For The Chats fans in here, we’ve got an exclusive edition of The Chats’ Half Cut up for pre-order at Diggers Factory, limited to 500 copies!

If you’re planning to pick up the new album on vinyl, you can check it out here: https://www.diggersfactory.com/vinyl/338390/the-chats-half-cut-diggers-exclusive-lp?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=The-Chats-Half-Cut-R&ori=RDO-The-Chats-Half-Cut-R

Cheers!

Fantastic new release from these gents. Love what they’re doing together.

From Bandcamp:

From Andrew Tuttle
I first knew of Darren through his earlier band Gerling, who were an inspiration to me at a time when I was absorbing new sounds, genre experimentation and discovering the broader world at large. In recent years we've come to know each other and become friends, as our musical paths have in many ways aligned. Darren's D.C Cross solo/'ecstatic' guitar project is responsible for some of the finest current wave of that form of music going around and it's been a pleasure hearing the project develop and expand.

After a fair bit of back and forth with the creation of my solo music over the past while, I found making this album with Darren so freeing and liberating. Darren and I gave ourselves a few parameters to work with, ruling in as much as ruling out ideas/genres/instruments, and as a result had a lot of freedom to bounce ideas off of each other. The anticipation of receiving new music to play around with, recording new sounds in return, and the emails and phone calls resulted in a really enjoyable start to 2026.

From Darren Cross
I've known Andrew for a while now, always affable, I worked with him before on his wonderful Fleeting Adventure album and a few other things and we have always kept in touch. He approached me to do this project in the beginning of 2026. It started with drones that we sent each other and we soon found that magic porthole space of the Tuttle / Cross collaboration.

Sometimes, as all of us musicians know, this takes much effort and time- but with this project we just found the magic straight away, using our own unique sounds that complimented each other's ideas and sound worlds. It was nothing but joy to jump into this Tuttle / Cross Ecstatic,
Celestial sonic plane.

Good morning Everyone,
I've attached the spotify and triple j unearthed link to my band, ELYSIUM's, debut single, titled "Familiar". we are an indie/alternative rock band from the Gold Coast just getting stuck into the world of releasing music and touring.
Our sound is pretty unique (especially in regards to the massively surf rock dominated GC scene), Inspired mostly by the British 90's alternative music scene, combining genres such as Britpop, shoegaze and post-punk. We'd love any feedback you have on the track, and it would mean even more if you could leave us a review on unearthed as well (especially if you dig it!)

https://open.spotify.com/track/1NxkcWdJbjAkFi5cPjVSSZ?si=9888f0a1848c49cc

https://www.abc.net.au/triplejunearthed/artist/elysium-au

Thanks again guys! if you have any other communities or subreddits that I am allowed to promote to please let me know. Have a great day.

Hey folks! I'm pretty stoked to finally release my debut album, Blood On The Moon.

It's a punchy blues rock record with ten tracks, with a bit of alt-country thrown into the middle to settle the mood. Most of it was recorded in my home studio, with the drums recorded at a separate studio.

Would love to hear your thoughts!

This is a cracker of an album from the Augie March frontman. My favourite track is La Boue.

https://glennrichards.bandcamp.com/album/the-great-behind

Hey legends!

OnlyBands is a little project I’ve been building with a few mates to help connect the Brissy gig community, mostly the punk and rock end of things.

It started as a TAFE assignment to make a podcast, which we ended up doing with the old drummer of Violent Soho. We kept going after that, and it’s slowly turned into a small music mag and community.

Live music is one of my biggest loves and I want to help keep the scene going, so this weekend I went a bit overboard and built a few things:

🎸 A gig guide for every city, every gig under $100
Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and more. There’s a “this weekend” view too, so you can quickly see what’s on. Bands can add their own gigs for free.
👉 https://onlybands.com.au/gigs/brisbane/

🙋 Gig Buddies
A little forum for finding people to go to gigs with. If your mates always bail, or you’re new to town, post the gig you’re heading to and see who else is keen. No account and no algorithm. You can message people privately, so nobody has to post their number.
👉 https://onlybands.com.au/community/

🗺️ The Scene: everything local, all in one spot
Every venue in each city, from tiny band pubs to the big rooms, with their links, socials and what’s on. Alongside that are the community radio stations, local zines and music press, other gig guides worth following, and the Instagram accounts keeping each scene alive. It’s for when you’re new to a city, or just want to dig a bit deeper into what’s happening locally.
👉 https://onlybands.com.au/scene/

✍️ A place to write, shoot and get published
We’re a small crew of people publishing interviews, reviews and gig photos, often for our mates’ bands or bands we’re covering. If you’ve wanted somewhere to write about music, shoot gigs or build a portfolio, come join us. No experience needed.
👉 https://onlybands.com.au/join-the-crew/

📣 Free stuff for bands
You can submit your music, list your gigs, or send us a show or release you want shared. Bands that can spare a guest list spot or some merch for our photographers and writers are more likely to get coverage.

It’s all free and very much a passion project, so I’d genuinely love some feedback. What’s useful, what’s missing, and what’s broken?

And if you’re keen to get involved, we’d love to build a little team in each city: people who know their local scene and want to post gigs, write, shoot or just help out. Drop a comment or flick me a message.

Cheers, and see you down the front 🤘

Anyone seen bands at the University Of Wollongong UniBar? What's the venue layout like? Are there balconies? Elevated sections?

I am so tired of the same music coming out of Perth, along with YouTube type beats lol. I am a vocalist/graphic designer who makes atmospheric experimental Ecco2k/2hollis/Nation inspired music and don’t know anyone into this music in my area. If you can produce hmu too cuz YouTube beats will make me go insane and I got too much going on to learn FL atm.

strong YEEZUS / Asian underground influences on this song

https://open.spotify.com/track/0f8PKQe8RJ9H1k3kbHTLYt?si=7b408244deae408b

Hey everyone!

I've been working on organising my first ever gig here in Melbourne, called Mosh for Palestine, and it's happening in just under two weeks at The Tote!

We've got three local bands playing, with the night raising funds in support of the Palestine Children's Relief Fund.

I've been organising this independently and it's been a pretty exciting experience getting everything together. I'd really love to see a good turnout, both to support the bands and to raise as much money as we can for the cause.

If you're into checking out local live music, I'd love for you to come down!

Date: November 8th

Venue: The Tote, Collingwood

Lineup: Heavy Delay, the cufflinx, your last words

Tickets: https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/37aff478-c0c6-4101-bac5-565f80222df4?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAcGRvZgJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAaf_Hg5ujD8Vt2WDSV9LsMwF1GSbzf86TGNI4C7glZV2cjw7J4MYIi0GnnBfCw_aem_UAUVfBbc8LriQqAPtlRGNQ&utm_id=97760_v0_s00_e0_tv3_a1dennha05qwgy

Would also love to hear from anyone who's organised similar gigs in Melbourne!

This has to be my fav single! thoughts?