Articles by Paul Miles

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.

American singer-songwriter Chelsea Wolfe performed a sold-out show at Max Watt’s in Melbourne on Saturday 18 June 2022 as part of her Australian & New Zealand Tour – her first full tour downunder in ten years.

American rock band Mayday Parade concluded their Australian Tour with an all-ages show at The Croxton in Melbourne on Saturday afternoon 30 April 2022.

Sydney’s psychedelic rock-and-roll occultists The Neptune Power Federation celebrated the release of their fifth album in ten years Le Demon De L’Amour by headlining the second edition of Holy Smoke! at the legendary Tote Hotel in Melbourne on Friday 22 April 2022.

Nearly five years ago, the legendary Midnight Oil returned with a sweat-drenched pub gig at Selinas where frontman Peter Garrett exhorted “rage, rage, against the dying of the light.” And that’s exactly what they’ve done ever since.

San Diego rock band Stone Temple Pilots performed at Under The Southern Stars festival at Hastings Foreshore Reserve along Western Port Bay on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula on Saturday 12 March 2022. STP is brothers Dean DeLeo on guitars and Robert DeLeo on bass, with drummer Eric Kretz and singer Jeff Gutt who joined late in 2017, taking over from Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) after he replaced original singer Scott Weiland.