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Peezo – Vibe Out

Jim Steps

Peezo’s recent mixtape Sunset Park and EP Thanks Heaps, has helped usher in a new wave of hip hop. Fat beats, swag out the ass, and watermelon… it’s all here.  Most recently Peezo dropped a track titled Water featuring production from beatsmith Cam Bluff. The track was picked up for full rotation on triple j Unearthed and was also featured in triple j’s Unearthed Year In Review. A mammoth effort! Peezo is gearing up for a huge year ahead, he has just released a brand new single lifted from the free album coming later in the year titled Old School Futuristic. The new track Vibe Out features production from Hamley and Cam Bluff. Pezzo’s last … Continue reading Peezo – Vibe Out

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aahh Radio: Episode 15 Jackie Onassis

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Sydney duo Jackie Onassis are surely the best kept secret with-in hip-hop. Comprised of vocalist Kai and producer Raph, Jackie Onassis are the newest members of the One Day crew, a collective comprised of Horrorshow, Spit Syndicate and Joyride. Jackie … Continue reading aahh Radio: Episode 15 Jackie Onassis

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Blak Twang To Play At The Espy

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World renowned UK rap legend, Blak Twang, will hit The Espy on Friday 14th February for a free entry show! Twang is synonymous with the British hip hop scene and has earned international recognition, including the MOBO award, a nomination in the USA’s prestigious Source magazine awards for ‘Best International Hip Hop Act’ and a nomination for Best British Hip Hop Artist in BET’s Awards. His formative years were spent playing football and listening to the “golden age” rap sounds. He started to seriously consider pursuing his rhyming abilities when he heard the London Posse’s epochal single ‘Money Mad’, and discovered … Continue reading Blak Twang To Play At The Espy

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Profecy – Find Your Way

Jim Steps

After serving a 4-month sentence late last year, Profecy is starting the year off strong, readying his forthcoming EP The Release. Profecy, is a self-made hip hop artist who grew up in Lismore, on the NSW coast. Profecy during his early, definitive years had little to no exposure to what was designed to become his life’s passion and mission; hip hop music. Learning through trial and error, by going with one’s instinct, and just giving it all he got, Profecy learned how beat and rhyme interact and react to each other to produce that distinctive hip hop sound. Powerful and soulful, … Continue reading Profecy – Find Your Way

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Grandmaster Flash Returns To The Espy

Jim Steps

There are a lot of stories about the birth of jazz and the beginning of rock n’ roll, but hip-hop has founding fathers: one of them is DJ Grandmaster Flash. He was the first DJ to physically lay his hands on the vinyl and manipulate it in a backward, forward or counterclockwise motion. He invented the Quick Mix Theory, which included techniques such as the double-back, back-door, back-spin, and phasing. Basically, what we call a DJ today is a role that Flash invented. The genius behind iconic party tunes like The Message, Superappin, Freedom and You Know What Time It … Continue reading Grandmaster Flash Returns To The Espy

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Never Gets Old – Miracle (GodWolf Remix)

Jim Steps

Sydney based powerhouse artist/producer Miracle has releaseed the first single “Never Gets Old” off his upcoming debut album. Having toured Australia solidly over the last 12 months supporting artists including A$AP Rocky, Childish Gambino and Tyga, Miracle has been steadily honing his craft and exploring the musical boundaries, which is apparent on his new single. Teaming up with 2012 Aria Award Winning Producer Stylaz Fuego (360, Wiley, Illy, Diafrix), has helped Miracle make the transformation from being categorised as a rapper, to an artist. This musical growth has seen him deliver a stellar track featuring a fusion of hip hop, dance … Continue reading Never Gets Old – Miracle (GodWolf Remix)

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Play Push Over thanks to triple j Unearthed

Jim Steps

Thanks to triple j Unearthed your band could be playing at Melbourne’s infamous Sidney Myer Music Bowl as part of Push Over along with the already announced stellar line up including Deez Nuts, Dream on Dreamer, Chance Waters, Remi, Pez, In Hearts Wake, Buried in Verona, Smith Street Band, Cub Sport and many more! To be in the running get your music up online at triple j Unearthed before Sunday 16th February and you will automatically be in the running to play at this year’s Push Over Festival!! The winner will be announced late February. Push Over is also running … Continue reading Play Push Over thanks to triple j Unearthed

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Young Franco drops free Futurefunk EP + National Tour

Jim Steps

If Australia’s recent bloom of young prodigies might be enough to make you question what the hell have you done lately, then this is one that will probably hurtle you into a quarter-life crisis. 19-year-old producer Young Franco is Brisbane’s newest wunderkind who’s offering up his debut EP Futurefunk for free as well as performing at a slew of national shows. ‘Futurefunk’ is making waves around the Australian dance music scene, earning approving nods from Motez, Indian Summer, Alison Wonderland, Peking Duk and Allday alike. The 4-track EP is a medley of awesomeness; described as funky beats meets old disco … Continue reading Young Franco drops free Futurefunk EP + National Tour

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Public Event: Touring & Live Performance: This is how we do it

Jim Steps

Join us from 5.30pm at Fowler’s Live on Monday 10 February for a very special music business event TOURING & LIVE PERFORMANCE: THIS IS HOW WE DO IT, proudly presented by Music SA, the Association of Artist Managers, Fresh FM and APRA|AMCOS. In Adelaide for one day only, a group of renowned Australian Artist Managers, Label Managers, Booking Agents and Artists will discuss artistic development and planning activity around live performance and touring, followed by a discussion of the foundations required to further your live career. This is a rare opportunity to discuss live performance and touring with a group of … Continue reading Public Event: Touring & Live Performance: This is how we do it

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Relive the Big Day Out again and again with Rdio

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Music streaming service, Rdio, was front of stage for Big Day Out in Sydney, capturing some of the hottest artist performances from the day. Ensuring that no music fan misses out on the amazing sets, including Pearl Jam, The Lumineers, Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion and Bliss N Eso, the top performances are now available to stream exclusively via the free to download Rdio app and via this direct link. “Big Day Out is easily one of the biggest and best events on the Australian music festival calendar, and this weekend’s event again proved why it has such a great … Continue reading Relive the Big Day Out again and again with Rdio

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Top 20 Tracks We Didn’t See In triple j’s Hottest 100

Jim Steps

With triple j’s Hottest 100 taking over the airwaves and all of our social media feeds on the weekend, we’ve decided to release a list of the top 20 tracks that we didn’t see in this year’s Hottest 100.  With all the great music in Australia, it’s hard for everyone to get a top 100 spot, but it doesn’t mean that there aren’t artists out there who are deserving of this recognition. In no particular order we’ve picked a sample of these artists and tracks, and have listed them below for your enjoyment. Doc Felix – The Right Direction feat Dialect … Continue reading Top 20 Tracks We Didn’t See In triple j’s Hottest 100

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Grammy Winners To Perform At Future Music Festival – Catch Pharrell Williams + Machlemore & Ryan Lewis In March

Jim Steps

Future Music and Frontier Touring wish to send out heartfelt congratulations to two headliners of 2014’s upcoming Future Music Festival – Pharrell Williams and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, who dominated the 56th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday 26 January in … Continue reading Grammy Winners To Perform At Future Music Festival – Catch Pharrell Williams + Machlemore & Ryan Lewis In March

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Chase – From There To Hear

Jim Steps

Whether you saw him take runner up for his state in the southern hemispheres biggest emcee battle 2004 Out For Fame Battle For Supremacy, State winner and runner up in the national Channel V’s Aussie Friggn’ Hip Hop Emcee competition, entrant for the Australian team in the 2007 World Rap Championships, Tasmania’s “Tas Battles” league, Brisbane’s Real Talk Battle League, Oball 1st annual Oball emcee battle winner, South Australia’s Got Beef Battle League, or just performing. Chase has made a solid mark in the scene to platform his skills into his music. Chase has more than paid his dues in … Continue reading Chase – From There To Hear

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MGM x Pozible Partnership

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MGM and Pozible have partnered to offer musicians the option to have their crowdfunded albums, singles and merchandise distributed through MGM’s subsidiary Waterfront Records. Musicians that opt in will also see their crowdfunded music now count towards the ARIA and AIR Charts. The partnership will make distribution easier for musicians, who will no longer have to go to the trouble of fulfilling the ‘Reward’ orders of their music and merchandise following a crowdfunding campaign on Pozible. The service will also give artists the option to have online retail built in to both their own and Waterfront’s websites on an ongoing … Continue reading MGM x Pozible Partnership

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The Genius of J Dilla Vol. 5

Jim Steps

J Dilla a.k.a Jay Dee, born James D. Yancey, was one of the few artists whose records were bought on sight, played until digested and then discussed among fans and critics. He kept Hip Hop relevant long after many of its greatest heroes had creatively left it for dead. Well respected musicians such as Questlove, Erykah Badu, A Tribe Called Quest, Common & Janet Jackson have worked with, and been influenced by J Dilla’s talents and he is often described as “your favourite producers favourite producer”. There are many talented beat makers and producers, but there will only be one … Continue reading The Genius of J Dilla Vol. 5

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Big Day Out – Perth Venue Change

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Big Day Out has announced a last minute venue change for their Perth event in 2014, with the show set to move from its initial home of Claremont Showground to the new surrounds of the Arena Joondalup. The decision was announced recently, with a statement from Graham Partridge OAM – the chairman of VenuesWest, which operates the arena – welcoming the Big Day Out to their new home. The Big Day Out have said that the City Of Joondalup has been very supportive and considers them to be forward thinking and progressive. No reason has been given for the shock … Continue reading Big Day Out – Perth Venue Change

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Savo – Really Do It feat. Greta Stanley

Jim Steps

Focus is everything for fast-rising Queensland talent Savo in 2014. Returning to his home in the lush tropics after a stint in Sydney, the last 12 months have been productive for the small cane farming town of Innisfail’s finest hip-hop talent. Since the launch of his long-awaited mixtape Worth The Wait in April 2013, which topped over 46,000 downloads (and counting), the 21-year-old emcee has been hard at work putting the finishing touches on his first official release on Bomb Squad Presents, all-the-while earning praise from names like 360 and M-Phazes for his performances as part of the Sprung Festival … Continue reading Savo – Really Do It feat. Greta Stanley

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B Wise – Mr Playa That

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Since landing on the Australian music scene in 2012, Wise has created a significant buzz for himself in such a short period of time. Some would accredit this to his former years experience with hip hop group K1. Since breaking on to the scene Wise has released two successful online mixtapes (The Benchman Vols 1 & 2) along with an array of single song releases. Past accomplishments include being featured on Worldstar and most recently he was nominated and won the outstanding performer award from the Celebrate Afro Australian Awards held at parliament house in Canberra. His developed stage presence and … Continue reading B Wise – Mr Playa That

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Mickey Deville – Omnicide feat. DJ Eclipse

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Mickey Deville is a Sydney MC best recognised for his intricate rhyme schemes, razor sharp wordplay, and a savage delivery. Since releasing his independent debut album Doomsayer in 2011, the self professed ‘Silver Tongue Assassin‘ has spent his time steadily building his musical arsenal and collaborating with some of the U’S’ Underground’s best MCs, DJs and Producers. Gearing up to release his next effort in 2014, Mickey D has teamed up with Boston based producer C-Lance (Enemy Soil) for the upcoming 8 track EP, Cloak & Dagger, which features guest spots by members of La Coka Nostra, Demigodz, and more. … Continue reading Mickey Deville – Omnicide feat. DJ Eclipse

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Suicide Girls Blackheart Burlesque Tour

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SuicideGirls, the alternative beauty’s largest online community of pinup models is bringing its full Blackheart Burlesque Tour to Australia. Redefining beauty – “what some people think makes us strange, or weird, or fucked up, we think is what makes us beautiful” – this unique tour promises to be unlike any other Burlesque show on the planet. SuicideGirls is an online community that celebrates alternative beauty and indie culture from around the world. Since 2001, tens of thousands of models have submitted millions of photos to the website hoping to earn official SuicideGirl status. The community carefully chooses the most unique, … Continue reading Suicide Girls Blackheart Burlesque Tour

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April77 Creative Presents: DJ 2Buck The Corner Stone

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The Cornerstone showcases some of the illest joints to come out of Australia, with exclusive drops and appearances by some of Australian Hip Hop’s biggest names, cut up and mixed by the legendary DJ 2Buck. This limited edition CD features original artwork by April77 Creative and is available exclusively with the purchase of the A77 “A Decade of Album Cover Design” book. Purchase the Book + CD here: http://www.a77.bigcartel.com Purchase  ||  April77 Continue reading April77 Creative Presents: DJ 2Buck The Corner Stone

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360 – Impossible (feat. Daniel Johns) Official Video

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The hotly anticipated first single from 360‘s upcoming album Utopia, has just been released. It features fellow Australian singer/songwriter Daniel Johns, who is most notably known for banging Natalie Imbruglia.. oh and that band Silverchair. The new track titled Impossible features production … Continue reading 360 – Impossible (feat. Daniel Johns) Official Video

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Peezo – Water (Prod. Cam Bluff)

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Peezo is one of the cats leading Australia’s new wave of Hip Hop. Growing up in Byron Bay wasn’t always sunshine for Peezo, and he turned to music as an outlet. Gifted with expression, he started to rap. His mixtape Sunset Park and EP Thanks Heaps, gave him the opportunity to travel and share his words with audiences and enthusiasts alike. Most recently Peezo dropped a track titled Water featuring production from beatsmith Cam Bluff. The track was picked up for full rotation on triple j Unearthed and was also featured in triple j’s Unearthed Year In Review. A mammoth effort! … Continue reading Peezo – Water (Prod. Cam Bluff)

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The R.E.A.L Music Family: Juñor – Skinny Jean Dreams Video Preview

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Less than six months since publicly launching, The R.E.A.L Music Family has fast established a reputation as one of the most energetic live hip-hop acts around Melbourne. A dynamic on-stage presence and preparedness to go against the mainstream has seen … Continue reading The R.E.A.L Music Family: Juñor – Skinny Jean Dreams Video Preview

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aahh Radio: Episode 14 Pataphysics

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IED is the follow up release to Pataphysics’ 2012 debut album Subversive. Recorded, mixed and produced by front man, vocalist and trumpet player Pat Marks (aka Pataphysics) at his 9 Gates studio in Melbourne. IED (improvised explosive device), Pat is joined by the NZ singer Project nRt and the exceptional jazz guitarist Diego Villata from (Tierra) on the IED (improvised explosive device) recording. The tracks on the EP are the best representation of the live show on record to date. Pataphysics has built a solid reputation off the back of his energetic and diverse live shows that combine trumpet, bass, keys, MPC, guitar, drums, turntable, percussion, … Continue reading aahh Radio: Episode 14 Pataphysics