Actress, 'R.I.P'
As rough as the sound of a thousand ladies having their nails filed and as warped as DJ Screw on a sizzurp-fuelled bender, Actress’ R.I.P. is a study... 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...
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 us. Beach House are back with some haunting ethereal folk for all the… haunting ethereal folk lovers out there. Bloom... 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...
A Mixtape by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
When your band name is as ballin’ as King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard the quality of your music (if you even bother to make any) can become a secondary... 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...
Jane Harris, 'Misery Cares'
Misery Cares by Berlin based, Perth expat Jane Harris, revels in its imperfection. Harris’ nylon stringed guitar sighs the occasional fluffed note... 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...
Ital, 'Hive Mind'
Round and round. Upside down and side to side. Woooooozzzzyyyy. And I’m not talking about the Gravitron at the Easter show that’ll be inducing kids... 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...
Cambodian Space Project, '2011: A Space Odyssey'
This guy, Tom, says that in the sounds of Cambodian Space Project “one can almost hear the hot summer wind blow through the rice paddy”. I could agree,... 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...
Oren Ambarchi, 'Audience of One'
“About four years ago, Stephen O’Malley from sunn0))) was DJing one of my songs – the first song on Grapes From the Estate, ‘Corkscrew’ –... read more...
Lambchop, 'Mr. M'
Lambchop albums only come around every so often, and Mr. M is one of their most solid to date – for real. Like every Lambchop album it has at least... read more...
An interview with Michael Rother
Michael Rother may just be the most influential musician you’ve never heard of. I don’t know: influence is a matter of opinion, and maybe you have... 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...
Citizen Sex, 'Sodapop' EP
There’s a peculiar challenge to what Citizen Sex are trying to do. It’s easy to think that every riff has been riffed and every lyric has been... read more...
An interview with Real Estate
Real Estate have been on a one-way, stratospheric trajectory, deservedly receiving praise from both critics and punters for their languid, rock-pop sound. Dom... read more...