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Jet 20 Year Anniversary ‘Get Born’ Tour w/ Pacific Avenue, The Enmore Theatre Sydney, 300923
A little over a month has passed and I’m still pouring through the photo galleries and struggling to pick and choose what to edit out, without taking away from the incredible energy and stage presence felt by a packed Enmore Theatre from both bands. In the meantime, Jet has just been inducted into the ARIA …
Track: Gut Health’s Latest Single ‘Juvenile Retention’ – A Post-Punk Journey Through Bastinado and Banana Bread + Tour Dates
Gut Health, an emerging force from the Naarm/Melbourne underground, has been making waves in the music scene since their debut in 2022. The band’s sound is a nostalgic nod to the New Wave/No Wave era with a post-punk edge, and their latest single, ‘Juvenile Retention‘, showcases their dynamic, bass-infused style that explores the emotional complexities …
News: lutruwita/Tasmania’s Party in the Paddock Festival unveils stunning line up for 2024 including Rudimental (UK), Milky Chance (EU) Lime Cordiale, The Darkness (UK)
The annual Party in the Paddock Festival in lutruwita/Tasmania has announced the most extraordinary line up for 2024 – and this is just the first round. While the international guest list is impressive, what I find most exciting is the number of local acts that have been drafted in (many of who we have covered …
News: lutruwita/Tasmania’s MONA FOMA Summer Festival 2024 is back better than ever and the phenomenal line up announced.
Mona Foma, run by the iconic Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) in Hobart, is a summer festival of music and art, and is returning for its sixteenth edition from 15 February to 2 March 2024. This festival is the ying to Dark Mofo’s yang – a celebration in the sparkling light as opposed …
News: German electronic/folk duo Milky Chance announce Australian / New Zealand tour
German folk electronic duo Milky Chance are returning to Australia and New Zealand next January 2024 in celebration of their latest album ‘Living In A Haze’ – presented by Untitled Group & XIII Touring. They will be performing to audiences across the country along with festival spots at Party in the Paddock and Vintage Vibes. …
Track: Samuel Gaskin unveils the shimmering and elegant ‘PRESSŪRE’, with live date announced.
Last year we premiered the thrilling single ‘RĀIN’ from Melbourne based queer Māori musician Samuel Gaskin and it wonderful to see him back with the new single ‘PRESSŪRE’. It’s been quite a year in the intervening time (the appalling Referendum result in Australia denying the First Nations peoples a voice to Parliament and the descent into …
Track: Heartbeatz (from British India’s William Drummond) releases debut single ‘Sweeping Up My Shadow’ ahead of album release.
‘Sweeping Up My Shadow’ is a louche and sultry debut from songwriter and multi-instrumentalist William Drummond, from esteemed indie band British India as part of his new project named Heartbeatz. It has a bouncing sardonic beat that recalls Gorillaz and was born from personal tragedy, as Drummond recounts: Often it’s easy to fall into unhealthy …
EP Review: The Tullamarines’ debut ‘Ugly Cry’ is a zesty, refreshing and hyperactive collection of indie pop gems, with live dates ahead.
Adelaide band The Tullamarines have released a collection of effervescent indie pop songs in the EP ‘Ugly Cry’ that positively hum with vitality, energy and more than a dash of creativity. Lucinda Machin from the band says: The Tullamarines is a band of overthinkers so all the songs on the EP have been created through a fair share of love, care, …
Album Review: Jackie Brown Jr Unleashes ‘The 5th Annual Sunshine State Golf Tournament’ EP – A Genre-Bending Marvel with Title Track Video and Tour Dates!
Gadigal/Sydney-based indie rock and soul quartet, Jackie Brown Jr, has unveiled their beautifully curated EP, ‘The 5th Annual Sunshine State Golf Tournament‘. It’s a genre-bending marvel that effortlessly showcases the band’s musical prowess and ability to fuse various genres into a cohesive and captivating soundtrack for life. The four-piece consists of lead singer and saxophonist …