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Premiere: KLP - Medicine
KLP drops a new tune ahead of her first ever live tour.. After a stellar year that's seen her rocking DJ sets around the country, releasing some killer music and taking the reigns of Triple J's House Party each weekend, KLP is dropping a new single and has announced a heap of shows over November/December to celebrate. Medicine is sultry slow jam, produced by our very own Sable, and will basically force you to grab someone on the d-floor for some loved-up slow dance vibes amidst KLP's usual brand of upbeat electronica. Give it a spin below, and check the tour dates after that as she debuts a brand new live show. MEDICINE TOUR DATES SUN 2 NOV — SHEBEEN — MELBOURNE (TICKETS)  THUR 13 NOV — ALHAMBRA LOUNGE — BRISBANE  FRI 14 NOV — STRANDED FESTIVAL — STRADBROKE ISLAND (TICKETS)  SAT 15 NOV — THE FACTORY — SUNSHINE COAST SAT 22 NOV — BAYSIDE FESTIVAL — PERTH (TICKETS) SAT 29 NOV — BRIGHTON UP BAR — SYDNEY (TICKETS)  FRI 5 DEC — WHY NOT @ FITZGERALDS — BUNBURY  SAT 6 DEC — YOU’RE WELCOME @
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No Money Weekend
Fun for everyone with minimum funds.. Just cause your bank account’s in the negative doesn’t mean your weekend’s gotta be a drag. Here’s some no money weekend options for you. You can thank us later. Or now. Or never. We don't mind.  Eat what you think your meal is worth at Annalakshmi  A surprising amount of people have never heard of this sweet Indian restaurant looking out onto the river. Annalakshmi, the self-titled “mother of sustenance” sits on the banks of the Swan and provides an ambient atmosphere where vegetarian dining is a cultural experience. All of the delicious food is served from the buffet, and you’re welcome to as many servings as you can manage. All they ask for is a donation upon leaving, so that the people who can afford to pay cover the costs of those who can’t. Jetty 4, Barrack Square, Perth. – Jack Burton  Swim and find serenity at Serpentine Falls and National Park If you drive for about 45 minutes south of the river and take a left turn at Mundijong Road and k
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New: Just A Gent - Limelight feat. ROZES
Australia's golden boy of future bass drops his new single, stakes claim as Australia's Porter Robinson.. To say Jacob Grant has had a big 2014 is selling it far too short - smashing Hypemachine charts, national tours, Stoney Roads awards and Soundcloud plays to go along with hype from some of the world's biggest names in dance is just the beginning under his producer guise as Just A Gent. Signed to WME in North America, he's now ready to harness the ocerseas acclaim with shows in America to round out the year. You can check out his new single Limelight feat. ROZES, the first taste of his upcoming EP release Stories To Tell. It's a dreamy synth banger that finds a happy middle ground between the Aussie producer scene and the stil-exploding EDM scene in America. Take a listen below, and keep your eyes peeled for more Australian tour dates around the end of the year. Follow Just A Gent: FACEBOOK // SOUNDCLOUD
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Dancehall Dance Tips from Dutty Dancing
Sydney dancehall night Dutty Dancing is headed south, and Shantan Wantan Ichiban gets you up to speed.. With just a few days till Sydney's premiere Dancehall night, Dutty Dancing doing it's second party in Melbourne, I have put together some videos to inspire you for the dancing competition. Dutty Dancing is a party with the energy of Carnivale, playing a mix of energetic, electrifying dancehall reggae, and our regular dancing competition has built a reputation for dancing so dirty it would make Patrick Swayze blush. This time round stakes are high with a piece of dancehall history up for grabs, as we giveaway one of Shabba Rank's iconic gold ropes* in our very first dancing competition in Melbourne. To give you a little inspiration for your routine, we have compiled a couple of videos to keep you from doing something a little more productive… Bogle - Mr Wacky Let’s start with BOGLE AKA Mr Wacky. He was called the “Dancehall Master”, a legend in Jamaica who effortlessly created many of
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My Favourite Things: Holy Holy
The Brisbane rockers take a few happy snaps of their favourite things for us.. Brisbane psych-folk outfit Holy Holy are on a roll. Following the release of a beautiful new video clip for the single History, and they've just popped up on Triple J Mornings for Like A Version, smashing out a glorious version of Joy Division's Love Will Tear Us Apart. We asked them to get snapping on their iPhone and give us a bit of insight into a few of their favourite things whilst they're also in the midst of a national tour. Check those things below, along with their remaining tour dates... DZ Z GUITAR AMP This isn't actually mine. I wish it was. It belongs to our producer, Matt Redlich. He let me use it on the QLD leg of our History tour. It is, without a doubt, the finest guitar amplifier I have ever used. We could only actually turn it up to 0.3 on the stage and that was enough, and still it sounded beautiful. I want one.  RICE SHAKER This is a shaker that I devised myself. It handily doubles as
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Friday Freebie: Elk Road - Hurt No More
A huge new original from Elk Road.. If super tight production gets you going, look no further than rapidly-rising WA-based producer Elk Road (check an interview we did with him a while ago HERE) He's been in the game for a few years now under a variety of different guises, but his latest venture is garnering serious attention from all over the world. And for a simple reason as to why this is just stream his latest single, Hurt No More. There's so much going on in this track it's almost hard to get your head around, but none of it feels forced or too much, it all works perfectly, and the change-up around 1/3 of the way in is pure dancefloor fire. We're way past the stage of simply "keeping an eye" on Elk Road, just really excited about one of this country's brightest-burning talents. Follow Elk Road: FACEBOOK // SOUNDCLOUD