug dependency and the hold it…
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It feels like we’ve been waiting an age for this, but the wait is over – SAFIA have finally announced details of their debut album! Their record, Internal, will be with fans this September, scheduled for release via Parlophone. The trio have become one of the country’s favourite touring bands and if recent numbers are anything to go…
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They’re soon to be out on the road with Bullet For My Valentine and Atreyu but for now, New Orleans heavy rockers Cane Hill have given us a new music video to keep us hyped for their upcoming Australian tour dates. The new visuals for their single “You’re So Wonderful” are engaging, while the song itself filters through…
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Exciting news for Falls Festival fans on the west coast! Next January, the streets of Freo are going to be taken over by one of the summer’s best music and arts events! Showcasing the best local, national and international sounds, the Falls Festival is breaking from their traditional set up for the first time and…
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Adelaide musician Todd Sibbin has been crafting some well honed pieces of songwriting for some time now, but in recent single releases, he’s been garnering more and more attention for his heartfelt approach to music and lyricism. Recent single “Firetrain” nabbed the attention of triple j’s Richard Kingsmill, likening Sibbin’s sound to Conor Oberst and noting the…
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The John Steel Singers get funky on new single, “Midnight At The Plutonium” a noticeably new direction for the Brissy favourites to have headed in. Over the last few years, they’ve been working on new music reflective of their jump down a rabbit hole in exploring funk and soul-infused records from the 70’s and in bringing…
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The Forgotten Island Festival returns in 2016, this time heading to the Indonesian island of Gili Trawangan this September 27th and 28th. Featuring some awesome Australian and international electronica artists, the festival will be offering a boutique festival unlike any other, guaranteed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4xO62ovNeI Gili Trawangan is situated on the north west coast of Lombok and a few hours…
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Panic! At The Disco have announced their Australian return, setting their eyes on Aussie venues next January. Bringing their acclaimed fifth record Death of a Bachelor out to the country for the first time, the band is aiming to show Australian fans just how far they’ve come, musically, with their new collection of sounds. When we interviewed…
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It’s album release day for the wonderfully talented Liz Stringer, as her fifth studio record All The Bridges, is now out for fans to finally get around! To celebrate the release, we’re excited to share the third and final music video from her session at Type Foundry – watch “Anyone”, below! Catch Liz on the road from the…
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Welcoming me to The Henry Austin on a Monday morning, British restaurateur and one of the establishment’s head honchos Max Mason is positively chipper as we sit down in the empty dining room. Within five minutes of being seated, I’ve received more compliments than I’d normally get before lunchtime on a dreary Monday, met Mason’s…
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Zefereli released their single “Stupid Goodbye” back in April to much praise and from there, it’s just been onwards and upwards for the duo. Their music has taken them overseas to Europe where highlight performances came at The Aussie BBQ in London as well as a jaunt out to Iceland and now that they’re back home, Alistar and Clea are eyeing…
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Jeremy Neale is a lover, not a fighter. So when we ran a competition for three lucky campers at Festival of the Sun last year to meet the Brisbane legend for a round of speed dating, we weren’t surprised when the session went better than we could’ve anticipated. Getting to know each other over this game of ‘The Beachelor’,…
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Australian Music Week returns to Cronulla for its second year in 2016, brining an expertly curated conference line up to the Sydney beach hub for a week of live shows and industry sessions! From November 2nd through November 4th, the summit will be providing musicians from all genres the opportunities to perform in front of…
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Aussie musicians hoping to pack bags and head to Austin for SXSW next year are encouraged to get their applications to showcase in early now online submissions are now open! The festival is taking place from March 10th – March 19th next year and if you get in early, you’ll only need to pay the discounted…
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