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News: KATSEYE confirm first-ever Australian performance in Melbourne

KATSEYE, the six-piece global pop group have announced a one-off, free 30-minute pop-up performance in Melbourne, marking their first-ever appearance in Australia. Set for Friday 8 May at Festival Hall, the…

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News: Cat Burns announces Australian headline tour for October 2026

Cat Burns is coming to Australia, announcing a headline tour set for October 2026. Burns’ rise has never felt rushed. Since her 2017 debut ‘Fallen Out of Love’, she’s carved…

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Track: Supergoup Fancy Weapon return with their second single, the louche and laid back ‘Squirmin’ Merman’.

Melbourne-based supergroup Fancy Weapon invited us into their fuzzy world in March with the debut single ‘Squid’ (see my review here), and just over a month later they return with…

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Track: Robyn’s ‘Blow My Mind’ gets a chaotic rework from CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso

Pop doesn’t stand still for long in 2026, but this one feels like a jolt. CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso have stepped into Robyn’s orbit, reworking ‘Blow My Mind’ into something sharper, stranger and…

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Premiere: Sydney-based punk band This Time Only exclusively reveal their thumping new single ‘Papers’

We are honoured to premiere the new single ‘Papers’ from Sydney-based punk band This Time Only. ‘Paper’s is a thoroughly refreshing and urgent blast of sound delivering an excoriating look…

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Premiere: Sarah Jane & The Noise channel raw grunge energy in new video for daisies

There’s a certain kind of chaos that never really leaves rock music. It just waits for the right band to drag it back into the light. Enter Sarah Jane & The…

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News: YHWH Nailgun bring abrasive live show back to Australia & NZ

There’s no easing into a band like YHWH Nailgun. Formed in 2020 and pronounced “Yahweh Nailgun,” the quartet operate in a space where punk abrasion, noise-rock chaos and electronic distortion…

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Live Gallery: Mumford & Sons hit Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena with renewed firepower 29.04.2026

The room is already full before a note is played. Qudos Bank Arena hums with the kind of anticipation reserved for bands who have outlived trends, backlash cycles and the…

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News: The Amity Affliction announce Opera House Forecourt headline

The Amity Affliction have announced their only Australian headline show for 2026 at the Sydney Opera House Forecourt as part of the On The Steps series. It’s a striking setting for a band…

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News: Yours & Owls 2026 transforms Wollongong into a city-wide music takeover

Yours & Owls Festival is reshaping itself for 2026 with a new format. After an electrifying debut at Flagstaff Hill in 2025, the festival returns to the Wollongong foreshore for day…

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