Music

Photo Gallery: CVLTFEST – Eaton’s Hill Hotel, Brisbane (24.02.24)

CVLTFEST… Alpha Wolf‘s very own festival in Brisbane’s northern suburbs blew the doors off the Eaton’s Hill Hotel on a steamy hot late February Saturday afternoon. With a hugely anticipated lineup with a mix of local and international acts, it was a day that built momentum and intensity as band after band took the crowd…

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Here is Taylor Swift’s full set list from Sydney Night Two at Accor Stadium

Taylor Swift is in Sydney right now performing a total of four concerts at Accor Stadium in Sydney Olympic Park. The Era tour’s inescapable media presence has picked apart just about everything Tay-Tay has been doing whilst in the Harbour City, including dining at Surry Hills favourite Pellegrino 2000 and visiting the zoo with partner…

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Taylor Swift in Sydney

Live Review: Taylor Swift lives up to expectations at Sydney’s Accor Stadium

Accor Stadium is becoming synonymous with powerful women dominating in their field. The last time I was at the stadium, I watched Sam Kerr score a worldie in the semi-final of the Women’s Football World Cup. I thought that would be a tough moment to top. And then in comes Taylor Swift on night one…

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QOTSA

Live Review: Queens of the Stone Age show no signs of slowing at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion

In the six years since Queens of the Stone Age have been in Australia, it’s fair to say that a bit has happened. The world has changed in fundamental ways, we all had life-altering experiences and for Josh Homme, lead singer of the beloved QOTSA, he fought cancer – and won.  That sort of news…

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Mona Foma Review: The Shruti Sessions bring Indian and Australian musicians together

The Moonah Arts Centre is in the northern part of Hobart, with Moonah building a reputation as the fastest growing multicultural region. It is only fitting that this collaboration of Indian and Australian musicians has been held here. Musicians from the Hindustani traditions mix with Rajasthani folk musicians and Australian players in open sessions of…

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Six international shows not to miss this autumn (March-April 2024)

2024 is shaping up to be another huge year of live music here in Australia. With the festival scene feeling fully out of the COVID hibernation, and with some big international names touring down under, there’s plenty of entertainment to choose from. If you are an avid fan of live music you may already have…

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Jaguar Jonze

New Music Discoveries 23rd February: Jaguar Jonze, Grace Cummings, Real Estate and more

We have added ten more tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. This week, our Track of the Week is “whiplash” — from Taiwanese-Australian singer, producer, songwriter, and multimedia artist Jaguar Jonze. The track is from an intimate new EP victim impact statement, that was released today. The track is acoustic, stripped back and…

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Ed Nash from Bombay Bicycle Club chats about My Big Day, and their new EP Fantasies

Almost twenty years since their formation, indie treasures Bombay Bicycle Club are still kicking and going stronger than ever. Just months after the release of their sixth studio album, My Big Day, they’re back with a four-track pop EP, Fantasies. I got to sit down with Ed Nash and chat about their album, the upcoming EP, and how…

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Photo Gallery: Dinosaur Jr – Enmore Theatre , Sydney (21.02.24)

Dinosaur Jr the American alternative rock legends celebrating 30 years of Where You Been album tour with their original lineup J.Masics (guitar vocals), Lou Barlow (bass vocals) and drummer Murph played to a raucous sold out Enmore Theatre. From the get go Where You Been was played in chronological order with a few classics thrown…

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Photo Gallery: St Kilda Festival – Melbourne (18.02.24)

St Kilda Festival had another glorious year putting on the largest community festival in Australia, showcasing a great selection of local and national acts. Closed to cars for the occasion, the huge site boasts 8 stages for a whole day of family fun and music, with the sun beating down all day against the coastal boardwalk…

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Stacey Ann

Exclusive Video Premiere: Stacey Ann “Ripples” (2024)

Earlier this month, Boorloo/ Perth-based indie/pop/soul artist Stacey Ann released “Ripples”—a fabulous summer-laced infusion of joy and positivity. There’s a vitality and freshness to “Ripples” that gives off happy vibes. The track will be on Stacey’s debut album, A Change In The Wind, which will be released on the 14th of March. We’re thrilled to…

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My Chérie’s single “Don’t Compare Yourself” is a positive affirmation of self

In a world filled with influencers and high-flyers, it can be overwhelming to constantly keep up appearances. In her latest single “Don’t Compare Yourself”, singer My Chérie has addressed this issue with warmth and understanding. My Chérie has exploded onto the scene with her pop tinged songs and captivating live shows. Her music has been…

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Interview: Bad Party talk new single “Pray”, local influences and romantic advice

Brisbane metalcore act Bad Party have been turning heads with their unique electro-punk style since their debut EP Beyond Repair in 2022. After releasing standalone single “Want It” last year, the band have recently shared the sultry single “Pray” – the first with newly appointed vocalist Dale Dudeson of Revoid. Produced, mixed and mastered by…

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New Music Discoveries 16th February: Highline, Jet City Sports Club, Sahara Beck and more

We have added ten more tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. This week, our Track of the Week is “”Believe Me I’ll Run” — from Sydney’s Highline. Highline are known for their high-energy guitar-infused indie-rockers, and “Believe Me I’ll Run” is a little more melancholic than their more recent releases. It’s…

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Middle Kids’ Hannah Joy on Faith Crisis Pt. 1, becoming a mum and rediscovering herself

Sydney’s very own Middle Kids are dropping their third studio album, Faith Crisis Pt 1 TODAY! Produced by the iconic Jonathan Gilmore and recorded in England, this album is nothing short of fantastic. I caught up with lead vocalist Hannah Joy just weeks out from having her second baby, and she was keen to chat…

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Bloom are set to explode with their anticipated debut album Maybe in Another Life

Sydney melodic hardcore act Bloom have today unveiled their highly-anticipated debut album, Maybe in Another Life, via Greyscale Records and Pure Noise Records. The five-piece made waves with their acclaimed 2020 concept EP In Passing, followed by a live version in 2021 and pit-splitting single “Sink into the Soil” in 2022. Now, the band returns…

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Gesticulations

Track by Track: Gesticulations take us through their sixth LP, In The Wars

Gesticulations is a duo comprising Graham Ashton and his good friend Benny D Williams. They released their first album in 2021, and earlier this month released In The Wars, their sixth album in only three years. It’s fair to say they aren’t short of ideas or material. In keeping with their earlier releases, In The…

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Album Review: Middle Kids – Faith Crisis Pt. 1 (2024 LP)

Returning for their third album, Middle Kids enter 2024 at the top of their game. A band always capable of creating songs that are just as deep as they are sing-a-longs, the Sydney band are back with Faith Crisis Pt.1, a thirteen track dive into a frontwoman Hannah Joy questioning her faith. For a band…

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Angie McMahon

Angie McMahon announces the Making It Through Tour in support of her album Light, Dark, Light Again.

On the back of releasing her stellar 2023 album, Light, Dark, Light Again, Angie McMahon has announced an Australia and New Zealand tour, hitting up eleven theatres here and abroad this May and June. Named our favourite album of 2023 (you can read our album review here), McMahon is set to showcase all the best…

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Domi & JD Beck and wetpuddlss at The Rechabite

Live Review: Domi & JD Beck +  wetpuddlss– The Rechabite, Perth (12.02.2024)

Last night at the Rechabite, jazz-prodigy duo Domi & JD Beck finished up the last set of the tour for their first album. It was a full house, packed to the rafters with jazzheads shouting out “je t’aime Domi!” and “we love you!”. If you expected something smooth and transcendental like their album NOT TiGHT…

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Grand Casual

Exclusive Single Premiere: Grand Casual “Fine” (2024)

The benefits of talking about your mental health with friends, particularly when going through a bad patch, are at the core of “Fine”, the new song from Esperance-based three-piece outfit Grand Casual. This infectious and heart-warming banger is as upbeat as it is healing, and we are stoked to be premiering it before its release…

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Album Review: Jennifer Lopez finds love again on lush, cohesive This Is Me…Now

An album twenty years in the making, This Is Me…Now is the sequel to Jennifer Lopez‘s 2002 romantic opus This Is Me…Then, a largely mid-tempo, old-school R&B-inspired record that musically defined her relationship with Ben Affleck. This Is Me…Now is similarly a record reflecting on her relationship with the actor, only this time she’s Mrs….

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Aaron Thomas

Exclusive Single Premiere: Aaron Thomas “Mouth Of The City” (2024)

South Australia is rightly famous for it’s beautifully balanced wines, but just as alluring is the music created by Tasmanian born, and now Adelaide resident Aaron Thomas. With indie-folk running through its veins, we are thrilled to be premiering “Mouth Of The City”, the latest release from the talented musician ahead of its release on…

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Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam Australian tour announced, new album to be released in April and share title-track

It’s been teased for days, and if you were in Bondi on the weekend, there were Pearl Jam hints everywhere. The Pearl Jam tour is on! Yes, the Seattle grunge legends, Pearl Jam, will be heading to Australia, playing the Gold Coast, Melbourne and Sydney in November this year. In other massive news for the…

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The Vaccines and Everything Everything announce co-headline tour of Australia

Both returning to Australia for the first time since before the pandemic, English legends The Vaccines and Everything Everything have teamed up to announce a co-headline tour for May 2024. With both bands releasing albums this year (Everything Everything release Mountainhead on 1 March, while The Vaccines released Pick-up Full of Pink Carnations in January),…

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Taylor Swift

More Taylor Swift Eras Australia tour tickets are being released today from under $70

Good news for Australian Taylor Swift fans who still have yet to get their hands on a ticket for her upcoming Eras shows in Sydney and Melbourne, which kick off this Friday. Frontier Touring are releasing extra tickets for the anticipated shows TODAY. And this comes after the artist, arriving fresh from the Super Bowl,…

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Photo Gallery: Laneway Festival – Melbourne (10.02.24)

Laneway Melbourne delivered yet again another fantastic stop on the national festival tour. The sun shone down as Flemington Racecourse Park packed out with punters eager to catch the star-studded lineup for the 2024 instalment. The five stages were slotted with back-to-back fantastic acts, with great performances by Paris Texas, Faye Webster and Blondshell. Skin…

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Stormzy

Adelaide Laneway Festival turns up the heat

Despite many recent festivals being scaled back or cancelled altogether, Laneway Festival bounced back into Adelaide on Friday, 9th Feb, as big and bold as ever. Having outgrown the city laneways several years ago, then Hart’s Mill in Port Adelaide, the venue is now Bonython Park in the western city parklands. A glorious sunny day…

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Live Review: P!NK soars, the rain pours and the crowd adores

The last time P!NK was in Australia and New Zealand, in 2018, she played to over half a million fans grossing over 100 Million dollars and setting the standard for massive arena shows. She is an artist that will leave big gaps in her touring schedule to allow for extra shows and that meant her…

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Photo Gallery: Paul Weller – Sydney Opera House (09.02.24)

Legendary English singer-songwriter Paul Weller referred to as the Mod Father from his period with 19070s/1980s mod band The Jam, new wave soul band The Style Council and a huge solo career, played the first night of three sold out gigs at the iconic Sydney Opera House for his only performances in Australia. Pete Dovgan…

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