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Album Review: Naarm/Melbourne’s USER send out a dark transmission from a world coming undone on fourth album ‘EXTINCTION’

Down here in Hobart, the thylacine is never far from view. It’s on the number plates, the beer labels and the state coat of arms, a striped ghost that refuses…

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Premiere: Pollyman’s George Carroll Wilson struts, stomps and handclaps his way out of life’s endless loop on glam power-pop single ‘Walking In Circles’

Troubles have a nasty habit of turning up again, like bad pennies and old flames. Just when you think you’ve swept them out the door, there they are at the…

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Premiere: Tig takes one more breathtaking turn on the ‘Ferris Wheel’ as she announces debut album ‘It’s Time We Met’

Every friendship has a ritual that keeps it alive long after the everyday closeness has gone. For Melbourne singer-songwriter Tig, it’s the queue for the Meredith Eye, the Ferris wheel…

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Premiere: ‘Take It On Notice’ – Al Carr exclusively unveils his driving new single ahead of new album ‘Colour To The Flame’.

We are honoured to bring you an exclusive listen to the new single ‘Take It On Notice’ from veteran artist Al Carr: a frequent artist on our pages. ‘Take It…

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News: Supergroup The Argon Room announce debut album ‘Algorithms For Happiness’ and lead with the stunning cinematic single ‘Empty Star’

ARIA Nominated Damien ‘Diz’ Cassidy (Faker) , Timothy Powles (The Church, Multiple Arias and Hall of Fame), and Simon Starling (Cult45 and Etherland) have joined forces to for a new…

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Live Review plus Gallery: Underground Lovers with Amaya Laucirica, The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, 4 October 2026

There was a delicious meeting of two icons this Sunday late afternoon in Melbourne. The venerable Corner Hotel celebrated its thirty years – no small feat surviving in the cut…

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Track: Lock away your wealthy offspring and small furry pets – Goat Coffin unleash debut single ‘Sacrifice the Rich Kids of North Fitzroy’

Despite being a two piece, Goat Coffin unleash a mighty orchestral metal barrage of cathartic noise with their debut single, the amusingly entitled ‘Sacrifice the Rich Kids of North Fitzroy’.…

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Track: Skybelly unleashes a dark and brooding world in the immersive ‘Hades Is My New Boyfriend’ ahead of new album ‘silverado’

Skybelly, the nom de plume of Melbourne artist Sara Nelson, has a field of creative vision so wide it cannot be experienced without some sort of sonic widescreen equipment. The…

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Premiere: The fabulous Tanya-Lee Davies checks the room for exits on ‘Valentines Day’, in a glorious new track that prowls with a lascivious glow.

Every 14 February runs on the same fuel: cheap wine, expensive expectations, and a stiff upper lip bracing for whatever the night decides to hand out. The enigmatic chanteuse Tanya-Lee…

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Track: The Great Emu War Casualties are on ‘Cold Food Ave’ with a bang, and that’s alright for sure.

Earlier this year, The Great Emu War Casualties (TGEWC) released their debut album ‘Public Sweetheart No. 1’ to great acclaim (reviewed by me here, and described as being an album…

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