After four years, it was time for a change. We’ve always been about discovering new music and now our new website represents this perfectly. We’ve done away with superfluous design, allowing our content to come to the fore. We’re excited by what the next 12 months have in store. We’re working hard to bring you more original […]
On the back of announcing a reunion 15 years after they broke hipster hearts around the world by disbanding, Neutral Milk Hotel has been confirmed to bring their tour Down Under for November’s Harvest Festival. NMH struck gold with their Anne Frank-inspired indie classic In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, released in 1998 shortly before […]
Matt and Kim. Kim and Matt. Mim and Katt? This crazy duo have been guitar buddies as well as bed buddies for a long long time, so they know how to do it properly, just watch the video for “It’s Alright” and you’ll understand… Their crazy videos, hectic live performances and endless energy is what […]
Japandroids absolutely blew our socks off on their Australian debut tour at Laneway festival earlier this year. Following up on promises made on stage, these Canadian rock wizards have announced a return to our shores at the end of August, landing at the Zoo in Brisbane on September 1. For fans of Japandroids and last […]
Thursday was not the first time I’ve seen The Delta Riggs. I stumbled across them at last years Peat’s Ridge Festival (RIP), at 2am in a festival haze. They blew their harps and strummed their guitars in a way that grabbed you, made you sit up and pay attention. Something about them reminded me of […]
Brunswick St, Wednesday, 9pm. Restaurants are closing, chairs are being stacked and money counted. However, a few revelers trickle through a lone doorway, up a set of stairs and into Black Bear Lodge. Fremantle band Rainy Day Women await! Before the boys could take the stage, Gold Coast product Oceanics treated the few Brisbane punters […]
The wait is over and The Big Day Out 2013 schedule of set times has landed. In addition to the stellar list of artists already announced we are super psyched to reveal the 2013 Red Stage and the return of the Big Day Out ambience team: the one and only Duckpond, Heavy G, Larry Kronic […]
Father John Misty is returning to Australia this February 2013! The ex-Fleet Foxes drummer is coming back to Australia after his huge Splendour show in July and it promises to be just as spectacular. His groovy dancing, witty pre-show banter, and quirky on-stage persona will once again wow the Australian audiences this Summer, performing songs […]
The Falls Music & Arts Festival 2012/13 organisers have officially lost the plot by releasing their third lineup announcement this morning. Two Door Cinema Club, The Hives and Django Django have been added as headliners, making this one of the best festival lineups of the year. Also added to the lineup were Sharon Van Etten, Angus Stone, Ball Park Music, […]
French electro musician Pierre-Alexandre Busson, AKA Yuksek, is touching down in the country tonight, and just before he boarded his mammoth flight over here, we were lucky enough to have a chat with him about his upcoming Aussie tour and particularly, Splendour in the Grass. Busson’s first LP release, Away from the Sea, was a major […]