New Order are back and ready to wow Australian audiences! Touring nationally with Future Music Festival, the Manchester-based lads (and one lady) have announced two headline shows in both Sydney and Melbourne.

The Wombats just can't seem to stay away from Australia – which does make sense considering their name. They do as many tours and festivals here as some local bands! I didn't understand how they could gauge so much support every time they do a show here, but after seeing them at Hordern Pavilion the other night I totally get it.

So it's that time of year again, Splendour in the Grass is on and Sydney once again feels like a ghost town. While a few lucky friends went off to see all the Splendour antics, I took a little bit of pleasure by seeing DJ Shadow at the Hordern Pavilion.

As I showed up at the Hordern, I was taken aback by the amount of police presence. I went inside and more of the same. That didn't deter the fans at all though.

The Mix 'n' Mash tour was a supposedly eclectic proposal of all things "scene", until the two biggest drawcards - You Me At Six and Bleeding Through - deserted the fray to pursue further studio time towards their respective albums-in-the-works. While it may've been a blow to the spirit of the tour, it wasn't critical - after all, Parkway Drive have already packed Hordern Pavilion to it's rafters once before.