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The merging of music and sport is an interesting proposition – albeit one that requires effort to get the balance right. The brainchild of Thrice drummer Riley Breckenridge, Puig Destroyer is the perfect pit stop for fans of heavy music and baseball. Taking inspiration from America’s favourite pastime – namely Cuban born Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig – the band has just dropped their self-titled album. We caught up with vocalist Mike Minnick to discuss the record, baseball…and the prospect of another Giants World Series title.

Some new music from some artists you may not know of yet..

Australian electronic music's new power couple bring some heat.. We're extolled enough plaudits upon Young Franco this year (start HERE and work your way back), and UV Boi is no slouch either, touring a killer single in Thank U (HERE) and teaming with Ryan Hemsworth and the most-rad Gods (HERE). Both dudes have a pretty unique production style, so it was always gonna be interesting to see what birthed from it, and the results are not disappointing. Anywhere feels like more a UV Boi joint just in tone, but also showcases what Young Franco can do when he's not laying down disco-house grooves. Really the whole release is clearly the melding of two bright young talents in the Australian electronic scene, and we're looking forward to more from these two lads working together. Follow Young Franco: FACEBOOK // SOUNDCLOUD Follow UV Boi: FACEBOOK // SOUNDCLOUD

Because kids being badasses will never not be funny.. Fresh from the announcement they'll be joining next year's St Jerome's Laneway Festival (check all the details HERE), Norway outfit Highasakite have released a super-fun new video clip for their single Darth Vader. Taken from their award-winning Silent Treatment album from earlier this year, Darth Vader celebrates Dennis the Menace v2.0, and makes me wish I was a kid who just didn't give a flying fire truck about anything. Follow Highasakite: FACEBOOK // WEBSITE

With the NLV Presents shows kicking off this weekend, here's one of our fave interviews from the mag.. The NLV Presents: International Edition is just around the corner, so we figured for today's #tbt we'd bring to air one of our fave interviews from the magazine with someone who's supported us since day dot - Nina Las Vegas. Just this week she's finally dropped her first official tune with Swick (listen HERE) after talking about it for ever and finally getting a bit of time to lockdown and bring some of her ravey flavour to the club. Check all the details for the NLV Presents shows HERE, and enjoy a chat with one of Australia's leading ladies in dance.

10 selections from the hip hop, rap and electronic world from the bossman of ICSSC.. The I Can't Stand Still Collective AKA ICSSC has been throwing parties with some of the world's raddest underground electronic/hip hop/rap acts around Perth (and Australia) for years now, and head honcho Daniel Dalton (who also runs Pilerats Records) probably spends more time listening to music in one week than you do all year. So along with Cloudwaves, Bad Noose and ourselves, will each month provide a list of 10 tunes he's been vibing on the most of late: Rich Gang - I Know Consisting of two of the hottest rappers in the world right now (Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan) and flanked by Cash Money head honcho and father figure to more than just a couple of dudes (Birdman), not even Gucci’s news tape can attract the attention away from this long overdue collaboration. It’s total fire. We can take or leave Birdman, but together Thugga and Rich Homie push each other even further down the ‘weirdo rap’ hol

UK production duo Gorgon City drop their anticipated debut album, Sirens.. In 2012, north-London producers Kye Gibbon and Matt Robson-Scott, both of which have a deft history of music making individually as Foamo & RackNRuin, joined to form the bassier side of house project, Gorgon City. When the two artists came together, their respective styles gel to make the sound that is Gorgon City, which has gone on to gain them international attention. Shortly after forming, the pair landed an impressive set of festival shows and were scooped up by mighty Black Butter Records.  Gorgon City’s eagerly awaited debut album, Sirens, has just been released via Black Butter / Virgin EMI / Neon Records, and includes all previous hits including Real and Ready For Your Love, which has now exceeded 30 million streams, as well as an a host of special guest vocalists including Laura Welsh and Yasmin. A sample of Sirens can be streamed below, and purchased from iTunes HERE. Follow Gorgon City: FACEBOOK // S

With their first full-length finally upon us, it's time to settle in for the in-flight entertainment..

“What’s more offensive? A little girl saying ‘fuck’ or the fucking unequal and sexist way society treats girls and women?”..

"Fuck you. I’m still here. It’s going to take more than that to kill me."

"I’m a music fan, first and foremost, and I do it because I fuckin’ love music"