Best Albums Of 2025
As the calendar year comes to a close, it’s time to once again join the chorus of annual lists which seek to recount the best releases from the previous 12 months. With so many of these lists arriving annually from...
Best Albums Of 2024
It’s a little strange to be looking back on a ‘year that was’ list of albums one year down the line, but here we are. Despite the date above, this list is actually being posted in December of 2025, as...
Toby Mobbs: Man With A Plan
When it comes to describing Albury musician Toby Mobbs, words like dedicated, organised, and passionate really don’t do him justice. After all, how else do you sum up someone who is actively living out their musical dream and realising their...
‘It’s The Best Thing I’ve Ever Been Involved In’: Emily Bettison & Ashley Pollard On ‘Caffeinate’
For Adelaide musician Emily Bettison, being creative isn’t just something she does for a hobby; it’s a way of life. Having loved music from a young age and performing for years, it only made sense that Emily would enter into...
Review: The Beasts @ Northcote Theatre, Melbourne
Review: The Beasts at Northcote Theatre, Melbourne, 20th April, 2024. The press release said it best; “Let’s all get together while we still can”. That’s the underlying sentiment behind The Beasts’ appearance at Melbourne’s Northcote Theatre on Saturday, April 20th....
Best Albums Of 2023
Despite the date above, this list is actually being posted in December of 2025, as I make the move to publish these lists online rather than having them live on social media. This was the year I began to hit...
Chelsea Manor Venture Into Unnerving Territory For New Single, ‘Predator’
Mount Gambier trio Chelsea Manor have returned with their first piece of new music since 2022’s ‘Tide Times’, unveiling their latest track, the powerful ‘Predator’. It’s been a few years since Chelsea Manor first formed, emerging onto the scene with...
Like A Version Meets triple j’s Hottest 100 – The Pairing Your Ears Have Waited Years For
Cover songs are often perceived as the slacker’s way to fame. ‘Like A Version’ was inspired by the mission to snatch the cover back from the Shannon Nolls and Alien Ant Farms of this world and give it back some...
Sean Bonnette Of AJJ On Finding Confidence & Clarity In ‘Disposable Everything’
For fans of Arizona genre-defying rockers AJJ, it’s been a few years between drinks when it comes to albums. Last releasing their seventh album, Good Luck Everybody, just two months before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold on a global scale,...
Best Albums Of 2022
Despite the date above, this list is actually being posted in December of 2025, as I make the move to publish these lists online rather than having them live on social media. In 2022, I decided to be a little...