Unknown Mortal Orchestra released possibly one of my favourite albums of the year in the acclaimed Multi-Love. Since its release in the earlier part of the year, UMO have been on the road consistently, building their now-renowned live presence stronger and stronger. Having last seen the band perform out this way on the Laneway Festival…
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This afternoon via Radio Adelaide, the South Australian artists, events and venues up for awards in this year’s AU Live Music Awards were revealed. Coming off the back of a huge night of recognition at the South Australian Music Awards this week, we’ve been stoked to have teamed up with Radio Adelaide in bringing the…
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The Kurzel family is on a hot streak this year, with Jed Kurzel added to the film family’s accolades in winning the top prize at this year’s Screen Music Award! Winning the Feature Score of the Year Award for his work on Slow West, a film that won much acclaim at Sundance, Kurzel claimed the…
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Just think – you’re a teenager in a goddamn rock ‘n’ roll band in Australia in the 1970’s. Girls are flocking to your shows, knocking on green room doors and generally hailing you and your bandmates as the be all and end all. Come 1977, the dream died out for the band who had, at…
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Well, this is a way to think about a tune. Marlon Williams, currently back on the road in Australia following a run of great shows overseas, has had the music video for “Hello Miss Lonesome” premiered online today and it shows more of the 24 year old than we’ve ever seen before. Quite literally. The…
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Future Islands – ADELAIDE Easily one of the most anticipated shows to come through Adelaide this year, Future Islands will be bringing the heat to The Gov. Having made their impact solidly earlier in the year when in town for Laneway, we’re super keen to see how Future Islands go generating that same ferocious energy…
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Melbourne Music Week begins this week, meaning that the opening weekend is going to be spoiling music lovers for choice when it comes to the live music events strewn throughout the city. One special event occurring this weekend is Lost Children Found, run by The Lost Children’s Project on Saturday (November 14th). The fundraiser will…
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The support acts for the MONO have been announced, furthermore indicating that these shows are going to be some of the most memorable of the year. Of course, the headliners have a reputation that has long preceded them. In their 15 year history, MONO have fashioned a stellar body of work over five studio releases,…
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The Darkness last played Thebarton Theatre on their last Australian tour, so to see that they had downgraded slightly HQ wasn’t too much of a worry. If you’d seen them before, you’d known that they’re more than capable of putting on a brilliantly entertaining show regardless of the room. On a Friday night in Adelaide…
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If you grew up in the 90’s, chances are you’ll be well aware of Naughty By Nature. The Grammy Award winning hip hop crew responsible for some huge hits during what was arguably one of the best decades of the genre were in Adelaide on Sunday night to take people for a trip down memory…
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The Australian World Music Expo (AWME) kicks off for another year in Melbourne this week, with a diverse and brilliant line up of artists scheduled to showcase across a range of the city’s music venues. The event is not only about the live music of course, with multiple conference sessions also programmed from November 12th…
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Adelaide musician Jesse Davidson recently dropped his sophomore EP Lizard Boy near the end of October and as far as 2015 has gone, it’s another sweet little addition Davidson can add to the pile of accomplishments that has been his past year. From breaking out as part of the crop of exciting South Australian artists…
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Time to start brushing up on what bands you’ll be spending New Year’s with, Falls Festival punters! The crew behind the festival tour have today released the set times for events in Marion Bay, Lorne and Byron Bay and maaaan, are we in for a good party this year. If you’re spending New Year’s Eve…
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Mumford & Sons have announced an extra little treat for fans in Sydney ahead of their huge Gentlemen of the Road event at the Domain next week. The ‘Gentlemen of the Road Photography Exhibition’ will be hosted by Young Henry’s in Newtown from November 13th-15th, documenting shows in Australia, UK, the US and Canada, including…
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The Meeting Tree invite you inside The Meeting Tree Alternative Wellness Retreat with the video for their new single, “I Pay My Tax (I Hate Myself)”. The duo, Sydney’s ADM legends, have teamed up with Spiderbait‘s Janet English for the tune, which depicts a change in pace from their viral debut “r u a cop”,…
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The 2015 WA Music Awards took place in Perth overnight as part of this year’s WAM Festival, with Jack Rabbit Slim’s being packed out with folk keen to celebrate the sheer amount of talented musicians coming out of the West throughout the year with some unforgettable music. As expected, Tame Impala won big on the…
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There are some fantastic shows kicking off around the country this weekend, from The Darkness marking their Australian return in Adelaide on Friday, to Mumford & Sons doing their thing in Brisbane. On a local front, one of our faves The Paper Kites set up for a SOLD OUT show in Sydney, while Australian legends…
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The artists set to perform at this year’s ARIA Awards ceremony have today been announced! Touted as one of the most diverse and eclectic performance line ups the ARIA’s have had, the artists set to take to the stage at The Star in a few weeks are also nominees and will be joined by Tina…
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The ever fierce Ecca Vandal has recently dropped her latest bit of fire in “End of Time”. Earning its premiere on Triple J this week, the single is another marker of the Melbourne artist’s unashamed approach to cleverly fusing genres and showcasing a tight hold on melody, beats and charm. Fans will note this one…
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City Calm Down have, after a while away and the some recent extremely well-received shows, finally released their debut album to the world. Fans have been getting bits and pieces of In a Restless House in recent months, both with single releases and it’s current position as triple J’s Feature Album this week, but there’s…
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Supported by Touch Sensitive and Empress Of, British dance lords Hot Chip will be performing some headline shows in Australia next year! Accompanying their Sugar Mountain Festival set in Melbourne next January, the crew will be hitting up Sydney, Brisbane and Perth, as well as fitting in an extra date in Melbourne with a show…
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The Sydney Opera House has continued to bring it in terms of their contemporary music programming so far in recent months and the announcements have just kept coming. The most recent of these announcements is one that will see both Disclosure and Hot Chip putting on one hell of a show inside the Opera House’s…
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I remember when I was younger and thinking about LA and LA culture, there were a few things I just assumed, especially when growing up. I assumed to grow up in Los Angeles meant that you were either one of the sun-kissed blessed folk to come out of The O.C, your hip-hop education came right…
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Melbourne’s Swim Season have been on our radar for a little while now, with “The Throne” in particular turning our heads. There’s something in the water over in the Melbourne scene at the moment – the last few years have been seeing some excellent young indie party starters breakthrough the ranks and stand strongly on their…
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The Darkness kick off their Australian tour this week, returning Down Under following the cancellation of their 2013 tour. Their return from hiatus with 2012’s Hot Cakes album saw the band refreshed; they had original bassist Frankie Poullain back in the fold on the recording for the first time since their acclaimed debut and overall…
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A fitting coupling here – Last Dinosaurs have today been announced to support The Wombats at their only headline Australian show next year. The Wombats, who will be back in the country hitting the Falls & Southbound festivals over New Year’s, will be performing their only Aussie headliner at the Hordern Pavilion on January 3rd….
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Jamie xx has added to his list of Australian headline dates for the end of the year and into 2016, this time lining up a Sydney show for the Enmore Theatre on January 3rd! The news comes off the back of the Brit’s two Melbourne shows at The Forum selling out, a successfully selling Adelaide…
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The Preatures guitarist/vocalist Gideon Bensen has somehow found time in between touring with the Sydney band to work on solo material that has been announced today! Not only has Bensen released the first taste of his forthcoming solo EP in “All New Low”, but he’s also dropped details about his own record label and some…
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After a hugely drawn out wait, the usual amount of ‘leaks’ and social media back and forth, the 2016 Soundwave line up finally was revealed in its entirety on Friday evening. Ahead of the weekend, the first of two line up announcements dropped, with names including Disturbed, Deftones, The Prodigy, Bullet For My Valentine and…
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It’s officially Ausmusic Month again and this morning, Triple J have announced the nominees up for various J Awards this year. Of course, some incredibly talented musicians have been recognised for Australian Album of the Year, Unearthed Artist of the Year, Double J Artist of the Year and Australian Music Video of the Year awards…
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