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Interview: Pelican
Ahead of their upcoming Australian tour, Pelican bassist Bryan Herweg talks with Matthew Tomich about Forever Becoming, a new EP and what it means to be heavy. There’s this unspoken expectation placed...
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Interview: sleepmakeswaves
There’s this long-running cliche that post-rock bands are all the same – that they’re little more than Explosions in the Sky ripoffs using delay pedals and tremolo picking and the loud/quiet dynamic as...
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The Big Splash Primer: Pat Chow
Band competition The Big Splash has narrowed its field from 40 to the final 4, and in the lead-up to Saturday’s grand final we’ll be offering a little primer on. First up is Pat Chow: a sleazy no...
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The Big Splash Primer: Dream Rimmy
Dream Rimmy deal in astral soundscapes. Shoegaze isn’t exactly a genre ripe with innovation, but the five-piece offer something different, something bathed in nuance and gripping melodies, giving as...
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The Big Splash Primer: Kitchen People
Vincent Buchanan-Simpson of lo-fi newcomers Kitchen People took some time to answer five extraordinarily important questions ahead of The Big Splash Grand Final this weekend. Which bands have impressed...
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Interview: Bonjah
Back with an edgier, blues-saturated sound, Bonjah are travelling the far reaches of the country with their swinging 3rd studio album Beautiful Wild. Jessica Tucker caught up with the artistic lead...
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Interview: Being Beta
Ahead of the launch of their sophomore EP, Jacob Impson and Andy Storey of Being Beta talk to Sophie Dunsford about touring, pop punk and writing happy-sounding sad songs. When Ben David of The Hard...
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Interview: Pop Will Eat Itself
Pop Will Eat Itself are on their way down under after a twenty year absence. Since their last visit, the band has undergone a break-up, a reformation and a few personnel changes, including the...
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Interview: Boy and Bear
Before Boy & Bear’s triumphant return to Perth, Kershia Wong chats to bassist Dave Symes about the band’s sophomore album, ever-growing popularity and their love of regional Australia. For Boy and...
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Interview: Max Bemis of Say Anything
Max Bemis is an open book. His fourteen years as the front man of Say Anything have been nothing if not turbulent – and he’s not afraid to show it in his music. Ahead of the band’s Australian tour, the...
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Interview: Wil Wagner from The Smith Street Band
For the past two years Melbourne-based, The Smith Street Band have been on overdrive: touring nationally and internationally with acts from the likes of Frank Turner to The Menzingers; touring non-stop...
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