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Australia’s favourite off-beat exponents, Melbourne Ska Orchestra have released the second single from their as-yet unannounced new album, The Ballad of Monte Loco. Walls of Jericho follows on from the previously released John Wayne, a fast-paced track which follows in the same vein of marrying reggae and ska beats with the classic sounds of the …

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Beloved Sydneyside indie rockers, The Preatures, are reuniting for a 15-date tour from June through to August to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their ground-breaking debut album, Blue Planet Eyes. The band will perform the album in its entirety, along with a collection of their much-loved hits, across major capital cities and regional centres throughout …

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David Gray brought his ‘Past and Present’ tour to the iconic Birmingham Symphony Hall on April 1st alongside album mate and up and coming star Talia Rae. Opening the show for David across the whole tour is London talent, who also duets with David on latest single ‘Plus and Minus’ and her voice works perfectly …

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Melbourne’s brilliant punk rock outfit, CIVIC, have today announced the May 30th release of their third album, Chrome Dipped via ATO Records.  With the band willing to cut the ties to the raw, distinctly Australian punk rock blueprint of Future Forecast (2021) and Taken By Force (2023) CIVIC push themselves into fresh creative territory with Chrome Dipped. Marking a bold shift from their signature sound, …

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Due to overwhelming popular demand, Ross Wilson’s 50 Years of Hits Tour, which kicked off in 2023, has extended into 2025 and, with the addition of a new show on May 24th in Geelong and three shows in outer suburban Sydney and Wollongong in July, now totals over 150 shows! With 2025 marking an almost …

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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 …

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Australian rock legends, You Am I, are set to herald their critically acclaimed second album, Hi-Fi Way as it turns 30 on February 20th with a special re-issue of the album plus a national tour throughout April and May of 2025. The album was, remarkably, the first of 3 consecutive albums from the band that …

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The Fuzz Island Fest at Altar Bar in Hobart last Saturday night unveiled (possibly) one of the best international bands you have never seen or heard before. Put on and hosted by Psychedelic Salad Records, six bands played right through to the early hours of Sunday morning in what is hoped to be an annual …

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Known as one of Tasmania’s (and Australia’s) premier guitarists, Pete Cornelius has just released his 10th album, the aptly named Southern. Opening track, Cruikshank is an epic, sprawling tale about the tragic fate of the MV Blythe Star which foundered off of the SW coast of Tasmania in 1973. The song is an homage to …

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For the uninitiated, Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado are an 8-piece blues/roots band hailing from Denmark. With a traditional set up of vocals, guitars, bass and drums, they are joined by piano/keyboards, woodwind, brass and strings, amongst others, and multiple backing vocalists. The band have spent the last two decades traversing Europe, covering almost …

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