Pilerats, Journalist

Two nights of maximum party featuring some of the countries finest collectives...and us..

A new format for Southbound's local band comp, and we're getting involved.. Southbound's local band comp is getting a little makeover in 2015 - putting the power of selecting the winner is your hands via voting system. Interested artists need to send Southbound their applications, from which they will finalise a shortlist of bands they feel have been working hard/making waves in the WA music scene. With a little help from reputable WA music media outlets The Music, Xpress and, urm... us, three finalists will be selected, and each media outlet will pick one finalist to root for during the month of November. All three finalists will be showcased one night in November (TBA), and finally, once your votes are tallied, the winner will be revealed. The winner of Stagebound will open the Big Top stage on Saturday 3 January at Southbound 2015, plus voters go in the running to win a double Happy Camper pass. Here's what you need to do:  ARTISTS If you would like your band to be considered as a f

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An act we're very excited about has given us their debut EP a day early.. A few weeks ago we posted about Leisure Suite's new single Ease Away, the second track off their debut EP release, and as far as we were concerned it was two for two from the emerging Melbourne trio. Tomorrow sees the official release of that very EP, and we're very privileged to offer you the EP stream a day in advance. For such a young act, they already show a maturity and production nous beyond their years, bringing to mind a kind of mix of Foals, Alpine, The xx and Snakadaktal, exploring sultry, downbeat electronica, pinned down by vocalist Bridgette Le's soothingly seductive croon. The EP is a diverse four tracks, and firmly stamps Leisure Suite as one of this country's most exciting young electronic acts. They're launching it with a special show at Boney in Melbourne, supported by some of our other favourite Aussie acts in Lanks, Habits and Rat & Co DJs (more info HERE).  Follow Leisure Suite: FACEBOOK //

Ja boi Paces drops his first tune on etcetc, featuring UK band Youth on vocal duties.. Summer is Gold Coast $wag king Paces time to shine - sun-lit bangers are his forte and he's on the verge of dropping his first EP with new record label home etcetc. On My Mind featuring UK outfit Youth (who you might remember from Kilter's Hold Me single earlier this year) is filled with all the trippy tropical vibes we've come to love from Paces, and the sultry vocals of Youth are the perfect compliment. Something about Paces' beats seem to mesh perfectly with female vocalists, and this is no acception. It's officially out October 24, with the EP dropping November 14. And you can catch him live as main support for Crooked Colours' Australian tour - check all the dates HERE. Follow Paces: FACEBOOK // SOUNDCLOUD

New Year's Eve in Sydney plans - sorted.. The good folks at Falcon are once again teaming up with the party-vibing folks at Cargo to give you a pretty clear winner for New Year's Eve Sydney party plans - NYE On The Harbour. Joining the dudes you see in the photo above, Hermitdue (read our recent feature with them HERE), will be some of Falcona's finest in Crooked Colours and Hayden James, along with Yolanda Be Cool (who've just dropped a new DCUP colab in SUGAR MAN) and a yet-be-announced secret DJ (check the Falcona roster, you might be able to connect the dots). Check the little hype video below, and click the poster underneath to grab yourself a ticket.

Cut Copy are taking you deep into Melbourne's dance scene.. As we continue to lose Cut Copy to their ever-growing international audience (this is not meant in a bad way at all!) the legendary Aussie dance act are looking back home for a special release due November 11, called Oceans Apart. The 19-track, mixed CD offers a snapshot of their hometown scene with a heap of new and exclusive tunes from Melbourne's bubbling dance community. Mixed by Cut Copy themselves, it's a clear passion project for frontman Dan Whitford: "We’ve always found deep inspiration in the music of our home city. It’s where Cut Copy started, as just one band in a potent community of unique and likeminded artists. But it also continues to inspire and surprise us, with great new music constantly bubbling to the surface." You can stream one of the tracks from it - No Zu's Raw Vis Vision - below, and check the tracklist after that. TRACKLIST: 1. Knightlife - Don't Stop 2. Andras & Oscar- Music Is My Life 3. Michael O

That tune you've heard live at all their shows is finally out.. After taking all and sundry in 2014 with their chart-smashing/world-beating/festival-slaying/AIR Award-winning/venue-selling-out single High feat. Nicole Millar, Peking Duk have finally dropped a tune they've been teasing at heaps of shows with Safia vocalist Ben Woolner-Kirkham - Take Me Over. It's another formidable slow-electro-jam, featuring Woolner-Kirkham's soaring falsetto, a thumping beat and driving synths that will no doubt continue to get arms up and, if their recent sell-out tour is anything to go by, boobs out. Stream it below, and grab yourself the single HERE. Follow Peking Duk: FACEBOOK // SOUNDCLOUD HERE is a gallery displaying what we mean about Peking Duk live shows.

The Paradise Awaits remixes keep coming, another beauty from Tassie producer Akouo.. After making his much-anticipated world debut at the recent Listen Out Festivals, Zhu's Australian love affair continues in the aftermath of the shows. Along with a RUFUS remix for Zhu single Paradise Awaits, Tasmanian producer on the rise Akouo offers up this killer slice of future-beat. His debut EP Mesa hit the top of the iTunes electronic charts, and this remix continues a run of stellar releases from Akouo. It starts out with Zhu's deeper house vibes, before dropping that signature low-slung beat vibe that's garnered Akouo plenty of fans in 2014. Follow Akouo: FACEBOOK // SOUNDCLOUD

Triple J's Matt & Alex offer the soundtrack to your week with 7 LAV's.. Triple J's latest Like A Version CD is out today (October 10), featuring 19 tracks along with 19 live videos of our national youth broadcaster's favourite selections over the course of the year. Those with a keen memory regarding things on the internet may recall an article we wrote like almost two years ago having a dig at bands' poor choices of songs to cover. And while we were young and precocious then (as opposed to old and haggard now), we like to pretend that some bands actually read the article, 'cause the lineup for LAV 10 is pretty killer. Heaps of bands dug into the deep back catalogues to re-do some old favourites, while the newer song cover choices also hold up. ANNNNYWAY, Morning Show champs Matt & Alex have thrown us a little playlist of featuring one Like A Version per day, for your perusement/listening. And if you're vibing, grab a copy for yourself HERE. MONDAY - Angus & Julia Stone: Nelly Furtado

Maximise fun on 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. Get Trippy with Atlas Obscura Use Atlas Obscura, a site that tells you unusual travel locations around you, to discover some weird shit around the place and then take a leisurely joy drive out and have a gander, like the Giant Ram in Wagin or Dumbleyung Lake, the site of the first daredevil who ever broke both the land and water speed record in the same year. We’re going to throw in the abandoned Atlantis waterpark because it's too obscure even for Atlas Obscura’s map and its way closer (37 minutes from Perth) than the other two joints. Dan Murphy’s Spring Clearance (CATALOGUE)  Over 100 items of alcohol are on special right now at Dan Murphys. $30 for a litre of Peach Schnapps! Go halves with a mate, mix with leftover voddy from last weekend and some juice of an