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Premieres / Exclusives
Premiere: Kathleen Halloran unveils enigmatic video for the sultry track ‘Wolves Like You’ ahead of new album and live dates.
We are very honoured to provide you with an exclusive look at the stunning new video for the über cool single ‘Wolves Like You’ from guitarist Kathleen Halloran. The release…
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Premiere: ‘Melt’ – Townsville-based Poison Oak exclusively unveil their soaring single ahead of launch date.
We are very honoured to bring you an exclusive early listen to the radiant new single ‘Melt’ from Townsville-based band Poison Oak. ‘Melt’ is a shimmering indie pop…
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Premiere: Grace Turbo Questions Time and Heartbreak on New Single ‘Linear’
Sydney alt-pop artist Grace Turbo has released ‘Linear’, a dark synth-driven single from her forthcoming album Yes, And. Built around pulsing electronics and exposed vocals, the track…
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Premiere: BB Sabina exclusively unveil haunting, shimmering new single ‘In between’ ahead of launch date.
Naarm/Melbourne shoegaze band BB Sabina came onto our radar last year with their single ‘Multitude’ (see our review here) and we are very honored to bring you an exclusive listen…
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Premiere: ‘Ready For It’ – after 28 years, The Remotes exclusively unveil their dreamy, evocative new single.
Some things age like a fine wine. Originally a duo comprised of Ollie Browne (Art of Fighting/The Hoodangers) and Kristian Brenchley (S:Bahn, Degreaser), The Remotes released their debut…
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Track / Video
Track: Wrap up in the warm melancholic embrace of debut single ‘Snow Day’, from Naarm/Melbourne artist Hannah Potter.
Rippling acoustic guitars and a cello that makes you weep opens up the absolutely gorgeous single ‘Snow Day’ from Naarm/Melbourne artist Hannah Potter. Her mellifluous and…
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Track: Bleachers drop new single ‘the van’ ahead of upcoming album
Bleachers are back in motion, and they’re doing it the way they always have — big feelings, bigger hooks, and a sense that everything is teetering just on the edge of something euphoric. New…
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Track: Lykke Li explores the comedown on new single ‘Sick of Love’
Lykke Li has always understood the afterglow — and the aftermath. On new single ‘Sick of Love’, the latest preview of her upcoming album The Afterparty, she leans fully into the…
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Album Reviews
Album Review: Carol Maia & Jeremy Gustin – ‘it’s nice to see a lake in your eyes’: an mpb moment to treasure from the Rio/Brooklyn partnership.
Shaped by online exchanges between Rio and Brooklyn, ‘it’s nice to see a lake in your eyes’ by Carol Maia and Jeremy Gustin leaves no doubt about their shared sense of adventure. Brazilian…
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Album Review: Fcukers’ Ö is a 28-minute rush of sweat, speed and downtown chaos
Fcukers Ö album review – There’s no gentle way into Ö. Fcukers don’t open a door, they flick the lights on and drop you straight into the middle of it. The debut album from Shanny Wise…
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Album Review: Truly great – The Great Emu War Casualties unveil their soaring debut album ‘Public Sweetheart No. 1’
The brilliantly, if rather enigmatically, named band The Great Emu War Casualties have just released their debut entitled ‘Public Sweetheart No. 1’ after a series of EPs and singles released…
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Album Review : Benjamin Herman – ‘The Tokyo Sessions’ : A high energy trip to Japan with the Dutch jazz legend and his dynamic band.
Much celebrated Dutch alto-saxophonist, Benjamin Herman, sounds like the right kind of music obsessive. Not the drill-down, detail driven, relentless refiner of his craft but a musician who…
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EP Review: Big League unveil the anthemic swagger of ‘Windanswagger’ ahead of Australian/New Zealand tour
We had the privilege of premiering Big League‘s single ‘Neverlandfill’ towards the end of last year and the band has now delivered an EP entitled ‘Windanswagger’,…
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EP Review: The Night Packers’ ‘Invisible Ink’ shines with a pop sensibility and a wry humour.
The Night Packers are literally one of those The Marrickville Sound bands I always go on about – based around the very same inner city suburb of Sydney and still creating an enormously…
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Interviews
Interview: It’s Not a Documentary — It’s an Act: Baxter Dury on Nepotism, Performance and the Strange Theatre of Modern Life
When I last saw Baxter Dury, it was during Dark Mofo in Hobart — a setting whose nocturnal weirdness felt oddly perfect for his particular brand of dry, late-night storytelling. Over the past…
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Feature: Fokofpolisiekar Reflect on Swanesang at 20 as Australian & NZ Tour Extends Legacy
South African punk band Fokofpolisiekar reflect on Swanesang 20 years on, as Hunter Kennedy discusses identity, rebellion and taking the band's music to audiences in Australia and New Zealand.
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Meet: A.S. Fanning Talks About His New Album ‘Take Me Back To Nowhere’
On his fourth studio album Take Me Back To Nowhere, A.S. Fanning sounds both unmoored and quietly resolute. Drawing inspiration from science-fiction, experimental sound worlds, and a newly…
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Meet: Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys Talk Us Through New Single & The Upcoming Album ‘Pale Bloom’
With a body of work that thrives on tension, restraint, and emotional depth, Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys have built a reputation for music that lingers long after it’s heard. As they move…
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Meet: John Witherspoon Talks Through The Elegant New Single ‘My Baby’ & Upcoming Album
Liverpool’s John Witherspoon is back with his most emotionally intricate single yet, ‘My Baby’, releasing September 19th as the final preview of his third studio album, One Of…
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Meet: Ash frontman Tim Wheeler – “If it wasn’t fun and playful, we’d have quit long ago”
Ash frontman Tim Wheeler is in reflective but upbeat mood as he talks about the band’s new album To The Stars, their first since 2021. “It’s the shortest gap we’ve had since our first and…
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Features / Playlists
Interview: It’s Not a Documentary — It’s an Act: Baxter Dury on Nepotism, Performance and the Strange Theatre of Modern Life
When I last saw Baxter Dury, it was during Dark Mofo in Hobart — a setting whose nocturnal weirdness felt oddly perfect for his particular brand of dry, late-night storytelling. Over the past…
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Feature: Backseat Mafia’s photographic tribute to Bluesfest Byron Bay
For four years, Backseat Mafia has covered Bluesfest Byron Bay, an iconic event on the Australian music calendar. On March 13th, just three weeks before what would have been the 37th Bluesfest…
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Feature: Fokofpolisiekar Reflect on Swanesang at 20 as Australian & NZ Tour Extends Legacy
South African punk band Fokofpolisiekar reflect on Swanesang 20 years on, as Hunter Kennedy discusses identity, rebellion and taking the band's music to audiences in Australia and New Zealand.
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Live review
Live Gallery: MAY-A and Lucky ignite Liberty Hall in explosive Sydney show 09.04.2025
Something is already breaking loose inside Liberty Hall — a room packed with a mainly female crowd whose excitement doesn’t just build, it spills over, screams ricocheting off the walls like…
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Live Gallery: Biffy Clyro Brings Futique Tour To Australia – 08.04.26, Eora Land/Sydney
Roundhouse opened last night with Teenage Joans, the Kaurna/Adelaide two-piece, Cahli Blakers on guitar and Tahlia Borg behind the kit. They’ve been a darling of the Australian alt scene…
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Live Gallery: The Black Crowes bring raw Southern swagger to Sydney’s Enmore Theatre 08.04.2026
Inside Enmore Theatre, the air feels thick tonight — not just with heat, but with the promise of something unapologetically old-school: loud guitars, loose edges, and rock’n’roll played like…
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Live Review: Thundercat – Aviva Studios, Manchester 27.03.2026
There was a sense early on that this would be no ordinary night at Aviva Studios. A large crowd had packed into the cavernous space, and from the moment Thundercat and his band took the stage,…
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Live Review + Gallery: Rise Against – Knitting Factory – Spokane, Wa – 2026.03.30
Live Review + Gallery: Rise Against – Knitting Factory – Spokane, Wa – 2026.03.30
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Live Review : Rob Corcoran and The Necessary Evils deliver a night of courage, hope and truth // Green Note London// April 3, 2026
Written by Lara Eidi If Van Morrison met Rory Gallagher in London and the two conjured a collaborative album, it might sound something like Rob Corcoran. The Irish-born, London-based…
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Film
News: The life and times of William Arthur and his iconic Sydney band Glide is explored in ‘Disappear Here’, a film by Ben deHoedt.
Glide were a seminal Sydney band that burned brightly and all together too briefly in the nineties, beset by tragedy when their singer and songwriter William Arthur died at the end of that…
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Film Review: January
Winter can be a magical time of year and there’s nothing more atmospheric than a sprinkling of snow. In many places, that light covering becomes something different entirely. In Eastern…
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Sundance Review: Iron Butterflies
As we approach the first anniversary of the full Russian invasion of Ukraine, it’s easy to forget that this war didn’t start in 2022. Indeed, the (recent) troubles with Russia can be traced…
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Sundance Review: Slow
Cinema reflects the age, society and country it’s made in. For example, 1950s Hollywood portrayed romance as straightforward love between a man and a woman. They meet, get to know each other…
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Sundance Review: When It Melts
Trauma is a terrible thing. It’s not something you can outrun or escape from. It doesn’t matter how many years you bottle it up inside, it will suddenly resurface when you least expect it. You…
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Blu-Ray Review: Villa Rides
The line between good and evil has always been a little blurred in Mexico. Whilst American cinema likes to have a clear delineation between its heroes and villains, the reality is often much…
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