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AUS EXCLUSIVE: The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - Harmlessness We’re hosting the pre-release stream for Harmlessness, the incredible second full-length from US emo outfit The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, and their first for punk powerhouse Epitaph Records.

We’re pretty sure this one’s geo-blocked for Aussie audiences only, but if you’re outside the colonies, feel free to give it a bash anyway. Sorry if we only end up disappointing you, though. You’re missing out.

“...this is an album of experimentation and excitement; one of inner excoriation and exploration ... and, ultimately, one of the finest pieces of work to have emerged from, and consequently utterly transcended, the emo-revival movement of the late 2000s.” GET INTO IT.  Harmlessness, by theworldisa, is released 25 September via epitaphrecords.

[youthallowancemusic]

Brissy-bred upstarts Youth Allowance have made great strides in the relatively short period of time they've been together, having already racked up some solid live-performance hours and achieved strong…

Here it is! Our first single ‘Running’ off our upcoming EP, check it out.

Thanks theMusic.com.au for the premiere.

[themusiccomau]

Yewww! Get your ears into this and prepare for it to make a home for itself in your brain. Excellent work, youthallowancemusic!

[themusiccomau]

The Dillinger Escape Plan Respond To Homophobic Fans By Releasing ‘Gayest Shirt Of All Time’

New Jersey-bred prog-hardcore veterans The Dillinger Escape Plan have found themselves thrust into the middle of a debate on creative integrity and, bizarrely, equal marriage rights, eventually taking action against those in their fanbase who revealed themselves as vocal homophobes in the process by releasing what they have deemed "the gayest shirt of all time by any band". [Read more]

PERFECTION.

[parlourgigs]

Incredible few days of media. Plenty of new Parlour Gigs in the works! Thanks to @themusiccomau, @tonedeaf_music, @musicfeeds, @concreteplaygroundmelbourne and Fairfax media for featuring us! (at Parlour HQ)

[themusiccomau]

This is such an amazing initiative. If you haven’t got across the magic of parlourgigs yet, read up on what you’re missing out on here! 

[themusiccomau]

Help Crowdfund A Documentary About Pioneering Punk Band The Slits

Here To Be Heard: The Story Of The Slits needs a little help to make it to the kickstarter finish line - and it’s a tale that needs to be told. They may not be a household name for the under-30 set, but The Slits were once as revolutionary as they come, credited as the first all-female act to rock the UK punk scene during the movement’s first wave in the mid-1970s.

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[themusiccomau]

It’s Been 10 Years Since A World Of Warcraft Player Immortalised Two Little Words

If you're unfamiliar, the original Leeroy Jenkins video was uploaded to WoW fansite Warcraft Movies on 11 May, 2005, rocketing to pop-cultural immortality within a matter of weeks for its depiction of a group dungeon, or raid, going horribly wrong after one of the players — the eponymous Leeroy — ignores pre-encounter guidance from the rest of his group and charges into a dungeon room while screaming his own name, consequently killing his entire, very perplexed team.

Happy birthday, LEEEEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOY JENKINSSSSSSSSSS!

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[themusiccomau]

The First Round Of Trailers For Next Year’s TV Shows Has Dropped

Fox leads the charge of US stations shining a light on the new series headed our way in the 2015-16 season, including The Grinder (pictured), Minority Report, Lucifer, Bordertown and more.

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[themusiccomau]

A Melbourne Muso’s App Is Making House Gigs More Popular Than Ever

Parlour Gigs (parlourgigs​) is revolutionising the live-music scene with its airbnb​-like model for organising intimate performances in the comfort of punters’ homes.

Pic via Parlour Gigs website.

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[themusiccomau]

A Wes Anderson-Designed Cafe Just Opened In Italy

We want to go to there.

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[themusiccomau]

The Mallrats Sequel Has Its Title

And the whole original cast is returning for round two. Super well played, Kevin Smith.

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Mary J Blige, De La Soul Lead First 2015 SoulFest Line-Up

SoulFest returns to Sydney and Melbourne this October, and the first-round line-up is a doozy, featuring Mary J Blige, De La Soul, Jill Scott, Talib Kweli, Remi, Daniel Merriweather and many more. Get across full details for the event here.

[markusravik]

A small interview I did with the lovely folk over at The Music

[themusiccomau]

You do tremendous work, markusravik. Everyone should click on this link and see why we all love Markus, and then follow the hell out of him.

[themusiccomau]

Shonen Knife @ Jive, Adelaide, 22/01/2015.

Pics by Kerrie Geier.

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Modest Mouse's Coyotes Clip Is So Cute It Hurts

US indie-rock veterans Modest Mouse continue the march towards the release of their glacially created sixth album, Strangers To Ourselves, with the release overnight of the accompanying video clip for new single Coyotes ... and the whole thing is so darn cute that it's hard to stay mad at the band for taking so long with the record in the first place.

EVERYONE STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING TO WATCH A WILD DOG RIDE PUBLIC TRANSPORT KTHX

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[themusiccomau]

Helen Razer: How Community Radio Stations 'Vehemently' Loathed Triple J

"The triple j/public radio rivalry works very much as the Sydney/Melbourne one does. Which is to say, Sydney thinks that Melbourne is a very nice place to visit and Melbourne thinks Sydney is up itself and needs to be taken down a peg or two."

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The Temper Trap Make Plea For Aussie Heroin Smuggler On Death Row

"The Andrew that walked in that cell ten years ago would not recognise the Andrew today. Completely rehabilitated and transformed, Andrew's life is just beginning and is now in grave danger of being snuffed out at its prime."

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Every Time I Die @ The Zoo, Brisbane, 18/01/2015. Photos by Markus Ravik.

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