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Hello and welcome to our fortnightly indie artists column. Head here if you missed the previous instalment, featuring 30/70, Snowy Band and Parvyn. Every fortnight, we round up the best new Melbourne/Naarm bands and artists making waves online, underground and on the airwaves. For those looking to keep an ear to the ground with the best emerging […]

20 underground Melbourne bands you ought to know Mug - image by Matthew Shaw (@melonshaw) Words by Tom Parker Spanning punk, garage, soul, jazz, hip hop and more. Many Melbourne bands go about their business under the radar, not chasing glorification or publicity. As CLAMM’s Jack Summers previously noted, “Some of these underground bands are the best bands ever, and they don’t seem to give a fuck about taking it to the next level.” It’s the DIY attitude...

The Apollo Bay festival makes its return in August. Far from your average festival, WinterWild is returning to Apollo Bay this August, igniting the Otways with an immersive, boundary-pushing program for the fourth time. The festival – wrapped in the darkness and elemental power of the Victorian winter – will take place over two wintery […]

The band have also announced their debut album, Character Building, which will be put out by Blossom Rot Records. Fresh off releasing their stellar new single, ‘Sweet Thing’, Bad Bangs have just revealed the film clip for the track, alongside news of their debut album. Before even watching the video, ‘Sweet Thing’ already had us in […]