Jan 10
I believe that Drea Smith is destined for greatness. One half of indie duo PYYRAMIDS, along with OK Go’s Tim Nordwind; previously fronting the genre mashing He Say, She Say with best friend Million Dollar Mano; currently working on a solo project with Doc McKinney (Santigold, The Weeknd, K-OS + more)—this lady is a creative [...]
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Dec 30
Rainbow Arabia – husband and wife team Danny and Tiffany Preston – is another favourite find for me this year (I included Tiffany on my Top Music Makers for 2011 list). They’re inspired by “the purchase of a Lebanese synthesizer playing microtonal scales and lo-fi Eastern drum patterns” so the story goes. The UK’s Guardian [...]
Dec 29
Australian artist Pom Pom and I first bonded over our mutual love of band Felinedown and admiration for their kick ass frontlady Brodie-Ann Wright. After a little correspondence I found out that Pom Pom makes music herself that she describes as “a distorted crossbreed of Trent Reznor, Fever Ray and Peaches.” When not making [...]
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Dec 23
I fell in love with Melbourne’s Teeth & Tongue earlier this year when I heard their second record Tambourine. Jess plays guitar, bass, keyboards and rocks a drum machine as well as vocals on the album. Rolling Stone has called her a combination of Patti Smith, Kate Bush & PJ Harvey… have a listen [...]
Dec 18
Lo-fi dream-pop shoegazing grunge psych band Sneakpeek from Los Angeles is another great find. Featuring members of The Willowz. They’re currently working on their debut EP. Expect to hear a whole lot more from them next year. Frontwoman Dora Hiller was awesome enough to answers some questions… Before you started Sneakpeek you were in an [...]
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Dec 05
Catherine Maddin is the bassist for cosmic Brisbane band Dreamtime who have been said to “boast the kind of guitar meltdowns you might hear on old Ash Ra Tempel albums.” She is also co-owner/creator (along with pal Amy Wardrop) of Velvet Pins – a line of clothing and more that features “digital prints and fine [...]
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Dec 01
Verena a.k.a Schneck Tourniquet is frontwoman for Portland-based punk band The Bloodtypes. She also has her own solo project The Darkest Moons. I found out about her via fellow lady musician Shanti Wintergate. Verena is originally from Germany and has a classical piano background. Despite being a musician from an early age The Bloodtypes is [...]
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Nov 29
After fronting indie pop act Dirtywings Gold Coast musician Bec Wolfers now has a new band in the works… which is currently top secret! Bec’s a lady after my own heart into spirituality, creativity & of course music! Her advice for life = “There is no height to the joy and love you can experience [...]
Nov 25
Australian roots/rock goddess Dallas Frasca has been called “the modern day Janis Joplin” by Triple J radio; been crowned Australia’s Queen of Roots by Time Off Magazine; won multiple awards including Artist Of The Year at the Musicoz Awards in 2010; and is a fixture on the festival circuit playing everything from the Big Day [...]
Nov 18
Carré Callaway frontwoman for Los Angeles based rock trio Queen Kwong was discovered at age 17 by Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor. She’s gearing up to release an EP early next year and has just played shows for the first time in Paris and London! Carré has also worked with Icarus Line frontman Joe Cardamone, [...]
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