Fresh Finds: Class Of 2025 – Aussie Acts To Add To Your Playlist

Rip Nicholson, Journalist

Features / Music
Even If It's Not Classic Blues, Son Little Will Still Give You A Good Cry
"It can be sad and it can make you cry but at the same time it's healing. So, you know, it's a good cry."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Ozomatli
"The multi-ethnic musicians bust out a brilliant 'rap-infused ensalada of Latino-drenched hip hop grooves and jazzy bass lines'."
Features / Music
What Do You Get When You Fuse Mexican & Jamaican Music?
"We thought, 'That's cool, let's tool these up and have them mashing, like from Mexico to Jamaica, non-stop.'"
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Old Fashion, Sundown Jury, The Lyrical
"The riff-heavy band shifted gears through the set from sweet folk to balls-out rock."
Features / Music
"I Never Endorse Political Candidates But I Do Endorse Political Ideas"
"There is a time to rage against the machine and there is also a time to help people move through their sadness and into the light."
News / Music
How To Crack The International Touring Scene
“For me it’s about finding a synergy.”
News / Music
Why Aren’t Artists Seeing More Money From Streaming?
BIGSOUND’s Digital Flow panel talks the pros and cons of the digital revolution
News / Music
The Topic That Stumped BIGSOUND
The lack of live music on TV is “devastating”
News / Music
Why Hermitude Are The Perfect Example Of How To Crack The US Market
“You want the audience to be big and you want them to act on it."
News / Music
Peanut Butter Wolf Gets Nostalgic During BIGSOUND Keynote
A lesson on Stones Throw Records
News / Music
Industry Experts Dissect Mental Health Issues In Music At BIGSOUND
“Every artist at some point has dealt with a mental illness."
Features / Arts
Bigger & Beardier Than Jesus
"I really enjoy fucking with people... I'm better than the church. What's God got? Nothing."