6+ hour, 32+ min ago   (317+ words) MusicNSW announced the launch of new micro-fund initiative ‘Tone Shift’ on Friday, aimed at supporting female, non-binary, transgender and non-gender conforming creatives in the music industry. The microfund will go towards recording equipment, studio sessions/hire, performance equipment and instruments,…...

7+ hour, 3+ min ago   (344+ words) Punk royalty queens Gina Birch (The Raincoats), Lora Logic (X-Ray Spex) and Hollie Cook (The Slits) are set to perform as a supergroup at London’s ‘God Save the Queens’ festival. The event – organised by Up Yours! collective – is a celebration…...

8+ hour, 5+ min ago   (355+ words) Directed by Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern, the documentary follows Oasis on their 2025 reunion tour and features an interview with the Gallagher brothers, along with behind-the-scenes concert footage. The film was written by Steven Knight, creator of Peaky Blinders, and…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (343+ words) Welcome to a post-AI world. For all the debates around the ethics and suitability of AI in the music industry, the major labels are no longer standing on the sidelines. They’re all in. Just one day after Warner Music Group…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (379+ words) Tove Lo is bringing her ESTRUS tour to Australia in March 2027, hitting Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth off the back of her upcoming sixth album. Rising Sydney artist SALTY is opening. Bring a towel. “I love going down under. Australia,…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (375+ words) The band’s September 16 show at Toronto’s Rogers Stadium has officially been cancelled after a severe storm caused significant damage to the 50,000-capacity venue. And when we say significant, we mean sections of the stadium will actually need to be removed…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (342+ words) Grunge giants Nirvana will be the recipient of MTV’s Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award later this month at the Video Music Awards, airing live on CBS on September 27. For Australian fans crossing their fingers, hoping to witness a repeat of…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1828+ words) While the music industry tends to reward constant movement, the Sydney-based songwriter, guitarist and producer found that some of her best work came from getting away from it all – retreating to farms and remote pockets of regional Australia to write,…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1644+ words) There’s something about a record made from the worst parts of your life that can make it feel strangely comforting. For Melbourne songwriter Kirsten Sanchez, This Is Where I Leave You is exactly that. The EP digs into guilt, relationships,…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (846+ words) Lately, there’s been a particular kind of female-led alt-rock that feels sorely missed. The ’90s and early 2000s were full of women making guitar music that could be melodic, abrasive, funny, vulnerable and decently loud. The Breeders, Sleater-Kinney and plenty of their…...