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Platinum-selling recording artist and world class guitarist, Orianthi has announced the upcoming release of her new studio album, “Rock Candy” on October 14, 2022. The release follows 2020’s studio album, “O”, which, at the time, was her […]
UK shoegaze pioneers, Ride, will tour Australia and New Zealand this November! Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of their debut full length album, Nowhere, by playing it in full for their fans! Originally released in October 1990, Nowhere is […]
“BEST PART OF ME” is dedicated to Jimi Jamison (SURVIVOR) for his spirit on this song. Our good friend and MAD MAX co-songwriter Fred Zahl had the honor to work together with Jimi Jamison and […]
LA’s Iconic Synth Electro-Pop Pioneers, BERLIN finally announce their first headline Australian shows since 1985! Fusing provocative lyrics with an electronic sound that had as much in common with Donna Summer as it did Kraftwerk, BERLIN created a sound that was both […]
Hardline Media proudly presents the band King Lemmy himself dubbed “America’s last great Rock ’n’ Roll band” – NASHVILLE PUSSY!!! MELBOURNE, CANBERRA, WOLLONGONG, SYDNEY – GET READY – NASHVILLE PUSSY will be in you: DECEMBER […]
Tyla’s Dogs D’Amour’s new album ‘Tree Bridge Cross‘ is finally out this Friday! Available on CD, double CD and yellow gatefold vinyl… get on it in time for release. ORDER NOW
Tour promoter Duane McDonald can’t wait to hit the road in 2023. “We are so excited about this line-up and the regions we will be visiting,” he says. “The amount of hits produced by these […]
What if Russ Meyer and Jason Voorhees formed a band… you’d get the Murderdolls. The Murderdolls burst onto the hard rock music scene in August 2002. The band invaded the music world at a time when the […]
Ginger Wildheart & The Sinners have dropped a rollicking cover of The Georgia Satellites’ “Six Years Gone,” which appears on the band’s debut album, out on October 7th via Wicked Cool Records. Of the cover, which was the first […]
Classic rock gets a mighty modern makeover via the punchy new track ‘RIDE’ from Melbourne youngsters INSTYNKT. An upbeat anthem for positive self-belief set against rock and roll served straight up, ‘RIDE’ also comes belting in today […]
Kira Mac are delighted to announce the release date for their eagerly awaited 10-track, self-released debut studio album. So far, three singles have been released and are out now: ‘One Way Ticket’, ‘Dead Man Walking’ […]
Perth power metal sensations Silent Knight just dropped their relentless new single ‘Blood In The Water’. Opening with a merciless punch to the jugular with pummelling drums, thunderous bass and sharp riffs, ‘Blood In The […]
Much-loved Danny Vaughn — an artist who’s earned the affection and loyalty of his many fans — announces his UK acoustic solo tour (named ‘Vaughnsday On The Road’ by his fans). Starting in Edinburgh on […]
Internationally acclaimed Perth band Datura4 – the current outfit of iconic Perth rock’n’roller Dom Mariani of The Stems and Someloves fame – today release their fifth album ‘Neanderthal Jam’ on AliveNatural Sound through MGM. The band has also premiered a video for […]
Progressive, heavy psychedelic outfit BLACK SPACE RIDERS have revealed a video for their song “Fear No More”. The song is from their album We Have Been Here Before releasing on October 21st, 2022 via Cargo […]
Australian seminal psych-guitar masters, The Church kick off The Slings and Arrows Of Outrageous Fortune tour next week in Perth! The band’s first in four years sees them playing shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Margaret River. The Brisbane show is […]
On October 28th, 2019, The Damned took the stage at London’s prestigious Palladium Theater for a very special immersive musical and theatrical experience. “Wait For The Blackout” captures the electrifying moment when David Vanian takes the stage gloriously decked […]
As the title suggests, after the recent regeneration of the band and in between a hectic tour schedule throughout the US, Sweden, Portugal, Switzerland, France, Norway & the UK, The Quireboys have been in the […]
Following the release of Live From The Royal Albert Hall… Y’All, on Mascot Records/Mascot Label Group, Black Stone Cherry will be heading back to Europe for an 18-date tour next month. They begin in Germany on 12 September, visiting the […]
Australian music icon Jimmy Barnes has rocked the red dirt off the desert, belting out a legendary set before 8,000 fans to close the Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash – Outback NSW’s biggest ever live music event. In his unmistakable […]
Sydney rockers Teddy Rizzo debut their unstoppable new line-up with their scorching new anthem ‘Lizard Queen’. Featuring raw fuzzy riffs, evocative vocals & an unapologetic energy comparable to the likes of WAAX and Violent Soho,’Lizard Queen’ warrants repeat listens. This bold […]
Rock music changed forever when Nirvana took the world by storm in the early 1990’s. From the humble beginnings of a backwater logging town in America’s Pacific Northwest to the lofty heights of world-conquering super-stardom, […]
The scent of spring is in the air and with it comes a hint of good times to come. Among them is WA’s favourite springtime musical escape, Blues at Bridgetown, which in 2022 celebrates its 30th Anniversary. […]
Following the release of her hypnotic new single OLD NEWS, Ella Hooper has today announced a national run of tour dates to showcase the track live, along with a selection of new material and some old favourites! […]
There are just 10 days to go until Fist Full of Rock – featuring the ultimate line-up in Australian hard rock, The Angels, Baby Animals, Rose Tattoo and The Poor – hits the stage at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on September 2. These […]
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