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Live Review & Gallery: Deftones lead a towering Sydney return with Interpol and Ecca Vandal in support 02.05.2026

The walk into Qudos Bank Arena is carried by a clear sense of excitement tonight, the Deftones have returned to Australia after nearly a decade away. Ecca Vandal opens with a set that…

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Album Review: Dave Graney and Clare Moore do a delicate pirouette with rock and an arched brow in their new album ‘Laburnam of the Mind’

There’s always been something gloriously unbothered about Dave Graney and Clare Moore — a sense that the rules of engagement (hits, trends, relevance) are for other people. ‘Laburnum Of The…

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Live Gallery: Bad//Dreems Bow Out in Sydney with Raw, Unvarnished Final Show at Marrickville Bowlo 01.05.2026

There’s a particular weight to a “last show,” even when nobody quite wants to say the word out loud. At the Marrickville Bowling Club, that weight hung low and steady as Bad//Dreems stepped…

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News: Tex Perkins unveils ambient, experimental new album ‘Basic’

Tex Perkins has just released a new album that is unlike anything he has done before. Tex Perkins Basic moves away from the structures and expectations that have defined much of his four-decade…

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Track: Mulga Bore Hard Rock continue rise with new single ‘Big Train’

Akaye glam-rock outfit Mulga Bore Hard Rock today share the accompanying video for their thunderous single, “Big Train”. Their highly anticipated debut album Sweet Home Mulga Bore, is due for release on Friday 29 May via Community Music. …

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Track: Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter unite on ‘Bring Your Love’ after Coachella surprise

The dancefloor has always been Madonna’s natural habitat. Not a backdrop, not a phase, but a kind of gravitational centre. And with “Bring Your Love,” her new collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter, she…

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Album Review: Leaf Mosaic unveils debut album ‘Sapient’: a collection of sparkling pure pop jewels.

Following up from the brilliant single ‘What Changed?’ released a few weeks ago, duo Leaf Mosaic have unveiled their electrifying debut album ‘Sapient’ and it is clear a powerful new…

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News: Dermot Kennedy returns to Australia with ‘The Weight of the Woods’ tour

Dermot Kennedy has announced a return run across Australia and New Zealand this November. The multi-platinum singer-songwriter is heading back south following his appearance at Sydney’s MISNEACH Festival in 2025. This time,…

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News: Slayyyter brings ‘Worst Girl In America’ to Australian stages

Slayyyter doesn’t creep back into the conversation. She kicks the door open in platform heels and a bassline that feels like it’s been lifted straight from a neon-lit fever dream.…

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Live Gallery: John Maus proves it’s later than you think at blistering Metro Sydney return 30.04.2026

The Metro feels compressed tonight, like it’s holding its breath, pacing itself. John Maus is back in Australia for the first time since 2019, and there’s a sense that whatever happens next…

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