Music
Live Review – Yellowcard/ Story of the Year/ This Wild Life – o2 Academy Birmingham – 14/11/24
Yellowcard bring the ‘Celebration of 20 years of Ocean Avenue Tour’ to UK soil with a sold out show at Birminghams o2 Academy.
Live Review & Gallery: The Kid LAROI Illuminates Sydney’s Commbank Arena 16.11.2024
The air in CommBank Arena buzzes with anticipation, a restless energy that seems to pulse from the thousands of fans packing the stands to the arena’s walls themselves. The Kid LAROI is home, and tonight is more than just another stop on his re-routed national tour—it’s a coronation. Fresh off his seismic performance at the …
Track: Pink Bedrooms and Green Dystopias -The Duality of DOWNGIRL’s New Music Videos for ‘Horsegirl’ and ‘Dig’
DOWNGIRL don’t just make music—they create a world, and their latest dual release, ‘HORSEGIRL’ and ‘DIG,’ feels like stepping into a bedroom circa 1999, where rebellion, femininity, and unvarnished angst meet. In the video for ‘HORSEGIRL,’ the band takes you inside a teenager’s room, plastered with Aaron Carter, Britney Spears, Hole, and their own posters, …
News: LION Shares new single ‘Break The Binary’
LION is on a mission to shatter societal norms with their electrifying hyperpop track, Break the Binary. Featuring punchy drums, hyperpop aesthetics, and sassy vocal lines, the song captures the boundlessness of identity. With a danceable four-to-the-floor beat, it exudes confidence and celebrates standing in one’s power, encouraging listeners to embrace the infinite possibilities of …
News: Katie London Shares Pop-Rock Fizzer ‘12th Of Never’
Katie London is back, and she’s louder, prouder, and more daring than ever. Following the success of her summer EP, Feelings N Stuff, the pop-rocker has unleashed her electrifying new single, 12th Of Never. A bold track signals a thrilling evolution in London’s sound, marking a shift from heartfelt pop anthems to darker, rock-infused soundscapes. With its …
Live Review: Darkwave alt-pop sensation – Artemas at the O2 Forum Kentish Town 11.11.24
I principally believe we are living in a post “one-hit-wonder” era where pop music is concerned, mostly owing to the space the online world has given artists. You can have an artist, completely devoid of songs you recognise, be unfathomably popular in a way you could never have realised. In this vein, I was invited …
Track: Glam Rock Meets the Outback: Mulga Bore Hard Rock Release ‘Young Men’
Mulga Bore Hard Rock are a band born of contradictions—rooted in a community of fewer than 40 people yet channeling a sound big enough to rattle stadium walls. Their debut single, ‘Young Men’ (Younga Barla Mapa), is out now via Community Music. It’s a howl from the red-dirt heart of Central Australia. Sung in Anmatjerre, …
Track: Sydney’s finest, The Nagging Doubts, unveil a paean to a friend in the gorgeous track ‘Glue’ with debut album on the way.
As I incessantly say, The Nagging Doubts are one of the finest and underrated young bands coming out of Sydney at the moment and we have followed their relatively nascent career with avid interest. Their new single ‘Glue’ proves that this band is a powerful force that deserves a wider audience. Sung by Ruby, the …
News: Jack White extends his December 2024 tour across Australian and NZ with 5 new cities added
12-time GRAMMY winner Jack White has extended his upcoming December 2024 tour, with five new cities added today across Australia and New Zealand. In addition to his two sold-out Victorian shows at Civic Hall Ballarat on Friday 6 December, and Melbourne’s Corner Hotel on Saturday 7 December, White now adds new performances in Brisbane, Melbourne, …
News: Tenzin Choegyal along with Matt Corby, and Rohin Jones craft a meditative soundscape with new album “Snow Flower”
Grammy-nominated Tibetan singer/musician/composer, Tenzin Choegyal has just released the first track, the titular “Snow Flower” from his forthcoming album, a collaboration with multi-instrumentalists Matt Corby and Rohin Jones (of The Middle East), and songwriter Alex Henriksson. The song is a poignant exploration of life’s impermanence, beautifully rendered in Tibetan and played on the dranyen, a …