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Kill The Lights, which features former members of Bullet for My Valentine, Throw the Fight, Threat Signal, and Still Remains, released their debut album The Sinner, in 2020 via Fearless Records. Earlier this year, they dropped the new single Broken Bones. Watch […]
Aussie rock legend Jimmy Barnes is bringing a scorching, roaring, and unmissable show to the historic Fremantle Prison. Jimmy Barnes is the heart and soul of Australian rock and roll. For over 40 years he […]
Brimming with charisma and gothic melodrama, Ville Valo commands your full attention both on and off the stage. Perfectly fusing the melodic and the melancholic, Valo is the embodiment of Johnny Cash, The Sisters Of Mercy, […]
DORO´s new masterpiece – Conqueress – Forever Strong and Proud – will be released worldwide on October 27th via Nuclear Blast. Pre save the album HERE For this special anniversary album, celebrating her 40th year in music, it would […]
Sydney rockers Dirt City, continue to push boundaries with their highly anticipated second single, “Death in the Desert.” The epic track, taken from their forthcoming, self titled EP out Aug 18, showcases the band’s mastery […]
Multi award-winning Blues/Rock/Americana/Roots artist Dom Martin is pleased to announce the release of “Daylight I Will Find” – the second single taken from his highly anticipated third studio album “Buried In The Hail” released by […]
Having traversed more of Australia than most over the past 18 months, with an extensive touring schedule, South Summit are today releasing their new EP ‘Tales Of The Yeti’; an expansive, probing & multi-faceted 6-track […]
The Pleasures burst on to the scene in 2022. Having released three singles in the Australian market so far, The Beginning of the End, Every Story Has Two Sides and Paranoid, The Pleasures showcased a […]
Legendary and much beloved Australian rockers The Butterfly Effect celebrate the 20th Anniversary of their landmark debut album, Begins Here, today! Crashing into homes nationwide on August 3, 2003, “Begins Here” spawned four massive singles, One Second Of Insanity, Crave, Always & Beautiful […]
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of her all-conquering, GRAMMY Award-winning debut album, Ms. Lauryn Hill has announced a twin-set of Australian arena dates. TEG Dainty will honour a quarter-century of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill […]
With two days to go until his second album Mammoth II is available worldwide via BMG, Mammoth WVH – the brainchild of Wolfgang Van Halen – is releasing a music video for another song from the album. The next […]
Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce Scottish indie icons Teenage Fanclub will return to Australia and New Zealand in March 2024, performing their first live shows down under since 2019. The renowned Glasgow five-piece – led by founding members […]
“I’ve got so many amazing memories of my time in Australia over the years. Our last trip was so much fun. We had such an incredible time. Each show was a party, so we know […]
Ray Beadle returns with the release of BOUND TO GET THE BLUES, recorded live off the floor to tape at Studios 301 Sydney, in early February of 2022 – BOUND TO GET THE BLUES is […]
Fleetwood Mac fans are in for a rare treat, with the announcement today of ‘Yesterday’s Gone – The Fleetwood Mac Legacy’ – two very special shows bringing together four outstanding Australian artists to celebrate the […]
Duff McKagan has shared I SAW GOD ON 10TH ST., the new single from his eagerly awaited third solo album, LIGHTHOUSE, arriving everywhere on Friday, October 20. An official visualizer premiered on YouTube. “I picture him […]
Rock and roll legend Paul Rodgers releases his highly-anticipated new single, “Take Love.” Following “Living It Up” as the second single from Rodgers’ forthcoming album Midnight Rose, “Take Love” reminds listeners why he is one […]
Ghost Hounds have released their blues-rock-fueled album First Last Time via Gibson Records, HERE. The 10-track album features singles “Last Train To Nowhere,” “Make It Shake,” and “Dirty Angel,” which have received praise from American […]
The combination of guitar trio The String Revolution and Tommy Emmanuel join forces to create a match made in guitar heaven in recording and re-imagining the Johnny Cash classic “Folsom Prison Blues.” When approaching the […]
After the release of their very successful self-titled album Beyond The Black, which was released in January 2023 the band now share the brand new single ‘Call My Name’ with their fans. Beside that BEYOND THE […]
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. […]
Prepare to have your mind Institutionalized Australia. The one and only Suicidal Tendencies will be bringing their ‘Still Cyco Punk After All These Years’ tour to our shores for the 40th Anniversary of their landmark, […]
Taking aim at those who doubted her return to songwriting & performing post-pregnancy, 51st Avenue’s Alynnis Zizza is empowered, fierce & forthright in their new single ‘Mind Your Own’. Pulling sonic inspirations from artists such […]
Constructing dreamy indie pop soundscapes is something that Sydney’s Jet City Sports Club are masters of, at this stage of their career. Quickly winning hearts of new fans in 2022 with releases such as ‘Green […]
90ivy, the Sydney-based four-piece indie-rock outfit renowned for their “happy-sad songs for happy-sad people,” shares their anticipated new single, ‘Public Displays of Deflection.’ This is the first taste of their forthcoming 3rd EP, marking a […]
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