Interviews

Twenty years of Taking Back Sunday

Despite yielding a stage aesthetic with more swagger than you could pelt a can of hairspray at, Adam Lazzara is cripplingly...

7 Dec

Mayday Parade are paying it forward

Spinning Sunnyland for the hundredth time, it’s clear that this is some of Mayday Parade’s best work. The sixth studio album from...

4 Dec

The Used on maintaining the balance

Though he’s lived on the outskirts of Sydney for the better part of six years, Bert McCracken doesn’t view the land Down Under as...

30 Nov

Columns

Mixdown's 2018 Christmas Gift Guide: Headphones

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The nights are getting warmer, Michael Buble is hitting the charts, and musicians are...

6 Dec

Learn the Lingo: Studio Monitors

Being a bedroom producer means learning about a heap of stuff in quite a lot of detail. Whether it’s how to use a synthesiser,...

29 Nov

Making the most of substitutions as a bass player

Yes, it is the title of a killer track by The Who, but it’s also a very useful tool for musicians – and we don’t mean...

23 Nov

On Tour

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Reviewed: Parkway Drive – Melbourne, Friday November 2

The first time I saw Parkway Drive was in my hometown of Christchurch, New Zealand at The Civic Theatre to a crowd of maybe 500...

7 Nov

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Queens of the Stone Age - Melbourne, Marriage Equality Arena 9/11/2018

Queens of the Stone Age are just one of those undeniably cool bands, you know? They’ve been to Australia countless times...

14 Sep

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Biffy Clyro - The Forum, Melbourne, Friday April 27

This past Friday night saw Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro return to Australia for the first time since their last run back in 2014...

1 May

Backstage

Kink Guitar Pedals is out to defy all expectations

Remember the very first time you stepped on a pedal? That same sense of wonder and awe is encapsulated into each and every...

18 Oct

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Three Phase Rehearsal Studios’ Broadening Horizons

Rock n’ roll mythology fetishizes an artful sloppiness to the practise of music that doesn’t care for cleanliness, ease of access...

1 Oct

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Mixmasters Productions

27 Sep