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Planet Rock Radio & The Gig Cartel are proud to present two leading blues rock artists — currently among the genre’s top touring acts — who are joining forces to tour the UK, backed by their full electric […]
Internationally acclaimed West Australian boogie masters DATURA4, who are fronted by Dom Mariani of legendary Oz garage rockers The Stems, are set to tour the east coast of Australia for the first time in 6 years on the success of their fifth album, Neanderthal Jam. […]
Australia’s obsession with three-time Grammy Award-winning singer, performer, and international pop icon P!NK continues to grow, with a further 2 stadium shows added today on her massive Australian tour in February and March 2024, to cope with the extraordinary […]
Fasten your seatbelts! Til Death Do Us Part, the new single and music video from Dutch rockers The Damned Few, is now available on all digital platforms. The new track also introduces a new band line up: Dion […]
Songwriter, vocalist and guitar slinger Jim Kirkpatrick announces the release date of his latest, eagerly awaited, 10-track solo album ‘Dead Man Walking’, which impressively showcases Jim’s multiple rock and blues talents and expands his variety and range into pastures […]
The release of THE HYPNOGOGUE via Communicating Vessels, the 26th album by psych rock masters, THE CHURCH, providing a much needed shimmery blast of post-punk dream pop. Loaded with “jingle jangle guitars and mountainous melodies – psychedelic and grandiose, cinematic […]
KISS appeared live on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show last week and announced live their final concert ever will be in 2023. See clip from SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show below; The Howard Stern Show, which airs on SiriusXM channel […]
The moment when the New York Dolls hit the Big Apple’s teeming music scene in 1971/72 has been immortalized not only by filmmakers and music historians but also in the hearts and minds of every […]
Finnish gothic/glam goo-goo mucks THE 69 EYES unveil an official video for the title track of their upcoming studio album, »Death Of Darkness« which is due out on April 21st, 2023 via Atomic Fire Records (worldwide excl. Finland where it will be released by Vallila Music […]
Floor Jansen releases the highly anticipated single ‘Daydream’, ahead of the launch of her debut album Paragon on March 24, 2023. Jansen wrote ‘Daydream’ while facing the impact of the pandemic on her mental health. The single […]
After releasing their sixteenth studio album, Digital Noise Alliance, last year to critical acclaim, Queensrÿche are kicking off 2023 with an extensive USA headlining trek in support of the record, featuring special guests Marty Friedman and Trauma. To coincide with the tour-start this […]
Adam Masterson, one of the most promising rock ‘n’ roll artists to come out of the UK in recent years, has released his anticipated sophomore full-length album, Time Bomb. The 12-song independent collection features the previously […]
“Here is a song my father taught me. I articulated this song more than I have spoken any text in my entire life,” says Rickie Lee Jones, of “September Song.” “I wanted everyone to hear […]
Nathan Cavaleri has released his brand new single QUERENCIA through ABC Music and commenced his huge run of state-wide performances across Western Australia. Fans will have an opportunity to catch Cavaleri live in Bunbury , followed […]
Tickets are on sale now for METALLICA and Trafalgar Releasing’s worldwide listening party for Metallica’s forthcoming 12th studio album, 72 Seasons. For one night only on Thursday, April 13, 72 Seasons will play exclusively for cinema audiences worldwide—with every one of the […]
The first-ever collaborative album from Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton, Death Wish Blues is a body of work born from a shared passion for pushing the limits of blues music. As one of the most dynamic forces in the […]
Lighting Up The Sky, the eighth studio album from multi-platinum Grammy-nominated hard rock band GODSMACK is out now via BMG. The album includes previously released tracks “You and I,” and “Surrender;” which skyrocketed to #1 at active rock radio for […]
Multi-platinum hard rock heroes EXTREME Gary Cherone (vocals), Nuno Bettencourt (guitar), Pat Badger (bass), and Kevin Figueiredo (drums)—have unveiled the video for “Rise,” which marks the first single from their upcoming album SIX, out June 9 via earMUSIC. Watch the band’s […]
ANGEL Fans Get Ready For a New ANGEL Album ONCE UPON A TIME and 2023 Tour, Release New Single “It’s Alright!” – Legendary rock band ANGEL return with a brilliant, melodic and supremely powerful new studio […]
Legendary rock band TESLA have released the lyric video for “Time To Rock” (Live) . The band will be releasing a live album this summer that will include “Time To Rock” plus others all recorded at Full Throttle Saloon in Sturgis. In […]
Stonetrip’s debut self-titled EP was released via Golden Robot Records back in 2021 and showcased the bands impressive range. Straight up rock n’ roll bangers like opening track ‘Sideways’, ‘Runaway’ and ‘Wild Hearted’ came to be live favourites for their sheer […]
Jethro Tull recently announced the release of their 23rd studio album, ‘RökFlöte’, on the 21st April 2023 via InsideOutMusic. Following 2022’s ‘The Zealot Gene’, the band’s first album in two decades, Ian Anderson and the band […]
Shinedown has released their latest music video for new Hot AC single “A Symptom Of Being Human,” a standout track from their critically acclaimed album Planet Zero. Unfolding with gentle acoustic guitar, soaring strings, delicate […]
KILL DEVIL HILL returns with a hard-hitting new single in “Blood In The Water” Read more HERE The band’s first in nearly a decade. After recently signing with LEGEND Recordings to release their anticipated upcoming third […]
Over two decades and ten visits to Aussie shores, JIM LAUDERDALE has made Australia a second home, winning leagues of fans amongst not only music lovers but artists across the musical spectrum. Now, a star-studded group […]
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