LISTEN TO “ESO QUE TU HACES” HERE
CONFIRMED TO APPEAR AT SXSW 2020
“The Art Pop Warrior of the Latinx Underground” – The Fader
“The Toronto-based artist is a creator of worlds … tenebrous electronic textures meet Colombian percussion, and Pimienta’s piercing voice transports us to places new and uncharted.” – Remezcla
“Besides boasting incredible talent and a rapturously potent voice, Pimienta speaks eloquently — and with no qualms — about complex issues. She chooses her words with care, deploying terms such as anti-settler-colonialism with surgical precision. This is a woman whose words, art and music are weapons now — and for the future.” – NPR Music
Lido Pimienta has announced the release of Miss Colombia (April 17, ANTI-), the anticipated follow-up to La Papessa, which was awarded the Polaris Music Prize in 2017. The Colombian-born, Toronto-based global beats trailblazer recorded the album in her home studio, with some additional recording done in the historic Colombian town of San Basilio de Palenque.
Miss Colombia boasts 11 new and original songs that boldly celebrate Lido’s ecstatic musical hybridity of electronic meets cumbia, and is at once defiant and delicate, exploratory and confrontational. All of the songs were written and arranged by Lido, and she co-produced the album with Matt Smith aka Prince Nifty.
Watch the video for “Eso Que Tu Haces” below
The album title was partly inspired by the Miss Universe gaffe in 2015, when Steve Harvey mistakenly awarded the crown to Miss Colombia instead of Miss Philippines. It caused Lido to reflect on the anti-blackness she’s experienced, and how she was viewed as an outsider in adolescence, a “weird artistic tomboy” for not adhering to the expected norms projected upon her. Lido – an Afro-Indigenous, queer feminist – created Miss Colombia as a canvas for introspection, with pieces about love (and self-love), and loss. Other songs confront divisive politics in Colombia, Indigenous inequality and racism, and ultimately to bring her closer to home.
Musically it digs deeply into the history of Afro-Latin musics, from Palenque to cumbia – styles that Lido embraced after being introduced to Sexteto Tabala, one of the most representative musical expressions of the African communities in Colombia (who are also featured on the album). The album also features Bomba Estereo’s Li Saumet. Lido has an affinity for acts like A Tribe Called Red and Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq, but her work also resonates with British-Sri Lankan rapper MIA and she draws unabashed inspiration from the New York-bred Dominican-Trinidadian rap queen Cardi B.
TOUR DATES
13/3 – 22/3 – Austin, TX – SXSW 2020
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![Wiki announces Agung Mango (Melb), Dameeeela [DJ Set] & Threebeds (Bris) + Slim Set (Syd) as supports for 'The OOFIE World Tour' | Kicks off next week](https://thepartae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Wiki-announces-Agung-Mango-Melb-Dameeeela-DJ-Set-Threebeds-Bris-Slim-Set-Syd-as-supports-for-The-OOFIE-World-Tour-Kicks-off-next-week.jpg "Wiki announces Agung Mango (Melb), Dameeeela [DJ Set] & Threebeds (Bris) Slim Set (Syd) as supports for ‘The OOFIE World Tour’ Kicks off next week")
I OH YOU, Illusive Presents and Frontier Touring today reveal that New York City rapper Patrick ‘Wiki’ Morales will be joined by supports, Agung Mango (Melbourne show), DJ Dameeeela and Threebeds (Brisbane show) plus producer-rapper duo Slim Set (Sydney show) on the Australian leg of his OOFIE World Tour. The tour is in celebration of Wiki’s latest album OOFIE and will kick off in eight days at Melbourne’s The Tote.
For the Melbourne leg of his OOFIE World Tour, Wiki will be supported by 21-year-old rapper Agung Mango. Hailing from the Western suburbs of Melbourne and heavily influenced by experimental hip hop, alternative R&B and indie rock, Agung Mango is one to watch and impossible to ignore. Mango will bring his high energy and diverse genre-bending sounds, as showcased in tracks ‘WOKEUPINJAPAN’, ‘HOME N AWAY’ as well as his most recent release ‘RODENT’.
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A POLITICALLY-CHARGED ALBUM FEATURING GUEST MUSICIANS MISSY HIGGINS, MONTAIGNE, CLARE BOWDITCH, FRED LEONE, BRIAN VIGLIONE (THE DRESDEN DOLLS) AND JHEREK BISCHOFF
+ Neil Gaiman & Amanda Palmer Present:
A Bushfire Recovery Event
W/ Special Guests: Missy Higgins & Fred Leone
At Forum, Melbourne on March 8
US musician, author and activist Amanda Palmer has announced Forty-Five Degrees: A Bushfire Charity Flash Record set for release on Friday, February 21. Recorded in just five days, the album is an immediate response to the ongoing bushfire crisis plaguing Australia with all proceeds going to Firesticks Alliance; an Indigenous led network re-invigorating and teaching cultural burning and land management.
The first single lifted from the release is a stirring cover of Midnight Oil’s hit “Beds Are Burning” featuring Missy Higgins taking the lead vocal under Palmer’s signature punk rock piano pounding. In addition to this, the tireless artist has also announced ‘Neil Gaiman & Amanda Palmer Present A Bushfire Recovery Event’ with special guests Missy Higgins and Fred Leone (Butchulla Song Man) in Melbourne on March 8th, in a bid to raise further funds to aid bushfire recovery efforts with proceeds going to Firesticks Alliance and Seed Mob: a movement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people working for climate justice with the Australian Youth Climate Coalition.
Forty-Five Degrees: A Bushfire Charity Record came together at a dizzying pace between tour dates at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne with the help of Missy Higgins, Montaigne (singing on “Truganini”), Clare Bowditch (singing on “Black Smoke”) and Fred Leone (playing didjeridoo on “Solid Rock”) who dropped everything to be in the studio and lend their talents to the effort. The album also sees Amanda reunite with Brian Viglione of The Dresden Dolls who plays drums across several tracks and long-time Palmer-and-Higgins collaborator Jherek Bischoff providing guitar and both electric and upright bass. The album was helmed by local engineer Anna Laverty and produced by Amanda with Ross Cockle on mastering duties. The artwork was created specifically for the project by newly-minted Australian citizen Sarah Beetson.
Every song has ties to Australia, but it doesn’t stop there: each song is also deeply political. Featuring a new original song, “Suck It Up, Buttercup”, penned in Tasmania after a Mona Foma residency in a confessional booth during which Palmer spoke with over 100 people in Launceston about their fears and histories of abuse, the album also contains covers of songs by Midnight Oil, Ted Egan, Jen Cloher, Goanna and Emily Wurramarra. Most songs were suggested by Amanda’s Patreon community who inspired the emergency effort. “My ability to move and work fast is made possible by 15,000 full-time supporters on my Patreon crowdfunding page. As the bushfires hit global headlines, many of my patrons reached out and wanted to know if we could collectively help the cause, given that I was touring here,” says Amanda.
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After the huge success of their SOLD OUT inaugural festival in Queensland last year, Empire Touring is proud to announce that Spring Loaded will be returning to the Sunshine State AND coming to Sydney in 2020!
The soundtrack to the lives of every 10% Weird Aussie teen who lived their lives through the bands plastered all over their bedroom walls is back. Get off your Berlin Chair, dust off your Doc Martens, dig up an old Comfort Me flanno and rip some holes in your jeans; it’s time to go back to when Life Was Better.
The Spring Loaded Sydney line up features the incredible talents of;
Grinspoon, You Am I, Custard, Frenzal Rhomb, Magic Dirt,
Tumbleweed, Screamfeeder & Caligula.
While in Queenland at the Bribie Island show, playing for your old school pleasure are;
Grinspoon, You Am I, Regurgitator, Shihad, Magic Dirt,
The Fauves, The Meanies & Screamfeeder
The decade that saw Australia’s indie rock scene full of Girls Like That (and Guys Like Us) who took control of the airwaves and festival grounds still remains a high water mark and the bands on Spring Loaded 2020 are playing better than ever! While the era that saw everybody Getting A Three Piece Together and touring around the country on their Fingers and Toes is but a memory, Spring Loaded is bringing some of the best old school alt rock acts together for the ultimate nostalgia trip for music lovers who were there back in the day!
And for those who weren’t there, don’t cry the Tears Of A Clown, this is your chance to experience what your older friends or siblings told you about from back then.
Rocking riffs, fuzzy feedback and that rebellious spirit that is simply lacking from any music since the Sundial ushered in the new millennium.
So if you Like Your Old Stuff Better Than Your New Stuff come and see some of the decades most celebrated acts playing sets that will evoke memories of a Just Ace youth.
You have Never Had So Much Fun.
Get ready to turn Randwick & Bribie Island into mosh pits your 15 year old self will be proud of!
Spring Loaded SYDNEY
Saturday, May 9 – The Lawn @ Royal Randwick*
Gates open 3.00pm
Spring Loaded BRIBIE ISLAND
Saturday, June 20: Sandstone Point Hotel
Pre-sale: Thursday, February 20
Tickets on sale: Monday, February 24
Early bird $99 + booking fee until sold out
GA Tickets $109 + booking fee
VIP Tickets will be available – Details to come
www.ticketmaster.com.au
For more information surf to
www.springloadedfestival.com.
#springloaded
*On The Lawn at Royal Randwick, Spring Loaded will be curated with some killer craft beer and food trucks. The old betting yards have been transformed into a magical space perfect for a festival, which will be limited to 5000 people so definitely get your tickets fast!!
There will be on ground park and the new tram line brings you right to the door!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This is a fully licensed 18+ event
Strictly no BYO food or alcohol
This is an outdoor concert, the show will go ahead rain, hail or shine
No tables, tents or sun shelters are permitted
No umbrellas (even if it’s raining) bring good quality ponchos/raincoats and gumboots instead
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SPRING LOADED 2020
PLAYING BOTH NSW + QLD
GRINSPOON
Charging onto the Australian music scene in 1995 by winning that years Triple J Unearthed competition with Sic
YOU AM I
Sydney’s You Am I have been synonymous with their hometown’s music scene for the past three decades. They were the first Aussie band to release three successive albums that all debuted at #1 on the Aria Album Charts! Hi Fi Way in 95, Hourly Daily in 96 and #4 Record in 1998. They’ve also received 10 Aria awards from 31 nominations. Besides their Trophy room being chock full of accolades and awards from the last 30 years, they have some absolute cracking songs that are part of every alt-rock fans DNA. From Berlin Chair and Cathy’s Clown to What I Don’t Know ‘bout You and Soldiers.. you know them all!
MAGIC DIRT
Magic Dirt’s second EP, Life Is Better, debuted at #1 on the Australian Alternative Music Chart in 94 where it stayed for a whopping 75 weeks and sold over 20 000 copies! It saw them land a spot on the BDO and play with Hole too. Tours of the US and Europe followed as did runs with all the Aussie 90’s bands you can namecheck. The bands biggest success lay in the 2000’s where Plastic Loveless Letter reached #16 on the singles chart and the album it came from Tough Love peaked at 15 and scored an Aria Nomination for Best Rock Album.
SCREAMFEEDER
During the 1990s, indie and grunge took over the world, Brisbane’s Screamfeeder were right in the thick of it. Although they differed from the low-fi and retro sound of many of their contemporaries to instead go straight for the throat with influences more akin to Husker Du, The Jam and GBV. With seven albums to their name and having played with Rollins Band, Sonic Youth and Pavement among many others, their place in the Aussie alt rock history is assured.
PLAYING NSW ONLY
CUSTARD
Back when the Hottest 100 was dominated by bands with guitars, Custard came in at #7 on 95’s list with Apartment and a year later they played on the Opera House steps as part of the Crowded House Farewell To The World concert (along with You Am I) remember that? Three years later in 1998, the bands biggest hit, Girls Like That (Don’t Go For Guys Like Us) came in at #3 on the Hottest 100, peaked at #52 on the Aria Singles chart and won the Aria that year for Best Video! After such a big year, Custard disbanded, only to come back eleven years later and now play a few select shows a year. Spring Loaded will be one of them!
FRENZAL RHOMB
Featuring everyone’s favourite ex-radio duo of Jay and The Doctor, Frenzal have been at it since 92! Back when tours like Vans Warped and the Big Day Out were regulars on the gig calendar, you could bet your camel that Frenzal Rhomb were on the line up. If they weren’t they were probably out with NOFX, Blink 182 or any other major punk rock band. They played with them all! Up until 2005 their music was banned on the J’s. How did they fix that? Jay and Lindsay became the stations Breakfast hosts! Fucking Genius.
TUMBLEWEED
The Gong’s favourite sons, Tumbleweed have been playing their own brand of acid-rock forever. A post-psychedelic haze with lashings of fuzz-drenched guitar, thumping beat and trippy vocals that saw them open for Nirvana’s first ever Australian show. The band were regulars on the Big Day Out during the mid 90’s, playing the festival an incredible five times and had a string of Top 20 albums with Galactaphonic climbing as high as number 6!
CALIGULA
Emerging from a dark corner of early 90’s era Sydney, Caligula’s take on alt rock added more of an electronic sound to their walls of guitars. Their most excellent cover of Tears Of A Clown saw them get some Triple J and even Triple M love and they toured with the likes of Depeche Mode, Pop Will Eat Itself, Ned’s Atomic Dustbin and The Beastie Boys.
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PLAYING QLD ONLY
REGURGITATOR
The Gurge’s second album, Unit, absolutely owed everything in 97. It went Triple Platinum, won 5 Arias, including Album Of The Year, and peaked at #4 on the charts. Their transition from a straight ahead indie rockers into an act that plays any genre that infects their creative sensibility and takes their fancy has led Regurgitator to be one of those few bands that can play anywhere to anyone and everyone has a good time!
SHIHAD
Like all good things from NZ, Shihad have been claimed by Australia as one of their own. With 9 kick ass rock n roll albums under their belts, these riff lords have endured and seen it all, including that weird bit in the early 2000’s when they were called Pacifier to um pacify the Americans.
With countless tours over their 30 year career, the Shihad live show is one of the most potent you’ll ever see.
THE FAUVES
Melbourne icons, The Fauves have been on the scene since 88. They were one of the first bands on the BDO when it went interstate in 93 and hit their 1000 gig milestone back in 2007 so to call them road dogs is putting it mildly. Known for their witty lyrics full of dry satire and Australianisms, they hold a special place in the hearts of indie rock kids.
THE MEANIES
Back in the day, Melbourne punks, The Meanies were the kings of the underground circuit. Their Ramones fueled riffage and hectic live shows drew capacity crowds everytime they played . Their sets at multiple BDO’s and supports for Nirvana, Pearl Jam, The Beastie Boys and many others have become the stuff of legend.
Driven by a love for the timeless, Melbourne’s All The Colours return brandishing a new studio record primed and refined for 2020. The album, Vol. 3, is a snapshot of the band at a creative peak. Oscillating between gritty garage/alt-rock inspired sounds and loftier blues-injected moments, the album represents an exciting new chapter for the trio.
Led by new single ‘Waste’, All The Colours re-enter the atmosphere for the New Year showcasing the more evocative and matured facets of their songwriting skill. Playing more with sonic tone and exploring heavier melodies, the song is a love story delivered with bite. “‘Waste’ is a teenage love story. It’s an ode to the melancholic feelings and desires I remember having at that time in my life and the fantasies I concocted. Being in my 30s now, I have a much stronger sense of songwriting and melody, and an ability to capture the essence of those emotions.” Josh Moriarty
Working with longtime collaborator Cian Riordan (Mini Mansions, Beth Ditto) on mixing and Chris Taylor (Grizzly Bear, Dirty Projectors) on production, the music came to life across sessions out in Los Angeles. The vibe of the iconic music city filters throughout the music with ease, as All The Colours thread their own story in throughout a tapestry of music that has come from the likes of Death From Above 1979 and Smashing Pumpkins.
A band like All The Colours produces recorded material heavily driven by the type of energy they produce in a live environment. Having developed a strong reputation for themselves in Australia for their dynamic and energetic live shows, All The Colours went just as hard on injecting Vol. 3 with the same levels of vibrancy. “The music was an expression of our love for 90s alt-rock. We dived deep into the riff pool and came up with as many variations as possible, trying to find something fresh.” Josh Moriarty
“Whoa – I did not expect this burly rock band to take a sidestep into all your fave 90s bands – Blue Album Weezer, The Bends era Radiohead. I ain’t mad.”
Triple J Unearthed, Dave Ruby Howe
“A single-song soundtrack to angst of the highest order.”
Music Mermaid
“The Melbourne trio’s penchant for injecting moody, rich textures into classic garage alt-rock is as vital
as ever…”
The AU Review
To celebrate the release of Vol. 3, All The Colours will be performing two east coast shows in Melbourne and Sydney this February and March. Not to be missed, the gigs offer fans the opportunity to see the band unleash their new music in some intimate settings and hear just how much the live element has worked its way into the new music.
ALL THE COLOURS TOUR DATES
Saturday, February 29th Bendigo Hotel Melbourne
with The Crookeds, F & The Js, Telenova
Tickets
Saturday, March 14th Frankie’s Pizza Sydney
with Witching Hour, Foxton Kings
Free Entry
‘Waste’ is released Friday February 14th.
Vol. 3 is released Friday February 21st.
https://www.facebook.com/Allthecolours
HILLTOP HOODS
ALISON WONDERLAND (Only 2020 Aus Show)
THE AMITY AFFLICTION · DUNE RATS · EXAMPLE (UK) · G FLIP
KINGSWOOD · ODETTE · THELMA PLUM · WINSTON SURFSHIRT
KWAME · CXLOE · JESSB (NZ) · NYXEN · KYLE LIONHART · BOOTLEG RASCAL
A SWAYZE & THE GHOSTS · ROLAND TINGS · DEATH BY DENIM
JAWBREAKERS · GOLD MEMBER · MADY MOODA · JACK BOTTS
THE JENSENS · FIRST BEIGE · FORREST RUN · TRIPLE J UNEARTHED WINNER
PLUS…
FRI NIGHT MAY 29 | CAMPGROUNDS PINEAPPLE PARTY
SILENT DISCO FEATURING GO FREEK · PACES · JAWBREAKERS · BONFIRE
BOOTLEG RASCAL · KYLE LIONHART · JACK BOTTS & APPROACHABLE MEMBERS OF YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY
https://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/big-pineapple-music-festival-2020/117826
Youth by Nicolai Yu. Courtesy of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA).
20 March – 12 July | Melbourne Museum
The annual Top Designs exhibition is returning to Melbourne Museum to celebrate its twentieth year. The exhibition will showcase Victoria’s brightest VCE and VCE VET design students from 20 March – 12 July 2020.
From over 1000 submissions, the 88 selected works provide insight into the exciting future of Australian design across a variety of mediums. These include photography, film, print, textiles, furnishing, systems engineering, theatre, creative digital media, visual communications, and for the first time in 2020, sound production.
The exhibition is set to not only celebrate the next generation of designers, filmmakers, photographers, architects, engineers, sound-engineers
Around the world, design is used to creatively answer life’s questions and to provide solutions to problems in unexpected ways. This year, Top Designs is no different. Among the array of breath-taking works, Warren Rogan, a systems engineering exhibitor designed a human-sized robot which mimics human movements. It is intended for use in emergency service situations and is an innovative solution for when it is too dangerous for emergency service personnel to enter an area to assist. Luke DeBuhr, designed a prosthetic hand to replace a removed or dysfunctional hand. The system intends to give back complete independence and functionality.
Top Designs 2020 highlight reel. Source – Museums Victoria
In product design and technology, textiles exhibitors looked for solutions to the lack of sustainability and accessibility within the fashion industry. Garments were created from recycled materials and an exhibitor, Millicent Meldrum created a corset fashion outfit for a friend who suffers from scoliosis.
In media, beautiful photographic series explores themes of self, identity, emotion, mental health, youth and nostalgia. Also in the media realm is a range of films and animations spanning genres including
Top Designs 2020 is complemented by a range of educational programs, including introductory talks and forums from various industry professionals which provide valuable insight and inspiration to current VCE and VET design students. The industry speakers will be announced in late February 2020.
Gordon White, General Manager of Melbourne Museum said, ‘Museums Victoria is thrilled to celebrate 20 years of presenting Top Designs in partnership with the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority’s (VCAA) VCE Season of Excellence. As always, this year’s exhibition is a remarkable display of ingenuity, artistry and innovation that is certain to spark the imaginations of all visitors to Melbourne Museum, in particular students who are currently enrolled in VCE and VCE VET programs.’
Chris Wardlaw, Chair of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority Board said, “Top Designs celebrates the innovative talents of VCE and VCE VET students from across Victoria. It also demonstrates our world-class VCE curriculum that fosters excellence in creative pursuits and produces not only unique student works, but provides the stepping stones to successful careers in art and design.”
Top Designs 2020 is proudly presented in partnership with the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) as part of the VCE Season of Excellence, which includes Top Acts, Top Arts, Top Class and Top Screen. It represents students from a range of government, independent and Catholic schools in Victoria’s metropolitan and regional areas.
For more information on educational programs visit our website.
Top Designs 2020 | Melbourne Museum
20 March – 12 July 2020
Open daily, 10am – 5pm
Admission included with museum entry
Adults $15, students, concession and children FREE.
Photo credit: The Sauce / Tyler Bell
“An electrifying bout of rock revival” – Ones To Watch
“The bigger the stage, the better Ocean Alley get” – triple j
Beloved funk lords Ocean Alley are stoked to reveal their first national tour since 2018, announcing dates around the country in May and June supported by Psychedelic Porn Crumpets and Dulcie. The news follows the release of their latest video ‘Tombstone’, and caps off a huge 12 months for the Northern Beaches powerhouses.
Exclusive pre-sale ticket access via Spotify Fan First only, from 9am AEDT Monday 17 February. All shows on sale to general public from 12pm AEDT Tuesday 18 February from oceanalley.com.au.
The six-piece will kick off the tour at Fremantle Art Centre in Perth on Friday 1 May, making their way through Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and wrapping up with a hometown show in Sydney on Friday 5 June at Hordern Pavilion. Perth’s wacky Psychedelic Porn Crumpets join the national run as main supports, bringing their sprawling and grungy psych-round sound to the stage, accompanied by fellow Perth outfit, indie-pop darlings Dulcie who have mesmerised listeners since bursting onto the scene in 2018.
It’s been a long time between local headline gigs, with the upcoming tour marking two years since Ocean Alley’s last capital city run, and 18 months since their last regional dates. Across both tours, they sold out 15 shows including two nights each in both Sydney and Melbourne at Enmore Theatre and The Forum respectively. Those dates were in support of their then newly-released second album, the critically-acclaimed Chiaroscuro, and since 2019 the band have been writing and recording new music, with three singles released since – ‘Stained Glass’, ‘Infinity’ and ‘Tombstone’ – the first two eligible for the Hottest 100 of 2019, charting at #54 and #24.
OCEAN ALLEY
AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2020
with Psychedelic Porn Crumpets & Dulcie
Tickets on sale 12pm Tuesday 18 Feb from oceanalley.com.au
Friday 1 May – Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth
Friday 8 May – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide
Friday 15 May – Melbourne Arena, Melbourne
Friday 22 May – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
Friday 5 June – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
Launching into the new decade, Ocean Alley are fresh off the national Laneway Festival run and a stint in New Zealand over the New Year period, however 2019 ended with 30 sold out performances around the world after playing their biggest international shows to date. The band gave a career-defining, Saturday night main stage performance at Splendour In The Grass and were widely-praised for electric and commanding sets at Bluesfest, One Night Stand, Land of Plenty, Spilt Milk and the sold out, inaugural A Day For The Beaches – a community event they curated on the Northern Beaches to raise money for local charities. To round out their breakthrough year, smash hit single and #1 Hottest 100 of 2018 ‘Confidence‘ saw the band receive their first ARIA nomination for Song of the Year, and stand-out moments from that 12 month journey are chronicled in the new ‘Tombstone’ video.
Hailing from Sydney’s Northern Beaches, Ocean Alley have solidified their position as one of Australia’s most exciting and increasingly booming exports. Having surpassed 200 million catalogue streams, as well as achieving the impressive feat of attaining more than 1.5 million monthly Spotify listeners, Ocean Alley continue to captivate audiences worldwide with their infectious blend of psychedelic surf-rock, selling out a slew of shows at home and abroad, plus performing festivals including Falls Festival (AU), Reading & Leeds Festival (UK), BottleRock (US), Sziget (HU) and Bay Dreams (NZ).
Follow Ocean Alley:
oceanalley.com.au
facebook.com/oceanalleyband
twitter.com/oceanalleyau
@oceanalleyband
Australia’s indie rock future is in good hands and for those looking for the next wave, they’re coming to a venue near you. Kicking their own goals separately, Melbourne’s Teenage Dads and NSW Central Coast’s The Moving Stills now team up for a huge memory making mission. Stepping off in WA this March, co-headliner ‘The Antics Roadshow’ sees both groups combine for shows and shenanigans across four states and one territory throughout March and April.
Prepare to witness The Moving Stills’ sweet garage, indie vibes and acoustic driven numbers colliding with Teenage Dads 60s throwbacks and rich melodies during what will be some very special live dates. For Teenage Dads, choosing to go on tour with The Moving Stills was an easy decision. After playing with the band on a few shows together in 2019, they decided they could put up with each other for an extended period of time with the added bonus of exploring new parts of the country. “We’re just two young bands getting together, hitting the road and seeing what happens. If there was anything we wanted people to get out of this tour, it would be to look at it and think ‘wow, that looks fun,” says Vincent Kinna of the band.
With new single ‘Adrenaline Rush’ arriving next Thursday 20 February, Teenage Dads join the tour already warmed up. They land fresh from an appearance at St Kilda Festival, NYE on the Hill and a national run with Lime Cordiale on their ‘Robbery’ tour in late 2019. Self-made, self managed and incredibly fun live, Teenage Dads have managed to pump out two EPs and a debut album in just two consecutive laps around the sun. With plenty of juice to land in 2020, the live shows will give fans a first chance to hear more new material to be released in 2020.
The Moving Stills have been anything but idle in the last few months. Their latest single ‘Stick Around’ saw multiple Spotify editorial playlist additions including Chords + Cardigans and the road trip inspired video for the track recently landed via triple j Unearthed. And next week they’ll be triple j Unearthed artists of the week. The band are seasoned live performers, with sets at BIGSOUND, Big Pineapple Festival and Mountain Sounds Festival in their stage arsenal. Working on a debut EP for release in 2020, The Moving Stills are frothing to test out some of the unreleased tunes on audiences across the country as they bring their sticky surf-rock style to ‘The Antics Roadshow’.
With two of Australia’s most exciting emerging acts teaming up this two for one style event is a no brainer. There’s plenty of gas in the tank, plenty of tomfoolery to be had and plenty of great music to be shared. Tickets for ‘The Antics Roadshow’ featuring Teenage Dads and The Moving Stills are on sale now.
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Continuing to stamp their way through the early months of 2020, Sydney’s WAWAWOW present a brand new set of off the rails material in their new album, Pink Elephant. Energetic and charged up, the record is the band at their fiery best. Warping and manipulating sounds and influences from across an array of genres at each turn, the four-piece demonstrates flair and a skill for distilling this broad range of influences into a sound completely their own.
Sitting at 13 tracks strong, the band flexes their creative muscle stronger than ever before, fusing indie and electro with a great dash of psych-craziness (‘Rat Porridge’, ‘Elephant Bird’). Recent single, ‘The Big Cookoff’, was an early example of the madness WAWAWOW executed on record. Yet as Pink Elephant continues to roll out, the listener gets a more defined perspective of the band’s vision.
Over various studio and jam sessions, the album came together organically as the band riffed off each other’s energy and ideas. Capturing the essence of WAWAWOW as naturally as possible remained key to the process. “We wanted to find a way to capture the very first jams that we cut together and use them, rather than try later and fail to get the spark.” WAWAWOW
Applying the same attitude to their visuals, the music video for ‘The Big Cookoff’ brings animation courtesy of Shaun Allen together with band and location footage in Sydney, sizing up brilliantly with the batshit nature of the song itself. “This track is our love/hate letter to Sydney in a lot of ways, so we wanted to get in as much of the city as possible. We then used stop motion animation to create the dark but cartoonish version of the city that matched the ridiculousness of the music.” WAWAWOW
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WAWAWOW TOUR DATES
Saturday, February 15th Dicey Riley’s Hotel Wollongong
Album Launch
Saturday, February 22nd Town Hall Hotel Newtown
Album Launch
with Pyjama Sundayz, Cakewalk
Pink Elephant is released Friday, February 14th.
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SUPPORT FOR ‘FALLING OUT’
“I feel like I’ve just swallowed a chilli. it’s got heat from start to finish when you think it’s peaked, there’s moments where it escalates hotter than I thought it could go”. – 4/5 stars
– Declan Byrne – triple j (AUS)
“’Falling Out’ is an excellent introduction to the band if you’re yet to get acquainted, opening with distortion and a rough-around-the-edges tease that this isn’t going to be a clean or overly-polished rock song”.
– PIlerats (AUS)
“‘Falling Out’ comes out snarling, going straight for the jugular with the kind of cyclonic energy that can only be captured through the lens of vigorous punk rock”.
– Blunt Magazine (AUS)
Added to Spotify playlist ‘New Punk Tracks’
Following the release of their latest single ‘Falling Out’, Sydney-based punk band FANGZ have returned with its hectic accompanying video clip – directed by Joel McDonald and Reece Grogan from Yeah Rad Creative.
Filmed in the bathroom of Jacoby’s Tiki Bar in Enmore, the clip is a rollercoaster ride of frenetic performances from the band, intercut with classic late-night examples of bathroom occurrences. These cutaways show people becoming best friends, sneaking drinks in, arguing, making out and passing out. It also features Tom Kennedy from Bare Bones singing the bridge and Adrian the owner mopping the bathroom floor at the end.
FANGZ talk about the production behind the clip:
“The night before the shoot FANGZ were drinking at Jacoby’s until close for Jameel’s birthday and we turned up the next day on two hours sleep. The cutaway scenes in the toilet cubicle were all shot on a static camera to give it a very 90’s feel. We put the call out looking for about 10 extras and ended up with about 30 people and having to make up scenes on the fly. One thing we didn’t take into account was how much the bathroom would echo during playback which made it very challenging to hear”.
To coincide with the release, the band will embark on an East Coast run of headline shows with dates in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. This continues on from an unrelenting 2019 touring schedule, which saw them perform a sold-out EP launch at The Chippo, before touring with Aussie mainstays Gyroscope, and landing support slots with Canadian hardcore-punk heavyweights Cancer Bats and Comeback Kid.
Since release the track has seen support from Spotify, triple j, triple j Unearthed, Pilerats, Blunt Magazine and SYN FM. Previous singles were strongly praised by Music Feeds, Hysteria Magazine and Australian community radio, including 4ZZZ, Aussie Music Weekly, 2RRR and Radio Adelaide.
‘Falling Out’ is available worldwide now
FANGZ
‘FALLING OUT’ TOUR
SAT 15 FEB | THE VANGUARD, SYDNEY NSW
FRI 21 FEB | THE GASOMETER UPSTAIRS, MELBOURNE VIC
SAT 29 FEB | GREASER BAR, BRISBANE QLD
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Frontier Touring today reveals that for his Revelation Tour, international pop sensation MIKA, will be joined by electro-pop dance artist Chela for his Australian East Coast dates and NZ-born, Sydney-residing pop singer Theia in Auckland. In just eight days time MIKA will make his New Zealand live debut followed by his return to Australia for the first time in 11 years. The tour is also in the wake of his fifth album My Name Is Michael Holbrook, described by Billboard as “his boldest record yet”.
MIKA will be joined by Australian/Filipino alternative pop artist Chela in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Chela’s inception into the alternative-pop scene was with her breakout single ‘Romanticise’ which has accrued more than 6.8 million combined streams to date. The Melbourne-based artist is no stranger to the stage, having previously performed for huge audiences at SXSW and Coachella festivals.
In Auckland, the Beirut-born performer will be supported by idiosyncratic pop artist Theia. Born in Christchurch, NZ and now making music in Sydney, Theia broke into the scene with her hit ‘Roam’ which has amassed more than 14 million combined streams to date. No stranger to the limelight, Theia has toured Australia, Asia and the United States and has previously opened for the likes of Tones and I, Sia, Broods, LEON and The Kite String Tangle.
MIKA is one of the defining pop artists of his generation, don’t miss out on tickets to one of his first shows on Australian shores in over 11 years and his first ever New Zealand performance.
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