Magnolia Rd are a group from Melbourne’s South East exploring everything from alternative blues/jazz to psychedelic punk rock.
They're always sure to provide a dazzling collection of neat tunes and grooves. With the musical influence of the band covering all era's back to the early 1930's to present day, their writing and performance aims to encapsulate a variety of different styles and timings, catering for a vast range of listening ears.
Dole Manchild release their highly anticipated third EP 'NATURAL BORN CONTRARIAN' consisting of four new high-octane bangers; mixing hardcore, surf-punk and edm into an original art punk sound .
From the early '80s onward, guitarist Kid Congo Powers (born Brian Tristan) was a distinctive presence at the nexus where roots music meets punk. Powers had memorable tenures with the Gun Club (which he co-founded with Jeffrey Lee Pierce), the Cramps, and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds. However, while he was the instrumental half of the Congo Norvell duo in the '90s, Powers didn't consider stepping out as a frontman until 2005. That year, Powers released two solo albums, Philosophy and Underwear and Solo Cholo. As Powers began refining his skills as a songwriter and vocalist, he ramped up his recording and touring schedule, and formed a band to accompany him on his projects. Fusing primitive, swampy rock & roll, garage rock, and fractured blues with East L.A. Chicano rock and a dash of punk and psychedelia, Powers dubbed his new band the Pink Monkey Birds. The group initially featured Powers on guitar and vocals, Jack Martin on guitar, Kiki Solis on bass, and Ron Miller on drums. By the time the band recorded its first album, Dracula Boots, in 2009, Martin was out and Jesse Roberts had stepped in on guitar and keyboards. Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds continued to tour regularly, racking up more miles than Powers had since the '90s, and they released Gorilla Rose in 2011 and Haunted Head in 2013. In 2016, Powers and the group delivered their fourth album, La Arana Es la Vida. The LP introduced a new Pink Monkey Birds lineup; Jesse Roberts parted ways with the band, and Powers recruited guitarist Mark Cisneros to fill the vacancy in the group.
Australian punk icons These New South Whales hit the road for one final headline east coast run in 2023, bringing one of the country’s best-loved pub rock acts Drunk Mums and local enfant terribles Spunk and Itchy and the Nits along for the ride, before making an eagerly awaited return to Europe alongside critical punk agitators, Civic.
Following a massive sold-out national tour in support of their breakthrough third record, TNSW, the Melbourne punk auteurs return to the stage fresh from an all-time cover of Chumbawama’s ‘Tubthumping’ for triple j’s Like A Version and a scene-stealing performance at Yours & Owls Festival.
Debuting at #9 on the ARIA Australian album charts, TNSW’s self-titled third record furthers the band’s evolution from compelling Aussie basement punk into a more sprawling, international space, tying together influences from early ’90s alternative with their punk and hardcore roots. The set of songs finds the quartet leveling up immeasurably, receiving support across The FADER, DIY, NME, The Line of Best Fit, and MOJO, the latter of whom wrote in their review of the record that "it's not even funny how comprehensively they kick the ass of most other contemporary punk-leaning ensembles."
Their hit Comedy Central show – touted as “the punk Flight of the Conchords” (NME) and “the best mockumentary since Spinal Tap” (Monster Children) – saw them become the first Australian band to develop their own TV series and license it to a cable television network. And their podcast What A Great Punk ended its debut year inside Spotify’s top five music podcasts before going on to do a sold-out live run at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2022. While their reputation as all-round entertainers grows, though, their music has long outgrown the comedy label that defined their formative years.
Now “premier punk outfit” isn’t just the cocky phrase the band uses to describe themselves in their mockumentary – it’s a real-life statement of fact.
RedHook are an Australian rock band from Sydney, who formed in 2017. The band consists of lead vocalist Emmy Mack, guitarist Craig Wilkinson, drummer Alex Powys, and bassist Ned Jankovic.
Their debut EP Bad Decisions was released on 23 April 2021. A debut studio album, Postcard from a Living Hell, is expected to release in April 2023.
Armed with their long-awaited debut album 'Postcard From A Living Hell' Eora/Sydney-based alt-rock force RedHook will be heading around Australia this May on their biggest national headline tour to date.
They'll be bringing their unforgettable live show packed with moshpit pillow fights saxophone circle pits powerful moments big singalongs special guests and plenty of surprises to fans in the Sunshine Coast Brisbane Gold Coast Bunbury Perth Adelaide Canberra Melbourne Wollongong Newcastle and Sydney with support from Melbourne heavy rock sensations Bad/Love Melbourne post-harcore favourites Belle Haven and Sydney pop-punk rising stars Grenade Jumper.
The Slags are a Melbourne based band made of Melbourne based filth. The songs are silly punk numbers that are sure to have you laughing, dancing, and slagging off.
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Melbourne-Based Indie Artist Underlay Announces New EP “Sick Like A Kid”; New Single “Ought” Out Now
November 17, 2023 BY Emma Orland
Today, Melbourne-based indie-rock artist underlay, AKA the musical brainchild of Melbourne via Newcastle via Riyadh, Saudi Arabia multi-instrumentalist Cody Broughman, announces the release of his second EP Sick Like A Kid, due out February 2nd 2024 via Nettwerk. The EP features five tracks, including recent singles “Father’s Name” and “Haircut”, alongside new single “Ought”, out now.
Produced with long-time collaborator, Vacations’ frontman Campbell Burns, Underlay’s new EP Sick Like A Kid was written across the three different houses Cody lived in from 2020 to 2022, with a song on the EP bookmarking each location. The record soundtracks a pivotal time in Cody’s life, following the chaos of 2020 where he lost everything in a house fire in the first week of lockdown.
LISTEN/SHARE “OUGHT” HERE:
https://underlay.ffm.to/ought
Through Cody’s powerful, driving songwriting, he shares memories of breakups, new relationships and the breakdown of old ones, and struggling through illness while trying to find balance in the world again – each chapter layered with his own raw vulnerability while leaving space for listeners to bring their own experiences, as if in deep conversation with a close friend.
New single “Ought” is one of those chapters, of the track Cody says, “This was the last song written for the EP and felt like the perfect ending for the chapter of my life that I wanted to write about. It’s about friend breakups, and basically me venting my anger about how someone had hurt me but also trying to move on. It’s a pretty pointed song towards someone and I hope they hear it.”
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Melbourne-Based Indie Artist Underlay Announces New EP “Sick Like A Kid”; New Single “Ought” Out Now
November 17, 2023 BY Emma Orland
Today, Melbourne-based indie-rock artist underlay, AKA the musical brainchild of Melbourne via Newcastle via Riyadh, Saudi Arabia multi-instrumentalist Cody Broughman, announces the release of his second EP Sick Like A Kid, due out February 2nd 2024 via Nettwerk. The EP features five tracks, including recent singles “Father’s Name” and “Haircut”, alongside new single “Ought”, out now.
Produced with long-time collaborator, Vacations’ frontman Campbell Burns, Underlay’s new EP Sick Like A Kid was written across the three different houses Cody lived in from 2020 to 2022, with a song on the EP bookmarking each location. The record soundtracks a pivotal time in Cody’s life, following the chaos of 2020 where he lost everything in a house fire in the first week of lockdown.
LISTEN/SHARE “OUGHT” HERE:
https://underlay.ffm.to/ought
Through Cody’s powerful, driving songwriting, he shares memories of breakups, new relationships and the breakdown of old ones, and struggling through illness while trying to find balance in the world again – each chapter layered with his own raw vulnerability while leaving space for listeners to bring their own experiences, as if in deep conversation with a close friend.
New single “Ought” is one of those chapters, of the track Cody says, “This was the last song written for the EP and felt like the perfect ending for the chapter of my life that I wanted to write about. It’s about friend breakups, and basically me venting my anger about how someone had hurt me but also trying to move on. It’s a pretty pointed song towards someone and I hope they hear it.”
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underlay combines jangly guitars, analogue synths, and introspective yet brazenly honest lyrics to create his self-described brand of “nervous pop.” After working behind the scenes in the studio or appearing on stage for acts such as Fritz, OILBARON, Chakra Efendi, and fellow Nettwerk artist Vacations, Cody released his self-titled solo EP in 2021. underlay touches on sounds reminiscent of bands like Smith Westerns, Beach Fossils, The Strokes, and Girls. His live shows bring a DIY energy and sound underpinned with dry humor. He has recently toured alongside acts including Slowly Slowly, Stand Atlantic, and Stumps.
A quirk filled, four-piece, alternative indie-rock band, The Kids Next Door blend a wide range of influences into a delicious sonic concoction. Originally from the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, now residing in Melbourne, their sound moves from crooning country ballads to fast-paced, fuzzed out rock riffs. Their harmonies will tug on those tender heart strings, whilst their air-tight dynamics will get your heart rate racing and your head banging.
Members
Oscar (Guitar) Vinny (Vocals
Guitar) Jack (Bass) Nicholas (Drums)
Using a combination of danceable funk grooves and raw punk rock live energy, Tax Evaders are a band of four high school mates from the suburbs of Melbourne. Gaining comparisons to classic pop-rock bands such as INXS and The Killers, Tax Evaders' musicianship and eagerness to make every gig feel like a house party is not to be missed.
A high energy, hard hitting and attention grabbing stage presence seamlessly flowing into raw, vulnerable and often confronting lyrics. Hooking into emotions and fears felt by everyone in the room and offering fans a moment of catharsis and reflection without being alone.
Its okay not to be okay, a theme that The Beautiful Monument has carried through their debut and sophomore albums and that seems more poignant now than ever before