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Track x Track: MAY-A - ANALYSIS PARALYSIS
connecting to listeners, this time around I am leaning into the confusion, experimentation and sounds and I’ve only just started to find something that feels a little different. That ... huge 21-date North American tour next month before MAY-A returns to Australia to play the Spilt Milk festivals. To celebrate the EP’s release, MAY-A was kind
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Track x Track: Butter Bath - Rushes EP
Toby Anagnostis AKA Butter Bath has unveiled his sophomore EP, the soulful & psychedelic sounds of Rushes . The follow-up to his 2021 debut Spectator EP, Rushes sees Butter Bath ... demo for Love You Now on the plane on my way back to Australia after playing my  first run of shows in the UK. I was reflecting
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Empire State Bastard
Empire State Bastard On The ‘Baptism Of Fire’ Behind Their Metal Path
fuck are we going to do? Who are we? How’s this gonna sound?’ “By the time we got to Donington, I think that was only our fourth show ... only good memories I've actually got of Oceansize was touring in Australia. We all fucking felt how lucky we were because it was such a unique thing
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The War On Drugs
The War On Drugs Frontman Adam Granduciel: 'I Never Knew What I Was Doing'
best stuff. “But I’ve never figured out a trick. It sounds cliche, but my routine is just like waking up, playing piano, playing guitar, watching TV, playing guitar ... pretty cool to be handed that opportunity.” The War On Drugs will tour Australia this December. Tickets are available via the Live Nation Australia website . THE WAR ON DRUGS
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Jet
Get Re-Born – Jet’s Classic Debut Two Decades On
next Jet. Before embarking on their journey into major label land (EMI in Australia; Elektra internationally), Jet issued an EP, Dirty Sweet , on Melbourne indie label Rubber Records. All four ... think people are just sick to death of hearing all those manufactured sounds,” drummer Chris Cester said. “Basically, we want to declare war on all that crap music,” added guitarist
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MAY-A
Top Five Influences On MAY-A's 'Analysis Paralysis' EP
singer MAY-A released her excellent new EP, Analysis Paralysis , via Sony Music Australia . It’s a release that explores the more “alternative side” of MAY-A, containing distorted ... connecting to listeners; this time around, I am leaning into the confusion, experimentation and sounds, and I’ve only just started to find something that feels a little different. That
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2 Unlimited
The Aus Eurodance Wave Breaks: 30 Years On
Australia for the Smart E’s (spawning a whole electronic genre ‘toytown techno”), proving that the Australian mainstream was far more open to new sounds than its US counterpart ... world, selling over 18 million records and had an incredible run of hits in Australia, including further top 20 hits Twilight Zone, The Magic Friend, No Limit and Tribal Dance
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Soju Gang, DJ Seinfeld + Effy
Boiler Room Sydney 2023: Soju Gang, DJ Seinfeld, Effy + More Lead Line-Up
producer brings something for everyone - jumping and weaving through an amalgamation of sounds, in an effort to draw every listener into her set. Sydney’s last Boiler Room sesh took ... international heavy hitters including Ellen Allien and DJ Mell G alongside Australia's best including Tangela, Barney Kato, Yikes, Sam Alfred and Jennifer Loveless. The event
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Johnny Hunter Hopes To Take 'Notoriety' From BIGSOUND 2023
artist and your music… Goth Abba Sleaze – We are the best live band in Australia. What has been the biggest turning point in your career so far? Myself and Gerry ... social media. In that time, we learnt some extremely valuable lessons in synth sound creation and trance rhythm from some of the very best electronic producers in Europe. We convinced
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BIGSOUND Acts Reveal The Most Challenging Thing About Being An Artist In 2023
truly be human with them. BigSound is our first opportunity to come to Australia and connect in person with the Australian audience. Embedded Content Freight Train Foxes This is possibly ... doing right now where they are or what they’re thinking or writing. Sounds stalker-ish I’m aware but not losing that tension and mystery as an artist
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Meet The Musos: Get To Know Brisbane's Khi'leb Ahead Of His BIGSOUND Performances
scene. Embedded Content Now, he’s set to perform at Brisbane’s BIGSOUND , Australia’s largest music conference and showcase event which returns to the Fortitude Valley from ... some of your biggest musical influences and how have they impacted your own sound and style? My biggest music influences would be my older brother (Wy’es), Kendrick Lamar
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Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Buffett Cause Of Death Revealed
culture, Buffett was a favourite in Australia. Buffett had a serious incident at an Australia Day show at the Hordern Pavillion in 2011 when he fell off the stage after ... tropical sound. He labeled his music as ‘drunken Caribbean rock 'n' roll’, creating a movement that peaked with the US top ten Margaritaville in 1977. Here in Australia, be peaked