It was a line-up resplendent in ‘90s/’00s Australian music royalty. A line-up that has probably never been in the same place at the same time, and almost certainly never will again. Such was the bulk of the quintuple-pronged show that it started at the ungodly early time of 5:30pm on a Friday. This meant that…
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TISM brought their Death To Art tour to Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion and it will go down as one of the best gigs of 2024 with incredible supports from Machine Gun Fellatio, Eskimo Joe, Ben Lee and The Mavis’s Sydney punters partied like it was 1999! Peter Dovgan brings you the images. You can read Mick’s…
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Formed in Ballarat in 1987, The Mavis’s carved a solid following in the Aussie rock scene. Led by Becky Thomas (a.k.a. Beki Thomas, Beki Colada) on vocals and keyboards and her brother Matt Thomas on guitar and vocals, they originally called it quits back in 2001, after launching hits including “Cry” and “Naughty Boy”. They’ve…
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Singer Chit Chat Von Loopin Stab sat down with the AU review to discuss Machine Gun Fellatio’s reunion and recent performances, including a secret gig in Newcastle. The band members, who hadn’t played together in 20 years, felt a sense of nostalgia and rejuvenation, with standout moments like rehearsing with Marshall stacks and the entire…
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Announcing its House of Music Discovery at the inaugural this year’s event, SXSW Sydney invites locals and international guests to enter into a world of music rediscovery as TikTok Australia takes over the eccentric cultural hub, Pleasures Playhouse, on Wednesday, 18 October. TikTok’s House of Music Discovery will bring the magic of music exploration to life by transcending the digital realm…
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In Adelaide for the Whole Life Expo this weekend, we catch up with Ben Lee to chat about his new album Freedom, Love, And the Recuperation of the Human Mind, the idea of a ‘conscious’ music concert and more! I feel like the new album title signals a move away from hidden meaning. Freedom, Love, And the…
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The man, the legend, the icon of early 2000 indie-folk music. Ben Lee has been living and breathing music for almost 25 years, but don’t think he’s about to stop any time soon. Ahead of his 11th studio album, Freedom, Love, And The Recuperation Of The Human Mind, due for release October 21, Lee has…
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