James Blake on Lunch with Beth Dalgleish

The charming (and jet-lagged) James Blake stopped by to chat about his new album Overgrown. You can listen to him vanquish collaboration myths (sorry Bjork and Drake fans!) and reminisce about his CD-ripping library trips.

One To Watch :: Gang Of Youths

Each month in Time Out Sydney, FBi chooses a local up-and-coming act that we think we should be on your radar. In April, get acquainted with Gang of Youths

Watch :: The Townhouses ‘Talk’ live on FBi

The Townhouses – aka Leigh Hannah – dropped by FBi for the release of his album Diaspora. Watch the one-man-magician performing live in the studio.

Preview :: ‘Balances’ exhibition by West

Everything is in balance… Or is it? A gorgeous new exhibition by Sydney artist and musician WEST, aka Joel Cameron, explores the delicate balances that keep life chugging along.

Christmas Spirit: Gifts to DI-Y For

Cookies. Cards. Beer. Everything’s better when you make it yourself, right? The Green Villages team have made a series of cute-as-hell How-To videos that will save you the Christmas shopping nightmare – AND a tree or two!

Premiere :: Sleepmakeswaves – Kyson remix

Sydney ambient post-rockers sleepmakeswaves are bringing out a collection of remixes, and they’ve given us the very first taste: a beautifully ambient take on ‘we like you when you’re awkward’ from Kyson. It is delicious, and it is free.

Sydney Festival :: FBi Picks

The full lineup for the 2013 Sydney Festival was announced today at midday. Now that we’ve taken a few moments to recover from our squealing and whispering, here are some of our FBi picks for next January…

Preview :: A Common Thought @ MUM

Here at FBi, we are big fans of a good cause. And we’re really big fans of a good party. We’re gonna indulge in a bit of both tonight at The World Bar… are you in?

View :: Cogel ‘Felusine’

Cogel are a local five-piece who write the kind of indie pop that makes the whole world feel like a Zach Braff movie.

View :: Petty Thieves ‘Coca Cola Kid’

ATTENTION everyone who fantasised about having an outrageously successful lemonade stand on the corner of their street as a kid… Pear Shape’s new video is here to rekindle/completely warp your youthful fantasies.