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  • Emerge Festival Returns

    Emerge Festival will celebrate its 11th anniversary of presenting new refugee and emerging artists who have recently settled in Australia.


    For two months the...
  • Temples: Psych Analysis

    It only takes a quick glance at UK four-piece Temples to kickstart a time-travelling experience.


    Syd Barrett curls, tasselled Hendrix outfits and faraway eyes make...
  • Kylie's Locomotion At Trak

    Kylie Minogue performed a one-hour set at Melbourne's Trak Lounge in Toorak last night.


    The Melbourne native was in town ahead of her Logies Awards appearance...
  • Cut Copy Will Free Your Mind, Body And Soul

    Witnessing the power and influence that music can have over audiences, and its ability to transcend language and culture, is what keeps Cut Copy frontman Dan Whitford

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  • Redcoats Are Back

    Since they emerged in 2011, Redcoats have managed to release a full length album, tour with a number of national acts as well as land on the bills of a number of

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  • The Bronx Australian Tour

    All the way from Los Angeles, California, The Bronx have announced their triumphant return to the east coast of Australia.


    Brandishing their ability to kill it, to...
  • Holidays On Ice: Luxury Goods

    Indie supergroup Holidays On Ice — Dean Manning (Leonardo’s Bride), Angie Hart (Frente) and Stella Mozgawa (Warpaint) — are preparing to tour Australia in support of their

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  • AG’s Finally Heading Down Under

    At long last American rapper AG will tour Australia for the first time next month.


    “It's been a long time trying to make it happen but I'm glad it's happening now,”...
  • We Are Scientists' Winning Formula

    We Are Scientists won’t have you learning the periodic table, but you will find yourself researching their latest album.


    “It's a pop rock album I guess, maybe on...
  • Street Art: Australian Graffiti At Its Finest

    Between the seas of grey suits, whitewashed walls, and worn down streets, street artists are injecting splashes of colour and concocting energetic pieces designed to inspire,

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  • Lester The Fierce: Love And Loss

    Lester The Fierce is a combination of Anita Lester and her alter ego, imagined as a children’s book hero.


    Recently, Lester allowed a camera team to invade her...
  • The Murlocs: Distorted R&B Jams

    They may still be trying to find their sound, but music enthusiasts haven’t had trouble finding them.


    “Unorganised blues and psych-rock” is what punters can expect...
  • All Year Round: Bizarre Love Triangle

    Five-piece band All Year Round are getting ready to break through the borders of South Australia.


    “We're practising every Monday and Wednesday night,” vocalist...
  • Introducing Iluka

    Who is Iluka?
    Born on the moon, took a trip on my dream machine to the earth, worked as a magic carpet operator for a time. Stared directly at the sun for a...
  • Salmonella Dub Soundsystem's Hotwired Dancehall

    Veterans of the New Zealand dub/ dancehall scene for more than two decades, Salmonella Dub know how to get a dancefloor moving.


    Which is what they’ll be doing when...
  • Maids: Cleaning Up On Tour

    Having finished an east coast tour in February, Maids return to the road this week for another round of live dates in support of their new video, ‘I’m Afraid’.


    “We...
  • Bad//Dreems Announce Record Store Tour

    Joining record label Ivy League alongside fan-favourites like The Rubens and Josh Pyke is Adelaide-based underground rock outfit Bad//Dreems.


    Bad//Dreems are firing...
  • Story Of The Year: Humble Beginnings

    Story Of The Year helped define a genre a decade ago when they released ‘Page Avenue’, and now they’re heading to Australia to celebrate its ten-year

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  • The Delta Riggs Are A Bunch Of Scallywags

    Their hearts are set on a one day kickin’ it on a yacht in the Greek Islands.


    But for now The Delta Riggs are talking business with an album due out later in the...
  • DMA's: Hype Fidelity

    You've almost certainly heard of DMA's, even if you haven't actually heard DMA's.


    The Newton trio burst onto the scene in February amid a flurry of hype without...