The Sunshine Coast’s The Fins have grown from strength to strength, and have finally delivered their debut EP, ‘Peacock’ which is out now.
Bringing together a fusion of influences including Prince, Frank Ocean, and Omar Apollo, ‘Peacock’ showcases the soul & slow funk fusion The Fins have been honing.
Read MoreThe Caloundra Music Festival program has been released with a new line up of artists and schedule allowing you to plan your weekend so you don’t miss a beat.
While some interstate acts have been replaced due to COVID restrictions we have outstanding performers on the bill, including Ball Park Music, Ian Moss, John Butler, San Cisco, Sneaky Sound System, Thelma Plum, The Superjesus, The Whitlams, WAAX and Xavier Rudd.
Read MoreJaZZella - the Sunshine Coast soul/pop songstress - has knocked it out of the park again with a new single (her second), ‘You Ma Dude’, which has been featured by Caloundra Music Festival, as well as premiering on Double J.
‘You Ma Dude’ is a flirtatious love song that introduces a dynamic and tasteful blend of funk and jazz into the RnB/Pop world. Written by JaZZella and co-produced alongside ARIA winning producer Paulie B at Yama-Nui Recording Studio - the surfy essence of the Sunshine Coast is all over this track.
Read MoreFollowing on the release of their latest single, the alt-punk, horn-laden track ‘Drain’, Muules have delivered their accompanying film clip.
With ‘Drain’s running theme of self-doubt and trying to express your thoughts and feelings in a relationship that has dulled, the music video expresses being physically ‘drained’ by having the band all as silhouettes, and giving an overall cartoon-ish vibe to express the ridiculousness of the situations we find ourselves in.
Read MoreMulti-state punks, Wishful Thinking have done the brave and unexpected by releasing a brand new track, a six minute epic in ‘Destiny Pt. 1’ - a song that came about as a response to the band’s own struggles with anxiety and depression.
Released to coincide with R U OK? Day, ‘Destiny Pt. 1’ whether intentionally or not, borrows heavily from the legendary ‘American Idiot’ album by Green Day, with its form of storytelling, and pop elements blended into punk riffing and anthemic choral sections, interspersed news grabs, and multiple hooks.
Read MoreRising Queensland pop artist Isabel Wood has today released her dazzling new single ‘Allergy Season’ – available now on all streaming platforms. The track was produced by industry leader Konstantin Kersting (Tones & I, Mallrat, Eves Karydas) and arrives in time for the artist’s appearance at Caloundra Music Festival on October 1st .
Read MoreSunny Coast Earth Rock legends Flaskas are back with their brilliant new single ‘Paradise’, a feel-good coastal-reggae track with hints of funk.
A killer bass line drives the track, allowing the upstroke guitar to float over the top, with tasty lead licks sneaking in, solid roots rock drumming, and Chris Flaskas’ rootsy-but-smooth vocals taking charge.
Read MoreSAMETIME are multi-instrumentalists Sunshine Coast brothers Tim and Sam Aitken. Today they release their new EP ‘Maybe We Can Get High?’ which sees the band embrace their love of infectious synth-driven melodies, titillating lyrics and spicy pop vibes.
Super-slick in production, and very in a ‘now’ sound, ‘Maybe We Can Get High!?’ blends in plenty of 80s pop elements, from the bright funk guitar, rounded bass, super-wet synths, and male falsettos a-plenty. The tracks are dance-floor ready (even begging for remix versions) and convey a tonne of youthful energy.
Read MoreTickets for the OFFBEAT MUSIC FESTIVAL in Eumundi will go on sale at 9am this Friday 3 September, with a line-up that promises to blow the minds of fans who’ve been missing quality live music.
The festival will take place on Saturday 27 November from 12noon - late, with two stages and a line-up that boasts Holy Holy, Angie McMahon, Tia Gostelow, Dallas Frasca, Hayley Mary, Kallidad, alongside local outfits Dear Doonan, Kurilpa Reach, The Rumbrellas, Fragile Animals, Palomino III and Karl S. Williams, along with The Gubbi Gubbi Dancers opening the event.
Read MoreSpring is upon us and in these times of despair Aspy Jones has delivered exactly what is needed to welcome the spring sunshine. ‘Fast Lane’ is an infectious and super-hooky feel good song which will have you tapping your steering wheel as you head to wherever you are heading.
Where previous single, ‘Mind Arrest’ was an alt/bluesy belter, ‘Fast Lane’ takes the foot off the accelerator a touch, and slides in to cruise control with a pop/roots track, complete with a catchy post-chorus hook that is a complete earworm.
Read MoreBrisbane’s dark and moody garage blues rockers The Blackwater Fever release their new single ‘The Highway’.
Inspired by Cormac McCarthy’s post-apocalyptic novel The Road. ‘The Highway’ is a mean and searing journey rife with terror and peril.
Read MoreQueensland alt-rock nerds, Muules have dug deeper into their collective conscious and brought up a punked-up ode to self-doubt in brand new single, ‘Drain’.
Full of raw emotion and questioning life’s decisions, ‘Drain’ packs a punch with fuzzed-out bass, ballistic beats, and a bonus one-man horn section to blast out a classic hooky line, courtesy of Sullivan Heywood (from dub/roots legends, Bearfoot).
Read More‘World on Fire’, the latest single from Sunshine Coast-based collective DUB ZOO, drops today. Introducing ‘General’ Moes (Graham Moes of Fat Picnic) on lead vocal as well as a feature from the Renegade Horns, the track hits hard in the tumultuous reality of 2021.
Read MoreJulian Homewood (Dear Doonan) delivers his debut single in the form of political, thought-provoking protest song, ‘Devil In Your Eye’ - a nostalgic-sounding blues/folk song which takes aim at “The Man”; that is, the system which we are controlled by, as well as our reliance on the system through the use of money.
Read MoreGet all your mates, grab a few coldies and gear up for Shen Panthers latest release – ‘Hey Friends’; a blissful festival-inspired track that echoes what all music punters have missed throughout the world’s shitty hiatus – getting a bit silly and having a ripping time with your mates.
Read MoreSunshine Coast-based singer/songwriter Darcy Kate provides a panoramic soundtrack for a classic tale of love, lust, freedom and escaping with that special someone for adventure with the new single, ‘Run Away’, which is out now.
The second single from Darcy’s forthcoming debut album, ‘Run Away’ brings massive alt-pop country vibes, bringing a heavily lusty vibe with Darcy’s soft but sensual vocals, backed by solid instrumentation, and dark tremolo guitar highlights.
Read MoreFresh off a run of Pilbara (WA) shows and a quick stint in North & South-East QLD, Western Australian-based (and former Sunny Coast) artist MUFASSA is gaining momentum with his latest new-soul release 'Rain On Me.’
Written during the ‘Black Summer Fires’ of 2019/20 & the 2nd single from MUFASSA's 'Life in the Left Hand Lane' EP, 'Rain On Me' is a smoky, heartfelt song calling for the rain to pour down and wash away our darkest hours.
Read MoreThe Rudies are back! Put Saturday 14 August in your diary for a night of beefy horn lines, jumping grooves and classic ska with The Sunny Coast Rude Boys.
The Sunny Coast Rude Boys are a 10 piece soundwave sensation, playing uplifting ska and reggae, and drawing on musical influences that have shaped this genre from the Jamaican movement through to UK Two Tone.
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