!!! (Chk Chk Chk)

!!!’s Nic Offer on outlasting the hype machine and new album, Shake The Shudder

It’s amazing to think that !!! are still going and not just still going but producing some of their most consistently strong musical output of their long career. They create music which is nearly physically impossible not to dance to, and it was with great pleasure that we got the chance to catch up with…

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!!! (Chk Chk Chk) share new single from forthcoming album, out May 19th

In a sly way of encouraging listeners to “shake it off and dance your cares away,” !!!’s forthcoming album Shake The Shudder is shaping up to be the band’s most electronic/dance infused release in twenty years. Shake The Shudder will be released May 19th on Warp Records via Inertia Music and was recorded at the…

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Pandora wraps up four days at SXSW with performances from Future Islands, Tkay Maidza & more

It was a slightly different agenda for Pandora at SXSW this year as the digital radio service concluded their annual Pandora House at Austin venue The Gatsby earlier tonight. Running from Monday to Thursday and crossing into both Music and Interactive programming – as opposed to concluding on Saturday as in past years – Future…

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Spoon wrap up a special SXSW residency ahead of Hot Thoughts album release and Australian tour

Austin, Texas based outfit Spoon proved to be one of the hottest tickets this week at SXSW as they performed a residency of intimate shows at The Main (Formerly Emo’s) in the heart of their hometown. Across three nights at the venue, which wrapped up earlier tonight, the band played different setlists featuring tracks old…

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Tkay Maidza, Jimmy Eat World and more confirmed for Pandora SXSW showcases

More juicy showcases are being revealed for SXSW, with Pandora’s updated showcases featuring Jimmy Eat World, Future Islands, and Australia’s Tkay Maidza. The music discovery platform Pandora has lined up four days of superb showcases, which they will be livestreaming, along with artist interviews, on the Pandora at SXSW station. Tune in from March 13-16th to get the lowdown,…

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ICYMI: A look back at our favourite music videos of January 2016

It’s bizarre to think we’re already hurtling towards the end of May and yet, so much quality music has already been released and jammed into five months! As part of a new series ICYMI, we’re throwing back to some of our favourite music videos, many of which you’ll have seen featured on the AU through the…

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Music Video of the Day: !!! (Chk Chk Chk) “Every Little Bit Counts” (2016)

!!! (Chk Chk Chk) have dropped their latest music video, taking over news broadcasts in “Every Little Bit Counts”. Teaming up with Funny or Die and Caspar Kelly, the music video is just a lot of fun. But we should always be expecting as such from !!! – as Kelly says of working with them…

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