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You Have To Hear: New Arcade Fire Songs

Well, kind of. These are very short previews of the songs featured on the upcoming 12″ single from Arcade Fire. Apparently the 12″ will be released on June the 1st, and an album will follow shortly, but very little is confirmed at the moment (we don’t even know the name). I simply cannot wait. Via […]

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Album Review: Cloud Control ‘Bliss Release’

Cloud Contol have taken their time with this debut album. I remember seeing them supporting Josh Pyke early last year, by which point they already had an EP, a hit single (Buffalo Country), and a series of acclaimed live sets under their belt. Although I definitely enjoyed their support act set, I never would have […]

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Further Splendour Sideshows Update

Splendour sideshows continue to go on sale, and continue to sell fast. Here’s the latest: Yeasayer @ The Prince Bandroom on the 29th of July has sold out, no additional show has been announced. Broken Social Scene @ The Corner Hotel on the 3rd of August sold out (finally!) and a second show was added […]

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You Have To Hear: The Blow Parade

Something a little different: The Blow Parade is a comedy radio show currently airing on Triple J. It takes a satirical look at the music scene, and is performed by Andrew Hansen and Chris Tayler of the infamous comedy team The Chaser, as well as Craig Schuftan. The Blow Parade takes the guise of a […]

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You Have To Hear: Jinja Safari

So we all know Triple J Unearthed is pretty much the best thing ever, and they’ve recently started digging up some real gems. One of these is Jinja Safari, who were the feature band last week. Hailing from Sydney, Jinja Safari have only made available one song so far, but it is an absolutely sublime […]

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Cloud Control Do Like A Version

To celebrate the release of their debut album, ‘Bliss Release’, Cloud Control dropped intro Triple J studios last week to perform a stripped back version of their song Gold Canary as well as a cover of Kid Cudi’s Pursuit Of Happiness. Both were of course great. I’ve got the album on pre-order and it should […]

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