News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT make a triumphant return to Australia to perform both New Order and Joy Division’s famed Substance compilations, sequentially and in their entirety in Australia and New Zealand in May 2024. […]
August sees Silverback Touring bringing back the best Nirvana Tribute act on the plant to perform Nirvana’s iconic album, ‘In Utero’, in full, as part of its 30th-anniversary celebrations. The band, which has been hailed […]
Local Bunbury-based metal/rock band Feedback, have just dropped ‘No Escape’, the 2nd and final single to be released from their upcoming debut album ‘Rising of the Sun, Falling of the Sky’. The song is an […]
‘Liberty’ THE REVOLATION’s seventh single is an in your face, gutsy, driving rocker that hooks you from the very start. There is an energy in ‘Liberty’ that is a reminiscent of that true Australian rock […]
Australian heavy sleaze metal band, Snake Bite Whisky have released a previously unreleased digital format single from the recording sessions for their second album, ‘Black Candy’. The single, ‘Cruel And Indiscrete’ was originally released as […]
Raw & aching, Perth’s Joan & The Giants have today stepped forth with their haunting new track ‘Sleep Alone’. Covering feelings of unrequited passion & love, alongside motifs of longing, loneliness & fleeting memories ‘Sleep […]
Sydney based Heavy Rockers Wicked Envy have released their devilish new single and music video called ‘Paralysis Demon’, which was premiered exclusively via AAA Backstage. The hard-hitting single encourages listeners to reach out for help when struggling with their […]
Jimmy Van Zeno – a lifelong musician and award-winning music industry veteran whose eponymous project emerged out of a series of experimental demos he’d written. Throughout more than 30 years as both a band member […]
With six of eight shows sold out on their national Easy Detention tour, iconic Aussie rockers Grinspoon have announced second and final shows for Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne, with limited tickets still available in Hobart […]
WEDNESDAY 13 and his current band – which features former MURDERDOLLS alumni Roman Surman and Jack Tankersley – will be performing a full set of MURDERDOLLS songs, taken from the band’s celebrated 2002 debut album, ‘Beyond The Valley Of The Murderdolls’ and […]
Revered rockers The Screaming Jets, fronted by charismatic lead singer Dave Gleeson, have released their brand new single Nothing To Lose today! Listen here, added to Spotify’s New Music Friday here. It is the band’s first new music offering in […]
KISS have announced two local supports acts for their final Australian show, which is set to take place at Sydney’s Accor Stadium on Saturday 7 October. The Final Curtain will see KISS supported by Oz […]
Tex Perkins will return to the stage with a brand-new show playing the songs of Johnny Cash. There are few artists who can translate the work of Johnny Cash and bring it to the modern […]
Today, Wayside makes a massive statement with their new double single “Parallax Error” and “Asymmetry” –– a mesmerizing mix of ethereal, soft shoegaze and intense post-hardcore. The new tracks come ahead of Wayside’s upcoming national […]
Melbourne’s rock’n’roll kings The Casanovas have released the riff-rocking new single “The Devil In Me”. It follows the surprise release of the “When You Want Something From Me” last October on the eve of the […]
Melbourne rock trio Sisters Doll, are having the times of their lives right now! Their just released new single Change is their third #1 single on the Australian iTunes Rock Chart with the track AND the […]
It’ll be a never ending run of magic this November when iconic UK folk-punk troubadour FRANK TURNER and his band THE SLEEPING SOULS return to New Zealand and Australia for The Never Ending Tour Of […]
In news set to give Australian ALL TIME LOW fans the ultimate high, the multi-platinum Maryland quartet are thrilled to announce their return down under this November, with special guests MAYDAY PARADE and LAURAN HIBBERD. A band who have toppled charts, […]
Dressed to kill and ready to thrill, Melbourne’s THORNHILL are bringing the glam and ferocious allure this October to a capital city near you, announcing their Prom Queen City Australian Tour, with very special guests […]
Devin Townsend is a relentless force, fearlessly pushing the boundaries of artistic expression. A genius, an eccentric mastermind, an orchestrator, and a comedian all rolled into one. His ability to seamlessly transition from creating crushingly […]
Off the back of their acclaimed second album, ‘Last of Your Kind’ and receiving the coveted triple j Feature Album for ‘Through The Walls’ The VANNS are excited to announce their biggest headline tour to […]
It’s one of the most successful Beatles events ever staged in Australia. Following sold out tours in 2009, 2014 and 2018 Chris Cheney (The Living End), Phil Jamieson (Grinspoon), Tim Rogers (You Am I), and […]
After a hugely successful appearance at ‘By The C’ music festival recently alongside Icehouse, Birds of Tokyo and more, Perth Indie Rock outfit, 46 Brigade are set to rock out again at Night Owl Studio […]
Australian rising star Claudia Tripp has made waves in the country pop scene in recent years and is set to do it again with her highly anticipated single, “I’m Never Drinking Again”. The Perth singer […]
In May of 1977, James Baker (The Geeks, The Scientists, The Painkillers, The Rockin Hendy, Hoodoo Gurus, Beasts of Bourbon, The Dubrovniks), and Dave Flick aka Faulker (Hoodoo Gurus, The Manikins, Midget and The Farrellys, […]
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