Premiere: 'Test Run' by Hannah Kate
It’s been a hot minute between recording sessions for local legends, Hannah Kate.
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Nick Crameri
May 172 min read
Premiere: 'Mumma Told Me' by Suneden
It’s been near on 2 years since funk-soul outfit, Suneden let loose their sparkling debut LP, Smooth Groove. Busy garnering gigs and...
Nick Crameri
Aug 5, 20238 min read
The Bible of Billiam or How Sonic Got His Speed
A story for years we’ve been too frightened to flock to, too daunted to dabble in, is that of Billiam. Through sheer volume of output,...
Nick Crameri
Aug 4, 20231 min read
Premiere: 'Spoon Full A Hunni' by Big Soap
It’s been a while between supergroups but the new crew, Big Soap are here to fill the void. Combining members from the likes of Wybie,...
Nick Crameri
Mar 18, 20236 min read
Edith Lane’s Labour of Love Revokes the Tale of the Tortured Artist
The cliché of the tortured artist is one that’s not only tired but dangerously assumptive. The image implied of a strewn-out musician up...
Nick Crameri
Mar 8, 20232 min read
Premiere: 'Come Down for Air' by Solar Wax
Recent additions to the Side Stare family, local quintet Solar Wax are on the precipice of their maiden self-titled EP. Forming over...
Nick Crameri
Mar 3, 20235 min read
Wybie’s Kyle Muir on Remembering Rage, Forgetting Form and Embracing Expression
If you happen to begin your artistic endeavours inspired by the early hours of Rage before studying Jazz with Honours in West African...
Nick Crameri
Sep 29, 20222 min read
Premiere: 'Fly Big Balloon' by Wybie
If it’s some endearingly heartful, indie-folk you’re after, look no further than local Naarm outfit, Wybie. Since playing their first...
Nick Crameri
Sep 8, 20223 min read
Premiere: POLITICS: A Case Study of the Nexus between Populism, Apathy & Exploitation
The time has finally come for the Bureau’s Ministry for Social Cohesion to unleash its strongest arm of communication and engagement by...
Nick Crameri
Aug 25, 20222 min read
Premiere: 'Girl Shit' by Lilly & the Lovebites
Like the sting of a venomous hickey, Lilly and the Lovebites are here to land a heavy shot of fresh punk straight to your jugular. As...
Nick Crameri
Jul 21, 20222 min read
PREMIERE: 'Rock Song' by The Pinstripes
Hot on the heels of their dazzling debut EP, Fish On Land local alt-garage trio, The Pinstripes are back with a brand new track. When we...
Nick Crameri
Jul 8, 20221 min read
Premiere: Genuine Fake Single and Video Release, ‘Bloodhound Elite’
Since first catching our attention playing Stargazed Records Festival’s Opening Night at Kindred Studios back in 2021, Genuine Fake have...
Bonnie Spain
Jul 6, 20226 min read
Great Australian Bank discuss new EP 'Water Tank' and the lost truth of mateship
On the promise to make Australiana great again, Naarm-based Great Australian Bank has dropped their second EP, Water Tank. Inspired by...
Nick Crameri
May 6, 20222 min read
VIDEO PREMIERE: 'Econ Sopro' by Worker & Parasite
Ever since HUM last caught up with Worker and Parasite, The Ministry for Social Cohesion has unleashed their artistic arm onto the masses...
Bonnie Spain
Apr 27, 20227 min read
Class Traitor discusses their debut EP ‘Calving’ & their eagerly anticipated launch
Image credit: dsr-photography.com Class Traitor are a desperation sludge-metal project based in Naarm/Melbourne, consisting of members of...
Nick Crameri
Apr 22, 20224 min read
A Portrait of The Pinstripes
While unwittingly so, local 3-piece, The Pinstripes represent a new wave of Melbourne’s post-lockdown punk artistry. Their recently...
Nick Crameri
Apr 2, 20226 min read
CB Radio’s Carsten Bruhn on Running out of Numbers and Roolette Records
For the Melbourne music underground to stand as strong as it does, it requires people like Carsten Bruhn at the foot of its foundations....
Nick Crameri
Mar 16, 20222 min read
Premiere: The Stained Daisies Live @ The Mud Hut
Such is the strength of The Stained Daisies juggernaut that within months of their delayed yet completely insane launch of 2021’s Jazz...
Nick Crameri
Dec 21, 20212 min read
PREMIERE: ‘Sad To See You Go’ by SUNEDEN
While it feels like an aeon ago, it was only in April of last year that we first met Eden Lee and Sunny Thapo to chat about their widely...
Nick Crameri
Nov 5, 20215 min read
Live Music Lives - Hyping Up The Retreat's Comeback Special
The firm feel of the bar as you sidle up to order your fresh first pint of the night. The sensation of spongey carpet and a sticky dance...
Nick Crameri
Oct 29, 20212 min read
PREMIERE: 'Don't Shoot The Mesenger' by Joe Terror
If there was ever a HUM Hall of Fame, Jayden Hebbard’s eclectic alter ego Joe Terror would be one of the first names inscribed. Having...
Nick Crameri
Oct 27, 20215 min read
Road Trip: Inner Wave Overcome Odds and Embrace Change With Apoptosis
Having endured personal trials and internal turbulence over the past year, there’s few more fitting ways to describe Inner Wave’s...
Nick Crameri
Oct 18, 20214 min read
Road Trip: How Chicago’s The Lipschitz Accidentally Achieved Post-Punk Perfection
Named after a German mathematician, Lipschitz continuity denotes a strong, uniform continuity between two functions. If we were to trace...
Nick Crameri
Sep 10, 20215 min read
Bird Facts and Ballads: What Makes Up the Soul of Skink Tank
With the strength of the sun they sing about, Skink Tank radiate Australiana’s most positive peculiarities. Bound by a fondness for...
Nick Crameri
Aug 14, 20215 min read
Worker and Parasite Unveil Their Urgent Uprising Against the Bourgeoisie
Under clear and specific directives from the socialist alliance known as the Ministry of Social Cohesion, Worker and Parasite act to...
Nick Crameri
Jul 15, 20215 min read
Tapping Into The Artful Aura of Tapdog
Those that discredit punk as an artform need only look as far as Tapdog for a reality check. A band shrouded in the secrecy of their...
Nick Crameri
Jul 1, 20215 min read
Phone In Invites Listeners Into a Lighter Side of Lachlan and Snowy
When considering prolific Melbourne artists of the recent era, Liam ‘Snowy’ Halliwell and Lachlan Denton sit within a sphere of their own...
Nick Crameri
Jun 26, 20213 min read
HUM Movie Night: Giallo Courses Through Vittima’s Veins
Here at HUM we’re shakin’ things up and takin’ a night off from gigs in favour of an indie film. Stepping out of the sticky-floored band...
Nick Crameri
May 14, 20215 min read
How A Hug Can Heal - Juice Webster Squeezes Her Subconscious into Her Sophomore EP
Every so often you might just be lucky enough to come across a song with the ability to halt you dead in its tracks. Something that...
Nick Crameri
Mar 23, 20214 min read
The Dadsons Chase Down Their Own Zeitgeist on Sophomore LP, Four
Brad Dadson rarely answers a question regarding his music without the preface, “It’s weird…”. Whilst a self-ascribed descriptor for his...
Nick Crameri
Mar 4, 20215 min read
Wandering Through Sleep Paralysis and Song Writing with Cian Bennet
Cian Bennet’s debut LP represents a first on many fronts. As a filmmaker and an experienced trumpet player in the phenomenal local outfit...
Nick Crameri
Feb 22, 20215 min read
The Laws of Loveboner
Even with so little on stage, Loveboner offer one of the most engagingly manic performances you’re likely to see in Melbourne. Marked by...
Bonnie Spain
Feb 11, 20212 min read
PREMIERE: 'If Only (feat. Charm of Finches)' by Cian Bennet
Sometimes, the best way to open someone’s mind is to embrace their kindness. An endeavour for Cian Bennet, featuring Charm of Finches, If...
Bonnie Spain
Dec 27, 20204 min read
PREMIERE: ‘Tomorrow is Fine’ by Sean Sully & The Sleep Ins
‘Tomorrow is Fine’, the single release from Sean Sully & The Sleep Ins, is an optimistic track that is looking towards a carefree and...
Nick Crameri
Dec 17, 20204 min read
The Gold Is In The Gutter For Gutter Girls
Gutter Girls’ modus operandi is best likened to the haphazard chaos of Melbourne drains funnelling dregs and debris into the Yarra on a...
Bonnie Spain
Dec 11, 20202 min read
TRACK FEATURE: 'UP AND OUT' by Close Counters
As the ebullient summer sun rises over Melbourne, Close Counters couldn’t have chosen a better time to drop their new single UP AND OUT....
Nick Crameri
Nov 29, 20205 min read
Why We Love The Stained Daisies So Much
Sitting with alt-rockers The Stained Daisies in their homely Moreland Road share house, there’s a special kind of warmth that glows from...
Gregory Alekseenko
Nov 27, 202016 min read
Deep Dive: Hachiku - A Portrait Of The Artist as a Young Woman
It’s a mild spring Tuesday as I catch up with Narrm/Birraranga/Melbourne-based artist Anika Ostendorf, known by her moniker Hachiku. She...
Nick Crameri
Nov 24, 20204 min read
Eggy Bring Their Kaleidoscopic Oddments to Life On, Bravo!
Forming five years ago over a mutual affinity for “friendship and gags”, Melbourne 5-piece, Eggy have sizzled to the forefront of the...
Nick Crameri
Nov 23, 20205 min read
EUGH - The Most Die-Hard of the Devo-Core
Vincent Buchanan-Simpson’s EUGH (pronounced however the hell you want it to) has taken on a life that far exceeded its humble beginnings...
Bonnie Spain
Nov 19, 20203 min read
TRACK FEATURE: 'Swamp Fever' by Black Bats
'Swamp Fever', Black Bats most recent release, is a sultry fever dream, enrobed by the anxiety of the unknown. It’s dark and gritty, but...
Dillon South
Nov 18, 20208 min read
Road Trip: Flight to Dubai talk Strife, Hail Damage, and creating their own cult
Flight to Dubai are a no-nonsense band that are renowned for ripping the roof off with their rock and roll prowess. Reigning from...
Bridget bourke
Nov 16, 20202 min read
TRACK FEATURE: 'If I Never Make a Profit' by The Nylex Factory
'If I never made a profit' is the newest track from Melbourne Electro Rap artist The Nylex Factory, Better know as their artist alter ego...
Ella Clair
Nov 6, 20203 min read
VIDEO PREMIERE: ‘My Love’ & ‘Moments’ by Outtatime
Emerging impressively from the worst of Victoria’s lockdown with not one, but two captivating music videos is Victorian based Catalina...
Nick Crameri
Nov 5, 20201 min read
PREMIERE: 'Realpolitik' by Worker & Parasite
Back in August, we were introduced to the politically charged post-punk of Worker & Parasite through their debut single, ‘Crisis’....
Bonnie Spain
Oct 31, 20204 min read
ALBUM FEATURE: The Be Good Project
Robot Jaw Records recently released an album called ‘The Be Good Project’, a collaborative project between a wide range of musicians and...
Gregory Alekseenko
Oct 26, 20202 min read
TRACK FEATURE: 'Brick' by Realname & Stoneset
For many years now, experimental hip-hop group Too Birds, Realname and his pals at X Amount Records have been keeping the backpacker rap...
Nick Crameri
Oct 25, 20201 min read
HUM RECORDS PREMIERE: 'Wanderer' by Cian Bennet
Cian Bennet’s debut single represents a first on many fronts. As a filmmaker and an experienced trumpet player in the phenomenal local...
Bonnie Spain
Oct 17, 20207 min read
PREMIERE: 'Blue Flower' by El Fuko
To put it simply, 'Blue Flower' is authentic. It’s messy, it’s angry and it’s real. The sophomore album from El Fuko encapsulates a...
Nick Crameri
Oct 13, 20204 min read
Fluking Your Way Through the Modern Madness with Moth
If you feel yourself slowly becoming a slave to your screen as a result of the events of this horrendous year, Melbourne’s Moth is here...
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