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News: Eighties icons Boom Crash Opera announce 40th anniversary ‘Hands up In the Air’ Singles tour across Australia.

It was 40 years ago that Boom Crash Opera hit their stride with a string of epic anthemic singles starting with the band’s debut, ‘Great Wall’ which reached top ten…

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Album Review: Me Lost Me –‘This Material Moment’: Jayne Dent’s avant-folk takes another great leap forward.

As the Broadside Hacks/ Shovel Dance Collective avant-folk momentum rolls on, it does well to remember that Newcastle’s Jayne Dent aka Me Lost Me has been stretching those traditional boundaries…

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News: HOBOFOPO announce first 6 artists for the 2025 festival in Hobart in November

The folk-punk hobos are back at it again for the ninth installation of HOBart’s Original FOlk Punk Orgy (HOBOFOPO). Having previously hosted international acts such as AJJ, Days ‘N’ Daze,…

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Live Review + Gallery: Samantha Crain – The Showdown – Portland, Oregon – 2025.06.26

Live Review + Gallery: Samantha Crain - The Showdown - Portland, Oregon - 2025.06.26

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Live Review + Photo Galleries: Dark Mofo Festival – Gut Health, Dick Move and Woolworths Flushot at Altar Bar 11.06.2025

Another great triple-act night was had at Tasmania’s world-renowned, mid-winter festival, Dark Mofo at Hobart’s Altar Bar. This triple involved three bands who sit within the punk-rock category, albeit that…

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Live Review: bôa – Stylus, Leeds. 17.06.25

bôa's comeback tour shows that they're more than just a TikTok song

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Track: doops Tap Into Modern Disillusionment On ‘everything’s fine’

Reading’s rising psych-post-punk trio doops return with their most immersive and emotionally grounded work to date in the form of their new single everything’s fine. Out today via the freshly minted…

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News: Blackbird Rebellion Return With Explosive EP ‘Expedient Means’

Hamburg’s Blackbird Rebellion return with their first release in over six years with the new EP Expedient Means. Equal parts raw and refined, the EP signals a bold new chapter…

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Track: Eden Cami Shares Beguiling New Single ‘Water Take Me Away’

Berlin-based artist Eden Cami continues to build her sonic world with the release of her poignant new single ‘Water Take Me Away’, offering another taste of the upcoming debut EP. …

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News Jei-Rynn Unmasks His Rawest Work Yet with Explosive EP ‘gas mask baby’

California alt-rock singer-songwriter Jei-Rynn releases the anticipated new EP gas mask baby. Across five tracks, gas mask baby is a no-filter exploration of mental health, societal disillusionment, and youthful vulnerability…

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News: Eighties icons Boom Crash Opera announce 40th anniversary ‘Hands up In the Air’ Singles tour across Australia.

Album Review: Me Lost Me –‘This Material Moment’: Jayne Dent’s avant-folk takes another great leap forward.

News: HOBOFOPO announce first 6 artists for the 2025 festival in Hobart in November

Live Review + Gallery: Samantha Crain – The Showdown – Portland, Oregon – 2025.06.26

Live Review + Photo Galleries: Dark Mofo Festival – Gut Health, Dick Move and Woolworths Flushot at Altar Bar 11.06.2025

Live Review: bôa – Stylus, Leeds. 17.06.25

Track: doops Tap Into Modern Disillusionment On ‘everything’s fine’

News: Blackbird Rebellion Return With Explosive EP ‘Expedient Means’

Track: Eden Cami Shares Beguiling New Single ‘Water Take Me Away’

News Jei-Rynn Unmasks His Rawest Work Yet with Explosive EP ‘gas mask baby’