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Iconic Melbourne music venue 'The Gaso' to close
Collingwood’s iconic Melbourne music venue, The Gasometer Hotel (The Gaso), is set to close its doors at the end of March. Known by...
Molly Inglis
Mar 19
A Night with Good Music at The Old Bar, Fitzroy
On Thursday, February 6, I clocked off work at 7:15 PM, ready to dive into Northside New Wave , Good Music’s latest event at The Old Bar...
Aisha Ambesi
Feb 15
REVIEW: 'Mr Money With The Vibe' strikes again
Christmas has come early with the release of Asake's third studio album in three years, Lungu Boy . Asake, pronounced, ‘ah-sha-keh,’ is a...
Peace Ijiyera
Nov 12, 2024
Koi Pond on stage: Live at The Workers Club
The weekend finally kicked off on Thursday, when rural Western Australia-based artists Koi Pond took the stage at the renowned venue,...
Aisha Ambesi
Sep 14, 2024
REVIEW: Angie McMahon LIVE at Melbourne's Forum
If any artist was born to play a show at the Forum, it would be Angie McMahon.
Molly Inglis
Jun 25, 2024
REVIEW: HIT ME HARD AND SOFT- An ode to all the eras of Eilish
“HIT ME HARD AND SOFT” does exactly as its title envisages to do to listeners.
Molly Inglis
May 22, 2024
Album Review: The Tortured Poets Department
Lyricism at its finest, Taylor Swift has done it again.
Sarsha Kerton
May 1, 2024
More than a Musician: how local artist ALZZY creates food for the soul
Alyssa Allet, ALZZY, 22. (photo: @thecarlconcept) These days it’s hard to find songs with real lyrical substance, but for local artist...
Elisha Andres
Nov 22, 2023
ALBUM REVIEW: WEEDKILLER - Studio Album by Ashnikko
Our genre-blending, ooky-spooky, sex-positive, cutesy horror-core, electric blue-haired feminist icon is back - debuting her first studio...
Drew Baker
Sep 5, 2023
Thank You, Adam
A tribute to Adam's song, four minutes and eight seconds of depression, loneliness and hope Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker and Tom DeLonge of...
Adam Miller
May 23, 2023
ALBUM REVIEW: SOS
SOS Indeed: SZA has set the world on fire with her new album SOS Album Cover (Photo: TDE Entertainment) Once again SZA has triumphed. Her...
Elisha Andres
Apr 24, 2023
REVIEW: PORTALS by Melanie Martinez
Currently trending all over TikTok, this one's a must-listen in 2023 (Photo: PORTALS cover art) From its entrancing, faerie-nymph album...
Drew Baker
Apr 22, 2023
The ‘Gore-Tour’ Fantasy
Ashnikko’s first ever Australia-New Zealand shows are giving fans what they expect (Photo: Drew Baker) I am still thinking about...
Drew Baker
Apr 8, 2023
Local jazz artist returning to the stage this April
Melbourne jazz singer-songwriter and musician Olivia Chamoun-Canavan will be making a long-awaited return to the stage this month at The...
Elisha Andres
Apr 4, 2023
Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
Where is my culture? Where is my well-versed index of music terminology to widen my vocabulary in times like this? When I try to explain...
Zak Wheeler
Apr 2, 2023
Lil Pump 2
Lil Pump is filthy and perhaps the personification of 'locker room talk', but if you're in it for the grime & slime, and willing to...
Zak Wheeler
Apr 1, 2023
Diablo IV Open Beta has expired back to its depths in hell!
Succubi Queen Lilith in Diabolo (Picture: Activision Blizzard) Blizzard’s Diablo IV open beta and early access weekends have ended in...
Drew Baker
Mar 28, 2023
REVIEW: Backstreet Boys DNA World Tour
Sydney stop of Backstreet Boys DNA world tour. The Backstreet Boys have finally arrived, after three long years and many delays, the Boys...
Zak Wheeler
Mar 17, 2023
A chat with the guitarist of Nashville’s coolest indie rock band: Andrew Smith of Goldpark
For fans of DMA’s, Gang of Youths, San Cisco, check out their latest release: Goldpark One. Photo Source: PR Ashleigh White Summer in...
Nichole Heller
Nov 19, 2021
Interview with Samuel Gaskin
Credit: Michelle Grace Hunder RECKŌNING, the new single from Samuel Gaskin, was released last week with a video featuring 20 Indigenous...
James Gaunt
Aug 24, 2021
Artists of colour call for transparency and diversity at the Grammys
For a long time, the Grammys have represented the pinnacle of success for musicians, but the recent 63rd annual awards show has instead...
Faith Macale
May 4, 2021
Reflecting on music and politics with Franco Cozzo frontman Alex Wagstaff
Franco Cozzo performed before thousands at the Climate Strike in Melbourne on the 15th of March 2019. Franco Cozzo at the Climate Strike....
Riley Barber
Apr 3, 2019
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