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Premiere: Naarm/Melbourne-based artist SRU confronts self-abandonment on new single ‘be ur girl’

There’s a particular kind of song that doesn’t announce its darkness — it just lets you sit in it. Melbourne artist SRU‘s new single ‘be ur girl’ is exactly that…

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Live Review + Photo Galleries: Silversun Pickups unleash their Tenterhooks tour on The Odeon Theatre, Hobart with NZ friends, Coast Arcade 25.07.2026

After a 14 year absence from Australian shores, Silversun Pickups (SSPU) have unshackled the suspense with a show packed to the brim with songs from their seventh, and latest studio…

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Track: Marlophone laude their ‘Nintendo Era Hero’ in another sparkling jewel off their forthcoming debut album.

Patrick Haid (Key Out), Saskia Clapton (The Great Emu War Casualties) and Nick Kennedy (Big Heavy Stuff, Imperial Broads and Knieval to name but a few), are Marlophone, and they…

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Premiere: Postcards from Pluto exclusively unwrap their tasty new track ‘Chocolate’

One of the most exciting young antipodean outfits around at the moment, the inimitable Postcards From Pluto, today bless us with an early listen to their new track ‘Chocolate’. It’s…

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Track: Zipper tune into another hypnotic triumph with ‘Ear’.

There are some bands you instinctively know are building something special, and Zipper continue to confirm that feeling with every release. Following the dazzling ‘Hiko’ (read my review here), new…

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Album Review: Bicycle Thieves and Dunedin Dreams – Ōtepoti’s Bunchy’s Big Score top the league with ‘Wanda’s Bicycle’

Bunchy’s Big Score have one foot planted firmly in the storied soil of Ōtepoti and the other kicking gleefully at the future. On their second album ‘Wanda’s Bicycle’, the New…

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Live Review and Photo Gallery – Dark MOFO Festival 2026: Snapped Ankles at The Odeon, Hobart 14.06.2026

Dark Mofo constantly throws up artists that defy mainstream knowledge, and so it was when Snapped Ankles (amongst others) were named in the 2026 lineup, forcing this reviewer into a…

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Premiere: Lunar Twin announce new album ‘Night Jaguar’ and unveil lead single, the rich and enigmatic ‘Disappear In The Earth’.

We are very honoured to premiere the new single ‘Disappear From The Earth’ from one of our favourite US bands, Lunar Twin, as a taster to their newly announced album…

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News: The Living End announce regional ‘I Only Trust Rock n Roll’ tour for July/August 2026

Legendary Australian rockers, The Living End have announced a 9-date regional tour on the back of the band’s latest album, and first in eight years, I Only Trust Rock n…

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Live Review + Photo Galleries: Cog provide hot blast on a cold Hobart evening at The Odeon Theatre 17.04.2026

On a cool autumn evening in southern Tasmania, Cog, accompanied by Solkyri and Penrose Way, rolled into town to warm up a chilled Hobart audience as they continued their Walk…

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