Perth’s Introverted, Introspective and innovative singer-songwriter, St South, is back with her second release of 2020, If It’s Not You featuring N.Y.C.K.
Read moreAmyl and the Sniffers @ Factory Theatre 13/3
ARIA award winners Amyl and the Sniffers played in Marrickville, Sydney last Friday to a sold-out Factory Theatre.
Read moreAndy Golledge Namoi EP Review
Andy Golledge is an urban legend of Inner West Sydney, establishing himself through his country style and incredible live shows. Originally from Tamworth, his sound is a cross between Americana, roots country and Australian folk.
Read moreSt. South - Does Your Brain Ever Get This Loud?
St. South who hails from Perth has just dropped her first release for 2020 - Does Your Brain Ever Get This Loud. It is a release that allows us to step inside the head of the 25 year old and experience her inner-most thoughts.
Read moreReview: Bo Jo Jones and the Great Lummox - Gods of the Gallows
Bo Jo Jones and the Great Lummox are back with a follow up to their debut single, Back in Time - Gods of the Gallows. The Lo-fi beats duo are once again employing sounds and production to create a cafe beats track seeks to find a shared space between laid back nineties hip hop and straight jazz.
Read moreReview: Aunty Social - Crack A Deal
We had the privilege of getting to know Canadian bedroom pop artists - Aunty Social a few months back when we caught up for one of our ‘A conversation with’ pieces.
Read moreReview: Dives - Infinite Bliss
From the surface it seems that 2019 has been a quiet year for Sydney producer - Dives. The project of Josh Pearson, released three songs in the last few years, which found themselves under the attention of both the music industry and music listeners alike.
Read moreDZ Deathrays @ Metro Theatre 18/10/19
DZ Deathrays highly anticipated Positive Rising: Part 1 tour kicked off in Sydney last Friday. Performing an all-ages show at the Metro Theatre, Australia’s premier rock band was accompanied by non-other than Sydney’s own Polish Club, fellow Brisbane punk band VOIID and Newtown grassroots act The Buoys.
Read moreReview: Bad and Bouj - Hp Boyz
If you are keeping an eye on the extremely dynamic nature that is the Aussie Hip Hop scene at the moment, then you have probably just started noticing Melbourne’s - Hp Boyz. They are Melbourne’s answer to Sydney’s recent obsession with Onefour.
Read moreEP Review: Sly Withers – Gravis
Photography Shannan Stewart
New from the Perth punk scene is Sly Withers, a four-piece consisting of dual frontmen Sam and Jono, bass-player Shea and drummer Joel. Drawing influences from the American Midwest emo/Philly punk/indie rock scene, the group aims to use Sly Withers as a platform to challenge standards and behaviours in the punk world.
Read moreReview: Nerve - A.S.M.R
One of my favourite things about the Hip Hop scene in Australia is the idea of inclusion and support. The bands scene is great but it is every person for themselves. Everyone wants to be Kevin Parker. Everyone wants to play Glastonbury.
Read moreAlbum Review: WAAX – Big Grief
In 2013, a group of high school and university friends from Brisbane formed a band. Last Friday, that band released their highly anticipated debut album Big Grief. Described by lead-singer and frontwoman Maz DeVita as “a mixture of post-punk and alternative rock”, WAAX are the latest in a long list of nationally beloved Brisbane rock bands.
Read moreReview: Mercury Fur
Photo Credit Jasmin Simmons
How far would you go to save the ones you love? This is the confronting core thematic question that Phillip Ridley’s Mercury Fur forces us to answer. Premiering in 2005 at the Plymouth Theatre Royal in London, Mercury Fur’s highly controversial and disturbing concepts prompted regular audience walk-outs during initial runs of the play, and it received thoroughly mixed reviews in its early days.
Read moreMBFWA 2019 in Review
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia was a week of highs and lows; of trends unexpected and predictable; designers new and old; swings and misses. Amid all the glitz and glamour, there were a few moments which stood out from the crowd.
Read moreMØ and Duckwrth @ Metro Theatre May 8
Photography Sophia Downes
Los Angeles-based singer, rapper and graphic designer, Jared Lee AKA Duckwrth, opened the stage for Danish singer and electronic artist MØ immediately prior to the release of his EP The Falling Man, the first since his 2017 release An XXTRA UUGLY Mixtape. Duckwrth treated the audience an exclusive taste of his smooth new song Nobody Falls, featuring Kiana Ledé, Terrace Martin and Medasin.
Read moreReview: SAMO Is Dead
While the creative process is often explored in works of theatre and performance, the elitism of the arts gets a direct dressing down in new play SAMO Is Dead.
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