Following the release of their new album To Burn Oneself last month, we got in touch with local rockers Tug to dig into the influences behind their latest collection of explosive and zany psychedelic excursions.
They Made Me Do It –
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P.H.F. – Purest Hell
Following the release of his eclectic new album last week, we caught up with New Zealand songwriter and producer P.H.F to dig into the exhilarating mishmash of noise-punk and hyper-pop that makes up Purest Hell.
TJ Top Picks This Week
Some new favourites from the past week or so. Featuring Workhorse, Mailman, The Frowning Clouds, Bumpy and Popstrangers.
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The Glass Picture –
The Glass Picture
Following its release in late 2021 and recent re-release digitally via Chapter Music, we got in touch with Lucy and Vio from The Glass Picture to delve into each moment of wistful and crafty pop that makes up their excellent debut EP.
Complete The Connection –
Celebrating PBS FM’s Radio Festival with Milo Eastwood
Beloved Melbourne community radio station PBS 106.7FM are currently in the midst of this year’s Radio Festival, their annual fundraiser that encourages listeners to dig deep and reciprocate the unrelenting support the station gives to the broader music community all year round.
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Modal Melodies – Modal Melodies
Following the release of their self-titled debut earlier this month, we caught up with Vio and Jake from Modal Melodies to dig into the stories and ideas behind their heady, idiosyncratic new album.
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Cayn Borthwick – Big City Remixes
A good six months on from its initial release, we’ve finally had the chance to dig into Cayn Borthwick’s latest release Big City Remixes, as the four guest producers who feature on the EP talk us through the extremes needed to take Cayn’s warped dance-pop to the next level.
TJ Top Picks This Week
Some new favourites from the past week or so. Featuring CLAMM, Eggy, Classic, 100% and Display Homes.
Alone –
A chat with Bellhop
Alongside the release of their brand new single ‘Alone’ today, we caught up with siblings Harry and Bella Watson, the brains behind local fuzz-rock duo Bellhop, to dig into their latest blast of frenetic and noisy punk.
10 Questions with Private Wives
Our friends at Johnston St have brought Wollongong garage-punk powerhouse Private Wives down to Melbourne for a massive weekend of shows, and to properly introduce them to the local crowd, Jack Golding has served them with some hard hitting questions.
NO EXCUSES –
A chat with Bella Kranjec
To celebrate his life of Nathan Ashworth and the music he loved, Rack Off Records and Nath’s wife Bella Kranjec are presenting NO EXCUSES in his honour; a massive arvo/evening show at the Thornbury Bowls Club this Sunday, featuring some of Melbourne’s best underground bands with all funds going to the Cure Brain Cancer foundation.
TJ Top Picks This Week
Some new favourites from the past week or so. Featuring Screensaver, The Citradels, Erasers, Harvey Sutherland ft. sos and Twine.