Few days pass whereby west-side locals, Tom and Llewy wouldn’t find themselves hanging out at Mamma Chens . An inclusive, all-embracing...

It’s been a hot minute between recording sessions for local legends, Hannah Kate.

It’s been near on 2 years since funk-soul outfit, Suneden let loose their sparkling debut LP, Smooth Groove. Busy garnering gigs and...

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,...

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,...

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...

Recent additions to the Side Stare family, local quintet Solar Wax are on the precipice of their maiden self-titled EP. Forming over...

If you happen to begin your artistic endeavours inspired by the early hours of Rage before studying Jazz with Honours in West African...

If it’s some endearingly heartful, indie-folk you’re after, look no further than local Naarm outfit, Wybie. Since playing their first...

The time has finally come for the Bureau’s Ministry for Social Cohesion to unleash its strongest arm of communication and engagement by...

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...

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...

Since first catching our attention playing Stargazed Records Festival’s Opening Night at Kindred Studios back in 2021, Genuine Fake have...

On the promise to make Australiana great again, Naarm-based Great Australian Bank has dropped their second EP, Water Tank. Inspired by...

Ever since HUM last caught up with Worker and Parasite, The Ministry for Social Cohesion has unleashed their artistic arm onto the masses...

Image credit: dsr-photography.com Class Traitor are a desperation sludge-metal project based in Naarm/Melbourne, consisting of members of...

While unwittingly so, local 3-piece, The Pinstripes represent a new wave of Melbourne’s post-lockdown punk artistry. Their recently...

For the Melbourne music underground to stand as strong as it does, it requires people like Carsten Bruhn at the foot of its foundations....

Such is the strength of The Stained Daisies juggernaut that within months of their delayed yet completely insane launch of 2021’s Jazz...

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...

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...

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...

Having endured personal trials and internal turbulence over the past year, there’s few more fitting ways to describe Inner Wave’s...

Named after a German mathematician, Lipschitz continuity denotes a strong, uniform continuity between two functions. If we were to trace...

With the strength of the sun they sing about, Skink Tank radiate Australiana’s most positive peculiarities. Bound by a fondness for...

Under clear and specific directives from the socialist alliance known as the Ministry of Social Cohesion, Worker and Parasite act to...

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...

When considering prolific Melbourne artists of the recent era, Liam ‘Snowy’ Halliwell and Lachlan Denton sit within a sphere of their own...

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...

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...

Brad Dadson rarely answers a question regarding his music without the preface, “It’s weird…”. Whilst a self-ascribed descriptor for his...

Cian Bennet’s debut LP represents a first on many fronts. As a filmmaker and an experienced trumpet player in the phenomenal local outfit...

Even with so little on stage, Loveboner offer one of the most engagingly manic performances you’re likely to see in Melbourne. Marked by...

Sometimes, the best way to open someone’s mind is to embrace their kindness. An endeavour for Cian Bennet, featuring Charm of Finches, If...

‘Tomorrow is Fine’, the single release from Sean Sully & The Sleep Ins, is an optimistic track that is looking towards a carefree and...

Gutter Girls’ modus operandi is best likened to the haphazard chaos of Melbourne drains funnelling dregs and debris into the Yarra on a...

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....

Sitting with alt-rockers The Stained Daisies in their homely Moreland Road share house, there’s a special kind of warmth that glows from...

It’s a mild spring Tuesday as I catch up with Narrm/Birraranga/Melbourne-based artist Anika Ostendorf, known by her moniker Hachiku. She...

Forming five years ago over a mutual affinity for “friendship and gags”, Melbourne 5-piece, Eggy have sizzled to the forefront of the...

Vincent Buchanan-Simpson’s EUGH (pronounced however the hell you want it to) has taken on a life that far exceeded its humble beginnings...

'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...

Flight to Dubai are a no-nonsense band that are renowned for ripping the roof off with their rock and roll prowess. Reigning from...

'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...

Emerging impressively from the worst of Victoria’s lockdown with not one, but two captivating music videos is Victorian based Catalina...

Back in August, we were introduced to the politically charged post-punk of Worker & Parasite through their debut single, ‘Crisis’....

Robot Jaw Records recently released an album called ‘The Be Good Project’, a collaborative project between a wide range of musicians and...

For many years now, experimental hip-hop group Too Birds, Realname and his pals at X Amount Records have been keeping the backpacker rap...

Cian Bennet’s debut single represents a first on many fronts. As a filmmaker and an experienced trumpet player in the phenomenal local...

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...