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Northlane just dropped the most progressive and personal record of their career, Alien. Tonight they threw the loudest intimate gathering of all time to celebrate, inviting Melbourne fans to a free entry show, with no presale, no tickets and no barrier. Attendance was a no brainer and the line stretching from the Smith St venue all […]
To put it plainly, there’s simply no mountain too high for Kacey Musgraves. The country superstar made colossal waves last year with her country-pop crossover album Golden Hour, and the tide has yet to settle. After performing one of Coachella’s most acclaimed sets, having the most critically acclaimed album of the year and winning every […]
Groovin The Moo has, time and time again, proven itself to be a survivor. While the country’s festival scene remains incredibly volatile, unpredictable and ultimately vulnerable, Groovin The Moo remains a solid staple. But it begs us to ask why that’s so, and how long it can possibly stay that way with the current festival […]
It’s not often you get to write a sentence like this but Kanye West has had a relatively quiet 2019. After a disastrous 2018 where he continued his public endorsement of Trump and suggested that slavery was a choice, he’s sensibly muted his social media presence and channeled his energy into Sunday Service. He’s been […]
2016 was infamous for its string of high-profile celebrity deaths. It began with David Bowie in the first weeks of January, and it ended with Carrie Fisher in the last days of December. It took stars from music, movies, television and all across the entertainment spectrum. When it was all said and done, one question […]
Alex Turner offered a rare bit of banter to introduce the final song of the Arctic Monkeys’ main set. “This one’s from 2005,” said the frontman. “It’s called ‘I Bet That You Look Good On the Dancefloor’.” It was one of just two songs lifted from the band’s breakthrough LP and predictably triggered a surge […]
Every February for the last 11 years, costume-clad ‘Gardeners’ have flocked to lush bushland in Brownlow Hill near Camden in Sydney’s south-west to boogie their worries away in a 48-hour forest disco. Unfortunately for us, this year was the final instalment of the wonderfully kooky and colourful extravaganza that is Secret Garden. The shindig first […]
The line up for Sydney’s stop of Eminem’s Rapture tour was a mouth watering prospect. US artists, Boogie and Royce da 5’9, both signed to Shady Records along with Australian hip-hop legends, Hilltop Hoods were to hit the stage from 6.15pm. Sydney’s largest capacity venue, ANZ Stadium, chosen probably out of sheer necessity more than any […]
Only Missy Higgins could make a venue as iconic as the Sydney Opera House forecourt feel as intimate as a living room. Of the elite alumni who have had the honour playing such a venue, few have probably done so with their six-month-old baby’s saliva all over their accessories. “I could see my daughter dancing […]
Some of the things that Phoebe Bridgers does seem like a joke. After all, the night of her Sydney show, she took to the stage to the sound of Disturbed’s ‘Down With The Sickness’, the “oo-ah-ah- ah” marking the beginning of a mostly acoustic set full of songs about heartbreak and resilience. And over in […]
