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Track: Maxon releases debut album Talking With Strangers following ‘Little Blue’

Maxon finds her emotional centre on ‘Little Blue’ — a track that now lands with even greater weight as her debut album Talking With Strangers is officially out in the world. If the record is…

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News: PNAU announce regional Australian tour alongside new collaboration

PNAU have always treated collaboration like a kind of controlled chaos — pairing left-field instincts with global reach — and their latest move might be one of their most unexpected yet.…

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News: Festival of the Stone returns to Byron Bay with stacked 2026 lineup

Winter in Byron doesn’t arrive quietly — it rolls in with guitars, cold air and something brewing just beneath the surface. On Saturday 20 June, Festival of the Stone returns to the…

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Live Gallery: The Black Crowes bring raw Southern swagger to Sydney’s Enmore Theatre 08.04.2026

Inside Enmore Theatre, the air feels thick tonight — not just with heat, but with the promise of something unapologetically old-school: loud guitars, loose edges, and rock’n’roll played like it still…

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News: Adelaide Beer & BBQ Festival returns with massive 2026 lineup at new home

If the Adelaide Beer & BBQ Festival used to feel like a cult favourite tucked inside the Showground, its 2026 rebirth looks like it’s kicking the doors wide open. Landing…

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News: Karnivool announce biggest headline tour with In Verses live debut

Karnivool aren’t easing back into the cycle — they’re detonating it. After a 13-year wait between records, the Perth outfit are taking their ARIA #1 album In Verses on the road for the…

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News: Jason Derulo brings The Last Dance (Part 1) to Australia this September

Jason Derulo is lining up another Australian takeover. Off the back of his new album The Last Dance (Part 1), the global pop and R&B mainstay has announced a full-scale arena return…

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News: Courtney Barnett announces Concert Hall show following release of Creature of Habit

Courtney Barnett is bringing it back to where it counts. On Friday 6 November, she returns to Sydney Opera House for her first Concert Hall show since 2018 — this time armed with Creature…

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Feature: Backseat Mafia’s photographic tribute to Bluesfest Byron Bay

For four years, Backseat Mafia has covered Bluesfest Byron Bay, an iconic event on the Australian music calendar. On March 13th, just three weeks before what would have been the…

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Live Gallery: The Pogues celebrate Rum Sodomy & The Lash with fire and feeling in Sydney 05.04.2026

The room hums before a note is played. Inside Sydney Opera House, there’s a sense this isn’t just a heritage run-through — it’s something looser, louder, more alive than that. Fourteen…

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