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Album Review: Empire Of The Sun – Ice On the Dune

Empire Of The Sun stand out among the myriad synthpop, feel-good acts around. It’s interesting, the songs showcase a wide variety of beats, instrumentation and tempos. You can tell the difference between one song ending and next one beginning which I sometimes struggle with in this genre. The album begins stunningly with ‘Lux,’ a haunting orchestral […]

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Splendour in the Grass 2013 Lineup Announcement

The wait is over. The 2013 Splendour in the Grass lineup has finally been announced. I have to say that I’m not sure some of these names have sunk in yet, but first impressions are that it is pretty massive. The SITG crew released the lineup via a videolink this morning. Our favourite acts that […]

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Possible Splendour In The Grass Setlists

If you’re as excited about Splendour as I am then you should get a kick out of this. I’ve been searching the internet for some setlists from recent festivals that my favourite splendour bands have played. Below is a list (in order) of what you can expect to hear from each of the bands, hope […]

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2009 ARIA Award Winners

Album of the Year: Empire of the Sun – Walking on a Dream Single of the Year: Empire of the Sun – Walking on a Dream Breakthrough Artist Album: Ladyhawke – Ladyhawke Breakthrough Artist Single: Ladyhawke – My Delirium Best Group: Empire of the Sun – Walking on a Dream Best Female Artist: Sarah Blasko […]

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Metronomy cover Empire of the Sun

What aren’t these guys up to at the moment? During Metronomy’s Parklife tour, they dropped into Triple j for an interview and an impromptu performance of Empire of the Sun’s ‘We are the People’. They also had time for an awesome rendition of ‘Not Made For Love’ off their latest EP.

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PLAYLIST: 13 indie remixes to get a party started

Imagine it’s Friday afternoon, what better way to ease into party mode than with some indie remixes!

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NEWS: Empire of the Sun walking on a dream after 11 ARIA Nominations

Having recently taken to the stage for their first ever extraordinary live performances at this years Parklife tour, fittingly Empire of the Sun have been nominated in 11 categories for this years ARIA awards. The categories are as follows; Album of the Year – Walking On A Dream Single of the Year – Walking On […]

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Sir Elton teams up with Empire Of The Sun’s Nick Littlemore

For all those PNAU fans out there, Nick Littlemore is back in writing for their fourth album with Sir Elton John. Based on an article at nme.com Littlemore stated, “I’ve been working with Cirque du Soleil in Montreal and writing and recording the next Pnau album in London, Atlanta and New York with PNAU bandmate Peter Mayes. If their explosive 2007 […]

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