3 August 2015
Looks like Little May aren’t quite so little anymore (lets be honest, they were never really all that little in the music world) and they’re heading out on their own as part of a national tour. They bring their sweet tunes to the Corner Hotel in Melbourne on September 24.
2 August 2015
Helen Shanahan has just released her new EP entitled Finding Gold. Accepted into Canadian Music Week last year, which was headlined by the likes of City and Colour and Tegan and Sara, she is definitely a talent to discover before she blows up into the mega time. Having played at the Americana festival in Nashville last year, she draws many comparisons in her playing to the likes of Joni Mitchell and Missy Higgins, who she lists as influences.
1 August 2015
If you haven’t heard of Nussy, it’s about time you did. Otherwise she may just hunt you down and force you to listen to her kind of like in her new clip ‘My Heroin’. Just Kidding. Nussy is the loveliest of ladies and with beautiful vocals to match, but if you don’t have a listen we might just hunt you down and make you watch the clip as it’s that good!
1 August 2015
With Tina Fey and Amy Poehler starring in a movie together, some serious laughter is bound to go down. Titled Sisters (only in our dreams are Poehler and Fey related, things are already looking up), the siblings are sent home to clean out their stuff before their parents sell the house. But in true fashion, there’s one last party to be had, for old times sake.
31 July 2015
No matter where you’re from in the world, the guitar is a symbol we can all recognise and relate to. In the UK alone over 750,000 guitars are sold each year, and it’s no surprise that it’s one of the most played instruments in the world.
31 July 2015
They’re one of the most defining girl groups of the ’60s singing such hits as ‘Then He Kissed Me’ and ‘Da Doo Ron Ron’ and now they’re coming back to Australia – and Geelong – for the second time, proving to all girl bands out there they’ve still got what it takes.
31 July 2015
The Rosie Project is the next book to be transformed onto our screens and lets just say we’re excited. Written by Graeme Simison, the Australian novel has been a firm favourite for readers down under and abroad. Jennifer Lawrence is set to play the role of Rosie Jarman, with the rest of the crew yet to be cast.
30 July 2015
It may be at the Newcastle Foreshore, but for those who just came back from Splendour, you’ll be wanting to cross the border again for THIS THAT as the festival has just announced its line up and it’s a killer!
30 July 2015
Naming their album When the Storms Would Come is a very smart choice from Holy Holy, as in their past releases that storms were very much there in their broodier style tracks. With this album, it’s as if the whole album is inches from it and happily sitting in the unfamiliar territory right before the dark clouds roll in.
30 July 2015
Best Coast’s new clip to ‘Feeling Okay’ feels almost like the visual representation of asking, are you feeling okay? Especially in a world of raw eating, cleansing, dieting and a structured fitness routine – almost all are depicted in the clip. Give it a watch, and after, please let us know if you’re okay.
29 July 2015
There’s no denying that Chet Faker is one of Australia’s most successful musicians recently on a worldwide scale, and proving his respected status in the industry he’s recently teamed up with Banks
29 July 2015
Hugo Race is a man constantly on the move, whether it’s moving to another country for a future collaboration, escaping the Melbourne cold or evolving as a musician, there is nothing about Hugo that is common. We had a chat to the musician ahead of his Australian tour with the True Spirit.
28 July 2015
Secrets out, the 1975 are back. The news was delivered in a heartfelt (okay, not so heartfelt, but we can dream) letter from Matt Bates on behalf of the band. They hit up Festival Hall in Melbourne on January 20 and tickets are on sale now.
28 July 2015
Anyone remember Canned Heat? Canned Heat is an American blues/boogie rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1965. Canned Heat was founded by blues historians and record collectors Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson and Bob “The Bear” Hite. Hite took the name Canned Heat from a 1928 recording by Tommy Johnson.
28 July 2015
It’s the quiet achievers who really make their own place in the world, and Jesse Hooper is one of them, and humble as ever. Past member of Killing Heidi, four time ARIA award winner and accomplished singer/songwriter, we had a chat to Jesse about his newest venture: teaching at Collarts in Melbourne.
28 July 2015
Full Tote Odds have released their sophomore album The Chosen Few and it’s a sign that Australian hip hop is in a thriving place right now. Following on from their 2012 debut Place Your Bets, this record is both an engaging and refreshing listen. Having listened to the album through a couple of times, I have to say that my favourite track is probably ‘Look To The Sky’. The backing track to which the Adelaide brothers throw down over, is something that you could definitely play at a dinner party.
27 July 2015
No need to worry about your South Park routine coming under fire, and Comedy Central have just signed on the series for another five years. There’s be plenty of inappropriate jokes about poo and genitals for years to come!
27 July 2015
They hit the top of the ARIA album chart with their release Dark Night Sweet Light, and they’re sure to be on the top of your gig list when they visit Festival Hall in Melbourne on November 28. Tickets are on sale now.
27 July 2015
After proving he’s got the goods to run a music festival last year (2014 was Andrew Orvis’ first run as the organiser for QMF), Andrew is backing it up with an already impresive line up featuring Angus & Julia Stone, Harts and Paul Dempsey.
26 July 2015
Just how long can a beard get in 10 years? Go and see the Beards play live and you’ll have yourself an answer. They play the Corner Hotel on October 8 in Melbourne, time to start beard analysing…
26 July 2015
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to yet another edition of Pulp! You’d think I’d have run out of things to say by now, but you’d be wrong! As it happens, by pure accident we’ve got ourselves something of an Image Comics/Kirkman double-whammy; after last issue’s discussion of The Walking Dead, a copy of Robert Kirkman’s love letter to superhero comics – volume 1 of Invincible, ‘Family Matters’ – has found its way into my collection. Honestly, I can’t think of a better description than ‘love letter’; Kirkman clearly loves his capes and cowls, and Invincible certainly lives up to the spandex-clad greats.
26 July 2015
In 1977 after two years of rigorous preparation, Robyn Davidson, then in her 20s, set off on her own with a dog, four camels and equipment for a 1700 mile trek across the Australian outback. It was a trip of firsts; a liberating experience that was captured in her book, Tracks.
26 July 2015
While it had a relatively short run, or at least to all fans of the TV show it would seem too short, it’s time to relive the priviledged life of the upper class in Orange County. Welcome to the OC bitch!
26 July 2015
Over the past couple of weeks, you may or may not have noticed that our government have been saying things about musicians making money and how that they can ‘help’ us out. Well without this becoming a column aimed at slandering Tony Abbott and his ridiculous government that really can’t seem to get anything right – half the world has legalised gay marriage why can’t we!
