Celebrating 20 years of championing Australia’s alt-country, blues and roots scene, the Semaphore Music Festival returns this October long weekend. Event organiser Deb Thorsen reveals what’s in store…

Like Desert Island Discs. Only South Australian – and without the litigation from the BBC.

Confidence Man are back and sexier than ever with their bold, beat-driven third album, 3AM (LA LA LA). The only question is, are you ready to rave?

Fresh from their first single for 2024, The Tullamarines are making waves around Australia with their headline ‘Loser’ tour. We hear what the local legends have in store for their hometown gig…

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 soundtrack helped launch the career of some of the biggest bands in the alternative music scene – including CKY. But it takes talent to stay at the top. As the band celebrates 25 years, drummer Jess Margera reflects on the fallouts and fortunes that led them to today.

Music has always been a vehicle for change. And for UK-based, political folk powerhouse Grace Petrie, her anger towards the systems that inflict pain on the world is at its most powerful in song. But there’s hope for the future, too. Here, the artist unpacks her Australian tour and how her latest album inspires us to Build Something Better.

Premier Peter Malinauskas unpacks what the new legislation means for the Crown & Anchor, how he’s protecting future live music venues and the challenges facing the industry right now.

Wanderers frontman Dusty Lee Stephensen and guitar-playing sensation Lucas Day sit down for an honest chat about music making, being a frontperson and what to expect from their Adelaide Guitar Festival shows.

The five-piece play the Crown & Anchor Hotel this September 5.

Like Desert Island Discs. Only South Australian – and without the litigation from the BBC.

A three-hour vinyl set from Berlin-based DJ Mary Yuzovskaya is what local techno collective Subvert is gifting the Adelaide scene this month. Here’s what to expect.

In the last three years, Allday has moved to London, worked at an Italian olive farm and found his way back to his musical roots – being a rapper. It’s this journey the Adelaide-born artist immortalises on his brilliant, beat-heavy fifth album, The Necklace.

As the Spiderbait prepares for their 20th anniversary ‘Black Betty’ tour, drummer/vocalist Kram reflects on the madness of the last two decades.

Homegrown star George Alice is playing Flinders Open Days in a free, open-air concert to celebrate the new city campus on August 11. 

‘I Was Asleep’ is just a taste of Tonix’s euphoric, expansive and genre-defying sound. Here, the three-piece give us a vibe check on their launch gig for the fresh single.