The Underground Stage
“Grass Stains are having an absolute whale of time right from the off, their enthusiasm or their set just as infectious as the other. Pop-punk dominates – roaring voice, giant grins, large guitars – but it’s also peppered with tangents that keep you off-balance, a set of haymakers mixed with side-swipes, big shiny objects covering […]
At an intimate launch event at The Abercrombie, SXSW Sydney announced more details around their free music programme in Tumbalong Park, due to run across the week of 13-19 October, as well as adding more artists to their confirmed list. At Tumbalong Park, the big news is that The Rubens – celebrating the 10th anniversary […]
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 these lists can be seen as the bets that critics and tastemakers are making on […]
“Good Ramen are, by turns, expansive or savage, thoughtful or primal, tightly in control or totally off its leash. It keeps you bouncing on the balls of your feet, except when it knocks off you off-balance.” Gallery Listen
“Blowers storm in from Melbourne like the squalls of rain outside, brief moments of calm before you’re knocked off your feet into the traffic. Savage guitars run through the core but it pinballs between QOTSA and Ramones and Hives, the damage landing from both sheer volume and nifty hook-laden song.” Gallery Listen
“Gavin Bowles & The Distraction’s power pop comes with an urgent, insistent edge and has *just* enough snarl mixed into the sugar to make it bite your face while it dances with you. Driving and punchy at all points, it’s a leash to drag you along by the neck, right to the end of the […]
“Crash & the Crapenters slice unevenly with a jagged-edged punk blade, leaving you raw and bleeding and full of giddy rage.” Gallery Listen
“The Hot Sauce Committee are pure party starters, a set of jump leads to get a room humming. It’s a lot like uncorking a well-shaken bottle.” Gallery