Carnage is taking the house scene by storm with the debut of his new house alias GORDO and new track “KTM,” out now on Ultra Records. “KTM” has spearheaded the launch of the GORDO project by expanding Carnage‘s expansive body of work into house music. With numerous sold-out GORDO shows already under his belt, including the iconic Club Space in Miami and 2021’s Super Bowl Weekend in Tampa, GORDO has paved the way to being the most buzzed-about house DJs of 2021. “KTM” consisting of groovy bassline and catchy vocals, has been in the works for over 3 years while gaining work-in-progress support from some of the world’s top DJs, including Sebastian Ingrosso, FISHER, Diplo, and Joseph Capriati.

“There is no question that ‘KTM‘ is the one track that defines exactly who I am as an artist in this exact moment in time. This song came together after years of self discovery through music and being open minded to new ways of life and inspirations. This is the beginning of the new me.” – Diamante Blackmon/Carnage/GORDO

Carnage has made a name through breaking the rules and staying true to himself. The Hawaii-based artist established himself as the reigning champion of hard bass and trap music with early hits, later being one of the first artists to transition electronic music into hip-hop, rap styles, and now house music. Before launching his label Heavyweight Records in 2017, Carnage put out hit after hit such as “I Like Tuh” with ilovemakonnen, “Bricks” with Migos, “Down for Me” and “Guala” with G-Eazy, “Homie” with Meek Mill and Yung Thug, “Learn How to Watch” with Mac Miller and MadeInTYO and “iShyne” with Lil Pump. After taking a break from music and touring in 2018 to focus on his mental health, Carnage dove right back into it with his hits “Letting People Go,” featuring Prinze George, and “Wait For Me” with G-Eazy and Wiz Khalifa. In partnership with the RAICES foundation, the music video for “Letting People Go” raised awareness for immigrants at the US / Mexico border and retraced Carnage‘s family’s voyage into America, as covered by TIME and dozens of other outlets.

Melbourne-via-Wellington four piece Bakers Eddy are set to release an anthemic new single, ‘21’, to be premiered on triple j’s Home & Hosed on Monday night.
The single, produced by Oscar Dawson, will be launched at a clutch of headline shows in Victoria, kicking off on Friday 12 March at Pelly Bar (Frankston), followed by an early and late show at Hotel Westwood (Footscray) on Friday 19 March before finishing with an all-ages show at Northcote Social Club (Melbourne) on Saturday 20 March.

After spending 120 odd days living together in a sharehouse, the band are somehow even more excited to get into a smaller space together (the van) to play a handful of shows across greater Melbourne, in celebration of the brand new track. Garnering a reputation for being one of the most exciting new live acts in the country – don’t miss your chance to catch the band on their 21 single launch tour in Victoria (with other states to be announced).

‘21’ is the first single proper since their March 2020 song ‘T-Shirt’, which followed 2019 singles ‘On My Own’ and ‘Can’t Afford It’. In lieu of live shows in 2020, the band have spent much of the year writing – watch this space, 2021 will be Bakers Eddy’s year.

Gray is the alter-ego of Alberta singer-songwriter Taylor Hambly. Although barely out of her teens, she’s already got a decade of experience under her belt. Beginning at age 9, travelling from talent show to community event seemed to be a weekend routine for the young musician and her parents. “There is something special about performing at community events; I would always get little girls dancing in front and it would remind me of how music has shaped my own life,” she says.

Influenced by Dua Lipa, Anne Marie, Carly Rae Jepsen and Mable, she began writing her own songs, releasing singles such as Friend Zone, Always Come Back and Broken beginning in 2016. Having connected with Vancouver producer Ryan Stewart in 2019, Gray began work on her full-length debut. “This album is everything I have inside me,” she says, describing the forthcoming disc as both fun and vulnerable — like going to a party where you end up in the backyard on a swing, pouring your heart out to a stranger. “The main goal is that my music speaks to somebody — even if it’s just one person, it’s enough.”

David M. Western reveals the second instalment from his forthcoming debut album with the wonderfully introspective, ‘Take Your Opportunities’

“David M Western is getting stronger with every release this year. Instant Life has that same kind of magic that Phoebe Bridgers brings to her music. There is an uncanny melancholy that feels so right to sink into, and DMW gently guides you through the feels, even if they make you want to cry.” – Nkechi Anele, triple j

“a meandering beauty.” ★★★★ – Declan Byrne, triple j

Day-dreaming, whimsical and deft, Melbourne artist David M. Western delivers a special new sound with insightful lyricism and powerful, distinct musical arrangements on his new single ‘Take Your Opportunities’. Following from his latest track and LP genesis, ‘Instant Life’, ‘Take Your Opportunities’ delivers David’s distinct reflective poeticism that continues to interrogate and stretch the boundaries of what it means to be a songwriter.

Out today, ‘Take Your Opportunities’ is the second track to be lifted from David’s forthcoming debut album due later in the year and follows two people at the beginning of a new relationship who are each doubting their ability to enter it fully. A somewhat satirical look at the way we often doubt ourselves in relationships and question why another would want to get to know our messy selves, ‘Take Your Opportunities’ reminds us to go with the flow, do things because they feel right, and take every opportunity life throws at us.

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“This is the second chapter in this journey that I’m trying to detail through my releases. I wrote it almost tongue in cheek about a relationship between two people entering into a relationship. Kind of like a ‘are you serious? I can barely cross the street or behave like a real person. How can you afford to take a chance on me?’. I wanted to ramble off things about these characters whose lives were a hot mess and were also looking at themselves saying ‘is this possible for someone to actually want this?’. With my single before – ‘Instant Life’ – I was detailing what the listener was getting into, now this song reads as a ‘brace yourself. Get ready. We’re going all the way here.’” – David M. Western

Born and raised in the shadows of The Grampians, Victoria, David honed his performance skills playing the local pubs before even considering becoming this strange, ethereal, ghostly thing – a ‘songwriter’. Now, having been writing songs for a mere five years, David’s profound musicality has already earned him a reputation as a cherished and vital up and coming Australian artist. With only a handful of standalone singles released to his name; ‘Step On My Toes’, ‘Gallery’, and most recently ‘Instant Life’, David’s carefully considered and quietly evocative songwriting has lead him to sharing stages with some of Australia’s finest songwriters such as Julia Jacklin, Spacey Jane, Mimi Gilbert and Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird. David is coming out of isolation and hitting the stage for his first show of 2021 at Some Velvet Morning alongside Annie Rose Maloney on Saturday 13 March.

‘Take Your Opportunities’ is out now via Believe
Spotify / iTunes / Apple Music / Bandcamp

Upcoming Show
Saturday 13 March
Doors 7:30pm
Free entry
Some Velvet Morning, Collingwood VIC

‘Take Your Opportunities’ Credits
David M Western – Acoustic & Vocals
Joe Orton – Electric Guitar, Percussion & Piano
Jess Elwood – Drums
Alex O’Gorman – Bass & Percussion, Backing Vocals

Recorded @ Purple Wayne Studios in Collingwood Melbourne
Produced by Joe Orton
Engineered & Mixed by Alex O’Gorman
Mastered by Lachlan Carrick

‘Take Your Opportunities’ Lyrics
Come one come all,
If you find that as you dress you’re just a silhouette
You wanna be seen just as a man with history
Sometimes it feels so slow it’s like you’re running out of steam
Did you win in a deal?
You know you haven’t won it till it’s real

Don’t give me a call
The nighttime is the right time to be no one at all
Everyone will say it’s like you’re half a day away
In an instant they will show you how to stop a moving train
What’s going on back home are they mad or just insane?
It’s no bargain or steal
Your life is just so unreal

That’s life as a real boy
That’s something I haven’t seen
You take your pictures and leave
You take your opportunities

Yeah go on and keep it in,
As you’re faking to the left with a cheeky grin.
I spoke to your mum she says you’re worrying
I know it’s no fun being told again
I know it’s no fun being told again
You gotta listen to your gut
Before you turn around and say you haven’t had enough

That’s life as a real boy
That’s something I haven’t seen
You take your pictures and leave
You take your opportunities

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Wolf Alice, one of Britain’s most revered bands and winner of the Mercury Prize 2018 for their last album Visions Of A Life, today announce their highly-anticipated third album, Blue Weekend, due for release on 11 June via Liberator Music / Dirty Hit. The first glimpse into this new world, ‘The Last Man On Earth’ was premiered as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record in the World on BBC Radio 1, continuing a tradition started when Annie played ‘Giant Peach’ from the band’s Gold-certified debut LP My Love Is Cool, as her first song when taking over the the weekday evening show in 2015.

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For the first time in Arts Centre Melbourne’s history we are thrilled to announce that 3KND, Melbourne’s first and only Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander radio station and digital platform, is the official media partner of Live at the Bowl.

The purpose of this partnership agreement is to identify ways both organisations can work together and create opportunities for collaboration and promotion in relation to the Live at the Bowl season that supports cultural and social impact for the arts community and the community of Victoria.

“This relationship is a strong step forward for both organisations. It shows a real commitment by Arts Centre Melbourne towards indigenous media. The board of First Australians Media Enterprises and Radio 3KND are proud to sign this agreement”, says General Manager of 3KND Gerry “GMan” Lyons.

This is the first time Arts Centre Melbourne has entered into a media partnership agreement that goes beyond the transactional components and establishes 3KND as a strategic advisor and collaborator on cultural safety considerations of our First Nations artists, community and staff.

“We first met 3KND last year when we hosted the Vic NAIDOC 2020 Concert Always Was, Always Will Be. It came as no surprise that we had instant rapport and both our organisations had a genuine desire to continue to work beyond NAIDOC 2020. This media partnership signifies so much more than just a signature on a dotted line; it shows our commitment to including all peoples across the media landscape in our projects. I know this will be an important ongoing relationship for us as an organisation and we cannot wait to see where this takes us next,” says Arts Centre Melbourne CEO Claire Spencer AM.

3KND has been on the airwaves since June 2003 and is proudly an independent and not-for-profit Indigenous radio and media broadcasting service which runs 24 hours, 7 days a week.

We’re excited to be welcoming visitors back to our venues in line with the most recent Victorian Government guidelines on COVID-19. We have opened our outdoor café Protagonist, the Sunday Markets as well as the Australian Music Vault. These openings coincided with the Live at the Bowl season, which officially kicked off on 8 January 2021.

While the ghost lights will stay on a little longer inside our venues, we will continue to offer audiences the chance to experience the wonder of the performing arts via our digital hub – Together With You. For more information including: our opening plans and related health and safety policies; bookings for free and ticketed events; and other digital content and experiences, please visit artscentremelbourne.com.au.