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FESTIVAL REVIEW: Good Things Festival 2025 – Brisbane
Sunday 7 December Brisbane Showgrounds Good Things 2025. Where do we even begin? This year’s event showcased the best of Australian pop punk, sprinkled with a dash of 2000s nostalgia thrown on top. And as Australia’s premier home for all things emo and pop punk, we like to think we captured the best day ever.…
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GIG REVIEW: Cobra Starship – Good Things Sideshow Melbourne
Let’s be real. For a Tuesday night, this show had no business going this hard. I went in expecting a fun trip down memory lane. I walked out sweaty, buzzing, and completely obsessed all over again. The opener, Mannequin Death Squad, had a tough gig because Tuesday crowds are notoriously hard to warm up, but…
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GIG REVIEW: Belle Haven – The Croxton, Melbourne
Friday 21 November Supports: Terra Rouge, Kevin Silvester Okay look, I’m calling it now: Belle Haven are in their domination era. And yes, I’m biased, but also… I’m right. Friday was the rescheduled Melbourne stop of their Be Enough Tour, originally meant to go down in September, and honestly the vibe walking in felt like…
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GIG REVIEW: Kim Dracula – Princess Theatre, Brisbane
Words by Amy Driscoll Friday 21 November Supports: Wednesday 13 Last night unleashed one of the most chaotic, cinematic double acts I’ve ever seen, Wednesday 13 stormed the stage in a whirlwind of constant movement, hat tossing, and pure leather-punk swagger that crackled through the whole room. The vocals felt almost supernatural, rising straight through…
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EP REVIEW: Deficit – DEATHSTYLE
Review by Beth Taylor Released: 21 November 2025 Independent It’s a great time to be a mononymous hardcore band from Sydney – everyone say thank you Speed. And personally, I love when heavy bands make ignorant music for the pit. I am so sorry. I know that not everyone likes to hear the excessive use of words…
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Devil Wears Prada – Flowers
Released: 14 November Solid State Records On their ninth album, The Devil Wears Prada aren’t here to simply recycle what they’ve been musically performing for the last 20 years. For new release Flowers, the band are developing an expansive soundscape with sprinkles of heaviness layered throughout. While The Devil Wears Prada have always explored challenging…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Caskets – The Only Heaven You’ll Know
Review by Amy Driscoll Released: 7 November Sharptone Records “Where ruin learns how to breathe again.” The Only Heaven You’ll Know doesn’t just play, it lingers. It spirals like a fevered memory, drenched in heartbreak and defiance, clawing through the skin of those willing to feel. Caskets return not as survivors but as fragments stitched…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Bloom – The Light We Chase
Review by Bethany Taylor Released: 31 October Pure Noise Records After witnessing their Withered Across Australia tour recently, I declared Bloom to be in their emo era. Now their sophomore album The Light We Chase is finally here, which means we have the audio evidence to support my hypothesis. It gives me great joy to confirm that while this is…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Dayseeker – Creature in the Black Night
Released: 24 October Spinefarm Music Dayseeker have levelled up with their sixth studio album, Creature In The Black Night. This album is not just another release. It is a complete transformation. It is darker, morecinematic, and more emotionally charged. The band has always known how to captureheartbreak and resilience, but this time they have perfected…
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GIG REVIEW: Bullet For My Valentine – Riverstage, Brisbane
Saturday 18 October Supports: While She Sleeps, The Devil Wears Prada Bullet For My Valentine rounded up their current tour of Australia last night in Brisbane and let’s just say, it was an absolute evening metal chaos and nostalgia for everyone in attendance. Witnessing While She Sleeps and The Devil Wears Prada brought on high…
