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Album Review : Benjamin Herman – ‘The Tokyo Sessions’ : A high energy trip to Japan with the Dutch jazz legend and his dynamic band.

Much celebrated Dutch alto-saxophonist, Benjamin Herman, sounds like the right kind of music obsessive. Not the drill-down, detail driven, relentless refiner of his craft but a musician who restlessly seeks…

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Live Review & Gallery: Counting Crows balance nostalgia and new blood in a career-spanning Sydney set 29.03.2026

Counting Crows Enmore Theatre review – The Enmore Theatre fills early tonight, the room already humming before a note is played, and Kingswood waste no time leaning into it. There’s nothing tentative…

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Live Review + Photo Galleries: The Brian Jonestown Massacre bring the zing to The Odeon, Hobart 26.03.2026

For the second time in 18 months, an uncompromising Anton Newcombe and his cohort of highly talented musicians brought their special brand of psychedelia to Hobart as the Brian Jonestown…

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Live Review: Infected Rain, Butcher Babies and Black Spikes. Club Academy, Manchester 27/03/2026

Last night in Manchester, we were served a visceral, sweat-soaked metal experience that smaller venues do best. From the moment doors opened the anticipation was electric, fans were packed tightly…

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Live Gallery: Anthrax prove their enduring power with high-velocity show at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre 28.03.2026

Anthrax Enmore Theatre Sydney review – The Enmore Theatre feels like a pressure cooker tonight. Long before Anthrax appear, the floor is already shifting with anticipation, bodies packed tight, voices…

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Live Gallery: Avalanche and The Datsuns crash headfirst into Sydney’s Crowbar with high-octane sets 27.03.2026

The Datsuns Crowbar Sydney review: high-octane rock at full throttle.

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News: Sam Foster Smith returns with cinematic indie anthem ‘Go With The Flow’

Sam Foster Smith shares the cinematic indie-pop fizzer new single ‘Go With The Flow’. Further cementing his status as one of the South West’s most exciting rising indie voices, the single…

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News: Ellen Benediktson Returns with Maximalist Electro-Pop Single ‘WID4L’

Swedish artist Ellen Benediktson is stepping boldly into new territory with her latest single, ‘WID4L’. The track marks her first release since her debut EP Good Girl and previews her…

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Track: Wakefield’s Oliver Pinder Unleashes ‘Such An Angel’

Wakefield riser Oliver Pinder shines on the vibrant new single ‘Such An Angel’. A distinct blend gritty of indie-rock tendencies with catchy melodies and a euphoric chorus to die for, the track…

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Track: CAVS expands his sonic palette on new single ‘First Light’

Michael ‘CAVS’ Cavanagh steps out from behind the kit and further into his own orbit with ‘First Light’, a track that trades impact for immersion, unfolding with a quiet, deliberate patience.…

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Album Review : Benjamin Herman – ‘The Tokyo Sessions’ : A high energy trip to Japan with the Dutch jazz legend and his dynamic band.

Live Review & Gallery: Counting Crows balance nostalgia and new blood in a career-spanning Sydney set 29.03.2026

Live Review + Photo Galleries: The Brian Jonestown Massacre bring the zing to The Odeon, Hobart 26.03.2026

Live Review: Infected Rain, Butcher Babies and Black Spikes. Club Academy, Manchester 27/03/2026

Live Gallery: Anthrax prove their enduring power with high-velocity show at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre 28.03.2026

Live Gallery: Avalanche and The Datsuns crash headfirst into Sydney’s Crowbar with high-octane sets 27.03.2026

News: Sam Foster Smith returns with cinematic indie anthem ‘Go With The Flow’

News: Ellen Benediktson Returns with Maximalist Electro-Pop Single ‘WID4L’

Track: Wakefield’s Oliver Pinder Unleashes ‘Such An Angel’

Track: CAVS expands his sonic palette on new single ‘First Light’