Your Daily Feature: 'Run' by Elke (2010)

Today's daily feature track is called Run, and its by Australian indie-electro band Elke. Elke, which consists of members Zack, Joel, Dave, Jim, and Jesse have been making music together since 2007. They originate out of the Brisbane, Queensland region of Australia, and they in my opinion they are severely under-rated, and I find it shocking that they haven't been signed by a major label. This band also operates as the band Dolphins, which does mostly indie-surfie style rock, which is also incredible stuff that I recommend checking out! Run comes off of the groups latest EP release simply A and B. You can check out most if not all of that EP at their Soundcloud site HERE, and if you just want some more artist info and such then head over to their website HERE.   Run by elkeband

Featured Song of The Day = 'Half Of It' by YesYou (2011)

Today's feature song is Half Of It, by Australian dance-pop duo YesYou. YesYou are a Brisbane-based duo consisting of Jono Kirkham and Gav Parry who began producing music collaborations in 2010. Half Of It is the duo's first single-release, which features James O'Brien (from indie-band The Boat People) and the St Margaret's Anglican Girls' School Choir. Word on the street is they are looking to produce a full-on dance-pop album with many musical collaborations so looking forward to that! For this song and more info you can head to their Unearthed Page HERE.

Feature Song of the Day = 'One Way Driver' by Blame Ringo (2010)

Today's feature song is One Way Driver by Australian indie-pop band Blame Ringo. Blame Ringo consists of band members Pete Kilroy, Rosco Pearson, and Jessiah Cocks, and they are based out of Brisbane, Australia. One Way Driver comes off of their 2nd and lastest release album titled Too Strange For Avery, which can be found and purchased on ITunes and Amazon. If you like what you hear go check out their website HERE, or their Unearthed page HERE.

Song of the Day for December 22nd, 2010: 'Can't See You (feat. Laneous)' by Rainman

The song for today is....Can't See You (feat. Laneous), by Australian hip-hop artist Rainman. Rainman has been out in the Australian hip-hop scene since at least 2006 or before, and he hails out of Brisbane, Australia. This song comes off his upcoming album, not yet titled or known when it will likely be released. If you like this song you can still download it as a free and legal MP3 from his Unearthed page HERE, and if you want more info on the artist etc. check out his Facebook page HERE. Triple J Hottest 100 Vol 17

Song for December 21st, 2010: 'Point the Bone' by Dubmarine

Today's song is...Point the Bone, by Australian Electronic-Indigenous group Dubmarine. Dubmarine is based out of Brisbane, Australia and consists of members D-Kazman (Rhymes & Melody), Cat Walker (Vocals), Joel Alexander (Keyboards and Vocals), Paul Donehue (Percussion and Samples), Paul Watson (Bass Guitar), Jeremie Nagabbo (Guitar and Vocals), Wayne Katz (Drums), Nick Torpy (Trombone 1), and Mikael Strand (Trombone 2). This song, and a few others are set to be featured on their debut album titled Depth of Sound, which was just released on June 16th, 2010. This album is up on ITunes and Amazon at the moment, and you can still download the free and legal MP3 from their Unearthed artist page HERE, and if you want even more info on the artists be sure to check out their website HERE.

Song for October 29th, 2010: "She And I" by Bird and Prey

The song for today is...She and I, by Australian punk-rock band Bird and Prey. Bird and Prey originate out of Brisbane, Australia (in sunny Queensland) and consists of members Josh Aubry (Vocals),  Jahman Davine (Guitar), Angus Durham (Guitar/keys), Beau Jenkins (Drums), and Chris de Wet (Bass Guitar). Now, this song is not yet available on youtube, as far as I can tell, so you can listen to it on their myspace page here, or you can listen/download a free mp3 of it on their triple j unearthed site here. Boo!

Song for October 26th, 2010: "Bad Guys" by Bleeding Knees Club

And the song for today is....Bad Guys, by Australian indie-punk duo Bleeding Knees Club. Bleeding Knees Club originate out of the Gold Coast, in Queensland, Australia, and consists of members Alex Wall (Drums/vocals) and Jordan Malane (Guitar). Bad Guys comes off of their debut Virginity album, which is due out for release on November 2nd, 2010. There is not a heap of more bio-information por internet so go check out their myspace page here or check out their unearthed page here. Booyakasha!Virginity

Song of the Day for October 6th, 2010: "Soldier" by Elke (2010)

And the song of the day is....Soldier, by Australian 5-piece indie-electro-rock band Elke. This song is about Australian soldiers in present day Afghanistan conflict. Elke formed back in 2007 as a weekend recording band in the sunny city of Brisbane, Queensland (aka Bris-Vegas).  I don't have too much more information about the song or the band other than what I was able to find at this page (note that this song a and a few other Elke songs are available for free download here as well). Alas, youtube doesn't have this song posted quite yet, so if you wish to hear it go to the link in the previous sentence or check out some of their other songs and info at their myspace page here. The video was made by someone personally showing some imagery of war and some not so serious imagery as well, and occasional shots of the band.

Song of the Day for October 2nd, 2010: "Pray" by Seven (ft. Michael Tomlinson)

And the song of the day is....Pray, by Australian hip-hop/electronic emcee Seven (ft. Michael Tomlinson). Seven is a young emcee based in the Gold Coast, in Queensland Australia, and he started out in the music biz as a member of the Brisbane-based hip hop group called Publik Relation, but has since gone solo as an Aussie hip-hop artists. He has released an EP, which is available in stores now, and which can also be found on Itunes. Pray, comes off of that self-titled EP, which was officially released on September 10th, 2010. There certainly are heaps of great Aussie hip-hop artists hitting the scenes these days, and I reckon they will be a force in the years to come. Also, if you like this song you will be happy to know it is still available as a free mp3 download at this link. In fact, you will have to go to that link to hear the song as it is not up on youtube as of yet, enjoy!

Song of the Day for September 21st, 2010: "Every June" by My Fiction

And the song of the day is...Every June, by Aussie Indie-electronica-rock band My Fiction. My Fiction consists of Eric Robinson  (Vocals, Guitar), Mike Willmett (Bass, Synth and Percussion), Danny Murphy (Drums, Vocals, SPD-S), and James Laubscher (Guitars, Vocals) and they originate out of Brisbane, Queensland in Australia. Every June was released on their FireRomanceFire albume in 2010 by SUGARRUSH RECORDS. If you want more info or a few free mp3 downloads by this band you can check their info page here. Now, my search bar doesn't seem to work anymore (thanks to the brilliance of google) so I can't remember if I've already posted this song, but I CBF either. Enjoy!

Song of the Day for September 1st, 2010: "Up Against the Fire" by Elke (2010)

And the song is...Up Against the Fire, by Australian 5-piece indie-rock band Elke. Elke formed back in 2007 as a weekend recording band in the sunny city of Brisbane, Queensland (aka Bris-Vegas).  I don't have too much more information about the song or the band other than what I was able to find at this page (note that this song a and a few other Elke songs are available for free download here as well). Alas, youtube doesn't have this song posted quite yet, so if you wish to hear it go to the link in the previous sentence or check out some of their other songs and info at their myspace page here. I am off to the wilderness for 3 days or so, so no more posts til next week, shazam!

Song of the Day for August 26th, 2010: "Every June" by My Fiction

And the song of the day is...Every June, by Australian indie-rock band My Fiction.  My Fiction come at us out of sunny Brisbane, Queensland in Australia, and consists of members Eric Robinson (Vocals, Guitar) Mike Willmett (Bass, Synth, Percussion), Danny Murphy  (Drums, Vocals) and James Laubscher (Guitars, Vocals). This song, titled Every June, comes off of their debut album which is titled FireRomanceFire, which came out this year (2010), but I'm unsure when. To download this song for free go to their myspace page here and join their mailing list.

Song of the Day for August 19th, 2010: "Alps" by Last Dinosaurs

And the song is Alps, by Aussie alternative-rock band Last Dinosaurs. I have posted some previous songs by Last Dinosaurs, who come at us out of Brisbane, Australia in sunny Queensland. This band has a delightful distant (almost ambient) and upbeat sound to it that is a bit nostalgic or something, hard to explain really...but very very good all the same. In case you forgot from the last post the band members are Sean Caskey (vox/guitar) Lach Caskey (guitar) Danjuro Koyama (drums) and Sam Gethin-Jones (bass). The song Alps comes off of their Back from the Dead EP, which was released in February of 2010, and which I very highly recommend as it contains 5 excellent tracks! Once Again you are going to have to go TO THEIR MYSPACE PAGE HERE TO LISTEN TO THE SONG.

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Song of the Day for July 29th, 2010

And the song is......Burn Bridges, by 3 piece Aussie rock band The Grates. The Grates come out of Brisbane, Australia and consist of Patience Hodgson as vocals, John Patterson on guitar, and Alana Skyring on drums. The Grates are known for their highly energetic songs and live shows and were formed back in 2002. Since 2002 they have released 6 EP's and 2 full length studio albums with a 3rd coming out soon. Burn Bridges was released in Australia back in June of 2008, and was the first single release off of their 2nd full length album titled Teeth Lost, Hearts Won. It reached #34 on the ABC's Triple J Hottest 100 for that year. Check em out, and see what you think.

And the "Hot Song of the Day" is....

...Saturn, by Aussie rock band Last Dinosaurs. The Last Dinosaurs are a trio with a unique sound that come out of Brisbane Australia (aka Brissie or Bris-vegas). The band consists of Sean Caskey (vocals/guitar) Lach Caskey (guitar) Danjuro Koyama (drums) and Sam Gethin-Jones (bass). This song comes off of their EP called Back From the Dead, which was released in March 2010. I am looking forward to their full length album release for sure. Unfortunately youtube doesn't quite have this song, so you have to go to following link to listen to it: SATURN by LAST DINOSAURS. Back From The Dead