Spiderbait are one of those bands that became burned into the Australian psyche in the 1990’s. They could do no wrong, they were all over Triple J on high rotation, regulars on Recovery and major […]
For anyone who knows who Tim Ripper Owens is, you will be familiar with the fact that he is Heavy Metal royalty. If you aren’t, then it will become evident quickly but I’m jumping the […]
2024 saw the beginning of a new era for this Western Australian band of brothers. 2024 was also the year where in this new era three became four. “Scars” is the bands third full studio […]
We caught up with Canadian Vocalist & Guitarist Morgan Lander of Kittie just ahead of the bands tour of Australia with Ukrainian metal juggernauts Jinjer which starts this week in Brisbane. This tour has been […]
Opening tonight’s show was Jaron Jay, Melbourne soul/funk singer/guitarist and his band. Jay who from the moment he took to the stage has this aura about him. Was it his sense of fashion or what […]
We caught up with Opeth bassist Martin Mendez just before Christmas to talk about all things “The Last Will And Testament’ album and the tour which will visit Australia in November. If you have seen […]
I caught up with Ryan McCombs frontman of Drowning Pool ahead of their co headline tour of Australia with Alien Ant Farm this February. This chat with Ryan must be one of my favourite chats. […]
With a career that has achieved so much, New Zealand punk rockers The D4 return to celebrate their sophomore album “Out Of My Head” being released on vinyl for the first time the band are […]
It’s always sad when a band decides to call it a day, but it is always great when they decide to celebrate their journey and career with their fans. Australia this week is hosting the […]
As I was making my way to the show I drove past the Palais Theatre, I was early and doors were yet to open, seeing the forecourt full of the tonight’s devoted braving the unpredictable […]
What can I say about this show. Top to bottom front to back this was the perfect show to kick off 2025 for me. In fact I know this show will be on my best […]
For almost five decades Icehouse has been household names in Australian Music. Regardless of which generation you come from Icehouse’s music is etched into our lives. Andrew Slaidins got to sit down with frontman Iva Davies […]
There has always been something special about the anticipation of Crossbone Skully. Their debut album ‘Evil World Machine’ brought the legendary Mutt Lange (AC/DC, Def Leppard) out of retirement to executive produce the project. The […]
NASHVILLE PUSSY rocked our socks off with their sold out shows on their 2022 Aussie tour, including being the last band EVER to play the iconic Frankie’s in Sydney – which had well over 5000 […]
Norwegian collective, Wardruna, will be touring Australia and New Zealand for the first time this month, with their latest album, Birna, being released on January 24, while they are here in Australia. With major contributions to […]
There have been some pretty special albums released in 2024 and Cory Marks has just released the absolute dark horse album for me this year. “Sorry For Nothing” was released via Better Noise Music on […]
Tim ‘Ripper’ Owen’s unique skills tore open a fairytale career, fronting iconic acts including Judas Priest, Iced Earth, Yngwie Malmsteen, Dio’s Disciples, The Three Tremors, and the incredibly ferocious RIPPER – a collaborative project spearheaded by Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta. And […]
I first met Kathleen around 2017/18 when she first started playing with Kate Ceberano. This shy young woman with the great smile and tonnes of talent seemed to pop out of nowhere. That was seven […]
What a stellar line up of artists we were treated to. Mornington Racecourse housed one of the biggest and best line ups of this year or any year and the team at Face To Face […]
Good Things Festival is one of those events I look so forward to every year, I love the diversity of acts, the atmosphere and the chance to discover and see bands I haven’t had the […]
Before I get into the bones of this review. This is a spoiler alert. Where the hell has Frank Turner live been all my life. How have I not seen him live before? What a […]
It’s been 30 years since North Carolina indie-rockers Superchunk released their classic fourth album, Foolish. That breakout album, produced by Brian Paulson (Slint, Beck, Wilco), was the band’s first for the label they founded, Merge […]
Andrew Roachford or better known as simply Roachford dominated the Australian airwaves and charts in 1994. His third album “Permanent Shade Of Blue” went to number two and was certified two times platinum here in […]
This show has been forty-four years in the making, and it has been worth every moment of the wait. This was the second show in the run of “The First Four Tour” and if the […]
On this humid, balmy Melbourne Thursday night I was about to enter into a musical domain that isn’t completely in my comfort zone, but I’m keen to step outside in the name of live music. […]
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