More Than A Meme: Bag Raiders Looking Forward Beyond The Horizon

Their decade long career, sell-out world tours and support slots for iconic acts, Duran Duran and Chic, are just the tip of the iceberg in an already legendary career, with the meme only a mere icicle dangling from the top.

Two Door Cinema Club have gone from being an indie sensation to stadium-slaying juggernaut

With the release of their fourth album ‘False Alarm’ Two Door Cinema Club are heading back to Australia for what will no doubt be a series of gigs that live up the Irish lad’s reputation as live music gurus.

Aussie legends Spiderbait celebrate their singles from the last quarter of a century

I caught up with drummer Kram recently and he talked with affection about his return to Melbourne (he now lives in Byron Bay) and the changes he’s seen not just to the city but the music scene too.

Palaye Royale are heading back to Australia

If you’re not too familiar with Palaye Royale then think Bowie, Jagger, and My Chemical Romance and you’ll be on the right track.

Flipping Crazy: G Flip On Her Ride To Success

While it seems both G Flips’ relationship and career have been a wild ride to date, one thing is for certain – this talented musician is in for even more crazy experiences in the near future!

VIDEO PREMIERE: Geelong trio The Run flaunt soaring indie sounds with ‘Missing Out On‘

Filmed in the Bellarine Peninsula, through Geelong and Melbourne’s outer suburbs, the music video is lighthearted, simple, to the point and flaunts both the band’s good-nature, and prowess as musicians and creatives.

Montaigne on being an open book, music as a means of therapy, and her desire to be Nick Cave

“I’ve always wanted to be tall and slim and dark like Nick Cave, and mysterious and big-lipped.”

Make Them Suffer on their most confrontational piece of music yet

If you follow Make Them Suffer, you may have come across their newest single ‘Hollowed Heart’, the groups most confrontational piece of music yet.

Kate Miller-Heidke brings Zero Gravity home

Kate will be tugging at heartstrings this September as she takes her incredible talents across the country once again.

Good Things Festival Will Be A Day To Remember

This year the festival has taken it up a notch with a double headline arrangement which sees Aussie festival favourites, A Day To Remember, return down under to be reunited with their ‘brother band’ and co-headliners, Parkway Drive.

The best festivals for NYE, according to us.

If you’re feeling a little dazed and confused, overwhelmed, or your mates just won’t make a damn decision, we’ve got you covered with a few of the best – tried and tested – New Year’s festivals.

Winterbourne have released an exhilarating, anthemic indie-rock album

We spoke to James’ about the bands’ debut album and songwriting process.

The Lost Lands Festival just got bigger and better

Joining the party this time around is singer-songwriter treasures Dyson Stringer Cloher, sublime troubadour William Crichton, award-winning indigenous folk artist Alice Skye, funky indie collective Approachable Members Of Your Local Community and electro tribal pop duo The Merindas.

Parkway Drive and A Day To Remember lead the 2019 Good Things Festival lineup

It all goes down Friday 6 December at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne.

Augie March bring ‘On The Quiet’ back to life

To celebrate, we sit down with Augie March, as they share a ‘Track by Track’ of five songs they were listening to on the 2009 tour, and five songs that the band is loving in 2019 that they plan to be listening to on the 2019 tour.

Approachable Members of Your Local Community are performing a free concert as part of Live N Local Festival

On the first Sunday (August 25), all ages can join Live N Local x FreeZA for a free concert featuring Approachable Members of Your Local Community, yergurl and Tamara and the Dreams.

Little Creatures Brewery are hosting a festival feat. Ball Park Music, Allday, Alex Lahey, British India and Alice Ivy

BIG NEWS GEELONG.

The Teskey Brothers: Good humour, a solid-as-a-rock bond and awesome chops

Forget the notion of the difficult second album; these lads have nailed it which will please their growing fan base.

Jack River is one of the ripest musical talents on the vine

We caught up with Jack (real name Holly Rankin) ahead of Grapevine Gathering 2019 to talk about her favourite parts of performing, her year in review and some of her best (worst) festival memories…

A moment with Riordan

We love getting to know up-and-coming artists!

SAFIA’s Story Is Just Beginning

While their 2016 debut ‘Internal’ brought them success in the ARIA charts, reaching number 2, nominations for both the ARIAs and the J Awards, and two ARIA certified gold singles, SAFIA’s sophomore album, ‘Story’s Start or End’, is the piece that will define the group.

The Attics 7 Favourite Things To Do Off The Feed

Drawing inspiration from society’s toxic relationship with social media, Colac born and bred dream-pop outfit The Attics new track ‘Instant Feed’ explores the intent behind curating our lives for social media.

Five minutes with Jim Martens

Six years on from the Glass House Tour and one year on from the release of IRATUS FILIOS, Jim Martens is back on the road with his progressive acoustic tunes and stories of how they all came to be.

Melbourne’s greatest Springfieldian doom band are back

Dr Colossus are fucking back with their newest single ‘66&6’; the ominous and brutal number which is inspired by none other than Rod and Todd Flanders.

 

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