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Constant Mongrel Catching up with Anti Fade’s Billy Gardner. Primo!, Constant Mongrel, EXEK and Alien Nosejob will descend on Max Watt’s this February for back-to-back gigs courtesy of Anti Fade Records. It’s the second lineup the label’s curated as part of the ongoing Melbourne Music Week – Extended. The Max Watt’s gigs are also a return to auspicious surrounds for Anti Fade founder Billy Gardner, who ran a gig there as part of MMW 2019. Given the circumstances, however, there have been a few more hurdles in getting this one off the ground. “There’s definitely more...

Exploring Melbourne Museum’s Summer Plaza Series: three weekends of music adventure Jordan Dennis Words by August Billy Across three weekends in January, Melbourne Museum will come to life with parties and live music. The new year is here, but Melbourne Music Week – Extended is far from over. Thankfully, the event program largely comprises artists from or based in Melbourne and surrounds, meaning it’s full steam ahead with the final two months of gigs. As is typical of Melbourne Music Week, the events are taking place in many of the city’s most revered locations. This inclu...

21.12.2020 Beat’s Writer’s Wrap-up 2020: Our inquisitive music critics tell us their favourite releases of the year From left to right - Phoebe Bridgers, Perfume Genius and Tame Impala We spotlight the best releases of the year through the eyes of our writers. 2020… what a disaster. Thank fuck we can say goodbye to the absolute slime ball that’s been the last 12 months and look towards 2021 through a positive lens. Fingers crossed ol’ mate COVID decides to take a backseat and then we’re off to the races with gigs, festivals and events allowed to operate freely ...

Ritt Momney reflects on 2020, that viral cover and why pop music gets a bad rap Words by August Billy 2020 has been the worst year ever, right? But what if that hasn’t been your experience of it? What if this was the year that all of your dreams came true? That’s more or less how it’s felt for 21-year-old songwriter Jack Rutter, who releases music as Ritt Momney. Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, Rutter formed Ritt Momney a few years ago. It was initially an indie-rock band that included a bunch of Rutter’s high school friends. However, it gradually morphed...

Albums of the year: How ten Australian artists created their 2020 releases Words by August Billy With our liberties curtailed, our listening choices took on extra weight in 2020. Not only did we turn to music for entertainment and intrigue, but we also wanted it to transport us and provide much-needed company. For musicians, it was an often uncomfortable and disorienting year. Live performance was prohibited and live streams could very easily become an alienating experience – it’s difficult to adapt to playing to an invisible crowd accentuated by flickering thumbs-up and heart emojis. Rel...