News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Caligula’s Horse, a band at the forefront of Australia’s progressive rock scene, have announced the release of their forthcoming fourth studio album, In Contact, for release on the 15th September 2017 via Inside Out […]
Ahead of Friday’s release of their sophomore album You, Me And Everything In Between, Melbourne’s Belle Haven have revealed the emotionally driven single By Hook Or By Crook, complimented by an equally heavy music video. […]
Instantly captivating lead singer Luke Marlin’s soft rich vocals seamlessly blend with unassuming guitar strums, drawing you into the central coast surf rockers hypnotic new single ‘DEMONS’. The Sea Gypsies turned heads in 2016 […]
Brisbane alt/prog rockers Silence The Sun today release their new single “Fault Line” (iTunes & Spotify links below), with the video premiering on Music Is My Muse website – http://bit.ly/2rGwogm “Fault Line” is […]
This edition of WAM’s Wheatbelt Touring Circuit will celebrate the 2016/2017 series coming to an end with an all-star Wheatbelt artist line-up. This tour will see some of the finest local musicians from the Wheatbelt, […]
Newcomers and last year’s Bank of Melbourne ‘Melbourne Music Bank’ winners, Tempus Sun have today announced their debut single Owls, an unstoppable powerhouse that is built to embolden listeners and encourage them to discuss […]
Perth metal outfit Make Them Suffer have announced their new album Worlds Apart, which will be released on July 28 on Roadrunner Records. The album is available to pre-order now and features the new […]
Heart-warming, ratbag quartet Birdhouse have announced their sophomore EP ‘I’ve Got Something to Tell You’ will be release on Friday, June 23. To give you a taste of what is to come from “I’ve Got […]
This July see’s Sydney’s heavy groove exponents Black Rheno and Melbourne’s technical death metaler’s Hadal Maw join forces for what might be described as a pilgrimage to The Dead Of Winter, spreading the word […]
Mass Sky Raid are getting ‘Closer’ to their fanbase and to the world with their new single and very first video. The wall-of-sound single is their most impressive outing yet and it will be […]
Melbourne heart throbs Ceres announce the Stretch Ur Skin east coast tour in August to celebrate their 7″ Stretch Ur Skin vinyl & single featuring Wil Wagner. Ceres will be back on the road in August to […]
Electrifying, Melbourne newcomers The Velvet Addiction are proving they’re here to stay with their flaunting new single I Won’t Go; a four minute classic-rock track oozing rugged charisma. To celebrate the release of I […]
Following a wildly enthusiastic response to Issue 1 of his VERSUS ZINE, Australia’s pre-eminent music photographer KANE HIBBERD is proud to launch Issue 2, following Australian rock royalty THE LIVING END on tour, thanks […]
Melbourne’s Spectral Fires today release their video for single, ‘Left Behind’ – which was part of their 2016 EP ‘Wayfarer’. This track, Left Behind, like much of the Wayfarer EP, is about moving on […]
Perth’s Daybreak are returning to the fore of heavy Australian music today with the video for their brand new single Lost Sentience. The track features Mark Poida from Aversions Crown on guest vocals. The […]
One of Australia’s most exciting and innovative instrumentalists James Norbert Ivanyi released his eagerly anticipated 4th EP DENALAVIS on June 1 via bandcamp, iTunes and all major online digital outlets. Watch The Recently Released […]
Brisbane’s Flynn Effect are a band apart from the usual, the everyday. A unique mix of ferocity matched with equal parts grace and an overarching darkness that permeates the ornate yet jagged sounds. Today they […]
With their new single, Thinking About The Universe, at radio now, The Art are ready to get back on the earthly plain this July for a run of spellbinding shows of pure rock’n roll, hitting […]
Sydney post-rock legends sleepmakeswaves have had an absolutely MONSTER year so far. A highly successful album release that saw them raise over $45,000 in pre-orders to fund the record, a record that hit #15 on the ARIA chart […]
Sydney’s own Tonight Alive are heading home and to celebrate they’ve announced a very special Australian headline tour. Kicking off on October 31 at The Basement in Canberra, this run of dates will see Tonight […]
One of Australia’s most loved musicians with over one million record sales under his belt, Pete Murray has today released his sixth studio album, Camacho. After impressing with his beat-driven, anthemic single Take Me […]
The Basement, Belconnen ACT, is hosting Brutalcoustic, Friday June 16 featuring: Canberra progcoustic trio Silentia, Sydney’s acoustic metal/Celtic folk troubadour Stu Tyrrell, Canberra altcoustic duo Tundrel, dark‑hypnotic journeyman Johnathan Devoy and Canberra songstress Georgia Davis. […]
Sydney rockers, The Iron Horses, are shaking up the indie rock scene releasing a punchy new single, ‘TRAFFIC’. Riding the wave of rock felt by Kingswood, Kings of Leon, and British India, The Iron […]
Australian hardcore legends Toe To Toe recently released their new album, Rise Up via Golden Robot Records! Since releasing Rise Up Toe To Toe have been snake their way up and down the eastern […]
It was big in 2015, huge in 2016, and today the Australian Music Association has announced the 2017 return of the Melbourne Guitar Show to rock Caulfield Racecourse on August 5 and 6 – […]
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