It’s been an exciting week for Bullet For My Valentine and indeed, their fans who’ve been hanging out for some new visuals from the Welsh metal legends! They’ve recently dropped a new music video for their latest single “Worthless” and man, does it go hard. Directed by Stuart Birchall, who was also behind the clips…
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Noel Gallagher is roughly halfway through making his third Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds album and so far, he’s fairly satisfied with the material that’s been flourishing in recent studio sessions. As a songwriter, Gallagher is approaching the creation of this new album in a way he’s not done before – entering the process empty…
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Melbourne’s Man Made Mountain have dropped a new tune this week that should be earmarked for every weekend turn up playlist. “Cachaça” sees the House of Beige members link up with rapper Tom Scott for the number, the music video of which takes them to the Railway Hotel, Thornbury Bowls and the Sunshine Rollerskating Centre…
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Some brand new Parquet Courts visuals are here! The band recently released their official music video for “Dust”, taken from their new album Human Performance, a record that stands to feature possibly some of their most open and emotional material yet. “Dust”, on the surface, is a pretty clear cut tune – dust is indeed everywhere…
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Following on from a successful opening event last Friday, the crew behind the Courtyard Sessions at Sydney’s Seymour Centre are heading in dreamy direction this week, in welcoming the wonderful Iluka to their program! Seeing out 2015 with a memorable spot on the Woodford line up, the Sydney vocalist and songwriter looks ahead to the…
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When we first came across Boston soul/R&B group Kyle Thornton & The Company at Lollapalooza in Chicago last year, we knew we’d come across something special. In their latest single “Magic”, we’re stoked to see that that, well, magic, they’d conjured onstage for music fans during that festival has extended back into the studio with…
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SXSW Music has announced another keynote speaker for its 2016 programming to join producer Tony Visconti, this time heading into the hip-hop world in welcoming Rap-A-Lot Records founder James A. Prince to the festival and conference! To be interviewed by rapper Bun B on March 17th at the Austin Convention Centre, the company’s founder and current CEO will…
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Even though Adelaide’s reputation as The Festival State may have taken a hit in recent years with the loss of two major touring festivals, the city still remains a hub of activity through February and March when the Adelaide Fringe Festival takes over seemingly every nook and cranny of the CBD. Second only to Edinburgh in…
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As Secret Garden edges ever closer, the folk behind the well-loved NSW event have given fans even more of an excuse to get excited, today rolling out a tasty artist reveal! The first 10 artists to from the event line up have been revealed, indicating that yet another memorable and diverse Secret Garden Festival is…
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The 2016 St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival begins its tour of Australia with a stop in Port Adelaide this afternoon – the sun is shining, the stages are set and the drinks are on ice. The bands have arrived from a successful event in Auckland and eye up a few weeks of entertaining new fans and…
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Get this tune into ya Friday – Netherlands producer GANZ (real name Jordy Saämena) has been working on some cool music in recent months and is gearing up to release his third EP GAO this April, not before dropping his hard-hitting tune “GAOBEAR”. With vocals courtesy of UK rapper Dusty, the single is angsty, lyrically…
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The third album from Lance Ferguson‘s solo project Lanu is officially out today and while we prepare to sit back this weekend with our copy of The Double Sunrise and become immersed in the sounds the Melbourne-via-New Zealand music maestro has fused together and played with for this record, we’ve been able to gain more…
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Melbourne duo Hoodlem have wasted no time in making their latest impression on many a fucking good one with their new single release, “Kintsugi”! The tune is a slow burner, with some R&B licks that are just so good to get into. Effortlessly cool, Hoodlem have used the idea of ‘Kintsugi’ (the Japanese word for…
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Lance Ferguson, to my mind, still remains one of Australia’s more underrated musicians and songwriters. His success with The Bamboos has been made obvious with recent album releases but I’m still convinced more spotlight should be cast on his solo work under the moniker of Lanu. You may remember his tune “Beautiful Trash” that featured…
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While in the country for Groovin’ The Moo in a few months, US group Mutemath will be taking in some more city venues around the place for some headline shows that are definitely not to be missed! We were blown away by the band’s live shows when they toured Australia with 2011’s Odd Soul record…
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Ahead of their now SOLD OUT show at the Newtown Social Club in Sydney tomorrow night, watch Dave Rennick & Tim Derricourt of Dappled Cities roll out a special unplugged version of their tune “Many Roads” for us, recorded at AU HQ last week. Find out more about their new album and plans for 2016…
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If you missed out on catching Vic Mensa out in Australia during his last summer trip out here, don’t fret! The lad is going to be fitting in some hot club shows of his own through April and May to conicide with his highly-anticipated Groovin’ the Moo festival dates! He’s only in his early 20’s,…
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This morning, the official shortlist for the 11th Australian Music Prize was unveiled, as well as more details about the March event set to take place in Sydney. The list, decided upon by a panel of 16 independent industry judges, reflects a wide and diverse collection of submissions from Australian artists for this year’s award…
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There really isn’t much to say about the upcoming new Drones material that hasn’t already been said, exclaimed, or raved about already. In singles “Taman Shud” and “To Think That I Once Loved You”, fans were given a solid dose of the band in perhaps the best creative space they’ve been in for some time…
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Adelaide sisters Sophie and Brittany Mackay have been cultivating a solid following on the live scene in SA for some time now; as Nikai, their folk-pop sounds have brought them a considerable amount of positive attention and praise, while their recent work as backing vocalists for the Wasted Wanderers has been great to watch in…
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Your boy Allday doesn’t want you to stress out over uni or the long slog ahead for those of you about to sink your teeth into tertiary study. Having spent recent months overseas wowing people in the US with his rhymes and writing/preparing material for his new album, Allday is looking ahead to a pretty…
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Finally, after what seems like TOO long away, Sydney favourites Dappled Cities are ready to return with a new album and live show in tow! Catching up with Dave Rennick and Tim Derricourt at AU HQ recently, we learned a bit more about the new music Dappled Cities have been making. “When we decided to…
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Once again, the team behind Byron Bay Bluesfest have gone and delivered. With only seven weeks to go before their 2016 event kicks off at the Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm, Bluesfest have named yet more artists to their expansive and impressive line up. Joining the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Tom…
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British artist East India Youth is days off his first ever Australian shows, with the St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival coming up this weekend. One of the buzz names of 2015, his music has brought him acclaim from many and his live shows have been received as popularly. Backstage at the Laneway Festival in Singapore, the…
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Today’s choice for Single of the Day comes out of Melbourne where, lets be real, there exists some incredibly cool young musicians and producers making some effortlessly attractive music. Alice Ivy (moniker of Annika Schmarsel) is just one of these talented individuals, blending some great electro and soul influences together in producing a sophisticated and…
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When Ali Barter packed up and headed out to LA for some writing sessions in 2015, what met the Melbourne songwriter were some experiences that she would latch on to and embrace to the fullest. As she describes her latest trip to the United States (which resulted in the recording of current single “Far Away”),…
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2016 is going to be a belter for The Cat Empire, who’ve been so far teasing fans with tasters of their highly anticipated new album Rising With The Sun, particularly with the single “Wolves”. The album, due out in March, now sees a new single in “Bulls” released and a full national tour from The Cat Empire –…
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Grammy Award winning performer Ryan Bingham is making his way out to Australia this April for a run of dates fans won’t want to be missing – instead of just ducking over for a quick stop Melbourne/Sydney run, the Texan will be sticking around a little longer, visiting venues in Byron, Brisbane and Bendigo as…
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They’ve only just wrapped up some huge shows alongside both R5 and The Vamps but today, At Sunset have continued the good tour vibes, announcing a March/April headline Australian run of their own! With a new single in “Kiss Me” ready to be unleashed to more fans around the country, the Adelaide band will start…
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The St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival is known for bringing together artists who’ve either laid down some hot collaborations (Chet Faker x Banks), brought the love-ins onstage (Connan Mockasin x Mac DeMarco) and have provided opportunities for international touring bands to get to know some fellow artists they’ve not yet had the chance to see. This…
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