LABEL STATE is one extraordinary company, with bands like VELOCIRAPTOR , DZ DEATHRAYS and MOONBASE COMMANDER all having one-of-a-kind merchandise li sted on the site, Label State has been attracting the attention of music lovers around the world. Label State has made it simple for DJs, producers, bands and even festivals and community radio stations to share their wearable artwork with the world. We had a chat with the brand's main man Grant Barnes before the brand opens a very special pop-up shop in Darlinghurst. For those playing at home, tell us a little about [...]
Converse , the makers of our favourite Chuck Taylor sneakers have just announced something really exciting for the not too distant future. What's just been revealed is a national, six-city live music tour titled 'Get Loud' showcasing performances from 15 of the Australia's most exciting talent and international artists. Kicking off in Sydney on Thursday 13th of June with performances from THE KING KHAN & BBQ SHOW (Canada) and PALMS , 'Get Loud' unapologetically jumps and screams its way across Australia and New Zealand with six dates throughout June and July. [...]
After Groovin The Moo in Townsville wrapped up, it was time to head down to Flinders Social for an intimate club experience with ALISON WONDERLAND and DZ DEATHRAYS . This was an amazing evening and the audience consisted of a lot of other big names who played at the festival. Probably the nicest guy in the Australian music industry, Vincent from MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS was seen up the front of the dance floor busting a move, FLUME was happily chatting to excited punters, while [...]
Big tune here from a group with one of the coolest bandnames we've heard in a while. Velociraptor unleash garage rock carnage with "Walk On By". This Aussie crew rolls 12 deep, Shane Parsons and Simon Ridley of DZ Deathrays plus ten. Can't wait to catch these guys in a live setting. Velociraptor ( Facebook ) Rating 8.4
When Shane Parsons and Simon Ridley of DZ Deathrays started a new project, they decided to take an unconventional route of bringing in 10 other "party rockers" to form the band Velociraptor . On May 20th, the band will be releasing a self-titled cassette via Heart Throb Records in the UK to celebrate them playing The Great Escape festival in May. While there is no official information on a US release for the cassette, you can grab it digitally here . The first song on the three-song release is the [...]
Tónlistarhátðin Reykjavík Music Mess mun fara fram í þriðja sinn næstkomandi hvítasunnuhelgi, dagana 24. til 26. maí. Megindagskrá hátíðarinnar mun fara fram á skemmtistaðnum Volta , en það er nýr tónleikastaður og klúbbur við Tryggvagötu. Einnig verður boðið upp á tónleikadagskrá á menningarstaðnum Kex Hostel , en dagkráin þar verður opin öllum almenningi. Fjölmargar ólíkar hljómsveitir víðsvegar að úr heiminum munu koma fram á Reykjavík Music Mess þetta árið. Áströlsku partíhundarnir í DZ Deathrays koma í heimsókn sem og skoska jaðarsöngvaskáldið Withered Hand . Eins mun rafkvartettinn Bloodgroup heldur betur [...]
So many Australian bands have been making waves around the world lately, but none more so than punk kids DZ DEATHRAYS . The release of their debut album Bloodstreams sky rocketed them to awesomest-band-ever status with tours around the world and a film clip that features American comedian Arj Barker. The boys have been touring continuously and have now announced not only a tour with Groovin’ The Moo music festival with a dj set. DZ DEATHRAYS have also announced a tour with THE BRONX boys and their own headline tour! [...]
Dune Rats break into Coney Island for their new video. Taking their cue from pals DZ Deathrays, the duo of Dune Rats got hammered before shooting their video for "Red Light Green Light",...
The sixth episode of the Hang Games mixtape saga reps a fresh crop of dynamite Australian artists remixing fellow dynamite Australian artists. Also, loving the downloadable compilation arrangement (great hussle by Hand Games CEO Luen Jacobs) which saves us all a buttload of trouble trying to hunt for these badboys: Tracklist 1. Hiatus Kaiyote - Ocelot (Willow Beats Remix) 2. DZ Deathrays - Dollar Chills (Jonti Remix) 3. Kirin J Callinan - W II W (Turkish Prison Remix) 4. Dune - Oh Innocence (Client Liaison Remix) 5. True North - Bespoke (Nakagin Remix) [...]
It's that time at last! Triple J Hottest 100 voting has opened. For those that don't let their musical intelligence be insulted by Triple J, this year promises to be another hard slog at getting those 10 tracks perfectly right, so that you can just tick them off as they come up one by one on the 26th January. Well... at least that's what it used to be like. It's been only 10 years ago now, that Queens of the Stone Age held the number 1 spot with their mental track "No One Knows", and only five years [...]
This has been a seriously brilliant year for music and as a music site it's basically a responsibility of ours to make a list of the best. So on one sunny morning all the Purple Sneakers minds got together and here are the Top 50 albums we chose from 2012. 50. Diiv Oshin 49. Alpine A Is For Alpine 48. Breakbot By Your Side 47. The Cast Of Cheers [...]
I suppose it's quite possible to do the same in London for a similar awards show. But for an American, it felt very surreal having Indian food (and really good Indian food!) at a food court for lunch right before reporting to the Sydney Entertainment Centre to cover the red carpet at this year's ARIA Awards , the 26th year for the Australian music industry's highest honours. While it may seem like quite a hike from Washington DC to Sydney, I had booked my flight - a birthday present to myself - to the [...]
A little piece of me died every time I saw an ad for Black Friday that advertised sales for Thursday. Are we that hard up for purchasing that new tv that we start camping out one week in advance that we truly forget what we're thankful for? Sigh. It was around this same time that I caught a glimpse of "Honey Boo Boo." No hope for mankind. Skye - Nowhere (Dave Davis Remix) Freakatronic - Haare (Emma Heartbeat Remix) Promises (Plastic Plates Remix) by The [...]
Imagine bands as ingredients for a musical beverage. Pour half of the thrash, metal, slacker punk of DZ DEATHRAYS . Now fill the rest with the psychedelic, dreamy, sweet pop of OPOSSOM . Blend the two together and you get a completely new result; a cocktail not sounding anything like the two bands at all. This is what's happened with OPOSSOM 's mix of DZ 's 'Dollar Chills'. Very different to the original's heavy, fuzzy guitar riff and subtle yet progressive drumming, this remix opens up [...]
DZ Deathrays played a stellar set at Sticky Mike's Frog Bar in Brighton. Here's some snaps from the "quiet" Tuesday night. Full HD recording to come...
DZ Deathrays New Zealand's OPOSSOM , who maybe you caught at CMJ , has remixed Brisbane duo DZ Deathrays 's "Dollar Chills", a track from their recent LP Bloodstreams . We're premiering that remix today. Stream it along with the Cadence Weapon version of the same song and some other stuff, below... Continue reading "DZ Deathrays remixed by Opossom & Cadence Weapon (listen)" at brooklynvegan
December is coming, its getting hot, drinks will be a-poppin, and maybe some booty too. So if you want to celebrate the final weeks of the year in style you need to be heading over to Sydney's tea-pot house, World Bar on Friday the 7th of December and treat yourself to all that December brings, and a host of Sydney’s best up & coming bands. To celebrate a whirlwind year, Sydney booking agency Select Music invites you to put on your Santa hat, grab a Christmas [...]
Monday nights are typically spent realigning the brain cells from the weekends debauchery, not the case this Monday night. We ventured out across the London overground to an amazing venue in Camden, named Barfly which was hosting one of Brisbane, Australia's best live acts, DZ Deathrays. The strong pommy cohort were there in typical fashion with a pint thereof to witness what Shane Parsons and Simon Ridley, do best. Deliver their furiously energetic rumble of sound, leaving no stone upturned throughout the sets entirety, to a backdrop of neons and [...]
The SOTO inbox is always full of cool stuff that never gets to see the light of day on the actual site, and I’d like to change that. So, every Friday I’ll be posting the best album streams and videos that were sent my way during the week. Take a scroll and find something worth remembering. FULL ALBUM STREAMS Writer – Brotherface Indian Handcrafts - Civil Disobedience For Losers Lindstrom - Smalhans Parakeet - Shonen Hearts [...]
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