Mastodawn

As an alumnus of the National Art School, the Mentals have a special place of pride in the school's history. Although the article says they studied at SCA, Reg is a fellow NAS alumnus.

Headline pic. from the Guardian's story is the NAS Cellblock Theatre.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/mar/02/mental-as-anything-australian-pop-band-documentary-tour

https://regmombassa.com/pages/nas

#OzMusic #Art

‘We were just astonished’: Mental As Anything on their highs and lows – and hitting the road again

One of Australia’s most successful pop bands are reliving their career, with a new documentary and a tour bringing the ‘original flavour’ back on stage

The Guardian

Tim G Feb 6

#BandcampFriday is a good day to pre-order the new Dappled Cities album, The Aquarium.

I'm tempted to get tickets to see them live when they tour soon. Only sixteen years since I first (last) saw them perform. 😳

https://dappled-cities.bandcamp.com/album/the-aquarium

#DappledCities #AusMusic #OzMusic

The Aquarium, by Dappled Cities

9 track album

Dappled Cities

☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻Feb 2

♬ Psychopath, young man / dedicated to efficiency / 17, 28, 59 / looks like it's comin' down on me ♬

#TheAngels / #DocNeeson / #Rock / #OzMusic <https://youtube.com/watch?v=sI_qMtZeuVY >

Tim G Jan 28

Niche toot into the void for any #AusMusic people here. Dappled Cities have announced a new album and they're touring this April.

For those new to the band, their middle three albums are masterpieces of quirky pop and lush production. Granddance, Zounds and Lake Air. Try the song The Price.

Album - The Aquarium
https://dappled-cities.bandcamp.com/album/the-aquarium

Tour - Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Wooloongong
https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/e8ea14a0-6dac-45bd-9886-debb82f67516

#DappledCities #OzMusic #music

The Aquarium, by Dappled Cities

9 track album

Dappled Cities

S. K. Riley Jan 24

YABUN
FESTIVAL of MUSIC & CULTURE

26 January 2026 | 10am to 7pm | Victoria Park, Broadway

Yabun means ‘music to a beat’ in the Gadigal language

#Sydney #SurvivalDay #Yarbun #AusMusic #MusicFestival #OzMusic #Australia

https://yabun.org.au/yabun-festival-2026/talent/

Yabun Festival 2026

Yabun Festival takes place annually on January 26th and is the largest community led one-day festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Show thread

☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻Jan 20

“Ask #MidnightOil fans what drummer #RobHirst will be remembered for, and the most likely answer will be his drum solo on Power and the Passion, one of the band’s big early hits. It’s an explosive minute of almost literal madness – Hirst was on the verge of a breakdown when the track was recorded in 1982, for their breakthrough album 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.”

#AndyStafford / #Music / #AusMusic #OzMusic / #RockMusic #SurfMusic <https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jan/20/rob-hirst-was-a-force-of-nature-a-born-showman-who-led-midnight-oil-from-the-back>