Live Music, Culture and Art in Wollongong/South Coast as well as Sydney and regional NSW
Tuesday November 19, 2024 In Skin and Bones, The Burbs have unearthed something that feels both ancient and thrillingly new, a paradox of punk poetics and barbed nostalgia that’s gritty, sunlit, and bleak all at once. This song is drenched in contradiction—a sparkling guitar intro betrays its own radiance, shadowed by a darkly pulsing rhythm section...
Tuesday October 29, 2024 From the first notes of Ballerina Girl, you’re drawn into a world that is both timeless and unmistakably modern—a trick that few artists pull off these days. Neo Stereo, the project of Mark Cassius, isn’t interested in genre boundaries or expectations. Instead, he’s channelling something primal, something that runs through the veins of music history, yet...
October 22, 2024 FONTAINES D.C. || DENZEL CURRY || THE KOOKS || GOO GOO DOLLS joining, in alphabetical order ELDERBROOK || HOCKEY DAD||HONEY DIJON || JPEG MAFIA || THE JUNGLE GIANTS || ORVILLE PECK ||PEACH PRC || SALUTE || THE VERONICAS and ALLDAY || BABE RAINBOW || COTERIE || CYRIL || DICE || THE DREGGS...
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 There’s something primal, something almost mythic, in the way Avalanche approaches their new single, Dad, I Joined A Rock N Roll Band. It’s a song about rebellion, yes—about the eternal generational conflict between the youth who yearn for freedom and the parents who once did, but now hold the reins. But more...
Tuesday October 15, 2024 Kayla Krystin’s Queen of Hearts is a song that doesn’t just operate within the bounds of contemporary pop but aims to transcend it, to break free of the trivial and into the mythic. This track, both lyrically and sonically, calls to mind an ageless archetype—the queen who reigns supreme not because of her love, but in spite of...
Tuesday October 15, 2024 There’s something deeply timeless about Susan Muranty’s Summer Moon. It feels like a song that could have been written a century ago or a minute ago, its themes eternal and elemental, like the moon itself. What Muranty has done here is capture the pulse of the night, that feeling we all get...
Thursday September 26, 2024 Hello Enemy’s latest single, Hit or Miss, lands with a swagger and sneer, a grunge-soaked grenade tossed into the complacency of the modern rock landscape. It’s a defiant howl from a band that’s clearly been through the wars—scarred but unbroken, and with plenty left to say. Like the best rock songs, it’s both...
Thursday September 26, 2024 Avalanche Drops Rebellious New Single Dad, I Joined A Rock N Roll Band and Announces Headline Tour and Single Compilation Release Australian hard rock titans Avalanche are back with their most rebellious, head-turning single yet. Dad, I Joined A Rock N Roll Band is a gritty, blues-infused anthem that captures the spirit of...
Wednesday September 4, 2024 There’s something timeless about Highway 95, even as they stride confidently into the modern age of country music. Ain’t Giving Up On You is a testament to their roots in the dusty plains of Karratha, where the earth is red, and the sky stretches on forever. This isn’t just a song; it’s a piece...
Wednesday September 4, 2024 Mark Cassius, the driving force behind Neo Stereo, delivers with Time Has Gone a track that feels like a throwback to an era when pop music wasn’t just about catchy hooks, but about creating something that resonates on a deeper level. There’s a simplicity to the two-chord synth intro that recalls the best...
