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News: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds announce new album ‘Wild God’ for August and release explosive title track as single in anticipation.
The ever industrious and prolific Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have today announced their new album ‘Wild God’ set for release on 30 August 2024 and released the title track as an appetiser to tantalise us. The single sets sail on a dappling instrumentation with Cave’s trade mark sense of wry observant humour and …
News: The irrepressible and iconic Jet announces extension of their 20th Anniversary of ‘Get Born’ tour.
The iconic and suave Jet today announce an extended run of dates across Australia this May and June celebrating the 20-year anniversary of their seminal debut album, ‘Get Born’. Jet’s classic album heralded an era where straightforward guitar-based rock came back to the fray with a thumping swagger and an compelling sneery and ultra louche …
Premiere: Naarm/Melbourne chanteuse Charlie Lane unveils the enigmatic and slow burning fuse that is ‘Gold Drips’, with launch date announced.
We are honoured to premiere the new track ‘Gold Drips’ from Naarm/Melbourne chanteuse Charlie Lane. We are taken on a smooth dappling journey in this soul-inflected track that soars feely in the atmosphere like an sea bird, punctuated by a fuzzy wild guitar break and an insistent driving rhythm. Co-written and produced by Adam Jack …
Track: Kim Gordon Drops ‘Psychedelic Orgasm’ announces live dates
Kim Gordon’s ‘Psychedelic Orgasm’ is pure Sonic Euphoria
News: Live Nation’s Ones To Watch is Back and Shining a Spotlight on Australia’s Up-and-Coming Artists
Eora/Sydney’s Oxford Art Factory is set to come alive with the sounds of Australia’s emerging artists as Live Nation’s Ones To Watch program kicks off its first lineup of the year tomorrow, March 6th. The program, curated by global entertainment giant Live Nation and backed by Vodafone, is a commitment to nurturing and promoting rising …
Track: Betty Taylor just ‘Can’t Get Enough’ – another dreamy ray of filtered sunlight from the Sunshine Coast as an EP is on the horizons
Betty Taylor (the band) are creators of the most radiant missives of sunshine from the Sunshine Coast – bright pop that is filtered by a thread of melancholy and suffuse with melody. Their new single ‘Can’t Get Enough’ is beamed into the universe with this bittersweet concoction that so epitomises their dream pop-infused songwriting. The …
News: Chicago-based electronic duo Drama announce Australian East Coast tour for May 2024.
Chicago-based electronic duo Drama announce East Coast tour for May 2024.
Live Review plus Gallery: MONA FOMA Festival – TISM, Cash Savage and the Last Drinks, Mulga Bore Hard Rock, Cataract Gorge, Launceston 02.03.2024
The Cataract Gorge is an unique geological formation almost right in the centre of Launceston where a river cuts through the rocks and a deep flat valley has emerged, replete with zip lines and a public swimming pool. It was a fitting and magnificent setting for the last finale of the MONA FOMA Festival – …
Live Review & Gallery: Pop Will Eat Itself Brings Four Decades of Alt-Rock Debauchery to Manning Bar – Gadigal/Sydney, 01.03.2024
Last night, Manning Bar in Sydney was transported back in time as the iconic English alternative rock band, Pop Will Eat Itself, made their triumphant return to Australia after a decade-long hiatus. The atmosphere was electric as the current lineup, featuring Graham Crabb, Richard March, Adam Mole, John “Fuzz” Townshend, Mary Byker (Ian Garfield Hoxley), …