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Local vinyl DJ crew Sultans Od Spin are throwing a black party at The Servo in Port Kembla on Sunday December 17th and we'll be there with a pop up record stall as well.  It’s an arvo into the evening sort of thing, with DJs, beers, food trucks, art stalls and a record fair. The whole Sultans of Spin team will be there taking turns playing some of their favourite tunes. It all kicks off at 12 noon. Let’s get festive together and have some beers in the sun!

Canberra/Wollongong band Sesame Girl has just announced the release of their second EP and will be combining it with their first EP for a special vinyl release early in 2024. Printed on eco friendly recycled vinyl, the release is limited to just 150 copies. Click below to pre order your copy now! The four piece play a brand of shoegaze pop that fans of Alvvays, Beach House and Soccer Mommy will dig as well as fans of 90’s genre pioneers such as The Sundays, Slowdive and Belly.

1. Dermot Kennedy - Sonder 2. The Mark Of Cain - Ill At Ease 3. Taylor Swift - 1989 (Taylor's Version) 4. Deftones - White Pony  5. Duster - Stratosphere 6. The Grogans - Find Me A Cloud 7. Jeff Buckley - Grace 8. Lana Del Rey - Norma Fucking Rockwell 9. Olivia Rodrigo - Guts 10. Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence 11. Lana Del Rey - Did You Know There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd 12. Teenage Dads - Midnight Driving

It's that time of year again when we ask for your musical highlights of the year. This year we are extending our yearly best of to also include a top 20 countdown of the best local songs to come out in 2023. To define local for this we are saying any artist that originates from or is baseed in the Illawarra (Gerringong in the south to Helensburgh in the north). You can vote for up to 5 tracks but ask a maximum of two from the same artist.We'll also as usual count down our top 20 favourite albums of the...