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Junus Orca crafts blood-pumping, glacial beauty on his singular debut EP

by Luke Saunders

Junus Orca steps into an ethereal space of industrial mountains and grinding metal glaciers, all humming to a fervent, beating pulse. On his debut EP,…

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A guide to Asylum Records in 5 essential albums

by Luke Saunders

In the psychedelic ’60s the Sunset Strip was soaked with LSD, counter culture rhetoric, and free loving ways. Iconoclasts of the movement will say it’s…

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Happy’s Guide to starting a record label

by Luke Saunders

Once upon a time it was virtually impossible to start a record label. Sun Records was one of the first independent record labels and played…

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Ocean Alley on mental illness, life on the road, and another Like A Version

by Luke Saunders

We chat with Ocean Alley about the frightening prevalence of mental health in the arts, dream supports, and doing another Like A Version. Ocean Alley…

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Record Store Day 2019 saw vinyl sales reach a near all-time high

by Rianna Manuel

When April 13th rolled around, and Record Store Day kicked off for the 12th time, people from all over flocked to their local store. Everyone…

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From the decks to the bench: Alex Dyson is running for parliament

by Rianna Manuel

You read that right, Ratdog is going after the big wigs. In the upcoming federal election, everyone’s best mate Alex Dyson is running for a…

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PREMIERE: Jacob Lee navigates vulnerability and misunderstanding on his stunning new single Suitcase

by Lara Smetannikov

On his new single Suitcase, Jacob Lee sings about vulnerability, putting your heart on your sleeve and giving all you have to a relationship that…

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Facing the Comedown: chatting sold-out shows, album number 2 and the after-tour blues with Ocean Alley

by Chloe Kay Richardson

Since the 2016 release of their debut LP Lost Tropics, Ocean Alley have reached audiences far beyond their Northern Beaches digs, and have been intoxicating…

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Things got weird when we sat down with Ocean Alley to talk album details, touring the world and fork branding

by Sam Dawes

The life of a touring band is a strange one. One day, you’re riding the ten-foot wave of ecstasy that is a great gig, the…

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