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Mary Varvaris, Journalist

Mary Varvaris

I'm a Staff Writer for The Music and Kill Your Stereo based in Melbourne.

You can find me listening to anything from mewithoutYou, Radiohead, Northlane, Jaguar Jonze, Julia Jacklin or Paramore at any time. Outside of The Music and Kill Your Stereo, my journalism has been featured in The Age, Australian Guitar Magazine, Blunt Magazine, Chorus.fm (previously known as AbsolutePunk.net), my Substack newsletter, and more. You can view my work on my Linktree.

I'm a lifelong metalhead and all-around music lover, which stems from my childhood, where I was raised in a family of talented musos and fans of great songs. I wouldn't be where I am today without them.

When I'm not writing, I'm hanging out with my dog, catching a gig somewhere in Melbourne, or just watching tv.

News / Festivals
Brunswick Music Festival 2025
Brunswick Music Festival Unveils 2026 Program
One of Melbourne’s longest-running and cherished annual events, the Brunswick Music Festival returns for its 38th year this March.
News / Music
Obscura
Obscura To Debut Travelling Festival SHRED FEST In Australia In 2026
“This is an insane line-up, and we can’t wait to join this demolition team.”
News / Music
The Dare
The Dare To Host 'freakquencies' Club Nights In Two Australian Cities
Fellow Laneway Festival acts Geese and Wet Leg will perform DJ sets at The Dare's 'freakquencies' club nights.
News / Music
CYRIL performing at the 7-Eleven rave
Scenes From Australia's First-Ever 7-Eleven Rave Headlined By CYRIL
Hundreds of people enjoyed the 7-Eleven rave – taking the concept of the coffee shop rave and transforming it into a full-blown, morning-focused event.
Industry / News
Amyl And The Sniffers at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney
NSW Government Ending Remaining Lockout Laws
The remaining remnants of the lockout laws in the Sydney CBD and Kings Cross have been deemed “no longer fit for purpose.”
News / Music
Flight Of The Conchords
Flight Of The Conchords Confirm First Performance In Eight Years
Flight Of The Conchords will appear at this year's Netflix Is A Joke Fest alongside Conan O’Brien, John Mulaney, Nikki Glaser, and many others.
News / Music
Courtney Barnett
Courtney Barnett Announces New Album 'Creature Of Habit'
Courtney Barnett's upcoming album was written following her move from Australia to Los Angeles and the closure of her long-running record label, Milk! Records.
News / Music
Jovanotti
Jovanotti Locks In QPAC Performance As Part Of His World Tour
One of Italy’s most influential and visionary artists, Jovanotti will make his Australian debut this March.
News / Music
Midnight Oil performing at Anita's Theatre
Jimmy Barnes, Powderfinger, Regurgitator & More Pay Tribute To Rob Hirst
"For now, there are no words, but there will always be songs," said Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett.
News / Music
Thom Yorke live in Sydney
Thom Yorke Live At The Sydney Opera House Coming To Cinemas
Filmed across two nights in November 2024, Thom Yorke’s thirty-plus-year career is captured at one of the most awe-inspiring backdrops in the world.
News / Music
Miss Kaninna
Miss Kaninna Features On Massive Billboard In Times Square
"IM ON A F*CKING BILLBOARD…. IN TIMES F*CKING SQUARE….NEW YORK !!!!!"
News / Music
Poison
Poison Reportedly Call Off 40th Anniversary Tour Due To Money Disagreements
Drummer Rikki Rockett claimed that singer Bret Michaels was after "lion’s share of the money," or "like $6 to every one of our dollars."
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