Barons of Tang Announce Free Show

Barons of Tang are returning to Melbourne for a free show next month. Straight off the plane following a whirlwind tour in Spain the Barons are also sporting a new accordion player, Mr John...
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All Time Low 2013 Australian Tour Posted 24 May 2013 @ 2:50pm 48 views 0 comments Pop-punk royalty All Time Low will return to Melbourne this August. The tour comes off the back of their latest album Don't Panic and will seem them swiftly return to Australian shores following their appearance on the 2013 Soundwave lineup.
Kingswood Announce New Video Trailer, Tour Posted 24 May 2013 @ 2:42pm 39 views 0 comments Kingswood have revealed the first look of their 10-minute short film Some Motherfucker’s Gotta Die, which will accompany their latest single Ohio. The film, much of which was shot at the iconic Sydney venue the Annandale, features guest appearances by Seth Sentry, Thelma Plum, Sticky Fingers, Kira Puru, Dan Rule of The Annandale and Cult Surf Icon Reg Mombassa and will be launched on...
Jen Cloher Announces Album Launch Posted 24 May 2013 @ 12:31pm 54 views 0 comments Jen Cloher has announced a launch party to celebrate her third album In Blood Memory. Written over six months, recorded over a period of six days and supported by fans through a crowdfunding campaign, In Blood Memory is the long awaited follow up to Jen’s critically acclaimed second album Hidden Hands.   Also performing on the night will be special guests Ainslie Wills and Fraser A Gorman.
Implant Media Posted 23 May 2013 @ 7:49pm 52 views 0 comments Location: 1, 11-13 Lygon Street Brunswick VIC 3056. Established: 1999   What exactly do you provide? CD and DVD duplication, replication, short run (digital) printed cardboard packaging, large run offset printed media packaging (printed in Australia / 100% soy inks), vinyl record pressing – the worlds best sounding records from MPO France. We also do Poster printing and general promotional...
Small Black : Limits Of Desire Posted 23 May 2013 @ 7:15pm 73 views 0 comments It almost feels ridiculous to be talking about chillwave in 2013, but it’s hard to describe Small Black without dropping the c-bomb. Having arrived in 2009 with their self-titled, bedroom-recorded debut EP, they put out a glossy debut album in 2011, New Chain, that, while solid, sacrificed some of their scruffy charm for hi-fi sonics. It’s now four years since chillwave’s ‘summer of love’, an...
Q&A: Dallas Frasca Vs King Of The North Posted 23 May 2013 @ 7:12pm 50 views 0 comments Dallas Frasca questions Higgsy (King Of The North)...   We're big fans of your band, what gives Adelaide the special edge? Cafe' De Villes, Fritz and sauce sangas and the punters. There is a love for all things rock, straight up with no bullshit. It's about the music and good times if you catch my drift.   What was it like growing up in the 'City of Churches'? Awesome, a great place to...
Q&A: Tom West Posted 23 May 2013 @ 6:58pm 60 views 0 comments Define your genre in five words or less: Finger-picking songs with bittersweet words.   Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? I get a lot of comparisons for my voice, and they're often wildly different: Neil Young, Fionn Regan, recently the guy from Alt J, Kermit the Frog.   What’ve you got to sell CD-wise? Pre sale...
SoundKilda Posted 23 May 2013 @ 6:54pm 64 views 0 comments Australia has a rich history of great music video creation, and we're uniquely placed to take advantage of one of the greatest motivators to creativity that there ever was: isolation. With a relatively sparse population and comparatively restrained resources, both financial and practical, Australian filmmakers have always had to think a little bit outside of the proverbial box.  As with hi-...
Airbourne Posted 23 May 2013 @ 6:48pm 46 views 0 comments It’s been nearly a decade since Airbourne first emerged beer-drenched from the primordial rock‘n’roll ooze of Warrnambool’s pub circuit, with the high-octane outfit going on to establish themselves as one of Australia’s foremost hard rock exports. After taking a miniscule amount of time away from their formidable touring schedule, the four-piece have returned with their third riff-laden full-...
Martha Wainwright Posted 23 May 2013 @ 6:39pm 108 views 0 comments Talking to Martha Wainwright is never a case of chatting superficially to a musician going through the motions of selling their latest product. With her music and her public image so intensely personal and incredibly open, an introspective journey is always a guaranteed part of the Wainwright dialogue. Her latest album, Come Home To Mama, was born out of the tragedy and celebration of life...
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Posted 23 May 2013 @ 6:35pm 72 views 0 comments “I’m incredibly excited and very honoured,” says Miguel Atwood-Ferguson of his invitation to play as part of the 2013 Melbourne Jazz Festival. “I definitely plan to be going to Australia for many more years to come but of course there’s nothing like the first time. I have deep admiration for everyone over there. Literally everyone I’ve ever been friends with or met from Australia has the most...
New Venue To Open In Brunswick Posted 23 May 2013 @ 4:19pm 1 view 0 comments Good news for Melbourne's music scene and nightlife with the announcement of a new venue in Brunswick. Howler is a multifunctional, multifaceted arts hub and bar – a purpose-built labour of love – a concept space hidden within a Brunswick warehouse that encapsulates all that is good about design, music, theatre, cinema, art and a unique night out. . The venue will serve up Asian-style...
Savages : Silence Yourself Posted 23 May 2013 @ 2:08pm 117 views 0 comments The period where punk crossed over into post-punk yielded some intense, exciting music and London’s Savages mine that particular vein with gusto. While their sound is a powerful, stark lurch for the jugular, their love of director John Cassavetes helps to place them firmly into the more art-house camp of post-punk. (The fiery single Husbands is named after Cassavetes’ 1970 film and the lines of...
Iggy And The Stooges : Ready To Die Posted 23 May 2013 @ 1:44pm 87 views 0 comments “It’s not great, but it’s not as bad as The Weirdness,” remarked a friend the other week, when the subject of Iggy And The Stooges’ new album, Ready To Die came up. This was damning with faint praise to Dante’s seventh level of hell. The Weirdness was, at best, a conceded pass, a frustratingly flawed record stripped clean of any lingering artistic merit by Iggy’s ambivalent performance (though,...
ReMastered Myths Posted 23 May 2013 @ 1:41pm 108 views 0 comments Volume One of Multicultural Arts Victoria’s ReMastered Myths features the funkified soul of The Putbacks paired with the smooth roots and Sudanese style of Madup Chol. With the great cultural divide at breaking point in our multicultural country, events such as these aim to bridge the gap of ignorance and isolation. Justin Marshall, percussionist for The PutBacks, answers a few questions about...
Fear Factory Announce 2013 Australian Tour Posted 23 May 2013 @ 11:53am 281 views 0 comments Returning to Australia this July, metal titans Fear Factory will be performing their landmark album Demanufacture live and in full. The band's second studio LP, Demanufacture has stood the test of time and stands as one of the defining artefacts of industrial metal. This tour will be the first time Australian fans can embrace the album wholly in the live setting.   Photo credit: Stephanie...
Q&A: Second Hand Heart Posted 23 May 2013 @ 11:18am 60 views 0 comments Name/Band: Lily from Second Hand Heart   Ten bands everyone should know about: Tully On Tully, Kathryn Rollins, Rat & Co, Little Dragon, Hiatus Kaiyote, Brightly, Ainslie Wills, House Of Lawrence, Polica, Autumn Grey.   Nine food items that you need to make a kickarse dinner party: Someone who can actually cook would be a start…other than just good company and lots of booze....
Something For Kate Posted 23 May 2013 @ 11:03am 860 views 0 comments Having been such a mainstay for the last two decades, it’s almost hard to believe that it’s been six years in between Something for Kate albums, even as just about every other Australian band born from the alt-rock explosion of the early '90s has fallen by the wayside. Despite Paul Dempsey and Stephanie Ashworth upping stumps for New York, and Dempsey’s extensive solo work on the US club circuit...
Whitley Announces 2013 Melbourne Show Posted 23 May 2013 @ 10:51am 167 views 0 comments Coinciding with his surprise return from supposed retirement for this year's Splendour In The Grass, Whitley will head around the country for a national headline tour. The tour will celebrate Whitley's new LP, Even The Stars Are A Mess, follows on from Whitley’s acclaimed sophomore offering Go Forth, Find Mammoth with an irrevocable warmth, beauty and intimacy reminiscent of debut...
Converse Get Loud Music Series Launches Posted 23 May 2013 @ 10:13am 207 views 0 comments Converse have announced their latest musical endeavour, a six-city live music series showcasing performances from 15 of the region’s most exciting emerging music talent and international artists. The Melbourne leg of the series will feature Millions and ScotDrakula alongside another yet to be revealed band. Furthermore, the show will take place in an undisclosed location where a gig has...
Senses Fail Announce Australian Tour Posted 23 May 2013 @ 10:05am 114 views 0 comments New Jersey outfit Senses Fail will bring their hard-hitting brand of post-hardcore to Australian fans this August. Senses Fail prevailed in the early 2000s and soon went on to help define the post-hardcore scene that was coming together around them. Latest record Renancer shows the band at their decidedly heaviest.
Atlas Genius Announce Melbourne Headline Show Posted 23 May 2013 @ 9:51am 86 views 0 comments Already announced as special guests on the impending Stereophonics tour, Adelaide outfit Atlas Genius have locked in a headline Melbourne show. Atlas Genius have toured the US with bands such as Silversun Pickups, Wolf Gang and Imagine Dragons, and strong performances on major US chat shows Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live and Letterman have propelled the band into thespotlight...
Straight Arrows Headline Queen's Birthday Eve Bash Posted 22 May 2013 @ 5:10pm 127 views 0 comments A royal roster of rock talent will be taking to The Tote this Queen's Birthday eve, and headlining proceedings will be shit-hot Sydney outfit Straight Arrows. The rock steady bill will also feature The Gooch Palms, The Living Eyes, Early Woman, ScotDrakula, Rayon Moon, plus some tune-spinning from Bitch Prefect DJs.
Fat Freddy’s Drop 2013 Australian Tour Posted 22 May 2013 @ 5:06pm 244 views 0 comments Fat Freddy’s Drop are returning to Australia with their latest album Blackbird in tow. Blackbird is a fusion of Ethio-jazz, Detroit techno, blues and soul, with the lead single Clean The House currently receiving critical acclaim around the globe.
Crunch! - May 22, 2013 Posted 22 May 2013 @ 4:50pm 69 views 0 comments MANIFEST AT THE CORNER Introducing the ugly cousin of Saltar Hype Entertainment's "At The Corner" events: Manifest At The Corner. On Friday May 24, nine brutal Melbourne acts will thrash it out over The Corner Hotel's two stages. Prepare to have your face melted as King Parrot, Dreadaught, Elm Street, Bronson, Voltera, Contrive, They, Cold Divide and Diprosus all light it up. Tickets $16+bf on...
Core - May 22, 2013 Posted 22 May 2013 @ 4:37pm 77 views 0 comments Guys I hate to be the cynic (I’ve been accused of being one more often than I’d like to admit) but I found this Daft Punk business mildly irritating. The ease with which a bumper marketing spend managed to convince the country that Daft Punk’s album was the second coming was staggering. Especially in light of the reviews which now tend to suggest that the album is – for the most part – wildly...
Pikelet : Pressure Cooker Posted 22 May 2013 @ 3:12pm 216 views 0 comments An eerie, blissfully demented soundscape from the now fully-fleshed out Pikelet outfit, Pressure Cooker features a smorgasbord of an unhinged bassline and hypnotic synth chimes. Centre of the storm is Evelyn Morris restrained cries of hope, anchoring the myriad of noodling melodies swirling overhead. The perfect soundtrack to a post-nuclear-winter debutant ball and a promising initial beacon...
Jagwar Ma : Man I Need Posted 22 May 2013 @ 3:09pm 66 views 0 comments Giving Madchester a ‘Strayan accent, Jagwar Ma is a trippy call to arms that’s quite unlike much else currently happening in the Australian music world at the moment. The track’s themes explore a boyish reaction to an affront to the protagonist’s masculinity, an unreliable narrator’s cathartic cries in the midst of an enticing psychedelic wash.
Oscar Key Sung : It's Coming Posted 22 May 2013 @ 3:02pm 84 views 0 comments Melbourne duo Oscar + Martin never really did it for me, but the solo output from Oscar Key Sung goes down a treat. It’s Coming is all kinds of incredible, a triumphant showcase of vocal chops and resounding production skills – even though it sounds like it samples a honking goose (cannot un-hear). The B-side is a Miguel cover, and inviting the comparison works in Oscar’s favour. 
Seja : Like Fireflies Posted 22 May 2013 @ 2:58pm 61 views 0 comments Lifted from the upcoming full-length All Our Wires, Seja’s Like Fireflies is a delectable slice of organ-pop goodness. Exploring a myriad of deep ocean and deep space keyboard tones, Seja commands us through a lovely psychedelic daydream with a welcome and warm vocal take. Top stuff.