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The latest in tour announcements, and releases, from local to international faves.
2019 is the year of Sampa the Great
2019 has already started off with a bang for Zambian born and Botswana raised hip-hop and spiritual neo-soul artist Sampa the Great, aka Sampa Tembo.
Kirklandd: Visual Aesthetics in Hip/Hop
Alex Kirkland, aka Kirklandd, is a young hip/hop artist from Australia’s capital city, Canberra. Studying Marketing at the Australian National University, the self-proclaimed poor student “rarely makes it to class”, filling in his time with sessions, monthly trips to Melbourne and making music.
EXCLUSIVE: Harrison Storm Premieres New Music Video for ‘Run’
Backyard Opera is proud to premiere the music video for Harrison Storm’s ‘Run’. A singer/songwriter from the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Storm’s music is heavily rooted in his acoustic guitar and laid back vocals, with influences including Ben Howard, Bill Withers and Neil Young.
Mix of the Week 13/3: What So Not - EDC Mexico 2019
What So Not, originally a duo of Christopher Emerson and Harley Edward Streten, before Streten, aka Flume, departed in 2015, has become a mainstay of the Australian EDM scene. Performing at every festival the country has to offer, Emerson has now gone global, playing a set at Electric Daisy Carnival in Mexico.
Release of the Week 11/3: Kirklandd ‘Impulse’
Fresh from Canberra’s underappreciated music scene, Kirklandd has released ‘Impulse’, a dance ready track that blends electronica and hip-hop. The song itself, co-produced by Cam Bluff (Amy Shark, Allday) and Citizen Kay, was released back in February. However, the music video, filmed on location in Canberra, was released last Friday.
International Women’s Day Playlist
Celebrated on March 8 each year, International Women’s Day commemorates woman gaining the right to vote in Soviet Russia in 1917, and is today a moment for all of the globe to reflect on the achievements of women and renew the fight for gender equality.
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A weekly digest of what’s been happening in Australian music.
Sydney March Gig Guide
While festival season winding down, we’ve produced a guide to Berejiklian’s most wanted. Time to have some fun Sydney.
Arctic Monkeys Wind Back the Clock
In the 21st century, the growth of hip-hop and the rise of EDM have left rock in an awkward spot. While it still holds a crucial place within the music industry, there are few bands who have continued to preach the rock gospel to new audiences.
7 Great Lines from Arctic Monkeys’ Songs
The Arctic Monkeys have remained one of the best rock bands of the 21st century and their performance at the Qudos Bank Arena last Saturday proved it. One of the key reasons fans are drawn to them isn’t just their loud, energetic stadium filling sound, but how this sound is a vehicle for some expertly crafted lyrics.