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

Madison Thomas, Journalist

Reviews / Live
Blondie @ Pandemonium Festival
Live Review: Pandemonium Rocks 2024 @ Caribbean Gardens, Melbourne
"Talent just needs a platform, and to be frank [the promoters] shat the bed at everything apart from the day itself.”
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Live Review: Snoop Dogg @ Rod Laver Arena
Snoop Dogg has lived a thousand lives in one, with no signs of slowing down.
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Live Review: Good Things Festival Melbourne
What a joy it is to be back - Good Things Festival kicked off in Melbourne and heads to Sydney and Brisbane next.
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Live Review: Foo Fighters
"Foo Fighters have thrown down the gauntlet to every other international band looking to tour Australia and have set the bar about as high as it can go."
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Live Review: Liam Gallagher Was In Fine Form Last Night (Until They Cut Him Off)
"Margaret Court Arena do not fuck with curfew breakers."
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Live Review: The Flaming Lips
"[T]he waves of enthusiastic karate chops that follow are joyous."
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Live Review: The Streets, The Avalanches DJs
"Don’t mug yourself – go see The Streets."
News / Music
'I'll Sing When The Stage Is Clear': Fans Swarm Iggy Pop At Melbourne Gig
“It's time to get your dirty asses up here..."
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Live Review: Iggy Pop, The Chats
"His voice has not lost a single drop of its considerable power, going from tender to man possessed at the drop of a hat."
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Live Review: The Saboteurs
"The lack of amateur photographers and cinematographers truly makes for a better gig."
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Live Review: Death Cab For Cutie, Hatchie
"Death Cab For Cutie take us back to our occasionally misspent youth, but also encourage us to find solace in the hard-fought journey into the present."
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Live Review: Interpol, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
A beautiful, powerful performance.