Music Space Monk cram plenty of fun in their Chewbacca inspired indie rock by Debbie Carr Want to know the secret formula that created Space Monk? Just find four goobers, put them in a room with a Playstation, a bunch of instruments, the Star Wars box set…
Music Lake Monsters find beauty in the little things on their debut by Debbie Carr It’s fair to say most high school bands become distant repressed memories that occasionally get brought up over a few beers many years down the track. There’s a list of reasons…
Music Twin Beasts add fuzz rock to their bag of theatrical tricks by Debbie Carr Twin Beasts have been working like a well-oiled machine lately. In the past year they’ve re-vamped their name (previously The Toot Toot Toots*), released their highly acclaimed 2014 LP Bad Love…
Music Sam Shinazzi shines as a storyteller on Forever & For Now by Debbie Carr Somewhere in Sydney, hidden deep beneath aspiring rappers spitting rhymes about their ex’s and every local DJ’s latest chill house mix, Sam Shinazzi picks up his acoustic guitar. Now I’m…
Lists 8 Acts You Can’t Miss at Golden Plains Festival by Debbie Carr Golden Plains Festival has crept up on us again with this weekend marking the ninth installment of Aunty Meredith’s little event. Whilst it may seem silly writing a post of…
Music Au.Ra's debut Jane's lament shines with carefully tailored songwriting by Debbie Carr Usually when people describe music as ‘transporting them to another place’ it’s because the song evokes some kind of memory or feeling for them about another time. Whilst it’s impossible for a piece…
Live Mountain Sounds 2015 is the perfect boutique festival by Debbie Carr Beautiful rolling mountains and spacious, open tents paint the picture for the sold out event that took place at Kariong’s Mount Penang Parklands. Mountain Sounds is a boutique festival that prides itself…
Music Twerps show off their Maturity and Charm on Range Anxiety by Debbie Carr Twerps is one of those artists that create music so genuine and relatable that each song seems to translate perfectly across a wide range of people. Range Anxiety, the band’s second…
Music Decorator – Transit by Debbie Carr Some songs have the ability to wiggle their way up into your head and lodge themselves there, only escaping after days of incessant playing or humming under your breath to the…
Music The Decemberists – What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World by Debbie Carr American indie rock band The Decemberists are storytellers: whimsical, historical, light-hearted but above all clever storytellers. With fourteen years of musical existence under their belt, the five-piece have honed the…
Music Introducing: Flower Drums by Debbie Carr The melodic & sincere stylings of Perth’s Flower Drums is a must have this new year for any fan of dreamy pop-rock. They continuously offer you a lot to work…
Music Dick Diver – Waste The Alphabet by Debbie Carr ‘Dad thinks the new dd songs sound like yes.’ – @dick_diver With that seal of approval and a whirlwind year of success, it’s hard not to be excited about the…
Music Introducing: Foxing by Debbie Carr Music doesn’t last forever*. Like a lost sock, most music created disappears somewhere in your bedroom never to be found or even thought of until you’re one day hit by…