Australia’s music night of nights is always a glamorous and star-studded affair that mixes domestic favourites with international heavyweights as they come together to celebrate the successes of Australian artists from the year that was. The 2019 Aria Awards saw Tones And I and Dean Lewis leading the way with the award wins while other…
LIVE REVIEW: Carly Rae Jepsen – Enmore Theatre
Over the past couple of years one of the most asked touring questions in the Australian pop scene was surrounding when Carly Rae Jepsen would finally make it down under for some long awaited debut shows. It took a festival called Sandtunes to finally book her, and while the Gold Coast based festival was cancelled…
LIVE REVIEW: Why Don’t We – Fortitude Music Hall
There’s no denying that Why Don’t We are the biggest boyband in the world right now. The self curated American five-piece have had an interesting career which has been defined by social media, streaming and direct interaction. The direct line of communication and personalised connection they have with their fans is something quite new to…
GALLERY: BENEE – Woolly Mammoth
‘Soaked’ was the unexpected anthem of last summer, and ever since her breakthrough success BENNE has been on a rollercoaster ride of emotions since, while she plays massive festivals, sells out headlining shows and wins coveted New Zealand Music Awards. Ahead of her inclusion on the 2020 Laneway Festival line up, the singer-songwriter has returned…
GALLERY: TUKA – The Foundry
TUKA is a prominent name and face in the Australian hip-hop scene. The Blue Mountains rapper is apart of the ARIA nominated hip-hop group Thundamentals who have paved their success through delivering a high energy live show that has seen them sell out multiple tours and play big festival slots. Taking to the road with…
LIVE REVIEW: Lauv – The Tivoli
Lauv is one of the most successful independent artists in the world right now, and with sold out status written over all of his shows in Australia, there are a lot of high expectations for what he is to deliver. But I can safely say that everything about the ‘How I’m Feeling Tour’ goes beyond…
LIVE REVIEW: Middle Kids – The Tivoli
Middle Kids are currently trekking around Australia on their biggest headlining tour to date. But this tour has been a little extra significant because lead singer Hannah Joy has announced that she’s pregnant and that her and her husband/bandmate Tim Fitz are expecting their first “Middle Kids baby”. In true rock n roll fashion, Joy…
EP REVIEW: Nasty Cherry – Season 1
It’s time to intimately get to know Nasty Cherry. Following the release of their Netflix documentary series ‘I’m With The Band’, the mysterious four piece, curated by Charli XCX, is finally unveiling the full potential of who they are as a band. The poignantly titled debut EP ‘Season 1’ is a collection of six tracks…
ALBUM REVIEW: Coldplay – Everyday Life
The hype around the release of Coldplay’s eighth studio album ‘Everyday Life’ has been surprisingly minimalistic. The double album has sneakily crept up and been released into the world with very little promotion while their lead single ‘Orphans’ struggles to even crack the Top 20 worldwide. I’ve always been a fan of a good concept…
SINGLE REVIEW: ASTA – Want You To Know
After spending the last two years extensively touring with Cosmos Midnight as apart of their energetic live show, Asta is finally ready to return to the centre stage as the pop-star she was destined to be. It’s been two years since the Tasmanian singer-songwriter released her debut EP ‘Shine’ and it’s obvious that a lot…