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News: lutruwita/Tasmania’s MONA FOMA Summer Festival 2024 is back better than ever and the phenomenal line up announced.

Mona Foma, run by the iconic Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) in Hobart, is a summer festival of music and art, and is returning for its sixteenth edition…

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News: German electronic/folk duo Milky Chance announce Australian / New Zealand tour

German folk electronic duo Milky Chance are returning to Australia and New Zealand next January 2024 in celebration of their latest album ‘Living In A Haze’ – presented by Untitled…

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Track: Samuel Gaskin unveils the shimmering and elegant ‘PRESSŪRE’, with live date announced.

Last year we premiered the thrilling single ‘RĀIN’ from Melbourne based queer Māori musician Samuel Gaskin and it wonderful to see him back with the new single ‘PRESSŪRE’. It’s been quite…

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Track: Heartbeatz (from British India’s William Drummond) releases debut single ‘Sweeping Up My Shadow’ ahead of album release.

‘Sweeping Up My Shadow’ is a louche and sultry debut from songwriter and multi-instrumentalist William Drummond, from esteemed indie band British India as part of his new project named Heartbeatz.…

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EP Review: The Tullamarines’ debut ‘Ugly Cry’ is a zesty, refreshing and hyperactive collection of indie pop gems, with live dates ahead.

Adelaide band The Tullamarines have released a collection of effervescent indie pop songs in the EP ‘Ugly Cry’ that positively hum with vitality, energy and more than a dash of…

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Album Review: Jackie Brown Jr Unleashes ‘The 5th Annual Sunshine State Golf Tournament’ EP – A Genre-Bending Marvel with Title Track Video and Tour Dates!

Gadigal/Sydney-based indie rock and soul quartet, Jackie Brown Jr, has unveiled their beautifully curated EP, ‘The 5th Annual Sunshine State Golf Tournament‘. It’s a genre-bending marvel that effortlessly showcases the…

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News: The legendary Kid Congo Powers brings his Pink Monkey Birds to the southern hemisphere for a grand tour, to coincide with new album release.

Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds are one of the greatest treats to see live and it is therefore great news that they will be touring Australia in April…

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Track: ‘Birthday Song ft C.J. Stranger’, gifted to us from Perth artist Skyuka, is a dappled delight.

Skyuka has highly impressed us with two singles ‘Micheal Cera’ and Houseplants’ this year that put on display her songwriting craft, effervescent pop mixed with a wry sense of humour…

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Premiere: The Summertimes unveil their paean to Sydney in the glittering single ‘My Beautiful Girl Harbour’.

We are very honoured to bring you an exclusive look at the video for the third single from The Summertimes‘ radiant self-titled album (recently reviewed by me here). ‘My Beautiful…

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Track: Australia’s Pop Sensation Fergus James Releases Coming-Of-Age Anthem ‘Let It Go’

Australian pop sensation and heart-throb Fergus James has once again enraptured audiences with his latest single, ‘Let It Go‘. Released earlier this week, the track is a tender ode to…

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