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Do you like your Aussie hip-hop? If you do, this will be perfect for you! If not, you should listen anyway, because these guys are pretty damn good. Elgen and Johnny Utah are two Australian brothers who make hip-hop together. Elgen produces the music and Johnny raps, and it’s the combination of these talents in “The Welcoming Party” that landed them a spot at the Maitland Groovin’ The Moo festival, courtesy of triple j Unearthed.

If I’m bluntly honest, I never used to listen to hip-hop at all. Years ago, I had the misguided and incorrect view…

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I read a very interesting article recently. Although it’s a couple of years old, as a music blogger myself I found it quite eye-opening, and it made me think about the way that I blog about music.

Check it out here.

I think Carles is right.

Made me really think about how much I sometimes might let those kind of things influence me. I mean, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with liking “buzzbands”. I like some, but I think a lot of them are awful too.

I think in the future I’d like to put more emphasis on…

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Tyrian Dawn are a 5-piece from Melbourne, Australia, and considering “A Mosaic of Memories and Musings” was created completely by the band themselves (recording, mixing, and mastering) it’s really quite good.

I’m not going to go into some extensive description of every song. Instead, I’m going to tell you what this band is like as a whole. Tyrian Dawn make use of what seem like typical (yet at times effective) alternative rock guitar rhythms, but occasionally these seem to be burdened by an overly keen lead guitar. In moderation it works well, but some songs would be…

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Pretty much everyone uses Facebook these days, so I figured instead of sending off links to my blog through my personal account I’d create a page for my blog.

Facebook page for On The Tune.

“Like” my page to get updates on new posts, plus video clips and any other short snippets of news and I feel inclined to post. And don’t forget to recommend the page to any of your friends who might enjoy it too!

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Okay, I’m going to go out on a limb. Chances are, if you’re reading this, you listen to enough music to have experienced what I would call a “grower”.

A “grower” is simply an album that grows on you. An album where on first listen, you may have wondered what on earth you were listening to. Where at first you may have thought what you were listening to was absolute rubbish. But then it begins. You slowly, but surely, start to like the songs. And over time, the album continues to get better, it continues to grow on you.…

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Remember how I said I was working on a surprise? Yeah, well this is it.

I was sick of seeing other blogs giving away cool music while mine didn’t. So I decided I’d go around and find a tonne of bands who would let me use their music in a mixtape. I want to do this legally and do the right thing by the bands. So I sent out e-mails to many a manager and band, asking for permission to use their songs in a free mixtape. Quite a few didn’t reply, but many did. For which I am…

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I know I said I wasn’t going to blog much, but I couldn’t pass this opportunity up! A new song from The National!

“Afraid of Everyone” begins slowly, but manages to develop into a rumbling layered repetitive song, for want of a less negative sounding description. It isn’t a bad repetitive, but I do feel like certain sections are dragged on a tad too long. The guitar line adds a nice atmosphere to it though.

To be honest, it’s not quite up there with “Bloodbuzz Ohio”. But altogether it isn’t bad. Might be more…

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Yo.

Just a heads up. I have at least one, if not two, reviews to do for some Aussie bands over the next few days. And I have a surprise for everyone in the works, which hopefully should come together provided I stop being so lazy. But apart from that, there won’t be much else being posted for about 3 weeks. I have one week left of holidays before I go through two weeks of half-yearly exams, so I’m about to enter full-study/panic mode. Not that I have any huge reason to panic, but I do have to start…

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Yesterday I learnt of the sad news that Australian rock band Powderfinger would be splitting up after one final tour. After the release of “Golden Rule”, the band felt inclined to quit after what they felt was a fitting last album.

They’re planning a tour of Australia, for which I and many other fans are very grateful. They’re a good band and deserve a proper send off. Over the course of 7 weeks they’ll not only be playing the obligatory major centres and capitals, but they’ll also be travelling to certain regional centres along the way.

Check…

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Okay, just a heads up, I'm going to be away until Sunday the 11th, so there won't be any posts for a few days.

Hope everyone had a good Easter, for those of you who celebrate it.

Also, don't forget, I'm on the lookout for some Australian independent bands. If you know of any that're really good, or you're a part of one, leave me a comment or send me an e-mail: jeremy@onthetune.com

Cheers.