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Live Gallery: Alex G Under The Sails Following Laneway Festival – Sydney Opera House, 09.02.26

In the midst of his Laneway Festival run across Australia and Aotearoa, Alex G – one of the most exciting acts to bless the lineup and sideshow circuit this year…

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Live Review & Gallery: Perfume Genius on the Floor at the Sydney Opera House – Eora Land/Sydney, 09.12.25

Mike Hadreas (A.K.A Perfume Genius) will never be a half-measure performer, and it was especially brilliant seeing him perform in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall this week. The setlist…

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Live Review & Gallery: An Evening With Eric Gales at Factory Theatre – Gadigal Land/Sydney, 22.11.25

Factory Theatre was properly humming on Saturday night, with half the room seated and the rest of us staking out whatever floor space we could claim and not dare move…

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Live Review & Gallery: Night Lovell, Haarper, and Standout Opener MUDRAT – Liberty Hall, Eora Land/Sydney, 16.11.25

Night Lovell and Haarper playing the same show already felt like someone stacked the deck in any fan’s favour. Then I saw MUDRAT was opening, and honestly, that was the…

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Live Review & Gallery: The Sydney Opera House Welcomes Gregory Porter – 20.10.25, Eora Land/Sydney

The Sydney Opera House welcomed one of jazz’s most distinctive voices this week as Gregory Porter took to the stage, delivering a performance that showcased exactly why he is one…

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Live Review & Gallery: Machine Girl Bring a Glitchcore Apocalypse to Metro Theatre – Eora/Sydney 18.06.25

The Metro Theatre doesn’t sell out for just anything – but Machine Girl isn’t just anything. Last week’s show felt like an 8-bit summoning ritual. Shoulder to shoulder, a sea…

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Track & Video: DIIV Confront Hope and Loss Amidst Californian Wildfire Aftermath With New Release ‘Return of Youth’ + UK/EU/AUS Tour Dates

A year after ‘Frog in Boiling Water‘, DIIV return with their first new release – ‘Return of Youth‘, a quietly devastating single that trades widescreen collapse for something far more…

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News: Jazz Legend Gregory Porter Announces Long-Awaited Return to Australia This October

Award-winning jazz singer Gregory Porter is making his long-awaited return to Australia this October for his first major tour here since 2017. Over the past 15 years, the platinum-selling vocalist…

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Premiere: Chicago’s nicholas Blends Funk and Cinematic Flair in Latest Music Video For ‘Capitali$er’

Today, Chicago’s soulful songwriter nicholas premieres his striking new music video for the intoxicating single ‘Capitali$er’ on Backseat Mafia. If you missed the track’s drop back in December, now’s the…

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Track & News: Djo Is Getting Busy! Fast Approaching Laneway Performances, Exclusive Side Show, ‘Basic Being Basic’ Release, Upcoming Album AND World Tour Announcement

2024 sent Joe Keery’s Djo project stratospheric. ‘End of Beginning’ was the song of the moment, streamed over 1.5 billion times, racking up 60 billion TikTok views, and landing on…

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