!Welcome to the latest exciting instalment in our (semi) regular Tuesday Tunes-day column! A stack of new music has just been released from some of our favourite artists, and rather than bombard you with fifty different articles, we thought we’d wrap it all up in this one nice, neat little package. How considerate of us! New music has just emerged from the likes of Passion Pit, Best Coast, Scissor Sisters, Animal Collective and Step-Panther – check it out below! * ... read more

!Groupie is proud to present a rare Australian headline tour from soul superstar Daniel Merriweather this month. Playing Melbourne and Sydney, in addition to a run of dates supporting Kimbra, this will be Merriweather’s first proper headline tour in ages – and we’ve got some tickets to give away! Want a double pass to his show at either Melbourne’s Phoenix Public House on May 12th, or The Standard in Sydney on May 20. Of course you do! For a chance to win, ... read more

!Select Music, responsible for booking some of Australia’s biggest artists, will celebrate seven years of existence with a massive birthday party/mini-festival across Sydney in June. Darlinghurst venues Upstairs Beresford, The Standard, Oxford Art Factory and Phoenix Bar will play host to some of the country’s most popular and best-loved acts on June 21, with the likes of Bluejuice, Ball Park Music, Midnight Juggernauts, Hungry Kids of Hungary and Lior joining up-and-comers... read more

!Groupie contributor and Prince loving Paris Pompor celebrates Prince’s upcoming Aussie tour with an exclusive mix, featuring some faves such as Little Red Corvette, Raspberry Beret and Cream as well as some more rare and unknown, but no less favourite, tracks added to the mix. To cap this Happy Prince Day off, head over to Jagermeister’s... read more

At only 30, Australian soul-pop singer-songwriter Daniel Merriweather has had his fair share written about him, both flattering and non-flattering. Of course there are the easily verifiable – awards and accolades – but also episodes like the teen delinquency that reportedly almost landed him in jail and permanently marked those boyish looks with a battle scar on his cheek. Merriweather’s disarming smile and slightly-insolent charm allay any fears he’s harbouring thoughts of rumbling... read more

!Those US ska-pop originators are back with their sixth studio album this September – September 25 to be exact. Check out the personal message from the band below where the release date comes into question… The untitled album is the follow up to 2001′s ‘Rock Steady’ with the band mentioning via Twitter they had worked with Major Lazer on production duties. Intrigued. ... read more

Self styled ‘one man party tour,’ Andrew W.K., has been bottled by angry punters at the Groovin The Moo festival.

Groovin The Moo festival off in Bendigo over the weekend, with headline performances from Public Enemy, City & Colour and 360. However, fans seemingly took exception to a reportedly poor performance from Andrew W.K., throwing bottles and other rubbish at him and onto the stage. As can be seen in the below videos, W.K. encouraged the actions, saying “I... read more

Harlem, NYC rapper A$AP Rocky (aka Rakim Mayers) was nominated for BBC’s Sound of 2012 poll – while he didn’t come in at number 1, we are definitely putting in our votes for his sound impacting this year.

After starting to rap at age 8, he grew up being influenced by Three 6 Mafia, Mobb Deep and Wu-Tang Clan, and after his single ‘The Peso’ leaked online last year, subsequent radio buzz landed him a $3 million dollar record deal with Sony.

The first... read more

The tributes continue to pour in after the tragic death of Adam Yauch, with Coldplay honouring the Beastie Boys man with a special piano cover of ‘Fight For Your Right’ at the band’s concert in L.A. overnight.

In shades of Coldplay’s performance at Splendour In The Grass, when the band played a tender cover of Amy Winehouse’s ’Rehab’ following her own tragic death, frontman... read more

Dappled Cities have dropped the video for comeback single ‘Run With The Wind.’

After bringing you an exclusive sneak peek of the video last week, we’re stoked to show off the completed product; a high-octane affair full of bikes and babes, styled by previous contributing Fashion Editor to pages, Georgia Ashdown.

Dappled Cities continue their run of... read more