Our intrepid reporter, Harriet Cheney, caught up with guitarist Freddie Cowen and drummer Pete Robertson from The Vaccines while they were in Sydney. They discussed life on tour, Taiwan-mania, mass-produced music and being… Read More
There is a tendency in Australian folk music to enter the room apologetically and without fuss. Singing about scorned ex-lovers with a quiet hesitation and then before their breath becomes a roar, vanish… Read More
It’s almost festival season, which means we can start booking our summer excursions in order to catch our favourite musicians in the sunshine.
Trojan Sound System need little introduction. Spearheaded from Trojan Records, an explosive influential musical force, legendary label and household name across the United Kingdom and worldwide for over forty years, the duo are… Read More
Panama have been making waves with a sound heavily steeped in sunburn, the scent of coconut and beer drinking on the promenade. After their first single ‘Magic’ dropped to critical acclaim in 2012, Panama… Read More
Brendan Maclean is many things. He is That-Guy-From-Twitter, a Sydney personality and radio host, soon to be ‘Great Gatsby Star’ and in his early days, backup dancer in a Nikki Webster Clip (Strawberry Kisses).… Read More
David Ford releases his fourth long-player, Charge, this March. We caught up with the singer/songwriter ahead of his upcoming tours of the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States and had a conversation… Read More
Sydney’s Spirit Valley exist within some strange, twisted limbo of the Australian music scene. To anyone who’s encountered them, they are undeniably, earth-shatteringly fantastic. Broadly speaking however, no one seems to have really… Read More
As if Norwegian songstress Susanne Sundfør’s unbelievably stunning vocal wasn’t enough to captivate us, she’s only gone and thrown a refreshingly risqué and decidedly not safe for work video clip into the mix. The accompanying… Read More
Dominique Legrand has a conversation with Barcelona/London-based Australian ex-pats Civil Civic about their upcoming tour, about what fans can expect from their live show and about proving their worth on stage: Civil Civic are… Read More
Jagwar Ma were an act of high acclaim for me with that so-easy-to-press-repeat-straight-away track Come and Save Me that circulated the internets this time last year. Their un-obnoxious brand of techno-y psychedelia is… Read More
Earlier this month, I attended a show at a cinema club (with two doors) where everybody was getting themselves vaccinated against giant jungle creatures. Oh wait, no I didn’t. That’s what my ticket… Read More