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See: Jo Meares releases visually arresting video for the sublime track ‘Faster Than A First Kiss’

I wrote that Jo Meares’s track ‘Faster Than A First Kiss’ (with musical production by Anth Dymke) catches that sense of ephemeral, fleeting beauty, the transience of our very existence…

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Track: Naarm/Melbourne trio Summer Flake wonder who the ‘Stranger’ in the mirror is – an easy slow burning track with a delicate pop sensibility.

‘Stranger’ is a slow burning fuse of a song that floats in the ether with a gorgeous slide guitar motif and layers of glorious harmonies. Summer Flake have that laid…

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Premiere: The irrepressible Charlie Needs Braces bounces back with new track ‘Yanoo’ and news of debut album and launch dates.

Charlie Needs Braces has a very fresh, effervescent and quite unique sound and we are ever so delighted to premiere her new track ‘Yanoo’, due out on Thursday, 27 October…

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Album Review : Síntesis Moderna – An Alternative Vision Of Argentinean Music 1980-1990 : a ‘must have’ compilation.

Knowledgeable compilers, significant context and cracking music – these are the key components of a ‘must-have’ rather than ‘may be’ collection. Fresh onto those discerning record store racks, Síntesis Moderna:…

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Gallery: Spring Loaded Festival, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 22.10.2022

It was a rather brilliant return to the nineties with a very special line-up of some of the most engaging Australian indie bands for the Spring Loaded Festival held at…

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Blu-Ray Review: Raw Deal

Arnold Schwarzenegger was one of the most recognisable faces of action cinema during the latter part of the twentieth century. He was arguably the biggest box office pull at one…

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Live Review: Billy Idol / Killing Joke / Toyah – Wembley Arena, London 19.10.2022

Finally, Billy Idol and his Roadside show were able to come to these shores and bring with them new songs and some old classics. Along for the ride came is…

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Film Review: Medieval

There has been a lot of blood spilled over the course of the history of Europe, but children rarely learn about events which took place outside of national borders unless…

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Live Review: Ginger Wildheart And The Sinners / The John Street Revival / Boss Caine – Think Tank, Newcastle 19.10.2022

With a change of venue from The Riverside to The Think Tank’s more intimate setting, Ginger Wildheart’s return to Geordie land with new band The Sinners was set to be…

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Gallery + Set Lists: Wage War / The Devil Wears Prada / Siamese – The Academy, Dublin 22.10.2022

It was a night of metal at The Academy as American metalcore band Wage War brought their Manic UK/EU tour too Dublin for a packed out room and in support…

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See: Jo Meares releases visually arresting video for the sublime track ‘Faster Than A First Kiss’

Track: Naarm/Melbourne trio Summer Flake wonder who the ‘Stranger’ in the mirror is – an easy slow burning track with a delicate pop sensibility.

Premiere: The irrepressible Charlie Needs Braces bounces back with new track ‘Yanoo’ and news of debut album and launch dates.

Album Review : Síntesis Moderna – An Alternative Vision Of Argentinean Music 1980-1990 : a ‘must have’ compilation.

Gallery: Spring Loaded Festival, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 22.10.2022

Blu-Ray Review: Raw Deal

Live Review: Billy Idol / Killing Joke / Toyah – Wembley Arena, London 19.10.2022

Film Review: Medieval

Live Review: Ginger Wildheart And The Sinners / The John Street Revival / Boss Caine – Think Tank, Newcastle 19.10.2022

Gallery + Set Lists: Wage War / The Devil Wears Prada / Siamese – The Academy, Dublin 22.10.2022