A Story of Social Awkwardness

With the release of the forth studio album 'Until The Quiet Comes' from LA's multi-genre experimental producer Flying Lotus co...

Ah gigs, they're just one of the many benefits of the hotter months. And with all the good music entering our Australian shores in the c...

With Melbourne Music Week emerging from the shadows this November I sit down with Face the Music guest and speaker Almudena Heredero. T...

Portable's 2012 Melbourne Curators Conference was a heady mix of music maestros, terrific techs, editorial-enigmas, media magnets et a...

George Michael has cancelled his November concert tour of Australia, claiming to be suffering from lingering ‘‘anxiety’’ in the wake of a...

Renaissance man James Franco has teamed up with musician Tim O'Keefe to release an EP of original music under the name "Daddy...

"Drowning in debauchery is a rather misleading turn of phrase. It could lend itself to a situation full of hedonistic zest or one of...

Spray & Wipe are hosting a party of epic proportions. On 21 Sep St Kilda's The Espy will be heaving with music-heads and party an...

The boys from record label/ party machine I OH YOU are never one to sit back and smell the flowers - their reputation is one of loud, rauco...

Shlomo is Leeds-born beat producer known for pioneering original beat-boxing techniques. He has worked with artists such as Björk and hi...

I struggle to keep my eyes open while my ears work on over-drive. They are my tools and the XX's sophomore studio album is l'objet d...

Anyone who loved 'Fire In Cairo' off Digitalism's Idealism should hope the German electro-house duo gave thanks The Cure befo...

Mr. Wasalu Muhammad Jaco aka Lupe Fiasco has decided to close the door to the world of music and open a book. Today the rapper well known f...

Ah the early 90s. A time of big hair, big eyebrows, slow jams and smooth r 'n' b! With a bevy of charming love operators, it was ...

So we already know RiRi will be gracing the stage at the VMA's but what about the Paralympics? I mean why not? If not for the money...

Five seated New Yorkers share the stories from their Manhattan office. More after the jump..

Michael Clarke Duncan was most famously known as the burly prison inmate in Tom Hanks' Green Mile. It's the m...

In the short while since '212', Harlem rapper Azealia Banks has embraced a complete dress change. For the new '1991' Bank...

British India- I Can Make You Love Me from Oh Yeah Wow on Vimeo . British India's newie 'I Can Make You Love Me' is a foot...

August 2012 serves up the sophomore album from North Irish trio Two Door Cinema Club. I spoke to the boys while they were riding on the...

Why not take photos of the location where a photo was taken? What may have once seemed STUPIDLY insincere is now not so, thanks to technol...

Recently saw Labyrinth while on a week long holiday in Tasmania. A friend had bought it for the bargain price of $10 from the local Saf...

Even with their constant swapping and changing of members, UK's the Sugababes have certainly made a mark on the pop industry. Frid...

The UK's Ulterior Motive set the standard in the drum 'n' bass scene. Their words + mine he...

Brisbane trio Gung Ho are just that! They'll make you glad you ever had ears. And they'll remind you of: The Clash and Talking H...

As an opportunity to embrace the works of emerging artists and designers alike, Design:Made:Trade  sa...

I speak to acclaimed hip-hop photographer Ricky Powell ahead of Melbourne's Carbon Festival. Read his words here .

I catch up with Brooklyn-based experimental artists Shigeto. Full text here.

Cont reading here.

It looks like everyone's favourite girl from the block is FINALLY making her to Australia. After more than a decade in the music busin...

Janet Jackson's 'Up Close & Personal' tour is in limbo. After weeks of waiting, after days of prepping and after losing o...

KUBIK Music is taking over Melbourne this November. A lot of the nights are already sold out but there are a few lingering tickets if y...

The UK's Gold Panda heads the latest DJ KICKS.. and rightfully so. Listening party here !

This is a gem and a half, it's entitled Wolf and produced by Foals Yannis Philippakis.

Reviewing Feist's new album Metals for JB HIFI mag. Not a massive fan of most of her stuff.. so this could be a rather interesting / or ...

I'm speaking to Hamburg based dance music producer, David August, very soon! Loving this remix.

Currently writing an interview for Scroobius Pip. The UK spoken word artist most recently released the solo album Distraction Piece, a much ...

I preview Melbourne Fringe Festival stage show/musical/westerm An American Astronaut for Broadsheet. Read the words here.

As the third biggest city in Texas, Dallas’ economy is primarily based on banking, commerce and telecommunications. It’s music scene, at ...

Kissy Sell Out talks about graphic design, podcasts and new album ‘Wild Romance’ ahead of his return to Sankeys this month. Check out my ...

Whether it be his live acappelas or his work with the London Symphony Orchestra, Hackney’s Michael Woods oscillates between a variety of ...

I speak to electronic DJ Alex Arnout about twenty years in the industry, current influences, and why he'd ...

  I speak to British producer/DJ Krafty Kuts, a musical mind, who's not afraid to announce the out...

Such amazing weather in Melbourne. Sun's out and the light summery (spring) breeze is blowing away all my angst. Totes crushin' on ...

Twin Sisters' debut 'In Heaven' is just that. Wow, listening to it makes me regress to a childlike state where innocence paves m...

Playbutton , the circle with might, has finally come into fruition. It grew little arms and made it's way to our Australian shores. Wh...

Produced by the one and only BONOBO, this Andreya Triana track remixed by Flying Lotus! The track isn't new but it's certainly a pre...

The Ed Banger crew have dug up a mixtape made by the late DJ Mehdi in tribute to J Dilla. It dates back to 2002 and properly does both artis...

Ever the beat inspector Austrian hip hop, funk, electronic sampler Dorian Concept releases the full version of Hug Her Elbow. Get ready for ...

A babin' mix by the super hyped James Blake. He's currently the UK's number 1 export, depending on who you're talking to, an...

Love Blood Orange aka Dev Hynes. Other monikers he goes by include Lightspeed Champion and Test Icicles. Don't love the last two so mu...

The UK's Ghost Poet is making his way to Melbourne this October! He'll be playing the Northcote Social on Oct 20! More info over at ...

Techno maestro James Zabiela talks work methods, bobby brown and the 'south coast mafia'. Click here to view the full interview...

Portamento Preview by WorkItMedia Oh wowzer. Here's a second helping from America's The Drums. Since their debut, memb...

Whatever Leads Me To You by Geoffrey O'Connor from Geoff O'Connor on Vimeo . Geoffrey O'Connor is a Melbourne lad who makes...

Jonti - Hornet's Nest by stonesthrow Dope new tune from Sydney-sider Jonti. Track is called Hornet's Nest and is release...

Ahead of their Trilogy show in November, I talk to Sigma about impending EPs, musical politics and their...

I speak to Toby Marks of veteran electronic act Banco de Gaia ahead of his Alchemy Festival gig this mon...

The UK's post-dub step pioneers Mount Kimbie talk Coachella and look follow to the follow-up to deb...

Electronica’s dark horse Steve Lawler talks about black holes, illegal motorway parties and why all DJs should have their own labels. Vi...

I talk to Philipp Jung about an LP that never surfaced and a label that’s going back to its roots. Inter...

Leeds DJ and producer James Barnsely found music when he was merely 12. It was an elder brother’s friend that introduced him to a world t...

A couple of weeks ago it was gig night at Melbourne's The Evelyn, curated by Fallopian Tunes . They're a Melbourne musical collect...

Donny Benet "Don't Hold Back" from SPOD on Vimeo . He's touring Aus. Signed to label Rice is Nice, Donny Benet does I...

I talk to DJ Friction ahead of his Global Gathering slot about festival season, Shogun Audio, and wh...

London duo Nero is Daniel Stephens and Joe Ray; signed to Chase & Status’ MTA imprint they’re cur...

My ears feel lovely. A thank you note to the late Gill Scott-Heron.

Oldie but a goodie. This is exactly how I feel. Two and half more hours till end of business. Watchin' that clock!

Chase and Status are the production duo who brought drum and bass into the mainstream arena. Click h...

A certain body told me off for being slack. They weren't so much angry as they were disappointed. Guilt trip worked. Loving this 80s t...

Mr Scruff, a name Andy Carthy inherited because of his messy mane, keeps his music low maintenance an...

Oxford producer Chad Valley talks about Ibiza, masking production with lo-fi values... and why he lov...

I saw this on the weekend. Bat For Lashes also did The Cure.

NY's experimental trio Battles talk about their recent release Gloss Drop and their collaboration with electronica master Gary Numan....

London's DJ Yoda is a chameleon in an ever-changing industry. Check the full interview here.

Manchester's D/R/U/G/S talk image, anonymity and genre-bending. Full interview here.

LA SHARK makes me miss London. Check out their awesome tour video. 11 secs is certainly a crowd pleaser...aha

Check out Melbourne quartet Isle Adore . Lovin' the Ariel Pink-esque-nes, echoed vocals and seemingly off-key notes, in all their tracks...

The best thing about being a music writer is discovering bands you would have never had batted an inch of an eyelash at, had it not been par...

James Yuill chats cheese. Full interview here .

Islington ain't just a town in North London - it's the beginning of a post punk introduction. Islington Boys Club don't want ...

Will be speaking to the boys from the UK's Young Knives today Their album 'Ornaments from the Silver Arcade' is out April 2011. ...

Interviewed the Detroit born-and-bred Seth Troxler today. The producer spoke about his new collective Visionquest and reminisced to a childh...

Feature on Buenos Aires artist Irina Werner who goes Back to the Future. Click here .