Free outdoor music series in Sydney

Jazz fans are about to be spoilt for choice when SEYMOUR SOUNDS hits Sydney's Seymour Centre Courtyard this November and December.

Across six weeks, you can experience some of the most exciting Australian artists…

Annie Hamilton presents the darkly shimmering chainmail

If you haven't yet been drawn into the ethereal dreampop world of Annie Hamilton, her latest single chainmail might just do it. The Sydney-based multidisciplinary artist describes the track as ‘midnight wind through…

Shared origin story leads to collaboration

Geelong Grammar student Lana Karlay and brother duo Mason & Julez have banded together on Ghost of You, an intimate duet about the strange afterlife of a relationship.

‘We wrote and recorded this in…

Our favourite dog-titled bands

Melbourne loves a good dog-themed band name - and we love a good dog-titled band! Here are our three favourite Melbourne-based, canine-named bands…

DOG DOOR

An indie rock band featuring both male and female vocals. Dog…

Meet the band forging their own path

From live recording to starting their own festival, Perth band Free Aviary are doing things their own way.

The indie rock band took inspiration from the music of yesteryear when it came to…

Highlighting the depth of Aussie talent

Australia's biggest music event BIGSOUND is set to go off next week, with a huge and diverse line up of exciting Aussie artists!

Looking for your next local fave? Here we're highlighting one BIGSOUND…

Thanks to Angie Kruger, From the Crowd

We invited Perth music scene expert Angie Kruger from From the Crowd to tell us which WA bands you should have your eyes and ears on. Here's what she said…

WEST ENVY

'With…

Three bands you need to know

Following on from our five fave post-punk bands story earlier this year, we delve into the genre's poppier sister to bring you three Aussie new wave bands you should know about.

SCREENSAVER

This Melbourne-based…

Your top picks!

We asked, you told us - which Australian artists you love and deserve a wider audience. We received heaps of great recommendations (thank-you everyone!), and here we highlight some of the most-mentioned!

R.EM.EDY

With music that blends…

Sonic and visual experimentation

Get ready for the upcoming full-length release from Blood Lotus with a dive into the atmospheric music videos for three singles taken from the album.

Blood Lotus is the musical project of Melbourne-based Hannah Wu, fusing…

Jazz by name, varied by genre

We love a chance to showcase artists who share similar names, and today it's our five favourites with JAZZ in their names - but not necessarily in their tunes…

JAZZPARTY

‘Late nights, sweaty bodies,…

Chuey moves into a new era

Take a peep at Sydney artist Chuey's body of work and you might just decide he's the king of reinvention.

From pop/funk EP Tableaux, to EDM/dubstep EP DIPTYCH, and from composing the soundtrack for…

The amazing Aussie artists on the regional tour

Next week Australian indie folk legends Boy & Bear will kick off their 2026 regional tour, playing 21 shows across the country - featuring some incredible Australian support acts! Here's who you…

The path to music is not always linear

She might have taken the long way to get there, but  Lucienne has finally found her place - as one of Sydney's most exciting new soul singer-songwriters. The release of her latest…

And they've just announced their forthcoming EP

Meet the current line up of FVNERAL, a trio of independent artists in their own right who you might just recognise!

FVNERAL consists of Madeleine Powers (also known as RAGEFLOWER) and Ben Siva…

We asked which artists you're loving right now

We posed the question on our socials last week and were blown away with the response!

Here are some of YOUR top picks of the moment:

KIRKLANDD

A Serbian-Australian artist from Canberra…

Our fave bands named after avenues!

Street names are a popular choice for bands, and today we take a look at our favourite artists who take their name from avenues…

COLLEEN AVE

Colleen Ave is a band comprised of friends…

Silliness never sounded better

Our first taste of Brisbane six-piece Greshka was The Australian Dream, a single from their new album MORE IS MORE. It was like nothing we'd heard before, and struggling to formulate an accurate description, we…

Similar names, different artists

It would be easy to confuse ALBI., ALBII, and Alibii by name alone, but once you've heard each artist's distinct sound, you'll never mix them up again! Here's your guide to these three fast-rising acts.

ALBI.

Five of our faves!

Discordant guitars, experimental effects, haunting soundscapes… the Australian post-punk scene is thriving right now, and here are five bands we've handpicked to highlight this elusive genre!

Kitty of the Valley

A Sydney-based band with a genre-merging…

Composing and performing with one ear

Prolific Australian artist Fletcher Babb's work is all the more remarkable when you consider he is totally deaf in one ear, having lost hearing in his right ear to a case of mumps at…

Our fave sibling bands

You simply can't go past the perfect harmonies of sibling voices! Allow us to introduce you to some of our favourite musical combinations of brothers and sisters - you won't regret it!

CLEWS

The guitar-driven indie…

Butter is the secret to great music!

What's in a name? Because we couldn't help noticing how many of our favourite artists' names begin with the word butter! In case you think we're exaggerating, here are six fantastic buttery Australian…

We catch up with 2026 Best of the Buskers winner Jessica Holbrok

From hundreds of artists registered to busk during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, only ten are chosen by public vote to perform in front of a crowd and…

Five artists to watch in Australia's Latin music scene

Latin music is having a moment around the world, and Australia is no exception. Here are five Australian-based Latin artists to keep an ear out for!

LAMIRA

Lamira is a Venezuelan-born…