ARIAs Controversy After Winners Use Speeches To Blast Government Last year’s ARIA Awards Ceremony proved controversial after Matt Okine and Hall of Fame inductee Tina Arena used their acceptance speeches to make political statements,...
How To Sell Out Your Band’s Next Gig Whether you’re a new band booking your first EP launch, or a promoter running a perfectly-curated showcase, putting on a killer show in front of...
The Story Behind Australia’s Greatest Rock ‘N Roll Bar “The handicapped toilets,” James Young laughs. That’s the first thing that pops into the owner’s head when you say Cherry Bar. But beyond the questionable sanitary conditions,...
Courtney Barnett To Headline Milk! Records Christmas Party In Melbourne It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas is just around the corner. Shops are already pumping the carols and getting out the decorations...
Premiere: Perth Rapper Ziggy Makes A Vital Statement On ‘Black Face’ “You paint your skin black, but you don’t wear it as your own/ Australia, grow a fucking backbone” – Ziggy Too many times this year...
‘Reclaim Australia’ Is The Raw, Undeniable Protest Music That Australia Needs “Listening to your album,” a cool but tired voice breaks, “it just reminded me so much of those old days”. A guitar strums and feedback...
Mary J Blige Announces Bluesfest 2017 Sideshows Singer, songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and the undisputed Queen of Hip Hop Soul and R&B, Mary J Blige, is set to visit Sydney and Melbourne for...
A Bunch Of Huge Gizzfest 2016 Sideshows Just Got Announced Hating life because of your ARIAs hangover? We’ve got some news to get you excited again. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are set to...
Violent Soho Almost Missed Their ARIA Win Because They Were Busy Drinking Violent Soho had a pretty big night. In addition to performing as part of what was quite arguably the best ARIA Awards live entertainment lineup...
Premiere: Youthfire’s New Single And Video ‘Hallucinate’ Will Make You Do Just That Today we’ve got a treat of a single and video from Melbourne singer-songwriter/producer Youthfire aka Stephen Carmichael, a beautiful stop-motion effort for his dulcet new track ‘Hallucinate’. The...
Premiere: ‘Nothing To Hide’ Is A Mysterious Gem From Brisbane’s Alex L’Estrange Brisbane songwriter and producer Alex L’Estrange has today dropped his new track ‘Nothing To Hide’, a beautifully contemplative track with apparently mysterious origins. “It was...
