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Live Review: Canyon Blu-The Washington Sheffield 18.12.25

Canyon Blu’s Sheffield set hints at a very bright future. The Washington in Sheffield was alive with energy as Canyon Blue delivered an outstanding performance. Frontman Frankie Beetlestone already has…

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Live Review: Babyshambles, O2 Academy, Leeds. 07.12.25

Babyshambles return to Yorkshire, balancing genius and chaos to the delight of their fans

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Live Review: No Cigar and the Art of Outgrowing The Room You’re Standing In – Eora Land/Sydney, 29.10.25

You could tell before the doors even opened that it was going to be a tight squeeze. Both Lansdowne shows had sold out, the first so quickly that a second…

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News: Wunderhorse’s debut Australian tour sells out as momentum builds behind MIDAS

Wunderhorse’s debut Australian headline tour has officially sold out, with shows in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Perth all reaching capacity. The sold-out run comes in the wake of their acclaimed second album MIDAS and cements the band’s growing international appeal.

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Live Review: Smashing Pumpkins / White Lies / Rocket – Piece Hall, Halifax 12.08.2025

Words: Jim F / Pictures: Huw Williams It was a brilliant, almost life-affirming night in Halifax as The Smashing Pumpkins rolled into town to play to a sold-out Piece Hall…

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News: Joan & the Giants find beauty in heartbreak on their greatest release yet, latest EP ‘The Five Stages of Grief’

Breakups are messy and never just one thing. Grief doesn’t arrive in a neat sequence, and Joan & the Giants’ new EP ‘The Five Stages of Grief‘ catches every jagged…

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News: Royel Otis Announce National Tour Following Upcoming Album Release ‘hickey’ Next Month

Off the back of a sold-out run of international festival slots, Royel Otis are heading home for their biggest Australian shows to date. This October, they’ll play four huge events…

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Live Review & Gallery: DIIV’s ‘Frog in Boiling Water’ Tour Brings Beautiful, Glorious Grit to Vivid – Eora Land/Sydney, 13.06.25

Touring ‘Frog in Boiling Water‘, their first album in five years, DIIV brought their thick, slow-dripping sound to life with a set that doubled as a collage of cult consumerism,…

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News: Chicagoans Pretoria return with new EP If We’re Pretending

Building off a trio of singles released last year, the Michigan-formed and Illinois-based quartet Pretoria‘s new EP takes a sideways look at upping sticks to chase a new dream, which…

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Album Review: Tavare-‘Too Small To Be So High’: A delicate and solemn slow core triumph.

Trying to keep track of Canadian experimental guitarist and composer Aidan Baker’s recorded output since his first release in 2000 is an almost impossible challenge. The Discogs bible lists around…

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