News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Having spent the early months of 2022 at Bryon Bay’s iconic The Music Farm (Midnight Oil, Cold Chisel, Yothu Yindi) working with esteemed producer Chris Collins (Skeggs, Middle Kids Tyne-James Organ) Australia’s indie-alt-rock darlings The […]
Independent Aussie rockers, The Butterfly Effect today release their long-awaited fourth studio album, IV, the band’s first new LP drop in over 14 years after its predecessor, 2008’s The Final Conversation of Kings. Set to hit the road in […]
In just 31 weeks the 34th Annual Bluesfest’s gates will open for what promises to be the most exciting Bluesfest ever. Some of the finest contemporary and legendary Blues, Roots, Soul, Rock, Hip Hop, R&B, […]
UK shoegaze pioneers, Ride, will tour Australia and New Zealand this November! Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of their debut full length album, Nowhere, by playing it in full for their fans! Originally released in October 1990, Nowhere is […]
LA’s Iconic Synth Electro-Pop Pioneers, BERLIN finally announce their first headline Australian shows since 1985! Fusing provocative lyrics with an electronic sound that had as much in common with Donna Summer as it did Kraftwerk, BERLIN created a sound that was both […]
Hardline Media proudly presents the band King Lemmy himself dubbed “America’s last great Rock ’n’ Roll band” – NASHVILLE PUSSY!!! MELBOURNE, CANBERRA, WOLLONGONG, SYDNEY – GET READY – NASHVILLE PUSSY will be in you: DECEMBER […]
Tour promoter Duane McDonald can’t wait to hit the road in 2023. “We are so excited about this line-up and the regions we will be visiting,” he says. “The amount of hits produced by these […]
Classic rock gets a mighty modern makeover via the punchy new track ‘RIDE’ from Melbourne youngsters INSTYNKT. An upbeat anthem for positive self-belief set against rock and roll served straight up, ‘RIDE’ also comes belting in today […]
Hermosa Beach legends PENNYWISE are gearing up for their return to Oz next month and are bringing with them, for the first time to our shores, fellow Californian punk rockers CIRCLE JERKS to play seven shows along with special guests, Civic […]
Perth power metal sensations Silent Knight just dropped their relentless new single ‘Blood In The Water’. Opening with a merciless punch to the jugular with pummelling drums, thunderous bass and sharp riffs, ‘Blood In The […]
Internationally acclaimed Perth band Datura4 – the current outfit of iconic Perth rock’n’roller Dom Mariani of The Stems and Someloves fame – today release their fifth album ‘Neanderthal Jam’ on AliveNatural Sound through MGM. The band has also premiered a video for […]
Australian seminal psych-guitar masters, The Church kick off The Slings and Arrows Of Outrageous Fortune tour next week in Perth! The band’s first in four years sees them playing shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Margaret River. The Brisbane show is […]
Australian music icon Jimmy Barnes has rocked the red dirt off the desert, belting out a legendary set before 8,000 fans to close the Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash – Outback NSW’s biggest ever live music event. In his unmistakable […]
Sydney rockers Teddy Rizzo debut their unstoppable new line-up with their scorching new anthem ‘Lizard Queen’. Featuring raw fuzzy riffs, evocative vocals & an unapologetic energy comparable to the likes of WAAX and Violent Soho,’Lizard Queen’ warrants repeat listens. This bold […]
Rock music changed forever when Nirvana took the world by storm in the early 1990’s. From the humble beginnings of a backwater logging town in America’s Pacific Northwest to the lofty heights of world-conquering super-stardom, […]
The scent of spring is in the air and with it comes a hint of good times to come. Among them is WA’s favourite springtime musical escape, Blues at Bridgetown, which in 2022 celebrates its 30th Anniversary. […]
Following the release of her hypnotic new single OLD NEWS, Ella Hooper has today announced a national run of tour dates to showcase the track live, along with a selection of new material and some old favourites! […]
There are just 10 days to go until Fist Full of Rock – featuring the ultimate line-up in Australian hard rock, The Angels, Baby Animals, Rose Tattoo and The Poor – hits the stage at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on September 2. These […]
Four-piece Australian alt/rock project Hyperdrive Stereo, signed to Golden Robot Records, recently announced that their debut will be released in November 2022, after 20 years in the making. In the lead up to the album release […]
Secret Sounds is thrilled to reveal the line-up for the inaugural HARVEST ROCK, a new two-day, live music experience that is set to taste as good as it sounds! Taking place across Saturday 19 & […]
Today sees the release of ‘Witches Forever’, the first single from Seawitch‘s forthcoming debut album Well Of Spells. Seawitch are the new WA-based band for Fiona Horne (founder of 80’s girl punk band, The Mothers, 90’s charting […]
Australian rock band Noiseworks are releasing ‘Heart & Soul’ on August 15th, 2022 as the lead single from their new studio album (album out October 2022). The single comes as a long awaited gift to […]
Internationally acclaimed Perth band Datura4 – the current outfit of iconic Perth rock’n’roller Dom Mariani of The Stems and Someloves fame – are back with another new single from their fifth album Neanderthal Jam, which is out August 26 on AliveNatural Sound through MGM. With […]
August 19, 2022 will see Melbourne-based hard rock act DEAD CITY RUINS release their fourth studio album, entitled Shockwave, via AFM Records. Following their much acclaimed, third album Never Say Die in 2018, Shockwave will […]
Brand new single for 2022, ‘Get Outta Town’ was recorded with some of Australia’s most prolific musicians and premiered on August 6 on mainstream radio “Triple M Nights with Dave Gleeson”. Earlier this year a […]
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