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News: Bright Eyes & Warpaint heading to Australia in Spring
Bright Eyes and Warpaint to return to Australia this October/November!
Track: The visceral Haters unveil blistering new single ‘Young Ones’ and album news ahead of forthcoming appearance at BIGSOUND festival
The ever thunderous Haters – now a trio since we last visited them – have just released their new single ‘Young Ones’ as they gird their loins for an appearance at the massive BIGSOUND Festival in Brisbane – an event that sees the movers and shakers of the Australian music industry meet to yarn, inform …
News: Bluesfest Byron Bay’s first artist announcement for the 2024 festival is upon us……and it’s a beauty.
The 35th iteration of Australia’s finest festival, Bluesfest Byron Bay is looking set to be one of its’ finest ever, with the announcement today of 23 artists to kick off the build-up to the Easter 2024 festival from Thursday, 28th March through to Monday, 1st April. Elvis Costello & The Imposters had previously promised that …
Meet: We Chat to L7’s Donita Sparks about the band’s upcoming tour of Australia
We chat to Donita Sparks about L7’s upcoming tour of Australia
News: Otep’s Acclaimed Concept Album Hydra Debuts On Vinyl For 10th Anniversary via Craft Recordings
Craft Recordings celebrates the 10th anniversary of Otep’s acclaimed concept album, Hydra, with its first-ever vinyl release. Featuring such haunting favourites as “Apex Predator,” “Blowtorch Nightlight” and “Seduce & Destroy,” the cinematic metal album is based on a novella by the band’s founder and frontwoman, Otep Shamaya, and centers on the story of a vigilante assassin named Hydra. Arriving October 6 and available for pre-order today, Hydra is …
Album Review: Brin & Dustin Wong – Texture II : An intense connection of micro-beats and shifting loops with a free jazz spirit.
Imagining the outcome of this collaboration is in many ways a bit of a stretch. First there is guitarist Dustin Wong, in the past a key member of the under-valued Ponytail, who rode the first math-rock wave along with Battles, and more recently an explorer of interwoven guitar pieces, often long form, for Thrill Jockey. …
News: Noise announce the release of their debut EP
Glasgow four-piece Noise have announced their debut 6-track EP ”Not Untill Tomorrow Night” which willbe released on 22 September and have revealed the video for the lead track and live favourite ”Victor” Listening to ”Victor” explains why. The lead track from the EP begins with a soft drum beat and a guitarline that must have …
News: grandson gears up for UK leg of his world tour in September
grandson moulds genres, sculpting rock, hip-hop, and electronic into a vision of alternative you’ve never quite heard, seen, or felt before. Having amassed a staggering 2 billion+ streams globally, the platinum-certified Canadian/American maverick flouts boundaries only to achieve stylistic unity with alacrity. Meanwhile, grandson has impressively collaborated with everyone from Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park and Steve Aoki …
News: Two Irish dates for Holly Johnson & Band on the, Relax – The 40th Anniversary Tour
Iconic singer and songwriter Holly Johnson has announced two Irish dates for the tour that will celebrate 40 Years since Frankie Goes to Hollywood ripped through the 80’s music scene with the release of their debut single RELAX. The tour will be packed with Frankie hits including Relax, Two Tribes, The Power of Love, Welcome to …
News: DIIV announce long awaited debut Irish headline show at Dublin’s Vicar Street
Rebirth takes place when everything falls apart. DIIV—Zachary Cole Smith [lead vocals, guitar], Andrew Bailey [guitar], Colin Caulfield [vocals, bass], and Ben Newman [drums]—craft the soundtrack to personal resurrection under the heavy weight of metallic catharsis upheld by robust guitars and vocal tension that almost snaps, but never quite… The same could be said of …