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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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Live Gallery: Hiatus Kaiyote Bring The Sydney Opera House To Its Feet 12.07.2026

The Sydney Opera House Concert Hall is packed long before Hiatus Kaiyote take the stage. Three years after their unforgettable orchestral performance for Vivid LIVE, and two years after Backseat Mafia caught them at the…

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Track: Japan’s The Psychedelic Mars release the ethereal track ‘Rusteneration’ – finding beauty in imperfection

Japan’s independent music scene continues to produce artists who refuse to be boxed in by convention, and Tokyo outfit The Psychedelic Mars are another reminder that some of the country’s…

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News: Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats Return To Australia & NZ This December

More than five years after their last Australian visit, Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats are set to return this December, bringing their distinctive blend of psychedelic rock, doom and heavy blues back…

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