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Live Review + Gallery: Liz Stringer & William Crighton at Altar, Hobart, 16.03.2023

I had the absolute pleasure to get to see and listen to the legends of Australian music that Liz Stringer and William Crighton are turning out to be. Not only…

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News: Polyphia Announce First Australian Headline Tour

Polyphia announce first Australian tour.

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Gallery: Nakhane at The Recital Centre 15.03.2023

Multi-award winning singer, songwriter, actor, and novelist Nakhane is a star in the making. They returned to Australia for the first time since 2019 for a tour including WOMADelaide, Sydney…

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Premiere: Hoon are a little bit ‘Fried’: a frenetic onslaught that sweeps through the brain like an out of control freight train. A new album and tour also lie ahead.

With a thrilling delivery Johnny Rotten would be proud of, we are very pleased to premiere the new track ‘Fried’ from Dharawal/Wollongong-based garage-rock act Hoon. This comes as a precursor…

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Live Review + Gallery: WOMADelaide Day 1 (Friday, 10th March, 2023)

This was my first time attending the WOMADelaide festival, a celebration of world music held on the traditional lands of the Kaurna People. WOMADelaide – World Of Music Arts &…

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Premiere: The hyperkinetic Radio Free Alice provide us with an exclusive look at their new video for the heady joys of single ‘I Gotta (Fall In Love)’.

Last month we brought you news of the delightfully snotty young band Radio Free Alice‘s signing to the tremendous Double Drummer label and cast an ear over their frenetic and…

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News: RISING 2023 program is unveiled

Melbourne’s RISING 2023 program invites audiences to reflect, reckon, rave, and revel in night time culture as it is revealed today. A festival that you do in the city that…

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Album Review: Amanda Brown (ex-The Go-Betweens) unveils her debut solo album ‘Eight Guitars’ – an elegant and ethereal collection of treasures.

While many would be excused for thinking multi-instrumentalist, composer and songwriter Amanda Brown is defined by her stint with the legendary The Go-Betweens during their absolute peak period (most noticeably…

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Live Gallery: Bikini Kill at the Sydney Opera House 13.03.2023

Bikini Kill whip Opera House into a frenzy.

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EP Review: Melbourne’s Badinage unveil the ethereal EP ‘Meander’: a rich and vivid world without words to explore.

Post rock instrumental ensemble Badinage emerge out of the cultural petri dish that is Melbourne with their new EP ‘Meander’: a collection of immersive evocative instrumentals that bleed with a melancholic…

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