SUBCULTURE? launched in January 2023, and since then we have been exposed to so many great musicians, productions, artists, creatives and bands from our community on the Central Coast of NSW. So we thought we’d do a blog about all the incredible ones that we think you should get behind, and check out their music.

This blog series will be broken into 4 separate parts showcasing artists, and bands from the Central Coast, their influences, and a little bit about themselves, and their live shows.

On May 19th, SUBCULTURE? proudly presented a 100% Central Coast lineup at the iconic Wamberal Surf Club, now known as Wamberal Cafe. Despite the prevailing notion that post-Covid, hardcore/alternative music shows were a thing of the past, we gladly accepted the challenge and curated a lineup that perfectly represented the local culture and showcased the active bands in the area. Joining forces with our friends in Rage and Stupid Baby, we introduced the talented acts of Deadshowws, Voider, and Dreamboat to the stage.

We sat down with Nelson Blattman aka glu to go over the process behind MYHOUSEYOURHOUSE, the direction and themes of the single, what the lyrical content is about and his process for bringing in JSPUNCH on the track. We also went behind the scenes to talk about the creative process working with Ashley Cooper (Creative Director from SUBCULTURE?) to bring the imagery to life, and the music video edit and delivery.

We, at SUBCULTURE?, had an idea a while back after curating a few events at the Long Jetty Vintage/Lifestyle store Tiki La La. We wanted to organise a monthly evening where talented and diverse artists from all over Australia could perform at the shop. We also wanted to film their performances beforehand to create high-quality content for the bands, as well as to livestream the concerts online. To make this happen, we partnered with our friends at HEAPS NORMAL.

On the evening of May 13th, Marrickville's beloved beach became the backdrop for an unforgettable musical extravaganza. Nestled in the heart of the vibrant Inner-West, the Marrickville Bowling Club, affectionately known as "The Bowlo," played host to an electrifying lineup featuring the post-punk/rock & roll sensations, Mac The Knife, the fierce girl gang from Newtown, Downgirl, and the enchanting French-inspired disco duo, Barley Passable. This momentous occasion marked the release of Mac The Knife's latest single, 'Blood of My Blood,' setting the stage for an epic night of raw energy and undeniable talent.

I recently attended Human Movement's FINAL CALL Eora/Sydney Sold Out Performance on April 15th, which marked his last show in Sydney before moving to London for the next few years. Our creative director, Ashley Cooper, designed the tour poster for the FINAL CALL tour, and our Afro-Fusion, Hip-Hop artist Big Skeez performed "House Check" with Human Movement during the event. Additionally, Western-Sydney Drill artist Young6ix debuted a brand new garage-house track set for release in June, which had yet to be named. Attendees of the event were the first to hear it live.

This EP captures the wide range of our influences pretty extensively, all the way from heavy shoegaze bands like Loathe and Deftones to early 2000s Blink. It’s a mirage of inspiration from each member of our band but ultimately we’ve landed on something that feels natural and hopefully has a little bit fitted for everyone

We caught up with Abbey Steven after her trip to photograph Groovin The Moo — Here’s what we found out…

“It’s hard to describe my subculture. To keep it short and simple…I love the south coast, live music, Italian food and the footy. I think I’ve just noticed all these things I’m attracted to that are apart of other subcultures, and made it part of me. I don’t think I can subject myself to “one” subculture – does that make sense?”

On Good Friday, sorry I mean Bad Friday I headed down to Sydney (Marrickville to be precise) to catch my friends in Mac The Knife & Dante Knows perform for the House of Music & Booze’s Bad Friday (Lite) Edition. I caught up with Bryn from Mac The Knife for a couple of cold ones, and we had a quick chat about their upcoming single that will be released in May and their upcoming single launch in Marrickville.

Australian indie-pop duo LOVELOVELOVE pushes the genre boundaries, blurring the complexities of emotion & feeling into uniquely written records. 2022 marked the beginning of the project, with two strongly anticipated singles, “smalltowns" & “holding on” released early in the year to kickstart the project. Alongside Lukae, LOVELOVELOVE released their first collaborative single “Break Your Heart” in October, marking the return with a focus on a more indie-rock/indie pop sound.

We caught up with Sydney band Great Job! Ahead of their gig in Sydney with The Smith Street Band and the release of their brand new single “Grot”

Depending on where I was, I would try take them to the highest point to show them the best view and then try and find the nearest establishment for a drink or two!

We caught up with Sydney Hyperpop collective Glass Boys & Melbourne-Industrial Alt Rapper glu to chat all things "Nike" in this exclusive interview about their new collab track #justdoit

Electronic Producer Kilter recently dropped his first release of 2023 called "High Hopes" via our team at SUBCULTURE?, we have been working on this project for the last 8 months, since his return from Europe and across his previously released Forever and Ever / Breakthru double single project with Brain Flowers (under Etc Etc). We caught up with Kilter today, to have a brief chat about what's going on in his world, and wanted to share it with our readers.

On Saturday January 21st, we at SUBCULTURE? in collaboration with Sydney-Indie Electronica Duo Barley Passable, ran an event at Goodspace Gallery (Above The Lord Gladdy) for the Premiere of ‘Til I Say So (ft Betty) music video. 


Even the water dragons were listening in from the stage, awaiting somebody to throw them the last of their pizza crust. All in all, both artists performed for 45 minutes each, and both have upcoming releases in the coming weeks!