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BRITISH INDIA @ THE CORNER HOTEL – April 19th
The night kicked off with a support slot from Perth rockers The Love Junkies, and it was definitely worth getting down a little early to see them play. With surf rock butting heads with
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VIDEO: AZEALIA BANKS – Yung Rapunxel
Yesterday Azealia Banks dropped the video for track ‘Yung Rapunxel’, presumably a much more interesting way of saying “young Rapunzel”, from her upcoming album, Broke With Expensive Taste. It has certainly lived up to the
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DRAPHT X TA-KU (FEAT. N’FA JONES/JOYRIDE) – 1990s
Drapht and Ta-ku, have joined forces with N’Fa Jones and Joyride for this four minutes song reflecting on why they don’t want to go back to the 90s. Seems like kind of a shaky premise
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WAVVES – Afraid of Heights
My first experience of Wavves‘ single ‘Afraid of Heights‘ from their new album by the same name was preceded by talk of heavy Nirvana influences, which I must admit, always makes me skeptical. I
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THE LOVE JUNKIES – Oxymoron
Western Australian boys The Love Junkies are at it again with new track ‘Oxymoron’. They’ve named it as the first single on their upcoming album, set for release this year, and I hope
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ANIMAUX @ The Evelyn Hotel – March 28th
The Evelyn Hotel was packed tonight, as everyone eagerly awaited the last night of Animaux‘s hugely successful two month residency. The first band to hit the stage was Nebraskatak, a five piece folk-rock-indie-pop hybrid
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SUPER MAGIC HATS EP Launch @ The Worker’s Club – March 20th
Super Magic Hats launched his self-titled EP Super Magic Hats, out Friday, at The Worker’s Club last night, delighting the crowd with his own brand of hybrid electronica and chillwave beats. His two supports,
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WOODKID – I Love You
Singer Yoann Lemoine, who performs under the moniker of Woodkid, released his highly anticipated album The Golden Age today, and I thought it was only fitting that I look back on his single ‘I
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MELODY POOL – Xavier
I must admit that when I first came across the song ‘Xavier’, by Melody Pool, I had no idea what to expect. In fact, I thought that Melody Pool was the name of a
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CITY AND COLOUR – Of Space And Time
When I discovered City and Colour was releasing a new album I was excited. Last time I saw singer Dallas Green, I was at Festival Hall farewelling post-hardcore outfit Alexisonfire, and I feared it
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BRITISH INDIA – Twice Inna Lifetime
Pre-Order British India’s new album ‘Controller‘ to receive/listen to an advanced copy of ‘Twice Inna Lifetime” My first experience with indie rockers British India was hearing their song ‘God Is Dead, Meet the Kids‘
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