GUM STEPS 'OUT INTO THE WORLD' WITH NEW SINGLE + VIDEO

GUM aka Jay Watson today shares Out In The World via Spinning Top Records | Caroline Australia. The timeless new single from the Tame Impala and POND multi-instrumentalist is available digitally and on a limited edition 7” vinyl paired with a cover of It’s A Sad World by Ballroom

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INTRODUCING HEARTEYES: ‘EVEN HEADBANGERS GET THE BLUES’

Introducing hearteyes, the latest project from Sydney producer and multi-hyphenate artist Maurice Santiago, who today shares the second mixtape under this moniker, even headbangers get the blues.

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PERTO TEAMS UP WITH MIXED MATCHES FOR NEW TRACK REMAIN + PERFORMING AT ELECTRIC DAISY CARNIVAL & HANGOUT FESTIVAL USA

Perto is undoubtedly Australia’s biggest (and youngest) new export. His eclectic brand of electronic production has seen him release singles and remixes streamed millions of times, perform high-energy live sets around the world to thousands of devoted fans, and hit the studio with some of the world’s biggest acts — and he’s just turned 18.

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MEADOW LINEUP CHANGE: FAREWELL FRANKIE COSMOS, HELLO OLYMPIA AND VANESSA WORM! LAST CHANCE FOR TICKETS!

Meadow Festival is bidding farewell to previously announced performers Frankie Cosmos after the New York City four-piece announced the cancellation of their Australian tour this week. Festival organisers are now welcoming newcomers Olympia and Vanessa Worm to take to the iconic Bambra Bowl in a matter of weeks from Friday 27th - Sunday 29th March.

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NEW 'OXYTOXIC' MUSIC VIDEO BY RACKETT 

Rackett is excited to emerge from the editing desk to present you with her new 'Oxytoxic' music video. Rackett made the video herself, featuring a cast of queens she has met and shared stages with throughout Australia. Filmed in Melbourne at Pride of Our Footscray, on the last day of her 'Oxytoxic' tour, Rackett was so inspired by the creativity and talent existing within the LGBTQIA performance space she had to make a video with them.

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ONE OF ONE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

Last week, on Friday 6th March 2020, One of One hosted their fourth annual breakfast event in Melbourne, their second simultaneous event in Sydney and, for the first time, an event in Adelaide to celebrate International Women’s Day and women in music.

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RÜFÜS DU SOL RELEASE ANTICIPATED DEBUT FILM AND LIVE ALBUM RÜFÜS DU SOL: LIVE FROM JOSHUA TREE

Today, RÜFÜS DU SOL have released their anticipated debut film and live album, RÜFÜS DU SOL: Live from Joshua Tree, worldwide. The 45-minute immersive experience captures the band’s powerful live energy set against a backdrop of fittingly captivating desert terrain.

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GET LOST IN THE WOOZY, TENDER, AND HEARTFELT SONGWRITING OF STELLIE'S NEW SINGLE AS SH ASKS; ‘HOW DO WE LOOK SO GOOD?’

Making the leap from bedroom artist to knockout performer just last year, Stellie is a young Adelaide artist on the cusp of bigger things. Inspired by strong female voices, her tender and personal tales are indie-pop slow-burners that cut straight to the heart.

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TAME IMPALA PERFORMS ON JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! + TOURING AUSTRALIA THIS APRIL

The Slow Rush, Kevin Parker’s fourth studio album as Tame Impala was released last month to widespread acclaim. Parker landed his second #1 ARIA album in Australia, his highest selling album to date in the USA and UK and 14 top 10 chart positions around the world. Yesterday, Tame Impala performed two songs from the album - the single Lost In Yesterday and album track Breathe Deeper, on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

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JAKE MARRA ANNOUNCES DEBUT SINGLE THE DAY THAT YOU LEFT

One of Australia’s most exciting new pop artists Jake Marra has today announced his magnetic debut single The Day That You Left, a hard-hitting track that details the wave of emotions that follows a significant loss, and how it feels to be drowning in the swell. This hypnotic single is out today, March 2.

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ELSY WAMEYO RETURNS WITH CHARGED UP NEW SINGLE, 'PASTOR'

Following on from the strong single ‘Outcast’ last year, Adelaide’s Elsy Wameyo returns with another captivating hit of music, this time in ‘Pastor’.

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RÜFÜS DU SOL ANNOUNCE ‘LIVE FROM JOSHUA TREE’ ALBUM

Australian trio RÜFÜS DU SOL have today announced LIVE FROM JOSHUA TREE – a live album and film featuring an immersive desert performance of songs curated from their critically acclaimed studio albums SOLACE, BLOOM and ATLAS, recorded and shot in the sprawling desert plains of Joshua Tree, California, with both live releases set to drop globally on March 6.

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GRAMPIANS MUSIC FESTIVAL REVEALS 2020 SET TIMES & REGIONAL COMP WINNER

The countdown to the 2020 Grampians Music Festival is officially on and with just weeks left to go until this special event, the organisers still have some goodies up their sleeves.

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THE LAZY EYES ANNOUNCE THE CHEESY LOVE SONG TOUR

Following yesterday's Splendour In The Grass addition, Sydney four-piece The Lazy Eyes announce their Cheesy Love Song Tour this March. See the dates and details here.

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MEADOW WELCOMES MORE ACTS TO ITS MASSIVE LINEUP FOR THE FESTIVAL'S SEVENTH INSTALMENT WITH DONNY BENÉT, MR. TEENAGE, POOKIE AND MORE ADDED TO THE BILL

The seventh annual Meadow festival lineup just got even tastier. Festival organisers, The Locals are proud to announce the final pickings for the smorgasbord of aural delights set to take over the iconic Bambra Bowl this March.

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LOUISE TERRA REVEALS SHIMMERING NEW SINGLE ‘J.B.’ & ANNOUNCES ALL-FEMALE LINEUP FOR MELBOURNE SINGLE LAUNCH

Multifaceted solo artist and producer Louise Terra presents cosmic new electro-pop song, ‘J.B.’ Set against a backdrop of sultry beats and celestial synths, ‘J.B.’ is an intoxicating, danceable love song that honours the power of platonic connections.

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THE REGIME DROP SEXY NEW SINGLE NEVER GONNA STOP - OUT NOW + BLUESFEST LINEUP ANNOUNCE 

Exploding out of Sydney’s inner-west, The Regime is a 16 piece funk collective that’s tipping the scales firmly back into the favour of soul funk and they’ve just this week dropped their cruisy new lovefest of a single Never Gonna Stop in time for Valentine’s Day, alongside yesterday’s huge Bluesfest lineup inclusion announcement.

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GAUCI UNVEIL NEW SINGLE 'TO SAVE A MOMENT' + ANNOUNCE SINGLE TOUR

Today, Sydney producers GAUCI share their new single ‘To Save A Moment’ following the announcement of an East Coast single tour this February.

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