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Monthly archive September, 2011
Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire! - 'Panther Shrine'

Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire! – ‘Panther Shrine’

The latest single from South Australians, Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire! shows how much the band has been honing their sound since their debut release in 2010, titled ‘Sea Priest’. Their sophomore album has seen the band work with UK producer Gareth Parton (Foals, The Go! Team, Holy Fuck) along-with Nilesh Patel (Björk, Air, The xx),...
Sugar Mountain 2012

Sugar Mountain 2012

Yesterday, Melbourne’s newest arts and music festival announced the first sneak peek of their anticipated audio line up.  Sugar Mountain in 2012 will be held over multiple days, yet keeping in tune with this year’s success , the main event will be held at the Forum Theater, featuring. Deerhoof Shabazz Palaces Tune-Yards Thee Oh Sees...
Mclean Stephenson - 'HURTSVILLE' Photography Series

Mclean Stephenson – ‘HURTSVILLE’ Photography Series

Photographer Mclean Stephenson has documented bands such as Jack Ladder & the Dreamlanders, Kirin J. Callinan, PVT, Seekae, Bridezilla, Ghoul and The Scare, producing remarkable images steeped in emotion and intensity.
Lucas Skinner - 'Mumble'

Lucas Skinner – ‘Mumble’

I found it quite a task to locate some decent information on the web about Melbourne resident Lucas Skinner, yet there is not a heap flying around. What we do know is that he plays in quite a few bands, tapping the bass in local act King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. On this occasion...
The Jezabels - 'Prisoner'

The Jezabels – ‘Prisoner’

At around a minute into the title track of The Jezabels’ debut album ‘Prisoner‘, front woman, Hayley Mary questions, “So you say you’re a prisoner?“, accompanying the arrival are the instrumental explosions that swarm perfectly around Mary’s voice in way you would only expect from the Sydney based quartet. The opening track brings with it...
Kate Martin - 'Apples' Video.

Kate Martin – ‘Apples’ Video.

Kate Martin released her first LP, ‘Synthetic Shoes, Leather Boots’ when she was only nineteen, this alone was a major achievement. Now, one year on, Martin has swapped her acoustic guitar which featured heavily on her debut for a Stratocaster and teamed up with her accompanying band The Shallow Sea Choir to bring us the...
THE FROWNING CLOUDS

THE FROWNING CLOUDS

Hot off the back of a national tour with Eagle & the Worm, The Frowning Clouds have been very busy boys. But, there is no rest for the wicked, so they will be pushing through and launching their new single All Night Long, first in Melbourne on the 17th and then in Sydney on the...
Fishing Release 'Hookz 4: Lophiiforme'

Fishing Release ‘Hookz 4: Lophiiforme’

The Sydney beat-making duo Fishing have releasr their latest present for us all. ‘Hookz 4: Lophiiforme’ is a continuation of the crazy energetic beats that the boys had “lying around on their computers”. Thank the gods they handed them in to the appropriate authorities. Sheer brilliance. Download the 4th installment, ‘Hookz 4: Lophiiforme‘   OOOO...
Deaf Ambitions - "Coast To Coast" Mixtape

Deaf Ambitions – “Coast To Coast” Mixtape

The cats over at DEAF AMBITIONS have been spending some quality time lately putting together one of the best mixtapes to hit the streets. Featuring a total of 17 artists this little ripper is packed full of Australian talent. Bleeding Knees Club, Velociraptor, Dune Rats, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard (Exclusive new track of...
The Box Rockets - 'No Control' Single Launch.

The Box Rockets – ‘No Control’ Single Launch.

Since the 2009 release of their debut EP ‘Throwing Stones’, Melbourne based four piece The Box Rockets seem to have been keeping themselves rather busy. A few weeks back they released their latest single of an upcoming EP to be released in October this year. ‘No Control’ is a intricate pop-rock track that hopefully is...
Slow Chase - 'You'll Never See Me' Video

Slow Chase – ‘You’ll Never See Me’ Video

Jeepers creepers! I was on the edge of my seat watching the video for the latest release from Melbourne duo Slow Chase. ‘You’ll Never See Me‘ is a full on, riff-driven stomp, a ripper of a single from the band’s upcoming EP ‘The Blind Spot’. “The clip was shot in Eden Park, Victoria and executed...
Kimbra - 'Vows'. Stream The Entire Debut Album!

Kimbra – ‘Vows’. Stream The Entire Debut Album!

I bet my bottom dollar this is going to be sweet. New Zealand songstress Kimbra has kindly put up her entire debut album ‘Vows‘ up to be streamed! Have a listen below! Kimbra‘s debut album “Vows” – released in Australia on September 2nd. Kimbra’s Facebook