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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 […]
CROWDED HOUSE have today announced a further new show for their Dreamers Are Waiting Australian tour, adding Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday, November 22. Special guest is US singer songwriter, Cat Power, who joins […]
Raw power, swagger and passion are non negotiable ingredients for Dellacoma Rio and all 3 factor heavily in both his music and live performance. Armed with a powerhouse 5-piece band and a swag of riff […]
The iconic, memory-laden musical experience that is Blues at Bridgetown will celebrate its 30th year in 2022 from Friday-Sunday, November 11-13. As with most things, the pandemic has served up some challenges in recent years, but in 2022 […]
Phil Jamieson – frontman/singer/songwriter/guitarist for Grinspoon – has released his first ever solo album Somebody Else. The album is this week’s Feature Album on Double J. The release of Somebody Else comes on the back […]
Female-led rock band UPON WINGS have shared the new single and music video for “Last Love”. The soaring, guitar-heavy anthem was mixed and mastered by Skidd Mills, best known for working with bands like Saving […]
Sky Cave don’t shy away from difficult conversations. In a completely vulnerable turn, the 3-piece band from Perth shine a light on the destructive effects hidden mental illness can bring if left alone and untreated […]
2022 marks the 30th anniversary of Diesel’s first solo record, Hepfidelity. Featuring the hit singles ‘Tip Of My Tongue’, ‘Man Alive’ and more, the record was a huge success on release – it reached #1 on […]
On the day they begin the WA leg of their I’m Sorry Sir, That Riff’s Been Taken tour, The Hard-Ons have released a new single and video from the album. The “Needles & Pins” 7″ […]
Perth rising metal stars INFINITE EXILE kicked off 2022 with a brand new song & video ‘War Is Here’ (watch here: https://youtu.be/84ck6CeqQHA) earlier in the year which received a lot of attention including coverage from […]
Russell Morris revisits his alter-ego Jack Chrome, in this follow up to the acclaimed album he penned with Rick Springfield in 2021, ‘Jack Chrome & The Darkness Waltz’. ‘The Dreams of Jack Chrome’ continues as […]
Glaswegian rockers GUN are back with their latest release from the forthcoming album, ‘The Calton Songs’ and finally it’s the turn of ‘Word Up’ TODAY, 28 July. So tell all the boys and girls, Tell your brother, your sister, And mama too… This massive […]
Multi-platinum UK rock icons The Darkness will be returning to Australia & New Zealand this October, playing shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth, Auckland & Wellington. Tickets are selling incredibly fast and most shows are set […]
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