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Gallery: Spring Loaded Festival, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 22.10.2022

It was a rather brilliant return to the nineties with a very special line-up of some of the most engaging Australian indie bands for the Spring Loaded Festival held at…

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Live Review + Gallery: The Ugly Kings at Hobart Brewing Co 15.10.2022

Melbourne’s hard-rocking power blues quartet, The Ugly Kings stopped off in Hobart/nipaluna at Hobart Brewing Company as part of their ‘Paranoid’ national tour. Despite the smallish crowd in attendance, the…

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Track: Adalita releases evocative second single, Savage Heart, from forthcoming album, Inland.

Liberation Records have released the second single from Australian rock icon, Adalita‘s upcoming album, Inland. The song is accompanied by a lush, widescreen video clip which was produced with film-maker,…

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Track: The charismatic Bakers Eddy surprise with release of double A-side ‘Motor Racing/Easy Steeze ahead of tour.

It seems Bakers Eddy just don’t have an off button. Right when you think they might take a little time off having just surmounted a 25-date headline tour as well…

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Track: Tex Perkins is a ‘Brand New Man’ – Tex Perkins & The Fat Rubber Band unveil the achingly beautiful new single ahead of new album and tour.

Indie music legend, the inimitable hell raiser Tex Perkins (who fronted the Australian rock band The Cruel Sea and also performed with the Beasts of Bourbon, Thug, James Baker Experience,…

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WOMADelaide reveal 30 extraordinary acts in massive second artist announcement

WOMADelaide today announced a further 30 artists for its 10-13 March 2023 festival in Adelaide’s Botanic Park. Spanning Korean folk to Scottish rock, Americana to Moroccan blues and everything in…

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Track: It’s ‘Only A Dream’ for London-based Melbourne trio HighSchool – a deliciously dark hyperkinetic track with a gothic aftertaste. Plus tour news.

Melbourne born and bred but now relocated to London, the magnificent trio HighSchool are back with a fabulous new single ‘Only A Dream’ – a dark brooding slow burning fuse…

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Album Review: Steve Kilbey (The Church) and Martin Kennedy (All India Radio) are Kilbey/Kennedy and they combine forces again to weave their aesthetically jaw-dropping sci-fi sonic magic.

Steve Kilbey (The Church) and Martin Kennedy (All India Radio) separately produce some of the most stunning music coming out of Australia in their various guises. Kilbey – so prolific…

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Track: Willie J & The Bad Books release the slow-burning rocker, Ain’t No Fool

Melbourne/naarm blues-rock outfit, Willie J & The Bad Books have today released the second video from their recent Sing Sing East Studio sessions. The song was recorded live (as seen…

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Album Review: Melbourne power duo, Mannequin Death Squad release sizzling debut long player, Super Mental Psycho.

Mannequin Death Squad have finally released their debut album after a string of blistering singles (all of which appear on the album) being released over the past few years in…

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