Thomas Calder aka The Trouble With Templeton swept Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide away last weekend. Hailing from Australia, Thomas captivated the assorted onlookers, leaving a long-lasting impression in Los Angeles. This week, The Trouble With Templeton is traveling to New York for the esteemed CMJ Music Marathon. Before you race there to catch a glimpse of his fervent performance, watch the haunting video for “Bleeders,” off the band’s debut album Bleeders [I Wrote A Novel EP].

Foggy silhouettes of Thomas as he walks through a cemetery amongst elegant zombie ballet capture the essence of this strolling ballad as he sings, “I don’t feel your heart anymore / ‘Cause you are so far gone.”

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Tags: Australia, Bleeders, CMJ, Filter Magazine's Culture Collide 2012 Festival, I Wrote A Novel EP, New York, Planetary Group, The Trouble With Templeton

The new song from Strange Talk, “Cast Away” has amazing synths, excellent beats and if it doesn’t get your head bobbing, then something is wrong with you. I’ve been in love with Strange Talk‘s music for over 2 years and their music continually seems to get better and better!

With “Cast Away”, they’ve made their next catchy fun dancing electro-synth-pop hit, if only American radio respected their music enough to play it like Australia does

This is the first single from Strange Talk’s debut album which will be released in early 2013.Watch the video to “Cast Away” below. (more…)

Tags: Australia, debut single, electro-synth-pop, Strange Talk

House/Electronic Music Producers and DJs, KarbonCopy, from Adelaide, Australia, recently brought us their remix to Calvin Harris and Ne-Yo‘s “Let’s Go”, this is a club rocker! Enjoy!

-EllisD (@DreamChaserLSD)

Tags: Adelaide, Australia, Calvin Harris, KarbonCopy, Ne-Yo, remix

Road-trips are pretty boring, unless you have a killer soundtrack to invoke sing alongs, dancing and a whole bunch of fun. Antonio Paul‘s latest single ‘Into the Night’ offers just that. The mystical pop number takes you on a magical road-trip that keeps you moving until the very end. The fast paced and drum heavy track is reminiscent of an Australian Two Door Cinema Club.

Before you watch the video to that, stream the song and “Made In China” another favorite of mine. Both tracks are on Antonio Paul‘s latest studio release, End Of The World EP (iTunes).

Watch the music video for ‘Into The Night’ below. (more…)

Tags: Antonio Paul, Australia, End Of The World EP

Here’s a recent radio mix that my favorite up-and-coming indie electronic act, Strange Talk, made. I can’t wait to hear these guys release new music but until then, here’s something that you should all enjoy.

Click more to watch Strange Talk‘s last music video, “Climbing Walls”, which should be what turns you into a fan of this Australian bands music. (more…)

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They have a wikipedia, yet this is a band that needs more fans, especially with the quality of music they are releasing! Regurgitator formed in 1994, but I only recently heard of them with their submission of their latest album, SuperHappyFunTimesFriends (DOWNLOAD), a mix of alternative tracks which can’t quite be put into a genre, which is why I call it alternative.

Listen and download SuperHappyFunTimesFriends from Regurgitator. My two favorites are “Punk Mom” and “Born Dumb” but I recommend downloading the album as I suspect this to be a band where everybody has their own favorite track from them.

For more on Regurgitator, follow them on facebook!

Tags: Australia, Regurgitator, SuperHappyFunTimesFriends

Australian band Atlas Genius delivers an alternative rock track, “Trojans”. I’m loving the pick-up in the song, catchy guitar riffs and overall how chill the track is.
Trojans by Atlas Genius

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Antonio Paul is an indie rock duo with catchy hooks, instrumentals comparable to Phoenix and Two Door Cinema Club but more raw and less alternative. Another group that I think this group is on a similar level is with Satellite Stories. Two 20-something Australian’s is Antonio Paul. Here’s a better description from their website:

Edgy samples, twangy guitar and mixing pop culture with a fiercely independent attitude. This is Antonio Paul.

Here’s their three latest songs which have such a catchy rock/pop sound.
Antonio Paul – City Dreams
Antonio Paul – West Coast Kids
Antonio Paul – Monsters
I highly recommend downloading their Treasures EP, which features these songs. If you like the group, I got a little more coming from Antonio Paul soon. Follow Antonio Paul on facebook.

Tags: Antonio Paul, Australia, Treasures, Treasures EP

I discovered Snob Scrilla through the SXSW 2011 Torrent. He’s an Australian Singer/Songwriter who has a diverse hip-hop/pop sound. So happy I discovered this musician as he has a mix of hip-hop and electronica to create real upbeat enjoyable tracks. Snob Scrilla is a must watch artist and here’s three song why:

Snob Scrilla – Heartbreak Scorsese

Snob Scrilla – There You Go Again

Snob Scrilla – Spaceship (Produced By Bag Raiders)

If you like Snob Scrilla‘s sound, follow him on facebook and twitter.

Tags: Australia, Bag Raiders, genre-blending, Hip-Pop, mixing genres, Snob Scrilla

A member from alternative hip-hop band The Five One posted this a few weeks ago and I immediately downloaded the song. Once again Australia produces another dope indie pop/rock band that is about as awesome and catchy as Cut Copy, Gypsy & The Cat, The Holidays and Strange Talk to name several others I really enjoy. Last Dinosaurs can be entered into that list of awesome Australian bands that are going to blow up.

Last Dinosaurs – Time & Place
Watch the official music video to “Time & Place” below. (more…)

Tags: Australia, indie rock/pop, Last Dinosaurs