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

Simon Holland, Journalist

Reviews / Gear
Total War: Warhammer
"Total War: Warhammer is a solid hit."
Reviews / Film & TV
Dheepan
"The immediate relevance of the film certainly hit home with the French community with its accurate 'on-the-ground' depiction of the current state of affairs in Paris."
Reviews / Arts
Tubular Bells For Two
"...multi-instrumentalists Aidan Roberts and Daniel Holdsworth blitz the field at this year's Fringe Festival."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Leprous, Voyager, Chaos Divine
"Leprous came from the furthest reaches of the planet to put on a show for the ages."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: At The Gates, Malignant Monster, Advent Sorrow
"The stupidly talented Bjorler twins clearly demonstrated why cloning would be so fucking fantastic."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Pennywise, Anti-Flag, Blindspot
"If you were growing up in WA in the '90s and ever resented wearing a school uniform for even a moment, punk rock was the way to live."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Parkway Drive, Thy Art Is Murder, Memphis May Fire, The Word Alive
"Parkway Drive delivered us a lifetime memory; simply unforgettable. "
Reviews / Live
Photos by Karen Lowe
Live Review: Toni Braxton
"Braxton has shown a deep and resolute tenacity to delve into her music and soar above the problems of the past."
Features / Music
Children Of Bodom "Must Love Melody"
"The thing about Finnish bands is that they don't have anything in common… maybe melody is the one thing we have in common."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: The Black Dahlia Murder, Malignant Monster, Iconoclast, Earth Rot
"The flat-out pace of BDM exposed a severe lack of cardio amongst Perth death metallers, as the circles quickly petered out."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Ricky Martin, Delta Goodrem
Ricky Martin descended from the ceiling, the only acceptable way for a pop star to enter an arena show.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Psycroptic, Goatwhore, Earth Rot, The Furor
Tasmanian death metal stars steal the show.