Each year, as the December days begin to roll in and the sweat begins to pool in places I’d rather it not, I stare out into the wide-open world and ponder one simple question. Who will I vote for in this year’s hashtag hottest one-hundred? Who out of the plethora…

I’m in Melbourne for the weekend. Not for the food, not for the wine, nor the beer, but for live music. I’m in Melbourne for The Pleasure Garden festival, held yearly amongst the parklands at St Kilda. I’m a long way from Brisbane, and I’m calling The Pleasure Garden home…

Sneaking in before the end of the year, Spectral Fires have delivered a short four-track EP. The Melbourne melodic hardcore band have conjured up four tracks for their Turn Toward the Sun EP, delivering what should be their cream of the crop. It’s only four tracks, there’s no room to…

One word that keeps appearing in my head as I listen to Loose End’s latest EP is nostalgia. The Melbourne pop punk/rock band have curated six new songs for their latest EP, Overthinking Everything I Know, which toys with nostalgic elements of 2000s pop punk and emo as well as…

It seems like the grimy, gloomy tone of Earl Sweatshirt is gone. Earl has evolved. Much like Ghastly, the beloved ghost Pokémon of yesteryear, Earl was a dark and ominous presence in the rap game. His deep vocals and sluggish flow showed a fragile yet confident soul; it allowed him…

For the past eight years I’ve had to put up with Taylor Swift. I’ve had to listen to the country twang of Fearless. I’ve tried to scratch my brains out as the lyrics “Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone” circled my mind like the revolving door from hell…

Do you remember going to the video store to rent a movie? I used to get weekly coups in the mail for my local video shop. I’d haphazardly rip them out, barely confiding to the perforated boarders. I was impatient and wanted to get to the video store in fear…

It’s hard to find good punk music in 2018. Or at least punk music that resembles and carries the flame of its roots. The genre is slapped on anything that doesn’t quite fit into the metal scene and is too aggressive for the rock scene. But there’s certain characteristics that…

In my usual Friday morning fashion, I’ve scrolled through the new releases on Spotify. I already knew the debut Nice Biscuit album would be there waiting for me. The Brisbane psych rockers have stirred quite a storm within Brisbane over the past year. I’ve seen them a handful of times…