Emerging like a glowing light from beneath the shadowy depths to brighten up our musical haze is Melbourne band, Borne. Beaming across the globe with their exceptional sound and talent, there’s no keeping these guys a secret. Delivering a power that belies pretension, and a sincerity that strikes at the soul, Borne’s debut ‘Loss of […]
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There’s nothing like a road trip down the Great Ocean Road to kick start your foray into the chaos that is New Year festivities. A pilgrimage taken by 15,000 Australians, to the heart of the Otway National Park, all in the name of music and close quarters camping. Very close. This was my first trip […]
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In a universe where young bands are hell bent on screaming their idiosyncratic prophecies to an overly saturated and usually uninterested audience, the Plain White T’s seem to have emerged from a different angle. Tom Higgenson, Dave Tirio, Mike Retondo, De’ Mar Hamilton and Tim Lopez are the lads from Illinois that make up […]
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The 2006 AFI awards night held in Melbourne was a delectable feast of Australian talent, tantalising the media, paparazzi and fans as they walked the lush red carpet into the rose adorned glass walls of the Exhibition Centre. Without wanting to compare our awards night to that of our American counterparts, the guest list was […]
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Sportsgirl is the quintessential Australian label. A powerful pioneer in a capricious business, Sportsgirl’s tenure has surpassed the longevity of a feline. It is the respected and adored staple label of all Australian women. A label seeped in iconic nostalgia, managing to maintain its quality, uniqueness and therefore relevance in the fashion world, is the […]
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Album Artwork Copyright of Mariachi El Bronx & White Drugs. Like most good things, people always have a way of finding out about it. Even when hardcore punk rock bands have a mariachi side project that ends up gaining more momentum than their aforementioned musical pursuit. Random good things like that. As a writer, and […]
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In an increasingly shallow musical world where everyone wants to be, or believes they are, a budding DJ, I therefore have a profound respect for Josh Davis. No, in fact it goes far beyond that. It is sheer adoration for the man that goes by the name of, DJ Shadow. He is the pioneer of […]
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