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News: Ireland’s Fontaines D.C. Announce Australian and New Zealand ROMANCE tour in 2025 with festival and headline appearances, supported by Wunderhorse

In a busy day for tour announcements downunder, the brilliant Fontaines D.C. – a band Backseat Mafia have been raving about since their phenomenal debut single ‘Boys From The Betterland’…

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News: The legendary New Order announces Australian Tour in 2025.

In news just in, the legendary New Order have just announced an Australian tour for March 2025, including a performance on the iconic Sydney Opera House forecourt. The tour will…

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News: Yours & Owls Returns to Wollongong in 2025 with Star-Studded Lineup

Fontaines D.C. Set to Headline Yours and Owls 2025, Bringing Post-Punk Power to The Gong

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Live Review & Gallery: The Weeknd’s After Hours Til Dawn Tour: A Global Phenomenon Sells Out Sydney’s Accor Stadium 22.10.2024

Stadium-Sized Spectacle: The Weeknd’s Night to Remember at Sydney Olympic Park

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Album Review: A. Swayze & The Ghosts plead ‘Let’s Live A Life Better Than This’ in a brilliant sophomore album that cements their place in the pantheon of antipodean greats.

A. Swayze and the Ghosts are undeniably one of Tasmanian’s finest exports (along with a horror-tinged brand of southern gothicism, unfiltered Gin and the Dark Mofo Festival) and create an immensely…

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Live Review & Gallery: Velvet Parade Launch Gothic Australian Debut ‘Ghost’ Live at Eora/Sydney’s Moshpit – 18.10.24

Does anyone do darkness better? Friday night at Moshpit, the hole-in-the-wall dive on Eora/Sydney’s King Street, was the perfect place to find out. Velvet Parade, hailing from Naarm/Melbourne, were there…

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Track: Stilla Releases Glistening Debut EP ‘STILLAVERSE’

Naarm/Melbourne-based pop princess Stilla has released her debut EP ‘STILLAVERSE’ – click to stream. Co-produced with Nathan Zammit and mixed by Hayden Lauersen (RARIA, Sophiya, Blush’ko), the EP features six…

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Live Review & Gallery: SXSW Sydney in Full Swing as Local and International Artists Celebrate Day Four

Day four of Sydney’s coveted SXSW meant many things. Firstly, everyone had become more aware and in tune with the layout, as I spotted the same faces while bouncing around…

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News: The debonair Geoffrey O’Connor is back with news of album ‘I Love What We Do’ and he unveils the elegant title track ahead of live dates

Singer/songwriter/producer Geoffrey O’Connor last blessed us with his presence in his stunning album of duets ‘For As Long As I Remember’ back in 2021 (read my review here). O’Connor today…

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