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News: Sadé Awele Shares New Single ‘These Feet’

Nigerian-born, Vancouver-based artist Sadé Awele has released her new single, ‘These Feet’. The track marks her second release of the year and her first new music of 2025. Awele is…

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Album Reviews

Album Review: Mykah – Long Time Coming

Mykah shares something vibrant and deeply resonant with his new eight-track project Long Time Coming, a seamless fusion of bopping R&B, Afrobeats, and soulful pop. At once danceable and introspective,…

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Album Review: Smote –‘Songs From The Free House’: A striking return for the drone rock/ dark folk adventurer.

Daniel Foggin, landscape gardener, guitarist, psych folk expressionist and drone rock interpreter works relentlessly. His creative portal Smote is now five albums into its journey with the venerable Rocket Recordings,…

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Track / Video

Track: The Stray Pursuit Share Explosive New Single ‘Coming Home’

Swansea rockers The Stray Pursuit share the high-octane new single ‘Coming Home’, released on October 16th. Produced and recorded by Grammy-nominated producer Romesh Dodangoda at Long Wave Recording Studios in…

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News: Allah-Las Announce Australian Tour for March 2026

Allah-Las will return to Australia in March 2026 for headline shows in Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Byron Bay and Perth, marking their first visit since the release of Zuma 85 and their latest instrumental singles “Countryman ’82” and “Dume Room.”

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News: Upchuck Announce 2026 Australian and New Zealand Tour

Atlanta’s Upchuck will bring their explosive punk energy to Australia and New Zealand next March, performing in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland and Wellington following the release of their new album I’m Nice Now, produced by Ty Segall.

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News: Bernth and Charles Berthoud Begin Australian Tour Next Week

The Escape the Internet tour kicks off next week, with guitar virtuoso Bernth and bass innovator Charles Berthoud performing three Australian shows in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney alongside prog trio The Omnific.

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News: Ty Segall Returns to Sydney with His Electrifying New Album Possession

Ty Segall will return to Australia in March, bringing his new album Possession and his famously unrelenting live energy to The Metro Theatre in Sydney.

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Live Review: Self Esteem, Sheffield Arena, 18.10.25

It’s a new era for Self Esteem. The Prioritise Pleasure chapter closed 2 years ago, just a stones throw from where we are tonight, Don Valley’s celebrated grass bowl. Tonight,…

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News: Missed Out? Sydney Opera House Adds More Seats for Cameron Winter’s One-Night Show

The Sydney Opera House has released more tickets for Cameron Winter’s Heavy Metal show, giving fans a second chance to see the Geese frontman’s debut solo performance — a night of surreal storytelling and genre-bending rock in one of the world’s most iconic venues.

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