Five Naarm punk and hardcore releases for when life is kicking your ass
When you’re focused on making it through to tomorrow, it’s easy to miss the best stuff coming out of the local underground punk and hardcore scenes.
Music
Rock, punk and heavy: Radium Dolls
Radium Dolls’ full-length album Wound Up tells stories about leaving your hometown, ending a long-term relationship and entitled dickheads.
King Street Summer Crawl: the anti-algorithm event
No amount of scheduling or planning can prepare you for the electric energy you’re met with as soon as you walk out of Newtown Station.
Indie rock. Punk rock. Nu-metalcore. Pick your damage
We only just launched, so we’re playing catch-up. Here are three EPs from the back half of 2025 that deserve a proper listen.
Australia loves music, just not our musicians
This privilege – the privilege to stay in Australia and continue creative work – is now unaffordable. It sucks, but that’s the reality.
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