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Northeast Party House
Northeast Party House On New Album 'Enhancer': 'Like Blur & Bloc Party Had Some Frankenstein Baby'
Lyrically, Dark Boy is a snapshot of my experience growing up in Australia as a black person. It’s a memory reflected upon in a positive light - looking back ... changed much from the original demo, so this one was more about improving the sounds and exploring what it was asking for—workshopping lyrics and trying to tame the lead
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Le Youth
Le Youth Announces First Australian Shows In Over A Decade
tour poster and dates on his Instagram, the Feel Around You DJ wrote, “Hey Australia, I’m coming back, and I can’t wait to see you.” Embedded Content Since ... could've been stamped at almost any time during the past twenty years: a sound at once modern and yet thoroughly nostalgic for the vibes of yesteryear.” Le Youth grooved
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Emma Donovan
Live Review: Emma Donovan @ Frankston Arts Centre
played alongside Donovan in The Black Arm Band – points out that ‘Tweedy and Gilligan’ sounds “like a cartoon”, and he’s not wrong.  Donovan reveals she wrote “gooey love ... traditional land of the Yamatji people (what is now known as Western Australia), where kangaroo meat has a distinctive flavour and emu fat turns into “liquid gold” (bush medicine
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NIKI
NIKI Announces 2025 ‘Buzz’ Australian Tour
shows on the itinerary between this September and next April. Her dates in Australia come at the tail end of the trek, starting on Wednesday March 5 in Perth (Boorloo ... likes of Stevie Nicks , Carly Simon and Liz Phair as influences on its sound. “ Joni Mitchell is my songwriting north star,” she added in her statement. Embedded Content NIKI ‘BUZZ
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You Me At Six
‘It Feels Like The Perfect Time’: You Me At Six Muse On Legacy & Breakup Ahead Of Aus Tour
show with the fans, whether the feedback is good or bad. “Maybe in Australia, I’ll come straight off stage, [wear a] Sleep Token mask, and I can just walk ... band’s swan song, with its reflective messages and throwbacks to their punchier rock sound and enlisting mates like Enter Shikari ’s Rou Reynolds (On No Future? Yeah, Right ). Embedded
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Damian Trotter, Kevin Parker
Sony Music Publishing Acquires Kevin Parker's Complete Discography
whatever the future brings.” Damian Trotter, the Managing Director of Sony Music Publishing in Australia, added that Parker is a “singular talent” who’s “enthralled” fans, fellow artists ... Xavier de Rosnay  commented in a press release, “We wanted this track to sound as if a dark/techno iteration of Justice had found a sample of a disco iteration
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Make Them Suffer
Make Them Suffer Announce 'Suffer Forever' Headline Tour
shows will be UK titans Bury Tomorrow , US moshlords Spite , and Australia’s own Bloom . Tickets go on sale at 11am local time next Thursday (May 23) following a presale ... Funeral . Reviewing a show of theirs in 2022, Rod Whitfield wrote for TheMusic.com.au : “The sound is catastrophic, although melodic and dynamic at the same time, and their stagecraft displays
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Disco Loco in Sydney
Silent Disco Heading To Sydney
Disco Loco , one of Australia’s favourite silent disco experiences, is heading to Sydney this weekend for dates that run until 6 July. Interested punters will wear state ... exception,” Shindo wrote. “Auslan interpreters also grace the stage, artistically communicating the sounds and atmosphere through signing and dance. Sweet Relief! exceeds expectation by also offering a silent disco section
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AC/DC
15 Great International Covers Of Australian Hits
Baldry – Come Back Again When Elton John first toured here in the early 70s, Australia was in the grip of Daddy Cool mania. He fell in love with the Melbourne ... lengthy intro for greater impact to go straight into opening lines, “This is the sound of a soul in tune / To a savage desire for a soul made new.” Mason
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Economy
What The Federal Budget Gives The Music Industry
Australia’s eight national arts training organisations $14.5 million to support the production of Australian children’s screen content $9.3 million to expand and enhance the National Film and Sound ... Darwin symphony orchestras. The additional spending for Revive Live replaces the Live Music Australia program, with the funding increasing from $5 million, and will be well received by the industry
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Ride
Ride Announce Australia And New Zealand Tour
shoegaze icons Ride have announced they’ll be touring Australia and New Zealand this August, promoting their seventh album Interplay. The six-show tour will hit most Aussie capital cities ... genre, mixing indie and rock in an ethereal style. They’ve retained their unique sound over the years, with their latest album proving it. Ride is also renowned for their
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Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley, Natalie Bassingthwaite
Meet The Musicians Taking On ‘The Amazing Race Australia’
join the fun, as do Natalie Bassingthwaite (of Rogue Traders and The X Factor Australia fame) with sister Melinda Sheldrick , and DJ Havana Brown with best friend Stephanie Wood . Brooke ... Rogue Traders released their first song in over a decade , To The Disco : “Without sounding too hippy, even universally, there's been a really big shift and a rebirth