Music The Nodding Acquaintances keeps the good stuff simple on Light Of Day by Tammy Moir The Nodding Acquaintances understands the beauty of simply doing the work. There’s a quiet hum underneath the music industry that keeps the whole thing moving. It comes from the people…
Music News DAWK finds the sweet spot between lo-fi charm and heartbreak on ‘Wasting Away Here With You’ by Tammy Moir DAWK turns a deceptively breezy indie-rock track into something quietly devastating. Queensland has long been good at turning out punk, garage rock and sun-baked alternative noise. Lo-fi indie rock is…
Music News The Dandy Buzzkills sharpen their vintage cool on ‘I Dream, Far Away’ by Tammy Moir Adelaide’s sharpest new guitar band knows exactly what it is doing. There is some seriously good guitar music pouring out of Australia right now. From The Gnomes to The Lazy…
Music Lily Stiven gets more tender than ever on ‘Heal’ by Chi–Chi Attard ‘Heal’ is a tender turn in Lily Stiven’s musical identity, but the track does not waver from what makes her one of Aotearoa’s most exciting emerging voices. ‘Heal’ is a…
Music jeorjeo54 turns heartbreak into movement on debut single ‘Burning Desire’ by Tammy Moir Sometimes the best way to move on is to turn the music up. In the late 1970s, Studio 54 made the dancefloor feel like its own little world. It was…
Music Dan Higgins finds his feet on debut album Twenty Twenty Six by Tammy Moir A seven-track debut shaped by Wales, Australia, fatherhood and a lifelong love of guitar music. Wales has always had a strong track record when it comes to guitar bands. From…
News Pro Audio OPFXS – Dig Deep – Pedal Month 2026 by Happy We spent a few days with the OPFXS Dig Deep MK3 and it is not like other sub pedals The Italian builder’s third take on its sub-harmonic octaver tracks chords…
Music Permission to trust yourself: Melia Lisa’s empowering new groove by Happy A motivational anthem wrapped in syncopated keys and pumping drums. Melbourne’s neo-soul scene has a compelling new voice, and her name is Melia Lisa. With her sophomore single ‘Making It…
Music Annie & The Make Believe navigates the tides of change on ‘Out To Sea’ by Happy With producer Simon Moro, the singer-songwriter delivers her most honest work yet. There’s a peculiar loneliness that arrives not in isolation, but in the act of returning. Annie & The…
Music ‘For You’: Noah Bates lays his heart bare on a shimmering new single by Happy The rising indie-pop star channels doubt, devotion, and 80s shimmer on his most personal release to date. There is a particular kind of heartache that doesn’t announce itself with a…
Music Suede Effect trades fuzz for feeling on their stunning new single ‘Washed Away’ by Happy Central Coast alt-rockers Suede Effect strip back the fuzz and lean into vulnerability on their most emotionally resonant work yet. Since forming in February 2024, Central Coast/Darkinjung outfit Suede Effect…
Music Mer/Lo find their sound on ‘cheap’ by Happy This is Melbourne’s psychedelic underground. Melbourne’s MER/LO have been quietly building something special since their 2021 formation, and their latest EP cheap arrives as a defining statement from a band…
Music Adrian J transforms personal heartbreak into cinematic beach-pop on ‘Oceanside’ by Happy A deeply personal confession wrapped in widescreen pop textures. Adrian J has built his artistic identity on something increasingly rare in modern pop: emotional honesty that feels unmanufactured. As a…
