Writer: Laura Imbruglia I love Tyrannamen. So much. I played a gig alongside them a couple of years ago and watched their set, not having heard anything about them prior. The first song was barely a few chords in, and I was hooked. I queried Tom from Harmony about them, as he had organised the show. He told me they only play about once a year, as a few of the band members are in
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Photo by Avery Writer: Clem Wetherall Smart, sexy, personal and powerful, Simona Castricum's latest release #TriggerWarning40 is a thoroughly enjoyable collection of gritty techno-pop anthems. This is the third release for the Melbourne musician, artist, designer and writer and it follows on from her 2014 release Exotic Ladies Of Birobidzhan*'. Reverb drenched vocals and industrial strength percussion are the bedrock across the albums eight tracks and while they capture a particular 1980s Madchester meets Nine
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Lost: Season One by CAMP COPE Writer: Laura Imbruglia Melbourne's certified rad chix Camp Cope are releasing their debut S/T album on April 22 through Poison City Records and touring it around the country throughout May. You may know them from their most recent single "Lost: Season One" (above), which came out in January and has been getting a bit of JJJ love. You may also know them from their hard work and relentless touring
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Writer: Laura Imbruglia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZezxBaUmfVY Do yourselves a favour and check out the new video for Melbourne's most excellent Scott & Charlene's Wedding! It's called "Distracted", it's released through awesome local label Bedroom Suck and it's a rollicking good time. We wouldn't be telling you about it if we didn't love it, so just take our word for it and press play on the video up there. For our readers living overseas and craving some great
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Writer: Laura Imbruglia ARTIST: Jack Stirling & The Perfect 1. If you had to reimagine your sound as a food, how would you describe it? Great question. I once had an imported hot sauce on a taco that was so spicy I nearly checked myself into hospital. I think it would be that hot sauce. 2. And as an animal? Another great question. What's the spiciest animal? 3. And as a TV series character? Fran
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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
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Damian Cowell ‘was the guy in TISM’. Or so he claims. Anyone could, really. TISM wore masks and performed under pseudonyms. But the rest is more interesting: 20 years, 7 albums, 2 ARIAs, at least one lawsuit, top 10, TV Week, Big Day Out, programming Rage,being called ‘Scum’ by Nico, quoting James Joyce to bogans and James Hird to intellectuals, doing radio interviews with a motor mower, performing two songs simultaneously from both ends of
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Saturday, March 5 2016 Shadow Electric, Abbotsford VIC DEAR PLASTIC launched Zero, the first single off their upcoming EP Heaven Machine. Supported by: LISA SALVO and MONDEGREEN All photos by Sally
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Two guys meet at a bar and a band is born. It’s a story as old as beer on tap. Like all good stories, Immigrant Union’s started with a few drinks. And… maybe a few dozen more drinks. The story got a little more interesting when the duo started turning simple chords and melodies into completed songs. And then polished recordings of those songs. And empty bar rooms into epic parties. And music loving barflies
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Celeste Potter is an artist & freelance illustrator from Melbourne, Australia. She makes music videos and commercial animations. She also sells original works and takes commissions. AND she plays in excellent punk band Ouch My Face. Photo by David Colin. AH Spotlight Interview
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