Happy New Year, 'Happy New Year'
New York via Brisbane’s Happy New Year’s new self titled LP on French label Svn Sns fits tightly into the current wave of black-widow-esque vocals,... read more...
An interview with Anton Newcombe
Anton Newcombe of the Brian Jonestown Massacre is a fast talking, extremely smart, extremely passionate dude. His boundless energy and quick mind are immediately... read more...
Sky Needle, 'Rave Cave'
Rave Cave, Sky Needle’s new longplayer, is a totally organic music experience. If you like to ingest a fairly steady diet of rock/punk/electrically... read more...
RDIO Mixtape by Velociraptor
Our good buds Velociraptor made us a mixtape. Yes, all twelve of them are actually all our buds and their mixtape is streaming now on Rdio. read more...
A Mixtape By Andrew W.K.
Not only is Andrew WK touring Australia this week but also we need to hop off our hams and get some shit done, so we asked him to make us a motivational... read more...
Catcall, 'The Warmest Place'
Catcall’s new record is my favourite, and I’ve never been so motivated to be happy. read more...
Beach House, 'Bloom'
OK sissies, this one is for you (us). Beach House are back with some haunting ethereal folk for all you… haunting ethereal folk lovers out there.... read more...
Chromatics, 'Kill For Love'
Devastatingly simple in its execution Chromatics‘ latest LP Kill For Love has cemented their reputation for cinematically expansive, moody electronic... read more...
Looks Like Miaou, 'Looks Like Miaou'
With ‘slacker guitars’ being such a staple influence for local bands, it probably makes sense that this French band is making their debut release... read more...
Lower Plenty, 'Hard Rubbish'
There’s a comforting familiarity in Lower Plenty’s charming if slightly askew country pop/folk. It may be that members play / have played in... read more...
A Mixtape by Scott and Charlene's Wedding
Scott and Charlene’s Wedding stand somewhere between really ruminated upon music and fun time pop. The brainchild of Craig Dermody, they have an... read more...
The Victims, 'Sleeping Dogs Lie'
From the deepest, darkest depths of Perth, the Hoodoo’s Dave Faulkner (vox/Guitars), Dave Cardwell (bass), and Scientists/Hoodoo’s/Beasts of Bourbon’s... read more...
The Stevens, debut EP
The Stevens sound like a bygone era. A time of pure, unadulterated indie pop. When dudes had nice haircuts and weren’t afraid to wear/pin their hearts... read more...
Ital, 'Hive Mind'
Round and round. Upside down and side to side. Woooooozzzzyyyy. I’m trying to elucidate the weirdly alluring experience of Ital’s latest EP, Hive Mind. Ital... read more...
An interview with Grimes
Chris called Grimes on the phone and spoke to her about sport, getting high on Christmas and what it’s like to get punched in the face. Then he went... read more...
Clag, 'Pasted Youth'
Here’s a rescued relic from early ‘90s Brisbane – a CD compilation of a few singles and extras that you won’t find easily elsewhere. Band members... read more...
True Radical Miracle, 'Termites'
From their first performance at a Lakes 7” launch in 2004 True Radical Miracle have been one of the more intriguing noisy punk bands operating. Playing... read more...
An interview with Royal Baths
New York via San Francisco’s Royal Baths are over from the States to tour their dark acid garage that belies their sunny Bay Area origins. Stephanie... read more...
THEESatisfaction, 'awE naturalE'
THEESatisfaction want you to know there’s more to Seattle than Nirvana and Jimi Hendrix. Dubbed ‘206 hip hop’ after the Washington city’s post... read more...
Chet Faker, 'Thinking In Textures'
Chet Faker, (pseudonym for bearded Melbournian Nick Murphy), hit an undisclosed music platform with his song ‘I’m Into You’ (and a bedroom... read more...
Galapagoose, 'Commitments'
Hip hop is the uniting thread running through this record. You’re listening to beats, even if they’re beats made of clicks, sub-bass sine throbs... read more...
An interview with Kirin J Callinan
Kirin J Callinan thinks to describe his music would be “pointless bullshit”. Music’s off the list of topics then but I do get to find... read more...
An interview with Jane Birkin
When Marissa finally got to speak with Jane Birkin it ended up being a phone call from Paris to her family home in Eltham. Miss Birkin talked a lot about... read more...
Big Strong Brute, 'Avalanche Of Truth'
The Brute’s (yes we did) vocals now sounds more croony than contemplative.The lyrics go through the some break-up cliches, but he offsets these... read more...