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The Melbourne Guitar Show will rock Caulfield Racecourse this coming weekend (March 4 and 5) with tickets still available from www.melbourneguitarshow.com.au. It’s been 3 long years since the last show was devoured by over 5,000 guitar and music […]
Mark the 31st March on your calendars because The Murphy Brothers will be taking the outdoor stage at Lake Monger Recreation Club to perform the Crowded House Songbook – a special show featuring their absolute […]
Rootsy rock ‘n’ blues singer-guitarist Tyler Bryant has been honoured by no less than Fender with a limited edition, signature model, custom guitar. To celebrate, Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown have announced the release of […]
For the past three years, for young Indie Rock band, To The Skies, their timing just sucked. The band released their breakout single “Echo” one week before the pandemic hit in 2020. They had a […]
Vandenberg and Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group have premiered the lead video from the band’s upcoming new studio album titled SIN. Adrian Vandenberg shares, “Like every other band or artist we were forced to ‘hold […]
‘Spinning Stopped’ is the second single taken from Elles Baileys’ Deluxe Edition of her chart-topping album ‘Shining in the Half Light’. Amongst all the songs Elles has written, this has proved to be one of her favourites. The track […]
For fans of platform shoes, vintage synths and sonic speedballs, GLITTER WIZARD have emerged with their brand new single “She’s A Star” (out via Kitten Robot Records). Serving as an entry point to the band’s glam labyrinth, the […]
SBS and production partner Blink TV are proud to announce the artist who will represent Australia at the 67th Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool (UK) is none other than Perth’s fearless, riff-laden, genre-bending band VOYAGER! This […]
The ever-evolving story of KINGSWOOD births a new chapter with the release of their long-awaited new studio album, ‘HOME’. Having teased the record in recent months with dynamic singles including ‘Good Whiskey’, ‘Burning Holes’ and ‘One Too Many Times’, KINGSWOOD set […]
Steve Harley has announced a set of Spring / Summer live dates with his acclaimed Acoustic Band [all dates below, some already Sold Out]. Having recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of Cockney Rebel, Steve is widely considered one of the […]
Grab-you-by-the-collar Louisiana metal outfit VERMILION WHISKEY has premiered their first single from their upcoming new album, Crimson & Stone, due out on May 26th, 2023. Today, the band has revealed a new single and lyric video […]
Glenn Hughes, the former bassist, and singer of Deep Purple, known to millions as the ‘Voice of Rock’, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, is pleased to announce, ‘Glenn Hughes Performs Classic Deep Purple Live – Celebrating […]
NORDIC NOISE 2023 – “The Melodic Year” – announces the full program consisting of 16 bands spread over three days in May. An exciting package with heavy metal and hard rock bands from Sweden, Norway, […]
Join one of music’s most original alternative rock acts THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS for an “Evening With” as they perform their breakthrough album Flood in its entirety. With 70+ sold-out shows so far in the US, and by overwhelming […]
Australia’s premier AC/DC tribute return in 2023 for what promises to be an electric high-voltage set as they commemorate the 77th birthday of the legendary, Bon Scott. Hailed as “one of the best AC/DC tribute […]
Due to high demand, Hardline Media are proud to announce the addition of an ADELAIDE show on GOOD FRIDAY 7TH APRIL, 2023 @ Lion Arts Factory! You got it City of Churches, on a Holy Day you can be […]
Riley’s L.A. Guns have today released their latest single ‘Rewind‘ via Golden Robot Records, featuring Steve Riley, Kelly Nickels, Scott Griffin and Kurt Frohlich. This is the second track from the band leading up to their highly anticipated new album The Dark Horse. ‘Rewind’ tackles the […]
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Southern Californian punk band Unwritten Law will be postponing the Australian leg of their album tour. Their 17-date tour for ‘The Hum’ was their largest AU tour organised to date, and will unfortunately be rescheduled to later in the […]
“‘Stuck Inside Your Light’ started with a burst of auditory illumination in my studio,” says THE ROCKET SUMMER brainchild BRYCE AVARY about his brand new single “Stuck Inside Your Light,” which is out today on all DSPs. Extracting bits […]
April 28, 2023 will see the masters of heavy metal, pagan, folk and melodic death metal, Elvenking, return to fantasy with their epic, new album “Reader Of The Runes – Rapture”, through AFM Records! The band’s eleventh […]
With less than two weeks until the release of their sixth studio album On The Prowl (Read the Review HERE) and to celebrate Valentine’s Day, California rock lotharios Steel Panther are back with their latest […]
KILL DEVIL HILL has signed with Ohio based LEGEND Recordings. Founded by Artist Manager Chris Bianchi, partnered through Ingrooves/Universal to release their anticipated upcoming third LP worldwide. KILL DEVIL HILL was established in 2011 by former Black Sabbath […]
GRAMMY® Award-winning guitar virtuosos Rodrigo y Gabriela have announced their landmark new album, In Between Thoughts…A New World, arriving via ATO Records on Friday, April 21. Pre-orders are available now. Rodrigo y Gabriela’s eagerly awaited follow-up to 2019’s […]
Keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman CBE is pleased to announce that he will be returning to the USA in March and April 2023, with his latest tour, AN EVENING WITH RICK WAKEMAN: HIS MUSIC AND STORIES, […]
The one & only Lee Aaron releases the official video for “Elevate.” The song is the third single from her latest studio album Elevate, released in North America last month by Metalville Records. See & hear Lee Aaron’s “Elevate” video in its entirety below ELEVATE: transitive […]
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