Australian Greg Gould has released his powerful and important new song ‘Who Gave You Permission?’. The new song tackles the tricky subject matter of sexual abuse and along with its accompanying strong yet confronting music video serves as an anthem for survivors. We caught up with the former Australia’s Got Talent runner-up to ask him about ‘Who Gave You Permission?’, the challenges of bringing this dark chapter into the light and what’s next for this talented Aussie singer-songwriter.

Michelle Symes26 April 2024@greggould, @onthemap, @onthemappr

The golden girl…Charlie Lane

Melbourne singer-songwriter Charlie Lane has unveiled her new single titled ‘Gold Drips’. The new track combines layers of indie pop and rock edges along with Lane’s trademark reflective lyricism and also comes with its own gold-themed music video. We caught up with Charlie to ask her about ‘Gold Drips’, her songwriting process and when we can expect her 3rd album released.

Dan Keyes and his new ride

Dan Keyes is back with a new band, The New Rides, a new label and a brand new track, ‘London’. The debut release ‘London’ comes accompanied by a captivating music video, and marks the first release from the resurrected Wheatley Records, first established in 1980 by the late Australian music icon Glenn Wheatley. We caught up with Dan to chat about the new track, commuting between Los Angeles and Australia and why he is now classed as an Australian.

Michelle Symes18 December 2023@onthemap, @onthemappr, @dankeyes, @whaetleyrecords, @timmetcalfe, @jyperrybanks, @jamesmillar

Outside of the box for CHISEKO

Perth Artist, CHISEKO has released his new single ‘Outside’, an alternative dance-fuelled track that is also accompanied with its own music video. ‘Outside’ sees CHISEKO fusing elements of hip hop, rap and house into his own addictive style, with lyrics that capture the feeling of exhilaration on a night out as the world passes you by in an intoxicating blur. We caught up with CHISEKO to chat about the new track, his time at this year’s BIGSOUND and what his 2024 is looking like.

The Best of The Early Days with The Coronas

Irish band The Coronas have a new album coming out ‘The Best Of The Early Days’, a collection of the band’s favourite tacks from their first three albums and a special song titled ‘One Last Time’ which has never before been released. Australian fans will get the chance to see The Coronas showcase the album live when they begin their national tour here next month. We got the opportunity to ask lead singer Danny O’Reily about the ‘One Last Time’, the new album and what fans can look forward to experiencing at The Coronas live shows.

Michelle Symes27 October 2023@onthemappr, @onthemap, @thecoronas, @islandrecords, @jameshallawell

Talking Pretty with Pretty Talks

Celebrating all things bittersweet in the world, alt-pop trio PRETTY TALKS have returned with their new single ‘Hurt Me’. Written about a relationship breakdown, ‘Hurt Me’ is an on-point snapshot of the highs and lows of young love; a fact brought visually to life by the track’s accompanying music video. We got the chance to chat with Pretty Talks to ask them about the new material, the band’s history and the direction for the future of their musi

NURIA the brave

NURIA is the embodiment of what it means to be independent in this era of music, she is strong, intelligent, and talented. To talk to NURIA is refreshing and honest, she is funny and it is obvious she runs her own race and she is ok with that. NURIA has just released the broody indie pop, track ‘Fucking Your Style’, a song about pure empowerment, something most of us need a little help to achieve. We caught up with NURIA to chat about the new track, the challenges faced by Indie’s and the dream of a little acapella number with Vera Blue and Kate Miller Heidke.

Michelle Symes13 October 2022@nuria, @verablue, @katemillerheidke, @samphay, @missyhiggins, @onthemap, @onthemappr

No spiralling for PIRRA

Wollongong has long been known for producing talented musicians, this reputation has been solidified with the explosion of Pirra into the mainstream collective of Australian Music. Pirra recently teamed up with Tim Wheatley for the latest track ‘Out of my Hands’ our first sample of their forthcoming album Spirals which is set for release at the end of September. We were lucky enough to have a chat with guitarist, James McKendry, were we asked him about the collaboration with Tim, what fans can expect from the forthcoming album Spirals and who he’s planning to “fan-girl” over at the slew of festival shows they have coming up including Jungle Love, Relish & Listen Out.

Ellery Cohen releases his Demons

Melbourne alt-pop artist Ellery Cohen has continued to deliver with his new track ‘Demons’. Captivating and catchy, ‘Demons’ is another step up the ladder in Ellery’s rise to fame which came to abrupt halt during the lockdown’s Melbourne was subjected to is now free to soar sky high. We spoke to this genuine, down to earth, and all round nice guy about the new song, his Synthy-Pop sound, and what it’s like to hear yourself while shopping at Kmart.

Queen of the sticks...Kat Greta

The debut single ‘Let It Go’ from dynamic drummer and songwriter Kat Greta which features Melbourne’s Charlie Lane on vocals has been released. ‘Let It Go’ is our first taste of Kat’s impending maiden EP ‘Get Up & Go’ which is due out on the 5th of August. The Queen of the sticks will also be delivering ‘Let It Go’ live in July and August, with Kat launching the single at The Old Bar in Fitzroy on Thursday the 21st of July, and an EP live unveiling at The Workers Club in Fitzroy on the 28th of August. We jumped at the chance to ask this this new-gen rock n roller about the new music, the collaboration with legend Charlie Lane, and that time she took her drum kite for a drive.