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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...
Nick Crameri
Nov 29, 20205 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...
Gregory Alekseenko
Nov 27, 202016 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 24, 20204 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...
Nick Crameri
Nov 23, 20205 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...
Nick Crameri
Oct 13, 20204 min read


Plastic Piece Their Debut LP Together with New Hands
Having gone quietly about their business since their 2013 inception, Melbourne-based Plastic have moulded their emotionally hard-hitting...
Nick Crameri
Oct 7, 20204 min read


TRACK FEATURE: 'Shambhala' by Porcelain Eyes
Sometimes when it's right, it just works. This was the case with 'Shambhala', the debut single from Melbourne/Adelaide-based musician...
Bonnie Spain
Sep 11, 20205 min read


Junior Fiction Help Us Find Hope Through Happiness
Few bands in Melbourne shine brighter with euphoric, alt-pop boppers than Junior Fiction. Stealing many a heart through performances...
Nick Crameri
Sep 4, 20204 min read


Behind your new isolation anthem, ‘In My Room’ by Rhysics
When life in lockdown starts to stray into Groundhog Day territory, there’s nothing better than boogying around your bedroom to turn that...
Ivy Emily Trim
Sep 1, 20204 min read


Bogan Punks Dole Cheque on Writing Real in Reverse
Though bogan punk has forced its way into the mainstream of Australian rock, Dole Cheque has long been Melbourne's trailblazers of the...
Nick Crameri
Aug 30, 20203 min read


Building A Community Out Of Hearts and Rockets
As the minds behind beloved local post-punk-pop duo Hearts and Rockets, Kurt Eckardt and Kalindy Williams have gone to great lengths to...
Nick Crameri
Aug 8, 20205 min read


Big Bill & The Bigots Discuss The Fear & Loathing Of White Privilege
Big Bill and the Bigot’s debut EP is a self-reflection of guilt, love and fear. Let The Empire Burn is chilling to its core. It creates a...
Bonnie Spain
Aug 2, 20204 min read


Polarize’s Rudie Dodd On Why It’s Hard Being ‘Friends Again’
Initially intended as a creative canvas for Rudie Dodd’s recordings, Melbourne-based Polarize now comprises 5 members that gig heavily....
Nick Crameri
Jul 31, 20204 min read


Double Vanity Craft Their Own Class Of Airportwave
Double Vanity are a band whose music expresses feelings that words can’t articulate. With the ability to lure the listener into otherwise...
Nick Crameri
Jul 29, 20204 min read


Copywriting Your Own Existence with Dr Chicken Gristle
Where some artists base their work on personal self-reflections, others hurl themselves into eccentric forms of abstract social...
Nick Crameri
Jul 21, 20204 min read


TRACK FEATURE: 'Scared of Blood' by Precision Auto
There is always a sense of excitement when music veterans come together and make something new. Newly formed Melbourne based band,...
Bonnie Spain
Jul 18, 20202 min read


PREMIERE: Distilling the Detail on Confusion In Colour’s Third EP, 'Solid Clod'
Long-time musician and former venue-owner Greg Whyman is the key creative mind behind Confusion In Colour. After opening his account with...
Nick Crameri
Jun 25, 20203 min read


Josh Moriarty On Dealing With Isolation Before It Was Mainstream
Josh Moriarty is a man with fingers in many pies. Breaking out as the front man for Ben Plant’s Miami Horror, he then plied his trade...
Nick Crameri
May 29, 20205 min read


Synth-wave trio Jacuzzi unleash their new single 'Soft Dream'
Amid Melbourne’s rise from a COVID-induced slumber, local synth-wave trio Jacuzzi have unleashed their new single Soft Dream.
Nick Crameri
May 22, 20204 min read


Slipping into Suneden’s Dreamtime 13-Minute Debut Sampana Ko Samaya
If there’s ever any doubt regarding the fortune that fate can wield, look no further than Nepal/ Melbourne duo Suneden. Following their...
Nick Crameri
Apr 30, 20204 min read
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