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News: Anna Thoresen Unleashes Hypnotic New Single ‘VOODOO DOLL’

New Jersey-raised and now Los Angeles–based, queer musician Anna Thoresen is back with her mesmerising new single, ‘VOODOO DOLL’. The track weaves together infectious pop hooks, the raw intensity of rock,…

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News: Nik Barrell Finds Clarity On The Road With Haunting New Single ‘Lost’

Brighton-based songwriter Nik Barrell returns with ‘Lost’, a haunting and beautiful new single taken from his EP Almost Home. Written and recorded in his self-built van-studio while travelling alone through Spain…

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News: Olivier Casassus Shines On Beautiful New EP ‘Jour Bleu’

French composer Olivier Casassus steps into the spotlight with Jour bleu, a debut solo piano EP that distills intimacy, memory, and Mediterranean light into six restrained yet deeply expressive compositions.…

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See: Seattle’s Chico Detour releases new video for Loma Prieta (Walk You Home)

Mixing up elements of jangle Pop, doo-wop and Garage rock in the track Loma Prieta (Walk You Home), Chico Detour hits on something retro yet immediate, soft focused yet somehow…

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Track: Jill Scott returns with Beautiful People ahead of her sixth album To Whom This May Concern

Ahead of the release of here sixth album To Whom This May Concern, out on February 13th via Human Re Sources/The Orchard, multiple Grammy winning artist Jill Scott has released…

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Album Review: Nigh/T\mare – Through

Nigh/T\mare is the brainchild of Italian artist and producer Giuseppe Sciretti, who sets out to channel a unique blend of dark aesthetics, lush atmospherics, and techno beats, making for a distinct,…

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Live Review & Gallery: Lost Paradise NYE Festival Delivers on Aussie Summer Tradition – 29.12.25, Glenworth Valley NSW

One of my favourite things about Australia is our festival culture. Remote bush raves, dusty roads, cheesy doof sticks, no reception and championing Australian acts. This year, I got a…

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Album Review: Alex Ventling – ‘Wavemakers’: New Nordic jazz which soothes and fulfils.

Need some cerebral soothing and sustenance then maybe take some time to engage with Trondheim-based jazz musician Alex Ventling’s new album ‘Wavemakers’. Ventling is something of a creative polymath. Besides…

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Live Gallery: A Packed Carriageworks Finds Release With Underworld 29.12.2025

Launching Finely Tuned’s THE WORKS at Carriageworks, Underworld deliver an immersive, sweat-soaked set that prioritises collective release over spectacle. Mostly obscured behind towering screens, the duo let the music lead, transforming a packed room into a shared moment of movement, colour and catharsis.

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Live Review + Photo Galleries: First-time Lutruwita Live festival goes off with a bang 19.12.2025

The inaugural Lutruwita Festival has been held at The Goods Shed in Hobarton Friday, 19.12.2025. In an era of seemingly shrinking returns in the live music industry, it was refreshing…

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