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News: Shannon Darcy Releases Debut EP ‘Just Worried Because’

  • May 15, 2025
  • Simon Lucas-Hughes
Essex-born pop-punk singer-songwriter Shannon Darcy is making a striking first impression with the release of her debut EP, Just Worried Because.  A evocative blend of noughties angst and contemporary honesty,…
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Track: The Lemonheads release new single ‘Deep End’ (featuring J Mascis, Juliana Hatfield and Tom Morgan) with news of album, ahead of Australian/NZ tour.

  • May 15, 2025
  • Arun Kendall
The Lemonheads are about to embark on a tour of Australia and in anticipation have release a blistering single ‘Deep End’, with news of a new album ‘Love Chant’ that…
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Track: Tan Cologne raise anticipation for their new album with hypnotic new track ‘Infinity’.

  • May 15, 2025
  • Arun Kendall
Magnificent New Mexican dream pop exponents duo Tan Cologne recently announced their third studio album ‘Unknown Beyond’ for release on 20 June via Labrador Records, which is enough good news to put a…
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News: Isle Of Wight Festival 2025 Preview

  • May 14, 2025
  • Staff Writers
Words by Alfie Dook One weekend a year, an island is transformed. Taken over. Brought to a euphoric level. A weekend of sun, food, friends, excitement, nostalgia, and most importantly……
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News: YUNGBLUD Announces 2025 ‘IDOLS’ World Tour – Presale Details & Full Dates Revealed

  • May 14, 2025
  • Jim F
Fresh off announcing his forthcoming double album IDOLS, YUNGBLUD has unveiled a major 2025 world tour spanning North America and Europe. The global tour kicks off in Los Angeles on 23rd…
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Track: ‘Uh Oh’ – Naarm/Melbourne-based artist Romanie is back with a brilliant new single and tour dates.

  • May 14, 2025
  • Arun Kendall
Romanie (Romanie Assez) relocated to Naarm/Melbourne a few years ago from Belgium and has released a string of exquisitely beautiful tracks that showcase her velvet vocals and acute observations on life. She…
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News: Gold Coast-based (Yugambeh, Kombumerri) 6-piece band Selve announce new album ‘Breaking Into Heaven’ and kick off with the incandescent title track.

  • May 13, 2025
  • Arun Kendall
Led by Jabirr Jabirr frontperson Loki Liddle – Gold Coast-based (Yugambeh, Kombumerri) 6-piece band Selve today announce their forthcoming debut album ‘Breaking Into Heaven’ due out on 12 September, which…
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News: Marisa And The Moths Announce Album ‘Live In Studio 3 Abbey Road’; Watch The Video For Track ‘Needy’

  • May 13, 2025
  • Craig Young
Marisa And The Moths have released the video for ‘Needy’, the first single to be taken from theirforthcoming Live In Studio 3, Abbey Road album, to be released on 4…
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Live Review & Gallery: ZZ Top Deliver the Dirty Boogie in Sydney 13.05.2025

  • May 13, 2025
  • Deb Pelser
Dallas Frasca kicked off the night, George Thorogood brought the heat, and ZZ Top lit the fuse at Sydney's ICC Theatre.
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News: Former Labour MP, Brandes Releases Debut Album ‘The Distance Between Dreams’

  • May 13, 2025
  • Simon Lucas-Hughes
Former Labour MP and acclaimed author of The Last Train – A Family History of the Final Solution, Peter Bradley has made a striking and unexpected transition into music. Under the moniker Brandes, he has released his debut album, The Distance Between Dreams—a body of work that resonates with the same emotional weight, moral clarity, and historical consciousness that have marked his political and literary life. The album is an intimate and personal collection of songs exploring themes of love, loss, memory, and identity. It’s not a side project or a vanity release, but a fully realized artistic statement that reveals another dimension of Bradley’s identity. Through Brandes, he steps beyond the roles of legislator and historian, turning instead to music as a means of emotional and narrative expression. The name Brandes itself carries significant meaning. It is a family name lost during the Holocaust, reclaimed now as a tribute to the lives and stories erased during that time. For Bradley, adopting it is both an act of remembrance and a form of artistic reclamation. This deeply rooted sense of history and identity infuses every track on the album, lending the music a quiet gravity and authenticity. Musically, The Distance Between Dreams is steeped in the traditions of singer-songwriters like Leonard Cohen, Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell, and Bob Dylan. Brandes’s voice is measured and introspective, and the production is spare, allowing the lyrics to take center stage. His early singles leaned toward folk and spoken word, but the full album introduces richer textures and broader influences. ‘From The Higher Ground’ for example, is one of the most politically charged tracks, combining indie-rock instrumentation with lyrical urgency. Each song is a meditation, whether on the fragility of relationships or the weight of inherited trauma. There’s a poetic sensibility at play, drawn from the same well that shaped his writing and public service. Yet this is not music of detachment—it’s personal, raw, and emotionally resonant. Listen below:
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