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We are very pleased to exclusively present Lasca Dry‘s hyperactive new pop single with a serious message, ‘Pretty Face’, and the amusing video accompanying the release. Soaring along on a rampant melody and day-glo bright pop sensibilities, the song address a serious topic where people are judged purely on aesthetics and not the artistic content …

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Winter is a time to indulge in Australia and Brisbane is matching other state capitals (Hobart with Dark Mofo, Sydney with Vivid and Melbourne with Rising) with a festival of music in June including Cerrone, Cash Savage and The Last Drinks, Desire Marea and Ásgeir. Taking place at the Brisbane Powerhouse – a 1920s power …

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RVG deliver another post punk classic.

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In many end of year best albums of 2022 put together by outlets such as The Guardian and NME, there has been a distinct absence of antipodean bands – an astounding omission given the depth of quality exhibited by Australian and New Zealand artists in 2022. For the past few years, to counterbalance this annual …

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If you missed Kurt Vile’s surprise support of Nick Cave and Warren Ellis with Courtney Barnett you can catch him with his band The Violators headlining Meadow in Autumn 2023. It’s the ninth instalment of Meadow at the Victorian surf coast retreat; a three-day two-night exploration of genre-expanding local and international live music in Bambra …

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When all else seems dark and gloomy now that Dark Mofo has finished in Hobart and all some of us are are left with are the cold clammy hands of COVID grasping at our throats, the news of a remastered reissue of the debut album from one of the best bands in the world, Underground …

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First an interesting backdrop. Local Hobartian David Walsh made an enormous fortune in the world of gambling due to some proficiency in mathematical chance – I don’t know the details and he may well still be involved in such capers. What I do know is that rather than keeping the fruits of his fortunes to …

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Like rays of sunshine filtering through gum tree branches, the new track ‘Out Of Love’ from Robotikus, collaborating with fellow Hobart residents Cal Young (KOWL) and vocalist Calypso, is a celestial shining beacon of light, leavened with shades of melancholia and tristesse. The inherent sense of yearning provides a delicious counterpoint to the euphoric choruses …

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Following on from the success of their bold and self-assured debut EP, 2020’s Strangest Desires, COLLAR’S brand new EP HARD TIME TO TAKE IT is out now and proving to be a hypnotic, grungy beat-driven offering that features flickering percussive production from Charles Murdoch and Spencer White’s signature deep vocals. COLLAR will also be playing one of the very first shows at the newly-restored …

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I saw King Stingray play live at the recent Dark Mofo Festival in Hobart (see my review here) without ever having heard of them before, and was instantly enraptured. One of the most gloriously joyous gigs I’ve ever seen, and those familiar with me and my writing will know I’m generally inclined towards the more …

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