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News: Montreal’s Osheaga steps up with a lineup built for summer escape

For Australians eyeing a European summer that’s suddenly drifted out of financial reach, the map doesn’t have to fold shut. It just tilts west. While rising airfares and global tensions…

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News: Mad Cool Festival returns with one of 2026’s biggest lineups

There’s a point where a festival lineup stops feeling like a schedule and starts reading like a dare. Mad Cool Festival 2026 crosses that line early. Set to mark its 10th anniversary…

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News: Lorde Sets Dates for 2026 Arena Tour of NZ and Australia

Lorde Sets Dates for 2026 Arena Tour of NZ and Australia

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Live Gallery: Marlon Williams Returns to the Sydney Opera House for a Reflective Vivid LIVE Performance 29.05.2025

Marlon Williams debuts Te Whare Tīwekaweka at the Sydney Opera House

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Track: Marlon Williams & Lorde Unite for a Breathtaking Te Reo Māori Collaboration on ‘Kāhore He Manu E’

Marlon Williams: How Te Reo Māori Helped the Singer Unlock a New Creative Chapter

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Track: New Zealand’s Queen of indie Fazerdaze releases ethereal and anthemic new single ‘Flood Into’ from her EP ‘Break!’

Delayed by the unfortunate climate events in the North Island of New Zealand, and following a high profile support for New Zealand’s other pop magician Lorde‘s tour, the magnificent singer/producer/multi-instrumentalist…

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See: It’s ‘Winter’ for Fazerdaze: a video filled with a wistful and longing air as news of support for Lorde tour is announced.

Off her recent long awaited EP ‘Break’, the enigmatic and brilliant Fazerdaze (the nom de plume of Amelia Murray) has today unveiled a video for the track ‘Winter’ as a…

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100 albums of 2021 you shouldn’t miss, plus playlist

In a moment a folly, I (not me and my editorial team, or my writers, or indeed anyone) decided to make a playlist of the year. Not one of those…

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Album Review: Lorde’s Solar Power Is A Journey Through Healing

I woke up bleary-eyed on Friday to an equally bleary morning. The sun struggled to shine through natural clouds and unnatural haze, blanketing the earth with a dull, heavy light.…

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News: Lorde announces world tour to support new album ‘Solar Power’

After the surprise release of the shining single ‘Solar Power’ (reviewed by me here), New Zealand super star Lorde has just announced a wide ranging world tour to take place…

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