January 2018

Gig News: Rock The Block 31st January Rock The Block 31st January Open mic cypher that blends freestyle beats, DJ scratches and Emcee bars performed live and unrehearsed. Hosted by:  Izzy - On the mic Mumbles - On the MPC with TeraByte - On the cuts Special Guest Performances and Showcases by Sydney's best Emcees, Djs and Producers. At Hustle & Flow Bar ...

Gaz Hazard "The Lower 42nd" b/w "A King"   Brisbane's premier home of hip hop music, Karsniogenics is proud to present "The Lower 42nd b/w A King"; the debut 7" single from GAZ HAZARD's upcoming sophomore release 'Welcome to Gullywood'. Produced by SEAN B (The Statesmen, Kold Heat), The Lower 42ND sees GAZ HAZARD teaming up with his Karsniogenics label mates for an...

Social Change Drops "New Era" Ft DJ Sum1 Social Change - New Era ft DJ Sum1 New Era, the latest drop from Social Change is an absolute banger. This track is simultaneously taking us back and moving forward. A true B-Boy anthem, you can easily imagine the breakers getting down to this one on the sidewalk with cardboard. The heavy...

Album Review: Vic The Bitter – Side Affects   Vic The Bitter – Side Affects   From the west side of AUS, Vic The Bitter has blessed us with a giant release. The “Side Affects” Lp is an extremely bass heavy, full-strength, brusque example of Australian Hip-Hop in its raw but refined form. The type of release that is not...

Sinks, One Sixth, Dialect & Thando - After/Light 2017 was a year, solidly filled with an incredible amount of great releases. 2017 was definitely a massive year for Sinks, winning the Hilltop Hoods Initiative, releasing another album following 2016's well-received "Cold Fury" with 2017's "Buy Partisan," and also releasing a few singles. One of which features songstress Thando, fellow HTH...

Gig News: Ableton Live 10 Showcase Perth This is a free public showcase event of Ableton Live 10. & the first 2018 Perth Ableton User group meeting. If your into music production or a Ableton user... Novice or Jedi... This event is for you.... presented by Perth's Certified Ableton Trainers - Josh Hogan & Mat Hykus and co-hosted by Kosmic Sound Perth...

Horrorshow Announces Special Brisbane Show With Queensland Symphony Orchestra Brisbane, Horrorshow promised you something special and here it is! Horrorshow joins the mighty Queensland Symphony Orchestra for a one-off show at Brisbane Powerhouse in the year they celebrate a decade since their debut album. This is a licensed all ages event. Under 15s to be accompanied by adults. With four studio albums under...

Interview: Ben Iota Talks Music, Family And Jazz   We caught up with Australian hip hop artist Ben Iota for a chat about what has been going on music wise and what we can expect in 2018 from him.   Hey mate, it's good to catch up hope all has been well? Life is great. Let us begin.   You...

Who Knows Drops Massive Video Showcasing New Collective!   Who Knows have just released a massive video featuring  Hammy, Mr.Whippy, Krops, Jumbusta, Keggles, Wise Guy, Docile, Carlos the Jakl. This impressive track is the first in a long line of content planned for 2018 from the new collective and they will be a force to be reckoned with on the local front...

Bailer Announces 'Duality' Melbourne Art Exhibition 30 January - 10 February 2018 Created by Bailer Join us for the opening of Bailer: Duality at fortyfivedownstairs on 30 January, 5:00PM - 7:00PM. Duality invites you to explore the evolution of Bailer's surrealist manifestations, through a series of canvas and sculptural works, that traverse through the internal dialogue between the ever-changing states...