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Hype hype hype.. if you can find a more anticipated album than Kendrick Lamar's folllow-up to good Kid, m.A.Ad City, we'll eat out hat. And today sees the release of the first single from that upcoming sophomore release, simply titled, i. Turning to LA-based producer Rahki for what could already be the feel-good hit of our summer, i is dripping with positive good vibes over a variety of different flows and styles. Enjoy it below, and look ever forward to whenever the new album comes, which looks like sometime this year. Follow Kendrick Lamar: FACEBOOK // WEBSITE

Zhu's debut live show at Listen Out approaches.. Listen Out kicks off in Sydney and Perth this weekend, and we're looking forward to it - that's how devoid of creativity I am right now. Anyway Zhu will be playing his first ever live shows over here, which makes sense since you get the feeling Australia has grabbed onto the producer's sound harder than anyone else around the world. The Nightday EP, featuring breakout hit Faded has been killing it, and as a special pre-Aussie tour treat, he dropped a sneaky little cover of Chvrches' Gun last week, premiered on Triple J. It's pretty chiller, but we're digging it - bring on Listen Out. Follow Zhu: FACEBOOK // SOUNDCLOUD

The WAM Festival continues evolving into the celebration of WA music this state deserves.. Following a revamping of the entire format at the 2013 edition, this year's WAM Festival will continue evolving into the epic celebration of all this WA music our talented state deserves. Rocking an even stronger focus on local produce, 2014 features the game-changing addition of a huge Block Party, along the WA Music Awards moving to Capitol, the Craft Awards to the State Theatre Courtyard, the Music Conference stepping up to Friday and Saturday in new venues, and the Saturday Spectacular once again providing a great opportunity for industry and punters to get a healthy dose of WA talent. The brief breakdown looks like this: WAM FESTIVAL OPENING PARTY - THUR 6 NOV @ THE BAKERY Mt Mountain, Usurper Of Modern Medicine, Pat Chow, Tired Lion, Hideous Sun Demon, Fait, Scalphunter & DJ Jamie Mac $15 via Now Baking / Moshtix | $20 door tix | Free for Conference Pass Holders WAM MUSIC CONFERENCE - F

Introducing you to Luke Pelletier and a chat with the Chicago based painter/printmaker/illustrator..

WA beatstress KUČKA is taking her latest single on the road.. Riding high on a wave of buzz following the recent release of her rad new single Unconditional, it's rad remixes (links down the bottom) and a heap of BigSOUND hype, KUČKA is embarking on her debut national tour this October. Unconditional is a slow-burn, experimental R&Booty jam that has seen the A$AP Rocky collaborator reach the FBi Northern Lights competition finals, along with being named by The Guardian UK as one of the Top Five Under-The-Radar Australian bands. It's definitely time for Australia to get down with what KUČKA is all about, and you can do at one of the following (click the flyer to go to the FB event): Follow KUČKA: FACEBOOK // SOUNDCLOUD Listen to Unconditional HERE Listen to Unconditional (Catlips Remix) HERE Full remix package HERE

North American domination over, What So Not turn their attention to Europe.. After completely destroying the American festival and club circuit for the past few months, hanging out with buddies like Skrillex and Dillon Francis and generally absolutely kiling it, What So Not are back in the country for what we now know to be a really short break. Teasing some new music via the socials, they'll be back in an aeoroplane soon real soon to take over Europe. And have dropped this mix to commemorate the occasion. Tunes sorted...for a long time. It starts out pretty chiller, but doesn't take long to get real busy. DATES: 24th October 2014 | FRANCE | Nancy | L'Envers Club 25th October 2014 | FRANCE | Caen | Nordik Impakt Festival 30th October 2014 | HUNGARY | Budapest | A38 31st October 2014 | NETHERLANDS | Utrecht | Catch 1st November 2014 | FRANCE | Paris | Showcase 4th November 2014 | UNITED KINGDOM | Leeds | Faversham 6th November 2014 | GERMANY | Berlin | Gretchen 7th November 2014 | GERM

So what if he’s crazy? Dude makes good movies..

Supreme vibes coming from the deep south of Australia.. From all the way down in Tasmania comes an incredibly assured debut self-titled EP from 17 and 19 year old electronic duo, Close Counters. Having joined forces last year, Finn Rees and Allan McConnell began experimenting with a variety of instruments, sounds and production techniques, and the results thus far are pretty special. Sitting somewhere between an amalgamation of Disclosure, Hermitude, fellow Tasmanian Akuou and Flying Lotus, their four-track debut EP is as diverse as it is interesting as it is just plain groovy. Stream it below, or be a champion and purchase it via iTUNES. Follow Close Counters: FACEBOOK // SOUNDCLOUD

Meet the Melbourne electro-funk duo on the eve of the release of their upcoming EP.. Cruising on glowing synths, gritty drum-machines, and stratospheric vocals, GL are a Melbourne duo who've recently signed to Sydney label Plastic World, with their debut self-titled EP out now. We got a quick rundown about the duo before its release, which features grooving single What Happened To Us, below: Tell us about about yourselves? We are Graeme Pogson (G) and Ella Thompson (L) from Melbourne. GL is our exploration of the birth of the '80s computer generation and post new wave apocalypse. We love electro-funk, disco, new wave and R&B... Hopefully some of this comes out in the music we make. Production/writing process: The first songs we wrote together (which are on our EP ) were some short ideas Greame had been hoarding on this MPC for years. I was really keen to make some songs out of them and we came up with something pretty quickly. We have played together for years but this was the first t

Riding shotgun with a small team of people who fight demon possession..

Kele drops a silky smooth new cut from his upcoming LP, Trick.. Kele has debuted a new song - Coasting - off of his sophomore solo album, Trick, due October 10 via Lilac Records/Kobalt Label Services. It follows on from his release with our own Sable, The One (listen HERE), and more recently the first single from Trick - Doubt (HERE). Coasting, with Kele's forever-amazing falsetto over muffled garage-drum vibes, is another peek into the world of Trick - which aims to explore the dichotomous nature of both intimate and lonley dancefloors late at night. Take a listen below, and you can pre-order Trick HERE. Follow Kele: FACEBOOK // SOUNDCLOUD