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Live: EWAH and the Vision of Paradise, Altar, Hobart 14 March 2019

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Interview: Matthew J Tow from The Lovetones plus album review Myriad

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Track: Requin – ‘Rules That Won’t Be Broken’

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Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory attracted our attention earlier this year with the release of their self-titled debut album (see our review here). It represented a whole new journey for Van Etten, collaborating with a band of musicians closely for the first time, and was a triumph. I wrote: Van Etten’s indelible songwriting …

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It was great to get back amongst a full-blown festival once again, and Bluesfest delivered in spades as the Thursday saw huge crowds in attendance. As always, the festival begins with a traditional Welcome To Country, a sign of respect for the traditional owners of the land upon which the festival operates, the Bundjalung people. …

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Melbourne’s brilliant punk rock outfit, CIVIC, have today announced the May 30th release of their third album, Chrome Dipped via ATO Records.  With the band willing to cut the ties to the raw, distinctly Australian punk rock blueprint of Future Forecast (2021) and Taken By Force (2023) CIVIC push themselves into fresh creative territory with Chrome Dipped. Marking a bold shift from their signature sound, …

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The Wonder have just released their new EP entitled ‘Pop’ and it certainly does what it says on the label: delivering five indelible tracks that are positively ripe with melody and stature and threaded through, as any good pop songs are, an air of gently melancholy. The band are an international group consisting of Australian vocalist …

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Following a year in which Fontaines D.C.‘s album ‘Romance’ almost universally featured in critics’ favourite albums of 2024, the Irish band has just released its brand new single ‘It’s Amazing To Be Young’, and things are just getting exponentially better. And while I still steadfastly maintain debut single ‘Boys From The Betterland’ to be one …

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The Wonder are an international group consisting of Australian vocalist and guitarist Matt Davis – who is also a founding member of Melbourne rock band Gersey – with Parisian artists Alexandre Gontard (bass), Nico Defeudis (guitar), Milan Zuidema (keys and backup vocals), and Fulvio Serpone on drums. With an EP entitled ‘Pop’ due for release …

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Oasis Is Coming to Australia, But Blink and You’ll Miss Them: Only Two Shows Announced

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Jebediah’s Oiks! tour rolled on into Hobart following on from two previous Tasmanian shows at Forth and Launceston. With Australian rock royalty, Magic Dirt and Melbourne singer-songwriter, Merpire in tow, the evening promised to be a beauty……and a beauty it was!! Merpire kicked off proceedings with her songs of vulnerability and inner truths, entertaining a …

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Traditionally, Bluesfest Byron Bay commences on the Thursday before Easter, and goes through until Easter Monday, providing adoring crowds a full 5 day music extravaganza. However, in the last two years, and since recovering from shutdowns to its’ 2020 and 2021 festivals, Bluesfest Byron Bay has rewarded its’ early-bird campers, who arrive on the Wednesday …

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On a lazy Sunday afternoon in sunny Melbourne, The Silversound came to show their latest wares with the launch of their new EP, FuzzBoxGirl (available via Cheersquad Records). In an early surprise, the band initially took to the stage minus their rhythm section of Stu Thomas and Leroy Cope. The two guitar players of the …

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