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News: Lunar & The Deception Release Debut Album ‘The Somnambulist’

After half a decade of silence, Lunar & The Deception emerge with a statement of intent: The Somnambulist, their long-awaited debut album. It is not merely a record, but a reckoning,…

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News: TRAITRS Shine On Fourth Studio Album ‘Possessor’

Nearly four years after the stark, brooding release of Horses In The Abattoir, Toronto coldwave duo TRAITRS have returned with their fourth album, Possessor. Forged in the isolating depths of a Toronto winter, Possessor finds band…

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Live Gallery: The Black Crowes bring raw Southern swagger to Sydney’s Enmore Theatre 08.04.2026

Inside Enmore Theatre, the air feels thick tonight — not just with heat, but with the promise of something unapologetically old-school: loud guitars, loose edges, and rock’n’roll played like it still…

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News: Adelaide Beer & BBQ Festival returns with massive 2026 lineup at new home

If the Adelaide Beer & BBQ Festival used to feel like a cult favourite tucked inside the Showground, its 2026 rebirth looks like it’s kicking the doors wide open. Landing…

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News: Karnivool announce biggest headline tour with In Verses live debut

Karnivool aren’t easing back into the cycle — they’re detonating it. After a 13-year wait between records, the Perth outfit are taking their ARIA #1 album In Verses on the road for the…

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News: Jason Derulo brings The Last Dance (Part 1) to Australia this September

Jason Derulo is lining up another Australian takeover. Off the back of his new album The Last Dance (Part 1), the global pop and R&B mainstay has announced a full-scale arena return…

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News: On The Beach In Association with Radio X Announce the full line up for Saturday 25th July, Brighton The Maccabees With Editors, Miles Kane, Anna Calvi, Ash, Badley Drawn Boy and Lime Garden

The Maccabees returned to the stage in 2025 with landmark sets at All Points East and Glastonbury’s Park Stage, reaffirming the enduring cultural weight of one of the most distinctive catalogues…

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News: Courtney Barnett announces Concert Hall show following release of Creature of Habit

Courtney Barnett is bringing it back to where it counts. On Friday 6 November, she returns to Sydney Opera House for her first Concert Hall show since 2018 — this time armed with Creature…

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Live Review: Thundercat – Aviva Studios, Manchester 27.03.2026

There was a sense early on that this would be no ordinary night at Aviva Studios. A large crowd had packed into the cavernous space, and from the moment Thundercat…

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