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Promoter Matt Leost has launched a brand new emo night in Sydney called Panic! At The Metro - a night for all those punters crying out for the club nights of old to return, the chance to see bands and dance the night away to all the classic 2006/2007 core emo classics and and also spot all the band members also hanging out. We chatted with Matt about just how influential and important those club nights were and how he hopes to return that to their former glory.

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Look, if you aren't familiar with Frontierer, they are extreme. It's chaotic, it's brutal, it's heavy, it's f**kin' spectacular. They're coming down under it seems, and they're bringing Brissy lads Apate with them, which is SICCCCK.

"The series brings together some of the most quintessential Australian bands from the past few decades."

New Dance Gavin Dance? We Stan. DGD are about to drop a new banger overnight - set a reminder. Rise Records have popped up a Youtube Premiere set for 1am AEST tomorrow morning titled "Pop Off!"

Arctic Monkeys, Lil Nas X, Jamie xx, Peggy Gou, Ben Böhmer, Ocean Alley, Spacey Jane, G Flip, PinkPantheress and loads more.

Ever woken up feeling pretty scattered after a large night? MDMA may not be the reason...

Can we all just agree to stop "OH YOU ARE WEARING A BAND SHIRT - SHOW YOUR CRED BY NAMING THREE SONGS" and any equivalent please? It's 2022 and it's real dumb. And frankly, if you are mansplaining to literally COURTNEY LAPLANTE, the literal QUEEN of metalcore: far out, buddy, I don't know what to tell you, but you messed up.

Duran Duran, Eminem, Pat Benetar and The Eurythmics topped the list.

Styles plays the role of Jack in the film, co-starring alongside Florence Pugh, Chris Pine and more.

Australian instrumental post-rockers sleepmakeswaves have announced their 'these are not your dreams' Australia tour will be rescheduled for September/October 2022, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The tour, presented by Birds Robe Records also features supports Closure in Moscow and Tangled Thoughts of Leaving!