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Burn: New!! Summer 2011 Has Landed…

Jim Steps

It’s been a long time between drinks, but after giving the retailers a head start with the new Summer range, the guys over at Burn have just finished updating the online store with loads of new product. You are one of the first to know about this update, so be quick. New Stock Online Now: – New tee designs – New colours of some reprints – New guest artist tees by NAILS and CURE – New caps (and restock of old favourites) – New snap back caps Burn Clothing  ||  Twitter  ||  Facebook Continue reading Burn: New!! Summer 2011 Has Landed…

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Hilltop Hoods announce the details of a brand new track ‘I Love It feat. Sia’

Jim Steps

Hilltop Hoods have just announced that they will premiere their brand new single I Love It feat. Sia on Triple J Breakfast next Monday (Nov 21). The new tune, the first off their forthcoming album Drinking From The Sun, will be officially released on Friday November 25. I Love It features the vocal work of fellow South Australian product Sia.  The Hilltop Hoods will also be supporting Eminem on his massive 3 show Lose Yourself Australian tour. Tickets for the 2nd Sydney show go on sale tomorrow. You’ll want to be quick. The Hoods sixth album Drinking From The Sun drops in February 2012. Hilltop … Continue reading Hilltop Hoods announce the details of a brand new track ‘I Love It feat. Sia’

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The Psyde Projects – Orfd

Jim Steps

The Psyde Projects are happy to introduce to you their new single Orfd. The new EP leans towards a more electronic direction as you’ll notice with this single. Late last year The Psyde Projects went off on their first ever tour to promote their debut album, Welcome to Boomtown.  After their very successful album launch, their hit single Kay-Pee-Em got picked up by Australia’s national music radio show, Triple J, which received great reviews and was played on high rotation!  This year they’re set to tour nationally again to promote their second 6 track EP aptly titled The Psyde Projects: Volume II. Whilst still staying true to the sampling … Continue reading The Psyde Projects – Orfd

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Prime – Good Morning (Out Now)

Jim Steps

There has been quite a bit of buzz surrounding Soulmate Records latest signee emcee Prime’s – Good Morning release… Friday we all saw why. The South Australian emcee has released his debut solo for free download exclusively through his website.  The free download features 18 tracks with original production from One Above, Cam Bluff, Answer, Purpose, Mules and more. We also see Raven, Motive, 4th and Purpose share mic duties. Good Morning (with it’s 18-piece cover art series) is available for FREE download exclusively from PrimeIsHere.com Stay tuned for our upcoming interview with Prime, dropping soon.  Tracklisting: 1. 8am – Produced … Continue reading Prime – Good Morning (Out Now)

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The Funkoars “It’s All Good” Tumblr

Jim Steps

To celebraate the release of The Funkoars single “It’s All Good (Is Very Good)” the guys have created a Tumblr account. The guys want you to submit your most “Classic” photos to funkoarstumblr@gmail.com. The most classic of the classic will win prizes! A certified party anthem It’s All Good (Is Very Good) has consistently been the stand out track performed on The Funkoars national album launch tour and gathered one of the biggest responses during their headline performance at Brisbane’s Sprung Festival.  The Funkoars new single is available now on iTunes.  The single package includes two exclusive remixes by Trials and Debate with a guest verse from Mortar. Produced by Funkoars group member Trials (Hilltop Hoods, Drapht, … Continue reading The Funkoars “It’s All Good” Tumblr

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Seven – Good Thing feat. Mr. Hill

Jim Steps

The release of single, Good Thing heralds a new era for Gold Coast emcee Seven. With renewed vigour he unveils Sevensies.com, a website designed to bring fans and the unfamiliar to his music in the simplest way possible. Good Thing, featuring long time collaborators Mr. Hill and talk-of-the-town producer Cam Bluff is the first track leaked to the masses from the forthcoming Summer 2012 release Floated. Sevensies.com will be home to all foreseeable musical endeavours, available for free digital consumption to the public. This direction is without qualm or concern; he merely aims to present his stories and often jovial … Continue reading Seven – Good Thing feat. Mr. Hill

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Brad Strut Interview: UK, Unfuckwithable, & Unkut Recordings

Jim Steps

In 2001 Brad Strut released his debut long player The Authentic LP, an album which marked a turning point in local hip hop. allaussie hip hop catch up with Australian legend Brad Strut as he returns home from the UK. Not only does Strut talk about his upcoming release, we also delve head first with Strut into the other projects he has been working on include Ciecmate’s – Chess Sounds Vol. 1. aahh: After spending a few years over in the UK you’re back in Australia. How did you find the time spent in the UK and are you happy to … Continue reading Brad Strut Interview: UK, Unfuckwithable, & Unkut Recordings

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Exclusive: Geko & Aetcix – GOATMOB ‘Flatline’ feat. Fatty Phew

Jim Steps

‘GOATMOB’; Virtual socio-phobes, they are seldom seen at nightclubs, festivals or other communal shindigs. It is believed they spend most of their waking life underground, practising their primitive form of music and imbibing in strange herbs and potions. Emerging from the midst of Melbourne’s underground, the latest production from the illustrious Crate Cartel crew is Goatmob. Both emcees and producers respectively, the complimentary alliance that is Geko and Aetcix successfully combine their individual styles to bring this peculiarly alluring project to fruition. Goatmob reunites the duo again after collaborating on previous projects such as 2007’s Raw Four EP and the … Continue reading Exclusive: Geko & Aetcix – GOATMOB ‘Flatline’ feat. Fatty Phew

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New Funkoars Clip & Single Out Now – It’s All Good {Is Very Good}

Jim Steps

Fresh off the back of their #11 Aria Album Chart debut for their brand new album The Quickening, The Funkoars are proud to deliver their breakthrough single It’s All Good (Is Very Good). A certified party anthem It’s All Good (Is Very Good) has consistently been the stand out track performed on The Funkoars national album launch tour and gathered one of the biggest responses during their headline performance at Brisbane’s Sprung Festival. The Funkoars new single is available now on iTunes. The single package includes two exclusive remixes by Trials and Debate with a guest verse from Mortar. Produced by Funkoars group member … Continue reading New Funkoars Clip & Single Out Now – It’s All Good {Is Very Good}

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Reason – Window Of Time (Out Now)

Jim Steps

Reason’s Window of Time is the final solo effort of his pioneering career, a true testament to his twenty plus years of dedication to Australian hip hop and reflective of his journey thus far. Window of Time, in essence, is intended to open minds and expose its listener to a mélange of historical, situational and currently pressing themes. Reason, both a school teacher and youth workshop facilitator, takes actualities to words with the intention of inspiring positive action. The album’s conceptual roots are of a worldly emphasis in contrast to the artists previous releases that were more indicative of his local … Continue reading Reason – Window Of Time (Out Now)

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Impossible Odds “Everything” with Georgia Corowa

Jim Steps

Based around the core of front-man Rival MC (aka Fred Leone) and DJ Returnagain (aka James Vincent), Impossible Odds are an Indigenous Hip Hop/Soul group from Brisbane. October saw the release of their long awaited debut album Against All Odds. With one EP and 3 singles released over the last 5 years, Impossible Odds have held a steady line. Though still instinctively founded in the indigenous community – through strong national community radio and triple J play, heavy media coverage, killer live shows, big support slot’s and national touring – the band have also earned themselves a large mainstream audience. … Continue reading Impossible Odds “Everything” with Georgia Corowa

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Stalkz – We Never Left (Nov 25)

Jim Steps

Stalkz is one of Gold Coast most celebrated artists. He’s been laying low for the past few years, and is about to return to the scene with a bang. That bang he’s referring to is a brand new 12 track album entitled We Never Left. It’s a mix album featuring new music from Stalkz and an array of local and overseas talent. Appearances range from The Winnie Coopers, Trace Elements & DJ Butcher to ferocious new comers such as Kamal Ali, Frekwent C and Lozzy Ozborn. The album made complete with the instrumental stylings of US producer Vherbal of Anno Domini … Continue reading Stalkz – We Never Left (Nov 25)

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Mantra – Speaking Volumes Tour Comp

Jim Steps

Mantra is fast becoming one of Australia’s most eminent hip hop artists. After setting a new bench mark with first solo effort Power Of The Spoken, the Melbourne emcee is back with an explosive new release entitled Speaking Volumes. Combining both musical proficiency and articulate character, Mantra has delivered a seamless, holistic album.  Speaking Volumes exhibits the intricate philosophizing idiosyncrasy of Mantra’s rhymes. His vehement lyricism with its tapestry of subject matters is vividly transposed by its musical accompaniment for the album’s entirety. Publicly, yet astutely labelled ‘your favourite rapper’s favourite rapper’, it was no surprise that an inundation of accomplished names stepped forward … Continue reading Mantra – Speaking Volumes Tour Comp

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Prime & Purpose – Top Billin’

Jim Steps

Adelaide MC’s Prime & Purpose (Pagen Elypsis) return to the Top Billin’ show armed with 100 bars a piece. The guys are both preparing for solo releases, Prime with his LP Good Morning and Purpose with his If The City Had A Voice Pt. 3 mixtape, followed also by his solo LP.  Good Morning will be available for free download, so keep an eye out for further details on that coming real soon. You can still download Purpose’s newest mixtape track lifted from his upcoming If The City Had A Voice Pt. 3 titled Don’t I Know It here. Prime Twitter  ||  Purpose … Continue reading Prime & Purpose – Top Billin’

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Purpose – If The City Had A Voice Pt. 3

Jim Steps

Adelaide producer / emcee and Pagen Elypsis member, Purpose has been building momentum to his début solo effort with his cracking If The City Had A Voice mixtape series. Late November will see If The City Had A Voice Pt. 3 drop for free release and  is mixed by fellow South Australian DJ Hacksaw. Artists that feature on If The City Had A Voice Pt. 3 include fellow PE members Prime and Motive, with production by Purpose, Answer, Rob Shaker (WA) and Cam Bluff (QLD). Purpose has put out 6 releases both as a solo artist and as an integral part of group efforts. His growth both in and out of the … Continue reading Purpose – If The City Had A Voice Pt. 3

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Hilltop Hoods Western Canadian Tour

Jim Steps

Hilltop Hoods are hard at it over the next few months with a tour of Canada happening next month, the massive sold out tour with Eminem and a run of festival dates which include the national Big Day Out Tour. The Hoods will play 3 massive dates in Canada followed by the two huge sold out shows in Melbourne and Sydney.  Suffa, Pressure and DJ Debris will then be busy preparing for the launch of their brand new LP titled Drinking From The Sun, due out early February 2012. Crowds will also be pleased to hear that at least 3 tracks … Continue reading Hilltop Hoods Western Canadian Tour

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Methodz – Winner of the “Marked For Death” Remix Competition

Jim Steps

Australian producer Methodz produces a stomper remix of Vents – Marked For Death. The illusive Melbourne producer Methodz is a member of the Cheapskates Crew which include Katchem, Seedy Cest and Vawn A.G on the cuts.  Growing up in Melbourne he was always fascinated by the fact that most classic albums started in a bedroom/ basement and he credits Alchemist as his biggest influence among many. Other than his own crew Methodz has worked with Brad Strut, Shawn Lov, Maundz, Raven and Fluent Form to name a few and hopes to expand this list very soon. When describing his sound he says … Continue reading Methodz – Winner of the “Marked For Death” Remix Competition

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Saki – The Silent Son EP

Jim Steps

While most follow the leader, Melbourne MC Saki has deliberately ventured off on his own forging himself as a creative voice and irrefutable talent. Laced with a calm demeanour, Saki oozes truth and boasts a mindful and vulnerable approach to song writing. Born of Polynesian/Australian descent, Saki Dj’d since 1999 with the aspirations to become a producer. Looking to fine tune his studio skills he attended SAE Music College and received a Diploma in Music Industry. Initially production was Saki’s main focus, but this was quickly overtaken by his urge to write. Three years later Saki has joined forces with … Continue reading Saki – The Silent Son EP

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Sietta – No Longer Hurt: Official Video Clip

Jim Steps

Be prepared to be impressed by the fiery electronic soul of Darwin duo Sietta, made up of producer/instrumentalist James Mangohig and vocalist Caiti Baker. Their début album The Seventh Passenger is turning heads in all the right directions.  Both experienced musical childhoods: Caiti travelled throughout Australia to blues and folk festivals with her blues musician father, absorbing dog-eared record collections stocked with Etta James, Memphis Minni and Aretha Franklin; while James sat on wooden church pews with gospel music soaring around him. Caiti spent her entire teenage years recording herself on her dad’s 8 track digital recorder, learning to sing by building harmonies over … Continue reading Sietta – No Longer Hurt: Official Video Clip

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Funkoars – The Quickening Interview

Jim Steps

The Funkoars are back n’ badder than ever and are coming to a town near you with The Quickening Album Launch Tour, which will see them touring extensively throughout the country from September through November. We catch up with Trials as he recovers from a crazy Melbourne show late last week.  aahh: The Quickening is the 4th LP from The Funkoars, would you describe this as the most ‘Classic’ album to date from The Funkoars, in terms of sound and overall finished product? Trials: As far as OUR take on ‘classic’, yeah, I’d say this embodies everything that makes us … Continue reading Funkoars – The Quickening Interview

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Homegrown 2 – Adelaide (Oct. 21)

Jim Steps

HQ’s celebration of the local hip hop scene returns with a line up featuring some of Australia’s finest. The event will also see the return to Adelaide for hip hop legends Def Wish Cast. Def Wish Cast return with the banger Dun Proppa, the first single from their upcoming album Evolution Machine. Also featuring on the night are Sydney’s Horrorshow, and Adelaide’s Dialect & Despair. The Tongue, who is currently on his national The Sextape tour will also be in Adelaide to share his sexual secrets on stage. Jjoining this already massive line up is none other than your rappers favourite rapper Mantra, who … Continue reading Homegrown 2 – Adelaide (Oct. 21)

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Brad Strut cast in feature film ‘Pinball’

Jim Steps

The Melbourne-based production company, Holscope, announced today that local hip-hop icon and Lyrical Commission founding member, Brad Strut, has been cast as Kurt Thorp in the crime actioner, Pinball. He will be starring alongside up and coming talent and recent VCA graduate, Kevin Kiernan-Molloy, who has been cast in the lead role of Clint Thorp. Writer/director, Matt Holcomb, stated, “Brad has been a formidable force in the Australian and international hip-hop scenes for over ten years, and Kevin is a major new talent who blew us all away in the proof-of-concept “Pinball” short film. Brad and Kevin together onscreen is a … Continue reading Brad Strut cast in feature film ‘Pinball’

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Impossible Odds – Against All Odds

Jim Steps

Based around the core of front-man Rival MC and DJ Returnagain, Impossible Odds are an Indigenous Hip Hop/Soul group from Brisbane. Mon October 3rd saw the release of their long awaited debut album Against All Odds. First single Everything was ushered out late July and went about cutting a swathe through alternative radio. Tue August 16th it became the 4th most downloaded track on Australian radio through AMRAP’s AIR IT, where it has also spent 6 straight weeks in the top 5 tracks on the AIR IT Hip Hop chart (currently #2). With one EP and 3 singles released over … Continue reading Impossible Odds – Against All Odds

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DeadBeatSociety X RunRoyal.Com

Jim Steps

DeadBeatSociety in association with http://www.runroyal.com present a limited edition free download. Premiere underground Brisbane hip hop artists DeadBeatSociety are set to drop their debut self titled release and fall nothing short of delivering hip hop heat hotter than what’s cookin in Hells Kitchen. With initial members Dirt Dex, Twitch The Hatred and Juelz Vega forming the crew in early 2008 they quickly hit their straps developing a hellsworthy unique sound; and since joining forces with Pi Emc3e, P.Butta and Tendancee (Pure Product) shortly thereafter they’ve taken their rightful place in the game as the formidable crew to be reckoned with .. … Continue reading DeadBeatSociety X RunRoyal.Com

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Eloquor – Human Condition EP

Jim Steps

Melbourne’s Eloquor will be releasing his 7 track EP entitled Human Condition come early November. The ethically outspoken emcee has spent much of the 2011 slamming hype duties on the Pegz ‘Bombs Away Tour’ alongside Dialectrix, Joe New and DJ 2Buck, still managing to bring his own project to life despite a busy schedule. The release credits contributing efforts from 1/6 and Pegz, production mastery from Suffa and Simplex, with featured cuts by DJ 2Buck and Slap618. The album is a banger, and will undoubtedly earn this hard-working emcee some new fans with its catchy hooks and inspiring sentiment. Watch this space … Continue reading Eloquor – Human Condition EP

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aahh brand of the month: Afends Clothing

Jim Steps

Afends was established in Byron Bay in 2006 and is street fashion inspired by art, surf and skate. The label has managed to draw from a lot of older surf and skate labels that have existed over time. Afends have come a long way since 2006 and now have 4 concept stores in Byron Bay, Kuta Bali, Bondi Sydney and Melbourne.  They have recently moved in to a massive new office and warehouse space in their home town of Byron Bay and have been lucky enough to employ over 15 of their friends. In addition to this, the label are hitting … Continue reading aahh brand of the month: Afends Clothing

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Vents receives ARIA Nomination

Jim Steps

Congratulations to Vents with news this week his album Marked For Death snagged an ARIA nomination for ‘Best Urban Album’. Vents sophomore release Marked for Death was produced by Trials from The Funkoars, and the album features Golden Era label mates Hilltop Hoods, and Sesta from The Funkoars. Also big congratulations to Trials who not only produced Vents’ – Marked For Death but also primarily produced 7 time ARIA nominee Drapht’s – The Life Of Riley album, including the track, Rapunzel which was also nominated for Single Of The Year. Coming soon from Vents a brand new film clip for the title track … Continue reading Vents receives ARIA Nomination

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The Psyde Projects OZ EP Tour

Jim Steps

Late last year The Psyde Projects went off on their first ever tour to promote their début album, Welcome to Boomtown. After their very successful album launch, their hit single Kay-Pee-Em got picked up by Australia’s national music radio show, Triple J, received great reviews and was played on high rotation! This year they’re set to tour nationally again to promote their second 6 track EP aptly titled The Psyde Projects: Volume II. Whilst still staying true to the sampling culture of early hip-hop producers, this recent effort takes their sound into slightly more electronic territory. Watch Triple J Unearthed for the … Continue reading The Psyde Projects OZ EP Tour

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Ciecmate Presents: Chess Sounds Vol.1 Exclusive Leak Brad Strut – I Need Change

Jim Steps

For every Ciecmate beat that’s made it out into the world, there have been scores of others laying in wait, lurking, watching for the right MC. With Chess Sounds Vol.1, Ciecmate has brought his cunning creations out into the light, pairing them with the craftiest slew of MCs you could hope to assemble. Named after his recently opened production house and recording studio, Chess Sounds features local artists such as the legend Brad Strut, label-mate and fellow Broken Tooth visionary Newsense, Koolism’s Hau, host of the triple j Hip Hop Show, Westline Boomtown murkers Kings Konekted, the irrepressible Trials of … Continue reading Ciecmate Presents: Chess Sounds Vol.1 Exclusive Leak Brad Strut – I Need Change

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Mark B & Dialect – Fresh Wild Fly & Bold

Jim Steps

Yes yes y’all! October 10th 2011 saw the return of the UK’s all-star producer Mark B (Mark B & Blade – The Unknown, Delta – The Lostralian LP) back on his own K-Boro Records imprint with his new brand new single Fresh, Wild, Fly & Bold; a tribute to old-skool Hip-Hop pioneers The Cold Crush Brothers. Trying to steer away from the over saturated ‘pop-rap’ market of recent times, Mark teams up with Dialect to bring it back to absolute basics with gritty-funky samples, hard crunching Emu SP1200 drum machine beats, menacing flutes, & most importantly three of Hip-Hop’s key … Continue reading Mark B & Dialect – Fresh Wild Fly & Bold