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The Wool Store
Venues: Showground’s Best Year, Victoria Reviews Live Rules, Snoop Dogg's Aussie Show Investigated, Meltdowns, & More
November 8) when punters flocked into the CBD as part of the free City Sounds. These were Three Wolves , Coral Coast Brewing Co. , Mexicairns , The Chambers , and Bank Lane . Performing ... presented by Cairns Regional Council in partnership with the Live Music Office, OneMusic Australia, and APRA AMCOS. It was part of the 2025 Cairns Music Industry Gathering weekend celebrating
Industry / Feature
Ninajirachi
'I Made My Own Favourite Album': Ninajirachi Reflects On Her Australian Music Prize Win
technological growth and the start of the 21st century  from the viewpoint of Australia on the central coast. "I really did set out to make an Australian album ... January, an appearance at Coachella in April, and a spot on Spain's Primavera Sound line-up in June. Right now, however, Nina is happy to keep celebrating
News / Music
GANGgajang
GANGgajang Respond After 'Sounds Of Then' Used In 'Hateful Racist' Video
Facebook on Monday, November 10th, the group explained that their 1985 single Sounds Of Then (This Is Australia) had been utilised “without our permission in a hateful racist 30 minute ... Sounds Of Then has long been considered one of the most iconic Australian songs, thanks largely due to its vibrant lyrics capturing life in the country, and “ This is Australia
Features / Music
Charly Oakley
‘How Can I Affect People?’: Charly Oakley Is Curating An Honest And Authentic Future
flashes a dazzling grin. Charly Oakley is the harbinger of one of Australia’s freshest new pop sounds. The first pop artist signed to management company Voyager , the rapidly rising ... Australia.” Oakley is bubbly and thoughtful – conversations with them feature considered insight punctuated by bouts of their husky, infectious laughter. Against The Odds exhibits these same qualities: its sound
News / Music
Biffy Clyro
Biffy Clyro Reveal 2026 Australian Tour Dates
April 2026, Biffy Clyro will make their long-awaited return to Australia. The Scottish trio last toured Down Under in April 2018. Next year, the band will play their first ... most successful rock bands, the trio began in Glasgow’s club scene with a sound that fused influences as diverse as grunge, hardcore and prog rock. With 2009’s Only
News / Music
Split Enz
Split Enz Announce 'Forever Enz' 2026 Australian Tour
Embedded Content Formed by Tim Finn in New Zealand in 1972 before relocating to Australia in 1975, Split Enz are behind some of the most beloved hits ... tours and special events, including the 2009 Sound Relief concert, which, coincidentally, was the band’s last show in Australia. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Split
Reviews / Live
Josh Pyke
Live Review: Josh Pyke @ Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne
Australian music industry. And I don’t mind, because in 2025, “singer/songwriter” also sounds like a slur. Why do we treat our man-with-a-guitar acts like garbage ... rock bands in Australia, and I honestly think that if Josh Pyke had released his music under a moniker like The Pykes...(The Turnpykes actually sounds pretty cool), triple
Reviews / Live
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's Alec Ounsworth
Live Review: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Loose Tooth @ The Night Cat, Melbourne
driven, as many of tonight's songs are, by the shifting slabs of sound from bassist Todd Erk . Then comes the real business: the self-titled debut, track by track ... into its affect. Mid-set, Ounsworth muses on the comforts of being back in Australia. “At least you guys are in a functional country,” he says. “It’s like
Features / Music
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly Thrives As Australia's Iconic, Resolute Storyteller On 'Seventy'
date, playing arenas around the country; he's released a sequel to one of Australia's most beloved and resonant songs; he's nabbed a pair of ARIA Award nominations ... lyric, especially with the funny little repeating line where he tries to imitate the sound of the magpie; ' Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle .' "It was exciting for me when
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Miami Horror
'It's Never Gotten Old To Us': Over 15 Years In, Miami Horror Are Still Nostalgic For Right Now
Sound System and Bag Raiders for a night that is guaranteed to stir the dancing shoes of elder millennials from their slumber.  “The last time we played in Australia ... Embedded Content ​Presented by Frontier Touring MIAMI HORROR ​SPECIAL GUESTS TELENOVA AND TSEBA ​AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 2025 - ALL SHOWS 18+   Thursday 27 November - ICF: WAREHOUSE | Perth, WA | 18+ ​ eventbrite.com.au Sunday
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Hot Chip
Hot Chip Lock In 2026 Australian Tour Dates
night. The newly-announced tour will be Hot Chip’s first full appearance in Australia since 2022, when they visited in support of their latest album, Freakout/Release . Fans did receive ... 11am on Friday, November 7th until 11am on Monday, November 10th, and a Secret Sounds pre-sale running from 12pm on Monday, November 10th until 11am on Tuesday, November 11th
Features / Music
The Southern River Band, Oscar The Wild, & The Casanovas
AC/DC's Tour Is Giving Emerging Aussie Acts A Massive Leg Up: Here's Why It's So Important
Perth, and grunge-indebted newcomers HEADSEND in Brisbane. Even with that variety of individual sound on display, all five match the hard-rocking spirit of AC/DC in some ... acts who’ve been lucky enough to play support on past AC/DC tours in Australia. In 2015 it was Kingswood and Swedish rockers The Hives , and in 2010, Calling