After originally intending to take a short break, LA pop-punk trio Joyce Manor have returned with their sixth studio album, 40 Oz. To Fresno – released 10 June via Epitaph Records. The strangely fitting title – taken from an auto-corrected text message about Sublime – sets the mood for the happy accidents that comprise the…
Read MoreFull disclosure. I’m not the world’s biggest pop punk fan. Hell, until I found Modern Baseball and Basement, I avoided the overtly emotional genre like carpet cleaners avoid The Tote. Joyce Manor are one of the select acts on the pop punk spectrum I can’t get enough of – something in the combination of their…
Read MoreIn the dark corners of Hobart, surrounded by many a fast food restaurant or club, sits the Odeon Theatre, the premiere setting for the majority of all age concerts to grace Tasmania’s capital. In the wake of their new release, More Afraid Of You Than You Are Of Me, The Smith Street Band make their…
Read MoreThe Smith Street Band have levelled up for their next Australian tour, set to hit some of their biggest venues yet this May and June. The band’s forthcoming fourth album, More Scared of You Than You Are of Me, mirrors the boldness of the tour – possibly the band’s most ambitious record to date, the new album…
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