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Tom Pitney
September 24, 2013
To help our fans pump up this Yolanda Be Cool Guest Mix on the go, UE BOOM have hooked us up with the world’s first social music player to give away! Ultimate Ears BOOM is the world’s first social music
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Anna Gilfillan
September 24, 2013
Holychild are a relatively unknown synth duo from LA and they are gaining a lot of cyber buzz for their latest song ‘Happy With Me’. And rightly so- this song is a little indie
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Huw Nolan
September 19, 2013
Once a month, The Ripe holds a party showcasing a series of different musicians, artists and DJs that are doing incredible things in the Australian music industry. The artists are hand picked by the
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Anna Gilfillan
September 9, 2013
Another remix today, and this time it’s from Ballarat’s own Gold Fields. After recently taking on Empire of the Sun (stream below) and Chela, they have tackled Sir Sly‘s Gold with some pretty rad results. The
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Tom Pitney
September 2, 2013
With winter officially behind us, this weeks playlist is absolutely dominated by new local music finding our ears in time for some warmer spring weather. In the lead-up to their new EP’s, Aussie artists/producers
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NAYSAYER AND GILSUN – Blue (Eliphino remix)
Matt Bladin
September 1, 2013
Melbourne lads Naysayer & Gilsun continue to drip feed us aural goodness from their impending release, with B-side ‘Blue’ and a remix from Eliphino, from their EP All The Good Work. The guys have
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Matt Bladin
August 29, 2013
If they haven’t been in your ears the last few years they’ve probably been in your eyes, working their way up those sweet optic nerves and into your brain as one of your favourite
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Lurch & Chief- Wiped Out EP
Anna Gilfillan
August 27, 2013
If you’re getting sick of all the indie electro dream-wave pop sounds that are coming out at the moment, and crave some new grunge rock – you can look no further than Lurch & Chief.
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Anna Gilfillan
August 20, 2013
The lovely Owl Eyes has released the fourth single from her debut album Nightswim and it shows her growing musical and emotional maturity. Yay for angst, I love hearing that tang of pain in
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Matt Bladin
August 16, 2013
When Seekae came through with this months Guest Mix, no one knew what to expect. Their signature brand of experimental, left field electro laid the foundation for the impressive and diverse track list compiled
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Scott Armstrong
August 8, 2013
Denver’s Gauntlet Hair has been on our radar for quite some time. We were immediately impressed with the alt-noise rock duo’s self-titled debut LP. Last month Craig Nice and Andy Rauworth released their follow up album Stills to critical acclaim (not just
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Fé – Time
Anna Gilfillan
August 6, 2013
‘Time’ is the debut song from British duo Fé. It’s produced by Luke Smith who has produced the like of Foals and Depache Mode and is a huge name to have backing them up.
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HAIM @ HI FI BAR – July 25th 2013
Anna Gilfillan
August 2, 2013
Before heading to Byron Bay with everyone else in Australia, California sisters Haim popped by Hi Fi Bar to perform to a full-house of screaming fans. I quickly realised that these chicks were totally
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Huw Nolan
July 11, 2013
It has been a huge year for Cosmo’s Midnight. The duo, consisting of twin brothers Cosmo and Pat, have just released their debut EP Surge to world wide acclaim, gaining recognition on countless international
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Harvest Festival 2013 Line-Up Announcement
Huw Nolan
June 28, 2013
Harvest Festival returns in 2013 with a line-up that will please a lot of people. The reason being that Massive Attack will be reuniting and making the trip down under to headline the festival.
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Huw Nolan
June 27, 2013
Airwolf has been around the Melbourne club circuit for years, engaging crowds with his eclectic sets and taking snaps of people in the throws of the party. During the last year Airwolf has been
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Tom Pitney
June 13, 2013
Scott sits down with Ella Yelich-O’Connor, known by her stage name Lorde, to chat about her rise to stardom, making new music and developing her live show. So far, Lorde has had a massive year in
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Tom Pitney
June 11, 2013
Jinja Safari jam out an acoustic cover of ‘Plagiarist‘ in The Ripe’s living room for our latest addition of Ripe Live. The track is the single off the bands self-titled debut album which is
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Tom Pitney
May 27, 2013
We’re stoked to be featuring such a diverse collection of new Aussie and international releases in this weeks playlist. There’s a solid mix of recognisable names and some new ones we recommend you get familiar with. On
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Top 10 Music Moments In Film
Anna Gilfillan
May 26, 2013
As I eagerly and impatiently wait for the release of The Great Gatsby, I have begun pondering what really excites me about the upcoming Baz Luhrmann film. One of the reasons is his impeccable
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