Music Interview: Think About You talk being inspired by the beauty of life (and the road-worthiness of their Nissan Pulsar) by Annalise Lordess Long-lost records, friendship, and breaking down on the side of Geelong Highway – TAY get deep on new single ‘Don’t Die On Me’ Melbourne/Naarm based art-rock quartet, Think About You…
Music Locian wrestles with negative self-talk on new single ‘Power’ by Tom Disalvo Whirring synths and spacious production form the basis of ‘Power’, the innovative new single from Sydney-based artist Locian. The prospect of a sophomore single might be daunting for some, but…
Film and TV Music News Get Ready to Lose Your Mind: Paramore Covers ‘Burning Down the House’ for A24’s ‘Stop Making Sense’ Album by Tammy Moir First peek at A24’s tribute album with Paramore’s electrifying take on Talking Heads’ masterpiece ‘Burning down The House’ American rock veterans Paramore are set to inject their signature sound into…
Music Video Premiere: Shed have a surprise new single, ‘A Series Of Tubes’ by Happy ‘A Series Of Tubes’ is the latest release from Northern Rivers art rock duo Shed, exploring surveillance, paranoia and social isolation. Multi-instrumentalist Gene Mason and violinist Kellie Murphy are the…
Music News ‘I’ll Be Your Mirror’ pays tribute to an album that redefined rock by Dan Shaw I’ll Be Your Mirror is a star-studded homage to the seminal The Velvet Underground & Nico. Just like the 1967 version, it points toward new frontiers in rock ‘n’ roll….
Music Edith Lane deliver grit, alt-rock expressionism, and a lifetime of agony on their debut album by Emily Elvish Edith Lane’s debut album bursts with the voice of a generation. At its core, Eden On The Park is an unset watercolour armoured by a lifetime of trauma and insecurity….
Features 10 records to introduce you to the world of art-rock by Luke Saunders For the most part, art-rock is an undocumented musical niche. A small fragment under the oversized umbrella of rock, that exists as a translucent concept in people’s minds rather than…
Features Why It Mattered: Sigur Rós – ‘Ágætis byrjun’ by Luke Saunders Few albums have so profoundly terraformed the landscape in which they were born and placated contemporary listeners like Ágætis byrjun. The sophomore album from celestial Icelandic outfit Sigur Rós translates…
News PREMIERE: Fox Grin’s new clip for Shangri-La is a slice of psych-pop heaven by Molly Lasker Shangri-La (ʃaŋgrɪˈlɑː|) • noun: a place regarded as an earthly paradise, especially when involving a retreat from modern civilisation, not dissimilar to Utopia. The definition seems fitting for the Fox Grin‘s new…
Live Better than any catwalk show, Models flesh out their art-rock roots at the Factory Theatre by Shayen de Silva I’m trying to think of a way to start this review without using the word ‘old’. But when you’re 25 and the next youngest person at Marrickville’s Factory Theatre on…
News Get your boogie boards waxed, Happy Presents The Stiffys Art Rock One national tour by Shayen de Silva Legendary Melbourne art rock duo The Stiffys are setting out on a big national tour for their new album Art Rock One. And your mates at Happy are chuffed to present it….
Music Introducing: Jasia by Guy Aldous There is a wealth of Australian musicians who have never had a music lesson in their life. They taught themselves guitar or listened to enough hip-hop that they were inspired…
