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Album Review: Tasmania’s Pete Cornelius unveils his latest long-player, Southern

Known as one of Tasmania’s (and Australia’s) premier guitarists, Pete Cornelius has just released his 10th album, the aptly named Southern. Opening track, Cruikshank is an epic, sprawling tale about…

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Live Review & Gallery: Role Model Brings Kansas Anymore to Life at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre 6.02.205

Role Model Captivates Sydney Fans

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News: Mallrat Announces Australian, North American, UK/European Tours Ahead Of Upcoming Album ‘Light Hit My Face Like A Straight Right’, Releasing Feb 14, + Supporting Kylie Minogue On ‘Tension’ Tour

Grace Shaw, better known as Australia’s indie-pop darling Mallrat, is one of those artists you love with your gut. If you’ve been paying any attention to the Australian music scene,…

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Premiere: Meanjin/Brisbane’s Zanna Black unveils the gorgeously evocative track ‘This Town’ – a glorious, ethereal paean to dispossession and loss.

Meanjin/Brisbane singer/songwriter Zanna Black is releasing a gloriously ethereal track ‘This Town’ tomorrow and we are inordinately honoured to bring you an early listen. ‘This Town has a delicate, fey…

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News & Track: The Jungle Giants Return With ‘Hold My Hand’, Upcoming Album and Tour Announcement

The Jungle Giants are back! After 18 months off the radar, the Meanjin/Brisbane four-piece have just returned to the spotlight with ‘Hold My Hand’, the first taste of their upcoming…

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Track & News: Naarm’s Surprise Chef Return With New Release ‘Bully Ball’ and Album Announcement

After spending 2024 immersed in the live re-scoring of the 1971 Australian cult classic Wake in Fright, the Naarm/Melbourne outfit Surprise Chef have turned their focus back to their own…

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Track & News: Djo Is Getting Busy! Fast Approaching Laneway Performances, Exclusive Side Show, ‘Basic Being Basic’ Release, Upcoming Album AND World Tour Announcement

2024 sent Joe Keery’s Djo project stratospheric. ‘End of Beginning’ was the song of the moment, streamed over 1.5 billion times, racking up 60 billion TikTok views, and landing on…

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News: Courteneers and Shame added to Yours and Owls Line Up

Yours & Owls 2025 Lineup: Britpop Icons, Post-Punk Rebels, and Local Legends Unite

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News: The deliciously dark Matt Malone & The Holy Spirits head to Aotearoa/New Zealand on tour.

We were highly impressed by Matt Malone & The Holy Spirits’ 2023 album ‘For The Term Of My Natural Life’ (see my review here), and Matt Malone has announced he…

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Track: ‘Where Are You Now?’ – Aotearoan dream pop King, Nik Brinkman, dials up the shimmering jingle jangle sounds with new single.

Ahead of the release of his new album ‘World Within’, New Zealand dream pop artist Nik Brinkman has followed up his first single in a few years, ‘Long Way To Go’,…

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