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Live Review: Summer Camp Festival 2023
The carnivalesque atmosphere of Summer Camp saw the super friendly crowd keen to socialise and bring their own party to the festival.
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Live Review: Sparks @ Palais Theatre, Melbourne
Full of energy, Sparks delivered a very special show that many of their fans about town have been craving for years.
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Live Review: Paul McCartney @ Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Paul McCartney put on one of the most memorable gigs we have seen in ages.
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Live Review: Kelela, serpentwithfeet & MIRASIA @ Now Or Never Festival, Melbourne
Without a band, Kelela sings over instrumental mixes and remixes of her songs, which she delivers flawlessly.
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Live Review: Yeah Yeah Yeahs @ Margaret Court Arena
It just feels so good to see the Yeah Yeah Yeahs doing what they do best.
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Live Review: Cornelius @ The Forum, VIC
While it's always nice to hear these much-loved songs from the back catalogue, it’s a matter of fingers crossed for new material which Cornelius only releases sporadically.
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Live Review: Liv.e & Obongjayar @ The Forum
Liv.e, Obongjayar, and Elle Shimada took to The Forum stage this past weekend to deliver a spellbinding show.
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Live Review: Desire Marea, Debby Friday and Ayebatonye
Desire Marea got down and dirty with weird demon-esque vocals and hectic free jazz on 'Banzi'.
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Live Review: Daydream Festival @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl
"It’s kind of like the B52s from hell."
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Album Review: Desire Marea - 'On the Romance of Being'
This album documents the development and emergence of a pretty unique talent
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Live Review: Monolake, Electric Indigo @ Melbourne Recital Centre
These days electronic music is practically ubiquitous. It's people like Henke and Kirchmayr at the forefront of their craft who really deserve our attention.
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Live Review: Billy Joel, Tina Arena @ The MCG
After 'My Life,' Joel is settled at the piano, and being brutally honest with the crowd, he confesses that he has not released any new material since 1993. "So you are just going to have to listen to the same old shit," he laughs.