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Premiere: Anna Smyrk unveils ethereal live performance video for her elegant and deeply personal single ‘This Is A Drill’, ahead of debut album and launch dates.
We are honoured to premiere the video for the new single ‘This Is A Drill’ from one of our favourite artists, the immensely talented Naarm/Melbourne artist Anna Smyrk, the first single off her forthcoming debut album ‘Spectacular Denial’ via Community Music. She has also announced album launch shows in Eora/Sydney, Meanjin/Brisbane and Naarm/Melbourne in the …
Live Gallery: Garbage Return to Australia with a Powerful, Poised Night at the Sydney Opera House 14.12.2025
Garbage’s sold-out return to the Sydney Opera House is a reminder of the band’s enduring power, as Shirley Manson and company deliver a set that feels both resolute and deeply human in a city grappling with tragedy.
Live Gallery: Ponchos On, Spirits High: Inside Spilt Milk Canberra 2025
Spilt Milk Canberra powered through the rain with one of its strongest line-ups yet, as Sonic Reducer, smartcasual, Mia Wray, Sophie Edwards, Don West, Rebecca Black, Nessa Barrett, Sofia Isella, sombr, Dominic Fike and Doechii delivered standout sets that proved great music can outlast any weather forecast.
Live Review & Gallery: Perfume Genius on the Floor at the Sydney Opera House – Eora Land/Sydney, 09.12.25
Mike Hadreas (A.K.A Perfume Genius) will never be a half-measure performer, and it was especially brilliant seeing him perform in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall this week. The setlist opened with ‘In a Row’, ‘It’s a Mirror’, ‘Left for Tomorrow’. Pretty quickly, the sound was overtaken by the strangest of sights. Hadreas moved like …
News: Grace Jones, MARINA and King Stingray Lead Huge New Announcements for Brisbane’s On the Banks 2026
On the Banks has unveiled a massive second wave of artists for its 2026 series, adding Grace Jones, MARINA, King Stingray and Sarah Blasko to an already star-powered summer line-up set against Brisbane’s Cultural Forecourt at South Bank.
Premiere: Eora/Sydney band Postcards from Pluto return with a thumping, stomping single ‘Arcade’ ahead of headline gig.
We’ve been following the upward trajectory of Eora/Sydney band Postcards from Pluto for a little over a year now and thoroughly impressed by both their singles and live performances (see our reviews here). We are therefore overjoyed to be able to premiere their new single ‘Arcade’, which indicates things are only getting better. Since their …
Live Gallery: Bar Italia Cast a Quiet Spell Over Sydney’s Metro Theatre with a Taut, Oblique Performance 10.12.2025
At Sydney’s Metro Theatre, bar italia turn the mystique of their early years into something bold and theatrical, delivering a blistering set that proves just how far they’ve evolved since their underground days. Powered by the new album Some Like It Hot, the trio move with confidence, heat and a newfound muscularity—transforming their spectral indie into a force built for big rooms.
News: BADBADNOTGOOD and Hannah Joy Join a Stacked Sydney Opera House Summer Line-Up
BADBADNOTGOOD and Middle Kids’ Hannah Joy have been added to the Sydney Opera House’s summer music program, with the Canadian trio set for a boundary-shifting Concert Hall debut and Joy performing her first-ever solo show in the Playhouse.
Live Review: King Princess – Leeds Beckett SU, 06.12.25
King Princess packs out Leeds Beckett SU on their Girl Violence Tour
Live Gallery: Rebecca Black Transforms the Metro with a Dazzling, Genre-Smashing Performance 9.12.2025
At a sold-out Metro Theatre, Rebecca Black sheds the shadows of her past and emerges as a fully realised pop visionary, blending high-camp theatrics, club-driven production and emotional candour into one of her most commanding performances to date.