Cardinal play Washington, DC’s Velvet Lounge tonight, 5/15. The baroque, neo-psychedelia of Cardinal’s classic, self-titled debut album couldn’t have been more out of step with the indie rock world when it was released in 1994. The album paired the prodigious talents of Australian songwriter Richard Davies, who had previously been a creative driving force in [...]

The relationship of Megan Gold and Robbie Williamson established years ago in Tacoma, Washington. Their initial meeting happened somewhat through the help of fate, when Gold skipped class to go to a coffee shop and Williamson was her server. United by their passions for innovative electronic and rock music,...

The relationship of Megan Gold and Robbie Williamson established years ago in Tacoma, Washington. Their initial meeting happened somewhat through the help of fate, when Gold skipped class to go to a coffee shop and Williamson was her server. United by their passions for innovative electronic and rock music,...

Our guide to Record Store Day activities, which will take place around the country tomorrow (April 21). The list below isn’t exhaustive, so feel free to add any omissions in the comments section below. (If we’re feeling generous we might even put them up.) More event listings here . Photo by LEAH ROBERTSON . Adelaide Mr V Music (Semaphore): A record fair will be held at the Masonic Hall across the road on Sunday, 11am-5pm. Entry is free. Clarity Records (CBD): Second birthday celebrations. Twenty percent of all marked prices for CDs and vinyl on Saturday and Sunday. Blackwood Sound ...

– Purveyors of ambient dark noise Heirs will tour the east-coast next month in support of their latest release Hunter . The band will take their show, which includes lighting installations and live video projection, to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in early May. It’ll be their last round of Australian shows before embarking on their third European tour in September. Fri, May 4 - Alhambra Lounge, Brisbane, QLD (w/No Anchor + Hope Drone + Golden Bats) Sat, May 5 - The Bald Faced Stag, Sydney, NSW (w/The Veil + At Dark + Forenzics) Fri, May 11 - The Curtin Bandroom, Melbourne, VIC (w/The Process + A ...

(Sony) Pop music for clever people Brisbane has a proud history of producing pop music for people who aren’t idiots. Between Hungry Kids of Hungary, Megan Washington and Custard, this city has generated an impressive array of pop songsmiths. Fellow smart-pop singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Hiedke proves with her third album that she can not only handle a catchy melodic hook, but delve into more unusual sonic territory as well.  Nightflight has a far more richly layered sound than her previo ...

The fine folks at Heathen Skulls really do put on some good tours and this one is perhaps on of the finest yet; a double bill of Dead Meadow and Pink Mountaintops. Two bands at the top of their genre sharing a stage can only mean one thing. A damn fine night of music. Dead River were the first band I caught on the evening and having not heard the all girl three piece before I was instantly I fan. For 30 odd minutes they melted faces and impressed the crowd with their intensity and it can honestly be said ...

Melbourne funk and soul outfit The Bamboos have announced the release of their fifth album ‘Medicine Man’, which will be available this 1st of June through Inertia Recordings. The announcement comes following the success of first single “I Got Burned”, which features You Am I’s Tim Rogers on vocals and was named The Music Network’s 4th most added track to radio following release!

Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ will win APRA’s “Song of the Year”, but let’s not forget the 29 other also-rans vying for the title. They include Hillsong Live, the “global expression of praise and worship from Hillsong Church”; inexplicably popular, one-dimensional joke band The Beards (pictured); ex- Idol contestants Guy Sebastian and Matt Corby; and Australian Music Prize winners The Jezabels. No HTRK, Royal Headache, or Kitchen's Floor? The songs are voted on by APRA members, making this a 100 percent peer-voted music award and putting more weight behind the argument that musicians should ...

Cub Scouts are an energetic 5-piece hailing from Brisbane, Australia who have been crafting their own charismatic style of indie pop for a couple of years. And as could be expected it's fantastic stuff. Their latest contagious, steel drum-driven single, 'Evie', is an exploration into new sounds and stories. The track is the first single from an upcoming EP recorded with Melbourne producer, John Castle (The Boat People, Washington, The Cat Empire). 'Evie' is something colourful and charming, and is sure to have you singing along before you know it. Between national tours Cub Scouts found time to put ...

In this issue: Opportunities galore with applications open for Unsigned Only, Bigsound and the Red Bull Music Academy, while opportunities are dwindling in venues at St Kilda. Adele still holds onto the number one spot on the ARIA charts, and Song Summit adds more acts to it's conference. All in this weeks Industry round up. UNSIGNED ONLY LOOKING FOR TALENT A new international music competition for musicians not signed to a major label record company or any of its affiliates has started up. Unsigned Only is looking for “talented artists: a band, singer, or solo artist, a newcomer or ...

Celebrating Vladimir Putin's 3rd running election victory, Triple J painted Oh Hello! red and hipsters in their trendiest Russian costumes lined up all the way down to Brunswick St to hear DJ sets from Nina Las Vegas , Ball Park Music and The Grates . While a Russian theme is great for the those in the Triple J Pun Department (the station must actually have one of these), a couple of hundred people wearing fur hats, collars and even a few in full Russian bear costumes were soon struggling with the Brisbane summer night. There were Russian inspired drinks which mixed ...

musikalisch sind wir vielleicht nicht unbedingt auf einer höhe, aber das video fand ich echt klasse, drum schaut doch mal rein bei einer durchaus engagierten truppe und ihrem debut "strike hard, young diamond": wildlife : über die jungs devlin mccluskey und christopher spindelilus und ihren release "electric ahab" hatte ich vor einigen tagen berichtet , unterstrichen wollen die beiden ihr kraftstrotzendes paket mittels bewegter bilder sehen, also bitte: the dead ships : nicht weniger spannend ist das video des fünfers aus brisbane, ihre single "evie" wurde farbenfroh bebildert und weist auf die bald kommende ep der australischen band hin, die mit john castle ...

New stuff from OLIVER TANK; following up on the release of his debut EP, Australian tour and supports for Active Child, Youth Lagoon, Bonobo and Washington. ‘Help You Breath’ keeps true to the deep, dreamwave style tunes the Sydney performer has been putting out for the last year – it’s a very instrumental track with scantily placed lyrics [...]

Ahead of its international release this coming week, Pond 's ' Beard, Wives, Denim ' is now streaming in its entirety at The Hype Machine . 'Beard, Wives, Denim' is out Aus March 2, EU/UK March 5 and US March 6. Pre-order it from the Modshop on vinyl or CD , through iTunes or CD via JB Hifi , Amazon and Amazon digital . Check the string of American and Australian tour dates below - starting next week in DC. SXSW info will be shared shortly! TOUR DATES Tues March 6th || Black Cat Backstage || Washington, DC *! Wed March 7th || Telfair Square, Savannah Stopover Music Festival || Savannah ...