Two Diary entries from Gong Crawl ‘25
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Two Diary entries from Gong Crawl ‘25

Read Jess and kirsten’s diary entires from last Saturday.

The unrelenting rain did not deter the turn out last Saturday as Crown St and surrounding areas came alive for the Gong Crawl 2025.

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DO IT YOURSELF – Interview W/ Proxy Diver
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DO IT YOURSELF – Interview W/ Proxy Diver

Proxy Diver are a shoegaze, grunge, metal band from Wollongong. I got to chat with the three-piece – wait four??? – at Dicey’s a few weeks back and thought it’d be rude not to check out the DIY gig, which they had organised, Saturday 17th of May.

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Daisy Pring brings pop to the south coast
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Daisy Pring brings pop to the south coast

Daisy Pring brings alt-pop/rnb to the local music scene with her debut EP Treading Water released May 8. 

Before you make your way over to La La La’s tomorrow for the Treading Water launch party, let’s get acquainted with Daisy.

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Crown St gets Livid
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Crown St gets Livid

I had so much fun two weeks ago (April 26th) at Society City in the Wollongong CBD watching live performances from locals Skarmekal and L.O.W, the Canberra-based Facecutter and Wisconsin legends Livid.

All of them were friendly enough to talk to me after their sets for some quick q’s. Here’s how it went…

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Review: “Non-Violent” by Haters
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Review: “Non-Violent” by Haters

The down-low on Hater’s debut album Non-Violent and where to see ’em in Syd! 

The Brisbane indie-punk trio Jai Sparks (vocals/guitar), James Priest (drums) and Kaitlyn Hold (bass/vocals) known as Haters are making their way around the country for their debut album tour. 

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