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Welcome to soundslikebrisbane

soundslikebrisbane is a project aimed at promoting and supporting the independent record labels that are the backbone of the music scene in Brisbane, Australia.

This week on SLB...

Check out some of the highlights from the recent soundlikebrisbane launch as part of Inhabit Fiesta - featuring a dozen bands from the SLB labels rosters across two outdoor stages.


FREE STUFF

Visit the SLB Blog to download  free tracks from...

El Nino El Nino artist Carry Nation
Red Tape's hip-hop outfit The Optimen

And sign up to the SLB mailing list to go into the draw to win a fantastic pack from Starving Kids featuring a bunch of releases from The Medics, Fushia and Steve Grady along with a fab Starving Kids hoody.

DELVE INTO BRISBANE'S INDIE MUSIC HISTORY

In the first in a series of SLB articles charting Brisbane's indie music history, Pig City author Andrew Stafford looks at the early history of independent labels in Brisbane.

LIKE so many good things, it began by accident rather than design.
Ed Kuepper, guitarist with Brisbane’s original punk heart-stoppers the Saints, had left school and was working in a Brisbane warehouse for Melbourne-based independent label Astor Records. The label operated from the 1960s through to the early 1980s, experiencing early success with pioneering Australian garage bands the Loved Ones and Masters Apprentices. Read more...

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And If you're new to Brisbane's indie music scene, check out this taste of the BIG SOUND music conference which happens each September.