The crowd poured into Magnet House for a night of metal heavyweights, with very little space left between the people in the audience. Up first on the lineup were American metal band BOUNDRIES, hailing from […]
The Fabulous Caprettos are back! And as usual they didn’t disappoint! This is a show for dedicated music lovers by four of Australia’s most respected musicians and once again the crowd absolutely loved it! Multi […]
Sabaton is a band based out of Sweden if you have not heard of them. They are absolutely fantastic I’ve seen them several different times on tour. Unfortunately for this particular review and this evening, […]
The weather gods were well and truly shining down on the Perth Rocks Festival on Sunday, 15 September 2024, in Port Beach Brewery, Fremantle. The sun was out, a smooth, cool breeze was blowing, and […]
My weekend with Metallica. Including Pantera, Mammoth WVH, Ice Nine Kills and Five Finger Death Punch @US Bank Stadium Minneapolis, Minnesota 2024 I was lucky enough to see the two Metallica shows at U.S. bank […]
It’s a long way from Memphis to Chicago but we are sure glad that Charlie made that trip back in 1962 when the music world was on the verge of change. Rubbing shoulders with Chicago’s […]
I’ve always been aware of Living Colour more because of the guitar player Vernon Reed than anything else. I have a lot of friends who are musicians that constantly talk about how amazing he is, […]
An army of metalheads with a few even sporting full-blown corpse paint. Hardly what anyone expects to see on a Tuesday night, but in Fremantle anything is possible. Especially where the almighty Cradle of Filth […]
Byron Bay’s heavy metal band Parkway Drive have returned home for their 20-year Anniversary Tour. The band, formed in 2003 is one of Australia’s most successful heavy metal pioneers. Performing songs from seven different albums, […]
Last night I got to witness an extremely personal show from The Police great Andy Summers. His “A Cracked Lens and A Missing String” tour of Australia kicked off last night at the Melbourne Recital […]
It’s hard to go past a more perfect double bill than Buckcherry and Rose Tattoo – I mean it has it all: one of Australia’s finest vintage Rock acts and the band that rekindled Rock […]
Celebrating 60 years of The Rolling Stones, four of our most electrifying rockstars brought The Rolling Stones Revue to The Astor Theatre, Perth to pay homage to the greatest rock ‘n roll band of all time. […]
THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS returned to Australia as part of their Seasons World Tour with Sydney locals YOURS TRULY supporting across each leg of the national tour. Forming in Sydney, pop-punk band Yours Truly quickly […]
It was a beautifully cool Fremantle evening as local band Girl Shaped Gun took to the stage at Freo Social to deliver a dynamic and energetic set, opening the night for Electric Six. Freo Social […]
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 […]
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