LIVE REVIEW: Medium Build – Lansdowne Hotel

The Lansdowne Hotel is such an intimate venue in Sydney, and every now and then you get to witness a really special show there where you think to yourself, “I am never going to see this artist play a venue like this again”. And now Medium Build is one of those acts following his recent…

LIVE REVIEW: Audrey Nuna – Oxford Art Factory 

It’s the second last show of Audrey Nuna’s Trench World Tour, and it also marks her first show in Australia as she touches down in Sydney for a packed Sunday night show in Sydney. Oxford Art Factory is already at capacity while 1300 are hyping the crowd and getting the energy levels up on a…

INTERVIEW: Jake Minch

For this episode of BLEACHED: The Podcast I’m chatting with Jake Minch about his stunning debut album “George” (out now),  the raw vulnerability in his storytelling about grief, heartbreak and addiction, the coming of age elements on this record, and how he’s planning to bring it to the live stage as he embarks on his…

INTERVIEW: Mabel

For this episode of BLEACHED: The Podcast I’m chatting with Mabel about her new self-titled mixtape which is out now, the creative process of this mixtape compared to her earlier albums, about the confidence she’s found in her final year of her twenties, and the free-flowing creativity of making and releasing music quite quickly. Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/44RsRhckd1fW3wHcAAVsyk…

INTERVIEW: Borderline

For this episode of BLEACHED: The Podcast I’m chatting with Ben, Jackson, Matthew and Max from Borderline who are at the top of my One’s To Watch list for 2025, about their new EP “Chrysalis” which is out now, we go track by track on the creative process, and we discuss their upcoming Australian tour…

INTERVIEW: The Moving Stills

For this episode of BLEACHED: The Podcast I’m chatting with Ben, Mike and Tom from The Moving Stills about their new EP “Half Moon Bay”, we dive into track by track of the creative process, and then we discuss recently touring with Spacey Jane, and their upcoming headline Australian tour. Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/4nKGqeWneT9ygauYDFL58H Apple Music:  https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-moving-stills/id1755364448?i=1000717505362 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/d58c972d-b2ef-4969-986f-579b1da65810/episodes/8066fab7-0eb3-4dc7-996c-37694115962c/bleached-the-moving-stills…

INTERVIEW: Renforshort

For this episode of BLEACHED: The Podcast I’m catching up with Renforshort about her new EP “a girls experience”, the surprising things you find when revisiting old demos, her ongoing bad luck with coming to Australia, and we find out her favourite drag queens. Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/3r85FObERaLXgJg6qCRnw3?si=8def5904b8a94216 Apple Music:  https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/renforshort/id1755364448?i=1000715434741 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/d58c972d-b2ef-4969-986f-579b1da65810/episodes/b481a929-c31c-44c8-b525-80ebd561e5d2/bleached-renforshort iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-bleached-191802252/ Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/1001062522?host=0&deferredFl=1 ACast: https://shows.acast.com/bleached/episodes/renforshort

GALLERY: Yours Truly – Manning Bar

To celebrate the release of their second studio album “Toxic”, Sydney based alt-rock band Yours Truly have hit the road for a massive Australian tour with special guests Senses from the US. Returning to Sydney for a much anticipated homecoming show, the singalongs were loud as they played to a packed and sweaty Manning Bar….

BLEACHED TRACKS OF THE WEEK: Friday 20 June

Sombr – We Never Dated Benson Boone – I Wanna Be The One You Call HAIM – All Over Me The Band CAMINO – Stupid Questions Lola Young – Not Like That Anymore Cardi B – Outside Lorde – Hammer Jeremy Zucker – hometown MOTHICA – VICES II Alessi Rose – That Could Be Me…

LIVE REVIEW: Spacey Jane – Hordern Pavilion

With three sold out nights at Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, it feels like there’s no one quite like Spacey Jane in Australian music right now. The Western Australian four-piece are well and truly on their way to sold out arena territory with a polished live show that feels as electric and sweaty as their early…