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News: Suicidal Tendencies return with new single and Australian headline dates
Big Noter joins Suicidal Tendencies on select Australian headline dates
Track: BABYMETAL link up with Bloodywood on new single ‘Kon! Kon!’
BABYMETAL have released their latest single Kon! Kon!, a collaborative effort with Indian metal outfit Bloodywood. It’s the fifth track lifted from their forthcoming album METAL FORTH, due August 8 via Capitol Records. The track arrives alongside a live video, filmed during their recent performance at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. The clip captures …
News: Celebrating Lou Reed, The Velvet Underground & Nico – a stellar night with performances by Robert Foster, Mick Harvey, Dave Graney, Rob Snarski and Stefanie Duzel announced.
The Velvet Underground was always one of those bands that might have had less than spectacular commercial success, but probably directly influenced the favourite bands of anyone with respectable music taste. And when those bands get together to celebrate Velvet Underground, Lou Reed and Nico, you know you’re in for a very special evening. It …
News: G Flip Plots 2026 Dream Ride Tour with The Beaches and Ayesha Madon
G Flip is coming home — don’t miss the Dream Ride Tour with The Beaches and Ayesha Madon
News: BLVD OF EYES and The Midnight Devils Confirm Two HEAVYFEST Shows
BLVD OF EYES and The Midnight Devils team up for two heavy Australian shows this November.
News: Marlon Hoffstadt Announces Two Exclusive Summer Shows
Hoffstadt returns: Two nights only, two cities only.
Live Review & Gallery: Over Two Decades In, Bliss n Eso Are Still Taking It to the Moon – Enmore Theatre, Gadigal Land/Sydney 11.07.25
Bliss n Eso packed out the Enmore Theatre on Friday night, bringing with them a multi-generational crowd and a career-spanning show. From the opening moments, a cinematic, space-themed intro, to the final notes of 2010’s ‘Addicted’, the energy never waned. And with the scale and momentum of this mammoth national tour, I’d expect nothing less. …
Live Gallery: Touché Amoré and Militarie Gun at Sydney’s Manning Bar 13.07.2025
A night of catharsis and chaos with Touché Amoré + Militarie Gun in Sydney.
News: Still loud, still sharp: Eddy Current Suppression Ring unleash the gritty Shapes and Forms
Eddy Current Suppression Ring — the twice ARIA Award-nominated garage/punk rock band — have re-emerged from a long studio silence with Shapes and Forms, their second new song following on the heels of the angular and wiry Swimming Hole, released earlier in 2025. In recent months, the band have quietly begun re-uploading classic videos from …
News: From Orchestras to Slash: Bear McCreary’s Diverse Career Hits Australia
Emmy, BAFTA, and GRAMMY-nominated composer Bear McCreary lands in Australia