Darkness & The Light get dystopian with debut album 'Under A Distant Sun'
You know what time it is folks! New music Fridays, and we're closing out the year strong with a couple of hot new releases. First off the bat, the debut album of Australian instrumental outfit Darkness & The Light, a bristling, moody collection of songs that -- whether intentionally or not -- speak directly to the current state of the world, pandemics and all.
The future looks bright for global hitmaker Lost Frequencies
We interview a lot of artists. Some are big. Some are just getting started. And a lot of them are in-between. But it isn't often that we get to sit down with someone of Felix De Laet's calibre, a bone-fide global superstar who -- under his internationally recognised pseudonym, Lost Frequencies -- has amassed the kind of accolades and streaming stats that artists only dream about.
REVIEW: 'MILKGANG VOL.1' by Ariki Perana
The pandemic has affected all of us in different ways. Some people have quit their jobs and moved to the countryside (see: The Great Resignation). Some people have taken up baking, or crocheting, or Peloton. And then there are those people like Ariki Perana who, as artists are wont to do, have taken their experience -- all the angst, the isolation, the new self-awareness -- and channeled it into art. And voila! MILKGANG VOL.1 was born, a collection of heartfelt, electro-grunge meets indie-EDM tracks that aren't afraid to wear their emotions right on their sleeve.
BEHIND THE BRAND: KING Apparel
Last but not least in our Behind The Brand series on our favourite creators, London-based Tim Hoad, former professional snowboarder and owner/co-founder of KING Apparel.
BEHIND THE BRAND: DRO
Tomorrow is the official launch party at our newly opened store at Kawana Shopping World and we can't wait to see you! To celebrate we're finishing up our series on some of our favourite creators. Next up, US-based Paul Espino (@paulyblunts), CEO and founder of lifestyle and cannabis brand Dro.
Win The Ultimate Festival Kit For You And A Mate!
Summer is finally here and after the couple of years we've all had we think it's high time we got to party like it was 2018.
The idea of joining thousands of fellow music lovers in a big field somewhere, dancing to our favourite summer jams is finally becoming a reality!
To celebrate the launch of our brand new concept store located on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, we've teamed up with our mates at The Jynx House & MessyWeekend to give you and a mate the chance to win The Ultimate Festival Kit!
Brisbane-rockers Beddy Rays drop 'On My Own', their most personal single to date
REVIEW: 'Medicated' by ACIZM
For a long time Australian hip-hop was a bit...meh. However, the last few years have seen an unusual turnaround for the genre. Case in point Brisbane-based hip-hop artist ACIZM's latest track 'Medicated', an accessible and surprisingly astute look at the dark side of the pharmaceutical industry.
Frank James dishes out dating advice and talks new single 'STUCK ON YOU'
Break ups are hard y'all. But if there's a silver lining to going through all that heartache and mess, it's the wealth of material it provides (at least for artists anyway. Regular people will have to settle for therapy.) Case in point genre-melding singer-songwriter Frank James who's new track ‘STUCK ON YOU’ is a smooth nighttime groove that will have you drunk-scrolling your ex's socials in no time.
Electronic-duo SACHI drop EP and share the Top 5 songs they'd listen to while having 'Breakfast With Ella'
New Zealand-based electronic-duo SACHI have just dropped their brand new 6-track EP Breakfast With Ella completing their With trilogy series that began in 2016 with their debut EP Lunch With Bianca and continued with 2019’s Nights With Ruby. To celebrate its release, the SACHI boys have curated us an EXCLUSIVE list featuring the Top 5 songs they'd listen to while having Breakfast With Ella.
Aoteroa-based producer Ariki Perana spills the beans on his label MILKGANG and new single 'CAUSTIC'
It's that time of the week folks: new music Fridays! And today we're sitting down with one of our brethren from across the ditch, producer Ariki Perana, who's latest single 'CAUSTIC' was inspired by something we can all relate to after these last two years: the pressures of lockdown.
Australian-British outfit Greatest Hits drop single 'Nuclear Love' ahead of EP release
This just in! Gold Coast based, Australian-British outfit, Greatest Hits have just released their dreamy new single, a 70's-infused slow burn, ‘Nuclear Love’ inspired by one of most universal of human experiences: the late night D&M.
ioakim drops new single + video 'swimming pools' and dishes the dirt on what makes the ultimate summer
Summer is well and truly on its way and with it a whole smorgasbord of new sun-soaked singles! First cab off the rank South Coast bedroom producer ioakim, who follows his smash debut 'tongue tied' with another nostalgic dream-pop gem 'swimming pools'.
BEHIND THE BRAND: Bene Culture
To celebrate the opening of Hipland's brick-and-mortar store at Kawana Shopping World, we're spending the next week sitting down with some of our favourite creators to see just exactly what makes them (and their brand) tick.
Next up, Birmingham-based Hemal Chauhan, managing director of Bene Culture.
Hipland Concept Store Opens on The Sunshine Coast
Inspired by the underground culture of New York, Berlin, London and Melbourne, there is an undeniable buzz about the underground shows, pop-up galleries and secret performances and we're excited to be able to bring these elements of music, fashion and street culture into the physical retail space.
'Just Say It' the new single from Approachable Members Of Your Local Community
It's new music Friday folks, and just as well too because your favourite family-friendly indie troubadours Approachable Members Of Your Local Community have just dropped their latest single, 'Just Say It', a motivational ear worm that will have you bopping into the weekend, and the band's first song to feature new member Sage Mellet taking the lead on vocals.
BEHIND THE BRAND: Linden Ave Studio
With the opening of Hipland's brick-and-mortar store at Kawana Shopping World this week, we're bringing you something a little bit different. A lot of thought process goes into which products we stock and why, and so in order to give you the inside scoop on some of the store's featured brands we're sitting down with some of our favourite creators to see just exactly what makes them (and their brand) tick.
EXCLUSIVE: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Teenage Dads + new EP 'Club Echo'
It's new music Fridays folks, and fresh off the release of their energetically retro single 'Piano Girl' Teenage Dads have dropped their brand new EP today entitled Club Echo. To celebrate its release, we've got a very special 10 Things You Didn't Know About Teenage Dads EXCLUSIVE, fresh from the band themselves.
Alfie Templeman gets multidimensional with new single and video '3D Feelings'
Teenage wunderkind Alfie Templeman is back with an energetic new single and video '3D Feelings', an exploration of the emotional past.
Psychedelic Hip-Hop artist Noah Parcey channels his inner demons with 'Fallen Angels'
Genre is a funny thing. Sometimes it's helpful to have rules and guidelines, a familiar framework to hang your ideas on. And then sometimes it's as if rules were made to be broken. Enter Noah Parcey (real name Jack Royce), an Adelaide based artist who's sound can only be described as multi-genre: a little bit hip-hop, a little bit psychedelic, and a whole lot of ballsy. Case in point, his debut single 'Fallen Angels'.
