Music
LP Compilation Review: Don Letts – The Rebel Dread @ Echo Beach
Echo Beach proudly presents: Don Letts – The Rebel Dread – legendary film and video director, disc jockey and musician. Don Letts, in his capacity as a selector (it’s not for nothing that he hosts his own show on BBC6 radio), enthusiastically accepted the invitation to create a compilation from Echo Beach’s extensive catalog to mark …
News: Canadian Rap Visionary Night Lovell to Make His ANZ Debut This November
Canadian rapper-producer Night Lovell will make his long-awaited Australian and New Zealand debut this November on the 8 Legs Under tour, with support from U.S. artist Haarper. Expect a collision of moody beats, heavy basslines and commanding live energy from two of the most compelling underground voices in modern hip hop.
News: Good Charlotte Return to Australia in 2026 for Motel Du Cap World Tour
Good Charlotte are heading back to Australia in 2026 for the Motel Du Cap World Tour — their first local shows in eight years. With Yellowcard and Kisschasy along for the ride, the tour marks a full-circle moment for a band that once gave the outsiders their anthems — and now returns with a new chapter to share.
Live Review & Gallery: SXSW Sydney Kicks Off With Haley Holgate Ahead of a Big Week for Music
SXSW Sydney officially began today, easing into the week with a performance from local Haley Holgate at the Tumbalong Park stage. Her set brought a warm breath to an otherwise hectic first day, giving the crowd an early glimpse of the immense talent still to come. While the panels, tech talks and film screenings have …
News: Sleaford Mods Announce 2026 Australia & NZ Tour and Drop New Single ‘Megaton’
Sleaford Mods will return to Australia and New Zealand in April 2026, armed with their new single ‘Megaton’ and a renewed commitment to War Child, marking their first visit since 2023’s Vivid LIVE and Dark Mofo sets.
Live Gallery: Picture This Bring Irish Charm as Tom Grennan Shines at Sydney’s Liberty Hall 10.10.2025
Ireland’s Picture This brought stadium-worthy emotion to Liberty Hall before Tom Grennan continued his unstoppable rise with a soulful, confident headline set.
News: Australia Gets Loud as Good Things Artists Announce Intimate Headline Shows
The Good Things Festival 2025 sideshows bring a cross-section of the alt-rock spectrum to intimate stages across Australia, featuring All Time Low, Lorna Shore, Knocked Loose, Refused, and more.
Track: Blvd Of Eyes Confront the Rise of AI on Fierce New Single ‘We Are Human’
Blvd Of Eyes deliver ‘We Are Human’, a heavy yet heartfelt statement on creativity and imperfection, ahead of their debut EP We Are Humans and November Australian tour.
Track: Day Dreamers Confront Modern Panic with New Single ‘y2k’
Melbourne alt-rockers Day Dreamers return with ‘y2k’, a self-produced anthem of anxious reflection and melodic grit, recorded entirely from home and built for the stage.
Album Review: Yara Asmar – ‘everyone I love is sleeping and i love them so so much’ : Extraordinary electro-acoustic stories crafted from simple things.
Tinkering, testing, tuning and transforming, Yara Asmar is a restlessly inquisitive multi-instrumentalist. Since her debut release on Hive Mind, ‘Home Recordings 2018-2021’ the Beirut- based musician has used music boxes and metallophones, accordion and toy pianos to sculpt her sonic narrative. It’s not Art Ensemble avant or Cage-ist experimentalism powering her practice though, the pull …