Live Review & Gallery: Metro Feels Like Manchester as Courteeners Take Over – Metro Theatre, Eora Land/Sydney, 05.03.25
There was no mistaking the excitement in Metro Theatre ahead of Courteeners‘ headline show, and the air was thick with a cacophony of British accents. Fresh off their Yours and Owls Festival set the weekend prior, Courteeners were primed to deliver the kind of night their fans had come to expect, anthemic and unrelentingly joyous. …
Live Review & Gallery: Shame Revel In Punk Devotion, Giving Australia Stage Dive Sermons – Metro Theatre, Eora Land/Sydney, 04.03.25
I’d heard along the grapevine that Shame’s set at Yours and Owls Festival was the one to catch, best of the weekend, unfiltered punk energy carrying the day forward ahead of headliners Fontaines D.C. Naturally, expectations were sky-high as I navigated the winding corridors of Metro Theatre and slipped into the cavern that is Metro …
Track & News: Spacey Jane Announce Third Album, Massive Aus/NZ Tour and Release Brand New Single ‘How To Kill Houseplants’
Spacey Jane are back with album number three, ‘If That Makes Sense‘ (out May 9), and they’re celebrating the best way they know how, by hitting the road for a massive Australian and New Zealand tour. To go with the announcement, they’ve also dropped their latest single, ‘How to Kill Houseplants‘, a melancholic, ‘80s-hued anthem …
Track & News: Joan & The Giants Make International Debut at SXSW Austin with Brand New Single ‘Still Breathing’
Fresh off a super triumphant year that saw them sharing stages with P!NK and Tones & I, racking up a whole bundle of awards, and giving us the opportunity to catch one of Australia’s most compelling indie acts, Joan & The Giants are now setting their sights beyond home soil. March will see them make …
Live Review & Gallery: As December Falls Decimates Australian Tour Debut! – The Lansdowne, Eora Land/Sydney, 15.02.25
If you could bottle the feeling of downloading pop-punk anthems off LimeWire and syncing them to a hot pink iPod Nano, As December Falls‘ show at The Lansdowne would be it. The Nottingham quartet rolled into Eora/Sydney for the second stop of their first-ever Australian tour, and if the crowd’s reaction was anything to go …
News: The Wombats Release Newest Indie-Rock Treasure ‘Oh! The Ocean’ Ahead of UK/EU and Aus Tours! + Headlining SummerSalt Fest
Two decades in and The Wombats are bigger than ever, playing to massive crowds, dropping fresh records, and bringing in new generations of fans at every turn. Now, they’re jumping headfirst into the fog/their next chapter with ‘Oh! The Ocean’ – a freshly, introspective album that undoubtedly positions them at the forefront of the 2010s …
News & Track: DICE Announce UK/EU Tour Following Aus Festival Showcases and New Single ‘Chasing Hearts’
DICE, the dynamic quartet from Boorloo/Perth, has recently unleashed ‘Chasing Hearts,’ their first track since their ARIA-charting 2024 debut album ‘Midnight Zoo’. ‘Chasing Hearts’ hits with a sparkling kick! Channelling that restless, adrenaline-fueled moment between hesitation and action. The band calls it a dive into spontaneity, with the kind of feeling that shifts your whole …
News & Track: Beddy Rays, ‘Red Lights’ Spaghetti Western and Upcoming Sophomore Album ‘Do What Ya Wanna’!
Beddy Rays are back and the Meanjin/Brisbane four-piece have just announced their sophomore album, ‘Do What Ya Wanna’, set to drop in April 2025. Alongside the news, they’ve shared the lead single ‘Red Lights‘, complete with some prime spaghetti-o western cinematography. If you’ve been keeping up with Beddy Rays for any amount of time, you’ll …
Premiere: Chicago’s nicholas Blends Funk and Cinematic Flair in Latest Music Video For ‘Capitali$er’
Today, Chicago’s soulful songwriter nicholas premieres his striking new music video for the intoxicating single ‘Capitali$er’ on Backseat Mafia. If you missed the track’s drop back in December, now’s the time to catch up. It’s a bold, drop-everything-and-listen kind of hit, wrapping breezy, soulful instrumentation around sharp political commentary. Fans of Gorillaz will feel right …
News & Track: Ball Park Music Announce Upcoming Album ‘Like Love’, Drop Infectious New Single and Plot Massive AU/NZ Tour
Ball Park Music are gearing up for a huge year. The Meanjin/Brisbane five-piece have just announced their eighth studio album, ‘Like Love’, set to land on Friday, 4 April, and they’re hitting the road straight after, with a massive Australian and New Zealand tour locked in for May and June. To mark the occasion, they’ve …