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Tag: Scratching

Shows

Scratching @ Metro Social, 9th Sep

Post author By Alex Kirk
Post date 9 September 2026

“Scratching niggle and claw and pester you with black bubbles of delightful, oddball electronic pop until you just give in. Once you’ve surrendered though, they then stand on your throat with some low-frequency roar and crack your eardrums with some of the highest high notes you’ll ever hear in real life. You’re done basically, don’t […]

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Essential Artists

Essential Artists #03: From Olivia Rodrigo to DC Maxwell

Post author By Alex Kirk
Post date 24 May 2026

The artists killing it in Australia and around the world this week. I’ll dive in more deeply below but, if you just want to get straight into it, the artists you need this week are: 1. The top five global superstars with new releases 2. Five artists punching above their weight around the world this […]

Tags Budjerah, Charli xcx, DC Maxwell, DICE, effe, ELENA ROSE, EUROCLUB, Helena Gao, Kita Alexander, LISA, Lola Young, Maisie Peters, Mollie Elizabeth, Niall Horan, Olivia Rodrigo, PASH, Scratching, Swapmeet, The Gnomes

I would like to acknowledge that the gigs that are pictured here, the stages they’re played on, the bars and venues they’re held in, and the good times they represent, are all held on lands that were never ceded by Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. I acknowledge these First Australians as the traditional custodians of the continent, whose cultures are among the oldest living cultures in human history. I pay respect to the Elders of the community and extend my recognition to their descendants.

Please also see my personal Music Industry Collaboration Commitment