Features The soul voice is dominating the charts and more than likely here to stay. Are you a fan? by David Whiteway The modern music landscape is a nomadic, ephemeral being; it never stands still and the only enduring quality is change. This dynamism of the craft can be heavily attributed to the…
Music Introducing: HTRK by David Whiteway HTRK is a band that refuses to bow to adversity. Whether it be attitudes towards their nonconforming sound, strenuous album release issues or an ultimate tragedy taking away an intrinsic…
Music Introducing: Treehouse by David Whiteway Hobart has been cultivating a strong rock and roll scene since the 1990s, when a surge of raw rocker oomph had both sides of the Bass Strait feeling the energy….
Live Owen Rabbit – Violence and Degradation by David Whiteway Happy’s favourite fluffy vermin, Owen Rabbit, is back on the run with a new tune. Since uncovering him earlier this year we’ve been following him like rabid greyhounds, and straight…
Music Bear’s Den – Elysium by David Whiteway Bear’s Den are the next big thing to come out of the perennial indie folk scene, and having already garnered huge followings in their native UK and the USA. We’re…
Music Step-Panther-Nowhere by David Whiteway Your coolest and most dangerous relative is back in town. Step-Panther. With skills and claws sharpened for sophomore album Strange But Nice, and with Big Scary’s Tom Iansek straddled atop…
Music Introducing Nicholas Allbrook aka Nick Allbrook by David Whiteway If you haven’t heard of Nicholas Allbrook* , or even alter ego Paisley Adams, you’ll certainly have heard something that he has touched. He’s the everywhere man of Australian music, particularly…
Music Interview with Willow Beats by David Whiteway David caught up with the dreamy beat makers Willow Beats before their EP launch tour, to talk awkward family conversations and the secret behind their next -level sound. Spoiler Alert: get an insight into…
Music R.L. Kelly – Alright by David Whiteway What do you get if you cross R. Kelly with R.L. Stine? A lot of punctuation, and R.L. Kelly. The gal behind the moniker, Rachel Levy, tacked the (alleged) King…
Music White Lodge – Technicolour Visions by David Whiteway White Lodge take more than their name from the playbook of David Lynch. The Twin Peaks reference is magnified by the equal levels of surrealism and violence in their sound, finding a…
Music Firekites – Closing Forever Sky by David Whiteway Firekites are a group that truly defy categorisation into a genre. Actually, they defy most of the typical characteristics of popular music. What do you call someone from Newcastle? No…
Music She Keeps Bees- Eight Houses by David Whiteway We’d like to introduce you to killer Brooklyn band She Keeps Bees, and I’ll try to get through it without making any cheap bee-related puns. Bluesy rock from She Keeps…
Music Miniatures – Virtual 7” by David Whiteway With an apparent preference for the petite, Miniatures return to the fold with a new mini EP. With a few short-format releases already under their tiny belt, the Melbourne trio…
