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News: The Push revives Push Over to celebrate 40 years with Bodyjar, Regurgitator and more

Australia’s long-running youth music charity The Push will mark its 40th anniversary by reviving Push Over for a one-day celebration at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne on Saturday 21 November, bringing together some of the defining names of…

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Track: Tex Perkins & Matt Walker share ‘Maybe Tomorrow’ from debut collaborative album

Australian music veterans Tex Perkins and Matt Walker have unveiled ‘Maybe Tomorrow‘, the second single from their forthcoming debut collaborative album Before The Show, due for release on August 28 via Cheersquad Records & Tapes. Following the first…

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Live Review: Royel Otis – Halifax Piece Hall. 25.06.26

Royel Otis at The Piece Hall in Halifax #royelotis #livereview #gigphotography #indiemusic #livemusic

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Track: GYPSY LEE Finds Resilience In ‘WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU COSTS A LOT IN THERAPY’

Melbourne indie-pop artist GYPSY LEE is continuing to turn personal upheaval into compelling pop with the release of her latest single, ‘WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU COSTS A LOT IN THERAPY’.…

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News: Ecca Vandal announces Australian homecoming tour after breakthrough 2026

Fresh from the release of her acclaimed new album LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO UNFOLLOW and a breakout year that has included a Coachella debut and a memorable appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Ecca…

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Track: Tex Perkins And Matt Walker Announce Debut Album With Reflective New Single

‘It Always Can Get Worse’, is a new single by Tex Perkins and Matt Walker released alongside news that the duo will be releasing an album on which they have…

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Track: Murray & The Movers Lean Into Smoky Blues Noir On ‘Dirty Laundry’

Murray & The Movers’ new single ‘Dirty Laundry’ doesn’t arrive swinging for attention so much as drift into the room like smoke curling beneath scuzzy lights, all slow-burning blues, lingering…

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Live Gallery: Katy Steele brings ‘undressed’ intimacy to Northcote Social Club with Queenie 2.05.2026

At Northcote Social Club, Queenie set the tone early, easing the room into an atmospheric hush before Katy Steele stepped in with her ‘undressed’ tour, delivered in a pared-back format that favoured intimacy over…

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Live Review + Gallery: The Hard-Ons triumphant return to Hobart at Altar Bar 31.10.2024

Riding on the back of their latest (and 15th) album, I Like You A Lot Getting Older, The Hard-Ons bounded into Hobart’s Altar Bar (previously known as just ‘Altar’) to…

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News + Album Review: The Silversound release sensational debut self-titled album

Following on from the release of their first two singles Wolf and Shaker, Melbourne psych supergroup, The Silversound have released their first album, the self-titled The Silversound. Whilst this may…

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