Welcome to the Brian Jonestown Massacre
Photo by Rosina Carbone Rosina reviews the Brian Jonestown Massacre @ Enmore Theatre – 16 November 2023 Good things happen to those who wait around concert venues. So when singer Anton Newcombe and guitarist Ryan Van Kreidt spill out of the doors of the Duke to greet the throng of flat caps an
RECAP: Mode Festival 2023
Image: By Ravyna – Ravyna Jassani Bailey recaps the highs and lows of this year’s ‘mode’ at Cockatoo Island Mode Festival is in its sophomore year of turning Cockatoo Island warehouses into thumping stages for a worldwide selection of electronic music. This year, the lineup i
Brutalismus 3000: Serving ‘ULTRAKUNST’ in Paris 2023
The Berlin-Based post-techno gabber punk duo brought an electric set to La Cigale Hall in May this year. After discovering the ‘post-techno gabber punk’ duo Brutalismus 3000 on a techno playlist assembled for me by Spotify, I made it a mission to get to their ULTRAKUNST 2023 Tour. As it ju
YEAH YEAH YEAHS ARE STILL BIGGER THAN THE SOUND
Rosina reviews yeah Yeah Yeahs @ The Hordern Pavilion – 24 July 2023 Image credits: Jordan Munns Looking around, it’s not hard to see that Sydney has sorely missed Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Pay no mind to the crisp chill that pervades the general admission queue, or the untimely booking that wi
Splendour in the Grass ’23: Day 3 Diary
Image credits: Bruce Baker Solomiya’s Splendour experience comes to an end Dear Splendour Diary, My energy and brain cells are waning. Splendour definitely dragged on; especially as a camper onsite, you couldn’t escape it. Finally getting into a routine of thawing myself in the morning and t
Splendour in the Grass ’23: Day 2 Diary
Image credits: Bruce Baker Solomiya tackles the hot and the cold Dear Splendour Diary, I think I somehow got both hypothermia and hyperthermia; waking up at ungodly hours with no feeling to my feet, then waking up at a godly hour absolutely sweating. Now used to the Splendour routine, I donned the l
Splendour In The Grass ’23: Day 1 Diary
Image credits: Matt Jelonek of Getty Images SURG correspondent, Solomiya Sywak, takes you through the Day 1 highlights Dear Splendour Diary, Forget ‘Splendour in the Mud’, 2023’s festival lineup was sun, more sun and the coldest nights I have experienced in my life so far. The annual pilgrima
’23 Splendour Spotlight: Mumford & Sons
Zoe reflects on the nostalgia of the band, and longs for a Sydney sideshow. In 2009, my parents travelled to Ireland for a friend’s wedding. Having hired a car to drive from Dublin to Dingle, it was Mumford & Sons’ first studio album, Sigh No More (2009) which (partially) soundtracked their
’23 Splendour Spotlight: Full Flower Moon Band
grungy and ethereal, this project is on a mission to demythologise rock n roll I’m not going to Splendour, but if I was, I’d be seeing Full Flower Moon Band. Hailing from Meanjin (Brisbane), this bluesy-rock outfit formed in 2015. FFMB have released two albums (the first is Bandcamp-exclusive) a
’23 Splendour Spotlight: Loyle Carner
If ‘You Don’t Know’ Loyle Carner, there’s ‘Still’ time to tie up ‘Loose Ends’ and dive into his discography before his SITG set! You might have seen the name ‘Loyle Carner’ on the Splendour lineup. Or you might be wondering who on Earth that is. Well, today you’re in luck