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News: The legendary Belle and Sebastian announce Australian tour with Badly Drawn Boy as support.
Massive news this morning as the venerable Belle and Sebastian announce a tour of Australia with English singer-songwriter Badly Drawn Boy, marking their first trip down under in over twenty years. Belle and Sebastian have been one of the most consistently brilliant exponents of intelligent indie pop since their creation and Badly Drawn Boy is …
Premiere: The superb Marilyn Maria exclusively unveil enigmatic new video for their vibrant ‘Self Help Tape’.
Last week we had a listen to Eora/Sydney post punk troop Marilyn Maria‘s new fantastic single ‘Self Help Tape’ and today we are honoured to give you an exclusive look at the effervescent video for this slice of post punk joy. We said of the single that it had a bass that eviscerates the spine which heralded …
News: Billie Eilish announces Massive Australian Tour
Billie Eilish is bringing her electrifying energy Down Under
Live Gallery: Nick Cave at the State Theatre, Sydney 30.04.2024
When the dark poet meets the bass oracle: Cave and Greenwood spin a web of sound, capturing Sydney audience.
News: Synth pop maestros OMD announce Australian tour.
The magnificent OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) have just announced their first tour of Australia in nearly 40 years following the recent release of their album ‘Bauhaus Staircase’ to universal acclaim. Promising to play all their hits (including ‘Enola Gay’, ‘Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans)’ and Electricity’ to name a few), they will …
Premiere: Indie supergroup The Aerial Maps make a triumphant return as they blissfully take us on the ‘Eucalyptus Road’, with a new album on the way.
It’s been nearly three years since we reviewed the album ‘Intimate Hinterland’ from the venerable Sydney indie supergroup The Aerial Maps, and we are catatonic with excitement at being able to premiere their new single ‘Eucalyptus Road’. Singer Adam Gibson is the uncrowned poet laureate of Australia with his poignant reflections of the minutiae of …
Track: Sturt Avenue release the hauntingly beautiful track ‘How Much It Costs’.
Indie folk band Sturt Avenue today release their single ‘How Much It Costs’: a paean to the struggles of pursuing an artistic life and gaining fulfilment from life. Created in collaboration with keyboard player Dave, who fronts his own band Bromham, the song travels effortlessly on a piano foundation skipping across the surface of gentle …
Live Review + Galleries: Bluesfest Byron Bay – Day 5, Monday 01.04.2024
So it came to pass that we finally made our way to the final day. There is a sense of relief, coupled with the same sense of excitement that you feel on each of the other days as you await the day, pensively looking forward to your chosen artists (or the sometime, inevitable changes of …
Premiere: Steve Pinkerton (The Anyones, The Ronson Hang Up) and Andrew Pendlebury (The Sports, Stephen Cummings) are Pinkerton Pendlebury and together unveil new video for the searing track ‘Molly Dean’ ahead of launch date.
Between the two of them, Steve Pinkerton and Andrew Pendlebury (Pinkerton/Pendlebury) have produced enough blistering power pop wattage over the decades to power a major city or two. We are honoured to premiere the video for their pognant track ‘Molly Dean’ from their recent self-titled album Pinkerton/Pendlebury, which sparkles with a burning intensity The song …
Live Review + Photo Gallery: Beth Orton at The Odeon Theatre, Hobart 26.04.2024
In her first tour Down Under in 6 years, and following on from an enforced break to bolster her health (the tour having been postponed from November 2023), Beth Orton made her way to The Odeon Theatre in Hobart to perform to a sold out venue. Captivating, and totally enchanting, it was obvious that Orton …