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News: Level 42 Announce Long-Awaited Australian Debut For 2027

More than four decades after emerging as one of Britain’s most innovative bands, Level 42 are finally heading to Australia. The legendary jazz-funk outfit have announced their long-awaited debut Australian…

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News: Gang of Youths Announce Sydney Opera House Debut

After four years away from Australian stages, Gang of Youths are finally coming home. The Sydney-born, London-based band have announced two special performances at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall…

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News: Charlie Jeer Announces Debut Australian Headline Tour

At just 23 years old, Charlie Jeer has emerged as one of the UK’s most compelling new electronic artists. Blurring the lines between jazz, deep house and neo-soul, the producer,…

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Album Review: Jeff Mills – The Trip To Vega

The Trip To Vega is about deep outer space odyssey that occurs in the process of traveling from Earth through the Cosmos to another “favorable” star system 25.3 light-years away.…

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Album Review: Dave Mech – Berlin Seite

The core idea behind “Berlin Seite” is old school: capture the raw, unfiltered energy of a live techno performance in a dark club night oozing of energy. Every track on the 10‑track…

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News: Corin Tucker And Tracy Sawyer Revive heavens to betsy

More than three decades after helping shape the riot grrrl movement, heavens to betsy are returning to the stage. Following an intimate sold-out reunion show in Portland, Corin Tucker and…

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Album Review: Orbital Ensemble – ‘Contínua’: A daring fusion of rock, jazz and nu-samba which expands convention.

If last year’s Orbital Ensemble debut was the prelude to the collective’s live-incarnation then ‘Contínua’, its follow up, is very much the main event. It’s an explosive, full bodied realisation…

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Live Gallery: Ten Years On, Wellness Still Shines As Last Dinosaurs Return To Sydney’s Metro Theatre 26.06.2026

A rainy Sydney winter evening does little to dampen the mood outside the Metro Theatre, where the queue snakes around the block long before doors open. Brisbane indie favourites Last…

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Track: Sex Mask Drop Ferocious New Single ‘Raid’

Melbourne post-punk trio Sex Mask continue their rapid ascent with the announcement of their brooding new single ‘Raid’, the first taste of their forthcoming EP of the same name, due…

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News: Mudhoney Bring Their Enduring Grunge Legacy Back To Australia

Few bands can claim to have altered the course of rock music as profoundly as Mudhoney. Long before grunge became a global phenomenon, the Seattle quartet were laying its foundations…

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