The beats are heavy, the bass booms. It's HEAVY INNIT!!
HEAVY INNIT!! DOWNSTAIRS AT THE LAUNDRY The beats are heavy, the bass booms. It's HEAVY INNIT!! The place to hear fresh new bangin hip-hop experiments and earth-shaking dubstep. Affiks and Baddums invite you to The Laundry on Saturday October 25 for another dope-ass evening with special guest selector Mu-Gen showing us how to get eclectic whilst giving the PA a serious bitchslapping. Affiks & A13 have prepared a 3-deck mind-melting dubstep mash-up to close the night from 1-3am, but come early as Baddums opens up with a thick slab of high-grade hip-hop on that dark, experimental, futuristic tip. It's all 100% free from 9pm downstairs The Laundry so come douse yourself in

Street Poetics - MC Battle, MPC Beat Battle and DJ's- Free at the Laundry

Tasmanian hip hop producer Akouo brings us his debut compilation album, titled 'Outwit the Muscle'

The Espy and Baddums present the second installment of the Above Ground series

POLO CLUB ALBUM LAUNCH FT. MTV KICKSTART FINALISTS EMCEE ABLE(WA) & SKYE HARBOUR(SA)

Japan's genre defying turntablist/proudcer in Australia!
Thursday Ocotber 9 DJ BAKU(JAPAN) AT THE LAUNDRY A unique producer and turntablist with unconventional ways, DJ Baku is one of the most intriguing artists to come out of Japan since DJ Krush. Using a wah-wah pedal and other effects, along with souped-up modern-day turntables, Baku extracts the unimaginable during intense and energetic workouts combining metal, drum'n'bass, dubstep, electronica and hip hop. Touring Australia for the first time in support of his genre-defying sophomore album 'Dharma Dance', DJ Baku stops off in Melbourne for one night only at The Laundry on Thursday October 9 hosted by Curse Ov Dialect with special guest appearances by local MCs Ivens and

Heavy bass, heavy drums... HEAVY INNIT!!
Saturday September 27 HEAVY INNIT - FREE DOWNSTAIRS AT THE LAUNDRY HEAVY INNIT returns with more gargantuan bass and monster drums with special September selectorz DJ KUYA and KAMO! DJ Affiks closes the night from 1-3am with his trademark UK steez. Download the free September mix by DJ Kuya our myspace! Free entry. 9pm-3am The Laundry - 50 Johnston St, Fitzroy www.myspace.com/heavyinnit

Some kinda hip-hop variety show!
Saturday September 27 THE BAD ARTS MOFO RAP PARTY AT ARTS HOUSE When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. In the spirit of the Melbourne Fringe, Baddums Presents is proud to assemble a wild and motley collection of Melbourne's most colorful and entertaining HipHop freaks. Just watch out for the crumping nuns... Artists: Curse Ov Dialect, Polo Club, Tall Man Sound System & Outward Obtooce. Hosted by Purple Duck. FREE! http://www.melbournefringe.com.au

Like your drums played with sledgehammers? Want sumo-sized bass? Well this one's HEAVY INNIT!! Starting Saturday August 23 DJs Baddums & Affiks bring you as many slammin' hip-hop, dubstep and drum & bass bangers they can cram into six hours, every fourth Saturday downstairs at The Laundry. Special live guests for August are Megatron a hip-hop/drum & bass combo featuring DJ/producer Wasabi and MC/producer Dysphemic. Long running reggaeton/dancehall sound system Pressure Drop continues to keep it nice upstairs. $10 for entire venue. 9pm-3am.

Best known for her own special blend of neo-soul and r'n'b, Melbourne-based singer/songwriter Rachael Berry is a talented artist with a golden voice. Backed by a star-studded live band featuring producer Jolz, guitarist Mikey Chan and Mista Savona on the keys, Ms Berry presents a classy show that is passionate, personal and uplifting. Baddums, Down Pressure & The Laundry are proud to present Rachel and her band performing the best of her extensive catalogue on Saturday August 16 upstairs at the Laundry with special guests Funk In Public(featuring another local soul diva Lady Lash) and DJs Ayna & Jolz spinning neo-soul and party hip-hop joints til late! $8 on the door.

A night of celebration of creative new media possibilities for agents of change and evolution.

Fluent Form launching his debut album 'Chapters of Substance'

Canberrra duo, D'OPUS & ROSHAMBO launch their debut album 'THE SWITCH'!

West Coast MC Blu visits Australia for the very first time to perform tracks from Blu & Exile - 'Below The Heavens' and C.R.A.C. - 'Piece Talks'!

Hip-hop/dub producer plays one last Melbourne show before heading overseas indefinitely!

Best known for being one-half of two notable duos Field Trip and Mankind, plus his regular appearances on Class-A's recordings, Geelong ambassador and Hungry Humans member Thorts is one of Australia's most honest, life-experienced, lyrical emcees. Thorts boasts a solid contribution to hip-hop since the nineties; constantly penning verses, recording tracks and entertaining audiences with his passionate live performances. Joined on stage by DJ Bogues, Esvee and Class-A, Thorts headlines a huge line-up over two levels featuring Adelaide's K21 and Subsketch, Melbourne friends JP and Pang Productions crew plus Bwiv Deece launching their new 'Mixtaste' sampler CD and DJs Affiks

The Tongue & DJ Skoob launching 'The Redux' mixtape ft. Nikkita(Syd), Class-A & DJ Bogues, Polo Club, Broken Aesthetics and more...

Dragonfly(Tall Man Sound System) launches his 'Shameless Self Promo Vol 1' CD at The Spot with special guests Polo Club, Talkshow Boys, Cyclones and more

A massive night of inter-dimensional warrior cast anthems with Elf Tranzporter, Culture Connect and loads more!

Foreign Beggars(UK) & Goth Trad(Japan) team up for a monster night of grimey hip-hop and dark dubstep!