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News: Chiodos Return To Australia To Celebrate All’s Well That Ends Well Anniversary

More than a decade after they last played Australian stages, Chiodos are finally heading back, announcing an Australian tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of their landmark debut album All’s Well That Ends…

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News: Alex Warren Announces Alyssa Grace As Special Guest For Australian Tour

Alex Warren’s Australian and New Zealand tour has gained another rising name, with Californian singer-songwriter Alyssa Grace confirmed as special guest for every date of the Finding Family On The Road World Tour…

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Premiere: ‘I Kinda Love You’ – Boorloo/Perth band Salt Museum exclusively deliver an extraordinary shimmering debut.

Some songs are about certainty. This one isn’t. Perth five-piece Salt Museum have built their debut single around the space just before a confession of love — that fragile, half-terrified…

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News: ABC Return To Australia With First National Tour In More Than A Decade

More than a decade after their last Australian tour, ABC are heading back for a national run in March 2027, with Martin Fry once again leading audiences through The Lexicon of Love and a catalogue that helped…

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Premiere: Naarm/Melbourne-based artist SRU confronts self-abandonment on new single ‘be ur girl’

There’s a particular kind of song that doesn’t announce its darkness — it just lets you sit in it. Melbourne artist SRU‘s new single ‘be ur girl’ is exactly that…

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Track: Osaka’s LADY FLASH’s ‘Titans Baby’ Is a sugar rush of noisy indie pop

Two minutes. That’s all Osaka’s LADY FLASH give you on ‘Titans Baby’, and they don’t waste a second of it. Jagged guitars collide with melodies so sweet they practically apologise…

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Track: Dead Mall Strip Things Back For Ferocious New Single ‘RATS’

Newcastle alternative punk outfit Dead Mall have returned with ‘RATS’, a confrontational new single that marks the band’s first release since last year’s debut album SUPERLIMINAL. It’s a track that pares back the production…

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Track: Ninajirachi And Porter Robinson Release Long-Awaited Collaboration ‘WannaCry’

A decade ago, Ninajirachi was standing in the crowd at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre watching Porter Robinson play what would become her first-ever concert. Earlier this month she returned to that same stage to headline…

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Track: Sweetie Announce Debut Album Dogtooth And Share Title Track

Sydney trio Sweetie have announced their debut album Dogtooth, arriving 25 September via Blossom Rot Records, alongside its compelling title track, a song that reframes the band’s gothic post-punk through the lens of love…

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News: Lost Paradise Unveils 2026 Lineup Led By John Summit And Skepta

Lost Paradise has revealed its 2026 lineup, with the New Year’s institution returning to Glenworth Valley on Darkinjung Country from 28 December to 1 January. Now entering its twelfth year, the festival continues to…

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