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Inhaler

Live Review: Inhaler @ The Triffid

street is that people in Sydney were camped out from 2 am, which sounds like true dedication until a quick chat with the people at the front of our line ... before . Forget dedication; this is devotion . This is discipleship. Whoever created the stigma that Australia has a low-effort culture had clearly never met an Inhaler fan. Touring

Kublai Khan TX

Live Review: Kublai Khan TX, Terror, Guilt Trip & Splinter @ Metro Theatre, Sydney

wider hardcore world to their gritty and nihilistic brand of hardcore. As with Australia, the United Kingdom’s scene has absolutely exploded over the last few years. Exhibit A: Mancunian ... stress that by every metric, this was a successful outing for the band – they sounded great, the songs were played well, and on merch sales alone, they were clearly

Industry / News

The Music Writer's Lab

Participants & Guest Speakers For 2024 Music Writer's Lab Revealed

Friday, 6 September), today announcing the writers who will receive mentorship from some of Australia’s finest, most established music journalists. Already impressive, this year’s Music Writer ... also a group of guest speakers, including The Music ’s Dan Cribb, Vivienne Kelly ( Sound Story ), Tait McGregor (2022 mentor, freelance journalist), and The Australian ’s Andrew McMillen . In addition

Features / Music

Fallow Fields, Jemma Cher, Zachary Leo, Radium Dolls

Meet The Acts In The Running To Appear On Suitcase Records' Latest Compilation Album

Australia’s newest independent vinyl pressing plant, Suitcase Records , is back this year with its annual event – Suitcase Showcase – and a compilation album chosen entirely by Australian music fans. Entry ... vocals, and RBDG McElkinsan on drums, percussion and sometimes on vocals – have created a sound that blends alt-rock, jazz, hip-hop, and more, to form a truly unique band

Features / Music

Your Ultimate Guide To BIGSOUND 2024

Your Ultimate Guide To BIGSOUND 2024

Eliza Hull - Artist (AU) Ellie Robinson - TRANSGENRE (AU) Emily Copeland - ABC (AU) Esti Zilber - Sounds Australia (AU) Fillip Palermo - Untitled Group (AU) Gideon Elfgen - WOMEX/ Piranha Arts (GER) Glenn Dickie ... Sounds Australia (AU) Guy Morrow - IMBRA (AU) Holly Ditchfield - Golden Grants (AU) Ixaras Dorizac - Antidismal (AU) J Tajor - ACTS Music Group (AU) Jack Saunders - TRIBE / TRIPEL (UK) Jaddan Comerford - UNIFIED

Missy Higgins

Missy Higgins Returns To A Day On The Green For Final 'The Second Act' Dates

described as the sequel to The Sound Of White. She’s been touring on her most extensive tour of Australia in 20 years, playing to over

Mol Turner on 'The Voice Australia'

WATCH: First-Ever Extreme Metal Vocalist Auditions On Aussie Version Of 'The Voice'

Kate Miller-Heidke, Adam Lambert & LeAnn Rimes Join 2024 Season Of 'The Voice Australia' As she switched from singing to screaming, the surprise on all four coaches’ faces ... after the initial surprise wore off. While Turner displayed an impressive vocal technique that sounded clear and healthy, her audition certainly wasn’t for everyone, with just Miller-Heidke turning

TISM

'Machiavelli And The Four Seasons': A New Book About TISM Is Coming

tracking down countless hours of archival interviews from libraries, the [ National Film and Sound Archive of Australia ] NFSA , and the National Archives of Australia ; trawling through old street press magazines

Now Or Never

Live Review: Now Or Never @ Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne

similar to RISING . Flamboyantly avant-garde, NON was launched to promote ideas, art, sound, technology and innovation, yet it has already become predictable. Gone is the mischievousness of MMW. Remember ... glorious death, not a mercy killing" on Tumblr. Earlier that year, Sandwell District toured Australia with the proto-EDM Creamfields ( Deadmau5 headlined)—but, after hours, they memorably DJed a fabled

Features / Music

Jeff Buckley

Amazing 'Grace': How Australia Gave Jeff Buckley His Biggest Hit

Australia was the only country where it landed in the Top 10. The American critics were initially unsure of what to make of the album. “Jeff Buckley sounds like ... body.” Thirty years after it was released, Grace has gone eight-times platinum in Australia, and it remains a consistent seller. Embedded Content Buckley returned in February 1996 for bigger

Features / Interviews

Busted

Busted On Their 20th Anniversary & First-ever Australian Tour: 'It’s The Best Time To Be In Busted, Ever'

wastes no time sharing his excitement, saying, “I can’t wait to come to Australia. I love it so much, it’s my favourite place. I’m just so excited ... Dashboard sings [ Everything I Knew ] so much like Dashboard that it doesn’t even sound like a Busted song anymore; it’s so good.” Embedded Content From

Features / Interviews

Fontaines D.C.

How Hip-Hop, Metal & Anime Established The World Of Fontaines D.C.’s ‘Romance’

demand bands, appearing at festivals like Glastonbury, Pukkelpop, Sziget, Fuji Rock , and in Australia, commanded crowds at Laneway Festival and at sideshows last year. The band burst onto the post ... road promoting the record, Fontaines D.C. were working on another LP, stretching their sound with July 2020’s A Hero’s Death . They were nominated for Best Rock Album

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