Kendrick Lamar makes a statement with GNX

Controversial take: Kendrick Lamar still hasn’t released an album that’s lived up to Good Kid, M.A.A.D City. Sure, To Pimp…

Linkin Park begin again on From Zero

To put it lightly, Linkin Park’s comeback has been a bit of a shitshow. What was originally meant to be…

Charlie Ivan Band drop debut album, Where The Dogs Go To Die

If you’ve ever driven through the remote country of Arrernte Country in Mparntwe/Alice Springs you will understand the endlessness of…

Twine tackle the task of a debut LP masterfully

An absolute visceral assault on the ears (in all the best ways possible), Twine delivers one of the most unique…

The Offspring supercharge ahead of their ALWAYS LIVE performances

After the impact of Smash and Americana, The Offspring will never lose their legacy as SoCal punk icons. That being…

Chitra chatters with social anxiety on new single ‘Motormouth’

We hate to go back to THAT time, but here we go. Lockdown has us encased in our homes for…

Ocean Grove embrace the strange on Luke Holmes return album

Well before Y2K resurged to infiltrate the fashion and music industry, Ocean Grove was already reshaping the sound of modern…

Grief, loss, love and longing: Clay J Gladstone unpack each track on Is This How I Die?

Life and death: it’s a lot to cover, especially on a debut. But with melancholy, angst and screaming guitars, Sydney…

Goat ground themselves with self-titled album

Still to this day, I stand by their set at Meredith 2015 being one of the best live shows I’ve…

Make Them Suffer serve up their most commercially brutal collection with self-titled album

When it comes to Australian death metal, Make Them Suffer’s influence is so undeniable that you’d think the cover of…

PREMIERE: Geelong’s Hold//fire release a cover of The Cranberries classic

After jumping up with The Smith Street Band last month for a surging set of heavy hits from their 2022…

Amyl and the Sniffers are a band with no limits and nothing left to prove on Cartoon Darkness

The label “one of Australia’s hottest exports” gets thrown around pretty loosely these days. More often than not, if an…

Kublai Khan TX give their long-time listeners exactly what they wanted on Exhibition of Prowess

While Kublai Khan TX may not be regarded in the same vein as Knocked Loose, Speed or Zulu as one…

Dom Sensitive cuts out his foundational fabric with Leather Trim

If you’re someone who likes to comment, “they don’t make music like they used to”, you’re not looking hard enough….

Connecticut punks Anxious announce sophomore album Bambi

Anxious have returned! The Connecticut-based punk favourites have announced their sophomore album, Bambi, is due out February 21st via Run…

High Vis highlight talent on Guided Tour

High Vis has to be one of the most interesting punk/hardcore acts around at the moment. If you were to…

Mackenzie Maughan’s KISS & TELL: A ballad turned pop-rock anthem

Well, at least prepare to be blown away if you haven’t heard Haunted yet. If you have, you’ll know just…

Jon Toogood shreds Shihad skin for alternative country album

It’s amazing to think that Jon Toogood has been winning over audiences for close to 40 years now. Having caught…

Premiere: Sydneysider songwriter, Jovi Skyler shares new single and music video, ‘Frankenstein’

Sydneysider vegetarian punk-rocker singer- songwriter Jovi Skyler is an experimenter and creator, piecing together the organs and body of a…

Enter the Magic Mountain with Ceres

You’d be forgiven if you didn’t realise that Melbourne indie-rockers Ceres called it quits.  Technically they never broke up, they…

It Thing are keeping at the forefront of music trends

Having emerged as fresh contenders on Melbourne’s art-punk scene after 2021’s debut Syrup, It Thing are back with new EP…

“I’m soaring – it feels like a birth”: Agnes Manners has a full-circle moment on new single

Matthew Gravolin is no stranger to the Australian music scene. As the former founder and ex-guitarist of punk rock piece,…

Skegss will soundtrack your next roadtrip with Pacific Highway Music

In Australia’s modern indie-rock scene, Skegss are somewhat like the Red Hot Chili Peppers or Fleetwood Mac. You can put…

Fontaines D.C. are back to being risk-takers on Romance record

Having lauded Dogrel (2019), as one of the best punk releases of the last decade, Fontaines D.C.’s two most recent…

 

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