I’m sure many of you reading this would have grown up with Bloc Party. They were the soundtrack to many an adolescent’s most important (or so we thought) years, and Kele Okereke was at the helm of this movement. Then, as we got older, something happened: the king of the indie rock world went AWOL… […]
Kele Okereke is a man who hardly needs an introduction. Frontman of indie favourites Bloc Party, he has been hard at work making an established name for himself as a solo artist. His 2010 solo release, The Boxer, including hits Tenderoni and Everything You Wanted, was hugely successful, and now he’s back for more. Going further […]
Words by Krissy Bryant There is nothing better than a good ol’ sideshow. Festival sideshows are the absolute greatest for those who are either running low on dosh or who just can’t make the festival. They are even greater when the sideshows spread the love and travel to the opposite side of the country – […]
Sydney based producer, Hayden James, almost broke the internet last year with his instant hit ‘Permission To Love’, and has been unstoppable ever since! Part of the Future Classic family, Hayden is just wrapping up a national tour with RUFUS and is on two pretty incredible bills alongside ODESZA and Kele. We caught up with him to talk tours, new stuff […]
Local electro sensation Parachute Youth have just returned home to Sydney after a massive nationwide tour, on the back of their incredibly successful hit single, “Can’t Get Better Than This”. The duo’s first single has accumulated over 2 million YouTube views in just under six months. We were lucky enough to have a chat with Jonny Castro, […]
Weekly Playlist 72 features Bombay Bicycle Club, Strange Talk, Kele, Junica, Real Estate, Swiss Lips, and The Horrors.
Weekly Playlist 71 features Kasabian, The Black Keys, Kele, Tin Can Radio, Surfer Blood, M83, and Jinja Safari.
For those who decided not to venture up to see what Splendour in the Grass 2011 has to offer, the splendour sideshows have more than provided a feel for what you’ve missed out on.
Kele Okereke, better known as the front man of Bloc Party, releases his début album “The Boxer” today. I’m a massive fan of Bloc party and regard them as one of the best bands to emerge from the last decade – so Kele’s side project is a welcome arrival!
The lineup for the 2010 Parklife festivals has been revealed this morning, with the fine folk from Fuzzy bringing us yet another epic array of local and international acts. The festival has moved on in previous years from what used to be predominately a DJ festival to a mix of indie bands, DJs and live […]