Ahead of their upcoming album launch, we had our favourite feminist-punk indie-goths Hearts and Rockets run us through all fourteen songs off their electrifying new album Power.
Track by Track:
Speed Dating:
Bigsound (Un)Official Showcase
Ahead of next week’s showcase, we got to know a few of the acts a little more intimately. We talk useless skills with Obscura Hail, weird dreams with Gena Rose Bruce and First Beige try to sell us a Kendama.
Premiere:
The Fainters – You’re Doing Something Right Though
Today we have the pleasure of premiering the new EP from Melbourne indie-pop five piece The Fainters – full with deftly crafted instrumentals, witty lyrics and subtle hooks, it’s an endearing listen that plays like a long overdue catch up with an old friend.
Baked Goods x Trouble Juice
(Un)Official Showcase at BIGSOUND
For the first time, Baked Goods and Trouble Juice are teaming up for our very own unofficial BIGSOUND showcase this year and ahead of the big day, we thought we’d give you an advanced tasting of what we’ll be serving up next Wednesday, September 4th at Barbara.
100,000 Photos –
A Chat with Bill Golding
One half of local gig guide Johnston Street, Bill Golding has spent the last three years documenting the local music scene with his camera, and to celebrate the milestone of reaching 100,000 shots, he’s holding his first photography exhibition next week.
They Made Me Do It –
Talking Influences with KILNS
Off the back of their dreamy third single ‘So Close’ and only a day out from its launch, we asked KILNS to let us in on the music that has been the stimuli for the Melbourne indie-rockers thus far.
How to Enjoy an Underrated Vegetable –
A Chat between Parsnip and UV Race
Ahead of Parsnip’s album launch next weekend, we listened in on a chat between the paisley-pop rockers and garage-punk psychos UV Race, to see if we could figure out what might go down at the show.
DIY or Don’t —
Timi Temple on his DIY Mantra
Following the release of his latest blast of colourful indie-rock, Sydney noise-maker and proud DIYer Timi Temple has given us a glimpse at his creative process, with an inspiring opinion piece that doubles as his DIY mantra.
Lost Treasure –
Roolette Records chat with
The Tropes
To celebrate the one year anniversary of The Tropes’ debut album Bottom Of The Ocean, Roolette Records founder and Tropes superfan, Carsten Bruhn, got in touch with the band’s frontman, James McLean, to learn a little more about his favourite album of 2018.
They Made Me Do It –
Talking Influences with Peak Twins
Ahead of their album launch tomorrow, we caught up with melodramatic-pop masterminds Peak Twins to find out what inspired the masterfully illusive jangle-pop found on Beloved.
They Made Me Do It –
Talking Influences with jade imagine
Now that their hypnotic and completely splurgable debut album is out in the world via Milk Records, we had jade imagine talk us through the five albums that inspired the creation of Basic Love.
Track by Track:
Undercover Crops –
Undercover Crops
Ahead of the launch of their new EP this weekend, we caught up with local garage rock crew Undercover Crops to delve into each track on their first offering of sprawling garage-punk chaos.
