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Many of us can link a certain album to pivotal moments in our lives. Whether it’s the first record you bought with your own money, the chord you first learnt to play on guitar, the song that soundtracked your first kiss, the album that got you those awkward and painful pubescent years or the one […]
In 2019, the word psychedelic just doesn’t dazzle the same way it once did when Tame Impala first took on the world with albums InnerSpeaker, Lonerism and Currents all those years ago. In the wake of the massive success of Tame and now King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, there are a whole raft of second-order […]
Hip-hop has long been big on crews – fostering collaboration, community and culture. The Wu-Tang Clan took crew love to another level in the ’90s, becoming a countercultural brand. The Fugees did something similar, while symbolically amplifying the presence of Haitian-Americans in urban music. The scene has since introduced us to A$AP Mob, Odd Future […]
As the drummer for the Foo Fighters, it’s fair to say that Taylor Hawkins is kind of a big deal. Maybe not as big of a deal as the other drummer in his band, but a big deal nonetheless. So you would think that it stands to reason that when it’s time to make a […]
The spirit of Aussie punk is alive and well and, apparently, a minefield of wholesome LOLs. Two of the brightest sparks amid the next generation of shooting star guitar bands are Down For Tomorrow from Sydney’s Northern Beaches and Split Feed out of Newcastle. Both are currently riding high on the steam of some ripper […]
When the Download Festival Australia lineup dropped, the internet collectively lost its shit. Most of that was caused by the presence of almighty emo overlords My Chemical Romance appearing in the headline spot. For many, it was a proper celebration. A true generation defining band, the prodigal sons of the MySpace era, were back at […]
If the myriad of stresses in the world have left you in need of a little dose of cathartic head banging, Melbourne’s Okay Dane have got you covered with their raucous new single ‘Headache’. Reminiscent of fellow certified thrash lords Violent Soho, Okay Dane’s latest is packed with cheeky attitude, fast-paced punk riffs and an […]
Many of us can link a certain album to pivotal moments in our lives. Whether it’s the first record you bought with your own money, the chord you first learnt to play on guitar, the song that soundtracked your first kiss, the album that got you those awkward and painful pubescent years or the one […]
The 31st annual Byron Bay Bluesfest in 2020 is promising to be a big occasion and is always an important date to mark on the Australian music calendar. The country’s natural beauty is part of what makes a festival like Bluesfest one of the top music events in the world, yet it would not attract […]
Mandurah four-piece The Gusset’s latest single ‘Something Good’ is an energetic yet blissed out meditation, following on from previous tracks ‘Lost in Light’ and ‘Disconnect’. Pairing psych-pop guitar hooks with infectious melodies, the lyrics of ‘Something Good’ take an inward and reflective look at human relationships – and their pitfalls – with a kind of […]
