punk
Track: Eora’s DOWNGIRL Drop ‘CPR’, Confronting Safety and Power in Punk Spaces
DOWNGIRL’s new single ‘CPR’ transforms a frightening night into a stark, tightly-focused punk release, confronting the conditions that make live spaces unsafe for women while reclaiming power through community and queer solidarity.
Live Review & Gallery: Night Lovell, Haarper, and Standout Opener MUDRAT – Liberty Hall, Eora Land/Sydney, 16.11.25
Night Lovell and Haarper playing the same show already felt like someone stacked the deck in any fan’s favour. Then I saw MUDRAT was opening, and honestly, that was the part I was most curious about. I have been trying to catch them live for ages. MUDRAT didn’t waste time. No big entrance, no drawn-out …
Album Review: ‘Soft Monstrous Masses!’ – 208L Containers deliver an anarchic dose of sardonic humour on a bed of angular post punk with a buzz-saw blast
Lutruwita/Tasmanian outfit 208L Containers have just released a blast of iridescent joy from the intense furnace of their creative minds in ‘Soft Monstrous Masses!’. Sardonic and unashamedly Australian-accented voices sing of a range of familiar and alien concepts laced with humour and a thousand yard stare, a mix of political observations with tales of the …
Premiere: Lutruwita/Tasmanian band 208L Containers exclusively unveil vibrant and psychedelic new video for the thunderous track ‘Secret Servers’, ahead of album release.
I first came across 208L Containers when they supported Pond at the Altar Bar in Hobart back in 2024 and lauded them for their performance – noting that they had: …a native form of lutruwita punk that has a unique sound – abrasive yet intelligent, laced with humour and a self-deprecating air. (They were) were …
News: Upchuck Announce 2026 Australian and New Zealand Tour
Atlanta’s Upchuck will bring their explosive punk energy to Australia and New Zealand next March, performing in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland and Wellington following the release of their new album I’m Nice Now, produced by Ty Segall.
Live Review & Gallery: Still Loud, Still Defiant, Dead Kennedys at Metro Theatre – Eora Land, Sydney 27.09.25
The Dead Kennedys filled the Metro Theatre with a noise and sense of conviction that hasn’t aged out. Original members, guitarist ‘East Bay’ Ray Pepperell and bassist ‘Klaus Flouride’ (Geoffrey Lyall), casually walked on stage to do their own soundchecks, met with cheers from the crowd. Ron ‘Skip’ Greer drove the vocals, and Steve Wilson …
Album Review: Lutruwita’s TEENS display a bit of raw and visceral ‘Negative Energy’ in an explosive second album.
The streets of the southernmost capital in Australia are filled with crazed youths, and at the front of the pack is the rampant Lutruwita band TEENS spreading discord and riotous energy everywhere they can with a wild-eyed blend of punk, pop and anarchy. They have today released their second album ‘Negative Energy’ through No Sleep …
Track: ‘Like An Animal’ – Lutruwita’s TEENS are back roaming the streets to create delicious mayhem ahead of album release and live date.
It’s a normal teenage occupation isn’t it? Rioting in the streets, vandalising telephone booths and mugging little old pensioners? Not this lot. TEENS (who may in fact be outside the actual demographics) spend their time creating delicious sonic mayhem with an arched eyebrow and a thousand yard stare. Their new single ‘Like An Animal’ is …
News: Lagwagon bring HOSS back to Australia & NZ for 30th anniversary tour
Lagwagon will mark the 30th anniversary of HOSS with a run of shows across Australia and New Zealand in 2026.
Live Gallery: PUP and Teenage Joans Bring Sharp, Unrelenting Sets to Sydney’s Metro Theatre 9.08.2025
Teenage Joans open with a set that’s equal parts grit and charm, pulling the early crowd to the front before PUP take over at the Metro Theatre.