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Corona Extra are taking the Portlandindie kings on a free tour around Aus'.. There are few things more exciting than a Portugal. The Man Australian tour, the Alaskan-bred, Portland-based indie lords who've proven time and again on Australian tours that they're one of the world's best live acts... nay acts period. But if they toured Australia for free, that too would be pretty epic. And thanks to Corona Extra, they will be rocking 25 venues across Australia this November for the grand total ticket price of $0. It's a pretty extensive list, so I'll just get straight into, maybe chuck this new live video on while you skim down... Fri 31 Oct - Caves House, Yallingup 6pm // Settlers Tavern, Margaret River 10pm  Sat 1 Nov - The Left Bank, Fremantle 3.30pm // Northshore Tavern, Hillarys 6.30pm Sun 2 Nov - The OBH, Cottesloe 3.30pm Fri 7 Nov - Sol Bar, Maroochydore 6pm Sat 8 Nov - Paddo Tavern, Paddington 3pm // Jubilee Hotel, Fortitude Valley 9pm  Sun 9 Nov - The Boardwalk Hotel, Hope Island

With the release of a beautiful new clip, Fractures announces a couple of special shows.. Following a sold out tour last month, Fractures has released a powerful video collabortion for his song It's Alright, along with announcing a run of shows overseas and a couple of special shows in Sydney and Melbourne in November. The video was done with Melbourne filmmaker Matthew Chuang, and shot in the abandoned city of Pripyat in Ukraine, and traces a fictional former inhabitant’s movements through empty homes and schools deserted in 1986. The man’s attempts to revive memories of lost lives mirror Fractures’ bruised electronica for a powerful few minutes. Get lost in it below, along with the tour dates after that, and some info on a special Pozible pre-sale campaign, which offers some special rewards including vinyls, artwork prints, shirts and MORE. TOUR DATES: November 22 - Paddington Uniting Church || Sydney (TICKETS) November 29 - Shadow Electric, Abbottsford Convent || Melbourne (TICKETS

Jackie Onassis drop a new single/video and a run of club shows to celebrate.. After rocking the biggest venues of their careers as part of the recent One Day tour (check some recent love for them HERE), Jackie Onassis are showing no signs of turning down with the announcement of a series of national club shows to support new single NSY. To get the ball rolling as they steam towards the release of a new album early next year, the duo have thrown down NSY for free, complete with Jackie Onassis's patented brand of hip hop banger - progressive synths, crisp drums and a big chorus that will settle very quickly in your brain. The tune also comes with a self-produced video clip directed by Horrorshow/One Day's Adit, keeping the inner west family vibes going. Check the clip below, grab a free download from the Soundcloud embed, and scope all the dates after that. NSY TOUR DATES - Tickets from Oct 4/Door Thur 6 Nov - Hel’oco @ Wharf Tavern, Mooloolaba, QLD   Fri 7 Nov - The TBC Club, Brisbane

I OH YOU's new bae drops the first official single from her New Clear War EP.. Following the introduction of DMA's earlier this year, I OH YOU have pretty quickly proven a knack for unearthing talent you may not know yet, but will quickly fall in love with. Such is the case for their latest signing, Montgomery, when they announced the young artist with the single War Cry (listen HERE) a couple of weeks back. We were instantly crushing hard, and the vibe only gets stronger after listening to the first official single from her upcoming New Clear War EP - Piñata. Same as War Cry, the track was co-produced by Montgomery and Tom Scary (Tom Iansek of Big Scary fame), and again carries a similar melancholic vibe, with rolling drums and Montgomery's ethereal vocals plucking at the heartstrings. It's a beautiful sound, and we can't wait for New Clear War to come out - October 24 via I OH YOU. Follow Montgomery: FACEBOOK // WEBSITE

We talk spirit animals and Twitter haters with "the worst musician on earth".. Merrill Garbus AKA Tune-Yards has had a pretty good 2014 that has seen the release of her new album Nikki Nack, a killer follow-up to her breakout album WHOKILL from 2011. Noted for her percussive style, Tune-Yards has never been overly easy to define, but there-in lies her uniqueness. Bounding between anything from indie-pop, worldbeat and lo-fi, to Afro-beat, folk and indie, her set at Splendour In The Grass this year had all in a dancing feel good frenzy. We had the chance to chat with her backstage, do a bit of duck-fishing and play some paper-scissors-rock. Follow Tune-Yards: FACEBOOK // WEBSITE

A young Melbourne producer who makes tunes close to our heart.. Following a premiere via Run The Trap earlier this week, it's time for people who read our site to get around Melbourne's Howl. We don't know a whole lot about him, other than he's quite young, and his production skills are so tight-butthole it hurts. He's only got a few tunes up on the Soundcloud thus far, but his latest - Sports Challenge - is the real deal. Very much in the Sable/Wave Racer/Basenji mould, Sports Challenge features one of the toughest kick-snare combos we've heard in a while, but it's the diversity within the track itself that makes it an essential Friday Freebie. We hear murmurs of some Australian tour action, so keep your eyes peeled, and until then enjoy this and get ready for the freakin' weekend. Follow Howl: FACEBOOK // SOUNDCLOUD

Panama's dreamy new single gets an equally dreamy video clip.. Panama's latest single Stay Forever recalls the lush, cinematic vibes of M83's latest output, so it's only fitting that the video clip is equally cinematic in scope. It's pretty simple, but beyond entrancing and the most easily watchable three-and-a-half minutes you'll find today. Directed by Daniel Askill, it pretty simply asks you to dive in. Gorgeous stuff. You can download Stay Forever for free HERE. Follow Panama: FACEBOOK // SOUNDCLOUD

10 September selections from RTRFM's wavey hip hop/rap show - Cloudwaves.. Cloudwaves is a radio show making the late night a great night on RTRFM. On a Friday morning from 12am - 2am, the Wavvy gang - Sleepyhead, Aslan, Dani M, Dan Dalton and Jai Chouhan - select tunes you can get wild and wavy to in your crib, car or club, showcasing a supa-fresh mix of turn up raps, sexy, futuristic R&B, chill low-lying raps, and experimental club tracks. Show Coordinator Dani M rounds up her faves from the last month. Partynextdoor feat. Drake – Recognise “I want you, to turn up on me / Every night when I see you.” This burner from OVO-affiliate (that’s Drake’s label)’s Partynextdoor has been at the top of my “tunes to tune to” playlist for a minute now. Proper bedroom jam, in which PND is just hanging out for women who will turn up on him every night. Some nice bars from Drake, too. I was very down with Partynextdoor’s track Persian Rugs but this has taken over as my new Partynextdoor favourite,

In a world first, Nina Las Vegas and Swick text msg interview each other, from the same room.. Nina Las Vegas's NLV Presents: International Edition (can't believe it wasn't called Foreign Bangers) is fast approaching, with the first show hitting the clubs Friday 10 October in our neck of the woods. You can check all of the dates for it after you scope this little text message interview between the hostess and special guest Swick, he who is responsible production-wise for that little JLo/Iggy joint that's been doing the rounds lately. Ain't no thang. This little interview also reveals who else Swick has been working on tunes with... Head to the NLV WEBSITE for more info/tickets.

cln enters Odesza's remix competition - we reckon it deserves your vote.. We've been continuously impressed with young Brisbane producer cln's output since we came across his song Sideways (listen HERE), a precursor to his killer debut EP, Sideways - listen to that one HERE. Well today we're sharing another of his tunes not just because it's great, but also to try and give him a leg up in a remix competition around Odesza's single, Say My Name feat. Zyra. So stream it below, and if you're vibing as much as we are, or even just a little, take two seconds and click HERE to sling the kid a vote. Follow cln: FACEBOOK // SOUNDCLOUD