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The Raw (feat. Saigon, Inspectah Deck & Bekay) [M-Phazes Remix] by Diamond Media 360

M-Phazes is the perfect example of a diamond in the rough. Born and raised in the Gold Coast of Australia (more…)

After a very busy 2011 with The Home IndVasian Series.I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Kaos one half of the Melbourne hip hop duo Justice & Kaos. (more…)

Tom Showtime is a man of many guises. Although appearing to the overt eye as a DJ, this talent brimming character is also labeled producer, café owner, saxophonist and gramophone enthusiast. From Be-Bop to Breakbeat, Tom’s passion for music is paralleled only to his tenacious enjoyment of watermelon, coffee and cricket.

With notable inspirations such as DJ Shadow, Mr. Scruff, Quantic and Bonobo as well as a fervent obsession with sampling old funk, latin and jazz – there was no doubt that Tom Showtime was soon to be heard. Tom’s earnest aspiration has seen him generate some stellar opportunities in his music career to date; supporting such acts as Urthboy, The Bamboos and posing as the warm up DJ for The Nextmen at their highly regarded ‘Friends and Family’ night at First Floor in Melbourne.

I had the chance to catch the talented Tom Showtime and chat with him about whats to come and what’s happening in his burgeoning career. It certainly is Showtime for Tommy. Check it out.. (more…)

Whetting the appetite for this year’s release of Intricate Moves Vol 2, created by Belgium’s very own scratch king DJ Grazzhoppa, Chess Move Cartel has made available a free download single and promo mix (more…)

You know your favourite t-shirt?  The one that feels so comfortable it’d be harder to let go of than a relationship in tatters.

That’s the kind of shirt Pete Le Chic aims to make. (more…)

After the resounding success of his debut album “Good Gracious”, M-Phazes is super hot property and to coin a phrase “the man of the moment”. It seems like when ever you turn on the radio or open up a street press you are greeted by some fresh M-Phazes hype. (more…)

Love them or…well, love them I suppose, The Optimen definitively are among the backbone of amazing QLD, nay, iconic Australian hip hop arists that make up our local scene, and their name is synonomous with the catch cry of an entire city; Boomtown!

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The UK has always been a vibrant melting pot of styles fusing different genres and continually coming up with new sounds that the rest of the world takes to. (more…)

It’s Official’s own personal media assassin AKA Mr. Syntax took some time to chop it up with two of Sydney’s best… (more…)

GURU & SOLAR INTERVIEW CIRCA 2005
Interview by DJ Flagrant
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