Jungle Brothers | Chevron Musical Gardens | Sat 16th February | ★ ★ ★ ★ It’s years since they recorded new music but hip hop heroes Jungle Brothers drew a packed crowd to their Saturday night show at Chevron Festival Gardens. After support from locals Odette Mercy and the Soul Atomics and Downsyde, the trio of Mike […]
Bananarama | Crown Theatre | 18th February 2019 | ★ ★ ★ ★ When Bananarama visited Perth three years ago they played a show that focused solely on their biggest hits and mega-selling 80’s albums. This time round they took songs from right across their career, including their soon to be released eleventh album. Having just released […]
Looking for some new music to listen to? We check out the latest albums and tracks from a covers album by Weezer, a live record from LCD Soundsystem and a brand new album from The Chemical Brothers. LCD Soundsystem Electric Landlady Sessions ★ ★ ★ ★ LCD Soundsystem’s studio albums are made by James Murphy […]
Princess Nokia Metallic Butterfly ★ ★ ★ ★ This mixtape first came out in 2014 but it’s recently been reissued with three additional songs, and added to streaming sites for the first time. The collections is an intriguing mix of rap, jungle, folk and r&b. Anomaly, one of the new tunes sounds like Massive Attack, […]
Electric Gardens returned to Perth on the weekend and while the festival failed to draw a massive crowd it delivered some great moments for dance music once the sun went down. With the temperature hitting 40 degrees in Perth the idea of standing outside in a field listening to music held little appeal, and it […]
This month Perth joined FOMO as a tour stop. Although the line up didn’t quite compare with what the festival had to offer in other cities it was still an interesting night hosting a variety of different artists and genres. There were six musicians performing for the night with a set of around 45 mins […]
Looking for some new sounds to liven up your life? Our team have taken a listen to some of the recently recent albums and new tunes and delivered a verdict on what’s worth downloading. Glades To Love You ★ ★ ★ ½ Following on from their EP from 2016, Glades’ debut album follows up on […]
Glades | Jack Rabbit Slim’s | Fri Nov 30 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ Comprised of three members: Karina Wykes, Cameron Robertson & Joseph Wenceslao, Glades garnered widespread attention for the first time in 2016 with the release of their track ‘Drive’, and have only gathered more attention since. Hailing from Sydney, electronic-pop trio Glades have […]
Mojo Juju | Jack Rabbit Slim’s | Fri Nov 17 | ★ ★ ★ ★ If you haven’t heard her signature song, Native Tongue, do yourself a favour and go listen to it. Soulful and personal, this song speaks of a journey for identity and a sense of place. It speaks to an indigenous, female strength […]
Boy George and Culture Club Life ★ ★ ★ ★ “Here we are” Boy George declares on the opening line of the first song on Culture Club’s first album in 19 years, and their sixth since they debuted in 1982. Fans will already know many of the songs from their relentless touring Resting Bitch Face, […]
