Citizen Kay: Rocket Bar, Sat Jul 20

Off the back of his thumping tune Yes!, buzzing Canberra hip hop artist Citizen Kay is hitting the road this July to celebrate the release of his dynamic new EP Vision.

Widely dubbed as the ‘White Stripes of hip hop’, Citizen Kay have been making waves in his home state…

Bliss N Eso: Circus In The Sky

With the release of Circus In The Sky, it’s now a fact that Bliss N Eso go way beyond merely being some of the most talented artists in Oz hip hop – the Sydney trio are officially among the best musicians that Australia has to offer in general. Even Nas…

Dizzy Wright Interview

Las Vegas – otherwise known as Sin City – has become synonymous with all things seedy: gambling, gangs, strippers and epic hangovers. That is, until now. Ever since he dropped three releases in 2012 (including debut album SmokeOut Conversations, a promo mixtape and The First Agreement EP), Dizzy Wright (known…

Tricky Interview

Tricky (AKA Adrian Thaws) has accepted that 1995's classic Maxinquaye will always be a touchstone for his work. And, in doing so, he's furnished a credible 10th album, False Idols – a meta-commentary on celebrity culture. Thematically, it harks back to Thaws' rap Tricky Kid (a line of which inspired…

Stone Sour: House of Gold And Bones (Part 2)

When Stone Sour first made it big back in 2002 they were just another hard rock band – they weren’t doing anything special and were kind of riding on Slipknot’s fame. Since then they have developed their own identity and have begun writing much more melodic and music as far…

Jinja Safari: Jinja Safari

What tight little jams these are! Spicy coconut flavoured jams. Exquisite production makes Jinja’s self-titled debut record twinkle and glow. It’s a glorious layer-cake of incredible, exotic sounds that very rarely disappoints.

The self-titled record comes with worldly flavours that don’t seem forced or naff. Overall, Jinja Safari is bright,…

You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet Review

Absolutely no one but now-90 director Alain Resnais could get away with a movie like this, especially one that gets into all the cerebral game-playing and performance-versus-reality tricks that also feature in his most (in)famous pics, like (gulp!) 1961’s insufferably incomprehensible epic Last Year At Marienbad.

In a lovely opening…

Jagwar Ma Interview

Although illness has continued to plague Jono Ma, the beat maker from Sydney duo Jagwar Ma, for several months now, it has not impeded the project’s meteoric rise. Amongst the radiant reviews for debut album Howlin, praise is also coming in from music royalty…

Justin Bieber Cleared Of Hit And Run; Announces Australian Tour

After being cleared from an alleged hit and run on Monday night, where he was accused of pinning a paparazzo between his Ferrari and a parked Audi on Sunset Boulevard, Justin Bieber is now free to bring his Believe tour to Australia.

The New…

My Favourite Robot Crossing Wires 001

With their debut album getting prepped for No.19 Music, the Canadian trio (James Teej, Jared Simms and Voytek Karab) bust out a mix on their own imprint, which showcases their brand of slow burning dub techno and dark house. While straying into areas such as gloomy disco and atmospheric electro,…

Heartland

In 2012 at the Adelaide Biennial former curator Alexie Glass stated: “Vulnerability is the most political act.” The quote has since carried on as an underlying motto for the Art Gallery Of South Australia’s next major exhibition Heartland, a contemporary showcase of some of South Australia’s best local artists in…

Parklife Out, ‘Listen Out’ In (Except For Adelaide)

Fuzzy have just announced that annual dance music festival Parklife will not be returning in 2013. Instead, the festival organisers have introduced a brand new touring event called Listen Out – which will be staged in all the major cities except for Adelaide.

Describing the new event…

Format Returning This July

Good news Adelaide, multipurpose underground venue Format is coming back.

Following an unexpected closure of it’s Peel St residence earlier this year, the art and music hub will reopen this July with a brand new home rumoured to be in the southern end of the CBD. They’ll be throwing an…

Illy Announces Headline Tour With Tuka And Allday

In celebration of the release of his new single On & On, Illy has announced a headlining tour for September, set to be joined by fellow Australian hip hoppers and support acts Tuka, Allday and Elemont.

On & On is the first taste of Illy's still unnamed album, which is set for…

Hear The New Pond Single ‘Xanman’ – Listen Now

Following his recent departure from Tame Impala, former bassist Nick Allbrook has been busy working on Pond’s forthcoming new album Hobo Rocket (due out Aug 2). With the release date edging closer, the band has released the second single from the album Xanman.

Xanman follows previously unveiled track Giant…