Features / Music

Not content singing generic songs about the dole and breakups, Luke Butcher discovers from Wil Wagner of The Smith Street Band that it only takes one album to get the attention of a nation.

If you want to support live music venues with their continued struggle against ' the man' buy a brick for Pure Pop Records.

Five minutes with BIGSOUND 2012 performer, The Gooch Palms.

Five minutes with BIGSOUND 2012 performer, Kira Puru & The Bruise.

Five minutes with BIGSOUND 2012 performer, Pigeon.

Harris Robotis gives us his Top Fives

“Wolves At The Door was getting a lot more rock and roll, which isn’t like what this album is. James went to New York for a while, he had this beat machine on his iPhone, and he was like, ‘You should try this out’.”

"I think that booking the Parklife festival was the big one for me. It was incredible to me that just over one year after playing our first show, we’ll be playing a travelling festival in Australia. Unreal!"

“We wanna get stuck straight into the next album, so I think this will probably be the only tour we do until early or mid next year – so, yeah, may as well get it all out now.”

Canberra hardcore seven-piece (yes, seven-piece) I Exist have pledged their allegiance to the power of the riff. Mashing together a love of riff-driven hardcore with nods to 90s sludge metal bands like Eyehategod, the band have honed their craft across two LPs and extensive national touring. Ahead of their appearances at Bastardfest around the country, guitarist and intermittent vocalist Aaron Osborne spoke to Kill Your Stereo about the band's endeavours. 

Five minutes with BIGSOUND 2012 speaker, Dave Jiannis.