Alexander Biggs is hands down one of my favourite new artists out of Melbourne. While his name has been one that has been on the radar for a few months now, his new single “Out in the Dark” has well and truly grabbed our attention. The tune, recorded and mixed out of his bedroom is…
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Talk about a triple whammy. With The Great Escape Festival preparing to take over Brighton, England next week, an Aussie trio in The Temper Trap, Jagwar Ma and DMA’s have just been announced on the already extensive and diverse line up! The Temper Trap have just wrapped up some successful shows here in Australia, their first headline dates…
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“I don’t think we’ve ever met before, but I feel like I know you so well. There’s something in the way you talk; when you move your lips, move your lips.” Ladies, you know this type of line. In fact, there’s a chance you’ve probably heard one far worse from a guy at some point during…
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The Novotel Atrium Darwin, or simply ‘The Atrium’ as locals call it, has been a long-standing popular hotel destination with visitors for many years now. Situated further down the Esplanade, the hotel offers a range of rooms perfectly fit for families, couples and solo travellers to enjoy. For our stay, we were put up in…
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With their new album If This Is All We’re Going To Be now out and reaping in the acclaim, Luca Brasi have today announced a headline tour of their own to precede their national run around the country with The Smith Street Band! The tour will have the band on the road through August, hitting venues right round…
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South and Western Australian fans of The Cure can now officially start to get excited, with dates in both cities being announced today! The iconic UK band, on their way to Australia in July for Splendour in the Grass, recently announced a run of headline Australian dates but until now, Adelaide and Perth were on the tour…
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They’re going to be in the country for Splendour in the Grass this year, but when Band of Horses hit Sydney, their time in the city is going to be an experience all its own. Hitting the Sydney Opera House for the first time, the US band will be a part of this year’s Contemporary Music Program…
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The almighty Funkoars are most definitely back, announcing a new tour and a new single in “Mad As Hell”. Keeping it Adelaide as all hell, the track leads with a voicemail left by Fitzy before Sesta and Hons jump in with some quick-fire bars that will have heads moving at a show near you, no doubt….
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Post-Apocalyptic Love Songs is the new album from Brisbane songwriter and musician Jimi Beavis and this afternoon, we’re stoked to premiere his latest cut from it, “At Least It’s Better Than Home”. Beavis’ musicality oozes some great blues and roots tones, while exploring the fringes of pop and Americana as well. This single demonstrates a great use…
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Philly punks Modern Baseball have dropped their music video for “The Wedding Singer”, yet another dope song from their upcoming new album Holy Ghost. Featuring a wild pink wig-sporting girl at the centre of the action offering up an escape for ‘Charlie’. Directed by Kyle Thrash, the visuals for “The Wedding Singer” is brilliant, frenetic and everything…
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“I can’t hear God anymore ever since you left; he don’t come round here no more, he just went away.” NGAIIRE wears her heart on sleeve as she delivers the lyric, a heart-wrenchingly raw vocal powering through behind it. As we get closer to the release of the Sydney artist’s new album Blastoma, the surprises and…
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In Sydney ahead of their wild show at the Metro Theatre, Claudio Sanchez of Coheed and Cambia sat down with Larry to have a chat about touring, balancing family life with the band and more. In parts two and three of our interview with Sanchez, we find out more about the band’s life on the road and more!…
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Atmospheric, enveloping and lush. Three words that can easily describe Ed Wells’ new single, “Swirl”. The latest piece of music from the Sydney songwriter blends some deep electronic production with a stunning vocal that builds with each lyric. In a similar vein to the likes of James Blake and Ben Howard, Wells’ uses the almost…
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New James Blake music is here and ready to make you feel all the feels once more. Originally slated to drop at midnight (US time), Blake’s third album The Colour in Anything is currently sitting pretty on Spotify and iTunes right now. The 17-track album features some notable names, with Rick Rubin as co-producer, a contribution by Bon Iver on the haunting “I Need a…
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The Queen’s Birthday Weekend will see the Barunga Community host some amazing live music with this year’s Barunga Festival, one of the biggest festival events in the NT. Welcoming people from all over the world, the Barunga Festival this year has got a diverse and strong program of events and activities planned for the weekend,…
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In Australia for their highly anticipated national tour, Coheed and Cambria have brought a hectic show with them. Performing tunes from their new album, the band’s eighth, The Color Before the Sun, as well as cuts from over their acclaimed seven-album strong career, the iconic US group isn’t resting on any laurels. They’re here to deliver. Band founder…
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Beach Baby are a band high on our must-see list at The Great Escape this year and this week, we’ve loved seeing that the band have dropped a new little gem, their new music video for “Lost Soul”! The single itself has proven to be a popular one for the band, as they are currently completing…
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From forth the beaches of Sydney springs greatness, and his name is Flume. The country’s biggest electronic producer at the minute has just announced a huge world tour to support his sophomore album SKIN and this one looks to be one for the books. While the Australian dates fall at the end of 2015 in November and…
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Before heading to Austin, Texas for SXSW last year, I took a few days to explore Dallas. Flying out from LAX after landing on an early weekday morning from a long-haul flight out of Sydney, I was able to test out Virgin America‘s domestic flight service for the first time! Airline: Virgin America Route: Virgin America…
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The Oils are back! Now, dates and locations aren’t confirmed yet, but Midnight Oil are most definitely getting back on to a live stage (hopefully) near you next year. The band released a statement via Facebook and on their website this morning sharing the news, exciting fans who’ve been waiting frankly, long enough, for the iconic group to er,…
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From forth the beaches of Sydney has sprung greatness, and his name is Flume. The country’s biggest electronic producer at the minute has just announced a huge world tour to support his sophomore album SKIN and this one looks to be one for the books. While the Australian dates fall at the end of 2015 in…
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The Love Junkies have been away for a little while working on some new tunes and continuing on establishing their presence in the US – the boys recently completed their last American run of shows last month, taking in over 20 shows, including another well-received SXSW visit. Now, the Perth rockers are setting their sights back on getting…
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Marlon Williams has had a busy 2016 so far – from impressing Americans at SXSW to touring through Europe with Sam Beam of Iron & Wine and Jesca Hoop, the Kiwi songwriter has been raking in the international acclaim as his name continues to be one of the buzz names at the minute. Currently spending some time off the road before the next…
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Splendour in the Grass-bound artist Jack Garratt is on the home stretch of an American tour when I catch up with him. Having seen the UK artist perform briefly while at SXSW, it didn’t take long for me to realise just how much of an impact he had made with the release of debut album Phase. A…
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Songwriters are encouraged to enter the 2016 Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition, with entries now open for another year! As with previous years, the winning writer/s will take home a $50,000 prize thanks to APRA AMCOS and Alberts, while two separate cash prizes are up for grabs for the runners up – $10,000 and $5,000,…
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The Creases are -finally- back with some new music and some tour dates you’d be silly to miss. The Brisbane band have released their single, “Impact”, this week and it’s a great return and step forward for the group. The sound is loud and boisterous as you’d expect, while the songwriting has stepped up and…
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If you haven’t heard of Alex Reade, you’re goddamn about to. The front woman of Melbourne post-hardcore group Drown This City has a voice to be reckoned with and in their latest single, “I’m Not Divided”, the vocalist absolutely shines. Rolling with the punches of being part of (still) heavily male-dominated genre is a facet of Reade…
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The distorted, crackling opening notes of music got me first. As “Tom Tom” continued to unfurl, I became more and more hooked. The latest from Holy Fuck is an exciting indicator of where the band is headed on new album Congrats and this week, the film clip for the single has been one we’ve hit…
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Adelaide’s Rin McArdle find herself in Toronto this week for Canadian Music Week, the songwriter performing at the Indica Records showcase tonight! Get to know a bit more about Rin in our ‘Getting to Know You’ spotlight series… Introduce yourself! Hello, I’m Rin McArdle and I’m an musician from Adelaide in South Australia! Have you played…
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Enter Shikari are coming back to Australia later on the year, bringing fellow Brits Hacktivist on the road with them! Joined by Sydney’s Stories, Enter Shikari will be embarking on their five-date run around the country in September, bringing 2015’s The Mindsweep (as well as a swag of other crowd faves) to Aussie fans. Fans will be able to…
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