OLYMPIA

22 May 2017

OLYMPIA

15%;"> Olympia, driven by the creative force of Olivia Bartley, released debut album, ‘Self Talk’ to critical acclaim in 2016, including an ARIA nomination, Triple J Feature Album, and shortlisting in the Australian Music Prize, cementing its place as undoubtedly one of the most important Australian releases of 2016. 'This blend of gliding, intense vocals, echoing guitar and ragged edges instead comes from studying design and celebrating the idea of "the idea" instead of the

23 May 2017

CAMP COPE

By Laura Imbruglia

Camp Cope aren’t your typical bedroom angst band. Their debut album was recorded in just two days and written and released within a year of singer-guitarist Georgia McDonald, bassist Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich and drummer Sarah Thompson coming together over tattoos in a friend’s kitchen. These legends are gonna appear in our Season 2 finale - out June 30, 2017. “The sound of indie-rock today.” - Pitchfork

7 Jun 2017

THE DACIOS

By Laura Imbruglia

THE DACIOS are a high-octane, lysergic, nitrous sucking rock n’ roll beast. Like a reprobate Phoenix exploding from the ashes of legendary Tasmanian band Little Ugly Girls, THE DACIOS first erupted on local stages in 2005. Their first dangerously flammable line-up boasted Linda J (Little Ugly Girls) on larynx/guitar; Bean (Little Ugly Girls, Keith’s Yard) on guitar/back-ups; and Robert ‘Pops’ Johnson on traps. Permanently stimulated by a synapse twisting brew of rock n’ roll sour

7 Jun 2017

TWO STEPS ON THE WATER

By Laura Imbruglia

Two Steps on the Water are an emotion punk band made up of singer/guitarist June Jones, violinist/vocalist Sienna Thornton, and drummer/vocalist Jonathan Nash. They make music both soft and heavy, fast and slow, whose lyrics deal with themes of trauma, transness, and a sense of teen angst that has lasted well into one's

28 Jun 2017

WITCH HATS

By Laura Imbruglia

Witch Hats are a rock band from Melbourne, Australia. They've played all around USA, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, New Zealand and Australia and released 2 EPs and 3 albums with the most recent being 2016's

22 May 2017

THE LAURELS

By Laura Imbruglia

The Laurels The Laurels are a four-piece from Sydney who create luscious, complex and dangerous psychedelic shoegaze bliss. It’s been four years since The Laurels released their critically acclaimed debut album ‘Plains’ and many wondered if they’d ever hear from the band again. Their social media accounts were blanketed with questions about the whereabouts of new material and band members were regularly interrogated by drunken concert attendees, culminating in numerous requests to “stop fucking around

22 May 2017

SCABZ

By Laura Imbruglia

Photo by Brianna Elton Just an excuse to drink VB tinnies and carry heavy gear. SCABZ! YAY! "SCABZ suck" - everyone in Newtown "The best band in Wollongong" - everyone in Wollongong You can see their AH performance and interview

22 May 2017

THORAX

By Laura Imbruglia

Thorax are awesome, but they don't have a bio. Trust us. Brutal. Pic by Lee Stefen. You can see their AH performance

22 May 2017

MERE WOMEN

By Laura Imbruglia

Hypnotic, unsettling, intense, angular and dark. Mere Women’s brand of unique post punk makes them one of the most exciting acts currently releasing music in Australia. The Sydney-based four piece have taken to the stage with a huge range of International and local pop, rock and punk acts and are well known for their fierce live show. The group have now released two full length LP's and most recently a split 7” single with Melbourne

22 May 2017

GL

By Laura Imbruglia

Cruising on glowing synths, gritty drum-machines, and stratospheric vocals, GL’s music is a cosmic dream-sequence not unlike a lost reel from the mid-80s. Signed on first listen by newly-minted Sydney label Plastic World (home to releases from Retiree, Alba, Tuff Sherm and Cassius Select), the duo’s debut album "Touch" contains some of the catchiest electro pop we've ever heard. Experience the sound of cruise control, dive bars, strobe lights and tape decks with GL. Watch