Perth’s Kings Park was graced with a special performance from PJ Harvey last week, as part of Perth Festival 2025. The set was split between haunting new material and beloved classics, opening with the ethereal “Prayer at the Gate” and weaving through tracks like “Seem an I” and “A Child’s Question, August”, Harvey delivering a…
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South by Southwest Sydney (SXSW Sydney) began in 2023, as an extension of the well known SXSW that originated in Austin Texas in 1987. The desire of bringing the annual program to Sydney was to reach creatives in the Asia-Pacific region, and to provide creatives with avenues to help reach their aspirations. Whether that be…
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The Boys In The Better Land are back in Australia and they’re better than ever. Back in the country supporting their Romance album, Fontaines D.C lit up a sold out Sydney Opera House Forecourt, treating fans old and young to a career spanning set. Now four albums deep and touring their universally acclaimed most recent…
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred has been slowly making his way towards the East Coast over the last few days, with the latest estimates suggesting he’ll be making landfall on the Sunshine Coast in the early hours of Saturday morning. With Brisbane music venues closing to protect staff, patrons, performers, and property, a slew of gigs have…
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In celebration of their ferocious 28th new album, Sorcs 80, the unstoppable Osees returned to Perth last week. Bringing their signature blend of garage rock, punk, and psychedelia to stages across the country this month, Osees stormed Freo.Social for a huge set that left the crowd reeling Tearing through tracks from Sorcs 80 – including…
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Described as a sitcom in the same vein as the classic Golden Girls, Will & Grace creators Max Mutchnick & David Kohan and executive producer Ryan Murphy (Glee, American Horror Story, Pose) have brought together a trio of friends by chance, but family by choice in Mid-Century Modern, which today has revealed its trailer ahead…
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We’re kicking off March bracing for a cyclone and with ten more tracks added to our Discovery playlist on Apple Music and Spotify, including one we premiered earlier in the week. Our first Track of the Week for the month goes to Los Angeles-based Aussie singer-songwriter Iluka with her new single “Woman Gone Mad”. Released…
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Fontaines D.C. a post-punk band formed in Dublin, Ireland played one of the best live shows Sydney has seen in a long long time on their ROMANCE Australian tour. After just being announced as Best International Group at the 2025 BRIT Awards, I would go further and call them the best band in the world!…
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If you have read just about any review of a JPEGMAFIA show, you’ll see that everyone uses the word ‘raw’ to describe the experience. I would know; I’ve used it every time I’ve reviewed his shows. It’s used because, at every show of his, you’ll find Peggy on stage alone – no crew hype man…
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Well, this is pleasantly familiar. Anyone who has seen Nils Frahm live before would be used to witnessing complete and utter ambient perfection. If you want to know if I enjoyed his latest sojourn down to Sydney Opera House, that’s the only sentence you need. Because it’s mighty difficult to describe just how staggering Frahm’s…
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