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Beat Kitchen's Fernando Benavides picks the best Western Sydney eats and beats
"Super quick service, no line and everything is served on paper plates. The family that runs the joint is always super sweet too."
SAFE BETS: Elliott Armour's Safe Bets for a Swell Time in Sydney
"An unpretentious energy that’s pub-meets-club and an utter mixed bag of patrons that range from washed-up actors to art students’ first nights out."
PICK & MIX: Annabelle Scobie’s fave places to rock out and chill out
"Honestly this gloomy place is such a gem of a setting for any music video or photoshoot. I have used it time and time again and am tempted to gatekeep, but who cares."
SydneyMusic.net Turns 3
It's been a big year, with a lot of changes. How does live music find its place of relevance in a world of economic uncertainty and declining interest in local music?
Mar '25
Beat Kitchen's Fernando Benavides picks the best Western Sydney eats and beats
"Super quick service, no line and everything is served on paper plates. The family that runs the joint is always super sweet too."
SAFE BETS: Elliott Armour's Safe Bets for a Swell Time in Sydney
"An unpretentious energy that’s pub-meets-club and an utter mixed bag of patrons that range from washed-up actors to art students’ first nights out."
PICK & MIX: Annabelle Scobie’s fave places to rock out and chill out
"Honestly this gloomy place is such a gem of a setting for any music video or photoshoot. I have used it time and time again and am tempted to gatekeep, but who cares."
SydneyMusic.net Turns 3
It's been a big year, with a lot of changes. How does live music find its place of relevance in a world of economic uncertainty and declining interest in local music?
Feb '25
Buy Some Music: Picks From Your Local Record Store
We think you should buy some music, so we asked some cool people with great taste to tell you some music you should buy.
BREAKING: We can finally afford to commission music writing
Do you write about music, performance, creative people, online culture, community building, and/or arts policy? Do it for SydneyMusic.net!
Jun '24
The Out-Of-Towners: Jess Ribeiro on the history and mystery of playing in Sydney
David James Young talks to Jess about her range of experiences as an interstate performer in Sydney — from house shows, to Opera House shows. Sort of.
"It's honestly super straightforward": Three of Sydney's hardest gigging acts spill their scandalous Performance Report secrets!
Just kidding. Performance Reports might not be the sexiest topic — but then what's sexier than getting paid for the same gig twice? SydneyMusic's partnered up with APRA to help remind artists to get your PRs in. It's easier than ever.
Apr '24
"Believe in your shit!": A Big Chat with Bayang (tha Bushranger)
"You're just sitting there 3am sleep-deprived, a ciggie hanging out of your fucking mouth, listening to this song being like, 'I'm so glad this exists. This didn't exist before we did it. And now it exists.'"
"I'd prefer to play in a library": A Big Chat with Darren Cross
'I had a meeting with these music industry people and they're like, "You know, you should do comedy techno! Like a funny Fat Boy Slim!" And I was like, "You know what? Fuck you. I'm outta here!"'
Jul '22
"We drove up the street handing it to people out the window": The Cannanes on how their joke band took them everywhere
From making fantasy gig posters in Chippendale, to being hailed by NME and invited overseas for tours: The Cannanes reflect on their DIY ethos, how Sydney’s changed over the decades, and their experiences with music communities internationally.
"This place would not exist without the audience": Nick Shimmin of the People’s Republic on creating Sydney's most unique house shows
13 years. 120 shows. 1 living room. We caught up with Nick Shimmin of the People's Republic to talk about creating an alternative space for artists and audience to enjoy a shared sense of community.