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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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Live Review +Photo Galleries: The Superjesus thrill with playthrough of their independently produced, self-titled fourth studio album and more at The Republic Bar, Hobart 19.09.2025

Adelaide rock legends, The Superjesus rolled into Hobart town on the back of a tour promoting their fourth long-player, the self-titled The Superjesus. The band, Sarah McLeod on vocals &…

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Live Review + Photo Gallery: Claire Anne Taylor brings it on home at The Founders Room, Hobart 13.12.2024

It has been almost a year since I reviewed Claire Anne Taylor’s Giving It Away (review here), and over 55 gigs later after touring mainland Australia, she and her band…

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Live Review & Gallery: Inhaler Breathe New Life into Sydney’s Roundhouse 29.08.2024

Dublin's Inhaler Takes Sydney by Storm

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Gallery: PVRIS/ Bruises/ Pale Waves at House of Blues, Orlando. 02.07.24

Alternative pop icon, PVRIS, made their highly anticipated return to Orlando’s House of Blues. No venue is big enough to contain the powerful vocals and irreplaceable energy PVRIS brings to…

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Live Gallery: Sydney Rocks Out: Incubus & +Live+ Put On A Spectacular Show at the Hordern Pavilion 11.04.2024

Epic Tunes and Electric Vibes: Incubus and +Live+ in Sydney

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Live Review + Gallery: Johnny Hunter at The Republic Bar, Hobart 29/07/2022.

Post-punk Sydneysiders finish off their ‘Wait’ national album tour on a high. Johnny Hunter rolled into Hobart town last night and turned on a performance for the ages. Following on…

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Live Review & Gallery: Dark Mofo Festival – Spiritualized – Mac 02, Hobart, 17.06.2022

Jason Pierce (aka J Spaceman), the lead creative force behind Spiritualized, brought his 9 person juggernaut to Australia to play 2 exclusive headlining events, one of those being at Dark…

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Live Review: Holy Hell the King Street Carnival ignites Newtown

Tropical Fuck Storm blows King Street Carnival Away

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NEWS: R.E.M. TO PREMIERE COMPLETE BBC BROADCAST OF LEGENDARY 1999 GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL ON YOUTUBE NEXT THURSDAY (AUGUST 6)

Continuing celebrations around the 50th anniversary of Glastonbury Festival this year, R.E.M.’s historic headline set from the Pyramid Stage in 1999 will be released globally next Thursday (August 6). Fans can…

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