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Track: Pussy Heaven’s Hushpuppy Hits Hard—Grunge, Grit, and Resistance
Meet Pussy Heaven: The Band Redefining South Africa’s Rock Scene
News: Pete Murray announces huge 55 date solo acoustic Australian tour set to start in May
This is singer-songwriter Pete’s largest tour ever, and with most shows being all ages, the extensive solo acoustic tour will see him visit plenty of markets he’s never been to, rolling through nearly every corner of Australia in 2025, with a whopping 55 shows lined up across regional Australia as well as capital cities from …
News: What can ordinary be? Living legend Robert Forster (The Go-Betweens) feels guilt about what happened to the ‘Strawberries’ as new album is announced with the title track unveiled.
‘Strawberries’, the new single from the iconic The Go-Betweens songwriter Robert Forster, features his trademark insouciance and his witty wry delivery, augmented by his wife Karin Bäumler’s vocals. Pondering the moral and ethical ramifications of greedily consuming the last strawberry in the bowl, Forster’s tone is light and playful, cheeky and jaunty in this little …
Track: Lutruwita’s Dvrkworld scale the highest high with their majestic new single ‘Us’, ahead of EP release and launch dates.
It’s autumn in the southern outpost of Backseat Mafia and the unseasonal warmth has been deliciously cast aside by the icy tendrils of the new single ‘Us’ by the dark pop maestros Dvrkworld. With their signature sound that calls up an Antarctic chill with filtered beams of guitar chiming sunshine and a dark ominous presence, …
Live Review & Gallery: PJ Harvey’s Sydney Opera House Gig Showcases a Career Without Limits 13.03.2025
Decades In, PJ Harvey Still Sounds Like the Future
News: RISING 2025 – Melbourne’s After-Dark Festival is Back and Bigger Than Ever
Beth Gibbons, Suki Waterhouse, Black Star: RISING Drops a Stacked Lineup
News: Vivid LIVE 2025: A Clash of Icons, Innovators & Clubland Chaos at Sydney Opera House
Vivid LIVE 2025 is shaping up to be Sydney’s most electric music takeover yet. Get ready for a festival that collides past, present, and future in one kaleidoscopic explosion.
Track: Thornhill Share Final Preview of New Album ‘Bodies’ with Single ‘Tongues’
Thornhill Set for North American Tour Following ‘Bodies’ Release
Live Review & Gallery: Nine Bands, One Unrelenting Day at New Bloom Festival – Roundhouse, Eora Land/Sydney, 09.03.25
Nine bands and thousands of punters, all more than willing to throw (nay, hurl) themselves headfirst into a day of hardcore goodness. From the jump, the crowd was locked in, staking claim at the barricade and backing our local openers without hesitation. Newcastle’s Feel the Pain set the tone with metallic hardcore that didn’t so …
Meet: From Coffins to Cosmic Fire: Hendriek Bleik’s Electrifying Afrikaans Rebellion
Lichtenburg’s Loudest: How Hendriek Bleik is Dragging Afrikaans Music into the Future