Tickets for the 2023 Ride The Soundwave Music Festival went on sale Thursday December 15th. The recently announced line-up for the all-ages event includes Boy & Bear, The Waifs, Busby Marou and Tullara, who will all rock the beachside stage […]
BMG release a new mix as well as an acoustic version of ‘Traffic’, the third single to be taken from Simple Minds’ outstanding eighteenth studio album Direction Of The Heart. Written by the band’s original members, Jim Kerr and […]
Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s landmark 1997 release ‘Trouble Is…’ contains plenty of technical dazzle and old-soul touches, but what truly set the album apart was the mature songwriting that it featured from Shepherd, an indication that […]
My first experience of the mighty Wig Wam, who formed in Halden Norway in 2001, was way back in 2007 when a friend played me ‘Wig Wamania’. But it wasn’t until the second year of […]
Acclaimed rock band Counting Crows, headed up by the charismatic Adam Duritz, have today added 2 new dates to their forthcoming Australian tour, The Butter Miracle Tour 2023. With the original dates in Melbourne and Sydney now totally […]
17x platinum, GRAMMY-nominated rock band SKILLET has announced the February 17, 2023 release of their DOMINION: DAY OF DESTINY (DELUXE EDITION). With five new tracks, including upcoming Active Rock single “Psycho In My Head” (full track listing below), the project is the companion to DOMINION, […]
Scottish stalwarts GALLUS announce a brand new UK tour kick off 2023 in style. Made up of six shows, culminating in the band’s largest show to date at SWG3 in Glasgow, GALLUS are ready to take on the […]
For nearly three decades, Dave Jordan has been a staple of the New Orleans and south Louisiana music scene. He’s been described as the swampy lovechild of Tom Petty, John Prine and Dr. John and […]
Before the exceptional singer Lee Small (Phenomena, The Sweet, Lionheart, SHY) releases his new studio album in spring 2023 on Metalville Records, he presents us the new single “The Big Unknown (Christmas Frankincense version).” The official video for the song […]
Golden Robot Records have released remastered Rose Tattoo album Beats from a Single Drum, available to stream everywhere and on limited edition vinyl. Beats from a Single Drum features 10 remastered songs from the 1986 album including ‘Calling,‘ ‘Michael Oreilly‘ and ‘Suddenly’ with the latter […]
German hard rock titans BONFIRE have revealed their new vocalist. The band has joined forces with exceptional singer and frontman DYAN, who may be yet unknown but will immediately convince every heavy and hard rock fan! “As most […]
Polish death metal legends VADER are proud to confirm their Australian and New Zealand ’40 Years Anniversary’ tour dates in Australia and New Zealand, adding even more diversity and dark, sinister atmosphere to these very […]
Fresh off the heels of announcing the highly anticipated forthcoming record EVERY LOSER (Atlantic Records/Gold Tooth Records) and “buzz-bombing, hard-riffing rock” (NEW YORK TIMES) single “Frenzy,” which recently debuted on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, Iggy Pop has unleashed […]
Alt-pop-rock national treasures, KISSCHASY recently announced they’ll reunite for a special one-off Australian headlining tour in May 2023. This will be the band’s first national tour in eight years, with lead singer Darren Cordeux making a special visit back to […]
Frontier Touring and Bluesfest Touring are delighted to announce Icelandic phenomenon KALEO will bring their dynamic live show to Australia and New Zealand in April 2023. Performing their debut headline Antipodean dates, the band will touch down at Sydney’s Metro Theatre on Tuesday 4 April and […]
Studying Latin at school I always used ‘Tempus Fugit’ to translate the common saying “Time flies.” Fugit (to flee or escape or fly) always seemed a better verb than Volo (or Volat in the third […]
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