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Tune! – Scissor Lock
Scissor Lock: Churn Churn is the latest EP release from Sydney-based electronic wizard Marcus Whale (50% of the brains behind enigmatic internet-duo Collarbones – see 2012’s Die Young).  Interwoven with ethereal… Read More

Top Five – Jen Boyce (Ball Park Music)
Here are bassist for Ball Park Music Jen Boyce’s top five things from 2012: 1. Adopting our kitten Rapunzel from Furry Friends Animal Rescue. She has cerebellar hypoplasia and is one of the cutest animals in… Read More

The Year That Was…
Ah 2012, what a year you were. Let’s recap it shall we? We began the leap year with tour promo for international acts Crystal Castles and Chairlift – with the latter… Read More

We have feelings for… Deep Sea Arcade
Deep Sea Arcade: ‘Granite City’ We’re not just lovin’ the latest clip from Sydney’s Deep Sea Arcade – we’ve been developing some serious long-term crushes for a while now. Those paisley shirts, that haircut, the sixties vibe –… Read More

Showin’ some lovin’
We’d just like to stop, take a moment, and give a bit of a shout out to our good mates Cub Scouts. They’ve produced a smashing debut EP entitled Told You So and we think it’s mighty fine. Read More

3 Minutes and 52 Seconds with Asta
As the winner of this year’s Triple J Unearthed High competition, Asta sure has a promising career ahead of her. In the months that have passed since her crowning, she’s supported Angus Stone and played Hobart’s Soundscape festival… Read More

Now Spinning….
On the triple j front, Nantes’ newbie ‘Drones’ was picked up on the spot while recent Triple Treaters Tokyo Denmark Sweden have had a nice little add with ‘When it Breaks’. Ball Park Music are… Read More

We Have Feelings For… Bored Nothing
You may not have heard of him yet, but Bored Nothing has been around for a while now. With 40-odd tracks floating around under this moniker, the Melbourne 4-track wizard (aka Fergus Miller on his… Read More

Tune! – Avaberée
Avaberée: Lover of Mine Ok, we may be slightly biased when we say this, but how freakin’ good is Avaberée’s debut single ‘Lover of Mine’? Our lovely intern Genevieve is one third of this… Read More

3 Minutes and 52 Seconds with Henry Wagons
Known for his crooning, classic songwriting and stomping outlaw country vibes, Melbourne troubadour Henry Wagons has been kicking around for a fair while now with his band Wagons. Putting that on the backburner for a little bit, he’s… Read More

We Have Feelings For… New Gods
  New Gods: ‘On Your Side’ New Gods are new on the scene, but are quite the experienced musos in their own right. Pulling members from Little Red, Eagle and the Worm and Ground Components, this supergroup have come together… Read More

TUNE! – High Highs
High Highs: ‘Open Season’ Australian born, Brooklyn-based duo High Highs make an incredible mix of rich swirly male harmonies, gentle guitars and atmospheric synths. What more could someone want? Made up of Jack Milas and Oli Chang,… Read More

The Mucho Tapedeck – Chance Waters
Sydney hip-hopper Chance Waters is prepping to release his sophomore album Infinity under his own name (even he admits his previous moniker Phatchance was atrocious) and is touring around the country in support of it, kicking things… Read More

3 Minutes and 52 Seconds with The Rubens
The Rubens are going great guns at the moment, riding off the back of their latest single ‘My Gun’ (watch it here) and touring relentlessly around the country in support of their self-titled debut album… Read More

tune(s)! – Ta-ku
Ta-ku: ‘Cutting with Textures’ This week we’re digging Cutting With Textures – a sweet little ode to Chet Faker done by Perth man Ta-ku. He spent some time cutting up and sampling Chet’s latest EP Thinking In Textures – just vibing off his… Read More

we have feelings for… Fishing
Fishing: ‘Choy Lin’ Glitchy duo Fishing have just dropped their latest single ‘Choy Lin’ – a staggering song that toes the line between experimental forest vibes and something that’s a little bit pop. Not ones to… Read More

3 Minutes and 52 Seconds with Step-Panther
In the midst of a European tour, Sydney shredders Step-Panther took a quick plane ride over to Berlin to spend some time with Simon Berkfinger (ex-Philadelphia Grand Jury) to record some tracks. Now back in Australia,… Read More

The Mucho Tapedeck – The Good Shit
The Good Shit by Mel Tickle Alright, this one’s pretty self explanatory. Mel Tickle plays in a band called Little Scout and this is all the shit she thinks is good. It’s not just any old playlist though. There… Read More

TUNE! – Major Leagues
Major Leagues: ‘Teen Mums’ Girly-vocals over breezy guitars soaked in reverb are all the rage right now and you know what, we are totally digging it. ‘Teen Mums’ is the very first taste from Brissy band Major Leagues and… Read More