Music
News: Faithless Confirm First Australian Tour in 15 Years
Faithless will return to Australia in 2026 for their first shows in 15 years, bringing their influential fusion of house, trip-hop and dub to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
News: Crowdfunded and Independent, Second Idol Release Their Debut Album Mongrel
Second Idol today release their debut album Mongrel through Gloomshift Records, a project that explores identity, culture and belonging while solidifying the band’s distinctive place in Australia’s alternative scene.
Track: Eora’s DOWNGIRL Drop ‘CPR’, Confronting Safety and Power in Punk Spaces
DOWNGIRL’s new single ‘CPR’ transforms a frightening night into a stark, tightly-focused punk release, confronting the conditions that make live spaces unsafe for women while reclaiming power through community and queer solidarity.
Album Review: The Offline –‘La grande évasion’: another compelling sonic journey set in cinematic-soul snapshots.
For Felix Müller aka The Offline, a journey is always as important as the destination. His instrumental music, rooted in yester year soul, funk and soundtrack, has an episodic quality, snapshots which compile to reveal an overall mood. It all began in 2022 with the ‘En Clair-Obscur’ EP, a set of sleek instrumentals mapping his …
News: A Day To Remember and Papa Roach Announce 2026 Arena Tour
A Day To Remember and Papa Roach will team up for the Big Rock Tour in April 2026, a six-city arena run across Australia and New Zealand with Landmvrks joining as special guests.
Live Gallery: Justice Transform Qudos Bank Arena With a Fierce, Elegant Visual Spectacle 3.12.2025
Before a single note was played last night, Qudos Bank Arena felt like it was slowly shifting into focus. The space filled in waves, with people finding their seats or drifting toward the floor, talking quietly as coloured lights swept across the crowd. The room’s size gave everything a sense of distance; you could feel …
EP Review: Sydney-raised, Tokyo-based artist Joey Sachi unveils the luminescent and silky tones of EP ‘Rise’.
Sydney-raised, Tokyo-based artist Joey Sachi has caught our attention with a series of mesmerising singles released over the last few years, including honouring us with the premiere of her debut single ‘Fractured’ back in 2023. She has now collected two of these singles in an EP entitled ‘Rise’ with additional unheard material, and, continuing to …
Track: A. Swayze & the Ghosts urge you to ‘Stay Right’ in a psychedelic swirl of positivity ahead of live dates.
Andrew Swayze has been very busy over the past year releasing solo music and producing other bands (see my Lennon Wells review). As a final blast to the year, the full A. Swayze & the Ghosts juggernaut has got together to release a swirling new single ‘Stay Right’ that positively vibrates with energy and atmosphere. …
Track: Meanjin/Brisbane trio, the inimitable Fingerless, release anthemic new track ‘Grotesque’.
The magnificent Meanjin/Brisbane trio Fingerless are back after a long absence with their new single ‘Grotesque’ and it is a spectacular anthem that soars like an eagle. The band has always managed to create a majestic sound even though their style and genre is difficult to pin down. ‘Grotesque’ mixes a little psychedelia with indie pop, delivering …
Premiere: It’s not funny – COMEDY’s debut single ‘L.A. Perfume’ is a cathartic blast of swaggering attitude.
We are very honoured to bring you the stunning debut single ‘L.A. Perfume’ from Naarm/Melbourne COMEDY. Consisting of seasoned indie musicians, COMEDY’s experience and confidence shines through every note. ‘L.A. Perfume’ is a glam rock stomping delight brim full of swagger and attitude with an arched brow and a thousand yard stare. Guitars ring out …