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News: GANGgajang set to headline Nimbin Roots Festival in October 2024

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Premiere: Naarm/Melbourne Twin Sisters, Idol Minds, Enchant with ‘Needed You’ – A Mystical Odyssey Through the Intricacies of Love

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Live Gallery: Warpaint at the Oxford Art Factory 23.10.2023

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Atom Eyes
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The new album by Atom Eyes is packed with funky tracks and chilled vocals it’s a balm for the soul, with some chunky rock ‘n roll thrown for good measure. A preposterous, genre diverse musical odyssey.

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Wallis Bird
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Wallis Bird’s ‘Hands’ is a deeply personal album with universal themes of love, understanding and compassion.

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As we emerge very slowly from the vicissitudes of COVID, it is so very pleasing to be able to anticipate the legendary Caligula‘s return to the music scene with their end of the month offerings of new material. And so far, the results have been magnificent (see my reviews here). The end of May is …

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Blue Mountains resident Lewis Goldmark has just unveiled his debut album ‘Cut and Flash’ via Broken Stone Records/Remote Control Records, and it is a ray of golden sunshine leavened with a sense of nostalgia and a bittersweet, sepia-tinged air. Lewis Goldmark is in fact Liam Judson from Belles Will Ring (and Magnetic Heads) and producer of many eminent bands, some …

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L.A. Mood
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L.A. Mood (AKA Dave Mudie) releases new song ‘Catch The Sun’ off upcoming album.

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Gordi
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Gordi has released a new track ‘Way I Go’ off upcoming EP ‘Inhuman’

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Alfie Templeman
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Album Review: Alfie Templeman’s new album confirms that he is a star in the making.

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Remy Boccalatte must be one of the busiest creatives and entrepreneurs around. Not only does he run the tasteful boutique False Peak Records in Brisbane (with a stunning roster of bands both local and international including The Apparitions, Graywave, The Yugoslav Attack, David Rylands, We Set Sail, Spring Skier and Overland Inn) but he also plays in a number of very impressive local …

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Maxine Gillon
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Maxine Gillon releases haunting new track and video ‘Grief Filled Avenues’.

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Glad tidings for those of us who love a little dramatic new wave post punk splendour: Sydney’s epic Johnny Hunter have announced a national Australian tour ahead of the release of their much anticipated debut album ‘Want’ via Cooking Vinyl Australia. And it truly is a national tour which even includes remote island capital Hobart …

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