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BYO Gig Guide 16th Nov - 21st Nov
BYO Gig Guide 16th Nov - 21st Nov

Wild Honey will be hitting The Lansdowne with their jangly indie pop, and shoegazers EGOISM will be performing their final show of the year at Brighton Up Bar, Darlinghurst.
 

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Album of the Week: Nic Cester // Sugar Rush
Album of the Week: Nic Cester // Sugar Rush

When Australian rock band Jet returned with an electro-rock collaboration courtesy of The Bloody Beetroots, it’s fair to say that everyone with sound judgement and good taste had a small lump of vomit rise up the back of their throats.

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Live Review: Rainbow Chan @ Freda’s 9/11/17
Live Review: Rainbow Chan @ Freda’s 9/11/17

Thursday nights for me are usually an unremarkable affair; they’re either spent having quiet drinks with friends, or binge-watching whatever Netflix series I’m hooked on at the time.

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Single of the Week: Party // Sex on Toast
Single of the Week: Party // Sex on Toast

Vivacious, sensuous and occasionally sordid – Melbourne’s Sex On Toast drifts in a limbo of self-proclaimed 80's pop, yacht-rock, RnB, and synth-funk.

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Mix of the week: Fortress of Soul 2017 Vol. 10
Mix of the week: Fortress of Soul 2017 Vol. 10

Introducing a blend of monotone drum breaks and synchronised sub-bass for this week’s edition of Mix of the Week.

 

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BYO Gig Guide 10th Nov - 12th
BYO Gig Guide 10th Nov - 12th

This Friday get loose to the psychedelic pop of Aegean Sun at the Botany View Hotel in Newtown, or shudder to the seductive sounds of Tinpan Orange at the Hudson Ballroom in the CBD.

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Single of the Week: Tropical Fuck Storm // Soft Power
Single of the Week: Tropical Fuck Storm // Soft Power

Comprised of members of The Drones and High Tension, new Aussie outfit Tropical Fuck Storm commands a whirlwind of psych-infused art punk, delivered with a kick to the teeth only Gareth Liddiard – The Drones infamous founding member - could muster.

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Mix of the Week: Anjunadeep Edition 43 presents 16 Bit Lolitas
Mix of the Week: Anjunadeep Edition 43 presents 16 Bit Lolitas

Electronic Dutch duo Peter Kriek and Ariaan Olieroock have come a long way in electronic music. Gaining respect through popular hits like “Nobody seems to care” and “Deep in my soul”.

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Album of the Week: Bully // Losing
Album of the Week: Bully // Losing

Hear what happens when American rock band Bully take the discordant guitars of grunge and mash them with the incisive lyricism of post-punk on their latest release, Losing.

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BYO Gig Guide 2nd Nov - 8th Nov
BYO Gig Guide 2nd Nov - 8th Nov

This week get up close and personal with indie electronic group PANAMA (Syd) on Thursday 2nd at The Hotel Steyne,

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Single of the Week: Tune-Yards // Look At Your Hands
Single of the Week: Tune-Yards // Look At Your Hands

Merrill Garbus – better known as the mastermind behind experimental art pop project Tune-Yards – has one of those voices that seems like it would be better suited for someone with a completely different physical appearance (see: King Krule or Dusty Springfield).

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Mix of the Week: Cooking with Juan Du Sol
Mix of the Week: Cooking with Juan Du Sol

Sydney based trio, Tyrone Lindqvist, Jon George and James Hunt who go by their stage name Rufus have been no stranger to the Aussie electronic music platform. With their deep house pseudonym Juan Du Sol which provides a taste for deeper house music, Cooking with Juan Du Sol gives us a taste of exactly that.

 

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New Music: MGMT // Little Dark Age
New Music: MGMT // Little Dark Age

After months of teasers MGMT have released the title track from their upcoming album Little Dark Age.

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BYO Gig Guide 27th Oct - 31st Oct
BYO Gig Guide 27th Oct - 31st Oct

To celebrate women in music catch GIRLS ROCK! at Tokyo Singsong, which will be featuring artists from post-punkers Mere Women to shoegazers EGOISM.

 

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Red Bull Sound Select X Laneway Festival’s Travis Banko presents a spooky Halloween gathering for this Friday
Red Bull Sound Select X Laneway Festival’s Travis Banko presents a spooky Halloween gathering for this Friday

To celebrate Halloween this year, Red Bull Sound Select Sydney announces a Halloween-themed spectacular curated by Laneway Festival’s Travis Banko for this Friday, October 27.

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Mix of the Week: Odesza
Mix of the Week: Odesza

To kick off this week’s mix, we present to you, American electronic duo Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight who are profoundly known by their stage name Odesza.

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Album of the Week: Trivium / The Sin and the Sentence
Album of the Week: Trivium / The Sin and the Sentence

Heavy metal band Trivium first appeared on the Metal scene circa 2005 with their sophomore album Ascendency.

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Single of the Week: BADBADNOTGOOD ft. Samuel T. Herring / I Don’t Know
Single of the Week: BADBADNOTGOOD ft. Samuel T. Herring / I Don’t Know

Contemporary jazz funksters BadBadNotGood have made a name for themselves over the years through their electro-infused, acidic compositions, as well as collaborations with various big-named artists.

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Mix of the Week: Theo Kottix X Fabriclive
Mix of the Week: Theo Kottix X Fabriclive

Back for another weekly hit – this time introducing dance music producer/DJ, Theo Kottis who comes from a humble upbringing in hometown Edinburgh and is a resident DJ at Glasgow’s Sub Club.

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Album of the Week: Ducktails / Jersey Devil
Album of the Week: Ducktails / Jersey Devil

Dim the lights, take the phone off the hook and prepare to float in the nostalgic haze of Jersey Devil – the sixth full-length from Ducktails, the solo project of Matt Mondanile.

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Single of the Week: Fischerspooner - Togetherness feat. Caroline Polachek
Single of the Week: Fischerspooner - Togetherness feat. Caroline Polachek

The word ‘banger’ has been used since the mid-2000s to describe everything from Groove Armada’s Superstylin’ to Toto’s Africa.

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BYO Gig Guide 12th Oct - 18th Oct
BYO Gig Guide 12th Oct - 18th Oct

It’s ten years of Oxford Art Factory this week! Come celebrate with Green Buzzard, Gum, Palms, ORB and plenty more loose bands. Also catch These New South Whales at The Lansdowne Hotel and Riley Pearce at Brighton Up Bar. 

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Album of the Week: Alex Lahey - I Love You Like a Brother
Album of the Week: Alex Lahey - I Love You Like a Brother

On her punchy debut, replete with Pop-punk singalongs and Surf-rock lamentations the Melbourne-based artist Alex Lahey sings on heartbreak, longing and young adulthood boredom.

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Single of the Week: Michael Cera – Best I Can ft. Sharon Van Etten
Single of the Week: Michael Cera – Best I Can ft. Sharon Van Etten

While we know him for roles such as Arrested Development’s George Michael and Juno’s Paulie Bleeker (as well as that photo of him with the beanie – you know the one), it turns out there’s a whole other side to Michael Cera. He’s actually a closeted songwriter, and a damn fine one at that.

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Mix of the Week: Daniel Miester’s podcast #26
Mix of the Week: Daniel Miester’s podcast #26

Coming back for yet another week of deep house and techno, Low Groove Records presents to you Daniel Miester’s podcast #26.

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BYO Gig Guide 5th Oct - 12th Oct
BYO Gig Guide 5th Oct - 12th Oct

This week in Sydney catch the incisive guitar-driven punk of Great Outdoors at the Golden Age Cinema & Bar in Surry Hills, or if you need a hot date spot try the jazz-stylings of James Morrison at The Basement in Circular Quay.

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Yours & Owls Festival 2017
Yours & Owls Festival 2017

North Wollongong's grassy beach side nook Stuart Park turned into a thriving zone of music at the fourth annual Yours and Owls festival at the weekend. About 14,000 punters made their way to the festival across Saturday and Sunday, to see acts including At the Drive-In, The Presets and Dune Rats.

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Album of the Week: Tired Lion - Dumb Days
Album of the Week: Tired Lion - Dumb Days

Perth band Tired Lion first appeared on our radar in 2015 when they won Triple J’s Unearthed J Award.

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Single of the Week: Homebody - Nai Palm
Single of the Week: Homebody - Nai Palm

If you’re familiar with neo-soul outfit Hiatus Kaiyote, you’re probably familiar with the mastermind behind their self-proclaimed ‘multi-dimensional, polyrhythmic gangster shit’; that is, the sonic visionary Nai Palm.

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Mix of the Week: Solid Steel Radio Show presents Maribou State
Mix of the Week: Solid Steel Radio Show presents Maribou State

Ease into the wanderlust world of Maribou State as you coast through your long weekend. Solid Steel Radio Show presents Maribou State with a luscious 44-minute mix of pure happiness.

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