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Album Review: Psychlona’s ‘Warped Vision’ elicits the distinct clarity of a band on a steep upward trajectory
UK stoner rock giants, Psychlona are set to release their fourth long-player, Warped Vision in the coming days, with the album set to cement them into the upper echelons of the international ‘desert-rock’ scene. Welcoming two new members into the band following the surprise departures of Martyn Birchall (bass) and Dave Wainfor (guitar) due to …
News: Bluesfest Byron Bay release stunning second artist announcement for the 2025 festival on news of renewed hope for the continuation of the festival into the future
The second artist announcement for Bluesfest Byron Bay has dropped today, and fans and attendees are in for an amazing treat with 18 Australian artists named in the second lineup announcement. Across blues and roots to contemporary, this announcement has something for everybody – festival favourites making a return, upcoming artists, a special ‘re-uniting for …
Live Review + Photo Galleries: Jebediah brings their OIKS tour to Hobart along with special guests, Magic Dirt and Merpire.
Jebediah’s Oiks! tour rolled on into Hobart following on from two previous Tasmanian shows at Forth and Launceston. With Australian rock royalty, Magic Dirt and Melbourne singer-songwriter, Merpire in tow, the evening promised to be a beauty……and a beauty it was!! Merpire kicked off proceedings with her songs of vulnerability and inner truths, entertaining a …
News: What’s this? It’s ‘Something Good’!! The Superjesus give us something special with new track ahead of Australian tour shows announcement
30 years in, and The Superjesus continue to surf the crest of the rock and roll wave with the release of their new single, Something Good. Original member and lead singer, Sarah McLeod, explains the genesis of the song, saying “Something Good was a song I had a while back that I was harvesting for …
News: Hussy Hicks tap into the uncertainty of the global times with latest single release, He Knows
Leesa Gentz and Julz Parker, the creative hub of Australian independent band, Hussy Hicks, have blended some of their country roots and current-world political insight into new single, He Knows. Lifted from their current album Swimming In Uncertainty, He Knows delves into the familiar archetype of the know-it-all, capturing the frustration and irony of dealing …
News: Hobart’s annual folk-punk festival, HOBOFOPO announces 2024 lineup with venues and dates
In an era when festivals are either struggling, or cancelling, the hobos are back at it again and preparing for their eighth (or ninth if you count 2020’s semi-locked down version) annual gathering of all things folk-punk at HOBOFOPO 2024 (HOBart’s Original FOlk Punk Orgy). For one weekend in November, nipaluna/Hobart is taken over by …
News: 20 artists named in first artist announcement for Bluesfest Byron Bay’s final curtain in 2025, with plenty more to come
Bluesfest Byron Bay have dropped the first artist announcement for their 36th, and final, iteration. With a heritage that goes back to 1990, the festival promises to be a celebration of everything that Bluesfest has stood for over the past 35 plus years – music, community, and unforgettable experiences. To that end, the first artist …
News: W.H. Lung announce third album with the release of the sublime singles, How To Walk and The Painting Of The Bay
The evolution of Mancunian band, W.H. Lung continues with the release of latest single, The Painting Of The Bay, which closely follows the release of How To Walk. Both songs pave the way for the release of their third album, entitled Every Inch Of Earth Pulsates, in October this year. Originally a studio-only project formed …
News: Jeff Lang unveils first single from upcoming album in intoxicating collaboration with John Butler, ‘Seek High’. Album tour news also announced.
3-time ARIA Award winning guitarist, Jeff Lang, has just released the ethereal Seek High as the first taster of his forthcoming album release, More Life. More Life sees Lang join forces with a number of his favourite artists across the album, and is the culmination of a few years work following the seed of an …
News: Aussie hardcore punk legends, The Hard-Ons, set pulses buzzing with news of 40th anniversary tour on back of new release single
The icons that are The Hard-Ons will undertake a 13 date Australian tour with a European tour to follow to celebrate 40 years as Australian punk rock’s quintessential great survivors. Alongside this great news is the announcement of a new single, Buzz Buzz Buzz, co-written between Peter ‘Blackie’ Black and Tim Rogers, the band’s ‘new’ …