As the excitement rises and the countdown begins for the release of Polaris’ second studio album, The Death Of Me, out next week on February 21 via Resist Records, the band reveal their heaviest song to date, Landmine. Landmine is a song that faces that mid-20s realisation that the universe doesn’t owe you anything and you’re going to have to fend for yourself. “I […]
‘Big Smoke’, the new single from The Smith Street Band, was recorded in the band’s own, newly built studio which operates entirely off grid, hidden in the wilderness of regional Victoria, and aptly named Bush House Studios. ‘Big Smoke’, which was premiered on triple j Good Nights this week, will appear on forthcoming album Don’t Waste Your Anger, self […]
Melbourne’s alternative rock trio, Future Static, are exploding into 2020 with their fiercest offering to date with brand new single “Choke“. Representing the first taste of a new era for Future Static, “Choke” comes as the first single from upcoming ‘Fatalist‘ EP, the counteracted response to their previously cathartic, clarity chasing EP ‘Want‘. “Choke” takes theme from the […]
Off the back of touring across the USA and Canada, then returning home just in time for Laneway Festival, Hockey Dad release new single ‘Itch’. This follows the duo’s ‘I Missed Out’ which scored a casual #60 in this years triple j’s Hottest 100 only weeks after being released. ‘Itch’ is an epic fuzzed ballad, which […]
Attention Downloaders, we have some news regarding our Sydney festival venue. Our friends at Parramatta Park had initially advised they could host Download 2020. However, once we had independent external consultants and various experts assess the site area we had been allocated, (as suggested by Parramatta Park), it was found that given the unique setup […]
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 […]
With their brand new string-laden single “Two Of Us” in the iTunes top 3, Birds Of Tokyo are excited to announce a handful of special concerts with three of Australia’s most prestigious Symphony Orchestras. Each night the five piece will be joined by over 50 of the country’s best classical musicians for an evening that […]
The Sydney-based four-piece, Stand Atlantic, have shared a new single, “Shh!”,out now on Hopeless Records. The song was premiered on Tuesday on triple J’s Good Nights with Bridget Hustwaite. Watch the video below or stream/download “Shh!”, here: smarturl.it/STATshh According to frontwoman, Bonnie Fraser, “Nowadays it is easy to feel manipulated by other people’s opinions, and speak words that aren’t our own. “Shh!” is “about coming to the […]
On the eve of the release (February 20) of OZZY OSBOURNE’s ORDINARY MAN, more than 50 cities around the world will host celebrations for the largest global tattoo sale and album listening event in history, next Thursday February 20. This will be followed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy®-winning singer and songwriter appearing at an […]
Sydney is in or some major SoCal punk rock action tonight as Hermosa Beach legends PENNYWISE are down under in order to celebrate the Straight Ahead album’s 20th anniversary. Touring with them is another Californian favourite of ours, Strung Out but first up it will be Swedish punks No Fun At All. I could not tell […]
