Soul Benefits are back with ”Rebel Music” the second single from their forthcoming album “SB No BS” due for release on Big Village Records mid 2016. ’Rebel Music’ is another raw, head nodder from the young trio and features NZ … Continue reading Soul Benefits – Rebel Music feat. SMV (Prod. by Spell)
The Estate of James Yancey has revived J Dilla’s longstanding company PayJay as a functioning imprint to release Dilla’s long lost vocal album, The Diary on April 15th, in conjunction with Mass Appeal Records, distributed through Sony Music Australia. Initially … Continue reading J Dilla’s Long Lost 2002 Vocal Album The Diary To Be Released April 15
Kid Pharaoh’s 2nd self-produced album ‘New Dynasty’ is the story of a new ruler rising up and taking reign of his own era, which sees him taking towards and displaying his Egyptian roots and embracing his rich Ancient history throughout … Continue reading Kid Pharaoh New Dynasty
Looking for some help to get your career off the ground? Think you can put $10,000 to good use releasing an album or EP? The Hilltop Hoods Initiative offers an up-and-coming Australian hip hop or soul artist a grant to … Continue reading Hilltop Hoods Initiative 2016
The countdown is on again for Record Store Day Australia (#RSDAus). This year it will be held on Saturday 16 April 2016. Details of all the specials and limited releases that will be available in Record Stores on the day won’t be out for a little while yet, but rest assured that we will bring you as much info as possible, as soon as we get it. BUT I am hearing whispers of some amazing things (but am sworn to secrecy – sorry). Celebrate your local record store! One day, all around Australia, record stores offer deals, specials, live music and more. The one day when record stores … Continue reading Record Store Day Australia
Urthboy explains “This project was to be released in 5 EPs, with each covering a decade between 1950 and 2000. The working title was Decades and the vision was to give life to the relationship between the past and present. Just like a million writers before me, I dreamt up a beast so daunting, that I spent three years trying to tame it. Everything changed when I wrote my family into the story.” ‘Long Loud Hours’ set the tone; voted in at #33 in the Hottest 100; while new single ‘Second Heartbeat’ switches gears to summer, setting up Urthboy’s most … Continue reading Urthboy Announces New Album
The biggest party of the Australian summer, Good Life ’16, kicks off in just 12 days’ time. Since launching in 2010, Good Life has been the hottest festival ticket in town for 13-17-year-old fans, the event selling out every single … Continue reading Good Life’ 16 Set Times
Taken from the forthcoming album ‘Drinking From The Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung’ Hilltop Hoods have today released a brand new single and also unveiled the video for ‘1955’ feat. Montaigne & Tom Thum. Premiering on Triple j breakfast this morning, MC … Continue reading Hilltop Hoods ‘1955’ feat. Montaigne & Tom Thum
‘Second Heartbeat’, featuring Sampa the Great & Okenyo is Urthboy’s follow-up single to ‘Long Loud Hours’, and it’s an autobiographical charmer, delivered with the warm charisma of Summer. Opening with the sound of kids cheering and screaming with delight, we are invited into a nostalgic celebration and a major clue as to the concept of Urthboy’s upcoming album. From there the upbeat piano and soulful beauty of Okenyo’s introduction takes us to a place where the past meets the present. The three singers take us on a journey of their lives, their lineage and the way their backgrounds inform their … Continue reading Urthboy Second Heartbeat feat. Sampa The Great & Okenyo
The first song taken from P.Smurf’s forthcoming release, the “Champion Sound Remixtape”, using beats from the 2003 Jaylib LP. The Remixtape will be released to pay tribute to the late, great Jay Dilla, the release will be available for free … Continue reading P.Smurf Champion Sound Remixtape
Midas.Gold AKA Ket Lawd is an enigma. Born on a summer storms night to a grandiose choir of baby angels on stage for Ghost Face Killah. He’s made a name for himself creating some dopest tracks this side of the hemisphere, and his latest single ‘000000’ is no exception to this. A track that brings together some atmospheric sounds and killer lines, Midas.Gold smashes a powerful break through release with ‘000000’; a track that packs a few surprises and is certain to turn heads. With comparisons to “the first time you touched your private parts” by Midas.Gold himself, ‘000000’ is certain to make you feel something. The track pumps … Continue reading Midas.Gold OOOOOO
No words are more synonymous with survival against the odds than Sarah Connor. Bursting onto the local hip hop scene four years ago, she has built up a solid repertoire of hard hitting, on point and energetic live shows having … Continue reading Sarah Connor No Fear
They say sleep is the cousin of death. Reigniting interest in soul-laden boom-bap and honest social commentary, Don’t Sleep is the product of MC Angus Younga (of Broken Aesthetiks) and longtime collaborator, Melbourne based producer BryZone YBP. This ain’t a … Continue reading Angus Younga x BryZone are Don’t Sleep
Beat Boxing mixed with Future Soul? You’d never guess that a musical collaboration such as this could work, but it does – it really and truly does! This unusual musical alliance sees International Beat Boxing legend Tom Thum teaming up … Continue reading Tom Thum & EMRSN reimagine Ray Charles
Today we are stoked to present to you the exclusive premiere of the Jayteehazard remix of Urthboy’s 1st single in 3 years, Long Loud Hours. The remix comes hot on the heals of two other remixes released in support of … Continue reading Exclusive: Urthboy Long Loud Hours (Jayteehazard Remix)
Australian rapper Savilian releases ‘Poltergeist’ EP in collaboration with electronic producer Kuren. The first body of work released in a while, this EP shows the evolution of the Australian rapper as he transcends into different sounds. A first collaborative EP … Continue reading Savilian Poltergeist EP (Prod. Kuren)
Halestorm Music is a collective of hip hop artists consisting of Nix, Jedbrii, Bahlu, Dubulay, & Jargonaught. Although the artists do not all represent one brand of hip-hop, they each bring their unique style to the table. Their brand new … Continue reading Halestorm Music A Storm Is Brewing
Fresh From The Release Of Hard Feelings, ‘The Album Of His Career” Sydney Artist The Tongue Presents The Video For Never Going Down (Feat. Ngaiire), One Of The Most Enthralling Videos Of 2015! Harnessing cutting edge 360° video technology, ‘Never … Continue reading The Tongue Makes History With First Australian 360 Degree Interactive Film Clip
There’s just about a week left to do your holiday shopping, but at this point you might be out of luck unless you plan on braving the masses at the mall or want to spend an arm and a leg … Continue reading Best Holiday Shoes for Sneakerheads
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Introducing Yung Milo, a Sydney based freestyle rapper who has been releasing music for a little over a year now. Influenced by international hip hop artists such as Dizzee Rascal, Lil B the Basedgod, Danny Brown, Soulja Boy etc. Yung … Continue reading Yung Milo Milotheist
Australia & New Zealand Exclusive (Released: 21st November 2015) Sneaker Freaker turn their attention from foot to wrist with the unveiling of the Nightowl, a collaboration with G-Shock. Established back in 2002 as a niche magazine for the underground community … Continue reading G-Shock x Sneaker Freaker Limited Edition Nightowl DW6900SF-1D Collaboration Model
Earlier this month Oakley opened “Oakley In Residence: Sydney,” a creative space and pop-up skate destination that celebrates the culture of skateboarding as part of the brand’s global ONE OBSESSION campaign. This week, Oakley is excited to announce ‘Film score Live’ featuring HWLS, the Future Classic signed, collaborative project of Ta-ku and Kit Pop. ‘Film Score Live’ will provide an interactive element to a traditional film screening as HWLS re-score an iconic skate film live. Taking place on Friday 20th November at the Oakley In Residence space, skate and music worlds will collide yet again to create this unique event … Continue reading ‘Film score Live’ featuring HWLS
Following the release of his new album Next Step on Friday 13 November, Kerser has announced the ‘Next Step National Tour’ in February and March. In the past year, much has changed for the Campbelltown emcee. He now has his own label in ABK Records, a venture supported and distributed by ADA (Warner Music Australia) and he has also enlisted the expertise of Sinima Beats to provide the soundtrack to Next Step. In doing so a brand new sound has emerged for The King of Australia’s underground hip hop scene which has seen the album peak at #1 on the Australian iTunes hip hop/rap chart and … Continue reading Kerser Announces Next Step National Tour
Immerse Yourself in Your Star Wars Battle Fantasies in the Most Authentic Star Wars Videogame Ever From DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) studio, and Lucasfilm Ltd. comes the highly anticipated video game, Star Wars™ Battlefront™. Winner of more than 50 awards worldwide including the Best of Show recognition* at E3, gamescom, Eurogamer Expo, EB expo and Tokyo Game Show, Star Wars Battlefront delivers the epic Star Wars battle fantasies fans have always dreamed of, while allowing them to create all new memories of their own. The game is available today in Australia and New Zealand on PlayStation®4 … Continue reading Let’s Play Star Wars! Star Wars Battlefront Launches Today
Elefant Traks Marks World Diabetes Day, Teams Up With Obey® Clothing & U.S. Filmmakers To Help Raise Awareness Around Type 1 Diabetes. This Saturday 14th November is World Diabetes Day. To mark the occasion Elefant Traks will be teaming up … Continue reading Elefant Traks Marks World Diabetes Day, Teams Up With Obey® Clothing
Free software update allows Sonos listeners to get great sound at home no matter where speakers are placed. With a free software update called Trueplay™, millions of Sonos owners around the world will be able to precisely tune their speakers … Continue reading Sonos Trueplay Brings Simple Speaker Tuning to Millions of Rooms Around the World
The official Call of Duty®: Black Ops III live action trailer, directed by Wayne McClammy and featuring Michael B. Jordan, Cara Delevingne, and Marshawn Lynch, follows Kevin as he wall-runs, thrust jumps, and power slides through enemies and zombies on … Continue reading Call of Duty®: Black Ops III Launches Globally Today!
Australia’s longest operating independent video game retailer, The Gamesmen, will be holding a special midnight launch event for the highly anticipated open-world game, Fallout 4. The family owned and operated Penshurst store will be transformed into a giant Vault 111 … Continue reading Australian Fallout 4 Midnight Launch Events
Next Step is the title track from Kerser’s eagerly anticipated 5th LP Next Step. The new video perfectly captures the ABK crew in their absolute element. The smoky mono backdrop profiles the gritty feel of the street, with Kers and … Continue reading Kerser Drops New Video For Album Title Track Next Step
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