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Robbie is a regular in the shop and it's always such a joy when he comes in. Always curious about new and old music, and so excited about the current wave of hardcore. He is a real central figure in all the shows, up front going wild in the photos that get shared around after […]

Hacker are one of the best Australian hardcore bands right now. With a demo, LP and 7" under their belt, they are finally making it to Nambour and Brisbane, joining Italian punx Golpe for part of their Australian tour. Check them out on Sunday 19 Jan at the Black Box in Nambour from 6pm. This […]

I'll get straight to the point. The Antenna shows this weekend will probably be your best chance to see them in smaller rooms before they become a much bigger band. You can feel the hype building around them, people who can influence tastes are on to them. And the songs are the best sort of […]

There’s nothing quite like a serious injury to stop you in your tracks and force you to take a long hard look at your life. Liam Matsen knows the story all too well, after YOLO-ing his way to a broken spine and two cracked ribs a couple years back. To his credit, Liam has since […]

Chaotic hardcore/emo-violence collective Gil Cerrone will perform live for the first time on the Sunshine Coast to celebrate the release of their new record CONSUMER. Joining them are Steel City’s screamo superstars Daisy Chain (Newcastle), Meanjin blackened emo-gaze Dream Inertia, Northern Rivers skramz/noise trio Skin and the mathcore/sludge madness of Meanjin's Ashokas Hell. Here is […]

Brisbane. 15 or so years ago. The burst of early/mid commercial hardcore had subsided. Kids who had been drawn in by the tail end of "North Coast Hardcore" were looking for the next thing. There was a rise of interest in old school New York and that fed into a real opening up of interest […]