Music Matters is a collective of people across the music industry, including artists, retailers, songwriters, labels and managers, getting together to remind everyone of the significance and value of music in our lives. Life just isn’t worth living without it and we need to keep the flame burning! They have commissioned some incredible film-makers across [...]
It’s all been very quiet on The Cat Empire front of late… which is highly unusual. These guys are incessantly touring the planet and have played live for more Australians than any other band this decade… So where have they (and their trademark horns, lengthy key solos, scratched decks, and constant blog posts about keggers [...]
Sometimes when I like a song soooo much, I have to ration my listening, lest I give myself overkill. Currently somewhere between uncontrollable high rotation and self-imposed limited rations is Jónsi’s newest single Go Do. It’s coming from the Sigur Rós’ lead singer’s upcoming solo album Go. The songs on Go are playful, energetic, dramatic [...]
Australia was the first country in the world to announce a #1 album for Gorillaz Plastic Beach. I think that’s because we have great taste! Set to be the big single on the album according to numerous reviews, here’s a video for Superfast Jellyfish. Is that what happens when you stand too close to the [...]
TheInSound has been keeping you updated on Adam’s recovery from cancer treatment, which last year resulted in the Beastie’s delaying the release of their studio album Hot Sauce Committee until he returned to full health. In a recent Rolling Stone interview Yauch let us in on some more: He’s feeling significantly better and “getting my [...]
Erika performed for the first time on TV since she took home the award from It Takes Two. She chatted to the Morning Show’s Larry and Kylie about the songwriting process, too many cups of tea, and appropriate performance footwear. (Have to say, very cool boots…) And in fact, Erika wore the v same Roc [...]
The boys from JET performed at this years Winter Olympics to a massive crowd in what looks like very cold conditions. Here’s their new single Seventeen which Australian radio are currently loving! Nice scarves boys! Seventeen from Shaka Rock is out now on iTunes.
There is something really special about finding an audio/visual partnership that just….. works… Check out this stunning piece of footage from Sydney-based director Kiku Ohe for Witchery’s Autumn/Winter 2010 Collection. I am sure that you will agree that this mini-movie utterly transports you to another romantic world for a blissful 2 minutes and 24 seconds. [...]
Urgent. Infectious. Energised. That’s how Ben Harper & Relentless7’s live performance has been characterised… If you didn’t have the chance to check them out at last years Bluesfest or with Pearl Jam and Liam Finn, or if you did and loved them, check this out: They are releasing a CD/DVD, out April 2, filmed during [...]
If you have been near a radio of TV this week you would have heard Erika out and about promoting her new single Kingdom and everyone falling in love with her… Last week she appeared on the 7PM Project: And she’s given us listen a new track which appears on her iTunes EP called Mind [...]
Last week we were fortunate enough to take David Guetta around Sydney, introducing him the Sunrise crew and one giant egg… but eventually David had to head out on the town for himself – and how! This Saturday, David appeared at two of the world’s biggest parties: the official Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras [...]
Jamie T takes home NME’s Best Solo Artist for the 2nd time for his Kings & Queens album which features Triple J hits Sticks n’ Stones and Chaka Demus. Jamie’s brilliant performance at Falls Festival is on Live At The Wireless tonight at 8pm EST on triple j. Tune in or stream it online at [...]
We’re based in Sydney Australia, and although we cherish the beaches, sun, and the beloved Annandale Hotel, sometimes it’s frustrating to know that some of the best gigs are happening over the other side of the world. That’s where the interwebz comes into play. This weekend, the magical Bird And The Bee will perform songs [...]
A few of us here at EMI have had the absolute pleasure of working with David Guetta this week. Not only is he a superstar DJ who has played to millions of party-goers, sold millions of albums (over 4 records), worked with stars like AKON, Kelly Rowland, Black Eyed Peas, Kid Cudi and Queen of Pop Madonna [...]
FULL PLASTIC BEACH ALBUM STREAM HERE! Let us know what you think… The album is in stores tomorrow but beat the rest of them and pre-ordered now on iTunes: Special Edition from iTunes. Standard Edition from iTunes.
I do love an expensive Hype Williams-directed Kanye West video. It’s pretty awesome in Katy Perry’s Walking Up in Vegas that they closed down the Vegas strip for a cruise in the yellow Ferrari. And, hello, Gorillaz just drove off a cliff after a desert drag race with Bruce Willis! Epic. But, I think this week [...]
Last week, the honey-voiced Angus and Julia Stone performed a beautiful acoustic version of And The Boys in the Nova Melbourne studios. It’s called an acoustic version, but honestly this track doesn’t come much more stripped back than on the album. It’s deliciously simple: The brother & sister duo also chatted to Nova’s Merrick, Dools [...]
There’s a certain stench in the air. Some dark little critter oozing and swirling in the oily waters. Sounds, like a faded orchestra, emanating from dead hollow shells. A stinky, slinky snake made of potent gases, slithering on its way through the concrete jungle of life. THE FUTURE. It’s upon us. It’s nigh. It’s leering [...]
Things to look forward to in 2010: HAL-9000 being transformed into a non-corporeal, energy-based life-form; Lisa Simpson’s wedding; A NEW COLDPLAY ALBUM! We reported late last year that Coldplay were already back in the studio after ’08’s Viva La Vida…, and it turns out they’re churning the tunes out like crazy! Frontman Chris Martin claims [...]
It’s getting super exciting with the Gorillaz album Plastic Beach out NEXT FRIDAY March 5!!!! They’ve posted a new song online called ‘Superfast Jellyfish’ featuring Gruff Rhys and De La Soul at www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4UtbrbsrjY AND they’ve announced the first video from the new album Stylo will premiere on YouTube at 4pm next Tuesday. Mighty Murdoc remembers, [...]
Spoon’s video for Written In Reverse (from the new album Transference) is doing my head in… are they playing in a studio fitted out with mirrors a la Arcade Fire photo shoots or is it simply cinematic trickery?? The video was directed by the amazing Danny Clinch, who is usually makes a crust as a [...]
JET are releasing their new single Seventeen in Australia first. Personally my favourite track of their album Shaka Rock. Chris Cester, JET’s drummer and singer (how he does both at once is beyond me!) told us about the writing of this song: Shaka Rock is out now.
The 4th single from the rap-pop motormouth who loves to tell a story shows a softer side to this British lad who proves he can sing and write beautiful lyricsIf you thought you knew Jamie T take a listen to Emily’s Heart from Kings & Queens. It also comes with a super sweet video featuring [...]
Our friends over at Moshcam have a vertiable treasure trove of concerts on their site. And, they have damn fine taste, we might add. The Decemberists first ever headline show in Australia was filmed for posterity on January 19th at Sydney’s Metro Theatre and is now live on Moshcam for your midday or midnight Decemberists [...]
This is RAD. Faith No More opening up Chinese Arithmetic with Lily Allen’s Fuck You – live at the Hurricane Festival at Scheeßel in Germany. In Wes’s (of Wes’s Music Soapbox fame) immortal words: “One of the greatest band that ever was, and greatest singers of our generation.”
Man, TV is just getting crazy. I love it. Who would’ve ever thought that Alex James from Blur would be singing Opera on a reality TV show with Meatloaf as the judge??? // < ![CDATA[ AKPC_IDS += "7818,"; // ]]>
Inevitably, our Friday afternoon / weekend-beer-anticipation playlist starts out with a wee bit of Depeche Mode. It’s an itch we just have to scratch, and this week we thought we’d share the Depeche love: 1987’s Never Let Me Down Again has two music videos, both directed by maestro Anton Corbijn. The long version, from Strange [...]
What’s the buzz around the office today? “How awesome was the OK Go show last night!?” If you are reading this OK Go peeps, let me say I love the albums and I adore the videos, but the live experience has blown me away and it was such a privilege to experience that in the [...]
Operator Please kicked off what will be a MASSIVE year for the band with a secret show last night at the “Never Land Bar” on the Gold Coast. As you can tell it wasn’t a secret for long as the place was packed and going off to their new tunes from their upcoming album Gloves which [...]
And the saga continues… As we told you a little while back, über-cool genre-straddler & member of the talented Knowles clan, Solange, did a cover of the stunning stunning amazing beautiful AWESOME track Stillness Is The Move by the equally stunning stunning amazing beautiful AWESOME Dirty Projectors! And so the whole indie world did rejoice, [...]
Stylo, which has held the top position on Triple J for the last few weeks has now been remixed by Alex Metric which I heard this morning on the Js… it’s a great version: Also here’s the very first peek at the video… wonder who’s behind the wheel!? Stylo from the Gorillaz new album Plastic [...]
