Neil Young tribute by Aussie Heavyweights
In celebration of The 50th anniversary of Neil Young’s masterpiece "‘Harvest’ the who’s who of Aussie Rock will join forces for 12 shows hitting capital cities and regional centers in February 2022.
The Spark in the Seltzer
The Pioneering King of Melbourne Bounce and Multi-Platinum selling Australian DJ and Producer Will Sparks has today announced his partnership with alcohol brand, Pure Bay Hard Seltzer.
The Evil Orchestra
Evil Orchestra is no ordinary DJ, and as such has no ordinary sound. He has churned out over 20 original songs in the last 18 months with his metal/dance hybrid music being something different to everything else out there. We took time out to hit Evil Orchestra with some questions to see how he labels his sound, how his approach has opened doors for him and his end goal of working with the world famous Barong Family one day.
The Return Of Rio
In a sign of the good times ahead, one of Australia’s most beloved festivals, Return to Rio has just announced the full line-up for their Halloween festival which is taking place on 18th -20th of February 2022. An all-star local line-up featuring Sneaky Sound System, Dirty South, Anthony Pappa, Simon Caldwell plus more than 40 other artists will entertain festivites over the two day event full of dancing, dress-ups and classic Rio-reveling.
The Wildflower Women
Celebrating women in music and the return of the live scene, Empire Touring and TEG LIVE are elated to announce Wildflower for 2022
Beat Around The World
Beat around The World is a collaboration on a global scale, with 1 Producer, 26 MCs , 8 DJs , 7 Countries , 4 Languages. In an expression of love for their genre, two members of BACKDROP RECORDS, YaKnow?Check! & Stray Side, decided to join forces and bless the Hip Hop world with an album that is organic and fresh, while still being a Hip Hop album.
HYPE WORTHY
Hype Duo, are an unsigned Australian success story. with over 60,000 followers and over two million streams on Spotify, the boys have shown you can make it, on your own terms. We sat down to talk to Micko from Hype Duo to pick his brain on the Covid Years, the challenges of writing funny songs on serious subjects and their latest gift to fans “Ken Oath”
PEGGY GLANVILLE-HICKS ADDRESS IS TO BE PRESENTED VIA LIVESTREAM
The Australian Music Centre has today released the details of the 2021 annual Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address which will be presented as a livestream panel discussion. The address has been igniting debate and highlighting crucial issues in the industry since its establishment in 1999.
Dubbel Drop with Ecstasy
The Melbourne based duo DUBBEL DROP have released the anthem of Summer and thanks to a deal with global giant McDonalds you’re going to be “Lovin’ it”. This would be a massive deal for any band but for a band with only two songs under their belt this a mind blowing opportunity. We got to quiz the Duo on this “Golden Ticket” , the company’s support of Australian music and their homage to the festival scene and it’s return.
It's Rocktober !
Better Noise Music is celebrating Rocktober all month long with bands unleasingh brand new headbanging material and commemorate hit catalogue releases
Everybody’s Gotta Know OPEN TILL L8
Multi-Platinum Producer ,OPEN TILL L8 has exploded into the Australian artist scene with the release of NOBODY GOTTA KNOW Featuring YOUNGN LIPZ via the New Levels Label. We were lucky enough to talk to OPEN TILL L8 before the global take-over commences and find out about the history of ‘Nobody Gotta Know’, how he got his start in music and his plans for hitting the festival circuit in 2022.
Live Nation's Ones To Watch
LIVE NATION is bringing ONES TO WATCH, a new global artist discovery platform to Australian shores! ONES TO WATCH will take the hard work out of finding your new favorite sound with the WE FIND. YOU LISTEN ideal.
‘She Dont Care’ but Eli does !
Eli Greeneyes is exactly the kind of artist we need right now, eccentric, exciting, guitar-driven pop with a classic Oasis and Something For Kate sound with a touch of modern pop rulers Yungblud and even Billie Eilish. Not only is Eli Greeneyes producing killer tracks for himself, but he’s also collaborating with other artists, most recently collaborating with Perth hip hop royalty DRAPHT on his new song “Hypocrite” . Eli Greeneyes is joining DRAPHT on the road for his WA Album Tour in October and November this year, so before Eli hits touring mode we took the time to talk to him about the new song and its importance, his influences and his Trent Reznor collaboration aspirations.
Aspy no longer hates his job !
Aspy Jones has been writing since age 16, his very first song titled “I hate my job” actually got him fired after he repeatedly sang it at work until the boss took notice. Now at 23 he has a song that reached the semi-finals of the Listen Up Song Writing Competition and been making his presence felt on the festival circuit with appearances at the Rainbow Beach Spring Fest and Undercover Artist Festival. We got to chat to Aspy about his music, the challenges he faces and getting his start in the Rock Skool program
A TWENTY-TWO LETTER PHRASE
A Twenty-Two Letter Phrase, the artistic project of renowned Australian musician Angus Gardiner, has released the first of his solo songs, the compelling, Predisposition, off his EP, ‘Just Tell Me What I Gotta Do’, which is due out September 30th. We talked to Angus about new music, being a studio musician and the challenges involved when a project is very personal to you.
The Ultimate Vaxstage Pass!
Live Nation, TEG and Frontier Touring are offering the chance to win one of 5 Double Passes to everyone of their Stadium and Arena Tours in 2022.
Gigl bring you the game changer !
GIGL have produced a user friendly product that will be the “go to solution” in the future for all festivites and hosts.
That's New... Black Powder
KALLIDAD are hitting the road to deliver the band's upcoming single to be released in September, but before they packed their bags, we caught up for a chat about the new song ,"Black Powder", the National Tour ahead and of course, Festivals.
Out Of The Shadows
Out Of The Shadows…. is happening on the 17th of October at The Basement in Canberra in support of World Suicide Prevention.