Calling the boys of Busy Kingdom busy is both obvious and a little cringeworthy. Bad writing aside, there’s no getting around it. Busy Kingdom is a busy band. The four-piece from Melbourne have spent the last two years shoring up local gig spots, and are entirely deserving of the fan-base they can now call their…
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Before the leadership spill that removed her, then Prime Minister Julia Gillard gave a lengthy interview to Chloe Hooper for The Monthly magazine. She talked about the combative turn politics has taken, about Barack Obama, about her famous misogyny speech. She also talked about the sexism she was subjected to as a result of being…
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It feels like AlunaGeorge’s Your Drums, Your Love has been out forever. It’s been out 10 months specifically, which is basically forever in the ever-changing, internet-driven world of popular music. But it’s only now that the track has found a home, on the English duo’s long awaited album, Body Music. The electronic pair, a little…
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Put the words female and rapper together, and more often than not, minds will turn to either Azealia Banks or Nicki Minaj. But the oft-overlooked fact is that there are female rappers everywhere, flying the flag for ladies in hip hop without the antics of their mainstream counterparts. From party hip hop to socially…
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Jessica Paige’s recently released album, Don’t Trust Me, has the opposite effect of its title. Listen to it once, and you trust Jessica completely, as her observations about life and love ring so true. Jessica found her musical legs by busking on the streets of Melbourne, and this has clearly kept her grounded, with…
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Jessica Paige’s Don’t Trust Me opens with the arresting Garden. Well placed instrumentals, and sparse, deliberate drum-work combine with a raw vocal quality to create a track that defines good first impression. The second album from this young artist, Don’t Trust Me cements Jessica’s status as an exciting, emerging artist. Praise from industry heavyweights such…
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‘Love is a virtue’, croons Matt Berninger on Trouble Will Find Me, the title track from The National’s sixth studio album. It is that virtue that guides the narrative of the album, with Berninger offering up his heart and soul for our consumption. What was alluded to on 2010’s High Violet is laid bare, and…
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Of all the genres of music that have a firm place in popular culture, hip hop appears to be the most damaging to women. That is, it presents a picture of females as bitches, as sexually aggressive groupies and as nothing more than an arse with no personality. This has led to hip hop artists…
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‘Dreams are like stars. They’re there during the day, but you just can’t see them’. That’s the Carl Sagan quote that Gareth Liddiard of The Drones paraphrases to explain the music on the band’s sixth studio album, I Sea Seaweed. If I’d been hoping to get a solid answer about the album’s concept, I would…
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Glow, last year’s EP from guitarist and composer Kaki King sees a return to her guitar-driven roots. Complex and constantly evolving, her sound has captivated audiences over her 10 year career. Set to tour Australia in May, the talented musician spoke to Lip about her inspirations, her favourite works and travelling. Some artists prefer to…
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