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The Damned are the undisputed, unmatched and unassailable living gods of Punk Rock; and for the very first and final time in 35 years they have reassembled the absolute classic line up of the band, recreating the period […]
Grammy-winning hard rock band Halestorm have announced their highly anticipated return to New Zealand in March 2024. The band will perform a headline show at Auckland’s Town Hall on March 18th, marking their first appearance in New […]
As announced last month, James Reyne is dipping back into the Crawl File, hitting the road to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Australian Crawl’s first greatest hits collection. In a move sure to satisfy ardent fans, he unveils a further […]
Emerging from Sydney’s underground music scene in 2002, Nobody’s Fool have been producing unapologetically dirty rock ‘n roll in the vein of AC/DC, Skid Row and Led Zeppelin, fuelled by adrenaline and raw energy for the better part of 20 years now. […]
Gunaikurnai/Gippsland-based trio, Ocean Sleeper, have just revealed their melodious single ‘Heaven’ – produced by the band’s guitarist Ionei Heckenberg at Zanari Records, Naarm/Melbourne. Taking cues from the likes of Bring Me The Horizon, The Amity Affliction and Bad Omens, ‘Heaven’ combines stadia-esque riffs with […]
Grammy Award-winning rockstar and activist, Melissa Etheridge, today announced that she’ll be back on the road in 2024 for her ‘I’m Not Broken Tour’. The tour kicks off on May 10th at Riverside Theatre in Perth, before moving through […]
It’s an 80s double header when chart toppers GO WEST and NIK KERSHAW come together for a national co-headline Australian tour in March 2024. Fans can expect to hear some of the best songs of the 80s and early […]
“Musically, ‘The Summer of Hate’ became our homage to the sounds of The Damned, The MC5, and probably a bit of the Stooges in there as well,” says Courtney Taylor-Taylor of The Dandy Warhols. He adds, “The […]
Jack J Hutchinson is set to captivate audiences once again with the release of his latest single, “Bullets,” accompanied by an adrenaline-fueled music video that pays homage to the iconic film Bullitt. “Bullets” serves as […]
There is no time to rest for Oklahoma based Southern Rock powerhouse, Hillbilly Vegas. Be it on the road or in the studio, these guys have a helluva work ethic. Hillbilly Vegas release the latest single […]
Maverick Firebird return to take to the skies once more flaunting an ever-growing post-covid catalogue of new and improved, “unbranded, unbroken, rock-n-roll” tunes for your ears to feast on! Armed with a new drummer, in […]
Gypsy’s Kiss release their recorded and mastered single “Gone For Good,” from their ’74’ album. Crafted by Jonathan Morley and David Smith, this track candidly explores the aftermath of a relationship dissolution, expressing the poignant […]
Out from the darkness of ‘Black Moon’ and into the light comes Legs Electric’s new song ‘Dance Like A Wolf’! Their latest single encapsulating the spirit of empowerment with hypnotic riffs & howling vocals that […]
To sign off on what has been a ripper of a year for the Hard-Ons, they release a brand new 7 inch single with 2 unreleased album tracks, ‘Miserable’ and ‘F*ck Off C*nt Features 2’. […]
New wave London icons THE THE are returning to Australia and New Zealand as part of their Ensouled world tour. After four decades of making music and selling out Sydney and Melbourne during their last […]
Frontier Touring are pumped to announce UK rock duo Royal Blood will make their way back to our shores, touring across Australia and New Zealand in December. ‘We’re incredibly excited to be announcing these shows in Australia and […]
CHARLEY CROCKETT, our favourite Texan cowboy is back for an Australian summer, dustin’ off his boots for a wild tour covering the country from east to west with his smouldering ballads and razor-sharp songs. From […]
With the release of their long-awaited sixth studio album FRONZOLI, Perth psych-fuzz legends PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS have officially come back out the gates swinging. The record, a fitting new addition to the band’s ever evolving […]
Legendary rock journalist Steve Rosen has finally released his long-awaited book about the friendship he shared with the late iconic guitar player Edward Van Halen. Now in its second printing, the book is titled Tonechaser […]
After a stellar 3 decade career, Seattle rockers, Candlebox are calling it a day and will finally visit Australia for the first and last ever time this January. Emerging from Seattle’s mid-’90s grunge scene, Candlebox made […]
OF MICE & MEN do not do things by halves. Whether writing immense songs, recording them to perfection or performing them with the intensity of a thousand suns in a live setting, every member of the […]
Elles Bailey releases the second single ‘Lean on My Love’ from her eagerly anticipated EP, ‘The Night Owl and the Lark’ (scheduled for release on 23rd February, 2024. Elles draws inspiration from iconic songwriters like Carole King, […]
Mudvayne have sold more than six million albums worldwide with 3 Platinum albums in Australia alone. They were honoured with the first ever MTV2 Award and were heavily featured in the pages of Rolling Stone, Revolver, Entertainment Weekly, Newsweek, […]
Experimental metal band MR. BUNGLE today announce Australia and New Zealand dates for March 2024 as part of the The Raging Wrath of Australia & New Zealand with fellow pop stars MELVINS. Back in all of their teenage-angst glory, Mr […]
The Animals announce their 60th Anniversary “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” – The band’s Final Tour of Australia The Animals’ impact and influence is undeniable. They created some of the most iconic songs […]
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