Features / Music

Ja boi Paces drops his first tune on etcetc, featuring UK band Youth on vocal duties.. Summer is Gold Coast $wag king Paces time to shine - sun-lit bangers are his forte and he's on the verge of dropping his first EP with new record label home etcetc. On My Mind featuring UK outfit Youth (who you might remember from Kilter's Hold Me single earlier this year) is filled with all the trippy tropical vibes we've come to love from Paces, and the sultry vocals of Youth are the perfect compliment. Something about Paces' beats seem to mesh perfectly with female vocalists, and this is no acception. It's officially out October 24, with the EP dropping November 14. And you can catch him live as main support for Crooked Colours' Australian tour - check all the dates HERE. Follow Paces: FACEBOOK // SOUNDCLOUD

New Year's Eve in Sydney plans - sorted.. The good folks at Falcon are once again teaming up with the party-vibing folks at Cargo to give you a pretty clear winner for New Year's Eve Sydney party plans - NYE On The Harbour. Joining the dudes you see in the photo above, Hermitdue (read our recent feature with them HERE), will be some of Falcona's finest in Crooked Colours and Hayden James, along with Yolanda Be Cool (who've just dropped a new DCUP colab in SUGAR MAN) and a yet-be-announced secret DJ (check the Falcona roster, you might be able to connect the dots). Check the little hype video below, and click the poster underneath to grab yourself a ticket.

Cut Copy are taking you deep into Melbourne's dance scene.. As we continue to lose Cut Copy to their ever-growing international audience (this is not meant in a bad way at all!) the legendary Aussie dance act are looking back home for a special release due November 11, called Oceans Apart. The 19-track, mixed CD offers a snapshot of their hometown scene with a heap of new and exclusive tunes from Melbourne's bubbling dance community. Mixed by Cut Copy themselves, it's a clear passion project for frontman Dan Whitford: "We’ve always found deep inspiration in the music of our home city. It’s where Cut Copy started, as just one band in a potent community of unique and likeminded artists. But it also continues to inspire and surprise us, with great new music constantly bubbling to the surface." You can stream one of the tracks from it - No Zu's Raw Vis Vision - below, and check the tracklist after that. TRACKLIST: 1. Knightlife - Don't Stop 2. Andras & Oscar- Music Is My Life 3. Michael O

The Paradise Awaits remixes keep coming, another beauty from Tassie producer Akouo.. After making his much-anticipated world debut at the recent Listen Out Festivals, Zhu's Australian love affair continues in the aftermath of the shows. Along with a RUFUS remix for Zhu single Paradise Awaits, Tasmanian producer on the rise Akouo offers up this killer slice of future-beat. His debut EP Mesa hit the top of the iTunes electronic charts, and this remix continues a run of stellar releases from Akouo. It starts out with Zhu's deeper house vibes, before dropping that signature low-slung beat vibe that's garnered Akouo plenty of fans in 2014. Follow Akouo: FACEBOOK // SOUNDCLOUD

Triple J's Matt & Alex offer the soundtrack to your week with 7 LAV's.. Triple J's latest Like A Version CD is out today (October 10), featuring 19 tracks along with 19 live videos of our national youth broadcaster's favourite selections over the course of the year. Those with a keen memory regarding things on the internet may recall an article we wrote like almost two years ago having a dig at bands' poor choices of songs to cover. And while we were young and precocious then (as opposed to old and haggard now), we like to pretend that some bands actually read the article, 'cause the lineup for LAV 10 is pretty killer. Heaps of bands dug into the deep back catalogues to re-do some old favourites, while the newer song cover choices also hold up. ANNNNYWAY, Morning Show champs Matt & Alex have thrown us a little playlist of featuring one Like A Version per day, for your perusement/listening. And if you're vibing, grab a copy for yourself HERE. MONDAY - Angus & Julia Stone: Nelly Furtado

We hit up NZ two piece Doprah for a list of touring necessities before they play their debut Sydney show this weekend.

JamGrass is like "an awesome house party with 22 amazing bands".

You might be surprised to know Nick Keeling from Mustered Courage owns a Dragonforce record.

Converse All Star have launched 'Sneakers Would' which urges you to be spontaneous and drop everything to have a little fun.

“It may not be quite as large an event than last year, but it’s certainly going to be better.”