If you have been following the making of Spitshine vids, then you’d be happy to know that Vol 3. has hit the net. Check out the tense moments before mixing, the triumphant moment when gear works, and the drunken jam to end on a err..high note. Spitshine is out on August 28 thru Elefant Traks. You can check the video out here. Continue reading Behind Spitshine….Vol 3.
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)
Hey everyone, Thundamentals crew are having a single launch party for the newie Move It Up. Thundamentals are supported Daily Meds and Nikkita, hosted by Manifest and Mathijs plus DJ Diaz. You can grab your tickets online at moshtix.com. Thundamentals new album Sleeping On Your Style, is out through Obese this September. Continue reading Thundamentals – Single Launch Party
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
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
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…
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
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
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
Scott Burns was nice enough to point out this cool little vid on youtube. It features a young Nebs, from That’s Them. The song is called Da Warehouse Boyz feat. Sefa and Nebs. You can catch more of Nebs’ fine work on the Stay Up Album out now. Check the vid out here. Continue reading That’s (Nebs) Them!
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
Go and do yourself a favor and grab a copy of the Elefant Traks 10th Anniversary Party DVD. Hosted by The Tongue and featuring The Herd, Hermitude, Horrorshow, Urthboy, Astronomy Class and Unkle Ho. Continue reading The Elefant Traks DVD – Out Now
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
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)
Today we see lots of news from the Urthboy camp. His newsletter as all his latest updates, tour info, tour artwork, videos and also a free mp3. You can checkout his newsletter here. If you haven’t already, head over to Urthboy’s new website, you can also purchase tickets here for the Spitshine Tour. Peep the pic below to check the dates. Continue reading Urthboy news aplenty
Bliss n Eso have released a new trailer for the upcoming documentary On Tour – Peep it here. The clip features Watchdog Water Dragons. This should be a must have for anyone who caught the Flying Colours Tour. We will give you more news on this project as it comes to light, but expect to see some killer stuff. Continue reading BLISS N ESO – ON TOUR (The New Documentary)
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
After a few days off, we are back with some huge news in the aussie hip hop scene. First off we see Gully Platoon. This outfit is the combined firepower of Pegz, Dialectrix, Joe New and DJ 2Buck, with production duties of the likes of Jase and Plutonic Labs. The skills of these super-talented musos is going to come together on the outfit’s debut record The Great Divide. Set to drop August 7, the first single from The Great Divide is Coat Of Paint. You can check out the first single and a few other songs here. The guys from … Continue reading GULLY PLATOON – The Great Divide
Drapht’s festival run continues, as Coalition Crew is added to The Sounds Of Spring bill. Drapht’s run on Australia’s biggest festivals continues as the Perth MC beefs up his upcoming itinerary with stints at this year’s massive (and sold out) Splendour in the Grass, the Sounds of Spring Festival, and the Blueprint Festival! Along with these dates, several club shows have been announced as well in New South Wales and Western Australia. Tour dates and details are as following: July 23 – Busselton, WA @ Esplanade (w/ Downsyde) July 26 – Byron Bay, NSW @ Splendour In the Grass (w/ … Continue reading Drapht / Coalition Crew Tour Dates
Make sure you head out and grab the latest issue of ‘mag’ magazine. These guys have a massive cover this month, with Suffa, Debris and Pressure from the Hilltop Hoods. The interview covers everything from the beginnings of Golden Era Records, to the making of the hugely successful State Of The Art album. Continue reading Hilltop Hoods In ‘mag’
The Hilltop Hoods, will be smashing up your radio tonight as Triple J bring us their live set from The Gippsland One Night Stand. Tune in tonight at 8pm to relive the magic. Below find dates and times of other JTV specials with the Hilltop Hoods. Triple J TV with The Doctor: Road Trip special: Mon 13th July 9pm ABC2 & Fri 17th July 11:15pm ABC1 Triple J TV with The Doctor: One Night Stand Best Bits special: Mon 20th July 9pm ABC2 & Fri 24th July 11:15pm ABC1 Triple J TV presents: Hilltop Hoods (30min live special): Mon 20th … Continue reading Hilltop Hoods – Live At The Wireless and JTV specials
The guys from Hilltop Hoods have crushed Triple J Hottest 100 of all time, ranking in at number 17. Congratulations go to the guys, we all know this is thoroughly deserved!! Authors: M. Lambert, D. Smith Released: 22 September, 2003 on The Calling LP Produced by: Hilltop Hoods Recorded: Adelaide, SA “That was definitely a turning point for us,” agrees MC Suffa, one third of Adelaide’s finest hip-hop outfit. Alongside bandmates MC Pressure and DJ Debris, the Hilltop Hoods frontman is well aware there’s a lot of love out there for the Hoods’ ode to the people in the back … Continue reading The Nosebleed Section – Number 17 JJJ Hottest 100
Australia’s reply to Just For Kicks, Sole’d Out premiers in Melbourne on the 31st of July. Low Budget will be performing on the night you can check the trailer here. Since their emergence in 2005, Low Budget has established an enduring presence on the Australian hip hop scene. Following the widespread buzz generated by their self-released mixtape in 2005, the group’s jazzy debut album, Magnasound, was one of the surprise success stories of 2006, drawing universal enthusiasm and praise from critics and fans alike. On the back of the critical triumph and public acclaim of Magnasound, Low Budget quickly solidified … Continue reading Sole’d Out- A documentary on the sneaker craze
Since the release of the Thats Them EP, the group have simply gone from strength to strength. Nebs’ unique production sound is receiving international acclaim with the likes of A-Alikes (RBGs) and Solomon Childs (Killer Bees) writing to his world-class beats, whilst the stunningly futuristic Sonics of ‘Big Cty Music – (The Nebs Treatment)‘ feature on Scott Burn’s debut album locally. Add to that a commanding presence on the LookUP In The Sky Vol.1 mixtape and the remarkable feat of selling out their 12″ vinyl debut on LookUP Records a week before its official release. The guys music was also … Continue reading That’s Them – Stay Up
Sinergy Crew are back almost 4 years after their initial Chaos Theory mixtape, with their first studio album Sin City. Both lyrcists, Chains One and Royalz, have stepped up their game since Chaos Theory, with Royalz bringing his trademark dark, boom-bap inspired beats to a new level. The album features collaborations with Hungry Humans stalwart Raven, ex-Phonic Division member Turps, DBO Crew with help from stablemates Associated Illness. DJ’s Elev8, Gutz and Simple Simon feature on the cuts. Sin City was released on July 4 through Grhyme Productions and is available at all good independent music stores, online/itunes and via … Continue reading Sinergy Crew – Sin City (Independent release)
All the iPhone and iPod Touch users out there get set for your fist official aussie hip hop iPhone app. This killer app is from none other then DJ Bonez. This app is a must-have for DJ Bonez fans and concert-goers. It helps you keep up with DJ Bonez while you’re on the go. The rich features and unique content in this app include: – the latest videos – photos of the band – music samples – blog posts and latest news – find out about concerts near you – engage with other fans across Facebook and iLike – post … Continue reading DJ Bonez on iPhone
We have done a post about this concert already (here), but it was such a long time ago that we thought we would refresh your memory about this one. The Herd are rolling through town for their last headline show in over a year. It’s been a crazy 12 months, complete with top ten charting album, ARIA nomination, J Award for Best Video (2020), AIR Awards for Best independent Artist and Best Hip Hop album. Plus their national tour for Summerland was the biggest tour in their history. This year was going to be the R & R year with … Continue reading The Herd and Koolism
Get set for POWPOW. On Sunday July 12 get set to rock your socks off at the first installment of the Broken Panda SnowZone parties, aptly named POWPOW! Muph & Plutonic feat. DJ Bonez, headline the show with Illy launching, his debut album Long Story Short, we also have supports from DJ Dust & Mylestone. This show will be asure way to warm up from the freezing cold snow!! Get there! Tickerts are available from Freeride, Mt Buller and online here. Continue reading POWPOW – Muph & Pluto + DJ Bonez, Illy
Last night in the Riverland of South Australia, Level Headed lauched his first solo album, The Spice Of Life. Since leaving the group Train Of Thought in 2005, moving to teach physical education at Glossop High School, ensured that no music would be made for a while. The only rhymes that were spat over the next year or so were battles while on lunchtime yard duty with students, and a track made with a year ten student. Due to their common interest in education, Level Headed had a strong connection with Melbourne MC Reason. He appeared on his 2006 album … Continue reading Level Headed – The Spice Of Life
If your in Brisbane, we recommend that you head down to the Jubilee Hotel (Fortitude Valley) tomorrow night and check out, Delta and the Second Story Album Launch. Staen1 will be there ripping it up with his usual flair and style. Tickets are just $22.75 adult @ oztix.com or $25 on door. Date: 4 July 2009 Venue: Jubilee Hotel, Brisbane Continue reading Delta – Second Story Album Launch Brisbane
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