Pilerats, Journalist

Oklahoma garage-pop outfit Broncho give us the Aus' premiere of their new track.. If "Cheap Trick meets the Drive soundtrack meets every great song from Fast Times At Ridgemont High meets the greatest after-hours party you've never been to" sounds like your cup of tea, then boy do we have the band for you. You may have heard Oklahoma three-piece Broncho's recent single Class Historian - trust me, that do-do-do-do-do will not get out of your head any time soon - and today we're stoked to have the Australian premiere of their follow-up, What. It's from the upcoming release of their sophomore album - Just Enough Hip To Be Woman (pre-order HERE for the September 19 release) - and it's a jangly slice of southern garage-pop, with a little more fuzz than its predecessor. Take a listen below, and feel the summer vibes: Follow Broncho: FACEBOOK // WEBSITE

Violent Soho can do no wrong.. Between dudes ripping gumboot bongs during their set at SPLENDOUR and customised beer pong TABLES, I think it's safe to say Violent Soho are Australia's favourite rock'n'roll act in 2014. The fact they have consistently backed it up with incredible live shows and just generally being sick cunts (they really do epitomise the phrase), puts them in good stead to lord of the this country's rock heap for a long time to come. They're now taking their wares overseas, with the Aus' chart-smashing album Hungry Ghost set to take over the states. In celebration they've dropped their video clip for Saramona Said in the US, and it's a masterclass in film making from creators Garetz Media, who had purchased an old car to literally rip the roof off it and assemble moving tracks for the camera. It's epic, and will make you long for the weekend even harder than you already do:

Hype hype hype hype hype.. LA-born Steven Ellison, known better as Flying Lotus, has recently announced details of his forthcoming album on Warp Records, entitled You're Dead! - "You’re Dead! is a shamanic pilgrimage into the psychedelic unknown of the infinite afterlife. A sonic, visual and metaphysical fusion of technological innovate and technical virtuosity that amounts to a transcendent, mind expanding plasm that could only exist between our world and another.” Flying Lotus’ previous album, featuring the likes of Thom Yorke and Erykah Badu, ventured out into the abstract side of spaced-out jazz, and as always, was skilfully textured with crisp percussion. Set to be released on October 6, Flying Lotus’ fifth album features a huge range of talent, from the legendary jazz musician Herbie Hancock, to the hip hop heavyweights Kendrick Lamar and Snoop Dog, as well as Flying Lotus’ rapping alter-ego, Captain Murphy. In the past week, Flying Lotus has been releasing previews of the grues

With their (cracking) debut album out, we get nostalgic about MTV Cribs'ing with Millions.. Brissy babes Millions are on the verge of releasing their debut album Max Relax - and following a sneaky advance listen we're bloody stoked for them - so we thought now would be a good time to dig up an old fave from the archives. Back when we went on a Pilerats tour to launch this little project, we not only had the pleasure of watching the guys live, but chilling at their pad, getting the tour, and just generally hanging. A likelier bunch of lads we guarantee you would struggle to find, and we hope this album kills it 'cause it's a bloody ripper (seriously - go buy it HERE). Apologies for the abuse of the word "bloody", this video just feels very Australian. They're playing a few launch shows starting this weekend: Sydney 16 August - GoodGod Small Club Melbourne 21 August - The Worker's Club  Brisbane 22 August - Black Bear Lodge Follow Millions: FACEBOOK // WEBSITE

Indian Summer's future-club banger gets a weird/wonderful video.. With their latest single Shiner feat. Ginger & The Ghost being premiered by THUMP US, clocking up a million Youtube views, racing past a quarter-mill on Soundcloud and hitting #1 on Hype Machine, it's time for one our fave duos in Aussie Dance Indian Summer to unleash their first ever music video. Shot by Jack Toohey (The Kite String Tangle, Cosmo's Midnight), it's wacky trip through the lives of a whole bunch of different people. Not unlike their genre-hopping style, it's another excellent step forward as the Indian Summer train surges forward in 2014. Check it below, along with the remaining tour dates for their current Shiner EP Tour: REMAINING TOUR DATES: Fri Aug 15 - Meche, Canberra Sat Aug 23 - The TBC Club, Brisbane Wed Aug 27 - Akuna Club @ Llama Bar, Perth Fri Aug 29 - Mondo Fridays @ Ginger, Perth Sat Aug 30 - Ship Faced Cruise, Sydney Sat Aug 30 - Carmens, Miranda Sat Sept 6 - Anyway @ The Bottom End, Melbour

Celebrating a new single, Safia are hitting the road this Sep/Oct.. The Safia juggernaut continues to roll in 2014, with somehow even more exciting bizness to come. After their headline tour a couple of months ago saw sold out shows across the country, along with a huge Australian support tour for NZ queen of brooding pop, Lorde, the Canberra trio are back out across the country to celebrate the upcoming release of their new single, You Are The One. While its not out until September 12 (pre-order HERE), you can have a listen to their recent Hype Machine-topping, beautiful cover of James Vincent McMorrow's Cavalier, and suss the dates below that: YOU ARE THE ONE TOUR DATES: Fri 19 Sep @ The Factory, Maroochydore QLD Sat 20 Sep @ Alhambra Lounge, Brisbane QLD Sun 21 Sep @ Stranded, Gold Coast QLD  Thu 25 Sep @ Northcote Social Club, Melbourne VIC Fri 26 Sep @ Star Bar, Bendigo VIC  Sat 27 Sep @ Karova Lounge, Ballarat VIC Sat 4 Oct @ Yours & Owls 4th Birthday, Wollongong NSW Sun 5 Oct @

The boy wonder's world-smashing single gets a smooth video clip.. Following the release of his first official single, Happy Little Pill, and the ensuing remix from another young group of Melbourne producers Casper Zazz (check it HERE), WA-based Youtube sensation Troye Sivan has dropped a video clip for the track which is racing towards half-a-million plays in only a day. His massive fanbase is undeniable (he's already crashed our site twice), fortunately the kid knows how to craft a solid pop tune. Citing influences such as Lorde and Frank Ocean, it's a good pedigree to form a base from. And if these are the kinda tunes young music fans are getting into - well that's something we're definitely on board with: Your can pre-order Troye's debut EP TRXYE HERE (it's out Friday 15 August).

With a new album almost out and tour kicking off, Seekae answer a couple of Q's.. Sydney electronic outfit Seekae are on the verge of releasing their much-anticipated third LP, The Worry (out September 12 via Future Classic - pre-order HERE), and with the national tour celebrating said releasing kicking off this week, John Hassell from the trio took a break from tour prep to answer a few questions.

Should have known we'd just get photos of weird Korean drinks and crying cats.. WA radio institution RTRFM are launching their epic 10 day Radiothon on Friday 15 August across four venues with a host of Perth's finest (seriously - check the details HERE), and the apple in our eye you know as Sable will be smashing things out at the Flyrite stage. There, along with Lower Spectrum and Cloudwaves DJs, he'll be joined by good pals Slumberjack (you might remember a little ditty they released together called SPRINTER), so we figured why not ask these two production behemoths to take a break from sexting and actually interview each other via the iPhone. We should have known it'd just be full of weird pictures, Korean beverages and sad cats, but if you dig a little deeper there's some sneaky little bits of info here and there that might just pique your interest.

Yahtzel lays down five things he's looking forward to at the epic tropic festival.. Your Paradise is a new festival for 2014, and one not like any other in the country. Taking place over three nights on the delightfully tropical Plantation Island in Fiji this November 19-22, it not only features a world-class line-up of international and Australia DJs/producers, but a raft of activities and events for a four-day music/cultural experience we've never seen before. How huge is the line-up? Well check the flyer below (and click on it to head to the website), before scoping five things Yahtzel is looking foward to for that most epic-looking weekend. 5 THINGS w/ YAHTZEL: 1. Seeing LDRU in form every day; I'm going to follow him around after 11pm and make sure he doesn't flake out and go to bed early this time. I want to see some sunrises this year. 2. Soaking up some rays and shaking this radical studio moon-tan. 3. There's a few sports matches going down so I'm gunna go get real with some

The Aussie house scene continues its exponential growth.. Following our premiere yesterday of Mickey Kojak's new Sinden remix (check it HERE), we figure it time to give another up-and-coming house producer some lovin' in LO'99. Fairly mysterious, he's been bobbing up with a few sweet free remixes and originals, and we get the feeling it's just the beginning and Australia falls more and more in love with the 4x4 bizness. Take a listen to LO'99's bassy sounds below, and get to know him a little better: Tell us about about yourself?  Big fan of basslines, computer games and shoes, mostly Nike. Hoegaarden is my beer of choice :)  What kinda tunes we talkin’? I love all types of music, but in my studio we talking 4 to the 4 bassline business. I guess house in general, but I’m definitely not shy of a broken beat or some techno.  Production/writing process: Laydown a kick, add a lilttle percussion and go in on a b-line!! The rest comes after unless I have a vocal or melody idea in the first

They were the best of times.... The Blurst Of Times Festival is back for 2014 for a huge day of good old fashioned rock and roll. Part 1 of this year's lineup takes over The Brightside, The Brightside carpark and The Zoo Saturday 18 October, and offers punters another chance to get across some of the best acts somewhere amongst the realms of punk, rock, hardcore and guitar pop. The second lineup drops September 8, but you can already grab yourself a ticket just by clicking the colourful piece of artwork you see below: Follow The Blurst Of Times: FACEBOOK // WEBSITE