Each year our friends at triple j bring in Ausmusic Month by encouraging the nation to pull out their favourite Aussie band shirt on the first Friday of the month to celebrate some truly awesome Aussie talent.
As you know, we're big fans of Aussie acts and in our eyes, this is like dressing in our Sunday best. Get to know some of theMusic team (and who they're fans of) below.
the music — melbourne office
Left to right
brad summers, business development rep.
Wearing: Gang Of Youths magazine cover
"I felt the Gang Of Youths new album had a DIY feel, so I wanted to stick to that theme."
sam wall, assistant editor
Wearing: Root Rat
"Because the music's as good as the name. Root Rat aren't here to fuck spiders."
Maxim Boon, Group Senior Editor/National Arts Editor
Wearing: Alex Lahey's I Love You Like A Brother album cover
"Leigh (The Music’s Director and Alex’s manager) said I had to… but also, she’s boss and I Love You Like A Brother is a bloody stunning record."
leigh treweek, director/creator of the vibe
Wearing: The Ears
"When you're old, you talk about the music from the good old days - well it was. Listen to The Ears and watch Sam as frontman and you will see why."
antony attridge, business development rep:
Wearing: Joelistics
"Joelistics creative endeavours are limitless. He's forever producing incredible jams both on the Aus hip hop scene and on a multi-culturally diverse spectrum. After finishing sell-out theatrical pieces (In Between Two), I for one am campaigning for a new album…"
felicity case-mejia, graphic designer:
wearing: Seekae
"It’s one of my favourite band tees because it’s quite subtle in the design and also because Seekae are an amazing electronic act, +Dome is one of my go to ambient albums."
the music — Perth office
Dan Cribb, Digital Editor
Wearing: Bodyjar
"My band played with Bodyjar a few years ago and they accidentally left some merch at the venue. Now I wear Bodyjar merch a lot."
the music — Brisbane office
Mitch Knox, Digital Editor
Wearing: T-Rax
"It's #AusmusicTshirtDay and Jeremy Neale's album-release day, so there was really only one shirt I could wear. I feel like a billionaire DJ."
the music — Sydney office
Neil Griffiths, Digital Editor
Wearing: Powderfinger
"My mum refused to give me her Johnny Farnham shirt so luckily Jess' husband was on standby with Powderfinger."
Jessica Dale, Assistant Editor/Social Media Coordinator
Wearing: Camp Cope
"I chose to wear Camp Cope because 1. they're killing it and 2. they're making huge waves and changes to turn the Aussie music scene into a more inclusive and safe space for everyone."
