Features FeaturesWhitechapel: Mark Of The Blade ★★★★ On the songwriting front, Whitechapel’sMark Of The Bladeis back to mid-tempo basics and brutal simplicity, anchored by Phil Bozeman’s low growl. The album isn’t...
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Features FeaturesRiflebirds: World Feels Wide ★★★ On their second album,World Feels Wide, Riflebirds continue to showcase their impressive blend of genres and instrumental formations, helped by the fact they’ve got...
Features FeaturesThe Bakersfield Glee Club: Where My Heart Broke ★★★★ Where My Heart Brokeis the third release from honky-tonk aficionados The Bakersfield Glee Club, and while they stay close to their roots, they do...
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Features FeaturesMontaigne: Glorious Heights ★★★★☆ Montaigne springs forth in this ambitious debut album with confidence and zest, and brings the pop world something it desperately needed: innovation. While at...
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More MoreOff The Record Diss tracks are back in the house world? You better believe it. Earlier this month, contributing editor for PitchforkPhilip Sherburne penned a piece that discussed...
More MoreNorthern Lights Since 2003, FBi Radio has championed the development of independent arts and culture in Sydney. It was this ethos that initially drew the interest of...
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More MoreOut & About: The NT Sister Girls Dreaming Of A Trip To Mardi Gras Last week, the ABC published a story about the transgender sister girls of the Tiwi Islands. I’d read stories about these women before, but this...
More MoreGame On New Releases: August 2016 Kicking off August in pure style is Hello Games’ incredibly ambitious PS4 space adventure No Man’s Sky. Be careful though, because...