8 March 2015
Melbourne rock outfit Calling All Cars have announced a special one-off hometown show at the Ding Dong Lounge on April 17, supported by two-piece Halcyon Drive. Having relocated to England in 2014, the boys will be back in the country with some brand spanking new material in a limited capacity show, which means one thing, an increased chance of getting front and centre and locking eyes with Haydn Ing.
8 March 2015
The Cactus Channel aren’t exactly your typical bunch of young musos. As a 10-piece instrumental soul group from Melbourne, this band of ’90s kids have made a name for themselves over the past few years with their funky sound and soulful live performances.
7 March 2015
Iron Reagan are touring! The skate/thrash supergroup, featuring members of Municipal Waste, Cannabis Corpse and Darkest Hour, tear up the Tote in Collingwood on April 11. And you knooow the merch is going to be killer, so make sure you’re cashed up! Supports on the night come in the form of Join The Amish, Wolfpack and Wet Pensioner!
7 March 2015
Music For Nations is back! The once trustworthy brand associated with black and death metal disappeared from the record store shelves some time ago, so strap yourselves in because soon that large Music For Nations (MFN) logo running up the spine of a CD should also hopefully be back.
7 March 2015
According to the 2015 NME Awards, Australia isn’t all about good music as one of our biggest exports has received the award for Worst Band. Who is it you ask? None other than the tween-swoon-inducing four-piece 5 Seconds of Summer. Though it wasn’t all bad news as the band quickly took to Twitter to celebrate.
7 March 2015
Remember that game where you were sent back into the memories of the silent killing, agile ancestor/assassin during the crusades? The story is about to get a lot easier to watch unfold as there are plans to make Assassin’s Creed in a movies series. Starring Michael Fassbender as the lead, there are also rumours Marion Cotillard has joined the ranks.
7 March 2015
There are few people in the world who share the wisdom, and profound insight into life like Damo and Darren. Almost a year to the day later, Aussie animator Michael Cusack has thrown us another bone with the clip ‘Skatepark’ of Damo & Darren spitting out some harsh truths on getting your life in order…
6 March 2015
While a days work for the average person might be posting some letters, getting the groceries and cleaning that brown smear of the oven that’s been there for a questionable amount of time, for Drake it involves releasing a 17-track mixtape, titled If You’re Reading This It’s Too late (available now on iTunes) and a short film for one of those 17-tracks titled ‘Jungle’.
6 March 2015
It’s been a while since Miami Horror released an album, but who’s really been counting? As of last week the band announced the release date of the long awaited sophomore release, All Possible Futures, set for Australian shelves on April 24. You can’t blame the band for the delay when they’ve spent the past three years living between Melbourne and Los Angeles writing in exotic locations as log cabins in the California mountains to the sunny beaches of Australia, and cosmopolitan Paris.
6 March 2015
Blur fans gather around, the wait is over, 12 years and we’ve finally got another album! The bands eighth LP, titled The Magic Whip, will be released on April 27 and be the first release since Think Tank in 2003. Guitarist Graham Coxon spoke to triple j about the release: “Weirdly, because it’s got our voices on it, it does sound like Blur…”
6 March 2015
Time to say your goodbyes kiddies, Mötley Crüe have announced the Australian dates for The Final Tour and as long as this doesn’t turn into a John Farnham moment, this is it. Alongside shock-rocker Alice Cooper the tour celebrates the end of an era with shows in most of Australia.
6 March 2015
With his brand new single out, ‘Your City’ and the launch on March 13, NYUON is proving that even if you come runner up in a competition you can still make it in the industry. The Melbourne hip hop artist has an air of confidence in his voice as he raps about Melbourne in the new track.
6 March 2015
In her tracks Courtney Barnett sings honestly of emotions and daily happenings in what can only be described as an unaffected voice, talking over the phone she takes a similar tone and it almost feels as if you’re listening to one of her tracks unfold through the speaker. Always modest and full of insight, it could be a combination of the two that has allowed her to become a well known face overseas.
6 March 2015
Aside from the greatest memory of all – the infamous house party that the band was inspired to form from – Northeast Party House have spent the past few years creating lifelong memories, as guitarist Mitch Ansell tells me, the most memorable was the chance to play at Falls Festival in Lorne on the same stage he had seen many of his favourite bands play and the stage he also managed to creep backstage at after catching the drummer’s stick from Midnight Juggernauts.
6 March 2015
In Australia we are often referred to as the lucky country and nine times out of 10 that is because the majority of the year is filled with sun, surf and sand with some of the best landmarks around from the Sydney Opera House to Ayers Rock, the Great Barrier Reef to Bondi Beach – there’s always something that is bringing people to Australia.
6 March 2015
Zambrero is Mexican with a mission: a healthy quick service restaurant as well as humanitarian enterprise committed to tackling world hunger. It does this via its Plate 4 Plate charity initiative, which means for every burrito or bowl sold, one meal is donated to someone in need around the world or living in an underprivileged Australian community.
6 March 2015
Going to Future Music Festival this weekend? You lucky thing! If you did manage to get yourself some tickets to the event Future have put together a lovely little video of what you can expect. For the veterans you’re probably already onto it, but for those who’ll be popping their Future cherry make sure you give it a look and prepare yourself for one of the best festivals going around.
6 March 2015
Taylor Henderson is gearing up for one hell of a year. Since the release of his number one album Burnt Letters in 2013, the Geelong born and bred musician has been working on his next plan of attack. When I spoke to him, he was preparing to head off on a writing trip to the UK and America between stints in Sydney and Melbourne.
6 March 2015
With a self-titled debut release already receiving rave reviews, claiming it as the perfect roadtrip mix with music that will get you up and dancing. Put simply, if you haven’t heard it by now you should have and the band are set for an East Coast tour so you can familiarise yourself a little bit more with their sweet tunes.
6 March 2015
No, not the emotional gut-wrenching leave all your morals behind kind, the pysical tickets available kind. With an ecletic line up of world beaters including Courtney Barnett, Sharon Van Etten, Bombino and #1 DADS, there was no surprise when a festival called PANAMA officially sold out a few weeks ago.
5 March 2015
There comes a time when you’re sick of seeing the mainstream performances from musicians and you want to see some good old raw and original music, the kind that is usually offered at open mic festivals. With over 150 acts across three days and nine stages, the Aireys Inlet Open Mic Music Festival is perfect for those who want some quality local music and everyone else just wanting a good time.
5 March 2015
Over the past 15 years they have become an institution in the Australian music scene, since releasing their breakthrough album The Calling in 2003, which featured the hit track ‘The Nosebleed Section’, they have inspired the likes of Tkay Maidza, Thundementals, Jumbla, and countless others to take to the stage and make a career out of hip hop.
5 March 2015
Nobody’s laughing at Melbourne hard-core punks Clowns these days. Years of relentless touring have earned them a well-deserved reputation as the go-to band when you’re in need of a little TLC (Total Loss of Control). But don’t confuse that irreverence with lack of work ethic – these lads put their blood, sweat and tears into the making of their latest album.
4 March 2015
Without a doubt one of the hardest working Australian rock acts at the moment is King of the North. If you have been following their pursuits on social media, you will know that they have been playing a lot of gigs in regional Victoria and down the Surfcoast over summer. Over the long weekend in March, the duo is set to return for a rocking set at the Torquay Hotel. As expected Andrew, or Higgsy as he is better known, is full of excitement to get back down to the coastal town.
