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After a 16 year hiatus, a new generation, and a 360 culture flip, are The Avalanches still relevant on Wildflower?

by Nick Hartman

Sixteen years ago, the eccentric bonhomie of the 90s had to crash into the depressing, and listless 00s. 9/11 hadn’t happened yet, the housing bubble…

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8 Bon Scott-era songs AC/DC should play live with Axl Rose in front

by Nick Hartman

AC/DC caused quite a stir in Prague the other week when they played Touch Too Much for the first time in 35 years, apparently at…

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Sometimes you can’t replicate the magic of a demo. Here are 8 that ended up in the final mix

by Nick Hartman

Being King Shit ain’t all it’s cracked up to be. Sometimes you just hit it lucky. Like Tom from Myspace, he had an idea that…

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What is the real Australia? The Drones tear the myth apart on Feelin Kinda Free

by Nick Hartman

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/242669279″ params=”color=000000&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true” width=”100%” height=”20″ iframe=”true” /] Gareth Liddiard – who looks like and exudes, respectively, both the musical expertise and loose unit nonchalance of…

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Why Artic Monkeys’ Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not remains a classic after 10 years

by Nick Hartman

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/31275656″ params=”color=000000&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true” width=”100%” height=”20″ iframe=”true” /] Right now think “indie rock” and an idea of a some stooge wearing a wide brim hat indoors…

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Soaked in 80s synths, The Black Queen’s Fever Daydream is something you don’t want to wake up from

by Nick Hartman

Fever Daydream by The Black Queen A fair few weeks ago I let erryone know about The Black Queen, an upcoming supergroup-ish project featuring Greg…

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Just accept your award you smug bastard. 5 songs to shut up long Oscar speeches

by Nick Hartman

Play off music is a god send. Every year it prevents blood clots from forming in the brain due to excessive levels of boredom induced…

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RIP Soundwave. Why Legion may be the best thing to happen to Australia’s festival scene.

by Nick Hartman

The saying goes something like: good shit and fun times goes tits up after three generations. Unfortunately for AJ Maddah, in about three years he managed…

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What Did You Expect? Die! Die! Die! have another noise rock gem with their new EP

by Nick Hartman

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/232240988″ params=”color=000000&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true” width=”100%” height=”20″ iframe=”true” /] There are some great things to discover in New Zealand. Most of them used to be found on…

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The good, the bad and the happy, 12 big moments of 2015

by Nick Hartman

Wow, what a year! 2015 was the absolute tits, and packed a punch. There were political scandals, sport competitions, new types of beer sold, funny…

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Slightly uneven at times, Bloom sees Caligula’s Horse push their boundaries

by Nick Hartman

Caligula was a very confused man. I should know, I got an 88 in Ancient History for my HSC, my biggest score of the lot. One…

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Majestic and pummeling, Black Peaks is the hardcore band you need in 2016

by Nick Hartman

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/187970804″ params=”color=000000&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true” width=”100%” height=”20″ iframe=”true” /] Isn’t the best thing about music hearing a song for the first time and knowing you’ll love it…

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Giant eyeballs, clocks and more. Threads in this game are a big deal. Here are 5 bands who take costume choice to the extreme

by Nick Hartman

As the music industry changes in the face of the digital revolution, live performances are beginning to become more important to an artist’s income. Therefore,…

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