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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Track: Mick Harvey and Amanda Acevedo unveil the first exquisite track ‘Milk and Honey’ from their forthcoming album of duets ‘Phantasmagoria In Blue’ ahead of European tour.
At the beginning of the year, the legendary Mick Harvey (The Birthday Party, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) announced his collaboration with enigmatic Mexican singer and filmmaker Amanda Acevedo…
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News: Laura Jean Announces Screenings of ‘Amateurs’ Concert Film
Laura Jean has made a movie of her 'Amateurs' concert
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Track: Cash Savage and the Last Drinks drop new single, announce Tour.
Cash Savage and the Last Drinks have announced a new album, 'So This Is Love'
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Track: Benny J. Ward demands you ‘Tell Me Tell Me’ in a vibrant ball of fuzz that clatters and jangles with a louche aplomb.
Perth’s Benny J. Ward is a busy chap – if he’s not fronting the psych jangle pop maestros Rinehearts and punk outfit LEECHES!, he has half a dozen other projects…
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Track: New Zealand’s Queen of indie Fazerdaze releases ethereal and anthemic new single ‘Flood Into’ from her EP ‘Break!’
Delayed by the unfortunate climate events in the North Island of New Zealand, and following a high profile support for New Zealand’s other pop magician Lorde‘s tour, the magnificent singer/producer/multi-instrumentalist…
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