Pandemonium festival has been causing, well, pandemonium since it was announced last month! Some of the most iconic acts in rock and roll will make history at the inaugural festival as it sweeps across Australia’s […]
To celebrate the release of their forthcoming album ‘Rebuild Repeat’ (out June 14), Hockey Dad have announced an Australian tour which will see the band performing some of their biggest shows to date. Presented by triple j […]
Dragon – a band who seems to be ever present on our radio stations in both Australia and New Zealand, with hits like ‘April Sun in Cuba’, ‘Rain’ and ‘Are You Old Enough’ all standing […]
Apocalyptica are thrilled to announce a stunning follow-up to their legendary debut record. Apocalyptica Plays Metallica Vol. 2 will continue the journey that began in 1996 when cellists from Helsinki’s world-renowned Sibelius Academy played symphonic tribute to the […]
There are few things more fun and rewarding as a music fan than coming across a great band who already have several albums under their belt, Because you’re not starting out with the first record […]
Following an overwhelming response to last week’s announcement of the Dark Matter World Tour 2024, Pearl Jam has today announced a further stadium date for Melbourne, and now revealing a second stadium date for Sydney Saturday November 23. […]
It was as though static electricity had gone through the crowd as they waited for the doors to open at Milk Bar last night. Everyone talking excitedly about seeing Ash Grunwald play, wondering what songs […]
ollowing an incredible fan response to last week’s announcement of the Dark Matter World Tour 2024, Pearl Jam has today announced an additional stadium date in Auckland. The group’s long-awaited ten-year return will now include second nights at […]
A sold out show in Perth’s glorious Kings Park is a wonderful way to end any tour, and this years Red Hot Summer Series Two concluded on an unusually cool night that appeared out of […]
GLAM FEST AUSTRALIA’s second installment descended upon Sydney this Sunday with a bang that you could hear from space. To say that it went well would be the understatement of the year, and as the […]
Scottish post-rock monarchs Mogwai are bringing their epic live show back to Australia for the first time in six years. As part of the Perth Festival 2024, they hit the Rechabite unleashing their colossal sound […]
In our new feature starting this week and running every Sunday we are asking the bands that make our contenders for album of the year to list their Top Ten albums of all time. We […]
Beginning a monumental new chapter, multi Platinum-selling, BRIT Award-winning, arena-filling giants Catfish and the Bottlemen return today with their first new music in five years, all before headlining Reading & Leeds Festival for the second […]
While I was both shocked and disappointed to learn that Slash only ranked 65th on Rolling Stone’s infamous (and arguable) list of the100 greatest Guitarists of all time, (but No. 2 in TIME Magazine’s top […]
Coal Chamber opened the proceedings with the ever popular ‘Loco’ as the crowd went banana like I expected. The energy from Coal Chamber is wild, with their electric light show, their enthusiasm, there’s no way […]
WWE has landed in Perth! WWE has always been paired with rock & metal music, with many of it’s superstars encompassing music of those genres as their entrance themes. So it was a huge privilege […]
Joanne Shaw Taylor, the chart-topping British blues-rock guitarist, is set to enchant the music world with her latest studio album, Heavy Soul, produced by Kevin Shirley (Black Crowes, Journey, Aerosmith). Heavy Soul is set to release on June 7th through Joe Bonamassa’s Journeyman […]
Southern California’s DAYSEEKER — Rory Rodriguez (vocals), Gino Sgambelluri (guitar), Ramone Valerio (bass), and Zac Mayfield (drums) — are pleased to announce their forthcoming acoustic album Replica, which arrives digitally on April 19 and physically on June […]
Gypsy’s Kiss, an integral part of the revered ‘Iron Maiden Family Tree,’ proudly announces their latest milestone: celebrating their 50th Anniversary with the release of a highly anticipated album due for release summer 2024. The […]
Blues-infused Southern rock band Parker Barrow, led by Megan Kane (vocals) and Dylan Turner (drums), supported by the formidable Alex Bender (guitar) and Michael Beckhart (bassist) — unveil the official music video for ‘Back to […]
The City Varieties Music Hall was established in 1865 as a room over a pub for the working class. It is a living, breathing homage to the music hall era. You can feel it, hear […]
As excitement mounts for their upcoming UK tour, promoted by Planet Rock and The Gig Cartel, Matt Pearce & The Mutiny release a brand-new video showcasing one of Matt’s personal favourites from their sophomore album, […]
There has been a huge outpouring of loving tributes to Bernie Marsden since he passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on 24th August 2023 at the age of 72. Bernie had just completed an […]
Blues on Broadbeach (16-19 May) just got bigger, revealing yet another reason for music fans to make the pilgrimage to the festival on the Gold Coast in 2024. On Sunday 19 May, Kurrawa Park will […]
Putting together a line up of fourteen bands across only two stages is an ambitious undertaking for any promoter. Execution has to be flawless and run so ruthlessly. Mixing some of this countries best hard […]
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