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Author: Dustin Calder

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Thank God we’re finally safe, where would this youth-overrun country be without lockout laws to protect us?

by Dustin Calder

Everywhere you look you see some blurry eyed stoner, or worse, some coke addled ex bar owner complaining about the liquor legislation in NSW as…

  • News

PREMIERE: Froth for Violent Soho? Save some of that for Blonde On Blonde

by Dustin Calder

This article is to premiere a track by a band called Blonde on Blonde called Night On My Mind. That is what I’ve been directed to…

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The race card and racism in Australian music

by Dustin Calder

If the current media landscape is to be believed there are many things that can turn an average Australian into a radical bigot. Public transport is…

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Newtown Social Club: the new home for Sydney indie music

by Dustin Calder

As I arrived to review Newtown Social Club’s (NSC) 1st birthday mini festival last Sunday something came to mind. It’s not about the bricks and mortar…

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Did EDM really kill Rock?

by Dustin Calder

Ever since the dawn of disco, rock and dance music have never really got on. We all remember that embarrassing one night stand they had together…

  • Music

Using time travle to review the new Born Lion LP Final Words

by Dustin Calder

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/129249668″ params=”color=000000&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true” width=”100%” height=”20″ iframe=”true” /] After one quick listen through Born Lion’s debut album Final Words I knew I was unequipped to properly review…

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5 killer two piece bands that sound F*^%ing huge!

by Dustin Calder

Gone are the days of the record label slush funds to take a random kid off the street, place behind him in a world class band…

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Tame Impala vs The Shit Demon Part 2

by Dustin Calder

Last time we checked in with Tame Impala the band’s rider and gear had been stolen! With only some muddy footprints for a clue, the gang are…

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Tame Impala vs The Shit Demon Part 1

by Dustin Calder

We’re one step closer to having Tame Impala in an animated Scooby Doo situation! Happy is proud to present part one in the epic saga…

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Waxahatchee’s Ivy Tripp is ambitious and engaging

by Dustin Calder

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/185103374″ params=”color=000000&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true” width=”100%” height=”20″ iframe=”true” /] When you first encounter a record that sounds like it’s from a certain era you’re confronted with a horrible…

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7 Aussie bands that should really have their own cartoon show

by Dustin Calder

Musicians in cartoon shows have popped up a lot in my childhood. Robert Smith fighting Barbara Streisand on the first season of South Park back…

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Believe it with Jeremy Neale in this awesome Sword and Sorcery clip

by Dustin Calder

Jeremy Neale gives less fucks than anyone else in the Australian music industry. Everything he’s put out or been involved is so off the grain and…

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6 Albums that sound Nothing like their Covers

by Dustin Calder

“Don’t judge a book by it’s cover” is the kind of phrase you use when you’re trying to G your mate up for coming along…

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