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Premiere: Supergoup The Silversound provide us with an excusive listen to their shimmering psychedelic new track ‘Rose City’ ahead of launch gig and new album.
We are honoured to premiere the new single ‘Rose City’ from Naarm/Melbourne supergroup The Silversound with a membership that reads like a who’s who of the Australian rock scene. The band consists of Shane O’Mara, guitarist, has played/recorded with Paul Kelly, Tim Rogers, Lisa Miller, Rob Snarski, Chris Wilson and many more. Andrew Tanner (vocals, …
Live Review & Gallery: Night Lovell, Haarper, and Standout Opener MUDRAT – Liberty Hall, Eora Land/Sydney, 16.11.25
Night Lovell and Haarper playing the same show already felt like someone stacked the deck in any fan’s favour. Then I saw MUDRAT was opening, and honestly, that was the part I was most curious about. I have been trying to catch them live for ages. MUDRAT didn’t waste time. No big entrance, no drawn-out …
News: Katatonia Bring New Album to Australia & NZ for 2026 Tour
Katatonia return to Australia and New Zealand in 2026, performing songs from their new album Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State along with highlights from their three-decade catalogue.
News: Frank Turner & Bowling for Soup Announce 2026 Co-Headline Australian Tour
Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls and Bowling for Soup will join forces for the Bowling My Bones co-headline tour in May 2026, playing eight dates across Australia including the Sunshine Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Fremantle.
News: Judith Hill Announces 2026 Australian Tour for Letters from a Black Widow
Judith Hill will tour Australia in May 2026, performing seven shows in support of her new album Letters from a Black Widow, a project rooted in family collaboration, reflection and renewal.
News: Playlunch Reveal 29-Date Sex Ed Regional Tour After Breakout Year
Playlunch will embark on a 29-date Sex Ed Regional Tour from December to May, following a breakout year that included ARIA chart success, viral single “Keith,” two J Award nominations and a rapidly growing national fanbase.
Live Review + Photo Galleries: We Lost The Sea and follow at Altar Bar, Friday 07.11.2025
Two bands, six guitarists, two bass players, two drummers and one keyboard player…..and not a vocalist (or a microphone stand) to be seen. This was the reality of Friday night’s show at Hobart’s Altar Bar, with Sydney’s post-rock maestros, We Lost The Sea teaming up with Tasmania’s up-and-coming post-rock wonderkids, follow (deliberately lowercase) for the …
News: Deftones Announce Explosive 2026 Australian Arena Tour with Interpol
Deftones will return to Australia in May for their first headline arena tour in nearly ten years, bringing Interpol and Ecca Vandal along for a colossal run of shows across Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Auckland.
News: Reneé Rapp Announces First-Ever Australian Shows for 2026
Reneé Rapp will make her long-anticipated Australian debut next year, announcing two headline shows and an Australian Open performance as she brings her acclaimed BITE ME album to fans Down Under for the very first time.
Premiere: oWo exclusively unveil new rock anthem ‘Cause Way’ ahead of new EP and launch date.
Eora/Sydney post punk and noise rock trio oWo have announced their new EP ‘Emerger’, due out in February 2026, and we are honoured to bring you an exclusive early listen to the first single off the EP, ‘Cause Way’. ‘Cause Way’ launches with crystalline guitars that create a buzz-saw bedrock to the yearning vocals. There …