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News: Lewca Returns From The Brink With Defiant New Single ‘Like Liam Gallagher’

After a three-year forced hiatus that saw him battle a life-threatening lung infection, Lewca is back, louder, fuzzier and more unapologetic than ever. The London-born, Normandy-based songwriter returns with ‘Like…

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Live Gallery: Earl Sweatshirt And MIKE Make Their Sydney Opera House Debuts At Vivid LIVE 24.05.2026

Rain drifts across Circular Quay in fine sheets again tonight, turning the stone walkways around the Sydney Opera House slick and reflective beneath the saturated glow of Vivid Sydney. Ferries cut through the…

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Live Review & Gallery: Genesis Owusu brings Red Star Wu’s Pirate Radio Tour to Enmore Theatre following fresh release – 18.05.26, Gadigal Land/Sydney

If you know anything about Genesis Owusu‘s history with the Enmore Theatre, you know that Monday night carried a little extra weight. But first, Devaura. Born in Aotearoa and based…

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Live Gallery: Australian Music Celebrated as Hilltop Hoods Fill Arenas Decades After Debut – Qudos Bank Arena, Eora Land/Sydney, 28.02.26

Hilltop Hoods reached international success years ago, but it’s their homegrown roots and proud Australian fans that fill arenas over and over. The Adelaide trio from Kaurna land have been…

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Live Review & Gallery: Night Lovell, Haarper, and Standout Opener MUDRAT – Liberty Hall, Eora Land/Sydney, 16.11.25

Night Lovell and Haarper playing the same show already felt like someone stacked the deck in any fan’s favour. Then I saw MUDRAT was opening, and honestly, that was the…

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News: Pertinence Brings His Honest and Reflective Hip-Hop to Australia

Arizona-born rapper Pertinence will make his Australian debut in February 2026, performing in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane with his unique blend of lyricism and introspection.

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Live Gallery: Burna Boy Brings No Sign of Weakness Tour to Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena 18.10.2025

At Qudos Bank Arena, Burna Boy turns his No Sign of Weakness tour into something more than a show — a seamless blend of rhythm, movement, and connection that transforms the arena into a single, beating pulse.

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Track/Video : Hip Hop duo JED & Kavzad offer up new vid “COME&GO” from their spikey debut album ‘BROKEN GLASS’.

Brighton may be best known musically as an indie outpost but fizzing around the fringes there’s some potent R ‘n B meets garage meets hip-hop alchemy going on. Step up…

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Album Review: Reginald Omas Mamode IV – ‘Rivière’ Noire’: Forward-thinking lo-fi funk and hip hop with a bold, direct message.

Dalliance or daring, ‘Rivière’ Noire’ the fourth album from singer, producer and beats aficionado Reginald Omas Mamode IV is, whichever way you look at it, a bit of a leap.…

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Track & News: Hilltop Hoods Release New Single ‘Never Coming Home’ ft. SIX60 Ahead of Upcoming UK/EU Tour and Ninth Studio Album Release

Hilltop Hoods are back with ‘Never Coming Home’, the first proper taste of their next album ‘Fall From The Light’, which lands August 1. The single features New Zealand’s SIX60…

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