Sabrina Robertson wins The Lighthouse Award

Established in the memory of Linda Gebar, The Lighthouse Award grants $5,000 to support the professional development of a female manager based in Victoria.

Five minutes with Tinpan Orange

We chat to Emily ahead of their show with The Sound Doctor on Saturday 26 May at Anglesea Memorial Hall.

Tropical F#ck Storm on their debut A Laughing Death in Meatspace

There’s nothing subtle about this band. Consisting of members of The Drones, High Tension and Harmony (Gareth Liddiard, Fiona Kitschin, Lauren Hammel and Erica Dunn), Tropical F#ck Storm is their name and A Laughing Death in Meatspace is the name of their swanky debut album.

Gazing Skywards At The Violet Precipitation

The colour purple is often associated with royalty. Purple is also a strong force that can represent creativity, peace, grandeur and magic. So it naturally made sense that Prince and his unique charisma was drawn to all things purple.

AViVA is back with latest single ‘BRN’

We have a quick chat to the Aussie dark pop powerhouse.

Local musician Nathan Seeckts needs your help

With his initial target of AU$3000 (reached on 26th Apr this year), he’s currently sitting on $4640 of his $5000 goal with five days to go.

MAYA announces new single and video BLACKOUT

After a massive 2017, neo-soul vocalist Maya is back with a stellar new single Blackout, about a moment forever lost in time.

Osaka Monaurail return to Australia!

“By far one of the hottest funk bands on the planet!” – Marva Whitney, Soul Sister #1

Curlewis Clubhouse is setting to groove it with the Bee Gees Revival

It’s time to dust off your old school 70’s gear, because it’s time to go dancing!

CLUB YORKE usher in new era with impassioned single and give us their top five artist name changes of all time

With their new single ‘Stop the Bleeding’ the Melbourne based indie rock band have embraced a new chapter of their artistry along with a recent name change.

PNAU are heading on an Aus tour

They will be taking their electrifying live show to Perth, Newcastle, Sydney and Melbourne this July, before heading to Byron Bay to play the sold-out Splendour In The Grass festival.

CC:DISCO! on PBS Radio Festival 2018

If you got 100 people in a line and asked all of them what their favourite feature of radio is, there is a high chance most will answer ‘it’s free’. That may well be a fair answer in some cases, but it is also the answer that people have fooled themselves into believing for decades.

West Thebarton; the seven-headed soul-rock hydra straight outta Adelaide

What do a legal clerk; a radiation therapist, a public servant, a marine biologist and a tattoo artist have in common?

Brisbane's Rebel Yell teases new album with absolute bangers

As one to deliver a unique brooding track time after time again, she’s already released singles ‘Pressure Drop’ and ‘Stains’, both lifted from the upcoming album.

DMA’S avoiding the 'second album syndrome' with their stunning release For Now

Sydney’s timeless guitar pop trio have successfully raised their game with their new album For Now – a gloriously uplifting album of beautifully honed, passionately emotive rock’n’roll songs.

RAPAPORT is hitting the nation with his 'Village Idiot' headline tour

After years of performing with the best MC’s in Australian hip hop such as Thundamentals, Mathas, Omar Musa, P. Smurf, Butterfingers and Horrorshow, it’s all eyes on Rapaport as he launches ‘Village Idiot’ next month.

Asha Jefferies and Elli Schoen announce co-headline east coast dates in June

Elli Schoen and Asha Jefferies will hit the roads of the East Coast in June and adorning the stages with their grace and flair.

Caravãna Sun announce new single and national tour

If you’re a fan of their old stuff, you’ll love this catchy indie track.

These locals are kick-starting their music industry career with the Live Music Professionals Program

This year’s program saw close to 70 applications made, coming from all over the State of Victoria.

Spit Syndicate: No time to waste

ARIA Award-nominated Australian hip hop duo Spit Syndicate have got fans riled up with their most recent offering, Orbit.

Mammal: Stepping out of the wilderness

It was in the late months of 2009 that Australian rockers Mammal announced their split as a band. The statement released read, “Due to long standing personal, political, musical and business differences, Mammal has decided it cannot continue and is no more”.

Togar; the Geelong producer making major waves in the electronic music scene

If you are a fan of Geelong’s nightlife scene, there is a 100 per cent chance you have encountered Togar.

Franz Ferdinand celebrate fifth record with Australian tour

Glasgow quintet Franz Ferdinand remain one of the UK’s biggest exports of the last two decades, and will perform in Australia on the back of announcing a huge world tour and dropping fifth record Always Ascending.

Money Talks for Mar Haze

“We spent a lot of time writing and fine-tuning each track until we got them to a point where we were all happy with the finished product.”

 

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