Music The Culture Industry’s debut album is hard hitting and unrelenting by Patti Burton Wollongong-based grunge trio The Culture Industry have released their debut album Who Are We All… and it’s hard-hitting punk rock at its finest. With unwavering…
Interviews Music Baxter Avalon talks us through her upcoming album, Rocketship Taxi by Happy Baxter Avalon, aka Lilith Lane, recently wowed us with her shimmering synth pop snapshot, Luna Park. A metaphor for gossip, Luna Park draws on the imagery of…
News Sløtface’s new video Telepathetic is equal parts weird and wonderful by Patti Burton Norway’s Sløtface (previously known by and still pronounced as Slutface) are back with the music video to their killer track Telepathetic, featuring enigmatic visuals, plenty of colour, and…
News R.M.F.C at Waywards: an air-tight concoction of punky goodness by Raghav Iyer R.M.F.C have been on the top of our minds, and ever since they released their Hive EPs we’ve been aching to see them in action. Their…
News Buzzcocks and Thurston Moore to perform at Pete Shelley tribute gig by Raghav Iyer Notable guest vocalists will fill-in for Buzzcocks’ Pete Shelley at a tribute gig on June 21. The line up includes Thurston Moore, Peter Perrett (Only Ones),…
Features Out of Phase: The Problem with Musical ‘Cycles’ by Alastair Cairns Cyclical narratives play a vital role in the music industry’s continued survival, but who programs these trends? More importantly, why do these musical cycles occur?…
Music Want punk rock? Johnny Hunter will show you how it’s done by Freya McGahey After a number of weeks touring, Sydney punk rock band Johnny Hunter are settling down to bring their debut EP to life. Their music is…
News PREMIERE: Grant Larseny unveils a folky punk spectacle with debut album Dirty Laundry by Liz Campbell Gritty, witty and boldly brilliant; Grant Larseny airs it all out with his debut album Dirty Laundry. Captured through an introspective lens and some skilful…
Interviews Music Ever heard of a taco cake? Neither had we until Horror My Friend enlightened us by Happy Since dropping their latest album Stay In, Do Nothing around a year back, Horror My Friend have been carving their own niche as a pop punk ensemble…
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. Riffs, yelps and pointed lyrics…
Music Think you’re perfect homie? Bleached disagree and celebrate life’s imperfections on Welcome the Worms by Belinda Quinn Bleached are a little bit witchy (think Warpaint), a bit surfy (think La Luz, and The Strokes), a bit classic rock n’ roll and top…
Lists A Clowns show is crazier than your best mate after a million beers, and here are their 10 best tour photos to prove it by Happy Punk is alive and screaming in Australia, and some of the leaders of the resistance are Clowns. Hailing from Melbourne, the hardcore four-piece are known…
News PREMIERE: A year after the band members met on a blind date, Melbourne’s Tom Prettys have dropped their debut single Shelf Life by Susie Garrard Melbourne’s Tom Prettys are a love story for the modern age of music. Being in a band is pretty much like being in a relationship;…
