Tuesday, December 23 2025

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Track/video: Electronic Afro-futurist partnership Nyati Mayi & The Astral Synth Transmitters preview the rootsy ‘Try Sunshine’ ahead of debut album ‘Lulanga Tales’.

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News: Green Day release new single ‘The American Dream Is Killing Me’

Izzy Clayton October 24, 2023

Global rock superstars Green Day – Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool – have returned with a fiery call to action on “The American Dream Is Killing Me,” …

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Live Review & Gallery: Molchat Doma, Buzz Kull Bring Coldwave to Enmore Theatre – Gadigal Land/Sydney, 18.12.25

Jess Hutton December 23, 2025

It took only minutes to realise the mistake. Opening for Molchat Doma at the Enmore Theatre, Buzz Kull delivered a darkwave and EBM set stripped of gloss and heavy on momentum, the kind that quietly rewrites your internal gig ledger. When Molchat Doma followed, they scaled their coldwave pulse to theatre size without losing intimacy, transforming the room into something closer to a gothic club night than a concert, all stark lines, strobe-lit movement and immersive atmosphere.

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Live Review: Punk Looks Like Loud Women Fest – Eora Land/Sydney, Crowbar 07.12.25

Jess Hutton December 23, 2025

Loud Women Fest isn’t interested in permission or polish. Fiercely DIY and unapologetically women-led, it places femme, trans, non-binary and queer-fronted bands at the centre, not as novelty but as correction. Across punk, shoegaze, pub rock and noise, the day never dipped or diluted. With no barricades, no hierarchy and a constant exchange of gear, sweat and solidarity, the festival functioned as both a celebration and a reminder: this is what punk looks like when community comes first.

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Live Gallery: A Measured Return: Secondhand Serenade With Strings at Sydney’s Manning bar 20.12.2025

Deb Pelser December 20, 2025

Returning to Sydney after 16 years, Secondhand Serenade present a restrained and carefully structured set at Manning Bar, enhanced by a symphonic string section. Rather than leaning on nostalgia, the band reframes its emo-pop catalogue with clarity, context, and a sense of continuity.

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News: Peach PRC Announces Debut Album PORCELAIN, Her Most Revealing Era Yet

Deb Pelser December 17, 2025

On PORCELAIN, Peach PRC doesn’t abandon the pop spectacle that made her famous, she deepens it. This is music written from the heat of transformation, where longing is unresolved and vulnerability becomes a kind of strength.

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News: Saltend Recovery Shares Festive Single ‘Christmas Ambulance’

Simon Lucas-Hughes December 16, 2025

Rising alt-indie trio Saltend Recovery return with ‘Christmas Ambulance’, a deeply affecting new single that captures the emotional contradictions of the festive season with rare subtlety. Reflective and cinematic in …

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