The Underground Stage
“Ess-Em celebrate ten years on the tools tonight, with this first set playing the self-titled 2015 album in full, both a reminder of how musical this set has always been and how snarly it has become since. Ess-Em’s decade-grown growl adds a layer of fuck-you to the OG mad shanties, technical chops and music hall […]
“Amends age like bourbon in a barrel, richer and heftier with time. Old and new songs tonight burn the throat and warm the cockles, something to ward off the cold and the dark, an ever-fabulous band that only get better the more time spent with them.” Gallery Listen
Every week, I scour the latest releases from emerging, DIY, and independent artists in Australia. The best of them end up on the playlist. Follow The Playlist Listen to this week’s edition here or below, 100% made up of the best brand-new music from the best new artists in Australia – never pay-to-play, and always […]
If you’re not flush with cash or working for a company that’ll pay for one, a full Pro badge for the Music pillar of SXSW Sydney is likely to be out of your reach. However, getting a wristband – the lower-cost version that still gets you into all the gigs – is surprisingly good value. […]
“DOWNGIRL are all sorts of contradictory, subtle and sly but still as heavy as a hammer blow to the head; mayhem on a stick but still clear and precise; angry as all hell yet warm and welcoming. Fabulously wild, wildly fabulous.” Gallery Listen
“Marilyn Maria flex their muscles tonight, a set of wildly impressive strength and heft, as loud as it is louche. Touched with glorious madness, it’s heavyweight poetry and bloodied art to open the Murray Cook-curated Rocktober residency at the Metro – a pinch and a punch for the first of the month.” Gallery Listen
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 […]
Every week, I take a look at the best playlists in Australia and the biggest playlists in the world and analyse the artists appearing on them. All of these playlists focus on newly-released tracks – what this means is that the artists added to these lists can be seen as the bets that critics and […]
“Alex The Astronaut may not have played for a while but these songs, stripped back to the core, are as bright and flinty as when they were first boxed up. Songwriting with a razor’s edge, sometimes harsh truths delivered with kindness and grace, it glints and flickers like treasure.” Gallery Listen