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Premieres / Exclusives
Premiere: ‘I Kinda Love You’ – Boorloo/Perth band Salt Museum exclusively deliver an extraordinary shimmering debut.
Some songs are about certainty. This one isn’t. Perth five-piece Salt Museum have built their debut single around the space just before a confession of love — that fragile,…
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Premiere: Naarm/Melbourne-based artist SRU confronts self-abandonment on new single ‘be ur girl’
There’s a particular kind of song that doesn’t announce its darkness — it just lets you sit in it. Melbourne artist SRU‘s new single ‘be ur girl’ is exactly that…
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Premiere: Flame to Grey – Billy Peril Premiere the Jangling ‘Tornado’
Melbourne’s Billy Peril have been quietly building one of the more compelling debut album rollouts of the year, and ‘Tornado’, the third single lifted from that forthcoming…
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Premiere: Postcards from Pluto exclusively unwrap their tasty new track ‘Chocolate’
One of the most exciting young antipodean outfits around at the moment, the inimitable Postcards From Pluto, today bless us with an early listen to their new track ‘Chocolate’.…
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Premiere: ‘I Am The Greatest’ – indeed they are as The Vors exclusively reveal the video for the track off the debut album ‘Boss’
Earlier this year we reviewed the debut album from punk maestros The Vors and we can exclusively bring you the video for the new single off the album ‘I Am The Greatest’. With an…
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Track / Video
Track: Swedish House Mafia And Lykke Li Unite On New Single ‘Happiness Is So Sad’
Swedish House Mafia have reunited with fellow Swedish artist Lykke Li for the first time on ‘Happiness Is So Sad’, a new single that pairs euphoric electronic…
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News: Taylor Moss Finds Her Voice On New Single ‘Megaphone’
Australian country artist Taylor Moss has returned with ‘Megaphone’, an assured new single that signals the beginning of a fresh chapter shaped by resilience,…
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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 week you could catch incredible bands like…
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Album Reviews
Album Review: Loma Suyo –‘Paloma’ : Latin infused folktronica which brings guaranteed refreshment and a warm glow.
Having crossed paths for a decade, Philly musicians Liz Fullerton and Ish Quintero finally committed to working together as Loma Suyo in 2019. Enticed by the possibilities of merging…
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Album Review: ‘Works Live’ – Emerson, Lake & Palmer
For decades, ‘Works Live’ has occupied one of the most misunderstood positions in Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s extensive catalogue. Overshadowed by the commercial success of…
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Album Review: Jad Atoui – ‘It Will Take Forever’: A challenging merger of electronics, noise and ambience from the Lebanese sound sculptor.
Beirut -based audio-artist Jad Atoui’s ‘It Will Take Forever’ takes you on a journey into the depths of sound. Experimental electronic music with the listener key to the experiment, it’s not a…
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Album Review: Akusmi – ‘Terra Incognita’: A lush sonic expedition into exotic rhythms and sultry sax melodies.
London based multi-instrumentalist and composer Pascal Bideau a.k.a Akusmi returns with his third Tonal Union album and if you’re a follower you’ll understand it’s not exactly going to be more…
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Say Psych: Album Review: Magic Castles – Realized
Magic Castles are back with a set of lush psych-rock reveries. Newly signed to Fuzz Club, their new album Realized takes Magic Castles’ music to a newfound level of clarity, whilst still…
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Album Review: Ferg’s Imaginary Big Band – ‘The New Atomic’: Full powered punk jazz dynamism that refuses to follow the script.
Why is Big Band jazz a proposition that many swerve? Is it seen as too close to trad, too much of a historically significant relic. In truth the Big Band may have increasingly become a…
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Interviews
Meet: Stacy Jones on art respecting art and not overthinking
Stacy Jones on playing live, art respecting art and not overthinking
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Meet: Kirk Brandon predicted the future. But no-one was listening
Spear of Destiny's Kirk Brandon is on tour right now. We got together to talk about Chelsea, reclaiming the music and seeing into the future…
#kirkbrandon #spearofdestiny #interview…
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Interview: It’s Not a Documentary — It’s an Act: Baxter Dury on Nepotism, Performance and the Strange Theatre of Modern Life
When I last saw Baxter Dury, it was during Dark Mofo in Hobart — a setting whose nocturnal weirdness felt oddly perfect for his particular brand of dry, late-night storytelling. Over the past…
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Feature: Fokofpolisiekar Reflect on Swanesang at 20 as Australian & NZ Tour Extends Legacy
South African punk band Fokofpolisiekar reflect on Swanesang 20 years on, as Hunter Kennedy discusses identity, rebellion and taking the band's music to audiences in Australia and New Zealand.
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Meet: A.S. Fanning Talks About His New Album ‘Take Me Back To Nowhere’
On his fourth studio album Take Me Back To Nowhere, A.S. Fanning sounds both unmoored and quietly resolute. Drawing inspiration from science-fiction, experimental sound worlds, and a newly…
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Meet: Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys Talk Us Through New Single & The Upcoming Album ‘Pale Bloom’
With a body of work that thrives on tension, restraint, and emotional depth, Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys have built a reputation for music that lingers long after it’s heard. As they move…
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Features / Playlists
News: Hard-Fi to Headline Harlequins’ Big Summer Kick-Off at Allianz Stadium
British indie heavyweights Hard-Fi are set to return to their South West London stomping grounds this May. The Staines-formed outfit has been confirmed as the headline act…
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Interview: It’s Not a Documentary — It’s an Act: Baxter Dury on Nepotism, Performance and the Strange Theatre of Modern Life
When I last saw Baxter Dury, it was during Dark Mofo in Hobart — a setting whose nocturnal weirdness felt oddly perfect for his particular brand of dry, late-night storytelling. Over the past…
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Feature: Backseat Mafia’s photographic tribute to Bluesfest Byron Bay
For four years, Backseat Mafia has covered Bluesfest Byron Bay, an iconic event on the Australian music calendar. On March 13th, just three weeks before what would have been the 37th Bluesfest…
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Live review
Live Review: Tramlines Festival, Hillsborough Park, Sheffield- 24.7.26 to 26.7.26
Photo credits: Phil Jon Photography Tramlines Festival 2026 brought tens of thousands of music lovers together at Hillsborough Park for a brilliant three-day celebration of world-class music,…
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Live Review: The Maccabees / On The Beach Festival , Brighton, 25.7.26
The Maccabees bring a sun drenched weekend on Brighton beach to a magical end with a wealth of Indie Band acts and an exhilarating crowd pleaser headline set! With the tradition of On…
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Live Review + Photo Galleries: Silversun Pickups unleash their Tenterhooks tour on The Odeon Theatre, Hobart with NZ friends, Coast Arcade 25.07.2026
After a 14 year absence from Australian shores, Silversun Pickups (SSPU) have unshackled the suspense with a show packed to the brim with songs from their seventh, and latest studio album,…
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Live Gallery: Karnivool, TesseracT and Car Bomb deliver a progressive metal summit at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion 23.07.2026
At Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion, the anticipation is almost tangible long before a note is played. Thirteen years have passed since Karnivool last unveiled a new studio album, yet tonight…
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Live Review: CMAT / Katy J Pearson – Piece Hall, Halifax 17.07.2026
A week after watching the Sex Pistols fill the Piece Hall with snarling punk nostalgia, it was striking to see the historic courtyard just as packed—if not even busier—for CMAT. The atmosphere…
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Film
News: First Look At Oasis’ Reunion Film Don’t Look Back In Anger
One year after Oasis stunned the music world by returning to the stage for their first live performance together in 16 years, the band’s extraordinary comeback is set to be immortalised…
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Film Review: ‘The Best Summer’ is a bittersweet time capsule of alternative music’s golden age
There is something almost unbelievable about The Best Summer. What began as footage shot casually by filmmaker Tamra Davis while accompanying the Summersault festival around Australia in 1995…
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News: Kylie Minogue opens her archives for new three-part documentary KYLIE
Some pop stars have eras. Kylie Minogue has decades. From her first rush of fame as Charlene on Neighbours to becoming one of the most reliable hitmakers in modern pop,…
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News: The life and times of William Arthur and his iconic Sydney band Glide is explored in ‘Disappear Here’, a film by Ben deHoedt.
Glide were a seminal Sydney band that burned brightly and all together too briefly in the nineties, beset by tragedy when their singer and songwriter William Arthur died at the end of that…
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Film Review: January
Winter can be a magical time of year and there’s nothing more atmospheric than a sprinkling of snow. In many places, that light covering becomes something different entirely. In Eastern…
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Sundance Review: Iron Butterflies
As we approach the first anniversary of the full Russian invasion of Ukraine, it’s easy to forget that this war didn’t start in 2022. Indeed, the (recent) troubles with Russia can be traced…
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