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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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Live Review: Canyon Blu-The Washington Sheffield 18.12.25

Canyon Blu’s Sheffield set hints at a very bright future. The Washington in Sheffield was alive with energy as Canyon Blue delivered an outstanding performance. Frontman Frankie Beetlestone already has…

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Live Review & Gallery: Molchat Doma, Buzz Kull Bring Coldwave to Enmore Theatre – Gadigal Land/Sydney, 18.12.25

It took only minutes to realise the mistake. Opening for Molchat Doma at the Enmore Theatre, Buzz Kull delivered a darkwave and EBM set stripped of gloss and heavy on momentum, the kind that quietly rewrites your internal gig ledger. When Molchat Doma followed, they scaled their coldwave pulse to theatre size without losing intimacy, transforming the room into something closer to a gothic club night than a concert, all stark lines, strobe-lit movement and immersive atmosphere.

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Live Review: Punk Looks Like Loud Women Fest – Eora Land/Sydney, Crowbar 07.12.25

Loud Women Fest isn’t interested in permission or polish. Fiercely DIY and unapologetically women-led, it places femme, trans, non-binary and queer-fronted bands at the centre, not as novelty but as correction. Across punk, shoegaze, pub rock and noise, the day never dipped or diluted. With no barricades, no hierarchy and a constant exchange of gear, sweat and solidarity, the festival functioned as both a celebration and a reminder: this is what punk looks like when community comes first.

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Live Gallery: A Measured Return: Secondhand Serenade With Strings at Sydney’s Manning bar 20.12.2025

Returning to Sydney after 16 years, Secondhand Serenade present a restrained and carefully structured set at Manning Bar, enhanced by a symphonic string section. Rather than leaning on nostalgia, the band reframes its emo-pop catalogue with clarity, context, and a sense of continuity.

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News: Peach PRC Announces Debut Album PORCELAIN, Her Most Revealing Era Yet

On PORCELAIN, Peach PRC doesn’t abandon the pop spectacle that made her famous, she deepens it. This is music written from the heat of transformation, where longing is unresolved and vulnerability becomes a kind of strength.

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Live Review: Babyshambles, O2 Academy, Leeds. 07.12.25

Babyshambles return to Yorkshire, balancing genius and chaos to the delight of their fans

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EP Review: Drexciya – Fusion Flats

Tresor Records announces the first-ever reissue of Drexciya’s ‘Fusion Flats’ 12” vinyl, including remixes from Detroit’s Octave One, Kaotic Spatial Rhythms and 043 Chaos. Originally released in the wake of…

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