Sans Parents have followed up some impressive single releases (go back and listen to “Coming Back to You” and “Loose People”) with this shiny new slice of pop in “Can’t Stop Moving”. Lifted from the band’s debut EP, due out this year, “Can’t Stop Moving” has the similar Split Enz-ish flair their other releases have had,…
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So, this is pretty big for SXSW Music attendees. Vans, who’ve long maintained a solid and popular presence in Austin during the festival, are celebrating 50 years of ‘Off the Wall’ heritage this year, incorporating action sports, arts, music and street culture. This SXSW, the Vans family are putting on one hell of a birthday…
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We’re scared. Hold us, for Violent Soho have dropped some huge tour dates for new album WACO and what’s more, they’re bringing DZ Deathrays and Dune Rats out on the road with them. Let us all pray. Violent Soho are currently riding a pretty sweet wave at the moment, with a run of Laneway Festival tour dates safely in the bank, a…
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Ah, The Bennies. Never ones to shy away from the hectic, the in-your-face and the downright fun, the band have come through once more with the good times in their new music video, this time for crowd favourite “Detroit Rock City”. The song, recorded in Melbourne with Sam Johnson (The Smith Street Band, Mindnsare), is taken from The…
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Matt Tarrant is straight up with the crowd gathered in The Octagon tent on a warm Sunday evening; he’s loved magic ever since he was a kid wanting to be pulled up on stage by the first magician he’d ever seen perform. His Adelaide Fringe Festival show Honestly Dishonest is about perhaps giving that feeling to any…
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Meet Big White. The Sydney five piece are one of the crop of Australians soon to be heading out to Texas for SXSW this year and ahead of their departure, we find out a bit more about this showcase band who will be making their Austin return in 2016. Elmo Aoyama recalls their first SXSW and what they’re…
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Here’s a new Brissy band for you to be getting around this week – The Bear Hunt released their debut album TBH (To Be Honest) late last year and off that record, some great riffs and rock melodies sprung forward. “Tropical” is just one of the great cuts from TBH and today, we’re premiering the single’s official music video!…
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I first met Ecca Vandal at BIGSOUND in 2014. I don’t quite remember the venue we were at, or what label/showcase night it was, but I remember having this girl introduced to me as being one to watch. “White Flag” was teetering on breaking through thanks to coverage on [V] and then once more blogs and radio…
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Troye Sivan is one of those artists about who there can’t really be much more praised or unearthed. Living in an age of social media, Sivan is possibly one of the perfect examples of the ways in which young musicians can harness the opportunities at hand now with the various platforms available, in forming and cultivating a brand and…
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I knew that PAPILLON was one Adelaide Fringe show I couldn’t miss out on for another season, so squished in to The Octagon on Saturday night for one of what is sure to be many sold out shows, I knew I was in for a good one. The show is described as being a bit of circus, a…
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Damn, that opening bass line, right? Followed up with Luke Boerdam‘s vocal and well, you’ve got a great formula for a certified banger of a Violent Soho tune. In the boys’ latest cut from forthcoming album WACO, “Viceroy” is yet another chaotic and gleefully reckless piece of classic Soho goodness. Guitars thrash, drums are pummelled and the vocals are strained gloriously…
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The visa issues that prevented Canadian rapper Madchild from touring Australia late last year have been all fixed up, granting the artist the opportunity to make good on those dates he missed out on last time round. In April, Madchild will be hitting venues around Australia with his new album, Silver Tongue Devil, with Mastacraft and Mickey Deville on…
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On the pamphlets and bits of advertising we’d seen, this year’s Adelaide Fringe Festival return of Hot Brown Honey promised to be bigger. It promised to be bolder. It promised to be browner. And as we danced our way out of The Menagerie last night, it was pretty safe to say that the production delivered well…
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Now mere weeks out from hitting the States for SXSW, the AU is throwing the spotlight on some of the Australian artists set to represent for our diverse and exciting industry. First up, Sydney act Spookyland, who’ve been on our radar and no doubt the radars of many music fans around the country for some time now. With…
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Perth artist Fait has gone and upped her game with the release of “Chasing Youth” and now, we have a film clip to continue to gawk over while the artist continues to work on her next release. As a stand alone single, “Chasing Youth” is great piece of instrumental music that lends itself to some gorgeous nostalgic…
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When Luke Yeoward quit music following the break up of Melbourne favourites King Cannons, his main priority at the time was set on his family and new life they were forming for themselves in New Zealand. It didn’t take long for the frontman to have that itch however and after only a few months away, the desire to…
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Brisbane alt-rockers Aerials today release the official music video for their new track “Separate”! Taking cues from the likes of early Birds of Tokyo, the more melodic elements of artists including The Getaway Plan and more Aussies of that style, Aerials have produced a tune in “Separate” that is full of catchy hooks, well-delivered riffs and some…
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There was a lot going on in the Hilltop Hoods‘ camp when I snagged some of MC Pressure‘s time during album release week for their new orchestral record, Drinking From the Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung. Heading back east to Sydney later that day for a round of promo, Pressure remained noticeably chilled out about the fact that…
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When you put the legends that are Massive Attack and arguably one of the best bands at the minute, Young Fathers, together, the chances are high that whatever comes of the link up will be fucking cool. Which brings us to their collaboration, “Voodoo In My Blood”. Taken from Massive Attack’s Ritual Spirit EP, the song is charged with vocals by…
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It would seem that everything Harts puts his touch on turns to freakin’ gold lately – the guitarist and songwriter simply just goes from strength to strength. Last night, his new single “Peculiar” was premiered on Dom Alessio’s Home and Hosed show in triple j and already, it’s picking up a lot of support online. Well, count us…
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Sydney multi-instrumentalist Moody has been toiling away on some fresh solo music, a definitive step out from under the shadow of his successful hip-hop trio, True Vibenation. The first result of Moody’s solo venture is in new single, “Say It Like You Own It” – a great fusion of hip-hop beats, electro production and traditional African percussion….
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We’re mere weeks away from hitting Austin, Texas for another year of SXSW chaos and still, the Music festival is managing to surprise and hype us up with new excitement with the reveal of some new live performance series. Today, we find out that the likes of The Kills, Miike Snow, Baio, Bloc Party and more will be performing as part…
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The 2016 Secret Garden Festival has officially sold out and we all know what that means – the line up has followed straight behind it! The NSW event celebrates its eighth sold out year in a row and with only two more sleeps left until it kicks off for another year, the organisers have unveiled the full…
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The 2016 SXSW Spotify House has unveiled its roster of artists set to perform through SXSW Music this year and man, they’ve come out swinging! Last year saw the likes of Run the Jewels headline the house and this year, Spotify will be hosting acts including CHVRCHES, Miguel, Anderson .Paak, Vince Staples and more. The…
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Sydney duo Microwave Jenny are soon to be the latest artists to be showcased at the Seymour Centre’s Courtyard Sessions, performing an unmissable live set this Friday. Tessa and Brendon took some time out from working on prep for the set (not to mention being parents to gorgeous little Molly!) to chat about how their…
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If we weren’t already convinced that Sydney music and nightlife lovers aren’t happy with the current state of affairs surrounding recent lockout laws and damning legislation being doled out on venues throughout the city, Sunday’s Keep Sydney Open rally most definitely proved it. While Art vs Science and Royal Headache performed live sets for the event, speakers at…
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What would happen if Vic Mensa and Skrillex were let loose in Tokyo for 24 hours? Luckily, they documented it all for the official music video for their recent collab, “No Chill”. Directed by Colin Tilley, who was also behind the clip for Kendrick’s “Alright” and Nicki’s “Anaconda”, “No Chill” has Vic and Skrillex go deep into Tokyo’s underground scene,…
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Scotch & Soda easily became one of my Adelaide Fringe highlights, a declaration I made within minutes of leaving The Panama Club and emerging out into the bright lights of this year’s Royal Croquet Club set up. A sold out show indicated that the Adelaide crowds were either returning to Scotch & Soda following a wildly…
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Culture Collide have continued to roll out their epic SXSW programming announcements, backing their Clive Bar showcase up with the news that they’ll be returning to the Container Bar on Rainey Street as well! The brand has teamed up with the likes of The Guardian, Mom + Pop Music, OXFAM, Jansport, Vitalic Noise and more…
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Mossy is the latest unearthed talent to join the I OH YOU roster, the Sydney artist bringing some great psychedelic-infused pop music flair to the family already known for releases by Violent Soho, Montgomery and DMA’s. His debut single “Electric Chair” dropped last week and has since wasted no time in captivating the attention of…
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