As exclusively revealed at this afternoon’s Bigsound keynote address, A.B. ORIGINAL are the first act announced on the 2017 Laneway Festival. They will be both performing at the festival and MCing the event at all five Australian dates. “It is dope to be part of Laneway – one of the only national touring festivals around, […]
A.B. ORIGINAL today had the world premiere for the video of their latest single ‘JANUARY 26’, which they unveiled during their keynote speech at this year’s Bigsound. Featuring A.B. ORIGINAL (Briggs & Trials) and guest vocalist Dan Sultan, the powerful clip was directed by Richard Coburn from Kojo, who has also created videos for Hilltop […]
Briggs, flexing his knowledge and expertise as a rapper, label manager and community activist, joined Kulja Coulston and Dylan Bird on Melbourne community radio station 3RRR’s “The Grapevine”. Together they chatted about his recent foray into the acting world on TV series “Cleverman”. Briggs also talked about the urge he has to give back, and the […]
The Plot festival is back for yet another year, and topping the lineup is A.B. Original! The Plot’s strong focus on local talent will see the festival welcome an array of artists and genres in 2016, spanning from pop to indie to, of course, hip hop and bedroom producers, all performed on multiple outdoor stages […]
Today marks the world premiere of “January 26”, the second single from A.B. Original’s forthcoming album, “Reclaim Australia”. Airing on youth broadcaster triple j, Briggs and Trials say the song represents, “the annual frustration many Indigenous Australians feel from the farce of a holiday”. “January 26” also features vocals from Dan Sultan. “Since 1788, the […]
After six gripping episodes and one hell-of-a cliffhanger in the final episode, Cleverman has come to a close. Thankfully though, the series by Ryan Griffen has been renewed for another season in Australia and the US. Starring Indigenous actors Hunter Page-Lochard, Rob Collins and Deborah Mailman, the series reimagines several stories of the Aboriginal Dreaming in a […]
Hosted by Music NT, the National Indigenous Music Awards recognises excellence in the Indigenous music community. Now in their 12th year, the awards were held in Darwin and the night was a celebration of the best and brightest talent, including performances from triple j Unearthed NIMA competition winner Kuren, The Medics frontman Kahl Wallis, Gawurra and Bad Apples’ own A.B. […]
Rolling Stone Australia’s living, breathing bespoke bar and performance series is returning to Melbourne in September, and on the menu are Bad Apples’ superstars A.B. Original! The runs on the board are certainly accumulating for the duo, and this show will follow A.B. Original’s triple j takeover, the release of two cracking singles, the announcement […]
Four states, 10 stops, and just over a month later, Birdz has finished supporting legendary hip hop crew The Funkoars on The Mad as Hell Tour. Birdz was the key support for the tour, supported at each stop by local talent. TOUR STOPS: ACT – Canberra – TRANSIT BAR 15/6/16 NSW – Sydney – BALD […]
A.B. Original are set to make a very special keynote appearance at Australia’s biggest new music conference and showcase, Bigsound, this September. Briggs and Trials will be in conversation with Lindsay “The Doctor” McDougall and will follow the talk with a live show on the same evening at The Elephant Hotel. As if that […]
