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...

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...

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...

Having endured personal trials and internal turbulence over the past year, there’s few more fitting ways to describe Inner Wave’s...

Named after a German mathematician, Lipschitz continuity denotes a strong, uniform continuity between two functions. If we were to trace...

With the strength of the sun they sing about, Skink Tank radiate Australiana’s most positive peculiarities. Bound by a fondness for...

Under clear and specific directives from the socialist alliance known as the Ministry of Social Cohesion, Worker and Parasite act to...

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...

When considering prolific Melbourne artists of the recent era, Liam ‘Snowy’ Halliwell and Lachlan Denton sit within a sphere of their own...

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...

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...

Brad Dadson rarely answers a question regarding his music without the preface, “It’s weird…”. Whilst a self-ascribed descriptor for his...

Cian Bennet’s debut LP represents a first on many fronts. As a filmmaker and an experienced trumpet player in the phenomenal local outfit...

Even with so little on stage, Loveboner offer one of the most engagingly manic performances you’re likely to see in Melbourne. Marked by...

Sometimes, the best way to open someone’s mind is to embrace their kindness. An endeavour for Cian Bennet, featuring Charm of Finches, If...

‘Tomorrow is Fine’, the single release from Sean Sully & The Sleep Ins, is an optimistic track that is looking towards a carefree and...

Gutter Girls’ modus operandi is best likened to the haphazard chaos of Melbourne drains funnelling dregs and debris into the Yarra on a...

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....

Sitting with alt-rockers The Stained Daisies in their homely Moreland Road share house, there’s a special kind of warmth that glows from...

It’s a mild spring Tuesday as I catch up with Narrm/Birraranga/Melbourne-based artist Anika Ostendorf, known by her moniker Hachiku. She...

Forming five years ago over a mutual affinity for “friendship and gags”, Melbourne 5-piece, Eggy have sizzled to the forefront of the...

Vincent Buchanan-Simpson’s EUGH (pronounced however the hell you want it to) has taken on a life that far exceeded its humble beginnings...

'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...

Flight to Dubai are a no-nonsense band that are renowned for ripping the roof off with their rock and roll prowess. Reigning from...

'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...

Emerging impressively from the worst of Victoria’s lockdown with not one, but two captivating music videos is Victorian based Catalina...

Back in August, we were introduced to the politically charged post-punk of Worker & Parasite through their debut single, ‘Crisis’....

Robot Jaw Records recently released an album called ‘The Be Good Project’, a collaborative project between a wide range of musicians and...

For many years now, experimental hip-hop group Too Birds, Realname and his pals at X Amount Records have been keeping the backpacker rap...

Cian Bennet’s debut single represents a first on many fronts. As a filmmaker and an experienced trumpet player in the phenomenal local...

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...

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...

Having gone quietly about their business since their 2013 inception, Melbourne-based Plastic have moulded their emotionally hard-hitting...

Bursting out of Boston, Sweeping Promises are a female-fronted punk trio that needs to be on your radar. Striking while the creative iron...

Matahara’s debut single 'What a Waste' is a glistening, euphoric track that has the incredible capacity to transform itself. This is not...

Embellished with sequins and smoke and slipping you something to take the edge off, Melbourne garage rock princess Hannah Kate has...

Sometimes when it's right, it just works. This was the case with 'Shambhala', the debut single from Melbourne/Adelaide-based musician...

Hailing from WA, HAIRCARE ooze a relaxed but colourful aesthetic that matches their coastal environs. Their recently released debut EP,...

Few bands in Melbourne shine brighter with euphoric, alt-pop boppers than Junior Fiction. Stealing many a heart through performances...

When life in lockdown starts to stray into Groundhog Day territory, there’s nothing better than boogying around your bedroom to turn that...

Though bogan punk has forced its way into the mainstream of Australian rock, Dole Cheque has long been Melbourne's trailblazers of the...

Worker & Parasite want you not to panic. Despite the clear reason to be alarmed (although personally, I am VERY good at freaking out),...

We had the chance to sit down with MAXI (Max Igra) for a live performance of his new single 'Chatterbox.' As of today, 'Chatterbox' can...

As the minds behind beloved local post-punk-pop duo Hearts and Rockets, Kurt Eckardt and Kalindy Williams have gone to great lengths to...

Big Bill and the Bigot’s debut EP is a self-reflection of guilt, love and fear. Let The Empire Burn is chilling to its core. It creates a...

Initially intended as a creative canvas for Rudie Dodd’s recordings, Melbourne-based Polarize now comprises 5 members that gig heavily....

Double Vanity are a band whose music expresses feelings that words can’t articulate. With the ability to lure the listener into otherwise...

Where some artists base their work on personal self-reflections, others hurl themselves into eccentric forms of abstract social...

There is always a sense of excitement when music veterans come together and make something new. Newly formed Melbourne based band,...

With their new single ‘Rounding Up a Bunch of Cats’, Easy Browns serve up a lesson in existence and coexistence on a platter of plucky...