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Beyond borders. Here, we track the massive international releases, global festival headliners, and the worldwide trends that are defining modern music. If it’s making an impact on the world stage, you’ll find it here.

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EP Review: Kings of Leon – EP#2

by suziescribblesNovember 8, 2025December 27, 2025
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Review: The Veils – Northcote Social Club

by suziescribblesNovember 6, 2025December 27, 2025
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Album Review: Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess

by suziescribblesNovember 3, 2025December 27, 2025
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Album Review: Florence and The Machine – Everybody Scream

by suziescribblesNovember 1, 2025December 27, 2025
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Album Review: Lily Allen – West End Girl

by suziescribblesOctober 25, 2025December 27, 2025
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All Arctic Monkeys albums ranked from worst to best

by suziescribblesOctober 14, 2025December 27, 2025
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Album Review: Janet Devlin – Not My First Emotional Rodeo

by suziescribblesOctober 5, 2025December 27, 2025
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Album Review: Lola Young – I’m only F**king Myself

by suziescribblesSeptember 19, 2025December 27, 2025
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Album Review: Ethel Cain – Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You

by suziescribblesAugust 9, 2025December 27, 2025
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Album Review: Hayley Williams – Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party

by suziescribblesAugust 3, 2025December 27, 2025
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Review: Oasis – Heaton Park, Manchester

by suziescribblesJuly 19, 2025December 27, 2025
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Sabrina Carpenter’s Album Cover: Satire, Submission, or Just a PR Stunt?

by suziescribblesJune 18, 2025December 27, 2025
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Album Review: Queens of the Stone Age – Alive in The Catacombs

by suziescribblesJune 16, 2025December 27, 2025
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Album Review: Pulp – More

by suziescribblesJune 7, 2025December 27, 2025
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Review: Sigur Ros – Hamer Hall, Melbourne

by suziescribblesMay 22, 2025December 27, 2025
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Album Review: Alexandra Savior – Beneath The Lilypad

by suziescribblesMay 18, 2025December 27, 2025
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“No extras, no bullshit.” 🎸 We sat down with Jonat “No extras, no bullshit.” 🎸 We sat down with Jonathan Higgs of Everything Everything to talk about the 10th anniversary of Get To Heaven and why playing this album coast-to-coast in Australia feels more “freeing” than any tour before it.
Incredible evening watching Biffy Clyro last week! Incredible evening watching Biffy Clyro last week! 
It’s been 8 years since they last visited Australia, and we were very glad to have them back on our shores. 

Swipe for more pics and thoughts on the show.
Videos are in our reels tab (or on TikTok) and full review is on the website.
I wasn’t going to post this because the quality is I wasn’t going to post this because the quality is terrible, but two months on @mothercain was still one of the best nights of my life. So I changed my mind 🤷🏼‍♀️

Ethel Cain, Palais Theatre - St. Kilda
Teenage Joans absolutely smashing it supporting Bi Teenage Joans absolutely smashing it supporting Biffy Clyro this week. 

I hope they’ve picked up a lot of new fans from this tour because they absolutely deserve it!
I’ve been seriously obsessed with Peach PRC’s debu I’ve been seriously obsessed with Peach PRC’s debut album Porcelain. 

Swipe to find out more!
Your latest Melbourne gig guide is here, with a co Your latest Melbourne gig guide is here, with a couple of new venues added. 

Remember if you’ve got a concert you’d like including you can head to the gig guide page on our website and click the link to add it.
Probably should caption this “I wish I were taller Probably should caption this “I wish I were taller” 😆

Biffy Clyro performing at Forum last night.
Can’t believe it’s been over a week since shooting Can’t believe it’s been over a week since shooting Dune Rats at the Corner Hotel. Definitely one of the most chaotic gigs we’ve been to recently! (I’m not sure if you’ve ever had a dodge a beach ball coming at your face while you’re taking photos but it definitely added a new element…) 

Photo credit: @leecrawford19 

Words by me.
Pulp covering ABBA’s ‘The Day Before You Came’ At Pulp covering ABBA’s ‘The Day Before You Came’ At Sidney Myer Music Bowl last month.
Your latest gig guide is here with all of the best Your latest gig guide is here with all of the best live music in Melbourne.

I often get asked how an event can get included on our gig guide. If you check out my highlights there’s a link or at the top of the gig guide on our website!
Some new and not so new music recommendations to c Some new and not so new music recommendations to check out this week, as I discovered my first artist from an Instagram reel and I revisited a track released last month. 

Find out more on our website. 

Songs To Brush Your Teeth to is our new music playlist. Each week we bring you five new tracks we thing you should check out. You can find the playlist on Tidal (and Spotify) with all this weeks songs and tracks from the past 9 weeks.
We loved @parissatosif deeply personal album I Hav We loved @parissatosif deeply personal album I Have This Memory of You. 

Straddling eastern and western sounds it combines pop influences with instruments and rhythms from Parissa’s Iranian culture to create an album that’s a unique window into her world. 

Telling the stories of displacement and longing for a home that’s no more, or one that never really was, it speaks to anyone who’s migrated or living across cultures. 

Swipe to read more and see the full piece on our website.
Rowdy times for @dunerats at The Corner Hotel last Rowdy times for @dunerats at The Corner Hotel last night. 

The band were keen to get back to their roots with this latest album are tour and they certainly did this with a carefree, chaotic night. 

More details on our website.
I’ve been eagerly awaiting RAYE’s sophomore album I’ve been eagerly awaiting RAYE’s sophomore album and I’m so glad This Music May Contain Hope turned out to be this good. 

The album is a journey, from darkness to light, across four seasons. It draws on wide influences including jazz, hip-hop and musical theatre and its such a wonderful, emotional and complex album. 

I’ll be amazed if this one isn’t on my short list for album of the year.
So I was so organised with the gig guide week. Ex So I was so organised with the gig guide week. 
Except for the part where I needed to post it 🙈

Anyway, only a couple of hours late, here’s next weeks Melbourne Gig guide.
I love it when I get a great mix of new music to r I love it when I get a great mix of new music to recommend and I’m really happy with the variety on this weeks list! 

Let me know which track is your favourite and remember to check out the playlists on tidal and Spotify too!
I loved the latest release from @my.megafauna soft I loved the latest release from @my.megafauna softmore. 

Swipe to read some of my thoughts or head to our website to read the full review!
This week’s gig guide! Swipe through to find your This week’s gig guide! Swipe through to find your next gig in Melbourne.
Our latest new music recommendations are here! O Our latest new music recommendations are here! 

Our songs to brush your teeth to series gives you 5 new tracks to listen to each week (our suggestion is you do it while brushing your teeth, but anywhere is fine). 

All songs can be found on our playlists on Tidal, Spotify and Apple Music.
Meg Mac’s “It’s My Party” tour is concert meets th Meg Mac’s “It’s My Party” tour is concert meets theatre as Meg invites you to be a guest at her party to celebrate the release of her latest album. 

This is such an incredibly put together show and I’m so glad I got to see it. If she hasn’t been to your city yet I’d highly recommend getting yourself a ticket!
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