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.”

The White Album, the 50th Anniversary Concert

It’s one of the most successful Beatles events ever staged in Australia.

Cher announces her first Australian tour in 13 years

Tickets for Cher’s Here We Go Again Tour will go on sale from 10am Friday, May 18.

Lucie Thorne & The Yearlings head to Ballarat

Lucie Thorne & The Yearlings bring an intimate double-bill concert to The Lost Ones Basement Bar on Thursday May 24.

Winter's Eve returns to Ballarat

For the third time, Winter’s Eve fronts up to the oncoming winter months with a night of doom, black, sludge, punk and extreme tunes.

Midlife Without The Crisis

With a healthy nod to Can and Herbie Hancock, Melbourne’s Midlife released their debut single, ‘The Magnificent Moon’, late 2017.

STUMPS announce new EP Just Another Stay At Home Son

STUMPS may still be fresh faces to many but make no mistake, this Sydney four piece have wasted no time at all in snatching the attention of music fans, industry heads and tastemakers around the country.

High Tension announce 2018 'Purge' album tour

Purge is already being declared as their most fierce work yet – brimming with frustration, fear, and rage, and while tradition would suggest heavy acts only lose their intensity with each record, the opposite is true of High Tension.

Subversive Melbourne duo Slum Sociable are heading to Geelong and Ballarat

To coincide, they also dropped fresh new track ‘Do Something About It’.

American Express marks $1million backing of Australian music industry

This marvelous program is currently taking applications for all Australians who fit the criteria and are applicable for the Backing Program.

Polaris are heading on a 'Dusk To Day' regional tour

Fresh off their sold out national tour supporting their latest release, The Mortal Coil, Polaris have entered 2018 with the Australian metalcore torch held high in their hands.

Celtic folk with a twist at the 2018 National Celtic Festival

Boasting crowds of over 15,000 and performances across 14 stages, the festival is the premier Celtic gathering in Australasia and it’s easy to see why it with its breadth of artistic talent, rich in culture.

 

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