Interviews Music News Kraken’s Legendary Sessions with Dead Mall by Tammy Moir Dead Mall drop by to talk ‘RATS’, metalcore influences and the strange ideas shaping their next chapter. Newcastle alternative punk outfit Dead Mall are entering a heavier chapter with ‘RATS’,…
Music News New Music Radar: MILKSICK, mumdeathcake and Petrol Bomb by Happy Our New Music Radar is proof there’s no shortage of great independent music. From shimmering synth-pop and warm country to scrappy punk and heavy riffs, this bunch covers plenty of…
Music News Public Figures shout out the femme bands reshaping Australian punk by Tammy Moir Aussie punk has never exactly been short on attitude. Public Figures have only released a handful of tracks, but they have already made themselves difficult to ignore. Fronted by Evie…
Music News On our radar this week: 14 emerging artists quietly putting in the hours by Tammy Moir The underground’s doing just fine – to prove it here’s new music actually worth your time this week We get sent a lot of music every week, most of it…
Music News New Music Friday: 3%, Djanaba, Body Type and the week’s sharpest new releases by Tammy Moir Another week, another chance to dive headfirst into the depths of New Music Friday. The weekend’s within arm’s reach and we’ve made it, friends. Before we clock off and crack…
Music News DEAD SET’s April Lineup with Clay J Gladstone, SKULLS, and Robot God by Tammy Moir DEAD SET is dialling up the volume all April long. DEAD SET has quickly carved out its place as one of Darlinghurst’s most vital underground punk and hard rock rooms. …
Film and TV News Screen Australia is funding a documentary about Amy Taylor of Amyl & The Sniffers by Alex Cooper Cinema is back. The raw energy of punk rock is getting the documentary treatment. Screen Australia has greenlit a new film chronicling the life of Amyl and the Sniffers’ electrifying…
Happy Places Music News Venues DEAD SET brings gritty live rock back to Taylor Square by Tammy Moir Sydney’s nightlife is getting a much-needed injection of grit. If you’ve been mourning the days of sweat-soaked walls and ringing ears, clear your schedule for January 30. DEAD SET is…
Arts News Photography Amy Taylor sues photographer over alleged exploitation of her image by Tammy Moir Punk DIY ethos lives and breathes in everything Amy Taylor does. From her mullet to her footy shorts, the frontwoman of Melbourne pub-punk heroes Amyl and the Sniffers has carefully…
Music News Amyl and the Sniffers to stream live concert at London’s Ally Pally by Alex Cooper The sweat, the sound, the cinema. The sweat-drenched, punk rock energy of Amyl and the Sniffers’ biggest headline conquest will now be a permanent, chaotic monument. Fresh from a globe-shaking…
News FANGZ unleash chaos on the New Gretsch Jets at Sydney launch by Tammy Moir Sydney punk heavyweights FANGZ tore through Gretsch’s new Jets at a sold-out launch at The Duke on 27 November — chaos, riffs, and a night to remember. The intimate crowd…
News Weird Punk Band Announces ‘Scratch n Sniff’ Vinyl Inspired by Gwyneth Paltrow’s Vagine by Alex Cooper Private Function’s ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ smells like rebellion (and Goop) Australian punk band Private Function has unleashed their most audacious stunt yet: a scratch-and-sniff vinyl that smells like Gwyneth Paltrow’s vagina. Inspired…
Interviews Music News Out of the Dark with CIVIC’s Jim McCullough by Alex Cooper CIVIC’s Jim McCullough on punk’s light, dark and everything in between Since 2017, Melbourne punk band CIVIC has fused proto-punk grit with surf-rock swagger—from Future Forecast’s frenetic energy to Taken…
