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2023 will not be the year to let sleeping dogs lie. Not when it comes to THE WINERY DOGS, who are kicking off the new year with more new music from their forthcoming and aptly […]
For so many artists, musicians and bands, 2020 was a prick. 2021 was an utter bastard. The continuous lockdowns and restrictions could’ve been described as a living hell. So many found themselves out of work […]
“Shut your eyes but it won’t go away/ Turn on / Turn off / The News” Following a mischievous roll-out that included mailing portions of the track on CD to Paramore stans and DMing their […]
Irish Celtic infused pop icons, The Corrs will return to Australia in October and November 2023 for a seven date national tour. Joining them will be Aussie pop royalty Natalie Imbruglia the legendary Toni Childs and Adelaide trio, Germein. After stunning the 13 000 […]
Two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and co-founder of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, David Crosby, has released his first ever solo live CD/DVD set. The folk-rock legend and cultural force for […]
Heavy rock band HIGHFRONT is pleased to announce the release of the heavy sludge groove rock song Racing Past Regret on all major streaming services and on bandcamp. The band has also released a music […]
US hard rock group Pop Evil announced their new album, Skeletons due March 17, 2023, via MNRK Heavy, along with their U.S. headlining tour starting on the same day. The 11-tracks feature the already released […]
Singer, guitarist, writer, producer and leader of Canadian rock legends April Wine, Myles Goodwyn, has announced his departure from touring with the group. Goodwyn will continue to lead the band and he will continue to […]
The Finnish four piece Apocalyptica announce the release of their new song Rise Again which features Simone Simons of Epica on vocals. Rise Again is a new version of Apocalyptica’s instrumental track Rise, taken from their most recent album Cell-0. Eicca Toppinen from Apocalyptica on Rise Again: “It was so great to […]
After more than 17 years as a solo artist, nine studio albums, and a #1 UK album with FTHC, his acclaimed LP recently released through Xtra Mile Recordings/Polydor, celebrated British singer-songwriter Frank Turner today announces his upcoming spring 2023 […]
Multi-Platinum, Grammy Award Winning alt-rockers SWITCHFOOT finally return to perform Fan Favourites and Greatest Hits from their entire career including ‘Meant to Live’, ‘Dare You to Move’ and many more! Formed in San Diego in 1996, Switchfoot is Jon Foreman (vocals, […]
OZZY OSBOURNE has hit another career high with his first-ever career back-to-back #1 rock radio singles from his hugely successful and critically acclaimed PATIENT NUMBER 9 album (Epic Records). On December 12 (2022) the album’s “One of Those Days” (featuring Eric […]
Tickets for the 2023 Ride The Soundwave Music Festival went on sale Thursday December 15th. The recently announced line-up for the all-ages event includes Boy & Bear, The Waifs, Busby Marou and Tullara, who will all rock the beachside stage […]
BMG release a new mix as well as an acoustic version of ‘Traffic’, the third single to be taken from Simple Minds’ outstanding eighteenth studio album Direction Of The Heart. Written by the band’s original members, Jim Kerr and […]
Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s landmark 1997 release ‘Trouble Is…’ contains plenty of technical dazzle and old-soul touches, but what truly set the album apart was the mature songwriting that it featured from Shepherd, an indication that […]
Acclaimed rock band Counting Crows, headed up by the charismatic Adam Duritz, have today added 2 new dates to their forthcoming Australian tour, The Butter Miracle Tour 2023. With the original dates in Melbourne and Sydney now totally […]
17x platinum, GRAMMY-nominated rock band SKILLET has announced the February 17, 2023 release of their DOMINION: DAY OF DESTINY (DELUXE EDITION). With five new tracks, including upcoming Active Rock single “Psycho In My Head” (full track listing below), the project is the companion to DOMINION, […]
Scottish stalwarts GALLUS announce a brand new UK tour kick off 2023 in style. Made up of six shows, culminating in the band’s largest show to date at SWG3 in Glasgow, GALLUS are ready to take on the […]
For nearly three decades, Dave Jordan has been a staple of the New Orleans and south Louisiana music scene. He’s been described as the swampy lovechild of Tom Petty, John Prine and Dr. John and […]
Before the exceptional singer Lee Small (Phenomena, The Sweet, Lionheart, SHY) releases his new studio album in spring 2023 on Metalville Records, he presents us the new single “The Big Unknown (Christmas Frankincense version).” The official video for the song […]
Golden Robot Records have released remastered Rose Tattoo album Beats from a Single Drum, available to stream everywhere and on limited edition vinyl. Beats from a Single Drum features 10 remastered songs from the 1986 album including ‘Calling,‘ ‘Michael Oreilly‘ and ‘Suddenly’ with the latter […]
German hard rock titans BONFIRE have revealed their new vocalist. The band has joined forces with exceptional singer and frontman DYAN, who may be yet unknown but will immediately convince every heavy and hard rock fan! “As most […]
Polish death metal legends VADER are proud to confirm their Australian and New Zealand ’40 Years Anniversary’ tour dates in Australia and New Zealand, adding even more diversity and dark, sinister atmosphere to these very […]
Fresh off the heels of announcing the highly anticipated forthcoming record EVERY LOSER (Atlantic Records/Gold Tooth Records) and “buzz-bombing, hard-riffing rock” (NEW YORK TIMES) single “Frenzy,” which recently debuted on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, Iggy Pop has unleashed […]
Alt-pop-rock national treasures, KISSCHASY recently announced they’ll reunite for a special one-off Australian headlining tour in May 2023. This will be the band’s first national tour in eight years, with lead singer Darren Cordeux making a special visit back to […]
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