Tame Impala transformed Rod Laver Arena into a psychedelic playground on 15 October, delivering a visually spectacular performance that blurred the lines between live music, electronic experimentation and a full-scale rave. Fronted by Melbourne-born mastermind Kevin Parker, the Deadbeat tour marks another evolution in Tame Impala’s sound, leaning further into Continue Reading
News: Segression – Australian Metal Icons Celebrate Three Decades With The First Seg Fest on May 15, 2027
Thirty years is a long time in heavy music. Scenes change, trends come and go, venues disappear and bands form, implode, reform and disappear again and again. Segression are still here. Formed in Wollongong in 1996, Segression emerged from an Australian heavy music scene that would go on to produce Continue Reading
Live Gallery: Tame Impala
Tame Impala transformed Rod Laver Arena on 14 October into a mesmerising, psychedelic spectacle, with immersive visuals, pulsing basslines and an incredible wall of sound. The production was next-level, perfectly balancing hypnotic moments with explosive energy to create a show that felt as much like a sensory experience as a Continue Reading
Live Gallery: Katatonia
Katatonia 10/10/2026 Northcote Theatre Katatonia bring their unique brand of heavy, seething, moody riffs to Australian shores with their latest tour. Photos by Marc Stapelberg
Interview: KATATONIA frontman Jonas Renske
KATATONIA frontman Jonas Renske, chats about reinvention, longevity and their upcoming Australian Tour Q: Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State has been described as your most personal work to date, Jonas. What emotional or creative shift made this album feel different from everything that came before it? Jonas: ‘’Every Continue Reading
Review: Roisin McAlinden – Fairytale: Ending-A funny feminist anti-fairytale.
Roisin McAlinden – Fairytale: Ending-A funny feminist anti-fairytale. Bard’s Apothecary Melbourne Fringe Festival ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Four Stars In a basement at the base of the stairs stands Irish comedian Roisin McAlinden, a brick wall adding to the minimalist charm. Roisin introduces herself to the audience and one by one, asks the Continue Reading
Show Review: Briefs
Speigle Haus Melbourne Fringe Festival. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Five Stars The lights are dim and the music is pumping with late 90s dance music as we enter the world of the Spiegel Haus. Dancers, Drag Queens and Acrobats roam the octagonal room, raffle tickets selling like we’ve walked into an RSL Continue Reading
ELLA HOOPER’S ‘OVERNIGHT SUCCESS’ IS OUT TODAY
Ella Hooper officially enters her next chapter today with the release of Overnight Success, her fourth solo album and a sparkling celebration of everything she loves about Americana, storytelling and a little bit of chaos. Recorded across multiple trips to Nashville, Overnight Success sees Ella fully embracing her Americana era, blending Continue Reading
HELEN SHANAHAN SHARES ENCHANTING NEW SINGLE + VIDEO ‘MY HAMARTIA’ AND ANNOUNCES 2027 ALBUM RELEASE
With winsome Americana hues and heartfelt delivery, the new single and music video My Hamartia out today from Perth singer-songwriter Helen Shanahan also heralds the upcoming arrival of her anticipated third studio album Hamartia, set for release in February 2027 – available to presave now. Sharing its namesake with the Continue Reading
VILLAGE ROADSHOW THEME PARKS AND TASTE LABS UNVEIL FRIGHT NIGHTS HORROR QUEST
This October, the nightmare follows you home. Village Roadshow Theme Parks and Australian creative technology company Taste Labs have joined forces to launch Fright Nights Horror Quest, a month-long digital choose-your-own-adventure experience inspired by the original stories, characters and terrifying world of the Gold Coast’s famed Fright Nights. Launching lastnight, Continue Reading
