Great new video from Melbourne bro-band Northeast Party House, a moody, tropical dance-punk quintet recently signed to Stop Start Music, an EMI partner and home to Ballpark Music and Hungry Kids of Hungary. Empires – Northeast Party House from Stop Start on Vimeo. Check out more NEPH if you dig Gold Fields, New Navy and [...]

We look ahead at the first six months of 2012 – from new releases by the Dirty Three and Aleks & The Ramps to the long-awaited Catcall debut. The list below is likely to fluctuate and is by no means exhaustive, so feel free to add any omissions in the comments section below. (If we’re in a good mood we might even put them up.) January Woollen Kits: Debut self-titled album. Out now through R.I.P Society. Described by M+N as “one single, ringing revelation” . Jonti: Sine & Moon LP. A collection of early material recorded at home on a ...

Triple j Unearthed radio: great redeemer for Australian independent music or another peg in the national broadcaster’s market monopoly? As part of our summer Great Debate series, MATT SHEA talks to bands and industry representatives to get their thoughts. Weigh in on the debate in the comments section below for your chance to win a $250 record store voucher of your choosing thanks to Hyundai’s Veloster . When triple j announced the introduction of a dedicated digital radio station for its Unearthed talent-finding initiative, there was understandably a lot of excitement from up-and-coming artists, industry representatives and the listening ...

We catch up with Brisbane's Hungry Kids of Hungary backstage at 2011 Festival of the Sun in Port Macquarie. read more

In the second installment of our two-part news wrap, we countdown the final six months of 2011, which saw Royal Headache get a bad review, among other significant events. Part one here . July Hottest 100 Australian Albums: Triple J Listeners proved that they had short memories and a preference for meat’n’potatoes rock when the station announced its hottest 100 Australian albums of all time . Powderfinger’s Odyssey Number Five took out the title, followed by silverchair’s Frogstomp and AC/DC’s Back In Black . The bankable likes of Crowded House and INXS filled out the list, along ...

Trabajamos con la mejor música de la galaxia . En Galaxy fm ® siempre tenemos los sonidos más nuevos del mundo, directamente llevados a ustedes para animar el alma... Este 2011 —casi por terminar, nos ha dado increíbles muestras de arte expresadas en música... editores, programadores, músicos, investigadores, ejecutivos, técnicos y especialistas que integramos el equipo de Galaxy fm ® hemos recopilado las mejores 100 canciones del 2011 ... Vamos a transmitir en estos días de fiesta gloriosa, desde hoy viernes 23 y sábado 24 de diciembre , repetición viernes 30 y sábado 31 de diciembre , la lista más esperada por los fieles radioescuchas de ...

Photographer: Amy Lee Freshwater Photographer: Amy Lee Freshwater Acts: Art vs Science, Ladyhawke, The Snowdroppers, FloatingMe, The Delta Riggs, Brothers Grim, The Medics, Benjalu, The King Cannons, Young Revelry, Hungry Kids of Hungary Event: Festival Of The Sun, Port Macquarie :: Sundowner Breakwall Tourist Park – NSW Date: December 9th-10th, 2011 Related: ** Festival Of The Sun 2010 @ Port Macquarie, NSW [...]

You know the drill! Here are my favourite songs (#41-50) that were released over the past 12 months. Weeee! 50.  Blake Mills – Wintersong 49.  Tennis – Pigeon 48.  The Belle Brigade – Losers 47.  Kanye West & Jay Z – Otis 46.  Hungry Kids of Hungary – Scattered Diamonds 45.  Middle Brother – Me [...]

Gotye will top next year’s triple j Hottest 100. This was M+N contributor Andrew McMillen’s frank assessment after watching a particularly “hair-raising” performance of ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ with Kimbra at August’s Splendour In The Grass. While ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ isn’t the only contender for 2011 – there’s that song by, er, that guy, and that other one whose name escapes us – it’s firmly tipped to become the second consecutive Australian song to top the poll, following Julia Stone">Angus & Julia Stone’s “controversial” triumph earlier this year . The ...

– Well, if you were Royal Headache , you’d probably want to celebrate too. In a year that saw a breakthrough debut and the ‘Best New Talent’ gong at the EG Awards (not to mention the most divisive review we’ve published in recent memory), the band have decided to pull down the curtain with a New Year’s Eve show at Goodgod Small Club in Sydney. They will be the headline act on a trailer trash-themed night dubbed ‘Last Resort’, with other acts to be announced. – Having conquered Australia with 2009’s Escapades , Brisbane’s Hungry Kids Of Hungary have ...

While Hungry Kids of Hungary have been a little quiet on the home front since their massive sold-out Final Escapades Tour in May, the band has been has been garnering a lot of traction in the Benelux where they have just inked a deal with Rough Trade to release their debut album Escapades.

Turns out I’m turning into an R’n'B head. I didn’t plan on it. In Australia, when I want to relax, I might listen to some Hungry Kids of Hungary, some Washington, some Flight Facilities. In Europe I have no problem zoning out to Massive Attack, The xx, Radiohead. Now that I’m in the States, though, [...]

Every so often, while we’re trolling the internet for new tunes, we come across something really awesome. We get excited, and start writing a post and then we realize it’s been out for some time. So while we like to keep it fresh for you, sometimes we have to post a throwback or two. This [...]

Not to be outdone by this morning’s Golden Plains announcement , organisers of the Homebake festival at Sydney’s Domain in December have announced a fresh batch of acts. Joining the alliterative trio of Grinderman, Gotye and Gurrumul are the recently regrouped Ratcat, as well as Goldfields, Bleeding Knees Club , 360, Big Scary, Owl Eyes, Jet side project Damn Dogs, Split Seconds, Rüfüs and a yet-to-be-announced triple j Unearthed Winner. Seeker Lover Keeper (Sally Seltmann, Sarah Blasko and Holly Throsby), Lanie Lane and Daniel Lee Kendall will also perform in the Cinema Pavilion. Homebake will make its return to the ...

Valley Fiesta returns to take over Fortitude Valley on Friday Oct 7 and Saturday Oct 8, closing off Brunswick St. to feature Hungry Kids Of Hungary (pictured), Nina Las Vegas, New Navy, Laneous & The Family Yah, The Jungle Giants, Space Invadas, Evil Eddie (and more), while the Alloneword Stage in Alfred St hosts local DJs including Sampology, 2 Dogs, NikkC, DJ Sheep, Bec Laughton, Bos Cats, Kidney Thieves and many, many more. Gotye may have sold out four shows, but the street parties are fr ...