messnoise
Australian music. Independent voices.Restoration edition / 001Archive review in progress
A note from Mess + Noise
Mess + Noise is coming back.
THE NEXT CHAPTER
THE RECORD IS
BEING RESTORED.
We’re restoring an independent home for Australian music—and the writing, conversations and history that made it matter.
Alongside restoring the archive, we’re preparing new stories, interviews and reviews covering Australian music. The restoration is the first stage of bringing Mess + Noise back as an active, independent publication.
The archive has been recovered. Now comes the careful work of reviewing it and returning the original stories to their original addresses.
Archive restoration underway. New editorial coverage to follow.
RESTORED ARCHIVE
Back on the record.
1195 articles are currently available at their historical addresses.
Great Australian Albums
The Saints – (I'm) StrandedFast Forward: A Pre-Internet Story''Lethal Weapons'' 30 years onShogun: Royal Headache Are ‘Over’Australian Ghost StoryGlorius BarstedsThirteenIcons: Mark Opitz Pt 1Track by Track: Pinch HitterRichard LowensteinGhosts Of The HorizonJay Watson: ‘I Need Pond To Be Just Stupid’You Am I: ‘We're Australia's First Emos’Primitive CalculatorsTake It To The StreetsLive Free Or Die!!!Violent Soho: Come As You AreReport: All Tomorrow’s Parties Day 2Bailey And Kuepper: MelbourneLobby Loyde: Turn It UpThe Drones: Great DegradationsRegurgitator’s ‘Unit’: ‘It's A Really Weird Dot On The Landscape’M+N Critics Poll 2013Pilgrim's ProgressNick Cave On Jeffrey Lee Pierce: ‘His Obsessions Crawled All Over Him’Dan Kelly: A Storyteller’s LifeDouble Take #3: Star Hotel Riot/EastSea ScoutsAndrew Stafford: Brisbane Post-Pig CityMark Opitz: ‘They Aren’t Mark Opitz’s Cold Chisel’Icons: feedtimeLook Your BestSecret RitualsM+N Readers Poll 2013Icons: The MoodistsThe New Melbourne JangleGo Between Opening: Here Comes A CityThe Luxury of HysteriaReport: Independent Music Awards 2010Tex Perkins: ‘My Sensitive Side Could Crop Up Anywhere’Do The Pop: Year ZeroIn The Pines / CalentureYear Of The Floor Tom: A Low Hum '10Critics Poll 2011: 20-1X-AspirationsThe EarsMilk! Records: Deliberately PoorThe Key Of SeaPush The Sky AwayRogers Sings RogersteinWoollen KitsOver the Stones, Under the StarsCrystal TheatreUnderlayChurch With No MagicScotDrakulaI’m in Your Mind FuzzSleeping Dogs LieKiss My ApocalypseTracks Of The Year 2013Jimi Kritzler: The Ugly Australian UndergroundMeredith ’09: “I Think I'm Going To Die”The Smith Street Band: ‘I Just Want To Be A Rapper’Splendour 2010: Days Two-ThreeAre You Comfortable?: The Question Of Kirin J CallinanEight in 50: Wunderlust, 6s & 7s, The SilentsThe Thin Kids: On Tour With Kate NashJack MannixBlack Cab: The Cab EffectStatic Age ’09Ten in 50: Julia Stone, Die! Die! Die!, RegurgitatorImmigrant Union: ‘We’re Six-Sevenths Australian’Loene Carmen: ‘Soft Chaos’Gentle Hour: Snapper’s Peter GutteridgeThe Go-Betweens: Building A Better 'Best Of'Missing Link 1971-2011: ‘A Wild, Wonderful Ride’Seekae: ‘We’re Too Busy Forging Battle Plans’Don Walker: Painting The PictureReport: Splendour 2011 Day 1New Noise: Raus, Southern Comfort, Tobias Hengeveld, Love SignsMusic You Can’t Dance To"Over The Horizon I Can't See"Unsung: Joe TaliaReport: Splendour 2011 Day 2M+N Readers Poll 2014Splendour 2010: Your Questions AnsweredAus Classics That’ll Never Be On A Triple J ListMachine Translations: ‘Follow Your Nose’The Go-Betweens Pt. 1: 'These Are Central Things To Me'Vic Simms: ‘I Wasn’t In The Position To Make Demands’Laura Jean: ‘I Don’t Play Around’Casey Rice: The Anti-ProducerReport: Splendour 2011 Day 3Robert Curgenven: ‘This Doesn’t Exist in a Void’The Drones: ‘It’s Just About Spotting Garbage’Tall Tales And TrueHugo Race: ‘I Never Wanted To Be In That Expat Diaspora’Treble Treble #2: The National AnthemFaux Pas: Artist 2.0Storytellers: The PanicsThe Go-Betweens Pt. 2: 'Lennon/McCartney Could Have Written That'Track By Track: GildedTote Reopening: A Brumby Photo Op?Ken West: Why I Couldn’t Let Big Day Out DieIn-Frequencies #5: Dro Carey, Mad Nanna, Circle Pit, Chaos Kids‘I’ve Seen China Break People’: Xiao Zhong On Touring AsiaChildren Collide: The Children Of The EvolutionConstant Mongrel: Finding A Happy MediumAbbe May: Sympathy For The DevilBurke Reid Pt 1: ‘I’m There For The Artist’Eddy Current Suppression RingTracks Of The Year 2012The United States Of Courtney BarnettBAM!: ‘We Don’t Want To Rip Off Bands’Scott & Charlene’s Wedding: The Honeymoon Is OverBig Scary: ‘It's A Long-Term Thing'New From NZ: Trust Punks, Kody Nielson, All Seeing Hand, Kane StrangGODLicks From ’96Emigrating TalentSplashh: ‘There’s Elements Of Wishful Thinking’David Kilgour: Revisiting The Clean’s ‘Vehicle’The MP-Free ConundrumSwan Song Swan DiveSplendour 2010: Day OneI Heart Hiroshima: 'We're not fuckin' Wolfmother'Camperdown & Out: ‘I Just Don’t Care About Anything’New Noise: Astral Skulls, Hockey Dad, Naked Maja, The Fronds'I Thought It Put A Stop To Songs Forever': The Apartments' Peter Milton WalshEscape: Australia’s Forgotten Metal LegendsNew Noise: Buzz Kull, Witch Hats, Mere Women, CannonThe Gin Club: ‘What We Do Is MOR Pop’Hundreds Protest To ‘Reclaim’ Brisbane’s NightlifePrimitive Calculators and FriendsBlood CoursesRiver MirrorsOoga BoogasPacificaForeign TapesTally Ho!: Flying Nun’s Greatest BitsHarmonyChris Cester: ‘You Become Somewhat Of A Cliche’Report: 'Future Of Live Music' ForumThe Lighthouse Keepers: ‘Luckily We Came Out Alive’Review – Rowland S Howard DocoCellulite SoulGet To YouNUNBad VisionBefore I WeighTeamSix to MidnightGoolutionites and the Real PeopleThis Smudge Is TrueThe Blood Pressure SessionsDan Kelly: The Impossible DreamDonny Benét: ‘It’s A One-Man Karaoke Show’Because of Ghosts: A Tour DiaryJT on FilmThe Living End: How to Make a Documentary and Influence MeAlter in art vs. musicHunting... The StickmenThe Space In BetweenRetrospective: GirlfriendNotes From The North WestThe Nation BlueMemes Of A MixtapeCannibalismo Oz StyleRecording Cat PowerBatriderBells, Whistles, Dark Energy, StingraysThe Numbers: Keeping CountOnce Upon A Time In The WestA Process In The Weather Of The HeartMaking Time For BaseballWolf & Cub’s AdelaideMuscles: Five MonthsEmpty ShelvesTalking TacticsHaunted SoundsPop ArtBlood, Sweat And BeersGhosts Of The 'BurbsLo-fi LayaboutsThe Cassette KidRock’n’roll CavemenI Am The ResurrectionGreetings from Sutherland Shire, NSWThinking BigArt Vs CommerceHistory RepeatsKick Out The JamsThe Quick And The DeafBack To BasicsWide Open RoadSounds Of NowA Calculated ComebackDiamond In The RoughThe Comeback KingsFantasy IslandRock’n’Roll Spice GirlsMusic Without BordersHard-Ons: All Set To StayTrans-Tasman FunGangsta RockEclectic GuitarSingles Going SteadyGrampians GoldGarden Party A Go-GoBedroom ArtisteNo Jackets RequiredRoyal Headache: Kings Of PopFrom The Inside OutOf Sinners And SaintsThe Pitz: 2006-2009South Of The Musical BorderPisschrist: From Milan To MinskPassing The Acid TestHigh StakesIt’s Only Rock’n’RollThe WAMis: A Form GuideAmmunition And InstallationSplitting HeirsGareth Edwards: Part OneIndie-pop IdealistsFirst Grade Rock’n’RollSuper Wild Horses: Double TroubleTwo’s CompanyJamie Hutchings: House MusicByrds Of PreyUmpire: Less Is MoreA New Pop LandscapeThe Birmy Reborn: ‘It’s Not Shit Anymore’Happy AccidentsJack Of HeartsBoys From Somewhere ElseSarah Blasko: Stockholm SyndromeThe Power Of ThreeOut Of The WildernessTasmanian DevilsPex: Two-Minute NoodlesHip-Hop’s Brave New WorldDappled Cities: Once More, With Feeling!Road Test: DDASounds In IsolationWitch HatsThe Nation BlueSlug GutsAlpsRepairsFlip Out SydneyOn The Road With The UV RaceBatriderSongsLate Arvo SonsAMBC Part 1: “I Can't Believe You Asked That Question”Panoptique Electrical: Emotional LandscapesAMBC Part 2: “I'll Answer That, ‘No’”AMBC Part 3: “Things Are Fucked.”Bachelorette: Celebrating The Single LifeSpring Tones '09Crayon Fields: Pop ExtrovertsCanvas Kites: Fix Up, Look SharpPeace Out!: Back To The FutureGrong Grong: Spectral RattlesGuitarelay: Improv En MasseUseless Children: Light Speed ChampionsNWA Showcase: From Pulpit To PewOh Mercy: From Go To WoesGold Tango: None More Black2ser: 30 Years OnThe Stabs: ‘We’re A Little Proletarian Band’Fun In The Fortitude: Valley Fiesta ’09Legends Of Motorsport: Cars, Chicks And PoliticsKitchen’s Floor: Nothingness You Can Dance ToSkinny Jean: Narrative And DiagnosisParallel Lions: Extracurricular ActivitiesSummer Cats: ‘We've Never Been Twee’Lilkafest ’09: House Party In The SticksThe UV RACE: Warragul’s FinestThe Brunettes: Changing ColoursStorytellers: The Nation BlueNed Collette: The IdealistCurse Ov Dialect: Post Hip-HopBridezilla: “We Feel Undeserving”Storytellers: Gully PlatoonCloud Control: Towards The SummitStorytellers: The Kill Devil HillsDick Diver: ‘Is Flying Nun A Label?’Custard: Don’t Call It A ComebackSpooky Records: 10 Years OnStorytellers: The UV RaceMiniature Submarines: Going DeepStorytellers: Underground LoversDirt Child: Sculpting Aus Hip-HopThe Tote’s Stirring Send OffThings I Don’t Remember Clearly: Reflections On The ToteDeaf Wish: Back From The BrinkLaneway 2010: Art Meets AsylumLove Connection: The Unreal FeelWhitehorse: Back In The SaddlePhilip Morris: Shooting BonHigh Tide 2010: The Boat That RockedMy Disco Toughen UpConation: The Howard YearsStorytellers: Sleepy Township'We’ve Lost An Opiate': GoTV 2004-2010Mukaizake To Our Ears: Prodigal Sons ReturnSchool of Radiant Living: Realistic IdealistsGolden Plains 2010, Day 2: ‘Things Get Hairy’The 3Ds: In Another DimensionThe Maladies: Focus On The UglinessThe Ruby Suns: Different StrokesThe AMP 2009: A RiposteKid Sam: Out Of The Frying PanChrome Dome: Sarcastic NihilistsCircle Pit: ‘It's Not Easy Being Us’Road Test: GuveraOtouto: Good DancersDouble Take #1: Razar/Pig CityLakes: The Dark ArtsDead Farmers: Ploughing AheadSianna Lee: Rising From The AshesNaked On The Vague: Rats In The RanksDouble Take #2: Van Diemen's Land/Gala MillAndrew Ramadge: Jimmy, The Dale And MeTully: Child Of The TimesPVT: ‘We’ve Never Been A Dance Band’ZOND: At Home In The VoidAustralian Hardcore Dished UpOff The Hip: Rock’n’Roll RulesHello Satellites: Into OrbitAndrew Stafford: Jumpin’ In The Night #1Report: Hobart + Music = Yeah!Super Melody: Helsinki And BeyondBIGSOUND 2010: Being ThereKes: ‘I’m Very Routine’Scott Spark: ‘I’m Still Finding My Feet’Jumpin’ in the Night #2: How Not To Be A Feisty Rock CritMuscles: ‘I Need To Prepare My Body’ARIAs: Getting Past The Cultural CringeJumpin’ in the Night #3: Dancing To The Beat Of The Living DeadThe Holy Soul: 'We're Just Fuckin' Renegades, Man'The Troubadour: 2003-2010The Punters Club Remembered: Pt 1The Punters Club Remembered: Pt 2In-Frequencies #1: Absolute Boys, Pageants, Southern Comfort, Taco LegPatinka Cha Cha: 'It’s Just A Pop Band For Me'Meredith 2010 Pts 2-3: 'Don't Dream It's Over'Reissues Round-Up 2010Lofly Hangar: 2007-2010In-Frequencies #2: Tough Troubles, Lakes, BrainwavesJumpin' In The Night #4: Notes From UnderwaterLaneway 2011 Sydney: 'The Windy Indies'Stonefield: Rock ‘N’ Roll High SchoolCut Copy: 'We Weren’t Championed In Australia'In-Frequencies #3: Kirin J Callinan, Bare Grillz, Hammocks And HoneyJumpin’ In The Night #5: Some Sobering ThoughtsCollarbones: ‘Perfectionism Is A Fucking Disease’Book Review: Graney's ‘1001 Australian Nights’The Middle East: ‘We’re Not Trying To Conquer The Scene’Report: Sugar Mountain 2011An Horse: ‘We Don’t Have Much Of A Presence At Home’Jumpin’ In The Night #6: Don’t Look BackDream Kit: The 'Other' KellyMick Harvey Pt 1: ‘I Wanted To Do Something Substantial’Mick Harvey Pt 2: ‘I Wasn’t Going To Pull Any Punches’Treble Treble #1: Popcorn And InfinityLiam Finn: ‘I Could’ve Made A Hip-Hop Record’Seeker Lover Keeper: ‘Our Own Little Universe’Vivid 2011 Pt 2: Tame Impala, Avalanches, Odd FutureThe Vines: ‘The Asperger’s Thing Is Just A Word’The Grates: ‘It Was Time To Come Clean’Jumpin’ In The Night #7: Rock ’N’ Roll ManRocking Horse: ‘The Sums Have Got To Add Up’Treble Treble #3: Cashing In Or Selling Out?Ben Salter: ‘I’ve Gotten Better At Being Myself’Is There A Future For Music Retail? Pt 1Is There A Future For Music Retail? Pt 2Unknown Mortal Orchestra: ‘I Was Going To Give Up Music’Treble Treble #4: Is Indie Bringing Sexy Back?Shayne Carter: ‘I’ve Always Resisted Playing Old Material’Burke Reid Pt 2: ‘You Should Do A Psychology Course To Work In This Field’BIGSOUND 2011 Days 2-3: Spiral, Chuggie & The KingNew Noise: The Vietnam War, Dick Diver, Twerps, Laura ImbrugliaFarewell To The Chief: Tribute To Ballarat Icon Paddy-OThe Moffs: ‘We Weren't Really An Inner-City Band’Nirvana In Aus: The Untold Story Pt 1Nirvana In Aus: The Untold Story Pt 2HTRK: Slow Tempos, Frustrated DesiresDead Letter Chorus: From Sync To SwimThe Drones: ‘We Could Do Funk If We Wanted’Kimbra: ‘I Didn’t Want To Study Music; I Wanted To Play It’In-Frequencies #6: Baba-X, Woollen Kits, Rank/Xerox, Bed Wettin’ Bad BoysReport: Melbourne Festival 2011Ned Collette: ‘The German Scene As A Whole Isn’t That Strong’Jonti: ‘I Play The South African Card With Girls’Cold Chisel: ‘We Don’t Like Labouring Over Things’New Noise: Domeyko/Gonzalez, Sures, Coerce, The Peep TempelReport: Harvest Sydney 2011New Noise: LOD, Rat Vs Possum, Cat Cat, Jack ColwellThe 3Ds David Saunders: ‘I’m No Jack Johnson’Nick Huggins: ‘Discord And Distortion’Why Do Festivals Persist With Drink Tickets?New Noise: Emma Russack, Babaganouj, Erik Omen, Dirt FarmerReport: A Tale Of Two HomebakesReport: Meredith 2011 Day 1Best Clips Of 2011Mea Culpas 2011: Feathers, The Leafs, Lawrence English2011: The Year In News Pt 2Great Debate #1: Hourly Daily Vs Hi Fi WayBen Lee: ‘I’m More Vulnerable Now’Introducing: //This Thing// CollectiveGreat Debate #2: Triple J Unearthed RadioReport: Sugar Mountain 2012Great Debate #3: Are Cassettes Here To Stay?Bleddyn Butcher On The Triffids: Part 1The AMP: Why So Serious?Bleddyn Butcher On The Triffids: Part 2Report: Laneway Sydney 2012Storytellers: GotyeAleks And The Ramps: ‘Ridiculously DIY’The Dirty Three: ‘We Just Wanted To Come In Hard’Making Of: The Dirty Three's ‘Toward The Low Sun’Quincy McLean: From Scrap Museum To SLAMIn-Frequencies #7: Wax Witches, Blank Realm, Cured Pink, DegreaserThe East Brunswick Club: 2006-2012Golden Plains 2012 Day 1: Being TherePeter Garrett Exclusive: ‘It’s Tougher For Venues To Keep Their Doors Open’The Lost Weekend: How A Festival Featuring The Drones, Dinosaur Jr Went DownNatasha Pincus Pt 2: ‘The Video Should Make The Song Better’In-Frequencies #8: Taco Leg, Martyr Privates, Loose GripIs Our Live Music Scene In Crisis?David Nichols: From Punk Zine To Pop StarsChet Faker: ‘I’m No More Sexual Than The Next Man’Love Connection: ‘The Whole Record Was Choking Me Up’Why Record Stores Are Like ChurchDon Walker’s Kings Cross: ‘A Whole Suburb Of People Alone’Max Crumbs: 'I’m Still Learning To Use My Machinery'Total Attack: Chaos In BrisvegasIn-Frequencies #9: Lakes, Bad//Dreems, Mad NannaGraveyard Train: ‘We Can Do Death Or We Can Do Monsters’Storytellers: Shihad’s Jon ToogoodLive Review: Where Do Tumbleweed Go From Here?Liars: ‘We Wanted To Attack The Electronics’Storytellers: Ned ColletteNew Noise: Hey Geronimo, Voltaire Twins, Dune, 1929IndianIn-Frequencies #11: Bad Aches, Per Purpose, Terrible Truths, Old MateThe Sunnyboys: ‘We Really Want To Make The Most Of This’Two Bright Lakes Turns FiveHunting Grounds: ‘There’s Such A Good Music Community In Ballarat’New Noise: Roland Tings, ScotDrakula, Sweet Teens, Faux PasPeter 'Blackie' Black: ‘Don’t You Have To Get Back On The Horse?’New Noise: The Murlocs, The Universal Thump, Velcro, Community RadioNew Noise: Bailterspace, Sleep Decade, Battlesnake, Panoptique ElectricalFabulous Diamonds: ‘I Would Never Describe Us As Drone’New Noise: Front End Loader, Heavy Beach, Edward Deer, Dark ArtsNew Noise: Damn Terran, Secret Birds, Grand Prismatic, Step-Panther’70s Aus Rock: ‘We Can Pinch What We Like Because We’re So Far Away’New Noise: Twerps, Roller One, Big Scary, Caterpillar HoodNew Noise: City Calm Down, Angel Eyes, Gilded, The Anthony RochestersNew Noise: Atolls, Bloods, The Stress Of Leisure, Deep Street SoulNew Noise: Bart & Friends, Disco Pansy, theHEAD, Texas TeaNew Noise: Smoke Bellow, Love Parade, Hot Palms, Pink Fur & The Black CoatsThe Presets: ‘I’ve Never Been Super Into Pop Music, As A Rule’Severed Heads RetrospectiveNew Noise: Trjaeu, Tim Guy, Aluka, Straw King EyeNew Noise: Popstrangers, Guerre, Romy, Nite FieldsSophie Hutchings: Insomnia & ShoegazeNew Noise: Chris Russell, The Model School, Dan Trolley, Sex WizardNew Noise: Glaciers, The Townhouses, Day Ravies, SexypartyNew Noise: Richard In Your Mind, Cool Drinks, Brothers Hand Mirror, Mining BoomNew Noise: Two Cartoons, Hollow Press, The Aves, Super Magic HatsThe Mark Of Cain: ‘We Haven’t Repeated Ourselves’New Noise: Nightmaster, Wolf & Cub, Yukon Snakes, Home RunNew Noise: Danger Beach, The Dead Heads, King Tears MortuaryReport: Meredith 2012 Day 3Unsung: Brian CampeauReaders Poll 2012: The Shame Cauldron Decides Pt 1Readers Poll 2012 Part 2 – Albums Of The YearNew Noise: Prudence Rees-Lee, Jonti, PVT, Catcall, Coach Bombay‘I Had Found Beauty’: Tully’s Richard LockwoodNew Noise: Kharkov, Wintercoats, Going Swimming, Megastick FanfareIn-Frequencies #12: Total Control, Raw Prawn, Oily Boys, CobwebbsNew Noise: Ratsak, Mt Mutombo, Sui Zhen, AutoportraitsDead Can Dance: ‘It’s Like Being Thrown From A Building’New Noise: Anonymeye, Ex Con, Bad Vision, Nimble AnimalReport: Laneway Melbourne 2013New Noise: Gosteleradio, The Sensitive Drunks, Pomme Fritz, KelluaLive Review: Dead Can Dance, SydneyIcons: Beasts Of Bourbon Pt 1Icons: Beasts Of Bourbon Pt 2New Noise: Standish/Carlyon, Hunting Pictures, Black Vacation, Shining BirdReport: All Tomorrow’s Parties Day 1New Noise: Davey Lane, No Guru, Honeymooon, The Royal BaccaratsPVT: ‘We Always Feel Like The Best Is Yet To Come’New Noise: Rainbow Chan, Housewives, Rat & Co, The Corsairs‘He Came Back For More’: The Matador Singles Club Goes AussieSongs: Searching For A SoundThe Growl: ‘I Just Followed My Instinct’Andrew P Street: ‘Chrissy Amphlett Always Seemed Bulletproof To Me’Report: Dig It Up! 2013, SydneyNew From NZ: Perfect Hair Forever, Grayson Gilmour, Lightning Tape WolfSuper Wild Horses: ‘We Just Plugged In And Started Playing’Dick Diver: ‘It’s Fictional’Yes I’m Leaving: ‘There’s More Articulation In The Anger’Jagwar Ma: ‘We’re The Young Guns’Life Vs Brothers Hand Mirror: Evidence For The Redemptive Potential Of MusicCellular Bits #2: Ta-ku, Horse Macgyver, Mark Pritchard, FriendshipsIn-Frequencies #13: Bits Of Shit, Straight Arrows, Mountain Blood, Living EyesThe Fauves: ‘We Were Never On Anyone’s Radar’The Cannanes: ‘The Sound Comes Back’Jae Laffer: ‘Just Playing Around’Clowns: ‘Just Play It Loud’The Ocean Party: Good Times & Bad TimesThe John Steel Singers: ‘It’s Very Evenly Split’Steve Cohen: Shut Up And SkateTim Shiel: ‘I Am Sitting On Lana Del Rey’s Toilet Seat’Dual Planet: Electronic OtherworldsTV Colours: Leaving The Neighbourhood‘Spirit Of Akasha’: Surfing, Sequels And SoundtracksReport: Laneway Melbourne 2014Blank Realm: ‘There Is A Bit More Daylight’Opinion: Someone Please Tell Me Punk’s Not DeadAl Montfort: Unofficial Australian Of The YearYou Beauty: Dead Set LegendsHarmony: ‘North Korean-Style Democracy’New Noise: Wolf Cola, Bin Juice, The Cavemen, Deep Space SupergroopFull Ugly: ‘I Just Go For It’Architecture In Helsinki: ‘It’s Just A Case of Evolution’Chet Faker: ‘I’m Still Finding My Voice’Straight Arrows: ‘I Hate Jamming’‘Silence’Ben Frost: Ecstatic Loss of ControlDavid West: ‘I’m Pretty Into Being Busy’Wireheads: ‘I’d Like to Build a Back Catalogue’The Angels: ‘We’re a Lucky Band’Lowtide: ‘We Certainly Didn’t Rush It’Geoffrey O’Connor: The Complexity of RomanceShocking Pinks: Perpetual NightLuluc: ‘It Definitely Requires Concentration’Fair Maiden: ‘This Weird Genre That Doesn’t Exist’Andras & Oscar: ‘It’s a Meeting Point’Tracks of the Year 2014Tym Guitars: ‘I’ve Never Had a Business Plan’Pond: ‘It’s So Much More Precise’Report: Sugar Mountain 2015feedtime: The Heavy Side of Rock ‘n’ RollIcons: The ApartmentsThe Pikelet RecipeBird BlobsA Grand Salvo Interview1QAWitch HatsBaseball Tour DiaryMess+Noise at SXSWAleks And The Ramps: Crash BarriersNed ColletteDappled Cities vs AmericaRecording Cat PowerWolf & Cub’s AdelaidePeer Review: Dave Williams (Augie March) on Wondercore IslandA Grand Salvo InterviewJack Mannix1QAWitch HatsBaseball Tour DiaryGroup SeizureTime Is A Flat Circle: Dan Kelly And The Meaning Of LifeMeredith 2015: The Gift That Keeps GivingThe Blackeyed SusansKim Salmon And The SurrealistsJulian TeakleTex PerkinsMartin Phillipps & The ChillsThe Meanies: 'We're Keeping It Real'Icons: Jim Keays/Masters ApprenticesMidnight BelieverMarry Me TonightAs Day Follows NightPop Crimes/(I Know)A Girl Called JonnyZoundsThe Axeman’s Jazz/Sour Mash/Black MilkTall StoriesAll The Pleasures of the WorldHope Is For HopersThe UV RaceDead WoodSongsDamn You, RaGrand Unifying TheoryViolent SohoBruise ConstellationBliss ReleaseTrack: WallsTrack: SunshineThe Crystal AxisArcaneGrinderman 2Little JoyPussy’s Bow/Live In IrelandTrack: Jesus Came To My Birthday PartyThe Waterfront Years, 1991 – 1993ZonoscopeRadio TransmissionsMother And SonThe Balladeer HunterAbsenceBlood ThinnerEx TropicalToward The Low SunTermites/The Pig In The PythonDaydreaming/Two SeasWIXIWSlay Me In My SleepDeep HeatA Is For AlpineElectric LoveExpecting CompanySpring And FallSongs Of The Third And FifthInto the BloodstreamWinter HauntsThe Night’s Deeds Are VapourHeavy FlowDeleted ScenesCelestial LoveMobile CemeteryEmbracismStray CurrentsLong VacationHungry GhostHoistedThe Loving GazeYou Can Have It AllHeavy WeightHow To Carve A Carrot Into A RoseBird NerdsComplicating ThingsEverything’s A ThreadPeak TwinsAll Day VenusOn Second ThoughtJersey FleggGuilt MirrorsPsychic 9-5 Club84000You Changed MeAcid Rain & Sugar CaneBrightly Painted OneThe SleeperThe Late Great WireheadsChipperIncantationsLife/ThrillsGubbaYour TownWorld Wide WebbsThe Long OFan FictionWe Could Leave TonightLaura JeanDeaf WishThe WorryHavens DumbTalesRecordOrder of OperationThrow Me in the RiverDisciplineWelcome to Parrot EyesDream TeamMan It Feels Like Space AgainRange AnxietyAlyx DennisonHeart BeachRejectionvilleGeneric GlamourThe Gladiator: Russell Crowe LiveSummer BuskersBreaking The Sound BarrierBlack Is The Colour: Mid Youth To Mid LifePowderfinger’s Golden HandshakeSally Seltmann: New Buffalo No MoreIn Transit With Darren HanlonJessica Says: ‘I Feel Genre-Less’Ups & Downs: ‘There Was Always The Chance We’d Be Big Rock Stars’Geoffrey O’Connor: ‘I’m Suddenly Embracing The Artifice Of It All’Sally Seltmann: ‘I Never Sound Tough’Teeth & Tongue: ‘I Want To Be A Better Singer’Dick Diver: ‘Everyone’s on the Same Tangent’Tucker B’s Come CleanTucker B’s Come CleanLate BloomerHydey’s Closure: A ‘Hole’ In Perth’s SceneVanity Is ForeverUntimely MeditationsCourt Music From The Planet Of LoveDown TimeMagic Dirt's Next StepPimmon: His Dark MaterialsGreat Earthquake: Seismic ShiftsFabulous Diamonds UncutChris Bailey: ‘I Really Enjoy Being An Old Slut’The Rise And Fall Of The Middle East: 2008-2011The Panda Band: ‘We Lost A Lot Of Momentum’Jumpin’ In The Night #8: SuperHappyFunTimes/Beetle BarGreat Debate #5: Aus Hip-Hop – Heaps Good?Natasha Pincus Pt 1: ‘It’s Important To Have A Singular Concept’Lawrence Arabia: ‘I’ve Never Considered Myself Particularly Hip’Bushwalking: ‘I Have No Doubt That We’re Really Juvenile’The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordSongsCodes AdriftGood MorningTownsvilleCollective BargainingLaneway’s AtonementSift The NoiseFun In The SunHeart That’s PoundingPavor NocturnusMitchell JonesFowlProvenance – Collected WorksTrack By Track: CollarbonesTrack By Track: Caitlin ParkTrack By Track: Bored NothingTrack By Track: Melodie Nelson'I Am A Sweet Sick Cat': Kikuyu Chinese Tour Diary Pt 1Track By Track: Danger BeachBeaches: ‘This Is Its Own Thing’Track By Track: SejaTrack By Track: Kirin J CallinanTrack By Track: Jen CloherNew Noise: Lindsay Phillips, Pencil, Tim Coster, Halt EverTrack By Track: Summer FlakeFive Bands To Watch: WollongongTrack By Track: ZeahorseNew From NZ: Power Nap, Mountaineater, Trick MammothTrack by Track: ScotDrakulaPeer Review: Nic Warnock On SnakeBacktrack By Track: The Drones - 'Wait Long By The River...'Track By Track: Ben SalterTrack By Track: NikkoTrack By Track: Dappled CitiesTrack By Track: Pony FaceTrack By Track: Grand SalvoTrack By Track: Donny BenétTrack By Track: King Gizzard & The Lizard WizardTrack By Track: AlpineTrack By Track: Sarah BlaskoTrack By Track: The Spinning RoomsTrack By Track: No AnchorTrack by Track: Ivy League RecordsTrack By Track: ClubfeetNew Noise: Vague Cuts, Unity Floors, Apricot Rail, Zone OutTrack By Track: Co-PilgrimTrack By Track: Civil CivicTrack By Track: MitziTrack By Track: PopstrangersNew Noise: Wild Oats, Parading, Bad//Dreems, Jep & DepNew Noise: Swimming, The Laughing Leaves, George Maple, Kieran RyanTrack By Track: Running Gun SoundSobbing, Spasms & Piss: An Alternate SXSW ExperienceNew Noise: Smile, Doctopus, Feet Teeth, School Girl ReportTrack By Track: Ooga BoogasTrack By Track: Tim GuyNew Noise: The Death Rattles, A Man Called Son, Fatti Frances, NaminéTrack By Track: Ainslie WillsNew Noise: Lorde, Arcade Made, Cash Savage, YolkeTrack By Track: MarginsNew Noise: Bleeding Knees Club, The Nature Strip, Shady Lane, Ride Into The SunTrack By Track: Fourteen Nights At SeaNew Noise: Denim Owl, Summing, Okey Szoke, HypersleepNew Noise: Alex Cameron, Wheat Fields, Tangled Star, North ArmTrack By Track: LoomerScott & Charlene’s Wedding: ‘There’s No Metaphors’New Noise: Orbits, Ermine Coat, Tim Bass, I’llsNew Noise: Leaks, Nonsemble, Honeymooon, Count CitrusTrack By Track: Buried FeatherNew Noise: Babaganouj, Totems, Big Yawn, Shoop DreamsNew From NZ: X-Ray Charles, Lorde, Jonathan BreeNew Noise: Shark Alarm, Bachelor Pad, The Novocaines, Telegraph TowerNew Noise: Restless Leg, Motion Picture Actress, Brain Drain, New ArcherNew Noise: Tings & Savage, Spirit Level, Barbiturates, Slow ViolenceTrack By Track: Sweet JeanNew Noise: Glamour Lakes, Tropical Strength, Hollow Press, SeamsTrack By Track: Standish/CarlyonNew Noise: Brat Farrar, Leure, Naked, Rainbow ChanNew Noise: Venice Music, Banoffee, Diger Rokwell, The Bombay RoyaleNew Noise: Roland Tings, Snowy Nasdaq, Thee Hugs, Mallee SongsMidnight Juggernauts: ‘It Was A Better Headspace’Track By Track: VelcroNew Noise: Full Ugly, Gareth Psaltis, Spelunks, Heads Of CharmTrack By Track: The Darling DownsNew Noise: Cured Pink, Manor, Stress Waves, The TownhousesTrack By Track: The Cactus ChannelTrack By Track: Golden BlondeNew Noise: Tiny Migrants, Bow Arrow, Kremlings, The Galaxy FolkNew Noise: Alba, Black Cab, Kate Carr, Lo TideTrack By Track: Wolf & CubTrack By Track: AdalitaNew Noise: The Creases, Shaky Handz, Division Four, GlaciersEurope Photo Diary: Jimmy TaitTrack By Track: Nick BatterhamTrack By Track: SeagullNew Noise: Thomas William, Fig., Ramps, SpartakTrack By Track: SPODKen Davis: ‘I Feel Everything I Play’New Noise: Pat Chow, Les Level, Popolice, Stink BugsTrack By Track: David EvansJapan Tour Diary: Sophie HutchingsReport: ATP’s ‘Release The Bats’New Noise: Oscar Key Sung, Multiple Man, Circular Keys, Dane CertificateTrack By Track: Jimmy TaitThe Bats Vs Boomgates: “What’s Your Favourite Vegetable?”Blink: ‘It’s Not The ’80s Anymore’Track By Track: Benedict MoletaNew Noise: Peel, Hot Palms, Phondupe, TerritoryNew From NZ: Perfect Hair Forever, Astro Children, Carb On CarbNew Noise: Catsuit, Hello Satellites, You Beauty, Ma PetiteTrack By Track: perthNew Noise: Au.Ra, Mornings, Poster Boy, The Wrong ManTrack By Track: Primitive CalculatorsNew Noise: Half High, André, Cool Drinks, Sweet ShoppeTrack By Track: Unity FloorsRemembrance: Midget’s Chris MollerTrack By Track: Peking TapesTouchstones: The Gin ClubNew From NZ: Team Ugly, Eyeliner, Surf FriendsNew Noise: James X Boyd, Sex Noises, Coloured Clocks, ShimaTrack By Track: Matt BaileyNew Noise: Gazar Strips, Heart Flew, Mark Barrage, Snowy NasdaqTrack By Track: Elizabeth RoseNew Noise: Mudlark, Dead Boomers, Simon James Phillips, Fire To The StarsThe Hottest 100 In HaikuTrack By Track: Bachelor PadTrack By Track: Tom HallTrack By Track: The Frowning CloudsTrack By Track: HarmonyNew Noise: Naps, B Deep, Mornings, Orlando FuriousNew Noise: Lovely Head, No Action, The Twoks, Jasper Clifford SmithTrack By Track: Ivy StNew Noise: The Friendsters, Pork Chop Party, Multiple Man, MilkshakeTrack By Track: Mess O’ RedsNew Noise: Pairs, Inkswel, Pleasure Bros, GenlevelTrack By Track: Emma RussackNZ Diary: ClownsTrack By Track: Kate CarrTrack By Track: Harry Howard & The NDENew Noise: Lace Curtain, Die! Die! Die!, Atolls, ShardsTrack By Track: Roku MusicTrack By Track: Nathan RocheNew Noise: Collarbones, Austin Buckett, Document Swell, Acts RevelationsTrack By Track: Four Hours SleepNO ZU: US/Mexico Photo Diary Pt 1NO ZU: US/Mexico Photo Diary Pt 2New Noise: Dry Mouth, Lux Ovarye, Bi-Hour, Andy CitawarmanTrack By Track: Caitlin ParkTrack By Track: Amaya LauciricaNew Noise: The Horrortones, Waterford, Halfshark, White CavesTrack By Track: Leafy SuburbsTrack By Track: Wizard OzNew Noise: Saul Jarvie, Rough River, Coloured Clocks, ExcessTrack By Track: Graveyard TrainPeabody: 10 Things We’ve Learnt About Being In A Band For 20 YearsClassics: Pork Chop PartyNew Noise: Dick Diver, Step-Panther, Geno Carrapetta, Soft PowerTrack By Track: Little BastardNew Noise: The Moles, Sui Zhen, Mosman Alder, ComatoneTrack By Track: FishingTrack By Track: CeresTrack By Track: The Painted LadiesNed Collette: ‘It’s All So Spineless’Track By Track: Ciggie WitchClassics: Pretty CityTrack by Track: Wax WitchesClassics: Royal ChantNew From NZ: Coolies, Beach Pigs, Daif, Ha the UnclearTrack by Track: Tralala BlipTrack by Track: Mere WomenTrack by Track: Peter BlackClassics: FaitNew Noise: Loose Pills, Strict Face, Closer, SensaroundTrack by Track: MillionsTrack by Track: DreamtimeNew Noise: Cull, Methyl Ethel, Simona Kapitolina, Mightiest of GunsNew From NZ: Jakob, The Bilders, Proton Beast, The BiscuitsTrack By Track: Soft PowerNew Noise: Drunk Elk, Kell//ua, Telling, The Atlas RoomTrack by Track: Eaten by DogsNew Noise: The Stevens, Foreign/National, Kane Ikin, MoonboatTrack by Track: RausNew Noise: Rituals, Fazmo, Danger Beach, Shiny CoinTrack by Track: Inevitable OrbitTrack by Track: ScrabbledTrack by Track: Clue to KaloNew Noise: Food Court, Bel Air, Tlaotlon, Finnigan & BrotherTrack by Track: Kim & LeanneNew From NZ: Trust Punks, Hamish Kilgour, Team Ugly, Lttle PhnxNew Noise: Mangelwurzel, DeadShred, Truly Holy, Chinese Burns UnitTrack by Track: The TownhousesNew Noise: The Fabergettes, Gold Class, Pronto, Red Red KrovvyTrack by Track: The Peep TempelFive Bands to Watch: CanberraTrack by Track: Jane TyrrellUS Tour Diary: The Gooch PalmsTrack by Track: The SolicitorsNew Noise: Hammocks & Honey, Broadway Sounds, Pleasure Clone, Bobby BraveTrack by Track: La BastardTrack by Track: AFXJIMNew Noise: I’lls, Black Paddock, Mezko, Tam VantageTrack by Track: The Ocean PartyNew Noise: Mesa Cosa, Pleasure Symbols, Ara Koufax, NonsembleTrack by Track: Chris SmithTrack by Track: Lia MiceNew Noise: Dro Carey, Ali E, The Mean Times, Reverend JemimaTrack by Track: Buddy GlassNew From NZ: Winebox Inquiry, Fazerdaze, Mongo Skato, The CanalsAdalitaArtefacts Of Australian Experimental Music: Volume II, 1974-1983ConditionsThe Good FightWeekendHully GullyFloat Along – Fill Your LungsKick To Kick With The SteinbecksBailey And Kuepper: BrisbaneBailey And Kuepper: SydneyFrom Sir, With LoveA Deloris Tour DiaryShihad In OrangeLyrics Seemed SuperfluousSouls On Board: 24 Hour InterviewTrioskArchitecture in Helsinki; Familiar Faces, Worn Out PlacesMidnight's ChildrenSly Hats: A Man Under The InfluenceHome Is Where The Art Is - Institut PolaireThe Sleepy Jackson: Black Steele in the Hour of ChaosNinetynine: In The StudioMy Disco's Space In BetweenTickets To The ResurrectionDark FunHeroes Are People TooWarehouse Songs And StoriesTrouble And DesireClose To CapacityInterview: TalonsHomebake 2009: The Gong ShowSarah Blasko: Breaking The WavesA.K.A. Now, MacromanticsMy Disco InfernoOverground: Where Jazz And Crust Punk MeetTTT: A Fresh StartMikey Young: ‘I'm Really Worried About Getting Too Big A Head’The Death Set: A Reactionary Sort Of BandTrack By Track: Single TwinVivid LIVE 2011 Pt 1: Cut Copy, AiH, Spiritualized, The CureNew Noise: Boulet/Dennison, Oliver Tank, Hello Morning, Toot Toot TootsGreat Debate #4: Horse Stories Vs Ocean SongsTrack by Track: The DatsunsNew Noise: Loon Lake, Dirt Farmer, Carb On Carb, The BlankLehmann B Smith: ‘I Can’t Stop Really’‘You’ll Leave A Convert’: Dig It Up! 2013Cellular Bits #1: I’lls, Dro Carey, Nakagin, Cassius SelectNew Noise: Fucking Teeth, Raindrop, Alyx Dennison, Gail PriestTrack By Track: Tangled StarNew Noise: Naked Maja, Rayon Moon, Dead Radio, Tropical StrengthReport: Meredith 2013 Day 12014 Preview: The Year AheadInstrument: Thomas MendelovitsReport: Golden Plains 2014, Day 2New Noise: Dianas, Magic Hands, Melt, Skinny LegionsIcons: The Scientists Pt 1Icons: The Scientists Pt 2Harmony: Deconstructing ‘Carpetbombing Deconstructions’New Noise: Tim Shiel, Death Rattles, Lucky Dips, Good Sports‘I Wasn’t A Very Good Punk’: Five Years Of R.I.P. SocietyTrack By Track: Dave GraneyTrack By Track: EastlinkTrack By Track: Face CommandNew Noise: Cull, Luke Brennan, Thigh Master, Community RadioTrack by Track: J Robert YoungtownNew Noise: Miss Destiny, TV Programmes, Snowy Nasdaq, #459New Noise: Yuko Nishiyama, Dylan Michél, Yon Yonson, Mighty BoysTrack by Track: Cool SoundsNew Noise: Sui Zhen, La Bastard, Banoffee, Lisa MitchellTrack by Track: You BeautyPhoto Diary: The Bennies US TourTrack by Track: Liam KennyNew Noise: World’s End Press, Miles Cosmo, Past Punk, Ace RomeoTrack by Track: DreamtimeTrack by Track: DEADNew Noise: Buzz Kull, Crepes, Mope City, PlumTrack by Track: HannahbandOutliers: 2014’s ‘Other’ Best RecordsUS Recording Diary: WireheadsNew Noise: Deep Space Supergroop, Hot Palms, Jukai Forest, Heads.Track by Track: HoarseTrack by Track: ExcessNew Noise: Constant Mongrel, Yard Apes, Okey Szoke, Rolling BlackoutsNew Noise: Au.Ra, Sally Seltmann, Hideous Towns, Jon DoryNew Noise: Fonz Whaler, The Cathys, Rituals, Shoeb AhmadExclusive: The Making of Black Cab’s ‘Games of the XXI Olympiad’New Noise: Lucy Cliché, Cedie Janson, Catlips, Felicity YangNew Noise: NO ZU, Brando’s Island, Planète, Sweet JeanNew Noise: Crepes, Reuben Ingall, Packwood, Tam VantageReport: Golden Plains 2015 Day 2Photo Diary: ScotDrakula x PANAMATammy Haider: Life After RoyalchordTour Diary: Sarah Mary ChadwickTrack By Track: Primitive MotionStudio Diary: MonteroPeer Review: Dave Williams (Augie March) on Wondercore IslandArtist On Artist: Darren Hayes Vs Client LiaisonCitizenship: BeastwarsArtist On Artist: Ara Koufax Vs LA Pocock Vs Infinity BladeThe Singles Review: Oscar Key Sung, Power, Erasers & MoreOnce Upon A Time In The WestDamns Arms: Second Time LuckyBells, Whistles, Dark Energy, StingraysReport: Sugar Mountain 2013Track By Track: The StevensClassics: The Babe RainbowArtist On Artist: Contrast Vs LowtideTrack By Track: DartsTrack By Track: Ella ThompsonSubAudible Hum, Should We Talk About The Weather?The DevastationsDan Kelly: The Road WarriorThe Cops: Counting The BeatAugie March: The Tour Forces You To Dream BackwardsKes' Sweet RideBeasts Of Bourbon - Born FreeFor Whom The Belles TollPhoto Diary: ScotDrakula x PANAMATrack By Track: Ella ThompsonThe DevastationsLive Review – Kim Salmon And The Surrealists, Melbourne 2010Live Review – The Scientists, New York 2010Live Review – The Straight Arrows, Melbourne 2010Live Review – Royal Headache, Altamont 2012Live Review – Lower Plenty, Melbourne 2012Easy/House MusicThe Rise And Fall Of GoodtownKnock Yourself OutMonkeys BloodThe Warm CupboardStop! Plus Singles: 1978-1986Kes Band IISoil CreaturesWith You Right By My Side Baby, The Deal Just Can’t Go DownForsaken EmpireRush to RelaxLove ConnectionDIYChurch Of The Open SkyHeaps of NothingFabulous Diamonds IILive at Sydney Town Hall 1969-70Para Vista Social ClubThe Three I’sWe're A ChameleonRunning On AirBurn the ArchivesAdjust the TerminologykyüALMercyTears AgainMoment BendsLadyz In Noyz, AustraliaMeditations On The Sun/Routine And WarSketches From the Book of the DeadGood TimesFourteen Nights At SeaSweet NothingThe Dada TapesThe Dark Horses/The Band of GoldOut Of The DarknessRoyal HeadachePalimpsestPrecious JulesQuasimodo's DreamA Thousand MistakesWonderful Things: RetrospectiveBrat Farrar/Physical EducationNear Death ExperienceDirty, DirtyPasted YouthThe End Of EverythingThe Warmest PlaceAnxietyPlaying In Time With The Dead Beat/HeatSocial ClubsRunawaysSound As Ever/Hi Fi Way/Hourly, DailyThe LonerLostSlow BarkTemperate Touch, Tropical TearsWorld’s End PressFree Your MindGwenDiscographyOpenSolgudenSpiderbaitThe Stickmen/Man Made StarsTake It Out On YouKiss Me OnceRuined FortuneColliderCourtingGridsEla StilesS W I MPonderosaStrange But NiceFair MaidenBox SetBroken FolksPlaymatesReturnSome SongsDepersonalisationThe Frightening LightsSunbeam Sound MachineHot Ones9 Classic TracksIn The Days When The World Was WideGames of the XXI OlympiadThe ExperimentPop CrimesEleventh He Reaches LondonThe StemsThe Reels: 200 Beats Per MinuteIcons: The SunnyboysIcons: Lucas Abela/Justice YeldhamIcons – Clag: ‘We Always Made Sure We Had One Token Boy’Icons: Powder MonkeysSpencer P JonesIcons: Ron PenoRobert Forster: Part 1CrowIcons: Bruno AdamsClare MooreWounded BirdI See SeaweedWeekdays/WeekendsI Still Hear Your Voice At NightCrisis TalesThe World Is FuckedGODTangaloomaZONDFifteenDeathwishJawa/Seven SongsThe BrinkOddmentsPicture MachineTrack by Track: Anthony Atkinson & The Running MatesThe Sand Pebbles: In Full BloomMist & Sea: Sprawling SoundsAt All Points Of The Compass With Art Of FightingLawrence English: ‘I Want It to Be a Seduction’Rand & Holland At The Speed Of LightBen BrownYoung And Restless: Youth Gone MildHeart/Noise: The Ballad of Bluebottle KissGrey Daturas: End Of An EraCovering Brisbane’s SoundAbsurd And Beautiful: A Tribute To Pip ProudStorytellers: Five SongsRowland S HowardMick Turner: Part 1Mick Turner: Part 2Icons: Charles JenkinsIcons: Mark Opitz Pt 2Roddy RadaljThe Shower Scene From PsychoRobert Forster: Part 2Robert Forster: Part 3Bart Cummings And The Cat’s MiaowLawrence English And ROOM40Golden Plains 2016: Eddy Current And Spontaneous RenewalLower Plenty: ‘It's A Post-War Band’Eternal Soundcheck: Year OneHeatwave Promoter Breaks Silence: ‘We Bit Off More Than We Could Chew’Artist on Artist: Beaches vs Little Ugly GirlsArtist on Artist: Mosman Alder Vs Paul DempseyArtist on Artist: Wilding vs Cian Ciaran
The Saints – (I'm) StrandedFast Forward: A Pre-Internet Story''Lethal Weapons'' 30 years onShogun: Royal Headache Are ‘Over’Australian Ghost StoryGlorius BarstedsThirteenIcons: Mark Opitz Pt 1Track by Track: Pinch HitterRichard LowensteinGhosts Of The HorizonJay Watson: ‘I Need Pond To Be Just Stupid’You Am I: ‘We're Australia's First Emos’Primitive CalculatorsTake It To The StreetsLive Free Or Die!!!Violent Soho: Come As You AreReport: All Tomorrow’s Parties Day 2Bailey And Kuepper: MelbourneLobby Loyde: Turn It UpThe Drones: Great DegradationsRegurgitator’s ‘Unit’: ‘It's A Really Weird Dot On The Landscape’M+N Critics Poll 2013Pilgrim's ProgressNick Cave On Jeffrey Lee Pierce: ‘His Obsessions Crawled All Over Him’Dan Kelly: A Storyteller’s LifeDouble Take #3: Star Hotel Riot/EastSea ScoutsAndrew Stafford: Brisbane Post-Pig CityMark Opitz: ‘They Aren’t Mark Opitz’s Cold Chisel’Icons: feedtimeLook Your BestSecret RitualsM+N Readers Poll 2013Icons: The MoodistsThe New Melbourne JangleGo Between Opening: Here Comes A CityThe Luxury of HysteriaReport: Independent Music Awards 2010Tex Perkins: ‘My Sensitive Side Could Crop Up Anywhere’Do The Pop: Year ZeroIn The Pines / CalentureYear Of The Floor Tom: A Low Hum '10Critics Poll 2011: 20-1X-AspirationsThe EarsMilk! Records: Deliberately PoorThe Key Of SeaPush The Sky AwayRogers Sings RogersteinWoollen KitsOver the Stones, Under the StarsCrystal TheatreUnderlayChurch With No MagicScotDrakulaI’m in Your Mind FuzzSleeping Dogs LieKiss My ApocalypseTracks Of The Year 2013Jimi Kritzler: The Ugly Australian UndergroundMeredith ’09: “I Think I'm Going To Die”The Smith Street Band: ‘I Just Want To Be A Rapper’Splendour 2010: Days Two-ThreeAre You Comfortable?: The Question Of Kirin J CallinanEight in 50: Wunderlust, 6s & 7s, The SilentsThe Thin Kids: On Tour With Kate NashJack MannixBlack Cab: The Cab EffectStatic Age ’09Ten in 50: Julia Stone, Die! Die! Die!, RegurgitatorImmigrant Union: ‘We’re Six-Sevenths Australian’Loene Carmen: ‘Soft Chaos’Gentle Hour: Snapper’s Peter GutteridgeThe Go-Betweens: Building A Better 'Best Of'Missing Link 1971-2011: ‘A Wild, Wonderful Ride’Seekae: ‘We’re Too Busy Forging Battle Plans’Don Walker: Painting The PictureReport: Splendour 2011 Day 1New Noise: Raus, Southern Comfort, Tobias Hengeveld, Love SignsMusic You Can’t Dance To"Over The Horizon I Can't See"Unsung: Joe TaliaReport: Splendour 2011 Day 2M+N Readers Poll 2014Splendour 2010: Your Questions AnsweredAus Classics That’ll Never Be On A Triple J ListMachine Translations: ‘Follow Your Nose’The Go-Betweens Pt. 1: 'These Are Central Things To Me'Vic Simms: ‘I Wasn’t In The Position To Make Demands’Laura Jean: ‘I Don’t Play Around’Casey Rice: The Anti-ProducerReport: Splendour 2011 Day 3Robert Curgenven: ‘This Doesn’t Exist in a Void’The Drones: ‘It’s Just About Spotting Garbage’Tall Tales And TrueHugo Race: ‘I Never Wanted To Be In That Expat Diaspora’Treble Treble #2: The National AnthemFaux Pas: Artist 2.0Storytellers: The PanicsThe Go-Betweens Pt. 2: 'Lennon/McCartney Could Have Written That'Track By Track: GildedTote Reopening: A Brumby Photo Op?Ken West: Why I Couldn’t Let Big Day Out DieIn-Frequencies #5: Dro Carey, Mad Nanna, Circle Pit, Chaos Kids‘I’ve Seen China Break People’: Xiao Zhong On Touring AsiaChildren Collide: The Children Of The EvolutionConstant Mongrel: Finding A Happy MediumAbbe May: Sympathy For The DevilBurke Reid Pt 1: ‘I’m There For The Artist’Eddy Current Suppression RingTracks Of The Year 2012The United States Of Courtney BarnettBAM!: ‘We Don’t Want To Rip Off Bands’Scott & Charlene’s Wedding: The Honeymoon Is OverBig Scary: ‘It's A Long-Term Thing'New From NZ: Trust Punks, Kody Nielson, All Seeing Hand, Kane StrangGODLicks From ’96Emigrating TalentSplashh: ‘There’s Elements Of Wishful Thinking’David Kilgour: Revisiting The Clean’s ‘Vehicle’The MP-Free ConundrumSwan Song Swan DiveSplendour 2010: Day OneI Heart Hiroshima: 'We're not fuckin' Wolfmother'Camperdown & Out: ‘I Just Don’t Care About Anything’New Noise: Astral Skulls, Hockey Dad, Naked Maja, The Fronds'I Thought It Put A Stop To Songs Forever': The Apartments' Peter Milton WalshEscape: Australia’s Forgotten Metal LegendsNew Noise: Buzz Kull, Witch Hats, Mere Women, CannonThe Gin Club: ‘What We Do Is MOR Pop’Hundreds Protest To ‘Reclaim’ Brisbane’s NightlifePrimitive Calculators and FriendsBlood CoursesRiver MirrorsOoga BoogasPacificaForeign TapesTally Ho!: Flying Nun’s Greatest BitsHarmonyChris Cester: ‘You Become Somewhat Of A Cliche’Report: 'Future Of Live Music' ForumThe Lighthouse Keepers: ‘Luckily We Came Out Alive’Review – Rowland S Howard DocoCellulite SoulGet To YouNUNBad VisionBefore I WeighTeamSix to MidnightGoolutionites and the Real PeopleThis Smudge Is TrueThe Blood Pressure SessionsDan Kelly: The Impossible DreamDonny Benét: ‘It’s A One-Man Karaoke Show’Because of Ghosts: A Tour DiaryJT on FilmThe Living End: How to Make a Documentary and Influence MeAlter in art vs. musicHunting... The StickmenThe Space In BetweenRetrospective: GirlfriendNotes From The North WestThe Nation BlueMemes Of A MixtapeCannibalismo Oz StyleRecording Cat PowerBatriderBells, Whistles, Dark Energy, StingraysThe Numbers: Keeping CountOnce Upon A Time In The WestA Process In The Weather Of The HeartMaking Time For BaseballWolf & Cub’s AdelaideMuscles: Five MonthsEmpty ShelvesTalking TacticsHaunted SoundsPop ArtBlood, Sweat And BeersGhosts Of The 'BurbsLo-fi LayaboutsThe Cassette KidRock’n’roll CavemenI Am The ResurrectionGreetings from Sutherland Shire, NSWThinking BigArt Vs CommerceHistory RepeatsKick Out The JamsThe Quick And The DeafBack To BasicsWide Open RoadSounds Of NowA Calculated ComebackDiamond In The RoughThe Comeback KingsFantasy IslandRock’n’Roll Spice GirlsMusic Without BordersHard-Ons: All Set To StayTrans-Tasman FunGangsta RockEclectic GuitarSingles Going SteadyGrampians GoldGarden Party A Go-GoBedroom ArtisteNo Jackets RequiredRoyal Headache: Kings Of PopFrom The Inside OutOf Sinners And SaintsThe Pitz: 2006-2009South Of The Musical BorderPisschrist: From Milan To MinskPassing The Acid TestHigh StakesIt’s Only Rock’n’RollThe WAMis: A Form GuideAmmunition And InstallationSplitting HeirsGareth Edwards: Part OneIndie-pop IdealistsFirst Grade Rock’n’RollSuper Wild Horses: Double TroubleTwo’s CompanyJamie Hutchings: House MusicByrds Of PreyUmpire: Less Is MoreA New Pop LandscapeThe Birmy Reborn: ‘It’s Not Shit Anymore’Happy AccidentsJack Of HeartsBoys From Somewhere ElseSarah Blasko: Stockholm SyndromeThe Power Of ThreeOut Of The WildernessTasmanian DevilsPex: Two-Minute NoodlesHip-Hop’s Brave New WorldDappled Cities: Once More, With Feeling!Road Test: DDASounds In IsolationWitch HatsThe Nation BlueSlug GutsAlpsRepairsFlip Out SydneyOn The Road With The UV RaceBatriderSongsLate Arvo SonsAMBC Part 1: “I Can't Believe You Asked That Question”Panoptique Electrical: Emotional LandscapesAMBC Part 2: “I'll Answer That, ‘No’”AMBC Part 3: “Things Are Fucked.”Bachelorette: Celebrating The Single LifeSpring Tones '09Crayon Fields: Pop ExtrovertsCanvas Kites: Fix Up, Look SharpPeace Out!: Back To The FutureGrong Grong: Spectral RattlesGuitarelay: Improv En MasseUseless Children: Light Speed ChampionsNWA Showcase: From Pulpit To PewOh Mercy: From Go To WoesGold Tango: None More Black2ser: 30 Years OnThe Stabs: ‘We’re A Little Proletarian Band’Fun In The Fortitude: Valley Fiesta ’09Legends Of Motorsport: Cars, Chicks And PoliticsKitchen’s Floor: Nothingness You Can Dance ToSkinny Jean: Narrative And DiagnosisParallel Lions: Extracurricular ActivitiesSummer Cats: ‘We've Never Been Twee’Lilkafest ’09: House Party In The SticksThe UV RACE: Warragul’s FinestThe Brunettes: Changing ColoursStorytellers: The Nation BlueNed Collette: The IdealistCurse Ov Dialect: Post Hip-HopBridezilla: “We Feel Undeserving”Storytellers: Gully PlatoonCloud Control: Towards The SummitStorytellers: The Kill Devil HillsDick Diver: ‘Is Flying Nun A Label?’Custard: Don’t Call It A ComebackSpooky Records: 10 Years OnStorytellers: The UV RaceMiniature Submarines: Going DeepStorytellers: Underground LoversDirt Child: Sculpting Aus Hip-HopThe Tote’s Stirring Send OffThings I Don’t Remember Clearly: Reflections On The ToteDeaf Wish: Back From The BrinkLaneway 2010: Art Meets AsylumLove Connection: The Unreal FeelWhitehorse: Back In The SaddlePhilip Morris: Shooting BonHigh Tide 2010: The Boat That RockedMy Disco Toughen UpConation: The Howard YearsStorytellers: Sleepy Township'We’ve Lost An Opiate': GoTV 2004-2010Mukaizake To Our Ears: Prodigal Sons ReturnSchool of Radiant Living: Realistic IdealistsGolden Plains 2010, Day 2: ‘Things Get Hairy’The 3Ds: In Another DimensionThe Maladies: Focus On The UglinessThe Ruby Suns: Different StrokesThe AMP 2009: A RiposteKid Sam: Out Of The Frying PanChrome Dome: Sarcastic NihilistsCircle Pit: ‘It's Not Easy Being Us’Road Test: GuveraOtouto: Good DancersDouble Take #1: Razar/Pig CityLakes: The Dark ArtsDead Farmers: Ploughing AheadSianna Lee: Rising From The AshesNaked On The Vague: Rats In The RanksDouble Take #2: Van Diemen's Land/Gala MillAndrew Ramadge: Jimmy, The Dale And MeTully: Child Of The TimesPVT: ‘We’ve Never Been A Dance Band’ZOND: At Home In The VoidAustralian Hardcore Dished UpOff The Hip: Rock’n’Roll RulesHello Satellites: Into OrbitAndrew Stafford: Jumpin’ In The Night #1Report: Hobart + Music = Yeah!Super Melody: Helsinki And BeyondBIGSOUND 2010: Being ThereKes: ‘I’m Very Routine’Scott Spark: ‘I’m Still Finding My Feet’Jumpin’ in the Night #2: How Not To Be A Feisty Rock CritMuscles: ‘I Need To Prepare My Body’ARIAs: Getting Past The Cultural CringeJumpin’ in the Night #3: Dancing To The Beat Of The Living DeadThe Holy Soul: 'We're Just Fuckin' Renegades, Man'The Troubadour: 2003-2010The Punters Club Remembered: Pt 1The Punters Club Remembered: Pt 2In-Frequencies #1: Absolute Boys, Pageants, Southern Comfort, Taco LegPatinka Cha Cha: 'It’s Just A Pop Band For Me'Meredith 2010 Pts 2-3: 'Don't Dream It's Over'Reissues Round-Up 2010Lofly Hangar: 2007-2010In-Frequencies #2: Tough Troubles, Lakes, BrainwavesJumpin' In The Night #4: Notes From UnderwaterLaneway 2011 Sydney: 'The Windy Indies'Stonefield: Rock ‘N’ Roll High SchoolCut Copy: 'We Weren’t Championed In Australia'In-Frequencies #3: Kirin J Callinan, Bare Grillz, Hammocks And HoneyJumpin’ In The Night #5: Some Sobering ThoughtsCollarbones: ‘Perfectionism Is A Fucking Disease’Book Review: Graney's ‘1001 Australian Nights’The Middle East: ‘We’re Not Trying To Conquer The Scene’Report: Sugar Mountain 2011An Horse: ‘We Don’t Have Much Of A Presence At Home’Jumpin’ In The Night #6: Don’t Look BackDream Kit: The 'Other' KellyMick Harvey Pt 1: ‘I Wanted To Do Something Substantial’Mick Harvey Pt 2: ‘I Wasn’t Going To Pull Any Punches’Treble Treble #1: Popcorn And InfinityLiam Finn: ‘I Could’ve Made A Hip-Hop Record’Seeker Lover Keeper: ‘Our Own Little Universe’Vivid 2011 Pt 2: Tame Impala, Avalanches, Odd FutureThe Vines: ‘The Asperger’s Thing Is Just A Word’The Grates: ‘It Was Time To Come Clean’Jumpin’ In The Night #7: Rock ’N’ Roll ManRocking Horse: ‘The Sums Have Got To Add Up’Treble Treble #3: Cashing In Or Selling Out?Ben Salter: ‘I’ve Gotten Better At Being Myself’Is There A Future For Music Retail? Pt 1Is There A Future For Music Retail? Pt 2Unknown Mortal Orchestra: ‘I Was Going To Give Up Music’Treble Treble #4: Is Indie Bringing Sexy Back?Shayne Carter: ‘I’ve Always Resisted Playing Old Material’Burke Reid Pt 2: ‘You Should Do A Psychology Course To Work In This Field’BIGSOUND 2011 Days 2-3: Spiral, Chuggie & The KingNew Noise: The Vietnam War, Dick Diver, Twerps, Laura ImbrugliaFarewell To The Chief: Tribute To Ballarat Icon Paddy-OThe Moffs: ‘We Weren't Really An Inner-City Band’Nirvana In Aus: The Untold Story Pt 1Nirvana In Aus: The Untold Story Pt 2HTRK: Slow Tempos, Frustrated DesiresDead Letter Chorus: From Sync To SwimThe Drones: ‘We Could Do Funk If We Wanted’Kimbra: ‘I Didn’t Want To Study Music; I Wanted To Play It’In-Frequencies #6: Baba-X, Woollen Kits, Rank/Xerox, Bed Wettin’ Bad BoysReport: Melbourne Festival 2011Ned Collette: ‘The German Scene As A Whole Isn’t That Strong’Jonti: ‘I Play The South African Card With Girls’Cold Chisel: ‘We Don’t Like Labouring Over Things’New Noise: Domeyko/Gonzalez, Sures, Coerce, The Peep TempelReport: Harvest Sydney 2011New Noise: LOD, Rat Vs Possum, Cat Cat, Jack ColwellThe 3Ds David Saunders: ‘I’m No Jack Johnson’Nick Huggins: ‘Discord And Distortion’Why Do Festivals Persist With Drink Tickets?New Noise: Emma Russack, Babaganouj, Erik Omen, Dirt FarmerReport: A Tale Of Two HomebakesReport: Meredith 2011 Day 1Best Clips Of 2011Mea Culpas 2011: Feathers, The Leafs, Lawrence English2011: The Year In News Pt 2Great Debate #1: Hourly Daily Vs Hi Fi WayBen Lee: ‘I’m More Vulnerable Now’Introducing: //This Thing// CollectiveGreat Debate #2: Triple J Unearthed RadioReport: Sugar Mountain 2012Great Debate #3: Are Cassettes Here To Stay?Bleddyn Butcher On The Triffids: Part 1The AMP: Why So Serious?Bleddyn Butcher On The Triffids: Part 2Report: Laneway Sydney 2012Storytellers: GotyeAleks And The Ramps: ‘Ridiculously DIY’The Dirty Three: ‘We Just Wanted To Come In Hard’Making Of: The Dirty Three's ‘Toward The Low Sun’Quincy McLean: From Scrap Museum To SLAMIn-Frequencies #7: Wax Witches, Blank Realm, Cured Pink, DegreaserThe East Brunswick Club: 2006-2012Golden Plains 2012 Day 1: Being TherePeter Garrett Exclusive: ‘It’s Tougher For Venues To Keep Their Doors Open’The Lost Weekend: How A Festival Featuring The Drones, Dinosaur Jr Went DownNatasha Pincus Pt 2: ‘The Video Should Make The Song Better’In-Frequencies #8: Taco Leg, Martyr Privates, Loose GripIs Our Live Music Scene In Crisis?David Nichols: From Punk Zine To Pop StarsChet Faker: ‘I’m No More Sexual Than The Next Man’Love Connection: ‘The Whole Record Was Choking Me Up’Why Record Stores Are Like ChurchDon Walker’s Kings Cross: ‘A Whole Suburb Of People Alone’Max Crumbs: 'I’m Still Learning To Use My Machinery'Total Attack: Chaos In BrisvegasIn-Frequencies #9: Lakes, Bad//Dreems, Mad NannaGraveyard Train: ‘We Can Do Death Or We Can Do Monsters’Storytellers: Shihad’s Jon ToogoodLive Review: Where Do Tumbleweed Go From Here?Liars: ‘We Wanted To Attack The Electronics’Storytellers: Ned ColletteNew Noise: Hey Geronimo, Voltaire Twins, Dune, 1929IndianIn-Frequencies #11: Bad Aches, Per Purpose, Terrible Truths, Old MateThe Sunnyboys: ‘We Really Want To Make The Most Of This’Two Bright Lakes Turns FiveHunting Grounds: ‘There’s Such A Good Music Community In Ballarat’New Noise: Roland Tings, ScotDrakula, Sweet Teens, Faux PasPeter 'Blackie' Black: ‘Don’t You Have To Get Back On The Horse?’New Noise: The Murlocs, The Universal Thump, Velcro, Community RadioNew Noise: Bailterspace, Sleep Decade, Battlesnake, Panoptique ElectricalFabulous Diamonds: ‘I Would Never Describe Us As Drone’New Noise: Front End Loader, Heavy Beach, Edward Deer, Dark ArtsNew Noise: Damn Terran, Secret Birds, Grand Prismatic, Step-Panther’70s Aus Rock: ‘We Can Pinch What We Like Because We’re So Far Away’New Noise: Twerps, Roller One, Big Scary, Caterpillar HoodNew Noise: City Calm Down, Angel Eyes, Gilded, The Anthony RochestersNew Noise: Atolls, Bloods, The Stress Of Leisure, Deep Street SoulNew Noise: Bart & Friends, Disco Pansy, theHEAD, Texas TeaNew Noise: Smoke Bellow, Love Parade, Hot Palms, Pink Fur & The Black CoatsThe Presets: ‘I’ve Never Been Super Into Pop Music, As A Rule’Severed Heads RetrospectiveNew Noise: Trjaeu, Tim Guy, Aluka, Straw King EyeNew Noise: Popstrangers, Guerre, Romy, Nite FieldsSophie Hutchings: Insomnia & ShoegazeNew Noise: Chris Russell, The Model School, Dan Trolley, Sex WizardNew Noise: Glaciers, The Townhouses, Day Ravies, SexypartyNew Noise: Richard In Your Mind, Cool Drinks, Brothers Hand Mirror, Mining BoomNew Noise: Two Cartoons, Hollow Press, The Aves, Super Magic HatsThe Mark Of Cain: ‘We Haven’t Repeated Ourselves’New Noise: Nightmaster, Wolf & Cub, Yukon Snakes, Home RunNew Noise: Danger Beach, The Dead Heads, King Tears MortuaryReport: Meredith 2012 Day 3Unsung: Brian CampeauReaders Poll 2012: The Shame Cauldron Decides Pt 1Readers Poll 2012 Part 2 – Albums Of The YearNew Noise: Prudence Rees-Lee, Jonti, PVT, Catcall, Coach Bombay‘I Had Found Beauty’: Tully’s Richard LockwoodNew Noise: Kharkov, Wintercoats, Going Swimming, Megastick FanfareIn-Frequencies #12: Total Control, Raw Prawn, Oily Boys, CobwebbsNew Noise: Ratsak, Mt Mutombo, Sui Zhen, AutoportraitsDead Can Dance: ‘It’s Like Being Thrown From A Building’New Noise: Anonymeye, Ex Con, Bad Vision, Nimble AnimalReport: Laneway Melbourne 2013New Noise: Gosteleradio, The Sensitive Drunks, Pomme Fritz, KelluaLive Review: Dead Can Dance, SydneyIcons: Beasts Of Bourbon Pt 1Icons: Beasts Of Bourbon Pt 2New Noise: Standish/Carlyon, Hunting Pictures, Black Vacation, Shining BirdReport: All Tomorrow’s Parties Day 1New Noise: Davey Lane, No Guru, Honeymooon, The Royal BaccaratsPVT: ‘We Always Feel Like The Best Is Yet To Come’New Noise: Rainbow Chan, Housewives, Rat & Co, The Corsairs‘He Came Back For More’: The Matador Singles Club Goes AussieSongs: Searching For A SoundThe Growl: ‘I Just Followed My Instinct’Andrew P Street: ‘Chrissy Amphlett Always Seemed Bulletproof To Me’Report: Dig It Up! 2013, SydneyNew From NZ: Perfect Hair Forever, Grayson Gilmour, Lightning Tape WolfSuper Wild Horses: ‘We Just Plugged In And Started Playing’Dick Diver: ‘It’s Fictional’Yes I’m Leaving: ‘There’s More Articulation In The Anger’Jagwar Ma: ‘We’re The Young Guns’Life Vs Brothers Hand Mirror: Evidence For The Redemptive Potential Of MusicCellular Bits #2: Ta-ku, Horse Macgyver, Mark Pritchard, FriendshipsIn-Frequencies #13: Bits Of Shit, Straight Arrows, Mountain Blood, Living EyesThe Fauves: ‘We Were Never On Anyone’s Radar’The Cannanes: ‘The Sound Comes Back’Jae Laffer: ‘Just Playing Around’Clowns: ‘Just Play It Loud’The Ocean Party: Good Times & Bad TimesThe John Steel Singers: ‘It’s Very Evenly Split’Steve Cohen: Shut Up And SkateTim Shiel: ‘I Am Sitting On Lana Del Rey’s Toilet Seat’Dual Planet: Electronic OtherworldsTV Colours: Leaving The Neighbourhood‘Spirit Of Akasha’: Surfing, Sequels And SoundtracksReport: Laneway Melbourne 2014Blank Realm: ‘There Is A Bit More Daylight’Opinion: Someone Please Tell Me Punk’s Not DeadAl Montfort: Unofficial Australian Of The YearYou Beauty: Dead Set LegendsHarmony: ‘North Korean-Style Democracy’New Noise: Wolf Cola, Bin Juice, The Cavemen, Deep Space SupergroopFull Ugly: ‘I Just Go For It’Architecture In Helsinki: ‘It’s Just A Case of Evolution’Chet Faker: ‘I’m Still Finding My Voice’Straight Arrows: ‘I Hate Jamming’‘Silence’Ben Frost: Ecstatic Loss of ControlDavid West: ‘I’m Pretty Into Being Busy’Wireheads: ‘I’d Like to Build a Back Catalogue’The Angels: ‘We’re a Lucky Band’Lowtide: ‘We Certainly Didn’t Rush It’Geoffrey O’Connor: The Complexity of RomanceShocking Pinks: Perpetual NightLuluc: ‘It Definitely Requires Concentration’Fair Maiden: ‘This Weird Genre That Doesn’t Exist’Andras & Oscar: ‘It’s a Meeting Point’Tracks of the Year 2014Tym Guitars: ‘I’ve Never Had a Business Plan’Pond: ‘It’s So Much More Precise’Report: Sugar Mountain 2015feedtime: The Heavy Side of Rock ‘n’ RollIcons: The ApartmentsThe Pikelet RecipeBird BlobsA Grand Salvo Interview1QAWitch HatsBaseball Tour DiaryMess+Noise at SXSWAleks And The Ramps: Crash BarriersNed ColletteDappled Cities vs AmericaRecording Cat PowerWolf & Cub’s AdelaidePeer Review: Dave Williams (Augie March) on Wondercore IslandA Grand Salvo InterviewJack Mannix1QAWitch HatsBaseball Tour DiaryGroup SeizureTime Is A Flat Circle: Dan Kelly And The Meaning Of LifeMeredith 2015: The Gift That Keeps GivingThe Blackeyed SusansKim Salmon And The SurrealistsJulian TeakleTex PerkinsMartin Phillipps & The ChillsThe Meanies: 'We're Keeping It Real'Icons: Jim Keays/Masters ApprenticesMidnight BelieverMarry Me TonightAs Day Follows NightPop Crimes/(I Know)A Girl Called JonnyZoundsThe Axeman’s Jazz/Sour Mash/Black MilkTall StoriesAll The Pleasures of the WorldHope Is For HopersThe UV RaceDead WoodSongsDamn You, RaGrand Unifying TheoryViolent SohoBruise ConstellationBliss ReleaseTrack: WallsTrack: SunshineThe Crystal AxisArcaneGrinderman 2Little JoyPussy’s Bow/Live In IrelandTrack: Jesus Came To My Birthday PartyThe Waterfront Years, 1991 – 1993ZonoscopeRadio TransmissionsMother And SonThe Balladeer HunterAbsenceBlood ThinnerEx TropicalToward The Low SunTermites/The Pig In The PythonDaydreaming/Two SeasWIXIWSlay Me In My SleepDeep HeatA Is For AlpineElectric LoveExpecting CompanySpring And FallSongs Of The Third And FifthInto the BloodstreamWinter HauntsThe Night’s Deeds Are VapourHeavy FlowDeleted ScenesCelestial LoveMobile CemeteryEmbracismStray CurrentsLong VacationHungry GhostHoistedThe Loving GazeYou Can Have It AllHeavy WeightHow To Carve A Carrot Into A RoseBird NerdsComplicating ThingsEverything’s A ThreadPeak TwinsAll Day VenusOn Second ThoughtJersey FleggGuilt MirrorsPsychic 9-5 Club84000You Changed MeAcid Rain & Sugar CaneBrightly Painted OneThe SleeperThe Late Great WireheadsChipperIncantationsLife/ThrillsGubbaYour TownWorld Wide WebbsThe Long OFan FictionWe Could Leave TonightLaura JeanDeaf WishThe WorryHavens DumbTalesRecordOrder of OperationThrow Me in the RiverDisciplineWelcome to Parrot EyesDream TeamMan It Feels Like Space AgainRange AnxietyAlyx DennisonHeart BeachRejectionvilleGeneric GlamourThe Gladiator: Russell Crowe LiveSummer BuskersBreaking The Sound BarrierBlack Is The Colour: Mid Youth To Mid LifePowderfinger’s Golden HandshakeSally Seltmann: New Buffalo No MoreIn Transit With Darren HanlonJessica Says: ‘I Feel Genre-Less’Ups & Downs: ‘There Was Always The Chance We’d Be Big Rock Stars’Geoffrey O’Connor: ‘I’m Suddenly Embracing The Artifice Of It All’Sally Seltmann: ‘I Never Sound Tough’Teeth & Tongue: ‘I Want To Be A Better Singer’Dick Diver: ‘Everyone’s on the Same Tangent’Tucker B’s Come CleanTucker B’s Come CleanLate BloomerHydey’s Closure: A ‘Hole’ In Perth’s SceneVanity Is ForeverUntimely MeditationsCourt Music From The Planet Of LoveDown TimeMagic Dirt's Next StepPimmon: His Dark MaterialsGreat Earthquake: Seismic ShiftsFabulous Diamonds UncutChris Bailey: ‘I Really Enjoy Being An Old Slut’The Rise And Fall Of The Middle East: 2008-2011The Panda Band: ‘We Lost A Lot Of Momentum’Jumpin’ In The Night #8: SuperHappyFunTimes/Beetle BarGreat Debate #5: Aus Hip-Hop – Heaps Good?Natasha Pincus Pt 1: ‘It’s Important To Have A Singular Concept’Lawrence Arabia: ‘I’ve Never Considered Myself Particularly Hip’Bushwalking: ‘I Have No Doubt That We’re Really Juvenile’The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordSongsCodes AdriftGood MorningTownsvilleCollective BargainingLaneway’s AtonementSift The NoiseFun In The SunHeart That’s PoundingPavor NocturnusMitchell JonesFowlProvenance – Collected WorksTrack By Track: CollarbonesTrack By Track: Caitlin ParkTrack By Track: Bored NothingTrack By Track: Melodie Nelson'I Am A Sweet Sick Cat': Kikuyu Chinese Tour Diary Pt 1Track By Track: Danger BeachBeaches: ‘This Is Its Own Thing’Track By Track: SejaTrack By Track: Kirin J CallinanTrack By Track: Jen CloherNew Noise: Lindsay Phillips, Pencil, Tim Coster, Halt EverTrack By Track: Summer FlakeFive Bands To Watch: WollongongTrack By Track: ZeahorseNew From NZ: Power Nap, Mountaineater, Trick MammothTrack by Track: ScotDrakulaPeer Review: Nic Warnock On SnakeBacktrack By Track: The Drones - 'Wait Long By The River...'Track By Track: Ben SalterTrack By Track: NikkoTrack By Track: Dappled CitiesTrack By Track: Pony FaceTrack By Track: Grand SalvoTrack By Track: Donny BenétTrack By Track: King Gizzard & The Lizard WizardTrack By Track: AlpineTrack By Track: Sarah BlaskoTrack By Track: The Spinning RoomsTrack By Track: No AnchorTrack by Track: Ivy League RecordsTrack By Track: ClubfeetNew Noise: Vague Cuts, Unity Floors, Apricot Rail, Zone OutTrack By Track: Co-PilgrimTrack By Track: Civil CivicTrack By Track: MitziTrack By Track: PopstrangersNew Noise: Wild Oats, Parading, Bad//Dreems, Jep & DepNew Noise: Swimming, The Laughing Leaves, George Maple, Kieran RyanTrack By Track: Running Gun SoundSobbing, Spasms & Piss: An Alternate SXSW ExperienceNew Noise: Smile, Doctopus, Feet Teeth, School Girl ReportTrack By Track: Ooga BoogasTrack By Track: Tim GuyNew Noise: The Death Rattles, A Man Called Son, Fatti Frances, NaminéTrack By Track: Ainslie WillsNew Noise: Lorde, Arcade Made, Cash Savage, YolkeTrack By Track: MarginsNew Noise: Bleeding Knees Club, The Nature Strip, Shady Lane, Ride Into The SunTrack By Track: Fourteen Nights At SeaNew Noise: Denim Owl, Summing, Okey Szoke, HypersleepNew Noise: Alex Cameron, Wheat Fields, Tangled Star, North ArmTrack By Track: LoomerScott & Charlene’s Wedding: ‘There’s No Metaphors’New Noise: Orbits, Ermine Coat, Tim Bass, I’llsNew Noise: Leaks, Nonsemble, Honeymooon, Count CitrusTrack By Track: Buried FeatherNew Noise: Babaganouj, Totems, Big Yawn, Shoop DreamsNew From NZ: X-Ray Charles, Lorde, Jonathan BreeNew Noise: Shark Alarm, Bachelor Pad, The Novocaines, Telegraph TowerNew Noise: Restless Leg, Motion Picture Actress, Brain Drain, New ArcherNew Noise: Tings & Savage, Spirit Level, Barbiturates, Slow ViolenceTrack By Track: Sweet JeanNew Noise: Glamour Lakes, Tropical Strength, Hollow Press, SeamsTrack By Track: Standish/CarlyonNew Noise: Brat Farrar, Leure, Naked, Rainbow ChanNew Noise: Venice Music, Banoffee, Diger Rokwell, The Bombay RoyaleNew Noise: Roland Tings, Snowy Nasdaq, Thee Hugs, Mallee SongsMidnight Juggernauts: ‘It Was A Better Headspace’Track By Track: VelcroNew Noise: Full Ugly, Gareth Psaltis, Spelunks, Heads Of CharmTrack By Track: The Darling DownsNew Noise: Cured Pink, Manor, Stress Waves, The TownhousesTrack By Track: The Cactus ChannelTrack By Track: Golden BlondeNew Noise: Tiny Migrants, Bow Arrow, Kremlings, The Galaxy FolkNew Noise: Alba, Black Cab, Kate Carr, Lo TideTrack By Track: Wolf & CubTrack By Track: AdalitaNew Noise: The Creases, Shaky Handz, Division Four, GlaciersEurope Photo Diary: Jimmy TaitTrack By Track: Nick BatterhamTrack By Track: SeagullNew Noise: Thomas William, Fig., Ramps, SpartakTrack By Track: SPODKen Davis: ‘I Feel Everything I Play’New Noise: Pat Chow, Les Level, Popolice, Stink BugsTrack By Track: David EvansJapan Tour Diary: Sophie HutchingsReport: ATP’s ‘Release The Bats’New Noise: Oscar Key Sung, Multiple Man, Circular Keys, Dane CertificateTrack By Track: Jimmy TaitThe Bats Vs Boomgates: “What’s Your Favourite Vegetable?”Blink: ‘It’s Not The ’80s Anymore’Track By Track: Benedict MoletaNew Noise: Peel, Hot Palms, Phondupe, TerritoryNew From NZ: Perfect Hair Forever, Astro Children, Carb On CarbNew Noise: Catsuit, Hello Satellites, You Beauty, Ma PetiteTrack By Track: perthNew Noise: Au.Ra, Mornings, Poster Boy, The Wrong ManTrack By Track: Primitive CalculatorsNew Noise: Half High, André, Cool Drinks, Sweet ShoppeTrack By Track: Unity FloorsRemembrance: Midget’s Chris MollerTrack By Track: Peking TapesTouchstones: The Gin ClubNew From NZ: Team Ugly, Eyeliner, Surf FriendsNew Noise: James X Boyd, Sex Noises, Coloured Clocks, ShimaTrack By Track: Matt BaileyNew Noise: Gazar Strips, Heart Flew, Mark Barrage, Snowy NasdaqTrack By Track: Elizabeth RoseNew Noise: Mudlark, Dead Boomers, Simon James Phillips, Fire To The StarsThe Hottest 100 In HaikuTrack By Track: Bachelor PadTrack By Track: Tom HallTrack By Track: The Frowning CloudsTrack By Track: HarmonyNew Noise: Naps, B Deep, Mornings, Orlando FuriousNew Noise: Lovely Head, No Action, The Twoks, Jasper Clifford SmithTrack By Track: Ivy StNew Noise: The Friendsters, Pork Chop Party, Multiple Man, MilkshakeTrack By Track: Mess O’ RedsNew Noise: Pairs, Inkswel, Pleasure Bros, GenlevelTrack By Track: Emma RussackNZ Diary: ClownsTrack By Track: Kate CarrTrack By Track: Harry Howard & The NDENew Noise: Lace Curtain, Die! Die! Die!, Atolls, ShardsTrack By Track: Roku MusicTrack By Track: Nathan RocheNew Noise: Collarbones, Austin Buckett, Document Swell, Acts RevelationsTrack By Track: Four Hours SleepNO ZU: US/Mexico Photo Diary Pt 1NO ZU: US/Mexico Photo Diary Pt 2New Noise: Dry Mouth, Lux Ovarye, Bi-Hour, Andy CitawarmanTrack By Track: Caitlin ParkTrack By Track: Amaya LauciricaNew Noise: The Horrortones, Waterford, Halfshark, White CavesTrack By Track: Leafy SuburbsTrack By Track: Wizard OzNew Noise: Saul Jarvie, Rough River, Coloured Clocks, ExcessTrack By Track: Graveyard TrainPeabody: 10 Things We’ve Learnt About Being In A Band For 20 YearsClassics: Pork Chop PartyNew Noise: Dick Diver, Step-Panther, Geno Carrapetta, Soft PowerTrack By Track: Little BastardNew Noise: The Moles, Sui Zhen, Mosman Alder, ComatoneTrack By Track: FishingTrack By Track: CeresTrack By Track: The Painted LadiesNed Collette: ‘It’s All So Spineless’Track By Track: Ciggie WitchClassics: Pretty CityTrack by Track: Wax WitchesClassics: Royal ChantNew From NZ: Coolies, Beach Pigs, Daif, Ha the UnclearTrack by Track: Tralala BlipTrack by Track: Mere WomenTrack by Track: Peter BlackClassics: FaitNew Noise: Loose Pills, Strict Face, Closer, SensaroundTrack by Track: MillionsTrack by Track: DreamtimeNew Noise: Cull, Methyl Ethel, Simona Kapitolina, Mightiest of GunsNew From NZ: Jakob, The Bilders, Proton Beast, The BiscuitsTrack By Track: Soft PowerNew Noise: Drunk Elk, Kell//ua, Telling, The Atlas RoomTrack by Track: Eaten by DogsNew Noise: The Stevens, Foreign/National, Kane Ikin, MoonboatTrack by Track: RausNew Noise: Rituals, Fazmo, Danger Beach, Shiny CoinTrack by Track: Inevitable OrbitTrack by Track: ScrabbledTrack by Track: Clue to KaloNew Noise: Food Court, Bel Air, Tlaotlon, Finnigan & BrotherTrack by Track: Kim & LeanneNew From NZ: Trust Punks, Hamish Kilgour, Team Ugly, Lttle PhnxNew Noise: Mangelwurzel, DeadShred, Truly Holy, Chinese Burns UnitTrack by Track: The TownhousesNew Noise: The Fabergettes, Gold Class, Pronto, Red Red KrovvyTrack by Track: The Peep TempelFive Bands to Watch: CanberraTrack by Track: Jane TyrrellUS Tour Diary: The Gooch PalmsTrack by Track: The SolicitorsNew Noise: Hammocks & Honey, Broadway Sounds, Pleasure Clone, Bobby BraveTrack by Track: La BastardTrack by Track: AFXJIMNew Noise: I’lls, Black Paddock, Mezko, Tam VantageTrack by Track: The Ocean PartyNew Noise: Mesa Cosa, Pleasure Symbols, Ara Koufax, NonsembleTrack by Track: Chris SmithTrack by Track: Lia MiceNew Noise: Dro Carey, Ali E, The Mean Times, Reverend JemimaTrack by Track: Buddy GlassNew From NZ: Winebox Inquiry, Fazerdaze, Mongo Skato, The CanalsAdalitaArtefacts Of Australian Experimental Music: Volume II, 1974-1983ConditionsThe Good FightWeekendHully GullyFloat Along – Fill Your LungsKick To Kick With The SteinbecksBailey And Kuepper: BrisbaneBailey And Kuepper: SydneyFrom Sir, With LoveA Deloris Tour DiaryShihad In OrangeLyrics Seemed SuperfluousSouls On Board: 24 Hour InterviewTrioskArchitecture in Helsinki; Familiar Faces, Worn Out PlacesMidnight's ChildrenSly Hats: A Man Under The InfluenceHome Is Where The Art Is - Institut PolaireThe Sleepy Jackson: Black Steele in the Hour of ChaosNinetynine: In The StudioMy Disco's Space In BetweenTickets To The ResurrectionDark FunHeroes Are People TooWarehouse Songs And StoriesTrouble And DesireClose To CapacityInterview: TalonsHomebake 2009: The Gong ShowSarah Blasko: Breaking The WavesA.K.A. Now, MacromanticsMy Disco InfernoOverground: Where Jazz And Crust Punk MeetTTT: A Fresh StartMikey Young: ‘I'm Really Worried About Getting Too Big A Head’The Death Set: A Reactionary Sort Of BandTrack By Track: Single TwinVivid LIVE 2011 Pt 1: Cut Copy, AiH, Spiritualized, The CureNew Noise: Boulet/Dennison, Oliver Tank, Hello Morning, Toot Toot TootsGreat Debate #4: Horse Stories Vs Ocean SongsTrack by Track: The DatsunsNew Noise: Loon Lake, Dirt Farmer, Carb On Carb, The BlankLehmann B Smith: ‘I Can’t Stop Really’‘You’ll Leave A Convert’: Dig It Up! 2013Cellular Bits #1: I’lls, Dro Carey, Nakagin, Cassius SelectNew Noise: Fucking Teeth, Raindrop, Alyx Dennison, Gail PriestTrack By Track: Tangled StarNew Noise: Naked Maja, Rayon Moon, Dead Radio, Tropical StrengthReport: Meredith 2013 Day 12014 Preview: The Year AheadInstrument: Thomas MendelovitsReport: Golden Plains 2014, Day 2New Noise: Dianas, Magic Hands, Melt, Skinny LegionsIcons: The Scientists Pt 1Icons: The Scientists Pt 2Harmony: Deconstructing ‘Carpetbombing Deconstructions’New Noise: Tim Shiel, Death Rattles, Lucky Dips, Good Sports‘I Wasn’t A Very Good Punk’: Five Years Of R.I.P. SocietyTrack By Track: Dave GraneyTrack By Track: EastlinkTrack By Track: Face CommandNew Noise: Cull, Luke Brennan, Thigh Master, Community RadioTrack by Track: J Robert YoungtownNew Noise: Miss Destiny, TV Programmes, Snowy Nasdaq, #459New Noise: Yuko Nishiyama, Dylan Michél, Yon Yonson, Mighty BoysTrack by Track: Cool SoundsNew Noise: Sui Zhen, La Bastard, Banoffee, Lisa MitchellTrack by Track: You BeautyPhoto Diary: The Bennies US TourTrack by Track: Liam KennyNew Noise: World’s End Press, Miles Cosmo, Past Punk, Ace RomeoTrack by Track: DreamtimeTrack by Track: DEADNew Noise: Buzz Kull, Crepes, Mope City, PlumTrack by Track: HannahbandOutliers: 2014’s ‘Other’ Best RecordsUS Recording Diary: WireheadsNew Noise: Deep Space Supergroop, Hot Palms, Jukai Forest, Heads.Track by Track: HoarseTrack by Track: ExcessNew Noise: Constant Mongrel, Yard Apes, Okey Szoke, Rolling BlackoutsNew Noise: Au.Ra, Sally Seltmann, Hideous Towns, Jon DoryNew Noise: Fonz Whaler, The Cathys, Rituals, Shoeb AhmadExclusive: The Making of Black Cab’s ‘Games of the XXI Olympiad’New Noise: Lucy Cliché, Cedie Janson, Catlips, Felicity YangNew Noise: NO ZU, Brando’s Island, Planète, Sweet JeanNew Noise: Crepes, Reuben Ingall, Packwood, Tam VantageReport: Golden Plains 2015 Day 2Photo Diary: ScotDrakula x PANAMATammy Haider: Life After RoyalchordTour Diary: Sarah Mary ChadwickTrack By Track: Primitive MotionStudio Diary: MonteroPeer Review: Dave Williams (Augie March) on Wondercore IslandArtist On Artist: Darren Hayes Vs Client LiaisonCitizenship: BeastwarsArtist On Artist: Ara Koufax Vs LA Pocock Vs Infinity BladeThe Singles Review: Oscar Key Sung, Power, Erasers & MoreOnce Upon A Time In The WestDamns Arms: Second Time LuckyBells, Whistles, Dark Energy, StingraysReport: Sugar Mountain 2013Track By Track: The StevensClassics: The Babe RainbowArtist On Artist: Contrast Vs LowtideTrack By Track: DartsTrack By Track: Ella ThompsonSubAudible Hum, Should We Talk About The Weather?The DevastationsDan Kelly: The Road WarriorThe Cops: Counting The BeatAugie March: The Tour Forces You To Dream BackwardsKes' Sweet RideBeasts Of Bourbon - Born FreeFor Whom The Belles TollPhoto Diary: ScotDrakula x PANAMATrack By Track: Ella ThompsonThe DevastationsLive Review – Kim Salmon And The Surrealists, Melbourne 2010Live Review – The Scientists, New York 2010Live Review – The Straight Arrows, Melbourne 2010Live Review – Royal Headache, Altamont 2012Live Review – Lower Plenty, Melbourne 2012Easy/House MusicThe Rise And Fall Of GoodtownKnock Yourself OutMonkeys BloodThe Warm CupboardStop! Plus Singles: 1978-1986Kes Band IISoil CreaturesWith You Right By My Side Baby, The Deal Just Can’t Go DownForsaken EmpireRush to RelaxLove ConnectionDIYChurch Of The Open SkyHeaps of NothingFabulous Diamonds IILive at Sydney Town Hall 1969-70Para Vista Social ClubThe Three I’sWe're A ChameleonRunning On AirBurn the ArchivesAdjust the TerminologykyüALMercyTears AgainMoment BendsLadyz In Noyz, AustraliaMeditations On The Sun/Routine And WarSketches From the Book of the DeadGood TimesFourteen Nights At SeaSweet NothingThe Dada TapesThe Dark Horses/The Band of GoldOut Of The DarknessRoyal HeadachePalimpsestPrecious JulesQuasimodo's DreamA Thousand MistakesWonderful Things: RetrospectiveBrat Farrar/Physical EducationNear Death ExperienceDirty, DirtyPasted YouthThe End Of EverythingThe Warmest PlaceAnxietyPlaying In Time With The Dead Beat/HeatSocial ClubsRunawaysSound As Ever/Hi Fi Way/Hourly, DailyThe LonerLostSlow BarkTemperate Touch, Tropical TearsWorld’s End PressFree Your MindGwenDiscographyOpenSolgudenSpiderbaitThe Stickmen/Man Made StarsTake It Out On YouKiss Me OnceRuined FortuneColliderCourtingGridsEla StilesS W I MPonderosaStrange But NiceFair MaidenBox SetBroken FolksPlaymatesReturnSome SongsDepersonalisationThe Frightening LightsSunbeam Sound MachineHot Ones9 Classic TracksIn The Days When The World Was WideGames of the XXI OlympiadThe ExperimentPop CrimesEleventh He Reaches LondonThe StemsThe Reels: 200 Beats Per MinuteIcons: The SunnyboysIcons: Lucas Abela/Justice YeldhamIcons – Clag: ‘We Always Made Sure We Had One Token Boy’Icons: Powder MonkeysSpencer P JonesIcons: Ron PenoRobert Forster: Part 1CrowIcons: Bruno AdamsClare MooreWounded BirdI See SeaweedWeekdays/WeekendsI Still Hear Your Voice At NightCrisis TalesThe World Is FuckedGODTangaloomaZONDFifteenDeathwishJawa/Seven SongsThe BrinkOddmentsPicture MachineTrack by Track: Anthony Atkinson & The Running MatesThe Sand Pebbles: In Full BloomMist & Sea: Sprawling SoundsAt All Points Of The Compass With Art Of FightingLawrence English: ‘I Want It to Be a Seduction’Rand & Holland At The Speed Of LightBen BrownYoung And Restless: Youth Gone MildHeart/Noise: The Ballad of Bluebottle KissGrey Daturas: End Of An EraCovering Brisbane’s SoundAbsurd And Beautiful: A Tribute To Pip ProudStorytellers: Five SongsRowland S HowardMick Turner: Part 1Mick Turner: Part 2Icons: Charles JenkinsIcons: Mark Opitz Pt 2Roddy RadaljThe Shower Scene From PsychoRobert Forster: Part 2Robert Forster: Part 3Bart Cummings And The Cat’s MiaowLawrence English And ROOM40Golden Plains 2016: Eddy Current And Spontaneous RenewalLower Plenty: ‘It's A Post-War Band’Eternal Soundcheck: Year OneHeatwave Promoter Breaks Silence: ‘We Bit Off More Than We Could Chew’Artist on Artist: Beaches vs Little Ugly GirlsArtist on Artist: Mosman Alder Vs Paul DempseyArtist on Artist: Wilding vs Cian Ciaran
Our restoration standards
Keeping the record.
Original writing. Verified sources.
A clear record of every material change.
Original voices
Preserve original writing, known authorship and publication dates. Document restoration repairs and identify any new context.
Original addresses
Return reviewed stories to their verified historical URLs. Preserve the original address in the restoration record.
Careful restoration
Verify sources before republication. Clearly identify material corrections and restoration dates, and assess image rights separately.
WERE YOU PART OF MESS + NOISE?
YOU’RE PART OF THIS STORY.
Former writers, photographers, artists, editors and contributors can help us rebuild the record.