On a drab arterial road in Shadwell, in an art deco theatre, we wait in silence. There's no support act or music to soothe us, just the sound of muttered conversation.…
Young Men Dead followed The Thin Kids. Their stage presence is a little awkward, but that is probably due to the lack of a giant cockroach gyrating through the stage.…
If you're familiar with Ball Park Music, tune out for a bit. If you're not, well, Sam Cromack makes jangly, slightly off-kilter, overly self-concious and highly infectious pop tunes with his band mates in BPM.…
The band members simply smiled wryly at the visual aid behind them and let it do the majority of the crowd interaction.…
If you wanted hairpin changes of direction: this freewheels straight down the line. …
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Kaputt is a dark city with no easy escape routes. Washed-out horns blow sorrowfully into the night. …
In these end days of the overlong, the indulgent, the much wrought and the expansive, Polly’s clarity, brevity, strength and depth are much to her credit…
Walking home from the gig I started to think about the solid future of indie rock as a genre and how interesting and different bands are.…
I'm happy to terrify others grandmothers but wasn't so sure about terrifying my own.…
The atmosphere is as electric as an acoustic-based performance can hope to be…
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Glen Matlock is a British musician, songwriter, and producer, best known as the original…
Tropical Fuck Storm bring their Cellophane Honeymoon mini-festival to Brisbane’s Triffid, with C.O.F.F.I.N, Cool…
The Damned play their final show in Brisbane with their classic early 1980s line-up…
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BRIGHTON KOMEDIA: I have never felt very comfortable with my body. This feels like home.…
The opening song sounds like My Bloody Valentine. You may well be enthused by…
Photo: Sian Stacey The big music “news” in Australia in the last couple days…
Photo: Eleanor Petry Well, this is just great. On first listen it reminds me…
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