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Review: Halestorm @ Liberty Hall (Sydney)
Summer has officially left as winds whip around Liberty Hall in Sydney, but there is one place left where it will be hot as hell tonight.
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Review: 2024 New Bloom Fest @ Melbourne Pavilion
After hosting a boxing event the day prior, Melbourne Pavilion had been transformed into the site for the local leg of the inaugural New Bloom Fest.
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Review: Drab Majesty @ Brisbane Powerhouse
As part of the Festival of Other Music known as ΩHM, Brisbane Powerhouse played host to LA-based darkwave, dream-pop band Drab Majesty, but not in the way you might
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Review: Taylor Acorn @ The Zoo (Brisbane)
Taylor Acorn's performance at The Zoo in Brisbane (9 March) was akin to a therapeutic session for her fans, as she belted out tunes with electrifying
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Review: Teenage Fanclub @ The Croxton Bandroom (Melbourne)
Thirty years ago, Scottish power-pop darlings Teenage Fanclub played one of the most epic Big Day Outs in history, touring the country alongside Soundgarden, Smashing
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Review: COG @ The Princess Theatre (Brisbane)
COG have been touring in celebration of the vinyl releases of their albums, 'The New Normal' (2005) and 'Sharing Spaces' (2008).
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Sabrina Lawrie Rises Again With New Single 'System Collapse'
"The polar caps are melting," croons Sabrina Lawrie. It's the opening line for the Brisbane alt-rocker's new single, 'System Collapse'.
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Funk-Metal's Famed Supergroup Infectious Grooves Are Harnessing Fresh Energy To Power Rad Times In Australia
Infectious Grooves return to Australia for their first live shows globally in five years, hitting the road later this month for a series of headline concerts as well as
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The Psychedelic Furs Remain A Defining Force Of New Wave & Post-Punk Half A Century Later
When examining The Psychedelic Furs, you find all the standard labels of a band emerging in late '70s England: punk, post-punk, new wave, even alternative rock. However, what
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Sleater-Kinney Reveal Their Most Personal & Honest Selves On New Record 'Little Rope'
In 2024, Sleater-Kinney are entering a curious stage of their reunion.
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The Kill Devil Hills Ride Again With New Album 'Matango'
WA alt. country cavaliers The Kill Devil Hills saddle up and hit the dusty trail with their brand new full-length album, 'Matango'.
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Premiere: Stream Arabella and The Heist's New Single '1769'
Lovers of The Dead Weather, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and IDLES step right up, 'cause Arabella and The Heist have landed with an intoxicating concoction of aggressive, smouldering punk
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Premiere: Stream Sabrina Lawrie's New Single 'System Collapse'
A hidden secret of Australia's underground alternative rock scene for more than a decade, the journey of Brisbane musician Sabrina Lawrie has had more twists than a Hitchcock
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Review: The Veils @ Brisbane Powerhouse
A black silhouette danced against the red-lit back wall of the Brisbane Powerhouse. The spotlight flashed, revealing the silhouette to be The Veils' frontman Finn
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The Spindrift Saga Stick Fat To Their Craft Honing Their Skills With More Than 350 Live Performances
With an upcoming tour in support of their second album on the horizon, independent NSW South Coast three-piece The Spindrift Saga are locked away in a rehearsal room
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Heilung 2024 Australia Tour
Experimental folk, neo-industrial collective Heilung return to Australia after their triumphant, sold-out debut last year, bringing their 'amplified
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Review: 2024 CVLT FEST @ Eatons Hill Hotel (Brisbane)
Alpha Wolf curated a smorgasbord of national and international heavy metal acts for CVLT FEST in Brisbane (24 February), with the metalcore magicians
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Review: Art Alexakis & Brendan B. Brown @ Crowbar Sydney
On a night where the rest of Sydney was in a Tay Tay bubble, two '90s legends – Art Alexakis (Everclear) and Brendan B. Brown (Wheatus) – graced the Crowbar stage for one of
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Review: Dinosaur Jr. @ The Tivoli (Brisbane)
In 1993, Dinosaur Jr. released their fifth studio album 'Where You Been’, which was heralded at the time as one of the crowning glories of slacker culture.
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Review: Mogwai @ The Tivoli (Brisbane)
Glaswegian rockers Mogwai are legends of the instrumental post-rock genre that gets my ears moist!
Their ten albums delve into different rock styles including a...