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Feature: Fokofpolisiekar Reflect on Swanesang at 20 as Australian & NZ Tour Extends Legacy

South African punk band Fokofpolisiekar reflect on Swanesang 20 years on, as Hunter Kennedy discusses identity, rebellion and taking the band's music to audiences in Australia and New Zealand.

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Meet: We chat to the living legend Robert Forster (The Go-Betweens and solo) about his renewed lease of creativity, the bands and the good old days, ahead of the release of his new album ‘Strawberries’.

Ahead of his new album ‘Strawberries’ due for release on 23 May 2025, I had a thoroughly entertaining chat via Zoom with living legend Robert Forster about the past, the…

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Feature: effe releases her debut single, the swirling psychedelic ‘Chokehold’, and a list of her ten favourite things ahead of debut launch.

effe is formerly one half of Brisbane pop duo WIIGZ and the nom de plume for Naarm/Melbourne based alternative pop artist and producer Hannah Brydon. Her debut single ‘Chokehold’ has…

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Meet: From Coffins to Cosmic Fire: Hendriek Bleik’s Electrifying Afrikaans Rebellion

Lichtenburg’s Loudest: How Hendriek Bleik is Dragging Afrikaans Music into the Future

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slayer announce two huge uk shows for the summer

SLAYER will return to the U.K. after six years, performing their biggest headline shows ever in the country with special guests Amon Amarth, Anthrax, Mastodon, Hatebreed and Neckbreakker. These shows…

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bloodstock announce a new addition to their arsenal, bloodstock’s winter gathering

ANNOUNCING…. BLOODSTOCK’S WINTER GATHERING!! Be part of BLOODSTOCK history!! Will you be one of the very first to bear witness to BLOODSTOCK’S WINTER GATHERING this December?! This brand new, one-day…

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Feature: Morgan Saint on Love, Loss, and Finding Light in the Darkness

Creating Without Limits: The Intimate and Unfiltered World of Out of the Blue

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black sabbath to play one last gig and they will be joined by an all star line up for a one day charity festival

Ozzy Osbourne will be joining Black Sabbath for one last time and it will see the first time that the original Black Sabbath line up has been together in 20…

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Live Review and Gallery: Hoodoo Gurus, Princess Wharf, Hobart, 31/12/2024

The Hoodoo Gurus set off their own blistering fireworks show at their end of year gig in Hobart, as part of the Tasmania’s Taste of Summer Festival. Of course, the…

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Feature: Backseat Downunder’s favourite Australian gigs and photographs from 2024

2024 represented a return to full service – and more – in the live music scene in Australia where the Backseat Mafia’s Backseat Downunder Team are located. With an ever…

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