The Underground Stage
Chris Duke and the Royals bang through a million songs at hellish speed, a knee-wrenching set full of endorphin-triggering song. It’s brimming with ska, there’s a horn section, and it goes like the bloody clappers, but first and foremost this is about giving it all the beans, with a grin on your face, until they […]
“An Ess-Em set is a furious hot slap to the back of the head, like a Disney musical about the life and times of Snuff performed in a squat by various characters out of Tank Girl. It’s raucous enough to hide the fearsome musical skill underneath it, and even though each song ends with a […]
“In time for the end of the year, dive in for one last jolt of adrenalin and throwing yourself around courtesy of this dirty dancefloor delight 💃”
“Wonky art-pop splashes up the sides and spills over the edges of this bouncy delight, with zappy moves and swirly-eyed abandon 😵💫”
“Acoustic versions of previous tracks can be boring, self-indulgent, or just plain lazy, but this is the dead opposite – a dreamy and lovely re-imagining 💭”
“Seymoup’s skill is balancing fizzy joy and existential melancholy, and there’s no let up of either here. Like a hungry puppy, it’s those big, sad eyes that get you 🐶”
“Straight up and served neat, no polish is offered, nor needed. Enough to scorch the throat but keep you going back for more 🥃”
The latest from Sydney’s heavy-slamming pop-punkers Teddy Rizzo
“Watching SL8ERBOY is is like trying to grab wet jelly, each song wriggling out of your grasp just before you can get a grip on it. Then the next one doesn’t do the same thing as the one before, and you find yourself chasing the damn things all over the bloody venue. In the end […]