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Clockwork Album Launch Tour

Jim Steps

Triple J & Triple jtv are proud to present Phrase in his first nation wide headline tour. Phrase is hitting the road with his band to perform tracks from his critically acclaimed TripleJ feature album Clockwork. On selected shows Phrase will be giving punters the full Clockwork experience live with a 5 piece band plus a string section along with some special surprise guests from Phrase’s album. Not to mention there will be an exciting visual element to the show coming from Phrase’s longtime DJ Flagrant who will be showcasing his patent-pending “Television Turntables”. Supported by Sydney’s Snob Scrilla, Melbourne’s … Continue reading Clockwork Album Launch Tour

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Acclaim – Issue 17 – Jeremyville

Jim Steps

This is the soon to be released, Acclaim issue 17. The cover art is done by an Australian designer called  Jeremyville! If you haven’t seen his work before head here. The cover looks killer, with Acclaim really pushing the envelope of the last two covers. Issue 17 will be officially launching  in Melbourne on Friday 28th. The guys are us teaming up with one of our fave labels Hawaii’s In4mation for their official Australian launch. You will be able to peep the new issue on the night and also scope the new range from In4mation while you’re at it. Cop … Continue reading Acclaim – Issue 17 – Jeremyville

Elefant Tracks

Elefant Traks – Hacked!

Jim Steps

Elefant Traks website is currently down, as Russian super hackers infiltrate the home of Sydney Hip Hop. The top reasons being considered as to why the hackers targeted Elefant Traks are: Russia couldn’t wait for Spitshine’s August 28 release date. Russia was upset for not being invited to Elefant Traks 10th Anniversary Party. Oksana Grigorieva was pissed Mel didn’t set up a free gig for her at Bondi Beach. Continue reading Elefant Traks – Hacked!

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J Awards – Australian Music Video Of The Year

Jim Steps

Triple J’s Australian Music Video of the Year is a baby of the J Awards family. In its first year last year, it was awarded to Director, Mike Daly for his work on The Herd’s video for 20/20. The award is judged on the creativity, originality and excellence of videos created by Australian artists during the period from December 2008 to November 2009. The first round of nominations have been announced, and Astronomy Class’ – Where You At? have been nominated.. The clip was directed by Pradeep Senanayake. Other nominations include: Autumn Story – Firekites and Broken Leg – Bluejuice. … Continue reading J Awards – Australian Music Video Of The Year

Elefant Tracks

Horrorshow – New Single (Thoughtcrime)

Jim Steps

Horrorshow are set to release their brand new album, Inside Story, on October 2. Triple J’s Home and Hosed blog, features a little write up on the new drop, we also get a sneak peak at their latest track Thoughtcrime. The first taste of Horrorshow’s forthcoming record is ‘Thoughtcrime‘, replete with the kind of smooth production that characterises a lot of the material produced by Elefant Traks artists: a sound that blends hip-hop rhythms with soul, funk and jazz instrumentation and samples. ‘Thoughtcrime‘ is underpinned by a great backbeat groove, topped off by Solo’s seemingly effortless flow. He reminds me … Continue reading Horrorshow – New Single (Thoughtcrime)

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A brave new world…

Jim Steps

Check out this article, titled Hip Hop’s Brave New World, it was given the thumbs up on twitter by Urthboy, and it also copped a mention from Obese. The article written by Chris Johnston, and comments on the current state and future of Australian Hip Hop. I may do a follow up on this article as it seems to be a hot topic at the moment. Check below for a small extract. “Diafrix is fundamentally of this country but in a way that makes the idea of Australia and localism dissolve. Rather than being indigenous or suburban or conscious it’s … Continue reading A brave new world…

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Cover Of The Moment

Jim Steps

It’s time for another cover of the moment, and there have been a few considerations i.e. Seth Sentry’s EP, Levelheaded – The Spice Of Life and Bias B’ – Aerosol Era. As always, there can be only one winner, with Gully Platoon – The Great Divide pipping the others at the post. We got more then expected when we smashed through that plastic wrapper. Aprill77 brings us another stellar piece of work. The buyer of the CD is greeted with a super glossy cover. Upon opening the front side you  find another glossy print this time of Gully Platoon, you … Continue reading Cover Of The Moment

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Vids vids vids – 360 and M-Phazes

Jim Steps

Woke up to some cool vids travelling through the net, the first one features 360 and is titled the ‘Best of 360‘, it shows 360 flexin his freestyle skills. You can check that out here. The second video comes from M-Phazes TV and was posted late Saturday arvo. You can see M-Phazes beat making skills at large, while he works live on a track. You can peep that here. On a side note, I notice a lot of other blogs post videos in the actual post and don’t link the file, but I find this leads to laziness on the … Continue reading Vids vids vids – 360 and M-Phazes

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Aussie hip hop in the media…

Jim Steps

An interesting article appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald today, titled ‘Phat Of The Land’ written by Craig Mathieson featuring comments from Eso, Pegz, Diafrix and mentioning crews Hilltop Hoods, The Herd and Killerqueenz. Now I say interesting article, not for the content, as it’s a story we’ve all heard a million times over, but more interesting for the reaction that it caused throughout the Australian Hip Hop community. From the comments raised on twitter, we see some interesting points of view on the article and hopefully some good buzz for those involved.  Read the reactions below. Urthboy: urthboy ozhiphop … Continue reading Aussie hip hop in the media…

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Spitshine Tour Details

Jim Steps

From late September to mid November Urthboy embarks on his biggest tour to date, teaming up with wonderkids Horrorshow to launch their brand new records at over 25 dates nationwide. Urthboy’s hotly anticipated third album Spitshine (hitting shelves August 28) has already generated a huge buzz: most downloaded song on Triple j in 2009; soldout single launches; rotation on radio and TV. The video for current single Ready to Go is an LED light inspired slice of adrenalin hip hop. The energetic and theatrical live show involves Elgusto (Hermitude) and Jane Tyrrell. Horrorshow have experienced a rapid but organic rise … Continue reading Spitshine Tour Details

Invada

The Dojo Sessions – Koolism

Jim Steps

We have previously informed you about Koolism’s doco series titled Koolism VI: The Dojo Sessions (here). We now have another update on the series with a few more parts released. To check out the latest instalment of Koolism’s doco series click here. Danielsan & Hau as we know, have joined forces with The Herd for a run of shows in the eastern states of Australia. Both the opening night at the POW in Melbourne and the following night at Sydney’s The Manning Bar sold out with a huge reaction to Koolism’s new material. With the Brisbane show at The Zoo … Continue reading The Dojo Sessions – Koolism

Obese Records

Block Party Tour 2009 – Full Lineups

Jim Steps

The final lineup for the 2009 Obese Records Block Party has been revealed. Along with headliners Drapht, Muph & Plutonic, and the newly formed Gully Platoon, the tour will feature Illy (on all dates), Thundamentals (on most) and a rotating schedule of artists including Hyjak N Torcha, Spit Syndicate, Coalition Crew, Skryptcha, Bias B, and Reason alongside one-off performances from Urthboy, Horrorshow, Hunter, Rainman, Cross Bred Mongrels, Beats Working and many more. The tour’s homecoming in Melbourne will feature an extensive 10-artist extravaganza to cap off the run before heading off for its curtain call in Hobart. The tour kicks … Continue reading Block Party Tour 2009 – Full Lineups

Independent

Seth Sentry – Simple Game

Jim Steps

Let me start with some stats: Peaked at number 1 on the Triple J Unearthed Charts Peaked at number 6 on the Itunes HipHop/Rap Charts Most requested song of the week on Triple J Over 43,000 downloads from the Triple J unearthed site One of the names of every bodies lips at the moment is Seth Sentry and as you can see by the above stats, The Waitress Song was massive. Melbourne head Seth Sentry is set to start rackin up the stats again, with his second drop Simple Game. With very little backing, Seth Sentry truly is a fine … Continue reading Seth Sentry – Simple Game

Illusive Sounds

Bliss N Eso Newsletter

Jim Steps

It seems it’s newsletter time as we see Bliss N Eso’s July update. Inside this issue we have reviews and pictures from the Flying Colours tour, a great read. We also see the official announcement of the On Tour Documentary. The guys have released a cool little website with some video updates for your viewing pleasure. Expect to see some new merch coming from The Bliss N Eso Shop, another Big Undie Collab would be killer. Peep the newsletter here. Continue reading Bliss N Eso Newsletter

Elefant Tracks, Obese Records

TWIT PICS (Weekly)

Jim Steps

Will start posting some of the top Twitpics, that are related to aussie hip hop. For all of those who can’t bear to join Twitter. This week we see Gully Platoon posters and CD’s arriving at Obese. We also see that the Elefant Traks guys, Horrorshow have finally mastered their album (sweet). Also frrom Elefant Traks we have Urthboy’s – Spitshine Album. We also see an interesting article that appeared in the Adelaide Advertiser on the Hilltop Hoods. Continue reading TWIT PICS (Weekly)

Obese Records

OBESE BLOCK PARTY 2009

Jim Steps

It’s that time of year again……. 2009 will be the sixth instalment of the hugely successful OBESE BLOCK PARTY TOUR, and will feature headliners Drapht, Muph & Plutonic, and the newly formed Pegz group, Gully Platoon on a 10-date run across the country. The cream of the Obese Records roster and some very special guests will feature throughout the country including Illy, Spit Syndicate and Thundamentals, full lineups for every show will be announced shortly. The Obese Records Block Party is one of the Australia’s long-standing tours, providing aussie hip hop fans an up-close and live look at some of … Continue reading OBESE BLOCK PARTY 2009