News SXSW 2019 wrapped: here are the 5 acts to keep a close eye on by Molly Lasker With SXSW, the world’s largest annual conglomerate of film, interactive media and music done and dusted for another year, attendees are still wrapping their head around the myriad of talent…
Music Introducing the razor sharp indie rock of Fripps & Fripps by Happy Raining sweet melodies from their home in South Sydney are Fripps & Fripps, four lads with an obvious talent for top-tier, surf-tinged indie rock. They’ve been at it since 2015,…
News Angie McMahon honoured with the 2019 SXSW Grulke Prize by Jessie Wilson Each year SXSW showcases some of the wildest, most mind-blowing up-and-coming talent from across the globe, right in the heart of Austin, Texas. The Grulke Prize honours three artists who are…
News Australian acts reign supreme halfway through this year’s SXSW by Molly Lasker For ten days every March, the population of Austin, Texas doubles in size. Industry professionals, film buffs, tech heads, music fans and curious spectators brave the incessant traffic, exorbitant prices…
Interviews Cool kids Fritz chat cake, album #2, and the joy of royalty-free samples by Tom Cameron Fritz busted straight out of the Steel City in 2017 with a debut self-titled album, and since then it’s been a non-stop exercise in winning fans. That first LP (entirely…
Arts News SXSW has added a third wave of Australian acts to their 2019 bill by Molly Lasker Australia will take over Austin this March with another 15 acts added to the already expansive SXSW 2019 lineup. Over 250 musicians and performers will take to the stage for…
Music LISTEN: Stella Donnelly – Talking by Happy In the midst of a far-reaching US tour, Stella Donnelly has dropped her beautiful new single Talking. As raw as ever, this is another one from Stella you won’t want to…
Interviews Music Morning swims, artisan sourdough and long walks on the beach: Big White chat their sophomore LP Street Talk by Happy On March 30 Big White are set to release their sophomore album Street Talk. Despite taking a long stint since their debut LP Teenage Dreams in 2015, their momentum is reaching critical…
News PREMIERE: Ready for some freakiness? Go Fever get feverish in their nightmare new clip Folk Zero by Happy If you were kicking around the Sydney scene a few years back, you may remember the name Acey Monaro. The budding songwriter earned a bit of a name for herself…
Features News Alex Lahey, Koi Child, Cameron Avery and more: here are the Aussies doing us proud at SXSW 2017 by Rob Christian As local love for homegrown artists grows ever stronger, there’s also a little buzz of pride in the way our musicians are currently asserting the legitimacy of Australian music on the…
News With Coachella and SXSW 2017 getting slammed for shady dealings, is the Trump age of transparency finally letting artists speak out? by Happy In January this year, a slew of news went around the globe about the apparent evil-ness of Coachella’s organisers. Today, the terms with which South By South West allows international…
Features The future of Sydney live music: King Street Crawl and the inner-west by Nick Stillman September 2015 marked a milestone for the revival of Sydney’s bedraggled music scene: the King Street Crawl. On Sunday the 6th, the inner precinct of Newtown banded together for a day…