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Yellowcard 2025 Australian tour w/ Motion City Soundtrack, Plain White T's

Legendary US Alt Rock band Yellowcard will be returning down under in April 2025 - celebrating the 20-year anniversary of their platinum-selling album ‘Ocean Avenue’. The Jacksonville 4-piece will be joined by legendary pop-punk stalwarts Motion City Soundtrack & Plain White T’s on all dates. 

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HAVE WE GONE MAD?... GOOD THINGS FESTIVAL KICKS OFF NEXT WEEK! ALEX LAHEY JOINS GOOD THINGS 2024 LINEUP

Prepare yourselves, the madcap chaos of Australia's largest travelling music festival is nearly upon us; yes, Good Things Festival season will officially kick off next week, with three East Coast festival dates, a horde of headline sideshows and a stacked bill of international heavyweights, old favourites, hungry up-and-comers, and Aussie staples all ready to make 2024's Good Things Festival one for the ages.

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CATCH UP;OCEAN GROVE FOURTH STUDIO ALBUM ODDWORLD OUT NOW + BAND SHARES NEW VIDEO SOWHAT1999

A collection of songs that captures Ocean Grove's sonic roots as well as their fierce evolution over the years, ODDWORLD emerges instantly as the definitive Ocean Grove record; one that pays homage to the delectable diversity of 2017's The Rhapsody Tapes while also spanning their entire catalogue and steering into exciting uncharted territory.

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CATCH UP; MOANING LISA RELEASE SOPHOMORE ALBUM 'fainter'

‘fainter’ offers Moaning Lisa’s most diverse, intricate, and exciting work to date. From the driving Bloc Party-esque track ‘de facto’, the intimate & stripped back ‘flower’, to ‘flutey’, the downtempo electronic number that feels as though it could fit easily into a crossover world of Radiohead and The XX. 

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DID YOU CATCH IT? OCEAN GROVE SHARE COMPELLING NEW SINGLE + VIDEO LAST DANCE

A stirring and textural sonic wonderland, the brand new single LAST DANCE from Melbourne Oddworld collective Ocean Grove takes an emotive and compelling turn ahead of the release of their upcoming new album ODDWORLD, due out on November 22 via ODDWORLD Records in Australia and SharpTone Records for the rest of the world.

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WWDOTW ANNOUNCE NIGHTMARE FEST, THEIR 6TH ANNUAL FUNDRAISER

Having built a name synonymous with popular charity music events that have seen the podcast grow into a successful brand, What We Did On The Weekend is joining forces with Pulse the Zine for their 6th annual fundraiser, Nightmare Fest, at Stay Gold Melbourne this November. Tickets on sale now!

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Ocean Grove Announce Brand New Album 'ODDWORLD' Due Out November 22 & Release New Single/Video 'RAINDROP'. Headline East Coast Tour Kicks Off Early October  

Reigniting their roots while stepping dauntlessly into a new era, today Melbourne heavy enigmas Ocean Grove announce their fourth studio album ODDWORLD, due out on November 22 via ODDWORLD Records in Australia and SharpTone Records for the rest of the world.

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ICYMI: IN HEARTS WAKE SHARE NEW SINGLE/VIDEO THE FLOOD (ǝɔᴉʇsnɾ) FEAT. WINSTON MCCALL

Another piercing cut from In Hearts Wake's forthcoming sixth studio album Incarnation, out now - The Flood (ǝɔᴉʇsnɾ) snapshots the band's experiences during the 2022 floods that ravaged Northern NSW, with the addition of fellow Byron Bay native McCall adding ferocious gravitas.

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