Author: Amanda Collins
Liverpool-born singer-songwriter Kris James shares his brand new single Smashed My Own Record, an upbeat Dance/Synth-Pop gem. Taken from his latest album Pixelated Heart, out now via Up The Wall Records, Smashed My Own Record is a reflective and evocative anthem that explores disappointment, self-awareness, and resilience. This gem finds the talented artist showcasing his ability to turn vulnerability into strength, finding victory in persistence and honesty. A message flawlessly conveyed through his smooth, expressive vocals and layered harmonies which glide effortlessly over an upbeat production that features groovy bass and guitar plucks nicely intertwined with steady drum beats, expansive synths…
Bootleg Rascal are back with a bite. The Yugambeh/Gold Coast duo have today shared their brooding new single ‘Street Shark’, the final taste of new music before their upcoming self-titled album lands on October 29th. Co-written with longtime pals Seamus Coyle and Freddy Crabs, ‘Street…
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford has revealed that he got married last year. READ MORE: Judas Priest legend Rob Halford: “Coming out happened in the right way – it wasn’t premeditated” Halford shared the news in an interview on Scissor Sisters‘ Jake Shears’ Queer The Music podcast. The 74-year-old, currently on the road with Priest in North America on their co-headlining tour with Alice Cooper, said that, despite being together for 30 years, he and his partner Thomas had put off getting married. The musician explained that it’s because Thomas is “from the South. He’s from Alabama — extremely conservative, God. “I stopped…
KT Tunstall is celebrating two decades since her breakthrough debut album Eye To The Telescope with a brand-new single, ‘Cancerian’, lifted from the album’s forthcoming 20th anniversary reissue Eye To The Telescope: The Stargazer Edition (out October 31 via BMG). Co-written with Tommy D (Beyoncé, Adele) and produced by Grammy nominee Robert Adam Stevenson, ‘Cancerian’ is classic KT – gritty guitar riffs, a foot-stomping beat and a big hook-laden chorus – with a wink of humour thrown in. KT Tunstall – ‘Cancerian’ The track balances introspective folk with bluesy swagger, channelling the push-and-pull of Tunstall’s star sign. “‘Cancerian’ is written…
Electronic dance music reigns at the 2025 ARIA Awards, to be presented Nov. 19 in Sydney, as Ninajirachi and Dom Dolla dominate the nominations. With a record eight nods, Ninajirachi leads the way. Dom Dolla is close behind with seven. Ninajirachi, the 26-year-old songwriter, producer, DJ and artist (real name: Nina Wilson) collects an album of the year nod for her debut I Love My Computer (via NLV Records), and is shortlisted for best solo artist, the Michael Gudinski breakthrough artist, best independent release, best dance/electronic release and more. “Thank u so much to my friends and fans who are doing…
For more than two decades, In Search of Sunrise has been the portal through which dance music’s most immersive states of mind have been explored. A series that’s always thrived on the magic of transition, forever tuned to the shift between memory and motion. With the 21st edition of the series, Markus Schulz has reimagined that legacy as a summer-spanning trilogy for a new generation of Dreamers, with each mix a chapter, forming part of its broader musical story. Having already brought names like London Grammar, Sasha, Deep Dish, Hernan Cattaneo and Röyksopp to ‘ISOS’s fold for the first time,…
Hunter Schafer has been announced as one of the actors for Hideo Kojima’s new horror video game collab with Jordan Peele. OD was first announced at The Game Awards 2023 via a short teaser trailer and now Hideo Kojima has confirmed more details about the upcoming project. Sharing a new trailer during the special ‘Kojima Productions: Beyond the Strand’ livestream, Kojima confirmed that OD will be a horror anthology that will be created by the “avengers” of the directing world. Euphoria’s Hunter Schafer, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves‘ Sophia Lillis and Madonna collaborator Udo Kier will all star in…
Metallica are cranking the generosity up to 11 during their upcoming Aussie tour, teaming up with Australian Red Cross Lifeblood to turn fans into lifesavers. The deal? Roll up your sleeve, donate blood or plasma at select CBD donor centres before each tour stop, and you’ll score a limited-edition Metallica t-shirt designed by the band’s longtime artist, SQUINDO. The design is a one-off for Aussie fans, featuring the lyric “A Sea of Hearts Beat As One” inside a blood drop, plus a nod to Metallica’s Down Under faithful. The tees are available to anyone donating at the Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne,…
An invigorating rock sound shines throughout Mid Welsh, Pt. 1, the new EP from MOLETRAP. Across five tracks, the group channels both raucous guitar-driven vitality and reflective moods, drawing on their Mid-Walian heritage and bilingual roots to craft songs that feel simultaneously personal, socially aware, and sonically adventurous. The EP captures their journey from youthful rebellion to a profound connection with home and identity. “Rhagofn” opens the EP with rousing rock excitement — weaving pulsing bass and climactic guitar swells amidst a spoken-word vocal suaveness. The lift-off into scorching guitar distortion invigorates from the get-go, and quickly showcases the band…
Dua Lipa has robustly pushed back against tabloid reports that she fired her booking agent, WME’s David Levy, after he signed a letter objecting to the booking of Kneecap for this year’s Glastonbury Festival. She says that the news story, and the way it’s been reported, is “clearly designed to fuel online division”.It is true that Levy joined about 30 other music industry execs in signing a letter to Michael and Emily Eavis earlier this year, in the wake of Kneecap’s controversial Coachella set, expressing concern about the band playing Glasto. It’s also true that Lipa opposed that intervention by…