Apr 27

Apr 27 Hands Up for Haiku Hands

Watching Haiku Hands rise has been a sight to behold. The impressive three-piece have linked together being from both Melbourne and Sydney and have taken off since their debut single, ‘Not About You’.

Apr 26

Apr 26 Back and Forth with ... Angie McMahon

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Back and Forth With, Music

We ask one of our favourite songstresses all the questions you never knew you wanted answered.

Apr 26

Apr 26 Sahara Beck on pushing through the hate and doing what you love

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Q&A, Music

Queensland’s best regional artist of 2019, Sahara Beck recently released a new hit ‘I Haven’t Done A Thing Today’ that she wrote in her family home with her brother. And despite the title, her schedule has been pretty full.

Apr 25

Apr 25 Courtyard at Ivy

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Other

Australian hip-hop is at a turning point in 2019. The old guard of Hilltop Hoods and Bliss N Eso has stepped down, and the next generation is rising up. On Easter Sunday, Sydney’s Ivy was host to this, with the main indoor stage bouncing into the night.

Apr 23

Apr 23 Mix of the Week 24/4: Le Makeup for The Astral Plane

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Mix of the Week

Such a varied mix as this, from Osaka based producer and DJ Le Makeup, is difficult to wrap into words. The usual categories of genre, influence or style would be in appropriate descriptors for the wide-ranging, introspective collection of tracks.

Apr 23

Apr 23 Bad Friday 2019

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Festival

On the first day of the Easter Long Weekend, families were on road trips, bars were closing for an early night and Good Friday mass was in service. However, along Railway Parade in Sydenham, a local indie-rock block party was engaging in a much more wholesome activity.

Apr 22

Apr 22 Release of the Week 22/4: Citizen Kay ‘Ego’

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Release of the Week

Ghana-born Citizen Kay moved to Australia at the age of six and in his subsequent musical career has blended these two cultures through music. This has led him to three studio albums and two ARIA nominations for albums Demokracy (2014) and We The People (2015).

Apr 19

Apr 19 This Week In Music

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This Week in Music

The mammoth lineup that is Splendour comes with an amazing run of side shows, so if you’re unable to afford the festival, prefer a more intimate setting, just want to see one of the artists or are ultra fan and want to go to both, here is your chance.

Apr 19

Apr 19 Hamish Anderson: Modernising the Blues

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Music

Hamish Anderson is a 27-year-old from Melbourne, Australia who is a singer, songwriter and, most importantly, a blues rock guitarist. Having spent the past two years living in Los Angeles, he has refined his distinct instrumental sound.

Apr 18

Apr 18 Back and Forth With … Aurora

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Q&A, Music

Having burst onto the scene in 2015 with her debut EP Running with the Wolves, Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora is on her way to Australia for Groovin’ The Moo this year. With another album scheduled for 2019, we spoke about where Aurora draws influence from and taking time to create.