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News: Rock N Roll Circus Returns To Sheffield This Month With Its Biggest and Boldest Edition Yet.

  • Jason Siddall
  • August 3, 2026
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Live Gallery: Geordie Greep Captivates A Sold-Out Sydney Metro Theatre 3.08.2026

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  • August 3, 2026
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Live Gallery: Wage War, Orthodox And Heavensgate Took Over Melbourne’s Forum Theatre 2.08.2026

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  • August 3, 2026
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News: The Kountess Releases Debut EP ‘INIT’

  • Simon Lucas-Hughes
  • August 3, 2026
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News: Chris Pannella Shares Emotional New Single ‘Holdin On’

  • Simon Lucas-Hughes
  • August 3, 2026
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News: MIIA Embraces Myth & Self-Discovery On Debut Album ‘Huldra’

  • Simon Lucas-Hughes
  • August 3, 2026
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Live Gallery: Daya Brought Her Evolved Sound To Melbourne’s Corner Hotel 30.07.2026

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  • August 3, 2026
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Propagandhi
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News: Propagandhi Return To Australia And Aotearoa For First Tour In Nearly Eight Years

  • Deb Pelser
  • August 3, 2026
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Live Review: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Preston Park, Brighton, 31.7.26

  • Michael Hundertmark
  • August 3, 2026
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Boy in Space
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News: Boy In Space Shares Reflective New Single ‘Timepiece’

  • Deb Pelser
  • August 1, 2026
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News: THAO Announces First Album In Six Years With ‘Sick of the Times’

  • Deb Pelser
  • August 1, 2026
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Album Review: Loma Suyo –‘Paloma’ : Latin infused folktronica which brings guaranteed refreshment and a warm glow.

  • John Parry
  • July 31, 2026
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Track: Swedish House Mafia And Lykke Li Unite On New Single ‘Happiness Is So Sad’

  • Deb Pelser
  • July 31, 2026
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News: Campus Revival Tour Aims To Bring Live Music Back To Australian Universities

  • Deb Pelser
  • July 31, 2026
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News: Taylor Moss Finds Her Voice On New Single ‘Megaphone’

  • Deb Pelser
  • July 31, 2026
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Premiere: ‘I Kinda Love You’ – Boorloo/Perth band Salt Museum exclusively deliver an extraordinary shimmering debut.

  • Arun Kendall
  • July 29, 2026
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’

  • Arun Kendall
  • July 29, 2026
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’

  • Arun Kendall
  • July 27, 2026
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’

  • Arun Kendall
  • July 15, 2026
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’

  • Arun Kendall
  • July 6, 2026
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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News: Boy In Space Shares Reflective New Single ‘Timepiece’

  • Deb Pelser
  • August 1, 2026
Boy in Space
Swedish artist Boy In Space has shared ‘Timepiece’, the latest preview of his long-awaited debut album, The Man Who Lost It All, due for release on 23…
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News: THAO Announces First Album In Six Years With ‘Sick of the Times’

  • Deb Pelser
  • August 1, 2026
Six years after her last studio album, THAO returns with Show Me, a deeply personal new record due 30 October via Kill Rock Stars, alongside the release of its first…
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Track: Swedish House Mafia And Lykke Li Unite On New Single ‘Happiness Is So Sad’

  • Deb Pelser
  • July 31, 2026
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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Album Review: Loma Suyo –‘Paloma’ : Latin infused folktronica which brings guaranteed refreshment and a warm glow.

  • John Parry
  • July 31, 2026
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

  • Phil Pountney
  • July 22, 2026
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.

  • John Parry
  • July 22, 2026
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.

  • John Parry
  • July 10, 2026
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

  • Le Crowley
  • July 6, 2026
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.

  • John Parry
  • July 5, 2026
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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Meet: Stacy Jones on art respecting art and not overthinking

  • Huw Williams
  • June 4, 2026
Stacy Jones on playing live, art respecting art and not overthinking #americanhifi #stacyjones #rockmusic #interview #livemusic
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Meet: Kirk Brandon predicted the future. But no-one was listening

  • Huw Williams
  • May 21, 2026
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

  • Arun Kendall
  • April 9, 2026
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

  • Bodene Mckibbin
  • March 3, 2026
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’

  • Simon Lucas-Hughes
  • February 4, 2026
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’

  • Simon Lucas-Hughes
  • January 28, 2026
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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News: Hard-Fi to Headline Harlequins’ Big Summer Kick-Off at Allianz Stadium

  • Jason Siddall
  • April 16, 2026
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

  • Arun Kendall
  • April 9, 2026
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

  • Andrew Fuller
  • April 6, 2026
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 Gallery: Geordie Greep Captivates A Sold-Out Sydney Metro Theatre 3.08.2026

  • Deb Pelser
  • August 3, 2026
The queue wraps around the corner outside Sydney’s Metro Theatre, every ticket long gone before doors even open. The crowd is here to see Geordie Greep for whom predictability…
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Live Gallery: Wage War, Orthodox And Heavensgate Took Over Melbourne’s Forum Theatre 2.08.2026

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  • August 3, 2026
The Forum Melbourne became a meeting point for modern metalcore as Wage War arrived in the city on their It Calls Me By Name world tour, joined by American heavyweights Orthodox and…
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Live Gallery: Daya Brought Her Evolved Sound To Melbourne’s Corner Hotel 30.07.2026

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  • August 3, 2026
More than a decade after emerging as one of pop’s brightest young voices, Daya arrived at Melbourne’s Corner Hotel in the midst of a creative reinvention.…
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Live Review: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Preston Park, Brighton, 31.7.26

  • Michael Hundertmark
  • August 3, 2026
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 decades…
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Live Review: Tramlines Festival, Hillsborough Park, Sheffield- 24.7.26 to 26.7.26

  • Jason Siddall
  • July 30, 2026
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

  • Michael Hundertmark
  • July 29, 2026
The Maccabees bring a sun drenched Saturday 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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News: First Look At Oasis’ Reunion Film Don’t Look Back In Anger

  • Deb Pelser
  • July 5, 2026
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

  • Deb Pelser
  • June 8, 2026
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

  • Deb Pelser
  • April 23, 2026
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.

  • Arun Kendall
  • February 3, 2025
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

  • Rob Aldam
  • January 24, 2023
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

  • Rob Aldam
  • January 23, 2023
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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