Lists 9 of the most famous guitars in the world. You know the names of these guitarists, but do you know the stories behind their guitars? by Riley Fitzgerald Often key visual focal points, the ubiquitous guitars of popular culture carry close associations with the seminal riffs of those…
Lists Before you buy a new stompbox, make sure you check out these 7 Australian manufacturers of boutique guitar pedals, as chosen by Ben Shaw by Riley Fitzgerald The unparalleled opportunity to share information and promote new businesses online has led to a proliferation in Australian pedal enthusiasts…
Lists 7 low budget film clips that prove you don’t need the big bucks to be remembered forever by Riley Fitzgerald The influence of the music video may have waned since the heyday of MTV, but they can still play a…
Features Vinyl Best year for vinyl sales since the 80’s? Maybe, but according to these independent record stores, there’s a lot more happening behind the scenes than you think by Riley Fitzgerald 2016 is a strange time. Rather than pirating, listeners are paying for music again. More than ever, music fans are…
Interviews “It’s a bit repetitive”: We chat to Rebel Yell about why you shouldn’t play industrial techno to your mum by Riley Fitzgerald Tempering hard-edged industrial elements into pulsating dance tracks; Rebel Yell is quickly carving a place as one Australia’s most promising…
Interviews According to Terrible Truths, hiring a studio might kill your sound. Hear what other wisdom they dropped during our recent chat by Riley Fitzgerald With a sound skirting No Wave, Riot grrrl and straight up punk, Terrible Truths exist enmeshed in primitively infectious rhythm….
Features The Fab Four and screaming teens: The Beatles Eight Days A Week is a haunting observation on fame and fandom by Riley Fitzgerald Far from a stock-standard rock doc, The Beatles Eight Days A Week is a story of maturation and coming of age, pairing The…
Interviews Jazz and swearing with Foreign/National. We caught up with Melbourne’s psychedelic frontmen at BIGSOUND by Riley Fitzgerald When they’re not reclining on the Mornington Peninsula, Foreign/National occupies the role of one of Melbourne’s cult psychedelic acts. Drawing…
Interviews Live below the Poverty Line? So do Good Boy and we talked all things Brisbane at BIGSOUND by Riley Fitzgerald Bundaberg ex-pats Good Boy have been building a steady following since the release of debut EP No Love For Back…
Interviews Interview with The Ruminaters: Sweet, sweet lullabies and bad, bad things by Riley Fitzgerald Frontman of Sydney’s The Ruminaters, Pencil sits adjacent with a permanent glint in his eye. Beside him their drummer Edward…
News PREMIERE: Find out all about The High Leary’s heartache and their mysterious muse in the clip for Not Gonna Lie by Riley Fitzgerald Coyly weaving indie leanings into British invasion pastiche, 2013’s Here Come the High Learys marked Perth’s The High Learys infectiously…
Interviews We chat to 60s scuzz rock pioneers The Sonics about the Hoodoo Gurus, their first LP in 40 years and the beauty of Saxophone by Riley Fitzgerald Sitting atop the fuzziest peaks of the garage pantheon, The Sonics were one of the first to pioneer the scuzzed-out…
Lists Abandoned water tank reverb? Samples from live surgery? Here’s a list of 10 albums recorded in truly weird locations by Riley Fitzgerald We’ve heard all about classic albums cut in secluded cabins, basements, abandoned factories, gothic castles and Tudor homes. Yet there…