News PREMIERE: Broken synths, a shitty drum machine and Adobe stock footage are SPOD’s cathartic release on Party of One by Nick Stillman Loneliness can do some strange things to people. Some wallow in self pity; others become forcible extroverts to subvert their misery. But not SPOD. What does SPOD do you ask? SPOD…
Music Lights down, PA up. Rebel Yell brings us a dark, industrial techno inspired by one mystery mixtape. by Tom Cameron Musical taste shifts and stirs. Some artists create their music through a culmination of musical influences, while others will listen to genres on the polar opposite end of the sound…
Features Wanna shred like Steph from Summer Flake? This is some of her favourite guitar gear by Happy It’s been a few weeks since Hello Friends – the brilliant new record from Summer Flake, the solo moniker of one Stephanie Crase – was birthed into the world. We’ve…
Music Stephanie Crase shows she’s one of the most talented and innovative women in Aussie music on Summer Flake’s Hello Friends by Debbie Carr It’s an unusual feeling to be both comforted and unsettled by a piece of music but somehow this is the feeling Summer Flake’s latest release exudes. Laden with rich compositions…
Music Armed with brutal sonic weapons and hooks for days, Us The Band are your new favourite punk band by Elizabeth Browne There’s nothing quite like some high reverb thrash guitar with a nice little melodic undercurrent sizzling away in the background. Sydney duo Us The Band open their debut EP But…
News Us The Band reveal video for Ghoul by Emily Mathison Sydney duo Us The Band have given the video treatment to their latest single Ghoul. The fast moving, stilted video follows the release of the band’s last single And I…
News Summer Flake returns with hypnotic new single Shoot and Score and announces forthcoming album details by Sam Dawes After finishing strong in 2015 with her acclaimed EP, Time Rolls By, singer-songwirter Stephanie Crase, aka Summer Flake, is returning to full-length territory for the second time with Hello Friends, due out…
Magazine Want to hear an unreleased Blank Realm track on cassette? You can win that and some sweet vinyl too! by Happy Brisbane darlings Blank Realm have always been one of those bands to push, nay, break down boundaries. Whether it be their modern classic Grassed In or their latest shiner Illegals…
News Vinyl You Beauty are printing Illywhacka on vinyl plus they are heading on tour with a new single by Nick Stillman Sydney pub rock heroes You Beauty are laying their acclaimed sophomore release Illywhacka on wax in a joint effort between two of Australia’s most loved indie labels – the band’s own Rice…
News Us The Band join the Rice Is Nice family by Emily Mathison Sydney duo Us The Band have been named as the newest addition to the Rice Is Nice family, joining the ranks of Angie, Darts, The Laurels and more. The freshly formed…
Features An incredible track by track watercolour interpretation by Angie of her album Free Agent by Nick Stillman Sydney garage rocker Angie is one of the unpolished gems of Sydney music. Gritty and rough on the outside, her music has an innate beauty filled with stories of loneliness and…
News Rice Is Nice are throwing a Melbourne Music Week party to celebrate their Volume 2 Mixtape by Nick Stillman Just a few months back Sydney label legends Rice Is Nice released a mixtape showcasing some of the best female talent ruling Australian music right now. To celebrate, Rice Is…
News Rice Is Nice announce the Aussie releases for Cassette Store Day 2015 by Nick Stillman This October marks the inaugural Aussie instalment of Cassette Store Day, spearheaded by the good folk at Rice Is Nice Records. October 17th will see a slew of killer Aussie…
