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Album Review: Madonna Reclaims Her Club Crown With Confessions II

Madonna has spent more than four decades rewriting the rules of pop, so it feels fitting that Confessions II arrives at a moment when the cultural conversation is dominated by female…

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Track: Jack Gray Finds Beauty In Uncertainty On ‘Swimming In Jeans’

Jack Gray has spent the past few years steadily emerging as one of Australia’s most accomplished young singer-songwriters. With Swimming In Jeans, the title track from his forthcoming debut album, the…

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Track: Tove Lo and Stromae have shared their exquisite new music video for “des fleurs”.

Tove Lo continues to unveil the world of her forthcoming sixth album ESTRUS with the release of the striking video for des fleurs, a captivating collaboration with Belgian creative powerhouse Stromae. Directed by…

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News: The Lazy Eyes Turn Up The Guitars On ‘Always In The Back Of My Mind’

The Lazy Eyes continue the countdown to their eagerly awaited second album Cheesy Love Songs with the release of Always In The Back Of My Mind, a track that broadens the band’s sonic…

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News: FORGE FESTIVAL Launches With Scar The Surface’s First Show In Over A Decade

Halloween has always belonged to heavy music, and this year Melbourne is getting a new tradition. FORGE FESTIVALmakes its debut on Saturday, October 31 at Richmond’s Leadbeater Hotel, bringing together a…

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News: NO CIGAR Announce Biggest Australian Tour Yet

Few bands have quietly built international momentum as convincingly as NO CIGAR. Fresh from sold-out shows across the UK and Europe and armed with the acclaim surrounding their third album Under The…

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Premiere: Naarm/Melbourne’s Hannah Potter finds her way home in the haunting ‘Judith’s House’

Back in April we wrapped ourselves up in the warm melancholic embrace of Hannah Potter‘s debut single ‘Snow Day’, a song so assured it barely felt like a first outing…

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News: CAKE Return To Australia For First Tour In 15 Years

For the first time in 15 years, CAKE are heading back to Australia, bringing one of alternative rock’s most distinctive catalogues to stages around the country. The Sacramento outfit will…

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Premiere: After a challenging year, Kat Greta is back and showing a little ‘Audacity’

It’s been said before but I’ll say it again: Kat Greta is a prodigious, seriously underrated talent whose releases are like golden rays of sunshine when all else around is…

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Track: Snow Patrol And Kylie Unite On New Single ‘These Alarms’

Snow Patrol and Kylie Minogue have finally crossed paths on record. These Alarms, released today via BMG, pairs one of Britain’s most enduring rock bands with Australia’s biggest pop icon, delivering…

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