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Premiere: Kaurna/Adelaide’s Sturt Avenue raise their collective glasses in a paean to friendship with anthemic new track ‘Beer Song’.

Arun Kendall February 18, 2026

We are honoured to premiere the new track and video for ‘Beer Song’ from Kaurna/Adelaide folk band Sturt Avenue. It’s a gentle, anthemic song delivered over delicate tendrils of guitars, with deep yearning vocals. Melody and harmonies combine to create a melancholic blush, enhanced by strings and picking banjos. There is a deeply antipodean air …

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News: Powwow Step Pioneer Shub Shares New Single ‘Legacy’ Featuring DJ Paul and Nova Rx

Simon Lucas-Hughes February 18, 2026

The artist widely known as the “Godfather of powwow step,” Shub, makes a commanding return with his new single ‘Legacy (Feat. DJ Paul & Nova RX),’ out today via SHUB MUSIC. Formerly known as DJ Shub, the pioneering Indigenous producer once again reshapes the contours of contemporary electronic music, uniting cultures, genres, and generations in a track …

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News: ILIA Shares New Video For ‘Gasoline’

Simon Lucas-Hughes February 18, 2026

Los Angeles-based riser ILIA unveiled the music video for ‘Gasoline,’ a brooding, reimagined take on the Halsey hit. The track appears on his latest EP, The Great Deep, and marks the secondmusic video to emerge from the project since its launch in March 2025. Blending shadow-soaked atmospherics with explosive alternative rock intensity, ILIA’s interpretation of ‘Gasoline’ amplifies the …

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News: Groovin The Moo Returns With One-Off 2026 Lismore Show

Deb Pelser February 18, 2026

Groovin The Moo will return in 2026 with a one-off show in Lismore on 9 May, marking the first step in a long-term sustainable rebuild for Australia’s most loved regional touring festival. Presented by Great Southern Nights with support from the NSW Government and ARIA, the single-stage event signals a deliberate reset while staying true to the festival’s regional foundations.

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News: Foo Fighters Confirm Australia and New Zealand Comeback

Deb Pelser February 17, 2026

Foo Fighters will return to Australia and New Zealand for a run of stadium shows across Brisbane, Townsville, Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne and Adelaide this November 2026, before heading to Christchurch, Auckland and Perth in January 2027. Fresh from a record-breaking performance in Tasmania, Dave Grohl and co. promise another chapter in their long-standing connection with audiences down under.

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