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Black and white band promo photo of Australian indie rock group Dear Seattle posing together against a plain dark backdrop.

21 August 2026Interviews

Dear Seattle: Hellbent On Authenticity

English singer Jorja Smith featuring blonde hair and a fur collar in a stylised press photo captured by Bolade Banjo.

21 August 2026Tours

Jorja Smith Reveals Australian Tour 2027

Heavy music band Half Me stands together in dark jackets and baseball caps against a rustic wooden fence backdrop in a moody promo photo.

21 August 2026New Music

Half Me Drop New Single 'Psalm'

Australian pop-punk band Stand Atlantic posing outdoors against an orange wall. Bonnie Fraser crouches in front, biting a leopard-print cap.

21 August 2026New Music

Stand Atlantic Share New Single 'EDGE OF VEGAS'

Australian electronic band Crooked Colours member wearing a white jacket, standing against a teal background in a press photo.

20 August 2026New Music

Crooked Colours New Album 'Dirt Gold Road' Out Now

British rock band Oasis members Liam and Noel Gallagher laughing backstage in a black-and-white candid press photo.

20 August 2026Film

Oasis Drop New Trailer For Upcoming Documentary ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’

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Australian pop duo Bachelor Girl members Tania Doko and James Roche sitting together against a white studio background in promo portrait.

7:30pm | 28 August 2026

Bachelor Girl

Pop

The Gov

Australian singer-songwriter Vera Blue posing for a close-up portrait with long straight strawberry blonde hair against a bright background.

7pm | 27 August 2026

Vera Blue

Folk

The Gov

3:30pm | 23 August 2026

Smoke & Mirrors

Rock

Cue Bar

3:30pm | 23 August 2026

Slims Disciples

Blues

Semaphore Workers Club

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3pm | 23 August 2026

Rodrigo Soafer

Various

Kensington Hotel

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8pm | 23 August 2026

Peter Allan (Vic)

Blues

Memphis Slim's

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News

Australian electronic music duo The Presets, Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes, posing together in a press photo against a pink backdrop.

20 August 2026News

The Presets to Headline Adelaide Strikers' New Year's Eve Spectacular

Indie rock band Loose Bricks posing on a leather couch in a wide-angle, fisheye lens promotional band photo.

20 August 2026New Music

Loose Bricks Return With New Single 'Another Day', Announce National Tour

American rock band The Dandy Warhols standing outdoors near elevated overpasses with pink and green umbrellas in a press photo.

20 August 2026Tours

The Dandy Warhols Announce 'Pin Ups' Australia & New Zealand Tour

Australian surf rock trio The Grogans standing and smiling outdoors under warm night lighting in a photo by Dylan Jardine.

19 August 2026New Music

The Grogans Return With Blistering New Single 'Reasons'

British extreme metal band Carcass standing in a hallway for a black-and-white promotional photo.

19 August 2026Tours

Carcass Reveal Local Supports for Australian & New Zealand Tour

19 August 2026Tours

Avatar Reveal Australian and New Zealand Tour Supports

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Features

Musician Romanie with short blonde hair and a swan sweater stands on a bridge overlooking a river with a city skyline under a cloudy sky.

20 August 2026Q&A

Romanie: Learning to Feel While Finding Hope

Indie rock band Swapmeet four members pose in an industrial stairwell next to large grid windows, featuring a woman in a white dress on the handrail.

18 August 2026Interviews

'Halfway' To Fame: Swapmeet's Soaring Success

Australian psych-rock band The Lazy Eyes posing together by a metal fence outdoors in front of a teal building for a promo portrait photo.

18 August 2026Q&A

The Lazy Eyes: Finding Beauty in Simplicity

Indie pop duo Heaps Good Friends pose against a plain background, with a woman in a cardigan resting her hands on a man's shoulders as both look up.

17 August 2026Q&A

In the Green Room: Heaps Good Friends

Artist Naomi Tang with pink-highlighted hair sitting in her studio holding a tufting gun, in front of an in-progress tufted textile artwork.

14 August 2026Q&A

Culture Club: Get To Know Naomi Tang

14 August 2026Q&A

Unleashing the Inner Beast: Avatar’s Return to Australia

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Culture

Adelaide Independent Film Festival promo featuring 3D graphic artwork of a full moon rising over a mountain landscape and water.

20 August 2026Film

Adelaide Independent Film Festival 2026 Program Revealed

Art exhibition wall displaying colorful painted cutout flowers alongside wooden letters spelling "i just want to paint flowers."

16 August 2026Art

SALA Festival Presents Ayesha Aggarwal's 'i just want to paint flowers' at Pink Shorts Press

Close-up promo portrait of Scottish stand-up comedian Kevin Bridges wearing a black shirt against a dark studio background looking forward.

14 August 2026Comedy

Kevin Bridges Announces Australian & New Zealand Tour 2027

Actors play chess in prison uniforms during a stage production of The Shawshank Redemption as other inmates watch intensely in dim light.

11 August 2026Theatre

'The Shawshank Redemption' Is Coming To Her Majesty's Theatre In 2027

A colorful Mexican bowl with shredded beef, cheese, chips, and small dip cups on a wooden table alongside other dishes at Rosa Mexicano.

11 August 2026Food & Drink

Tasting Notes: Five To Try August 2026

Illustrated poster for God Said Give 'Em Drum Machines: red-toned faces look over a lightning bolt striking a classic drum machine synthesizer.

10 August 2026Film

Adelaide Film Club Cinephonic Launches Music Documentary Series

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