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The Wheatus Acoustic Tour next January and February is shaping up to be the most fun you can have indoors this summer. Featuring Wheatus frontman and incredibly nice guy, Brendan B. Brown along with his […]
“Shihad quite simply laid waste to what came before them. As a band, there are few that play tighter hard rock and honour the riff as diligently as Shihad; they’re a precision machine with a beating […]
Swedish rock legends OPETH are excited to announce a headline tour in Australia and New Zealand set for November 2025. After 6 long years wait, the Nov ’25 tour promises to be ground-breaking – 7 […]
It was another unforgettable night of rock ‘n’ roll as two legendary bands from the heavy metal scene took the stage at The Fillmore. What made this show particularly special was the pairing of Armored Saint and WASP, […]
Belfast’s multi award winning Dom Martin releases his latest single, “Government (Live),” today, offering fans the first taste of his highly anticipated live double album “Buried Alive,” released on Friday, December 13, 2024. The album, […]
The Grammy nominated, platinum certified rock band 311 have released their long awaited 14th studio album, Full Bloom, out now. Listen to Full Bloom here. Full Bloom delivers a powerful message of positivity and unity […]
After taking a 21 year leisurely stroll around Australia, Europe & America and becoming legends in the process, Melbourne’s finest, Electric Mary, have announced 2025 will see them put their blues based rock ‘n’ roll […]
Critically acclaimed guitarist and singer-songwriter Philip Sayce is pleased to announce the release of his upcoming single “Hole In Your Soul” on Friday, October 25th. The single is released by Atomic Gemini Records with distribution […]
Nostalgic emo/pop punk band Ellen May from Perth, Western Australia are set to release their newest single ‘Bombs Away ‘, which is dropping on November 7. ‘Bombs Away’ is themed around the story of perseverance […]
One of the most compelling and consistent soul artists the UK has produced, ROACHFORD, finally returns to Australia for the First Time Since 2004 for the Then and Now Greatest Hits Tour Andrew Roachford MBE […]
Are you ready for the madcap chaos of Australia’s largest travelling music festival aka Good Things Festival? It’s fast upon us with it’s head-spinning line-up fit for a fever dream and we’re not kiddin’ when we’re saying tickets […]
It was 2016 the last time Kim Wilde played to a Perth audience on this very stage, and you got the feeling tonight that a few of them had been counting down the days until […]
Australian indie rock preachers Midnight Alibi have released a new single. Don’t be fooled by the title because ‘Sad n Blue’ isn’t a ballad. It’s a hard hitting riffer of a song that will get […]
Opening band The Script reminds me of those horribly boring bands from the 1980s like U2 and others that just stand there. I am not saying their songs are bad or that they are not […]
On the heels of sold-out shows in Los Angeles (a two-night stand at El Cid) and Pioneertown at Pappy+Harriet’s – Skegss release of their third album Pacific Highway Music (Loma Vista Recordings), and announced a […]
KNOTFEST, the destination festival brand curated by SLIPKNOT, returns to Australia in 2025. The music and counterculture experience will hit the East coast of Australia starting on Friday, February 28th at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, […]
Atlanta-based American guitarist Eddie 9V is pleased to announce his new album “Saratoga” released by Ruf Records on Friday 22nd November 2024. The album is available to pre-order HERE. The album features the new single […]
Adelaide alt-rockers Vermantics have released a new single and video ‘Burn’. Opening with a sexy guitar riff amid scenes of lust, risk and crashing cars, ‘Burn’ has a chorus that has rolling anthemic momentum and […]
Punk rock legends The Offspring have released their high energy album SUPERCHARGED. The album, produced by the band’s long-time collaborator Bob Rock, was recorded in Maui, Vancouver and Huntington Beach and is available via Concord […]
With sparkling melodics and a stirring core, the new single My Own Time out today from Brisbane indie rockers The Urban Sea bustles with swagger, heart and sanguine charm. Equally a groove-maker and core-shaker, My […]
This year’s Telethon is once again shining a spotlight on the incredible local music scene with the WA Music Showcase, marking another milestone in Telethon’s ongoing support of the WA music industry. Broadcasting live from […]
American born, now European based musician Robben Ford is making a very welcome return to Australia in March 2025 for a string of headline appearances around the country, with shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, […]
Naarm rock artist Ash Acid has written a song about Indigenous athlete Cathy Freeman. Tender but fiery, sweet but absolute; this track is dedicated to the Queen of the track and is the title single […]
Sabaton is a band based out of Sweden if you have not heard of them. They are absolutely fantastic I’ve seen them several different times on tour. Unfortunately for this particular review and this evening, […]
After several performances around Perth in 2024 both in acoustic form, and fronting his band Clay Brown & the Trouble Round Town, as well as releasing his debut single ‘Traffic Signs’ in August with supporting […]
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