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Live Review Plus Gallery: Blackwater Holylight, Dark Mofo Festival, Hobart 20.06.2026

The magnificent Odeon Theatre was awash in deep red light as Blackwater Holylight quietly took the stage, easing the audience into their distinctive blend of doom, shoegaze and psychedelia. Dispensing…

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Live Gallery: Wednesday Live at Sydney’s Metro Theatre 3.06.2026

It’s Wednesday evening and a crowd curls down the street and around the corner at the Metro Theatre. They’re here to see Karly Hartzman’s Wednesday perform. The band have arrived in…

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Track / Video

Track: London Shoegaze Risers sadplanet Shine On New Single ‘please’

London-based shoegaze outfit sadplanet share the elegant, floating new single ‘please’, the second track to be lifted from their forthcoming debut EP ‘slowing down’, arriving September 10th. Formed in late…

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Track: Introducing Louderstar, from the southern edge of the world, with their debut ethereal single ‘Flickering Lights’.

Newly formed trio Louderstar has coalesced in Launceston, Tasmania at the far edge of the world following songwriter and producer singer Fiora’s return from Berlin and Los Angeles. She has…

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Live Review plus Gallery: All India Radio live broadcast their ethereal majesty, supported by Dvrkworld and Dededed, Altar Bar, Hobart, 14 May 2026

All may be dark and cold in the southern outpost of Australia, but in their first hometown gig in Hobart, All India Radio emanated a warm starburst of magic into…

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Music

News: she’s green share new single and tour dates

News: she's green share their new single and tour dates

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News

News: kazaizen Releases New Album ‘Sky Fish Fly’

kazaizen returns with a bold, shape-shifting statement of intent on Sky Fish Fly, a 13-track album that refuses to sit comfortably inside any one genre. The project of Saint Paul-based multi-instrumentalist Jonny Kasai,…

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EP Review: Big League unveil the anthemic swagger of ‘Windanswagger’ ahead of Australian/New Zealand tour

We had the privilege of premiering Big League‘s single ‘Neverlandfill’ towards the end of last year and the band has now delivered an EP entitled ‘Windanswagger’, filled with the pulse…

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Premiere: BB Sabina exclusively unveil haunting, shimmering new single ‘In between’ ahead of launch date.

Naarm/Melbourne shoegaze band BB Sabina came onto our radar last year with their single ‘Multitude’ (see our review here) and we are very honored to bring you an exclusive listen…

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Live Gallery: Wisp Captivates With Dreamy Shoegaze at Liberty Hall – Eora Land, Sydney 12.02.26

Fresh off releasing her debut album and performing at Laneway Festival last week, 21-year-old Californian artist Wisp (Natalie Lu) entranced fans at Liberty Hall this week, proving why she’s become…

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