Equally awash with grungy music and crafty beer, Young Henry’s Small Worlds Festival housed in abundance some of the best things ever; tunes, art, yummies, booze and buds. For starters, the food was bloody tops- the smell was enticing from the entrance, and even better in your mouth. There was meat on meat on meat […]
Depressing music is the tits. Elliott Smith, Sparklehorse, Band Of Horses, The Postal Service, Death Cab, send those sweet sweet noughties tears my way. One of the hallmarks of this traumatic yet blissful genre is lyrical depth, and The Antlers have it covered. The emotional, lo-fi garage rock of Hospice and Burst Apart sparked an epidemic of […]
Orphans Orphans, with members from Morning Harvey, The Belligerents, Moses Gunn Collective and The Jungle Giants, have quickly become one of this year’s most hyped, up-and-coming bands out of Brisbane. If you caught their set at BIGSOUND, you’d know why. Coming together to give a home to tunes they were working on that didn’t exactly fit […]
For several years now, Sydney five-piece Boy & Bear have been at the forefront of Australian music. Internationally, too, they are lauded, and have been touring relentlessly over the past year on the back of their sophomore album, Harlequin Dream. Last night, according to frontman Dave Hosking, was the band’s 102nd performance of the year. […]
At the core of genre-defying Sydney outfit Lime Cordiale are brothers Oli and Louis Leimbach. The likeable, down-to-earth, and extremely talented duo sat down for a chat with me ahead of their set at this year’s BIGSOUND. How are you, guys? Big plans for tonight? Oli: Pretty good! Louis: Yeah, dude, this is hell fun. Have you been […]
The music scene is inundated with teenagers. Social media, Youtube and Triple J Unearthed have created a platform for young people to share their music, meaning that we can see the rise of potential music superstars from their very first singles, fresh out of high school. They’re getting younger and younger these days (hello Basenji, […]
Hannah Shepherd, better known as Airling, hasn’t been around for long – but she already boasts an enviable resume. Having scored opening slots for the likes of Asgeir, James Vincent McMorrow and The Paper Kites, the Brisbane artist is also the first to be signed to Tom Iansek’s (Big Scary) own label Pieater. Iansek has […]
Oscar Dawson and Timothy Carroll, the owner of one of Brisbane’s finest beards, are the core duo behind Holy Holy, a band that is rapidly rising to prominence. Their first single, Impossible Like You, is a truly beautiful sonic journey and rightly received considerable attention last year. Another single, House of Cards, as well as their […]
Recorded in London but oozing with the indie rock vibes that only a Brisbane band can muster, Millions’ debut album was released just over a week ago. A three-show tour in support of the album, endearingly titled Max Relax, drew to a close last night at a homecoming gig held at Black Bear Lodge, which […]
One of the main reasons I work full time is to fund my social life in Summer; with the slew of events on offer, we are almost spoiled for choice these days! Enter Stranded, the newest boutique festival to add to your calendar! Stranded is a series of boutique festivals, and will occur four times […]