The City Recital Hall can feel almost intimidating before a show begins. Towering walls, polished timber, rows upon rows of seated anticipation. It’s the kind of venue that demands scale. And yet…
There’s a particular weight to a “last show,” even when nobody quite wants to say the word out loud. At the Marrickville Bowling Club, that weight hung low and steady as Bad//Dreems stepped…
Some bands spend years chasing the moment they sound fully themselves. DMA’S appear ready to bottle it. The Sydney trio have announced a new East Coast headline tour alongside details of their…
Following a huge run of success that has seen them secure two UK Number 1 albums in 2024 with A Matter Of Time and Liquid Gold, and as they celebrate 30 years of A Maximum…
Not every second act arrives with fanfare. Sometimes it begins with patience, solitude and eight minutes of slow-building guitar light. Ed O’Brien has released new single ‘Incantations’, the latest preview of his…
After whacking us with his ‘Freudian Slippers’ (see our review here), the legendary Kim Salmon and his merry band of Smoked Salmon are back with the delightfully graphic ‘Fully Sick…
History doesn’t always arrive as something distant and fixed. Sometimes it moves like a current beneath the surface, resurfacing in unexpected places, carried through song, memory and the quiet rituals…
Record Store Day returns on 18 April 2026 with a major slate of Australian vinyl exclusives, including releases from Empire of the Sun, Spacey Jane, Ruel and Holy Holy’s farewell vinyl edition.
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…