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Premiere: Crystal Set see through all those ‘Pretty Schemes’ in an excoriating swampy romp ahead of tour and album.
The iconic Crystal Set continue to build momentum on their exciting comeback with the release of a new single ‘Pretty Schemes’ that we are honoured to exclusively premiere here at…
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Premiere: The Summertimes ask who will ‘Save You Now’ in another shimmering and sparkling release, ahead of new EP.
Back in 2023 we enthusiastically reviewed the debut self-titled album of The Summertimes, calling it an album filled with sparks and electric jolts, perfectly formed pop brilliance that…
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Premiere: Cloud Tangle Spins Delicate Melancholy On New Single ‘Merry-Go-Round’
We have closely followed the storied career of the ethereal Cloud Tangle for a while now and we are ever so honoured to premiere the beautiful new single ‘Merry-Go-Round’. The…
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Premiere: Al Carr Finds His ‘Saving Grace’ in a Shimmering Jingle-Jangle Gem ahead of new album ‘Colour to the Flame’
We are very pleased to premiere the the new track ‘Saving Grace’ from Castlemaine’s Al Carr, taken from his new album ‘Colour To The Flame’ due out in November.…
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Premiere: Brisbane’s Dopamine have ‘No Words’ for the bland new world in their incendiary new single.
There is something reassuring about a band getting increasingly pissed off as they get better. Brisbane’s Dopamine have always had a certain swagger about them – chiming guitars, mountainous…
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Track / Video
Track: Miss May I announce new album ‘No Place For Me’ and unleash ‘Death Threat’
Miss May I are heading into their next chapter at full force, announcing eighth studio album ‘No Place For Me’ for release on October 2 via Solid State Records and dropping new single ‘Death…
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Track: Jade Rich dives beneath the digital noise on ‘quite the view (underwater)’
Perth alt-pop artist Jade Rich is back with new single ‘quite the view (underwater)’, continuing a busy 2026 that has already brought national radio attention, a support slot with Amber Run…
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News: Sweetie announce ‘Dogtooth’ east coast tour and unleash new single ‘Pay Rise’
Sydney trio Sweetie are taking ‘Dogtooth’ on the road, announcing an east coast Australian tour in support of their debut album, due September 25 via Blossom Rot Records. The tour announcement…
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Album Reviews
EP Review: Seasurfer – The Noise Is Ours
Hamburg trio Seasurfer return with The Noise Is Ours, a four-track EP that blends swirling electronics, ethereal atmospherics and fuzzy guitar textures into the intoxicating sound the band…
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Album Review: fling ii – ‘3’: Expertly guiding Krautrock towards other possibilities.
Following Rich Aucoin and Kristen Roos, Toronto curators We Are Busy Bodies cornucopia of recorded sound bubbles over once more into the joys of synth music with fling ii. The Ann Arbor…
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Album Review: Meanjin/Brisbane’s Ancient Channels electrify the darkness with the barbed-wire dream pop of ‘Static Spirit’
Ancient Channels are a supergroup of sorts, consisting of members from the myriad of talented bands operating in Meanjin/Brisbane( including Terra Pines, Apparitions, and Deafcult), many…
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Album Review: Phoebe Bridgers Faces Love, Loss and Finality on ‘Lost Weekend’
Six years is a long time to disappear from your own solo career. Phoebe Bridgers returns with Lost Weekend, an album produced with a team including Jack Antonoff, Alex G, Tony Berg and Ethan…
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Album Review: The Low Priorities put powerful pop perfection at the top of their list with extraordinary debut ‘Dice’
If you were ever to look up the meaning of power pop in a decent thesaurus or in Wikipedia, then in any accurate discussion, The Low Priorities would rate a mention as an exemplary example.…
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Album Review: Marlophone’s debut– ‘Remembered Adventures in Widescale’ is a stunning cinematic debut
Ten years from now, when someone asks what the Marrickville Sound actually was, point them here. Patrick Haid spent a decade and a half fronting Key Out, a band that was a firm favourite of…
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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
#americanhifi #stacyjones #rockmusic #interview #livemusic
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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 Gallery: Larry Fleet and Troy Cassar-Daley bring country storytelling to Sydney’s Liberty Hall 26.08.2026
There’s something particularly poignant about walking through Moore Park towards Liberty Hall tonight. Dolly Parton died today after a short illness and as I pass the Hordern Pavilion the sign…
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Live Review: Hollywood Vampires – Halifax, 22.08.26
Hollywood Vampires rock hard enough to raise the dead in Halifax
#hollywoodvampires #alicecooper #johnnydepp #joeperry #rocknroll
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Live Gallery: Alex Lahey celebrates 10 years of ‘B-Grade University’ with Retail Therapy and Suzi at Sydney’s Manning Bar 22.08.2026
It was only last night that Manning Bar was being pummelled by Psycroptic and Rivers of Nihil. Tonight, the room has undergone a fairly dramatic personality transplant. The death metal has…
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Live Gallery: Psycroptic and Rivers of Nihil bring metal mayhem to Sydney’s Manning Bar 21.08.2026
Sydney’s Manning Bar is built for nights like this. Low ceiling, hard surfaces, nowhere much for the sound to escape and, tonight, four bands with absolutely no intention of treating anybody…
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Live Gallery: Ocean Grove Take Over Sydney’s Factory Theatre With Cane Hill, Deficit and Blinder
The Factory Theatre feels built for a night like this. Bodies packed towards the front and four bands approaching heavy music from very different angles. Ocean Grove’s Oddworld Underground…
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Live Review: Bloodstock Open Air Festival – Sunday 09.08.2026
There is always something slightly bittersweet about the final day of Bloodstock. After several days of loud guitars, pounding drums, huge crowds and an atmosphere that seems almost impossible…
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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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