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Review: Ryan Hemsworth – Still Awake EP

We take a closer look at the Canadian producer's latest EP

I first discovered Ryan Hemsworth and nearly missed the bus I was trying to catch in LA. Charly Wingate came on shuffle from a mixtape that some dude I’d met …

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Ears Up: Radiotherapy

The future of Australian community radio has a question mark over it. Seize the day by checking out our guide to the best shows streaming from Melbourne to the world.

I was working in a gloomy hotel when I discovered community radio. I would stare at a print of a lone daisy in an office for eight hours a day, …

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No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Is Tim Dog the rap game Keyser Söze?

The greatest trick Tim Dog ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist, writes Robbie of Unkut

I have to admit that I was both amused and entertained by the extensive expose on Tim Dog’s alleged “dating scams” on Dateline (all of which is handily available on …

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Four Trends We Wouldn’t Have Without The Notorious B.I.G.

Where would we be without the B.I.G.?

If it weren’t for the birth of The Notorious B.I.G., we wouldn’t have many of the great ’90s hip-hop trends we’re still rocking today. Biggie brought luxury to hip-hop with …

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Interview: Skyzoo

Underground storyteller making moves in the Big Apple

Skyzoo is a wordsmith. Talking to him is like talking to a cool, young English professor who could school you in rhymes as well as hyperboles. If he weren’t rapping…

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Event Recap: Melbourne – Daft Punk Warehouse Party

See who got lucky and who stayed up all night

I’m not sure if you heard, but last week Daft Punk released an album called ‘Random Access Memories’. To mark the occasion the guys over at Friends With Lights threw…

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Interview: I’lls

The trio talk about their forthcoming EP 'A Warm Reception', collaborating with visual artists and seeing dodgy jazz players in Northcote

Melbourne band I’lls didn’t expect the one track they’d put up on Soundcloud to be heard by many people – let alone get them a booking at one of Australia’s…

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Interview: Checking in with Chippy

We catch up with ACCLAIM cover girl Chippy Nonstop

Our friend Rosie Simmons just sent us through these snaps of ACCLAIM cover model Chippy Nonstop, which made us realise that we hadn’t checked in with the tumblr princess in …

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    EVENT: Daft Punk to premiere their new album in Rural New South Wales

    French electro pioneers take to the Australian Outback for their global launch

    Have you seen that poster that’s been doing the rounds promising a too-good-to-be-true triple bill Australian tour of Daft Punk, …

    Posted By Sean Irving | 10-Apr-2013
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    Giveaway: Movement Festival double pass and Shibuya headphones

    Your chance to win tickets to the Nas-curated show in your city, headphones and merch

    The inaugural Movement Festival is just around the corner and will see the likes of headliner/co-curator Nas billed with local …

    Posted By Khairun Hamid | 9-Apr-2013
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    Event: Flatbush Zombies Australian Tour

    The Brooklyn Duo are Australian bound

    I’ve never had much use for idoms but damn, I guess when it rains it really does pour. Australian shores …

    Posted By Sean Irving | 5-Apr-2013
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    Event: Melbourne – Livin’ Till I Die 001, Friday April 5

    A New Melbourne Record Label Launches With Some Unearthed Local Talent

    The latest showcase of underground Melbourne talent launches this Friday, courtesy of new record label Livin’ Till I Die. Unearthing …

    Posted By Rebecca Florence | 4-Apr-2013
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    EVENT: adidas Originals presents Colliderscope

    The Trefoil joins CARBON festival for a one of a kind event featuring Swick, Geoff Lillemon and more!

    Just when you thought next week’s CARBON festival couldn’t get any more action packed, BOOM! adidas Originals has taken it …

    Posted By Alex Weiland | 2-Apr-2013
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    Watch: Lunice – The New Zealand Layover

    A mini-doco of the Canadian producer's whirlwind tour of NZ

    If you are in to Lunice or TNGHT you’ve got to see this short video from Arty Films, shot …

    Posted By Jessy Edwards | 31-Mar-2013
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    Event: Melbourne – Remedy No. 1, Sunday March 31

    Amin Payne, Able 8, JPS and Mat Cant and many more put on a fundraiser show for the The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

    Kicking off this Sunday 31st March, 2.00 pm, at the Shadow Electric at the Abbotsford Convent, is a new initiative …

    Posted By Rebecca Florence | 26-Mar-2013
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    ‘Unite All Originals’ Artists Profiles: Heroes x Villains and Stooki

    We take a look at some of the international creatives participating in adidas Originals' new collaborative project

    adidas Originals…‘ ‘Unite All Originals’ project is underway. It’s all about creating original collaborative works, and The Three Stripes

    Posted By ACCLAIM Staff | 22-Mar-2013
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