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Photo Gallery: DZ Deathrays + PUP + Ali Barter + Press Club – Forum Theatre, Melbourne (15.09.18)

DZ Deathrays are touring the country to celebrate their 10th anniversary with Canada’s PUP, and played the Forum Theatre in Melbourne on Saturday with Ali Barter and Press Club. Rebecca Houlden was there and brings us these photos from the night: DZ Deathrays continue their 10th Anniversary tour around Australia to Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on…

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Live Review: DZ Deathray’s punk rock invigorated Melbourne for their ten year anniversary tour

It’s been ten years since punk rock crew DZ Deathrays started making (delicious) bite-sized punk anthems, and there was only one way for the band to celebrate the momentous occasion; a massive tour with some fellow Aussie rockers. Saturday night’s Forum show had all the tellings of a perfect night, a stage set-up mimicking a lounge…

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Live Review: PUP + Camp Cope – The Reverence Hotel, Melbourne (06.10.16)

The last time that Canadian punk outfit PUP were on Australian shores, they were touring as support for The Smith Street Band. It’s a kind of beautiful irony that they’re back, headlining a sold-out tour, supported by Aussie indie-punk darlings Camp Cope (who have a very intertwined history with The Smith Street Band themselves). We…

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Acts You Must Check Out at the Yours & Owls Festival This Weekend!

  North Wollongong’s Stuart Park is about to be turned out with this year’s Yours & Owls Festival taking place over the long weekend. Saturday and Sunday will see a great line up of Australian and international talent take part; some well known to Australian music fans, some visiting this area of the NSW coast for the first time….

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The 20 Best Albums of 2016…So Far

Having tipped the midway point of 2016, we asked our team to look back on what’s been a strong six months of new music releases already. Across the genres, there’ve been some stellar local and international albums dropping and drawing some heated conversation across fandoms. Whether it was in The Drones‘ release of arguably their…

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Album News Weekly: 27th May 2016

In This Issue: A wide range of fresh tunes this week from electro to thrasher, broaden your ear drums and enjoy! FLUME After writing in hotel rooms, aeroplanes, trains, taxis and tour vans, Flume’s album Skin is available today via Future Classic! FUJIYA & MIYAGI Brighton based outfit Fujiya & Miyagi will be releases new music in EP…

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PUP set for Australian east coast tour this October

Toronto four piece PUP have released their new album The Dream Is Over today and have backed up the great news with a brand spanking new Australian tour announcement! The run of shows will have the band visiting venues down the east coast this October, showcasing the band’s most rebellious and confident record yet. PUP have been featured…

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Single of the Day: PUP “Doubts” (2016)

Toronto punk act PUP have recently had their latest tune premiered by Zane Lowe on Beats 1, “Doubts”. It’s a gritty and aggressive release from the band and one we’re digging on heaps this week. Taken from the forthcoming new PUP album, The Dream is Over (due out on May 27th), “Doubts” is as defiant as it is hard-hitting. Visceral…

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