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Album Review: Supergroup Bleak Squad – Mick Turner (Dirty Three, Mess Esque), Mick Harvey (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, The Birthday Party), Adalita (Magic Dirt) and Marty Brown (Art of Fighting) – gather together to brew the spectacular ‘Strange Love’.

Naarm/Melbourne’s gothic noir Bleak Squad consists of living legends Mick Turner (Dirty Three, Mess Esque), Mick Harvey (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, The Birthday Party), Adalita (Magic Dirt) and Marty Brown (Art of…

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Track: ‘Like An Animal’ – Lutruwita’s TEENS are back roaming the streets to create delicious mayhem ahead of album release and live date.

It’s a normal teenage occupation isn’t it? Rioting in the streets, vandalising telephone booths and mugging little old pensioners? Not this lot. TEENS (who may in fact be outside the…

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News: London trio bar italia bring Some Like It Hot to Australia this December

bar italia will return to Australia in December, adding Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane headline shows to their Meredith Festival appearance.

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News: A One-Night-Only Opera House Gig for Perfume Genius This December

Perfume Genius brings his confessional new album Glory to life at the Opera House Concert Hall this December.

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Live Gallery: The Stamps Bring Their Debut Album to a Packed Vine Street Room

From chairs to pillows on the floor, the crowd creates its own architecture of closeness, echoing the Stamps' own tight-knit bond.

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News: Lagwagon bring HOSS back to Australia & NZ for 30th anniversary tour

Lagwagon will mark the 30th anniversary of HOSS with a run of shows across Australia and New Zealand in 2026.

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Track: The Golden Gaytimes indulge in a little lascivious ‘Cherries and Cheese’ ahead of new album and tour dates.

The Golden Gaytimes are back to spread a little glam and bacchanalian excess in their anthemic new single ‘Cherries and Cheese’. It’s a track soaked in excess and opulence, dramatic…

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News: Jim White (Dirty Three) announces solo album and leads with the atmospheric title track ‘Inner Day’, with Australian and US dates ahead with Ed Kuepper

The premiere Australian percussionist and living icon Jim White – the power house engine behind the skins in Dirty Three, has announced the release of his second ever solo album…

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Premiere: Nick Batterham (The Earthmen, Cordrazine) unveils video for the atmospheric instrumental track ‘First Snow’ ahead of launch gig and album.

Nick Batterham is known for his work in iconic indie bands The Earthmen and Cordrazine, but he is putting on display his musically diverse skills through his forthcoming instrumental album…

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Premiere: Soar through the sparkling ‘Universe’ with The Valery Trails, ahead of album release and launch date.

Threaded through with a delicious melancholy and guitars that sparkle like diamonds in the sun, we are honoured to premiere the new single from Meanjin/Brisbane band The Valery Trails. It’s…

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