Fresh Finds: Class Of 2025 – Aussie Acts To Add To Your Playlist

Mick Radojkovic, Journalist

Mick Radojkovic

Mick Radojkovic went to a Living Colour concert in his youth that “ruined him”. He is continually chasing his 'Amy' - that moment, that feeling, that pure pulsing energy of a show that will change his life again. Words will never replace the actual feeling that music gives us, but for the last nine years, he’s been writing for The Music to try and get there. Before that it was with Lunchbox, Aussie Playlist and Faster Louder. He also hosts an all-Australian music show on Sydney's 2SER, The Tuckshop.

Reviews / Live
Briggs @ Vivid LIVE, Sydney Opera House. Photos by Josh Groom.
Live Review: Briggs' Bad Apples House Party
“Welcome to my house, ladies and gentlemen!”
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Dirty Three @ Sydney Opera House. Photo by Prudence Upton.
Live Review: Dirty Three
"This concert will stand as a fitting monument to a group that Australia should be overwhelmingly proud of."
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Live Review: Midnight Oil
"A night to remember."
Reviews / Arts
Becky Lucas – Um, Support Me?!
"She is so likeable that even when she talks with no filter, which is most of the show, let’s be honest, you still want to be BFFs with her."
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Demi Lardner – Ditch Witch 800
"[T]he absurd veneer cracked now and then, and we saw the real Lardner below."
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Nina Oyama – Nina Oyama Needs A Lift
"It’s the manner of her honest and passionate delivery that really had the audience locked in for the ride."
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Cameron James – Strawberry Blonde
"[A] little chaos, a touch of panic and a whole lot of laughs."
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Joel Creasey – Drink. Slay. Repeat
"You really have to have your own wits about you to follow the stories and small nuances that Creasey includes in his storytelling."
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Dane Simpson – Origins
"You wouldn’t mind being stuck on an eight-hour trip to Walgett with [Simpson]."
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Arj Barker
"There’s a point to his silliness and that’s what makes his comedy so relatable, palatable and clever."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Groovin The Moo
"Booking one of the biggest stars in the world just before they blew up was a stroke of genius from the GTM team."
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Live Review: Ray LaMontagne, Tori Forsyth
"One of the sweetest, softest and magical nights of music you’d ever see."