Indie
Live Review: Electric Six / Enjoyable Listens — Leeds O2 Academy, 1.12.2025
The night opened with the wonderfully eccentric Enjoyable Listens, a two-piece who immediately won the Leeds crowd over with humour, charm and a deliberate touch of the theatrical. Singer Luke Duffet’s vocals carried clear shades of Japan — that cool, arch tone — while the music channelled the New Romantic / synthpop spirit and pulled …
Live Gallery: Heat, Blood and Holy Noise: Good Things 2025 Burns Sydney Alive
Good Things 2025 arrives in Sydney like a heat-stricken carnival, pushing thousands of fans through a day of blistering sets from Garbage, Refused, Wargasm, Fever 333, Weezer, and Tool. From GWAR’s blood-spray theatrics to Shirley Manson’s searing stage presence and Maynard’s shadow-lurking mystique, the festival turns Olympic Park into a furnace of sound, sweat and defiance.
News: Tokyo Indie Breakouts DYGL Announce First Australian Tour
Tokyo indie outfit DYGL will make their long-awaited Australian debut in January 2026, bringing their sharp hooks, global pedigree and new album Who’s In The House to East Coast stages.
News: Crowdfunded and Independent, Second Idol Release Their Debut Album Mongrel
Second Idol today release their debut album Mongrel through Gloomshift Records, a project that explores identity, culture and belonging while solidifying the band’s distinctive place in Australia’s alternative scene.
EP Review: Sydney-raised, Tokyo-based artist Joey Sachi unveils the luminescent and silky tones of EP ‘Rise’.
Sydney-raised, Tokyo-based artist Joey Sachi has caught our attention with a series of mesmerising singles released over the last few years, including honouring us with the premiere of her debut single ‘Fractured’ back in 2023. She has now collected two of these singles in an EP entitled ‘Rise’ with additional unheard material, and, continuing to …
Premiere: It’s not funny – COMEDY’s debut single ‘L.A. Perfume’ is a cathartic blast of swaggering attitude.
We are very honoured to bring you the stunning debut single ‘L.A. Perfume’ from Naarm/Melbourne COMEDY. Consisting of seasoned indie musicians, COMEDY’s experience and confidence shines through every note. ‘L.A. Perfume’ is a glam rock stomping delight brim full of swagger and attitude with an arched brow and a thousand yard stare. Guitars ring out …
Live Review: Young Knives / Thank, The Fulford Arms, York 18.11.2025
There are gigs that entertain, gigs that satisfy, and—every once in a while—gigs that leave you slightly dazed, giddy, and wondering quite how you’re supposed to go back to normal life the next day. The Young Knives’ night at The Fulford Arms fell squarely into the third category, helped in no small part by a …
Live Gallery: Malaika Mfalme’s ‘Unfurling’ Blooms in a Room Built for Listening 28.11.2025
In the close warmth of the Red Rattler, Malaika Mfalme guides the room through Unfurling, a set shaped by grief, tenderness and quiet transformation. It’s a reminder of how deeply music can heal when witnessed up close.
News: Spin Doctors Announce 35th Anniversary Tour for Pocket Full of Kryptonite
Spin Doctors will return to Australia for the first time since 1993 — and visit New Zealand for the first time ever — for an 11-date tour celebrating the 35th anniversary of Pocket Full of Kryptonite, performing the album in full.
News: ARIA-Sweeping Star Ninajirachi to Headline Enmore, Forum and More in 2026
Ninajirachi has announced Dark Crystal V, her biggest Australian headline tour to date, hitting iconic venues across Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth in July 2026. Following her acclaimed debut album I Love My Computer and a career-making year of global festival appearances and ARIA Award wins, the tour marks a defining moment for one of Australia’s most influential electronic artists.