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News: The Jesus Lizard Break 30-Year Silence with Frenzied Australian Return

The Jesus Lizard are back – and they’re dragging their chaos all the way to Australia for the first time since 1994. Formed in the scuzzy underbelly of Austin’s noise-rock…

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Live Review & Gallery: Enmore dissolves into a dreamscape with Slowdive and Beach Fossils, Sydney 6.05.2025

Beach Fossils and Slowdive Make a Case for the Beauty of Melancholy

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Live Review & Gallery: New Model Army Set Mary’s Underground Ablaze in Furious Return 4.05.2025

Political Fire and Punk Energy: New Model Army Hit Sydney With Operation Ibis in Tow

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Album Review: Heligoland’s Karen Vogt releases the shimmering, ambient solo album ‘Haunted Woodland, Volume 5’.

Australian-born Karen Vogt plays in the Melbourne dream pop shoegaze band Heligoland – who a few years back toured Europe and forgot to return home, ending up based in Paris.…

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Track: ‘Set You Up’ – Kat Greta radiates a blinding percussive pop blast with her new single.

Kat Greta is a much admired artist here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia for her pure pop songwriting craft and radiance, evident ever since we premiered her debut…

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News: Mosh, Sway, Rave, Repeat: Spilt Milk’s 2025 Lineup Is a Monster

Headliners include Kendrick Lamar, Doechii, Sara Landry, Dominic Fike, and ScHoolboy Q. Joining them are d4vd, Nessa Barrett, Skin On Skin, sombr, Club Angel, The Rions, South Summit, and Sofia Isella. Also appearing: Baby J, Chance Peña, Don West, Ennaria, Esha Tewari, Lyric, Mia Wray, Ninajirachi, Rebecca Black, Rum Jungle, and The Dreggs.

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