News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Brandishing polished rock melodies, yearning vocals and tight execution of modern rock and indie sounds, Sydney’s Polymer debut their new single ‘Believers’. Taken from the band’s forthcoming debut LP Zealots Box and ensuing NSW […]
Homegrown rock favourites Hands Like Houses have lifted the lid on a stunning new version of their track ‘Through Glass‘ – taken from from their critically acclaimed 2018 album – Anon. – this time with rising Melbourne […]
Australia’s biggest new music event BIGSOUND has today unveiled its second and final list of tomorrow’s superstars with Mojo Juju, These New South Whales, Adrian Eagle, imbi the girl, Cry Club, + more leading […]
Set in Margaret River – well known for its wine and fine arts – Strings Attached: The West Australian Guitar Festival is launching 11-13 October 2019. This one-of-a-kind event will attract guitar makers, distributors, […]
Much of the country was oblivious to the career Nathan Cavaleri led beyond prime-time Australia. By age 12, he found himself the centre of a bidding war between the labels of Michael Jackson, Prince […]
It’s been 10 years since their last album and Rocket Science are back from outer-space: tougher, wilder and sharper than ever with their new long player SNAKE due for release on August 16, 2019 […]
Melbourne metalcore four-piece Void Of Vision have announced details on their forthcoming sophomore album Hyperdaze, due Friday September 13 via UNFD. Alongside the news comes a blistering first taste of the release in the form […]
Today, Lagerstein are following up on their ‘Dig, Bury, Drink!’ single with their catchy, rousing ode to the VERY Australian festival tradition – ‘Shoey Song’ is the latest hidden treasure unearthed from the seven-piece […]
The Rosemount Hotel is gonna be shakin’ as THE VOLCANICS launch their fifth studio album for Australian release!! Recorded at Deadbeat Studios, engineered by Jozef Grech and mixed and mastered by Jim Diamond, ‘Black Door’ […]
Perth-based skate punk monsters The Decline are today unveiling their brand new single “Brovine“, which comes as the third single from upcoming album ‘Flash Gordon Ramsay Street‘, due for release on Friday August 30. […]
WA’s finest The Southern River Band continue to tease the release of their upcoming second album Rumour and Innuendo with the brand new single “Second Best” out now! Showing their melodic side, “Second Best” […]
Let’s be honest, it’s fuckin’ cold and it can be hard to find the motivation to go out. Unfortunately, due to this a lot of local music venues are doing it tougher than ever, […]
Australia’s foremost authority on progressive rock, Caligula’s Horse, are just weeks away from kicking off their Let It Grow tour which will celebrate their cult classic The Tide, The Thief & River’s End and breakout […]
There is a buzz about town, a humming sound of amps at the ready. Black Whiskey are about to launch the release of their latest single & start their up and coming mini-tour. […]
The Mark Of Cain return to the stage this October performing their debut album Battlesick in its entirety. Originally released in 1989 via indie Adelaide label Dominator Battlesick sounded like no Australian album before it or since. […]
Instrumental Prog-Metal band Nightmares of The Sun release Sol, a progressive metal concept album that serves as the soundtrack to a story of the bizarre, the cosmic and the terrifying! Come on a journey that takes you on an […]
Perth’s Psychedelic Porn Crumpets today share the raucous video for their latest single ‘Hymn For A Droid’, lifted from their recently released album And Now For The Whatchamacallit. Filmed across their recent storming UK/EU […]
All four shows of Ed Kuepper’s September Brisbane residency at Junk Bar have sold out so we have decided to extend it into October for two final shows: October 2 & 9. But be […]
Brisbane’s Hard Rock/Metal newcomer legends Pavilion are today announcing the imminent and explosive arrival of their brand new single ‘HELLFIRE‘! The four-piece outfit are unleashing the single into digital stores and streaming platforms this […]
After spending the past year pulverizing the world with their stupefying live performances, Tropical Fu*k Storm return home to tour their new album Braindrops and put the Antipodean public to the sword! Braindrops, the […]
New Zealand’s mighty Beastwars have proven that the people OBEY THE RIFF! The metal outfit’s 4th album ‘IV’ took home the #1 spot of the NZ Top 40 Music Charts over the weekend – […]
Australia’s post-metal/sludge legends, Lo! recently released another mind bending visual feast, this time for the track As Fools Ripen. Directors Toby Pike comments; “The idea for this clip really came from the first time […]
Aussie acoustic guitarist extraordinaire Lloyd Spiegel is pleased to unveil a brand spanking new song ‘Track Her Down’ – a deep and soulful blues number about the fleeting, yet precious nature of connections he […]
Melbourne’s High Tension have unveiled a fierce new video for their track Veil, taken from their latest album Purge, out now 15 on Cooking Vinyl Australia. The video was directed by High Tension bass player Matt Weston and features animation […]
Bush Bands Bash will return to Alice Springs this September to uncover the booming underground world of Indigenous rock, and showcase the powerful talents residing across outback Australia. Alice Springs’ Telegraph Station will come […]
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