Buzz Osborne. This man needs no introduction. Wild-haired Melvins frontman and guitarist in Mike Patton’s Fantomas, AND cited as a major influence by the likes of Nirvana and Soundgarden, this man is an absolute fucking legend. Next week will see the release of Buzz, or King Buzzo’s debut solo acoustic album This Machine Kills Artists. […]
Words by Cameron Nicholls The fantastically outspoken Lily Allen is finally on her way to Australia after a five-year hiatus from music. Her new album Sheezus has already topped the UK charts, and for good reason. Brutal opinions encased in beautifully sweet vocals are what has made Allen famous, and Sheezus is no exception. Marriage […]
You’ve probably heard of Safia by now. The Canberra three-piece have been storming the airwaves with their brilliant, beautiful single Paranoia, Ghosts and Other Sounds, and now they’re hitting the road to launch it in proper style. Tipped by The Indie Shuffle as an act to watch in 2014 and clocking up more than 100 […]
The weather might be cooling down, but the next season of touring bands is only just getting started. UK duo Royal Blood are touching down at the end of this month for three intimate shows in Sydney and Melbourne. And with all of the attention they’ve been getting recently, it’s unlikely we’ll be able to […]
Vivid is a cultural smorgasbord of bright light shows, sweet sweet music and fantastical ideas. It runs all over Sydney from the 23rd of May until June 9th, and you would be foolish to miss it. There are hundreds of events on throughout Vivid and picking the ones to go to can be pretty darn hard. […]
The most wondrous and enchanting singer-songwriter out there, James Vincent McMorrow, is touring Australia next month. His angelic falsettos, his ethereal, otherworldly lyrics and his lovably scruffy beard have already graced our shores this year, as he helped us bring in 2014 at Falls Festival, alongside a string of solo shows. We caught him in […]
After a long, long wait, we are super excited that one of Scotland’s finest, The Fratellis, will be gracing our shores THIS WEEK! Have you got your tickets yet? If not, you definitely should now. Having joyously returned after a long hiatus, the Glaswegian three-piece returned to the global spotlight last year with their bluesiest, […]
We are VERY EXCITED to announce that Gareth Liddiard, frontman of The Drones, has announced a special, intimate solo show next month at renowned Sydney venue The Basement, alongside a series of Sunday evening shows at Melbourne’s The Workers Club. One of the greatest contemporary songwriters and responsible for what is arguably one of the […]
17-year-old Lorde aka Ella Yelich-O’Connor, the biggest thing to come out of Middle Earth New Zealand since, well, ever, has been winning fans (and awards) around the world – deservedly so. And she’s touring in Australia THIS MONTH! Not only was Royals the biggest song of 2013, but she’s shown herself to be smart, well-read […]
We are very excited to be promoting the launch of MT Warning’s debut album, Midnight Set, officially released last week. It’s already been a busy year for the Byron Bay duo, having just returned from a stint at SXSW ahead of their much-anticipated album release. Most recently here for St Jerome’s Laneway Festival (where they received stellar reviews), […]