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A brief musical history of the discordant Mica Levi.. One of our favourite musicians, 28-year-old Brit Mica Levi (Micachu), was just nominated for a BAFTA for her original soundtrack to Jonathan Glazer's eerie sci-fi independent thriller Under The Skin. Mica's already taken home Best Composer at the European Film Awards, with Oscar nominations approaching, hers is on a short list of original scores Hollywood is buzzing about. The BAFTA's will see Mica in competition with Antonio Sanchez for Birdman, Alexandre Desplate for The Grand Budapest Hotel, Hans Zimmer’s Interstellar, and Jóhann Jóhannsson for The Theory of Everything. It's a well-deserved tip of the hat to Mica, whose recently started to show off her composition chops: up until recently, Mica's mostly known in music circles for the experimental, dismantled pop she makes in her band Micachu And The Shapes, however she's classically trained. Mica generally keeps her career / work pretty low key, and isn't big on hype, so there's

Five bands on the come-up we're keeping an eye on.. A lot of acts that you read about on music websites - the hot/upcoming/buzz-worthy articles - come from a press release, with the authors sent a lot of awesome new music and having to sift through for the good stuff. With that in mind we thought we'd go on a little hunt through the online realm to try and find a few acts that haven't broken over the 500-Like mark (because like it or not, the number of FB likes you've accrued can play a role in the amount of online love you'll receive). So we hope 5 UNDER 500 will bring to your attention a few emerging acts, who are under 500 likes on Facebook, and whose sounds we are very much digging. Men Among Boys – Rivers  With a clear influences being Kanye West’s album 808s & Heartbreak the credibility of Men Among Boys wavers until you realize they were able to take a piece of genius and re-appropriate it into something that has its own identity. Rivers appears as a elemental slow-jam with echo

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A police force of five people, a cat, and their point social media game..

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We asked 15 of our fave Aussie labels to fill us in on their New Year's plans..

Teaming up with Shlohmo’s crew wedidit, Corbin has dropped his rawest stuff yet..

Melbourne lo-fi lovelies Twerps have made the perfect Sunday slacker song.. Lo-fi garage pop was really on trend my formative gig-attending years. For my 21st birthday I made all my mates come and see Best Coast at Becks Box, and I’ll never forget lining up for ages during a Chicago heatwave to see Real Estate play an incredible set in a crowded basement for the Pitchfork Festival after party. Plus, growing up in Perth, you’re steeped in the stuff: rough-and-raw band bills out the back of record stores and in backyards were a staple of most of my early-twenties weekends. For whatever reason, lo-fi garage seems to taken a back seat at the moment, with beats ruling the current contemporary music landscape. However, Twerps’ new track I Don’t Mind presents a prime opportunity to welcome some lo-fi slacker garage back into all of our lives. Melbourne’s DIY scene has always been a goldmine for raw indie garage, and Melbourne four-piece Twerps are one of the bands that have led that charge. E

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Donald Glover continues his ascension to smoothest cat there is..

How to keep your wallet closed from Friday to Sunday.. Cover: Ulrike Biets IN LOVE WITH THE COCO  Weekly throwdown Coconut Club, a new night from party pros DSB, has fast become a Saturday night destination for the good time gang. Chilled vibes, hella cheap drinks and a relaxed dress code make it stand out amongst other snooty Subi venues. This week Coconut Club goes to Mexico with a Mehico Party, featuring free nachos on entry. We repeat, free nachos on entry. A fiver will get you a cup of tequila punch, there’s $6 Sol beers, and if you wear a poncho or sombrero you get cheap entry. Can deal.  Saturday, January 10, 830 Rokeby Road, 9.30pm – late. $10. BATTER UP   Some pals of ours have secured a premium riverside location and will be hosting the first ever Saturday Baseball in the Park. Head down for an afternoon of community baseball games; equipment provided but if you have your own glove bring it along. As well as the sporting, there will be a Red Bull DJ Van with speakers and spec