Niche and Live Nation present one of the most recognisable and versatile voices in rap: Detroit’s own Big Sean. The 25 year old got the whole hip-hop world talking recently when he released the most exciting rap song to drop … Continue reading Big Sean (Good Music) – Australian Tour Announcement
No longer the best kept secret, the world has wised up to the talents of Lorde in a whirlwind six months that would have significantly turned the head of most, but not Ella Yelich-O’Connor. As much as the plaudits and … Continue reading Lorde – Pure Heroine
Lock in a new event on Canberra’s Hip Hop calendar. An event built for the scene, for the fans and for the artists. Main Event is a long overdue battle night for the capital. A knockout contest where local and interstate MC’s can go head to head for a $1,000 winner takes all prize. Complementing the battle are live performances from exciting local and interstate artists. Main Event Round 1 on November 22nd will see Sydney battle veteran The Tongue making a visit to the capital aiming to take out the $1,000 prize. Standing in his way will be the battle hardened … Continue reading Main Event – Round 1
A brand new single from Illy’s upcoming new album Cinematic, has just been released and is titled Youngbloods. The hardcore inspired tune features Ahren Stringer of The Amity Affliction. The single has premiered on triple j and is due out for … Continue reading Illy – Youngbloods feat. Ahren Stringer
Promoters ‘Clockwork Entertainment‘ have confirmed Sprung Hip Hop Melbourne is no longer! Promoters have issued this statement, explaining that concerns raised by the Divisional Planning Unit of the North West Metropolitan Region have led to both Victorian Police and the Yarra … Continue reading Sprung Hip Hop Cancelled
Almost a year on from the release of their debut album Place Your Bets, Adelaide hip hop heads Full Tote Odds (FTO) are back with a new track set to send chills down your spine. The Full Tote Odds boys … Continue reading Full Tote Odds – New Orleans
It’s only been a minute since his Babylondon release, with that crazy stop motion video for March On, and now the guy from Australia’s ol-school beloved multi genre band, 1200 Techniques, is finally delivering a full LP of new collaborative … Continue reading N’fa Jones – Life’s A Game
We’re psyched to present the 2014 Laneway Festival Australia line-up! Programming director and co-founder Danny Rogers says: ‘We’re exceptionally proud of this year’s line-up. As usual, the artists have been chosen on the strength of their music and their ability … Continue reading Laneway Festival 2014: The Line-Up Is Here
The promoters of Rap City regret to announce that Rap City 2013 will not be going ahead over the October Labour Day long weekend, due to unforeseen complications with scheduling that were beyond control. However, in the coming weeks Australian solo dates for Talib Kweli, Homeboy Sandman and Trademark Da Skydiver will be announced. We sincerely apologise for the disappointment to anyone who currently has a ticket to Rap City. Full refunds can be obtained from the place of purchase. Stay tuned for solo tour announcements coming soon! Continue reading Rap City 2013: Artists To Reschedule
Melbourne emcee and lyrical magician Mantra has just released his third studio LP, Telling Scenes. Following on from his debut Power Of The Spoken in 2010 and Speaking Volumes in 2011, Telling Scenes is a stunning and expertly crafted conclusion … Continue reading Review: Mantra – Telling Scenes
Hailing from Sydney’s West, Fortay is about to take the country by surprise with new album Living Proof is out today through At Large Productions and Obese Distribution. The first single from the album ‘Chasing the Tail’ features the one and only Snoop Dogg AKA Snoop Lion, a friend of Fortay’s. The production is by DJ L.T., Snoop’s long-time tour DJ. “I’ve been friends with DJ L.T for many years and he introduced me to Snoop” Fortay retells. “We meet up and we did the song in the hotel.” The concept behind the song ties in with its title, which is … Continue reading Fortay – ‘Chasing The Tail’ feat. Snoop Dogg
Sydney Hip Hop heroes Big Village are collaborating with Newtown brewers Young Henrys to bring you “Big Village Brew”. To celebrate they are throwing a launch party of epic proportions, with Big Village’s current A list, including JJJ favourites Suburban Dark feat. Jeswon (Thundamentals), P.Smurf (Daily Meds) and Rapaport (Loose Change). Support acts include local legends Reverse Polarities, Tenth Dan and Grub featuring Young Henrys very own Hamish, equally known for both his brewing and beat making skills. Mute X Roleo round out the bill, with Mute MC on the rhymes, and beats by Daily Meds bass driven producer Roleo. … Continue reading Big Village x Young Henrys: Big Village Brew Launch
Now in its 35th year, one of Sydney’s largest and longest running free community festivals; Newtown Festival returns Sunday 10 November 2013 to Camperdown Memorial Rest Park. Held as a way to promote and celebrate the diverse Newtown community and … Continue reading Newton Festival – Line Up Announcement
Future Music & The Mushroom Group, in association with Nova, Channel [V], Rdio, Inthemix, Fasterlouder & The Music present: Future Music Festival – Takes you on a musical safari in 2014 with their biggest line up to date. Prepare to … Continue reading Future Music Festival 2014 – Line Up Announcement
The first taste of forthcoming second album Listening Party from the Sydney hip hop trio was last month’s Shoosh!, a sharp, tongue-in-cheek, four minute jab at some people’s lack of ability to know when to be quiet Listening Party itself … Continue reading Exclusive: Loose Change – Listening Party (Behind The Scenes Ep. 1)
The producer behind breakthrough 2012 hit ‘So Good‘ alongside Allday now brings a new element to his sound as Chiefs. Chiefs debut EP will be dropping late 2013. His brand new track The City features Gracelands & Chachi Kamikazi (NY). “I have been guilty of making music for the wrong reasons but this marks a new journey for me and the tunes that I want to make. My debut EP as Chiefs is on some different future / electronic tip. Its definitely the best music I’ve been making for a while and I feel like its the most honest I’ve … Continue reading Chiefs – The City feat. Gracelands & Chachi Kamikazi
Mr. Grevis, WA’s most affable emcee and most recent inductee into the almighty Sylabollix crew returns with his second album My Escape after the popularity of his debut release The Sampler in 2012. Already receiving triple j airplay for singles So Beautiful feat. Joyride and Ness, and The Apology Song feat. Drapht, things are looking promising for Mr. Grevis’s sophomore release. Combining his supreme knack for story-telling with structurally savvy song writing, Grevis has teamed up with fellow SBX cohort Dazastah for the bulk of the album’s production, with additional beats from Cam Bluff and Rob Shaker. Tinged with new-age sounds and … Continue reading Mr Grevis My Escape Out Now
Queanbeyan hip hop crew Stik N Move took out the award for Most Promising New Talent In Music at the 2013 Deadlys earlier this week. Stik N Move have been performing their edgy brand of hip hop and spreading their empowering message for less than a year and are currently recording their debut EP with ARIA winner/producer DJ Danielson who has recently started joining rappers TooDeadly and Whiz onstage for their live shows. “This is just the start! Pre-season is done and we’re coming out for Round 1!” said TooDeadly aka Nathan Carter of the win. “Sovereign unity and love … Continue reading Stik N Move Win Deadly Award – Most Promising New Talent In Music
Superstars A$AP Rocky and Wiz Khalifa will be ringing in New Year’s Eve Down Under this year, having been announced as the headline acts for Perth’s Origin NYE festival. Fans of the Wiz will be stoked to have him perform in Australia for the very first time, while the appearance will mark only the second time A$AP Rocky has visited our shores – having played sold out shows in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth back in June. Organisers released the official festival lineup yesterday, which features even more big name acts including Flux Pavilion, Kill The Noise and Julio Bashmore … Continue reading Origin NYE 2013/2014
Illy has announced the release of his forthcoming album Cinematic on Friday 8 November via ONETWO. “I decided on the title Cinematic because the album plays like a movie and is true to a vision,” says Illy of the new release. “This will be my fourth album in five years; I’ve learned a lot and directed this experience into Cinematic. The concepts are tighter, the hooks are more finessed and the beats are off the chart!” Cinematic was recorded over the past year at Executive Producer M-Phazes’ Melbourne studio. Jan Skubiszewski, Styalz Fuego and Cam Bluff have also contributed to the production of … Continue reading Illy To Release New Album Cinematic On Friday November 8
Tornts’ 6th studio album will be hitting shelves October 18th. Yet another step in his evolution as an artist who pushes all boundaries. With production from the usual suspects Beat Butcher, Ciph Barker & Kharnivor as well as Tornts himself. … Continue reading Tornts – Street Visions
Jimblah’s much anticipated new album Phoenix is out Friday, October 11. On Monday (16th Sept) Elefant Traks will begin taking pre-orders on CD, Vinyl & T-Shirt bundles! Stay tuned for all the details. This album is nothing short of incredible. One of the albums of the year. Catch Jimblah on Horrorshow’s King Amongst Many Tour. Purchase || Twitter || Facebook Continue reading Jimblah ‘Phoenix’ Pre-Orders
We present to you 15: A Celebration Of 15 Years Of Elefant Traks. An elefant-sized party presented over 2 nights. Each artist is only performing once over the two nights, so if you want to see everyone, you need the two-day pass. Hermitude – Horrorshow – The Herd – Urthboy – Sietta – The Tongue – Jimblah – Joelistics – Astronomy Class – The Last Kinection – Ozi Batla – Sky’High – Jane Tyrrell (Solo debut). Melbourne Friday 22 November – Corner Hotel, Richmond Saturday 23 November – Northcote Social Club, Northcote Tickets available from Corner Hotel and Northcote Social … Continue reading 15: A Celebration of Fifteen years of Elefant Traks
Independent streetwear collective Ones Clothing & Sydney based hip hop trio Thundamentals are putting a call out to all artists to design a t-shirt inspired by the Thundamentals new single Smiles Don’t Lie! The winning design will win: $500 cash prize One off t-shirt in a colourway of their choice Their shirt put into production for the ‘Smiles Don’t Lie’ tour Tickets to Thundamentals ‘Smiles Don’t Lie’ tour Signed Copy of the single & tour poster This is the 2nd time Thundamentals have run The Leg-Up t-shirt design competition. The first year produced incredible results and saw some of the cream … Continue reading Style: The Leg-Up T-Shirt Design Comp
For nine years now The Coopers AMP has been listening to, discovering, rewarding and promoting Australian music of excellence, and in 2013 they are doing it again! Hermitude were announced in March this year as the winner of The 8th Coopers AMP. In addition to collecting $30,000 in prize money, Hermitude join the prestigious list of previous AMP winners The Jezabels (2011), Cloud Control (2010), Lisa Mitchell (2009), Eddie Current Suppression Ring (2008), The Mess Hall (2007), Augie March (2006) and inaugural winners The Drones (2005). During The 8th Coopers AMP the judges listened to 322 albums – of which … Continue reading The 9th Coopers AMP
Nominations for the eighth Annual Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards have officially been announced. This years nominees include a stunning array of the country’s brightest emerging artists, alongside established and respected performers, acknowledging yet another extraordinary year for Independent music. Awards to be presented during the evening include Best Independent Album, Best Independent Artist, Best Independent Hip Hop Release and Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Release among others. Electronic Wunderkind Flume and Indie Rock Dance duo Jagwar Ma lead the pack with five nominations each. The two acts have not only been nominated in the same categories which … Continue reading Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards Nominations Announced
The reissue of Masta Ace’s Disposable Arts by Below System, contains almost a 2 hour making of DVD where you will see most of the contributors to the Disposable Arts album. Interviews, stories behind the tracks and more content about the making of Disposable Arts. The physical copy of this special CD+DVD package will available in the stores, early October 2013! Originally released in 2001, Disposable Arts is a thematic/concept album by Masta Ace. The concept follows that Masta Ace is being released from prison, his return to home and joining ‘The Institute of Disposable Arts‘. The album is one … Continue reading Reissue: Masta Ace Disposable Arts
Citizen Kay’s “YES!” single from his debut EP of the same name, has received a big YES from around the country over the last six months. It has secured constant national radio play with regular TV play of the cheeky irresistible clip and has been supported by energy charged live shows that often climaxed with a bottle of champagne being popped – mimicking the clip – as CK ripped out his hit track. Citizen Kay is pleased to announce the release of the “YES!” Remixes EP. Featuring the big beat upfront original club mix courtesy of co-producer Pablo Calamari, a … Continue reading Citizen Kay – Yes! Remixes EP
Canberra producer Ghosts In The Room returns with his second release in 12 months teaming up with New York artists Ruste Juxx, Block McCloud and Shabaam Sahdeeq for the Barbarians EP. From the opening track listeners are taken on a journey through the dark streets of Brooklyn with the Barbarians combining street raps with heavy hitting beats. Featuring guest verses from Ras Kass, Fortay and Tornts as well as instrumental tracks, this release is a must have for any hip hop fan. Track Listing: Through The Flames Bucktown Gladiators Danger Feat. Ras Kass & Fortay Under Your Skin Dark Streets Feat … Continue reading Ghosts In The Room presents Barbarians
Niche and Live Nation presents one of the most anticipated Hip Hop tours of the summer as 19 year old Joey Bada$$ makes his debut Australian tour with special guest and fellow Brooklyn-ites The Underachievers, plus Australia’s newest sensation Remi in support. Heralding a return to golden era sounds yet remaining 100% a part of the new school thanks to appearances with A$AP Rocky and Mac Miller, Joey Bada$$’s lyrical form is beyond his years, his complex flow bubbling effortlessly on top of jazzy instrumentals. In June 2012 his 1999 mixtape set the internet alight; with fans of new school … Continue reading Niche & Live Nation Present: Joey Bada$$ Australian Tour
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