The Bible of Billiam or How Sonic Got His Speed
A story for years we’ve been too frightened to flock to, too daunted to dabble in, is that of Billiam. Through sheer volume of output,...
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Nick Crameri
- Aug 4, 2023
- 1 min
Premiere: 'Spoon Full A Hunni' by Big Soap
It’s been a while between supergroups but the new crew, Big Soap are here to fill the void. Combining members from the likes of Wybie,...
Nick Crameri
- Mar 18, 2023
- 6 min
Edith Lane’s Labour of Love Revokes the Tale of the Tortured Artist
The cliché of the tortured artist is one that’s not only tired but dangerously assumptive. The image implied of a strewn-out musician up...
Nick Crameri
- Mar 8, 2023
- 2 min
Premiere: 'Come Down for Air' by Solar Wax
Recent additions to the Side Stare family, local quintet Solar Wax are on the precipice of their maiden self-titled EP. Forming over...
Nick Crameri
- Mar 3, 2023
- 5 min
Wybie’s Kyle Muir on Remembering Rage, Forgetting Form and Embracing Expression
If you happen to begin your artistic endeavours inspired by the early hours of Rage before studying Jazz with Honours in West African...
Nick Crameri
- Sep 29, 2022
- 2 min
Premiere: 'Fly Big Balloon' by Wybie
If it’s some endearingly heartful, indie-folk you’re after, look no further than local Naarm outfit, Wybie. Since playing their first...
Nick Crameri
- Sep 8, 2022
- 3 min
Premiere: POLITICS: A Case Study of the Nexus between Populism, Apathy & Exploitation
The time has finally come for the Bureau’s Ministry for Social Cohesion to unleash its strongest arm of communication and engagement by...
Nick Crameri
- Aug 25, 2022
- 2 min
Premiere: 'Girl Shit' by Lilly & the Lovebites
Like the sting of a venomous hickey, Lilly and the Lovebites are here to land a heavy shot of fresh punk straight to your jugular. As...
Nick Crameri
- Jul 21, 2022
- 2 min
PREMIERE: 'Rock Song' by The Pinstripes
Hot on the heels of their dazzling debut EP, Fish On Land local alt-garage trio, The Pinstripes are back with a brand new track. When we...
Nick Crameri
- Jul 8, 2022
- 1 min
Premiere: Genuine Fake Single and Video Release, ‘Bloodhound Elite’
Since first catching our attention playing Stargazed Records Festival’s Opening Night at Kindred Studios back in 2021, Genuine Fake have...
Bonnie Spain
- Jul 6, 2022
- 6 min
Great Australian Bank discuss new EP 'Water Tank' and the lost truth of mateship
On the promise to make Australiana great again, Naarm-based Great Australian Bank has dropped their second EP, Water Tank. Inspired by...
Nick Crameri
- May 6, 2022
- 2 min
VIDEO PREMIERE: 'Econ Sopro' by Worker & Parasite
Ever since HUM last caught up with Worker and Parasite, The Ministry for Social Cohesion has unleashed their artistic arm onto the masses...
Bonnie Spain
- Apr 27, 2022
- 7 min
Class Traitor discusses their debut EP ‘Calving’ & their eagerly anticipated launch
Image credit: dsr-photography.com Class Traitor are a desperation sludge-metal project based in Naarm/Melbourne, consisting of members of...
Nick Crameri
- Apr 22, 2022
- 4 min
A Portrait of The Pinstripes
While unwittingly so, local 3-piece, The Pinstripes represent a new wave of Melbourne’s post-lockdown punk artistry. Their recently...
Nick Crameri
- Apr 2, 2022
- 6 min
CB Radio’s Carsten Bruhn on Running out of Numbers and Roolette Records
For the Melbourne music underground to stand as strong as it does, it requires people like Carsten Bruhn at the foot of its foundations....
Nick Crameri
- Mar 16, 2022
- 2 min
Premiere: The Stained Daisies Live @ The Mud Hut
Such is the strength of The Stained Daisies juggernaut that within months of their delayed yet completely insane launch of 2021’s Jazz...
Nick Crameri
- Dec 21, 2021
- 2 min
PREMIERE: ‘Sad To See You Go’ by SUNEDEN
While it feels like an aeon ago, it was only in April of last year that we first met Eden Lee and Sunny Thapo to chat about their widely...
Nick Crameri
- Nov 5, 2021
- 5 min
Live Music Lives - Hyping Up The Retreat's Comeback Special
The firm feel of the bar as you sidle up to order your fresh first pint of the night. The sensation of spongey carpet and a sticky dance...
Nick Crameri
- Oct 29, 2021
- 2 min
PREMIERE: 'Don't Shoot The Mesenger' by Joe Terror
If there was ever a HUM Hall of Fame, Jayden Hebbard’s eclectic alter ego Joe Terror would be one of the first names inscribed. Having...
Nick Crameri
- Oct 27, 2021
- 5 min
Road Trip: Inner Wave Overcome Odds and Embrace Change With Apoptosis
Having endured personal trials and internal turbulence over the past year, there’s few more fitting ways to describe Inner Wave’s...
Nick Crameri
- Oct 18, 2021
- 4 min
Road Trip: How Chicago’s The Lipschitz Accidentally Achieved Post-Punk Perfection
Named after a German mathematician, Lipschitz continuity denotes a strong, uniform continuity between two functions. If we were to trace...
Nick Crameri
- Sep 10, 2021
- 5 min
Bird Facts and Ballads: What Makes Up the Soul of Skink Tank
With the strength of the sun they sing about, Skink Tank radiate Australiana’s most positive peculiarities. Bound by a fondness for...
Nick Crameri
- Aug 14, 2021
- 5 min
Worker and Parasite Unveil Their Urgent Uprising Against the Bourgeoisie
Under clear and specific directives from the socialist alliance known as the Ministry of Social Cohesion, Worker and Parasite act to...
Nick Crameri
- Jul 15, 2021
- 5 min
Tapping Into The Artful Aura of Tapdog
Those that discredit punk as an artform need only look as far as Tapdog for a reality check. A band shrouded in the secrecy of their...
Nick Crameri
- Jul 1, 2021
- 5 min
Phone In Invites Listeners Into a Lighter Side of Lachlan and Snowy
When considering prolific Melbourne artists of the recent era, Liam ‘Snowy’ Halliwell and Lachlan Denton sit within a sphere of their own...
Nick Crameri
- Jun 26, 2021
- 3 min
HUM Movie Night: Giallo Courses Through Vittima’s Veins
Here at HUM we’re shakin’ things up and takin’ a night off from gigs in favour of an indie film. Stepping out of the sticky-floored band...
Nick Crameri
- May 14, 2021
- 5 min
How A Hug Can Heal - Juice Webster Squeezes Her Subconscious into Her Sophomore EP
Every so often you might just be lucky enough to come across a song with the ability to halt you dead in its tracks. Something that...
Nick Crameri
- Mar 23, 2021
- 4 min
The Dadsons Chase Down Their Own Zeitgeist on Sophomore LP, Four
Brad Dadson rarely answers a question regarding his music without the preface, “It’s weird…”. Whilst a self-ascribed descriptor for his...
Nick Crameri
- Mar 4, 2021
- 5 min
Wandering Through Sleep Paralysis and Song Writing with Cian Bennet
Cian Bennet’s debut LP represents a first on many fronts. As a filmmaker and an experienced trumpet player in the phenomenal local outfit...
Nick Crameri
- Feb 22, 2021
- 5 min
The Laws of Loveboner
Even with so little on stage, Loveboner offer one of the most engagingly manic performances you’re likely to see in Melbourne. Marked by...
Bonnie Spain
- Feb 11, 2021
- 2 min
PREMIERE: 'If Only (feat. Charm of Finches)' by Cian Bennet
Sometimes, the best way to open someone’s mind is to embrace their kindness. An endeavour for Cian Bennet, featuring Charm of Finches, If...
Bonnie Spain
- Dec 27, 2020
- 4 min
PREMIERE: ‘Tomorrow is Fine’ by Sean Sully & The Sleep Ins
‘Tomorrow is Fine’, the single release from Sean Sully & The Sleep Ins, is an optimistic track that is looking towards a carefree and...
Nick Crameri
- Dec 17, 2020
- 4 min
The Gold Is In The Gutter For Gutter Girls
Gutter Girls’ modus operandi is best likened to the haphazard chaos of Melbourne drains funnelling dregs and debris into the Yarra on a...
Bonnie Spain
- Dec 11, 2020
- 2 min
TRACK FEATURE: 'UP AND OUT' by Close Counters
As the ebullient summer sun rises over Melbourne, Close Counters couldn’t have chosen a better time to drop their new single UP AND OUT....
Nick Crameri
- Nov 29, 2020
- 5 min
Why We Love The Stained Daisies So Much
Sitting with alt-rockers The Stained Daisies in their homely Moreland Road share house, there’s a special kind of warmth that glows from...
Gregory Alekseenko
- Nov 27, 2020
- 16 min
Deep Dive: Hachiku - A Portrait Of The Artist as a Young Woman
It’s a mild spring Tuesday as I catch up with Narrm/Birraranga/Melbourne-based artist Anika Ostendorf, known by her moniker Hachiku. She...
Nick Crameri
- Nov 24, 2020
- 4 min
Eggy Bring Their Kaleidoscopic Oddments to Life On, Bravo!
Forming five years ago over a mutual affinity for “friendship and gags”, Melbourne 5-piece, Eggy have sizzled to the forefront of the...
Nick Crameri
- Nov 23, 2020
- 5 min
EUGH - The Most Die-Hard of the Devo-Core
Vincent Buchanan-Simpson’s EUGH (pronounced however the hell you want it to) has taken on a life that far exceeded its humble beginnings...
Bonnie Spain
- Nov 19, 2020
- 3 min
TRACK FEATURE: 'Swamp Fever' by Black Bats
'Swamp Fever', Black Bats most recent release, is a sultry fever dream, enrobed by the anxiety of the unknown. It’s dark and gritty, but...
Dillon South
- Nov 18, 2020
- 8 min
Road Trip: Flight to Dubai talk Strife, Hail Damage, and creating their own cult
Flight to Dubai are a no-nonsense band that are renowned for ripping the roof off with their rock and roll prowess. Reigning from...
Bridget bourke
- Nov 16, 2020
- 2 min
TRACK FEATURE: 'If I Never Make a Profit' by The Nylex Factory
'If I never made a profit' is the newest track from Melbourne Electro Rap artist The Nylex Factory, Better know as their artist alter ego...
Ella Clair
- Nov 6, 2020
- 3 min
VIDEO PREMIERE: ‘My Love’ & ‘Moments’ by Outtatime
Emerging impressively from the worst of Victoria’s lockdown with not one, but two captivating music videos is Victorian based Catalina...
Nick Crameri
- Nov 4, 2020
- 1 min
PREMIERE: 'Realpolitik' by Worker & Parasite
Back in August, we were introduced to the politically charged post-punk of Worker & Parasite through their debut single, ‘Crisis’....
Bonnie Spain
- Oct 31, 2020
- 4 min
ALBUM FEATURE: The Be Good Project
Robot Jaw Records recently released an album called ‘The Be Good Project’, a collaborative project between a wide range of musicians and...
Gregory Alekseenko
- Oct 26, 2020
- 2 min
TRACK FEATURE: 'Brick' by Realname & Stoneset
For many years now, experimental hip-hop group Too Birds, Realname and his pals at X Amount Records have been keeping the backpacker rap...
Nick Crameri
- Oct 25, 2020
- 1 min
HUM RECORDS PREMIERE: 'Wanderer' by Cian Bennet
Cian Bennet’s debut single represents a first on many fronts. As a filmmaker and an experienced trumpet player in the phenomenal local...
Bonnie Spain
- Oct 17, 2020
- 7 min
PREMIERE: 'Blue Flower' by El Fuko
To put it simply, 'Blue Flower' is authentic. It’s messy, it’s angry and it’s real. The sophomore album from El Fuko encapsulates a...
Nick Crameri
- Oct 13, 2020
- 4 min
Fluking Your Way Through the Modern Madness with Moth
If you feel yourself slowly becoming a slave to your screen as a result of the events of this horrendous year, Melbourne’s Moth is here...
Nick Crameri
- Oct 7, 2020
- 4 min
Plastic Piece Their Debut LP Together with New Hands
Having gone quietly about their business since their 2013 inception, Melbourne-based Plastic have moulded their emotionally hard-hitting...
Nick Crameri
- Sep 28, 2020
- 5 min
Road Trip: A Waltz With Sweeping Promises Through Their Savage Garden
Bursting out of Boston, Sweeping Promises are a female-fronted punk trio that needs to be on your radar. Striking while the creative iron...
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