Heather Magazine

The Tumblr companion to Heather Magazine: an online music magazine based in Australia, featuring female + genderqueer artists

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St Vincent accepts Grammy win: "I would not trade a single highway or city or moment or person I met for anything"

Amidst admirable competition from Arcade Fire, Jack White and Alt-J, rock god St Vincent became the first solo female artist to win a ‘Best Alternative Music Album’ Grammy since 1991’s Sinead O’Connor. At the heels of an incredible Laneway Festival tour, St...

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Gallery: Laneway Festival Fremantle 2015

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Thank you so much for the lovely review a couple months back. Reallllllly love Heather Mag! S.S x

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Listen to the Aston Shuffle Remix of Wasting My Young Years

Seems an age since we were first gushing over this gorgeous track from London Grammar, now ‘Wasting My Young Years’ has received the Aston Shuffle treatment, being reworked and revived with some dancier elements in time for the band’s Splendour in the Grass appearance. The...

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Listen to Little May 'Dust'

  Little May have a lot to celebrate. After a run of east coast shows, as well as a supporting slot with ‘I Spy’s Mikhael Paskalev, the Sydney trio are set to play Splendour in the Grass this July. On the professional front, Little May have been welcomed into the Dew Process...

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Washington and others cover Bob Evans for a second chance

A few of Australia’s most talented artists have been put to task to give an underrated classic a new breath of life, with Telstra’s 2nd Chance Song campaign. The lucky tune to be made over is Bob Evan’s gorgeous ‘Don’t You Think It’s Time’, the first...

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A Quick Chat with Marian Mereba

We have someone we’d like you to meet! During a brief hiatus here at Heather HQ, we were lucky enough to land a quick chat with Marian Mereba, a thoroughly captivating musician whose material manages to blend folk, funk and blues with roots steeped in Ethiopian acoustic soul. We caught up ...

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Splendour Sideshows Announced for London Grammar, Tune-Yards

Splendour in the Grass sideshows have been announced this morning! And there’s a wealth of talent to explore in your fair cities this Winter. If you prefer the intimacy and mud-free atmosphere of sideshow gigs, here are a few bands Heather readers may be into, with most general sale...

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Caitlin Park releases new album 'The Sleeper'

Three years post the debut album that earned her tour spots with the likes of Active Child and James Vincent McMorrow, Sydney musician Caitlin Park has re-awakened her musical genius with The Sleeper. Recorded over eight days amongst the Blue Mountains, Park’s sophomore release builds on th...

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Watch Chrissy Amphlett's 'I Touch Myself' become new breast cancer anthem

Divinyl lead singer Chrissy Amphlett‘s final wish, after she passed last year at age 53, was that her song ‘I Touch Myself’ be recreated into breast cancer anthem. That wish has been granted by the Cancer Council NSW, with the help of some of Australia’s greatest...

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Janelle Monáe + Kimbra Announce Joint Tour

After a chance meeting at the Montreux Jazz Festival in July last year, soul-funk artist Janelle Monáe and New Zealand native Kimbra bonded over an impromptu jam session and their shared love of Prince. Fast forward to this year, in a partnership that makes so much sense it hurts, the artists are...

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Watch KAIROS 'Can/Cannot'

KAIROS, the ancient Greek word for ‘the defining moment’, is also the suitably grand and poignant pseudonym for the solo project of classically trained clarinetist and LA-native Lena Simon. Take a gander at the video above for ’Can/Cannot’, the lead single from KA...

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A Long-ish Chat with The Prettiots

New York outfit The Prettiots manage to make beautiful, no-nonsense folk-pop that doesn’t take itself too seriously. You may recognise their ukulele-infused cover of ‘Skulls’ by The Misfits which appeared on our site last month! This week, we managed to nail down lead s...

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Listen to Banoffee cover 'Bleeding Love'

There are a wealth of exciting female electronica artists making a name for themselves in this country, and it’s made our lives better every day. One such artist we’ve had our eye on for the past few months is Banoffee, the vintage synthed alter-ego of Melbourne’s Martha...

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Sydney's Vivid LIVE adds St. Vincent, Anna Calvi

Sydney’s leading winter cultural event, Vivid Sydney, is set to fill the city with innovative and ambitious art from around the world. The festival’s core musical component, Vivid LIVE, has announced its full music program, including Ms. Lauryn Hill’s first Australian headline...

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Premiere: Watch Lucy Mason cover Phil Collins

We’re proud as peaches to be premiering a new acoustic cover from London-via-Australia artist Lucy Mason today! Ahead of the release of her new EP White As Snow, Lucy has treated us with a powerful rendition of Phil Collins’ ‘In the Air Tonight’ that showcases her i...

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Listen to The Night VI 'Sienna'

London outfit The Night VI have come together to create an elegant melody the way only a six-piece ensemble can, bringing a little bit of snark to the table with ‘Sienna’. What sets out as a smooth single lamenting lost loves, launches into some hardcore bitterness in the t...

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