Music Lemonade & Loudness: How Gadfly Turns Oppression Into Ferocious Rock by Laura Gordon From Tehran’s restrictions to Canadian stages, Homa Khoshnavaz channels feminine rage into blistering psychedelic rock Gadfly, formed by Iranian artist Homa Khoshnavaz, is a visceral response to systemic oppression, particularly…
Music Splikak! Unleashes a Debut That’s Equal Parts Fury and Beauty by Alex Cooper Naarm’s best-kept secret is out – and it’s loud, raw, and impossible to ignore Splikak!, the solo project of multi-instrumentalist Mackenzie Ellis, released a self-titled debut album on February 28,…
Music Matty Groves guides us track-by-track through his latest album ‘Aurelia’ by Annalise Lordess Let’s stroll together through the gardens of Matty Groves’ mind as he breaks down his debut album ‘Aurelia’ Matty Groves’ has graced our ears and captured our hearts on killer…
Music Matty Groves delivers an ambient oasis with new debut album ‘Aurelia’ by Tom Disalvo Matty Groves has reimagined 70s psychedelia with a modern twist on his new debut album, ‘Aurelia’. Drawing on everyone from Nick Drake to Vashti Bunyan, the 12-track album is interwoven…
Music Sam Wrangle smokes his first-ever joint on new single ‘Everything Secondary’ by Happy If you thought that the worlds of education and music don’t overlap, the artistry of Brisbane singer-songwriter Sam Wrangle would prove you wrong. With years of experience as a high…
Music Video Premiere: Malibu Spacey deliver sunlit psychedelia on blissful new single ‘Electrocutie’ by Happy Mustering the sonics of the 70s, Malibu Spacey muse on everything and nothing on new single Electrocutie, the first blissful taste of the group’s upcoming debut album. Malibu Spacey have…
Music Tasche and the Psychedelic Roses share electrifying self-titled LP by Amy Davidson New Orleans psych/glam rock/doo wop group unleash an energetic self-titled album, Tasche De La Rocha & the Psychedelic Roses. Tasche and the Psychedelic Roses have returned with a dynamic, infectious…
Music ‘Today’ is the perfect day for Rainbow Riders to release their debut single by Cassia Briscoe Barreling in from the northern and southern beaches of Sydney comes a perfect A-frame of surf-pop and psych-rock. Rainbow Riders is the latest project of Tuppaware Party’s Shelly Fitzpatrick and…
News Influential psychedelic poster designer, Wes Wilson, has died by James Peppercorn Wes Wilson, the pioneer of psychedelic poster designs, has died aged 82. Wilson designed posters for Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, and many others. Wes Wilson’s spectacular designs not only grabbed…
News The Marcus King Band are bringing their blistering Southern blues to Australia next year by Lara Smetannikov He may only be twenty-two, but Marcus King is a musical force to be reckoned with. Coming down to Australia for the first time next April, you can catch The…
Music Go Van Go shoot us down with their combination of 90s grunge and contemporary rock on new LP, Kill City: Renegades by Jackson Powell Brisbane based rock duo Go Van Go remind us with their new EP Kill City: Renegades that big things can come in small packages. Delivered in a combination of both…
Music Classical music and psych together at last with SIMON SIMON by Elizabeth Browne If you’re a fan of sweet male harmonies with acoustic and electronic undertones then Brisbane duo SIMON SIMON should definitely be the next addition to your playlist of I-knew-about-them-before-you-did artists….
News Video Premiere: Luna Ghost – Switch On by Jen Ng Red is the colour of danger, desire, passion. Generally if something was doused in the colour red there’d be alarm bells and calls for panic. Consumed by this firey red, this…