Geometry Wars 3 Dimensions Available Now
Next Chapter in the Award-Winning Geometry Wars™ Franchise is Newest Title Released under the Sierra™ Label Last week marked the day for the newest addition to the Sierra™ library of games with the release of Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions. This frenetic arcade shooter from developer Lucid Games is the latest installment in the Geometry Wars franchise. The new game advances the series to unexplored frontiers, bringing its retro-inspired action and energy to more platforms than ever before with an added twist to its classic gameplay – 3D grids! “Geometry Wars is a part of our DNA,” said Craig Howard, Co-founder of … Continue reading Geometry Wars 3 Dimensions Available Now
Official Call of Duty Advanced Warfare Exo Zombies Trailer
An Exo Zombies survival co-op experience is coming to Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare DLC in 2015. The first chapter of Exo Zombies is included with the Havoc DLC pack or as part of the Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Season Pass. Get the Season Pass for access to four exciting DLC packs at one great price, each delivering a collection of new, thrilling multiplayer content, bonus weapons, and more here. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare has been in the hands of gamers for less than 1 month, but here are some mind-blowing numbers to chew over while you sit … Continue reading Official Call of Duty Advanced Warfare Exo Zombies Trailer
Uncomfortable Beats Natural Selections
Natural Selections marks the 7th compilation album to drop from Melbourne’s eclectic Uncomfortable Beats label. Jam packed with over 20 different electronic and jazz influenced creations from artists across the globe including Je$u$, Roleo, Jae Genius, YLWFRND, Wermonster, Bambu Hands, Amin Payne, DOC Mastermind, Dusty Ohms, Midflite, Able8 & many more. Grab Natural Selections for Free or Donation pricing from the Uncomfortable Beats Bandcamp site. Continue reading Uncomfortable Beats Natural Selections
Kanye West All Day
UPDATE: Turns out this is just a remake from a fan. A valiant and impressive effort by an upstart producer on Soundcloud. Well played, sir. After much delay, Kanye West has dropped his brand new single, and it’s pretty crazy. Kanye West’s recent cover interview from GQ had the rapper talking about a new single, and this is it. The new track is titled “All Day,” and while we heard a snippet a few months back, now we have a full version of the song, albeit a radio rip. It’s got a beat change in the middle that sounds like what going to … Continue reading Kanye West All Day
Raury Australian Tour
Introducing Raury, the 18 year old from Atlanta, USA, is currently one of the most hyped and highly tipped artists in music. Raury exploded onto the scene earlier this year when he released the self written, self produced video for ‘God’s Whisper’. Refusing to be pigeonholed the singer/songwriter/rapper/guitarist/producer moves between all sides of the musical spectrum citing everyone from Bon Iver to Andre 3000 as influences. As a self-proclaimed “Indigo Child” Raury considers himself a member of a generation of adolescents, all products of the internet age, who quickly gain an understanding of life’s challenges and opportunities due to their … Continue reading Raury Australian Tour
In the Studio: Saint Surly The Gleaner
LWP006: Saint Surly – ‘The Gleaner’ Pt 1 & 2 – Out Now! #LWP006 Little Wonder Productions is a hip-hop, funk & soul label involved in the production, manufacturing and distribution of its products on various audio formats. They specialise in small … Continue reading In the Studio: Saint Surly The Gleaner
Jane Tyrrell Launches Debut Album
Avant-pop aficionado Jane Tyrrell has revealed the supports for her anticipated album launch shows in Sydney and Melbourne. Elana Stone will join Jane across both dates, Maples will kick-off proceedings in Sydney and Gordi will open the show in Melbourne. Tyrrell’s stunning solo debut Echoes In The Aviary was only released in October but has already been long-listed for the coveted Australian Music Prize and hailed by critics and fans alike for its “drama, immensity and otherworldliness” (The Music). Rolling Stone described it as “powerful and effortless, Tyrrell’s voice is the hero” whilst The Australian said it is a “soaring, … Continue reading Jane Tyrrell Launches Debut Album
Learner Dri[v]er! With Illy
Hip Hop artist Illy has a strong connection with fans from all corners of the country. By the end of the year the solo MC from Melbourne will have performed and played at over 70 shows, We saw him release an album earlier in the year titled Cinematic which has now gone Gold, and has followed it up with a deluxe edition of the album, Cinematic: Uncut. Today, Illy joins Channel [V]’s Marty Smiley, who has only ten hours left on his Learner Driver log book before he can sit his Ps and who better than some of the music … Continue reading Learner Dri[v]er! With Illy
Just Announced: Nas New Melbourne Sideshow + Sydney Show Sold Out
Illusive, Frontier Touring and Niche are elated to announce that legendary New York MC Nas will be performing a one-night-only Sugar Mountain sideshow at the Forum Theatre on Sunday 25 January, the day after his headline performance at the much-hyped boutique festival. As with every performance on the Australian tour, he will be performing his 1994 magnum opus Illmatic in full, along with other Nas classics. Illmatic is arguably the most revered rap album in the genre’s history by one of the greatest ever to touch the mic. To celebrate the album’s twentieth anniversary, Nas has taken his sold out … Continue reading Just Announced: Nas New Melbourne Sideshow + Sydney Show Sold Out
King Kerser Lands On The ARIA Charts
Kerser dropped KING on Nov 14th and by 8am he shot up to #1 on the iTunes hip hop chart followed by securing #4 on the main iTunes chart, battling it out with boy band One Direction, rock group Nickelback and pop superstar Taylor Swift. KING also came in at #1 on the ARIA Urban chart and #2 on the Australian ARIA album chart. The upcoming King National Tour dates have been announced.The KING will be visiting each capital city in early 2015 to bring you live performances from his brand new album plus your favourite classics. Stay tuned for … Continue reading King Kerser Lands On The ARIA Charts
Ry Lightning In A Bottle Out Now!
After a string of successful releases during 2014, there’s no telling when Ry’s momentum will stop. The Unearthed featured artist successfully just finished his debut tour, and returns to finish 2014 making his biggest mark yet with ‘Lightning In A Bottle’. Not your obvious summer single, Lightning in a Bottle is a true crossover song from the buzzing artist, breaking the mold of the ‘typical’ Australian Hip Hop sound. Co-Produced by HAMLEY and YOKOthemenace (WZRDKID), Lightning In A Bottle is the perfect way for Ry to end 2014 his biggest and most promising year yet, hyping the soon to be … Continue reading Ry Lightning In A Bottle Out Now!
Alex Ford What Do You See (Prod JHAS)
Its been 9 months since the West Aussie native has dropped any material, his last offering coming in the form of the ESTA produced EP, The Wild Imagination. After taking time off to travel abroad, Alex Ford is back with a brand new record, the JHAS produced “What Do You See”, the beat originally appearing on Beats for Change’s, Tacloban Hope project. Introspective and melodic, mixed with Ford’s original approach to music, “What Do You See” is perfect mood music for afternoon beers or herbology. Stream/Download – What Do You See (Prod by JHAS) below. Official || Soundcloud || Bandcamp Continue reading Alex Ford What Do You See (Prod JHAS)
1200 Techniques Time Has Come Official Video
1200 Techniques is pleased to announce the music video release for their new song, ‘Time Has Come’. Taken from the band’s forthcoming EP of the same name, Time Has Come, the video was co-directed and co-produced by DJ Peril, Tristan McLachlan and Michael Danishewski, and can be viewed below. “Our idea was to take our old and new listeners through a nostalgic journey of our career via Peril’s lost video tapes, on a light hearted “these are the days of our lives” tip. Being able to include footage of ADNATE’s piecing the 1200’s mural really topped it off.” The band’s new … Continue reading 1200 Techniques Time Has Come Official Video
Marksman Llyod Rewrite The Ending
‘Rewrite the Ending’ is the new single and title track off the latest EP from Perth’s rising star, Marksman Lloyd. The successful launch of the EP just this September, saw the release crack into the top 20 iTunes hip hop charts while accompanied by a national tour. ‘Rewrite the Ending’ sees Marksman adding a head nodding, summer banger to his already energetic repertoire, with stellar production from Creed Birch and mind bending cuts from Rob Shaker, the single sets itself apart from the type of hip hop emerging from Australia at present. It follows hot on the heels of Marksman’s … Continue reading Marksman Llyod Rewrite The Ending
Matthew Craig i left my heart in montreal part one
After a whirlwind year playing shows with everyone from Allday to Bliss N Eso and even T-Pain, R.E.A.L Music artist and co-founder Matthew Craig drops his first solo piece “i left my heart in montreal part one” on the day of his 24th birthday. The mellow, sub-two minute track gives a brief insight of what’s to come out of the R.E.A.L Music camp this summer with Craig delivering introspective, pensive rhymes over a catchy horn sample in a unique, laid-back, casual You can catch Matthew Craig and the rest of the R.E.A.L Music Family at upcoming gigs supporting California emcee … Continue reading Matthew Craig i left my heart in montreal part one
Social Change 100
Adelaide’s Social Change, release brand new track with 12″ to follow over summer! Social Change gets it started back up with their new track ‘100’. Produced by Funkwig with cuts by DJ Snair, the Hip Hop supreme team pick up where they left off delivering a hard funk driven beat topped off with sharp lyrics, scratches and the increasingly rare rap hook. ‘100’ serves somewhat as a reintroduction for Social Change who last released music on the 2010 Butterthief Phat Tape. Since then Social Change has collaborated on tracks with Dialect, Matchless Gift, Ben Iota (Bornski), Chris Bass, Joseph Duigan … Continue reading Social Change 100
Kerser Interview 4th LP KING Drops Tomorrow
KING Is By Far His Best And Most Accessible, Despite Being The Most Brutal! A success story no one predicted, MC Kerser is the most polarising voice in Australian hip hop, epitomising the notoriously hard-living suburbs of Sydney’s outer west. With trademark, unapologetic, honesty, KING documents Kerser’s incredible trajectory from his stomping ground in Sydney’s West [‘C-Town’], the fight he’s undertaken to get out [‘Put Life in Rap’] and the hard-won realisation that success creates its own problems [‘Forever’.] Though championed by the marginalised society he emerged from, some early fans have fallen by the wayside, accusing Kerser of flaunting … Continue reading Kerser Interview 4th LP KING Drops Tomorrow
360 Announces The Utopia Regional Tour Tickets On Sale Friday
Landing In Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria And Western Australia This January 2015 Tickets on Sale Friday November 14 from 360music.com.au Crucial Music and Village Sounds are proud to announce 360, the country’s hottest and most controversial rapper is taking his stellar LP Utopia out to the elements of regional Australia on a 16-date tour across four weeks this January. The Utopia Regional Tour kicks off on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, heading down the New South Wales coast, in through country and coastal Victoria, before heading across to Western Australia. With recent headlines proving that he’s often imitated but never replicated, … Continue reading 360 Announces The Utopia Regional Tour Tickets On Sale Friday
Invada Zee Temple Music Mixtape
Invada Zee of Centa Left has dropped a six track mixtape over jacked beats from producers including Nuttkase and Bojkez with guest verses from The Igloo and Jak Wolf. Expect dark, atmospherically mind altering beats teamed with modern day conceptional awareness. This ain’t no “tin foil hat” rap, it’s a journey of self awareness in a rapidly evolving digital world. Cop the free download now on bandcamp. Facebook || Myspherical Entertainment Continue reading Invada Zee Temple Music Mixtape
Sinks Fraudulence Official Video Clip
A pastiche of love, war and hip hop imagery, the clip is a fitting backdrop for Sinks’ fighting words and no-nonsense beat, which also samples a few choice lines from Jay Z’s ‘Moment of Clarity.’ An expression of his “disdain for mass diluted drivel,” the single is Sinks’ latest achievement, following the release of his Backlash LP last year and recent support spots for Coolio and Action Bronson. Catch Sinks performing live, Friday November 21st at Grace Darling Hotel supporting some wicked local musos. Facebook event page here. Download || Facebook Continue reading Sinks Fraudulence Official Video Clip
Bill Burr Announces New Animated Series With Netflix
F is for Family, the new, half-hour, animated series based on the comedy of Bill Burr, is coming exclusively to all Netflix territories in 2015. The six-episode series, produced by Gaumont International Television and Wild West Television, marks the first foray into animation by Gaumont’s US production arm, tapping the expertise of Gaumont Animation in France. F is for Family, created by Bill Burr and EmmyⓇ award-winner Michael Price (The Simpsons), follows the Murphy family in the 1970’s, a time when you could smack your kid, smoke inside and bring a gun to the airport. Burr will voice the role … Continue reading Bill Burr Announces New Animated Series With Netflix
Vic Mensa Australian Tour 2015
Chicago’s own VIC MENSA embarks on his debut Australian tour this January/February, playing select headline shows in Melbourne and Sydney as well as playing St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival nationally. Tickets for Vic Mensa’s headline shows are on sale now. At just 21-years-old, Mensa already has his trajectory set at the top of the hip-hop game. Just one of 12 artists included on the prestigious 2014 XXL Freshman Class, Mensa’s intelligent, self-aware lyrics reveal an artist with serious star potential. Mensa’s 2013 breakout mixtape ‘INNANETAPE’ set the internet alight, with glowing reviews from various tastemakers. Complex, Rolling Stone and XXL all … Continue reading Vic Mensa Australian Tour 2015
Dan The Automator / Del The Funkee Homosapien / Kid Koala Touring Australia February 2015
The underground hip-hop supergroup Deltron 3030 features Deltron Zero (Del Tha Funkee Homosapien), the Cantankerous Captain Aptos (producer/remixer Dan “The Automator” Nakamura), and Skiznod the Boy Wonder (turntablist Kid Koala). Much like Nakamura’s previous conceptual projects, Dr. Octagon and Handsome Boy Modeling School, Deltron 3030’s self-titled album and single send the hip-hop triumvirate into the year 3030, where — as the sole survivors of earth — they travel through the galaxy. The group’s debut album was released in 2000. An album of instrumental tracks from Tron 3030 followed a year later. Next, the launch of Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s … Continue reading Dan The Automator / Del The Funkee Homosapien / Kid Koala Touring Australia February 2015
Sage Francis Australian Support Announcement
Sage Francis is returning to our shores in December 2014 and has just announced some quality acts to join the stage with him. Hip Hop and Punk are two concepts that are no stranger to Australian music lovers, from the 80’s and beyond. Sage was even signed to Epitaph Records when he first started out, bringing together the tribes over the years and in his own way making a massive contribution to the melting pot of cross over hip hop music we see today. So with these shows we hope to bring together audiences from all styles of music to … Continue reading Sage Francis Australian Support Announcement
Fat Freddy’s Drop Announce Australian Tour & New Single ‘Slings And Arrows’
New Zealand’s seven-headed soul monster, Fat Freddy’s Drop return to Australia in January 2015 previewing their fourth album and new single ‘Slings And Arrows’. The single is the first to emerge from Freddy’s Bays studio jams in preparation for their biggest ever headline show. The sold out Alexandra Palace in London has a 10,000 strong capacity and comes off the back of last year’s Blackbird album achieving an Impala Gold Sales Award in Europe. The show is a highlight in Freddy’s Slings And Arrows World Tour that includes the band’s Japan and Thailand debut shows and a return to Sydney … Continue reading Fat Freddy’s Drop Announce Australian Tour & New Single ‘Slings And Arrows’
T.I. & DMX Double Up Australian Tour
Hip-Hop Superstar T.I. announces his debut Australian Tour to celebrate the release of his ninth studio album “Paperwork” released October 24th. 3 x Grammy Winner T.I. first visited our shores in September this year for a successful promotional tour, and now returns to perform shows in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. Joining T.I. is hip-hop legend, DMX. This is the second Australian Tour for the star who has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Both artists are known for putting on phenomenal live shows, and you can expect to hear a night of legendary hip-hop hits including “Party Up”, “Who We … Continue reading T.I. & DMX Double Up Australian Tour
OC – DITC Australian Show
SimmerDown Productions are proud to announce the first ever Australian appearance of OC from the infamous Hip Hop crew D.I.T.C. SimmerDown have reached out to get arguably one of the underground’s finest MCs to Australia in February 2015. OC’s first album ‘Word…Life’ to his follow up Jewelz has established him as a foundation contributor of the New York Boom Bap sound. Not to mention his contribution to the DJ Premier produced classic Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers which also featured Masta Ace, Chubb Rock and Jeru the Damaja. In 2012, OC joined forces with a true school Detroit producer Apollo … Continue reading OC – DITC Australian Show
Wu-Tang A Better Tomorrow
Legendary rap group Wu-Tang Clan have signed to Warner Bros. Records and are set to release their highly-anticipated 20th anniversary album, A Better Tomorrow on November 28. Wu-Tang Clan includes RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and Cappadonna and has sold over 6.5 million records in the US, while they’ve sold nearly 40 million records worldwide, including individual members’ album sales as well as group sales collectively. Over the course of their career, the group has released five studio albums and 19 compilation albums. Each of their first three albums –Enter the Wu-Tang (36 … Continue reading Wu-Tang A Better Tomorrow
Gossling Leads Lineup Of Musicians To Reignite Live Music In Kings Cross
Five-time ARIA nominee, Gossling will give an exclusive acoustic performance in Kings Cross as part of the IGNITE lineup on Sunday 23 November. She will be joined by the second round of announcements; TIAAN, Morgan Evans, Hydraulix, Jonathan Zwartz Quartet, Darryl Beaton Band, Leroy Lee, Steve Barry Trio, Stu Hunter Trio ft Simon Barker, Martinez Akustica, C Major, Sensitive Zombie, Michael Duchesne, Thandiwe Phoenix, Levi 5 Star feat. Amy Chase, La Fiesta Sound System and DJ Ocky & Mark Matthews. Kings Cross Ignite is gearing up to be one of the most exciting live music events taking place during ARIA … Continue reading Gossling Leads Lineup Of Musicians To Reignite Live Music In Kings Cross
1200 Techniques Rubber Records 25th Anniversary Event
The 1200’s long-awaited return sees the trio making their first live appearance playing a one-off show as part of the Rubber Records 25th Anniversary event – full details below. Don’t miss your chance to see 1200 Techniques reclaim the stage! Friday 12 December @ Howler, Melbourne VIC (18+) 7-11 Dawson Street, Brunswick | Tickets on sale from Moshtix.com.au 1200 Techniques – Time Has Come EP will be available on Friday 23 January through Rubber Records. As Australia’s inaugural crossover hip-hop group, 1200 Techniques not only opened the way for Hilltop Hoods, Bliss n Eso and 360, but also compelled major … Continue reading 1200 Techniques Rubber Records 25th Anniversary Event
