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PREMIERE: Blaire Release Driving New Single ‘Youth’
Today is the day we release our first single premiere of the year. Strap yourselves in because this one's a goodun'! Hailing from the sunny Gold Coast, indie-rock three-piece Blaire have smashed into 2018 with their killer new track, Youth. Youth is a driving post-punk exploration of everyday monotony. Impeccably composed, the boys take shoegaze to new heights with washed [...]
These New South Whales
14 October, The Lansdowne Hotel Nipple tape – that’s really the only introduction to These New South Whales that you will ever need. The show started off with a bang – "We don’t need you anymore," kind of ironic, since the song was written about their bass player who left the band, and is now back in [...]
Ecca Vandal – ‘Ecca Vandal’
If you are a millennial, your teenage years were probably spent listening to rap music on your headphones. Or, maybe you were into the whole pop-punk movement or even the nu-metal craze. Music identifies who we are and is a means to being accepted, nurturing a sense of belonging and a method of self-expression. But [...]
GALLERY: Yours & Owls Festival, Day 2
1 October, Stuart Park Photographer: Dane Filmer
Dune Rats, Wavves, Hockey Dad, WAAX
1 October, Big Top, Luna Park This is going to sound like a big old whinge, and believe me it’s not, but I have to go to a lot of shows alone. It’s part of the job and I love it, in fact, I enjoy them all the more. Being able to really soak up [...]
Tired Lion – ‘Dumb Days’
There’s something very comfortable about listening to Tired Lion’s debut album, Dumb Days. If, like me, you fondly remember ‘90s bands like Veruca Salt, Sonic Youth, The Breeders, Hole and Garbage, you’ll hear Sophie Hopes' vocals fronting Tired Lion and reminisce with a smile. Times may change, but thankfully, music spins around itself to deliver [...]
Grinspoon: On Coming Out Of Their ‘Indefinite Hiatus’ For Their 20th Anniversary
When you think of Australian rock in the '90s, you can’t help but jump straight to Grinspoon. Hailing from Lismore on the North Coast of NSW, Grinspoon formed in 1995, subsequently taking out triple j Unearthed in its inaugral year. By 1997 they had released their debut album Guide To Better Living - which makes [...]
Q&A: Elegant Shiva
Band: Elegant Shiva Answered by: Matt Swan (Swanny) Position/role: Drummer Give us your wicked-cool backstory. Where did the name come from and how did you start out? In 2012 we got wasted at a gig. Afterwards everything was shutting so we ended up having a jam at 3am under this random house. Not long after [...]