Metal legends Helmet take a deep dive into their career-defining LP ‘Betty’ In 1994, New York noisemakers Helmet released Betty. Despite its innocent name and its scenic garden on the album cover, the band’s third studio album...
Ali Barter on the long-awaited debut album that’s struck a nerve with Australia Melbourne singer-songwriter Ali Barter has been performing under her own name for around five years, releasing two EPs and a string of singles in the...
Jack White just released a heavy new single Jack White operates on his own timeline, so it’s not that big a shock that he just released a new song, apropos of nothing. ‘Battle...
Listen to another new Gorillaz single, ‘Let Me Out’ Gorillaz season is well and truly here, with the group having just dropped the fifth new song from their forthcoming release Humanz, out April 28....
Listen to Debbie Harry sing on a new Future Islands song All it took to propel Future Islands from a moderately successful indie band promoting their fourth album to an international pop juggernaut was one Letterman...
There’s a push to erect a bronze Michael Hutchence statue at Darling Harbour This November will mark the twentieth anniversary of Michael Hutchence’s death, and a fan-led petition is proposing a bronze statue of the late performer be...
Premiere: Hobo Magic hit us with a menacing punch of groove-rock Sunshine Coast rockers Hobo Magic have just dropped something we don’t quite see every day – a self-titled single – and it’s yet another ripper...
Take That are touring Australia for the first time in over 20 years ‘Back For Good’ by Take That is perhaps the strongest argument to date that boy bands can be, and sometimes should be, taken seriously –...
Single Of The Week: Allday teams with Japanese Wallpaper for lush new jam Allday has teamed with electronic artist Japanese Wallpaper for his lush new single. Despite “chain-smokin’ rollies” being one of the first lyrics, ‘In Motion’ is...
Elliott Smith’s XO and Figure 8 have been reissued on vinyl today Elliott Smith’s two major label albums — at least the two he released during his lifetime — have been reissued on vinyl today. 1998’s XO...
A stack of Splendour in the Grass sideshows have just been announced Plenty of good news this morning for anyone who missed out on Splendour tickets, as the sideshow announcements are already rolling in. Following the news...
