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Album Review: The Low Priorities put powerful pop perfection at the top of their list with extraordinary debut ‘Dice’

If you were ever to look up the meaning of power pop in a decent thesaurus or in Wikipedia, then in any accurate discussion, The Low Priorities would rate a…

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Say Psych: Album Review: Upupayāma – Honesty Flowers

Honesty Flowers is the fourth studio album from Italian multi-instrumentalist Alessio Ferarri under the Upupayāma moniker. The epic double album offers Upupayāma’s ever mind-blowing brew of organic psychedelic rock meets…

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News: Japanese cult favourites Mass Of The Fermenting Dregs are finally coming to Australia

Japanese alternative rock trio Mass Of The Fermenting Dregs are finally heading to Australia, announcing their first-ever tour of the country for February 2027. The Kobe-formed band will make the…

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News: Rock N Roll Circus Returns To Sheffield This Month With Its Biggest and Boldest Edition Yet.

With less than five weeks to go until Rock N Roll Circus returns to Sheffield, organisers have revealed fresh details of what promises to be the festival’s biggest and most…

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Live Review: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Preston Park, Brighton, 31.7.26

With a Homecoming show Infront of nearly 50,000 fans Nick Cave brings a spellbinding harmonious set with a special Guest Kyle Minogue! Nick Cave has made Brighton his base for…

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Track: ‘Out Of Thin Air’ – the iconic paisley-clad jingle jangle pop exponents Up and Downs conjure up first release in ten years as they announce EP and tour.

The Ups and Downs reflect for me a particular era in the inner city of Sydney in the late eighties when on every street corner on every night of the…

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Track: Osaka’s LADY FLASH’s ‘Titans Baby’ Is a sugar rush of noisy indie pop

Two minutes. That’s all Osaka’s LADY FLASH give you on ‘Titans Baby’, and they don’t waste a second of it. Jagged guitars collide with melodies so sweet they practically apologise…

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News: King Gizzard Announce Three Wildly Different Shows Across Two Days

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have never been a band interested in doing things the conventional way, and their latest Australian announcement is another reminder that predictability has never…

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News: Carpenter Brut brings Leather Temple to Australia in 2027

French synthwave artist Carpenter Brut will bring his full live production to Australia for the first time next January, announcing three exclusive east coast headline shows ahead of his appearance at Froth &…

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Live Gallery: YHWH Nailgun Deliver A Relentless Performance At Sydney’s Oxford Art Factory 15.07.2026

There are bands that demand your attention through sheer volume, and then there are bands like YHWH Nailgun, who seem intent on dismantling the very idea of what a rock…

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