Reviews of live concert performances and events with full photo galleries.
I want to preface this by saying that this is the review that I wasn’t meant to write. After I was lucky enough to interview 8 out of 11 bands, plus the promoter, Stormrider Touring, […]
The Burvale Hotel in Nunawading Victoria is the venue for tonight’s show, Rock Chick by Nat Allison and backed up by the boys from Palace of the King. Last time I saw Nat she was […]
British heavy metal titans Iron Maiden launched their Australian tour in blistering fashion at a sold out RAC Arena in Perth. The Future Past World Tour has had Maiden fans chomping at the bit after […]
The real beauty of music is that sometimes you see something that far exceeds your expectations and just sweeps you away. Tonight was one of those rare nights when you expect to see a great […]
The enigmatic noise rock-cum-industrial metal trio that is HEALTH returned to Australia for their first full headline tour in many years off the back of their seventh album, Rat Wars. Having begun the process of reinventing themselves […]
At 9.05pm to a sprinkling of early punters, walks on Georgia Rodgers and her big red guitar. Georgia is a cool cat, solo blues, soul, guitarist, singer songwriter. My first impressions were that if Melissa […]
Jeff Buckley “Grace” album is one of those iconic records. It was a dark horse of story-telling and personal tales that resonated with the world upon its release. “Grace” was such an epic release and […]
We all know Rock and Roll ain’t dead, but all the proof you need of its beating and diverse heart was on display tonight at Perth’s best kept secret Dive Bar – ‘Eleven’ buried deep […]
Not many bands can boast to have performed for thirty years and still be present and persistent, but Australia rockers Chocolate Starfish can… and they seem to show no signs of letting up. Tonight ‘The […]
Although The Fortitude Music Hall has seen many faces and feet, a night like this is a rare occasion covering the gamut of rock ‘n roll devotees. It has a sense of discovery for the […]
Green Day The Saviors Tour 2024. Target Field, Minneapolis, MN Saturday, August 17, 2024 with special guests The Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid, and the Linda Lindas In this review I’m just going to get right to the […]
As we sat in the media marquee at the Mundi Mundi Bash on pre-festival day, we reflected back on our journey from Perth the previous day – early morning flights, issues with the hire car, […]
One of the most influential bands of their generation and beyond, The Jesus and Mary Chain mark their 40th anniversary in 2024 with a return tour to Australia and New Zealand, finishing up in Perth they did […]
Over the years everything has conspired against me seeing Hugh Cornwall live: weddings, weather and once many years ago a breakdown on the way to Sheffield that saw me arrive ten minutes after he’d departed […]
It’s 2004. You’re navigating your way through high school and the stressful bullshit that comes with it. You’ve just had a fight with your boyfriend or girlfriend and rather than communicating like a normal person, […]
To celebrate the release of Jebediah’s sixth studio album and first new release in 11 years, OIKS, the band have heading out on the road for a national tour with very special guests Magic Dirt. […]
After an absence from Perth of eleven years Municipal Waste certainly wasted no time making up for it. With a selection of guest bands that filled a multi-genre gap that catered to everyone. Having TURD! […]
After selling out her run of headline dates last year, Secret Sounds announced that Norwegian alt-pop artist and songwriter girl in red was heading back down under and is set to play some of her biggest […]
Tonight is the launch of Sisters Doll‘s new single “Don’t Give Up On Us” at the Northcote Social Club and as hinted by the band some very big, exciting news, but before they perform and […]
POND Gallery Prolific and beloved psychedelic rock band Pond have taken their Stung! Tour around Australia this June and July. Gia Como Gallery Coinciding with the release of the band’s tenth studio album Stung! on 21 June, Pond toured nationally […]
Talking to James Morley before the show we reckoned it was 13 years ago that we saw the first Bon But Not Forgotten show in Perth, a couple of years after the Rockpit was launched, […]
British legends The Animals lit up the Astor with their career highlighting blues-rock hits and classic rock sound that has earned them fame since the 1960s. This current lineup playing The Farewell Tour, The Final […]
In the heart of The Basin at the foot of the Dandenong’s stands The Oak Tree Tavern. Reminiscent of a rustic English pub with exposed beams and quaint memorabilia. This is tonight’s venue for the […]
I first saw the Tea Party way back in 1993 and incredible 31 years ago and don’t think I missed a tour yet, so to have them back again after what seems like an age […]
Firestorm There was a dramatic build up to the entrance of NSW Broken Hill lads Firestorm taking to the stage at Amplifier on Monday night. Firestorm is made up of four power metal and thrash […]
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