The Underground Stage
“Doctor Robot’s funky electro-hop would be enough to conjure up a grin from the deadest of souls all on its ownsome but, plastered as it is with the most dementedly lo-fi futuristic theatre, with the added stage show it’s a glorious pantomime of absurdity, daftness, and warped genius. Just after travelling back in time and […]
Every week I pick out a bunch of interesting shows featuring emerging, DIY, and independent Australian artists. The full list of shows this week are below – those are the ones to get out to in the next few days. Don’t forget, there’s also a futuristic-y dashboard here that lets you look ahead if you […]
This week’s data-driven roundup of artists killing it around the world and in Australia this week Get this in your inbox every Sunday by signing up to the Substack Start next week right by getting across the biggest and the hottest new music around – as usual, I’ve taken a look at which artists are […]
“Shogun has some things on his mind, so in short order – and at a rapid clip – they are quickly hammered straight into our heads too. As spectacular in ferocity as it is in melody, it’s a barn-burner of a set, with both Shogun’s body and voice barrelling around the venue and climbing up […]
“Green Buzzard’s 90s Manchester core carries a sharper edge, less of the swirly psychedelia and more of the tougher rhythms and sneer. These songs are all huge, waves of sound like fireworks, all brightness and noise. Taking a classic sound and bringing it into the current time – cool af.” Gallery Listen
“Itchy and the Nits’ hyperactive three-chord punk hits like a sugar rush, a grinning melee of goofy fun. Noise, racket, and dancing for no other reason than the sheer bloody joy of it all.” Gallery Listen
“Greta Now’s witchy mostly-electronic experimentalism haunts and lurks, a danger in the atmosphere. An arty, spooky provocation.” Gallery Listen BON BON EP by Greta Now
“A glorious collision of eggpunk, psyche-y Sonics moments, and skinny notes of The Only Ones, Love Banana skitter and skirl like loopy little monsters tearing up your garage. Fabulous fun.” Gallery Listen
“Thee Long Knights give it the full Nuggets while in faux chain mail, because obviously. Wildly danceable, utterly filthy if you understand 60s lyrical code, and just a lorryload of twisted fun.” Gallery Listen