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News: Aussie hardcore punk legends, The Hard-Ons, set pulses buzzing with news of 40th anniversary tour on back of new release single
The icons that are The Hard-Ons will undertake a 13 date Australian tour with a European tour to follow to celebrate 40 years as Australian punk rock’s quintessential great survivors. Alongside this great news is the announcement of a new single, Buzz Buzz Buzz, co-written between Peter ‘Blackie’ Black and Tim Rogers, the band’s ‘new’ …
Premiere: Charlie Lane really wants to ‘Dance With You’ in a epic slice of immersive, sparkling and highly cathartic indie pop.
We were honoured to bring you an early listen to chanteuse Charlie Lane‘s last single ‘Gold Drips’, and to prove lightning really can strike twice, we bring you an exclusive early listen to her follow up, the absolutely enchanting and refreshing ‘Dance With You’, due out on Friday. Dappling, rippling guitars underpin Lane’s silken vocals …
Live Review: Kelly Jones – Town Hall, Birmingham 05.05.24
Kelly Jones brought a captivating night of music to a sold out Birmingham crowd, not once but three times this weekend is support of new album ‘Inevitable Incredible’ which came out on May 3rd 2024. Kelly Jones, lead singer of Welsh rockers, Stereophonics has really changed the pace with this album and these live shows …
News: Mannequin Death Squad want to play it ‘Safe And Warm’ with DZ Deathray’s Shane Parsons, along with news of release date for upcoming album
Australian punk duo, Mannequin Death Squad have teamed with DZ Deathray’s Shane Parsons in latest single, ‘Safe And Warm‘. It is the third song the band have released since their debut album broke in 2022. ‘Safe And Warm‘ sees the band pursue their signature firebrand style, with a raucous and fast-paced song that is certainly …
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 …
Live Review + Galleries: Bluesfest Byron Bay – Day 3, Saturday 30.03.2024
I felt refreshed on Saturday, and vowed to make this a big day…..and so it turned out that I would catch 11 acts throughout the day. This began with Australian cult TV (and now, live) music-trivia quiz show, Rockwiz. Hosts, Brian Nankervis and Julia Zemiro selected 4 panellists from the audience, who were later joined …