Melbourne five-piece Floodlights go deep on their new album Underneath.

Cathartic rock and eshay rap at its finest:The best new Aussie music to hear

A monthly spotlight on our favourite new albums,singles and videos from local musicians.

  • Nick Buckley,Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen,Robert Moran andJules LeFevre

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Billie Eilish performs at Rod Laver Arena on March 4,2025.

Not many people can make an arena go silent. Billie Eilish can

Performing at Rod Laver Arena the musician is genuinely charming,keenly observing her surroundings and finding magic there.

  • Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
Billie-Joa Armstrong of Green Day performs at Marvel Stadium,March 1,2025.

Green Day take aim at Musk,Trump and Vance in electric Melbourne gig

Performing two albums back to back,the California trio capture a certain moment while continuing to attract new generations of listeners.

  • Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen,Jessica Nicholas,Andrew Fuhrmann,Tony Way andCher Tan
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A local DJ’s exciting new mix and indie pop’s best-kept secret:Aussie music to try this month

A monthly spotlight on our favourite new albums,EPs,singles and videos from local musicians.

  • Nick Buckley,Jules LeFevre,Robert Moran andGiselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
Never Have I Ever crackles with spiky repartee.

Set around a drinking game,this play pushes friendship to its limit

In a new play by Deborah Frances-White – host of The Guilty Feminist podcast – four friends find their relationships strained after a confronting evening.

  • Sonia Nair,Cameron Woodhead,Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen,Andrew Fuhrmann,Jessica Nicholas andWill Cox
Amy Taylor of Amyl and the Sniffers performs at Sidney Myer Music Bowl,January 24,2025.

Amyl and the Sniffers’ biggest show yet is a riotous celebration

There’s a real sense of community and communion as the crowd thrashes,screams and whoops for 90 minutes of pure chaos.

  • Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen,Vyshnavee Wijekumar,Cameron Woodhead andAndrew Fuhrmann
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Amy Adams in Nightbitch.

I think we’re meant to feel rage,but Nightbitch left me howling with laughter

Is it drama,black comedy,satire,body horror?

  • Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
Tinashe performs at Forum Melbourne on January 7,2025.

In an electric gig,this performer proved that she isn’t bothered about norms

For the dancing alone,it’s worth the price of admission – with some of the best moves in the game,Tinashe is hypnotic.

  • Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen,Kate Jones andTony Way
Dionne Warwick is returning to Australia.

Dionne Warwick:‘Well,first of all,what’s a Doja Cat?’

There’s no denying the singer is a cultural icon – now 84,the star will soon return to Australia for a series of concerts.

  • Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
Charli XCX’s Brat might’ve ruled,but these other artists also created our favourite listening this year.

The 10 best albums of 2024

It was a Brat summer,but it was also a Short n’ Sweet winter.

  • Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen,Annabel Ross,Jules LeFevre,Nick Buckley andRobert Moran