Articles by Paul Miles

Sydney hard rock band Wolfmother performed at Cbus Super Stadium on Australia’s Gold Coast on Saturday 10 September 2022. Wolfmother is centred around vocalist and guitarist Andrew Stockdale, who formed the group in 2004. The band also currently comprises Hamish Rosser (The Vines) on drums, and Bobby Poulton on bass and keyboards. Joining the band on stage during their third song – the hit single, “Woman” – was Nick Simmons, son of Kiss bassist Gene Simmons.
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Australian psychedelic stoner band Tumbleweed performed at Cbus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast on 10 September 2022. Formed during 1990 in Wollongong, Tumbleweed are currently guitarist Lenny Curley, led singer Richie Lewis, guitarist Paul Hausmeister, drummer Steve O’Brien, and bassist Jamie Cleaves. […]

Mulga Bore Hard Rock performed a special 30-minute set at Cbus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast on 10 September 2022. The six-piece KISS-inspired hard rock band is from a remote Aboriginal outstation community named Mulga Bore in Central Australia, Anmatyerre country, some 240 kilometres from Alice Springs. […]

Adelaide hard rock band The Mark of Cain performed at Max Watt’s in Melbourne on Friday 12 August 2022 to kick-off their A Different Kind of Tension national tour that comes on the back of the band’s induction into the South Australian Music Association’s Hall of Fame. After forming in mid-1984, TMOC has released 5 studio albums between 1989 and 2012, along with a slew of singles, EPs, compilations and a live album. […]

Mongolian metal band The HU performed the second of their sold-out shows at 170 Russell in Melbourne on Wednesday 3 August 2022, to commence their Black Thunder tour of Australia. Formed in 2016, The HU uses traditional Mongolian instrumentation with Mongolian throat singing, as they win over fans with their style of music dubbed hunnu rock, inspired by the ancient Mongol/Turkic empire Hünnü. […]

American rock band Black Veil Brides performed a sold-out show on their headline tour of Australia at The Croxton in Melbourne on Sunday 3 July 2022. Formed in Hollywood during 2006 by lead vocalist Andy Biersack, it’s the band’s first shows down under in eight years. […]

Melbourne band Cash Savage and the Last Drinks performed after the Reclink Community Cup football match at Victoria Park in Abbotsford on Sunday 19 June 2022. Formed in 2008 by singer and guitarist Cash Savage, the lineup currently also includes guitarists Joe White and Dougal Shaw, fiddlist Kat Mear, percussionist Rene Mancuso, and bassist Nick Finch. Since beginning to play gigs around Melbourne at age 17, Cash Savage has gone on to release four studio albums since 2010, as well as a Live at Hamer Hall album in 2020. […]

The Melbourne Reclink Community Cup is the much-adored annual charity football match that has pitted musicians against media industry staff since 1993. […]