Personally, it’s hard to stray from the pestle and mortar of guitars and drums. It’s what I know. However, on my musical voyage through Europe I’ve started to explore – through friends, artists and scaling the web – an endless pit of discovery. This ‘pit’ has lead to the unexpected introduction to a range of […]
When I was 13, I walked into my father’s office. It was a big, grey office above a warehouse in Alexandria, Sydney. He had a receptionist who decided I needed a musical education. She handed me a pile of CDs. Among the 15 or so albums were The Velvet Underground & Nico, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, […]
Local Natives took time out from their sound check, before their show at The Zoo in Brisbane, to chat with Giffo. Watch the unedited interview above to hear about band democracy, using music as currency and their favourite opening tracks.
2013 has been a massive year of music so far, with some epic releases from some of our favourite acts. This month, we can expect releases from The National, City & Colour, The 1975, Baths, Daft Punk, Big Deal, Savages, Noah & The Whale and The Boxer Rebellion. Read below for a preview of some […]
Weekly Playlist 94 features new music from Phoria, Parquet Courts, Caveman, The Neighbourhood, Love Junkies, Local Natives, Youth Lagoon, Dune Rats and Folly & The Hunter. Phoria – Red So chill. Parquet Courts – Stoned and Starving Stoner rock. Velvet Underground meets Sonic Youth. Caveman – Chances Beautiful little track with a calming, subtle buildup […]
French maestro’s Daft Punk are streaming their new LP Random Access Memories now on iTunes for free, one week before its set release date of the 2oth of May. They sent the web into a frenzy by dropping their first single, “Get Lucky“ earlier this year, so let’s see if the hype is lived up to! Head straight […]
Alright, so you get a fucking cracking tune by MS MR and you add a drop of electro pop three piece Chvrches, the outcome an 80’s inspired dancing anthem! Chvrches are sensational live with massive driving choruses and POP nailed on the head. They’ve already sold out one of their debut Australian show at the […]
Queens Of The Stoneage have thrown at us a second tune named ‘I Appear Missing’ off their new record …Like Clockwork. A solid track with Dave Grohl comfortably sliding in on the drums, it’s everything we expect from these rockers, topped off with Josh Homme’s finess. The new album is said to feature the likes of […]
Vampire Weekend have dropped a music video with scrolling lyrics throughout, for a track off their May 14 LP, Modern Vampires Of The City, called, ‘Ya Hey’. A slow motion video featuring champagne being Michael Schumacher F1’d in it’s entirety, the backdrop is dull and grey but it doesn’t deter these lads to cut loose. The […]
Californian’s most exciting dance punk group !!! have dropped their latest record today named, Thr!!!er and my word its full of all sorts of orgasmic hooks, pops, and dance floor juices. Recorded with Spoon’s drummer Jim Eno, he has said to have encouraged them to, ‘create a different type of excitement by using weirder sounds, […]