Paul Dempsey – ‘Out The Airlock’ Early this year singer/guitarist Paul Dempsey quietly took himself away to  Chris Joannou’s studio on the New South Wales coast and recorded his first solo album under his own…

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Goodnight Owl – ‘Maps & Compasses’ My second post in a row on a folktronic artist – is it the latest trend for Australian bands? Who knows, but if you’re a folk artist then consider…

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Jackson McLaren -‘Farewell This House’ (mp3) 17 year old Jackson McLaren from Warrnambool have finished recording his first EP with Josh Pyke in the production duties. The result is a very promising start to a…

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Firekites – ‘Same Suburb, Different Park’ Since the release of The Bowery, the Firekites‘ stunning leave-me-speachless debut album, I’ve been yammering on about it to anyone in earshot who’ll put up with me for more…

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mcArtney – ‘Circles’ Having toured almost relentlessly playing in other people’s bands, mcArtney (a.k.a. Tim McArtney) sat down with his Apple Macbook and spilled out his own musical thoughts, coalesced them all together and he…

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The Saturns – ‘I Could Be The One’ Something new from Sydney rockers The Saturns. ‘I Could Be The One’, with its ’60s rhythm and blues aesthetic, comes from their debut EP mixed by Wayne…

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So the Australian music industry’s night of nights has come and gone for another year. I didn’t make it to the ARIA Awards this year due to a number of factors – maybe it was…

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