Music Will Canberra ever stop with the goodness? Azim Zain and His Lovely Bones have everything we want by Freya McGahey After a a number of years grinding through the live scene in Canberra and few small tours, Azim Zain and His Lovely Bones have released a pretty phenomenal EP. For fans…
News About time: Canberra’s Spilt Milk Festival kicks off Australia’s first pill testing service by Jacinta Rets Australia has finally opened up to pill testing at festivals, with the hope of promoting safe drug use amongst festival goers and ultimately, preventing drug-related deaths. Collaborating with the Safety…
Interviews Music How keen is Citizen Kay to play his hometown show? We take 5 with the Canberra MC by Happy Canberra-based MC Citizen Kay has been at the game for several years now, but the last few years have seen him climb to the higher peaks of Aussie hip-hop. With…
Music Canberra has gifted us Michael Misa, a stirring new voice for soft Aussie folk by Freya McGahey Out of Canberra comes a new face to Australian indie folk. With distinct Aussie inflictions to his voice and a pared down, simple musicality, Michael Misa is bringing a marriage…
News Mark it in the calendars: Spilt Milk is returning to Canberra in 2017 by Happy If you’re feeling a little low on your old friend calcium lately, worry not: Spilt Milk is returning in 2017 with plans to be fresher than ever. Spilt Milk 2016 saw…
News UNFD signs Canberra hard hitters Hands Like Houses by Emily Mathison Canberra hard hitters Hands Like Houses have just been hit with the good news that they have been signed to punk/hardcore label UNFD. The five-piece outfit was signed with American label…
Lists 6 Canberra bands who prove Questacon isn’t the only good thing about our capital by Lucille Sadek Canberra; wide and oddly named streets, Floriade, political dramas and a few of Australia’s well-respected bands. The highly underestimated city needs a little compensation, especially for raising fine class acts. We say…
Music Wives is Canberra punk at its best by Che-Marie Trigg Think Canberra is mainly just home to jerk-off politicians, Questacon and heaps of roundabouts? Think again, for where there is politics, there will be punk and in case you didn’t…
Music News New Music Friday is here! Check out the very best from across AU/NZ by Alex Cooper Another day, another single! AU/NZ has popped off! We’re diving right into some of the best tracks and projects released this week. Sonic Reducer – SQUEEZE Sonic Reducer’s second EP, SQUEEZE,…
Lists Music News New Music Friday, bringing you the best new music from here and across the ditch by Tammy Moir Another week, another chance to dive into the depths of New Music Friday The music scene is having a moment (again). From punk reinventions and queer electronic triumphs to gut-punching…
Interviews Music News Out of the Dark with Ocean Grove by Tammy Moir After a long-ass wait (we’re talking before times level of quiet), Ocean Grove are finally back on the road – and fans are lapping it up. Their long-overdue headline tour…
Music From Pubs to National Stages: Cardboard Cutouts Unleash Gritty Alt-Rock on Debut Album Tour by Laura Gordon From Queensland pubs to national stages: Cardboard Cutouts take their gritty alt-rock anthems nationwide on debut album tour Toowoomba’s favourite alt-rock underdogs Cardboard Cutouts are gearing up for their biggest tour yet…
Music From Gothic Synths to Progressive Shreds: The Shape-Shifting Musical World of Minorarc by Laura Gordon From gothic synths to progressive shreds: the shape-shifting musical world of Minorarc Ivan Bullock’s musical odyssey defies genre, spanning continents and genres, a restless creative journey that has taken him…
