South African Stoner Rockers Release Fiery New Album, The Devil's Cattle Today! The Devil’s Cattle is the highly anticipated, full-length album release from South African rock and rollers Ruff Majik, and the first with their new label Mongrel Records. The album is a 13-song firecracker filtered through the colorfully twisted lens of lead vocalist, guitarist, ... Read More
Photo by Alec Smart Photos Legendary Hard-Ons guitarist Peter Black presents the first singles from each of his forthcoming two solo albums. "Safety Net" is the obvious hit - a great pop song with '60s inspired melody and a bit of '70s-style crunch. "Is That A Hint of a Cough" shows off ... Read More
2020 has been struck down by COVID-19. It's driven a wipe-out of tours and festivals cancelled, venues closed and careers put on hold. Practically everyone working in live music - that’s artists, crew and music workers - have lost their jobs and income, and the future is anything but certain ... Read More
SKY BALL ANNOUNCES MORE ACTS, MORE CONCERTS AND MORE TICKETS. Wow, it's been a wild six-month ride to get to the Sky Ball. Testimate to the mighty Pie in the Sky, Dashville has held on, riding the rollercoaster all the way through to today, where we can finally be proud to share with you ... Read More
Tommy Lee's new solo album, Andro, will be released on October 16. In conversation with Tommy Lee about his new music, his abject joy over his new album, Andro, is infectious. The mastermind behind this compelling collection of songs has conquered TikTok amassing 560k followers in the past couple of ... Read More
Scene News: The State Government announce $13 million funding package for the Victorian music sector
The State Government this morning announced a $13 million funding package for the Victorian music sector, and groundbreaking new planning controls that will support venues and set the foundation for the establishment of Live Music Precincts. These first announcements of the Victorian Live Music Grants and the planning recognition for ... Read More
The Supanova Team have worked tirelessly to create an opportunity for our fans to gather together and celebrate their fandoms as a community. Unfortunately, COVID-19 restrictions across the country have not eased to the point where we can viably guarantee our originally scheduled and rescheduled November 2020 events. Therefore, we ... Read More
Tāmaki Makaurau-based noise-punks Die! Die! Die! return with the announcement of new single ‘I Seek Misery’, lifted from the band’s upcoming 7’’, set for release October 23rd. The double A side ‘I Seek Misery’ backed with '450’ is the second release from the band since they reformed their original line-up of guitarist/vocalist Andrew Wilson, drummer Michael Prain and newly returned bassist Lachlan ... Read More
Two years and at least one sadly remembered love affair in the making, Fremantle trio Jordi Davieson, Scarlett Stevens and Josh Biondillo aka San Cisco have released Between You And Me, a painstakingly effortless record that can only be derived from experiencing the throes of life together ... Read More
BIGSOUND 2020 has dropped the mic on its first (and hopefully last) ever 100% virtual program on October 21 and 22, bringing together a stacked first announcement of keynote presenters to lead a program to re-future a challenged industry with positivity, connection and reality ... Read More
Clare Moore started out in the Moodists. Then there was Dave Graney ‘n’ the Coral Snakes. Now Dave Graney and the mistLY and Dave Graney and Clare Moore. Along the way there was the Dames. and Harry Howard and the NDE. Also the Routines ... Read More
Twice Grammy-nominated and millions-selling progressive music titans DREAM THEATER have today released a statement about the Australian leg of their "Evening With" touring cycle. The dates, which were to happen in November 2020, will now be taking place in 2021, presented by MJR TEG - with re-scheduled dates in the ... Read More
We are incredibly excited to announce the premier of "Beyond Barricades," a feature length documentary film spanning the lifetime of Anti-Flag from their inception to present day. "Beyond Barricades" will be premiering on October 3rd on veeps.com at 5pm EST and will be immediately followed by a live Q&A with ... Read More
DIY Australian indie-pop artist RACKETT drops new electronic single “Everywhere You’re Not” featuring NY rapper Dante Knows, co-written, produced and mixed by Dave Hammer (Lime Cordiale, Mia Rodriguez), and mastered by Andrew Edgeston (Amy Shark, Tia Gostelow). Beat driven and bass-heavy, the single punches into a huge dance drop out ... Read More
PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS are back in town! The Hard Rock powerhouse from Wales announce their new album ‘We're The Bastards’ today, to be released on November 13th via Nuclear Blast! Singer Neil Starr on the new album: "It’s definitely great to know that we have an audience now ... Read More
"Private Function might just be strong contenders for the title of the best band in Australia right now... a group who use their platform to succeed in the rock world while simultaneously turning the genre back on itself and laughing at it." - Rolling Stone Australia’s irreverent pub-punk outfit Private Function are stoked to announce their ... Read More
"A killer sound I can't get enough of" AUSTIN TOWN HALL "contemporary indie of the highest order" BACKSEAT MAFIA THE ELECTORATE are set to unleash their impressive debut album You Don't Have Time To Stay Lost on September 18 through Templebear Records / MGM. Laden with melodic choruses and bent-pop hooks, this dynamic indie-pop trio ... Read More
KILLER BE KILLED RETURN WITH RELUCTANT HERO ON NOV. 20 VIA NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS MAX CAVALERA, BEN KOLLER, GREG PUCIATO & TROY SANDERS FOLLOW-UP 2014 DEBUT WITH BLISTERING 11-SONG ALBUM “After 6 years, the magic is back! Reluctant Hero, full of riffs and catchy melodies.” – Max Cavalera ... Read More
Album Two To One out September 18. Los Angeles, CA - Legendary punk/proto-punk guitar heroes, Rock’n’Roll Hall of Famer James Williamson of Iggy & The Stooges, and ARIA Hall of Famer Deniz Tek of Radio Birdman, have joined forces for a brand new, odds-defying studio album, Two To One, set ... Read More
The first single from forthcoming sophomore album Renowned Indigenous soul singer and powerhouse vocalist Emma Donovan and critically-acclaimed rhythm combo The Putbacks have released Pink Skirt, the first single from their much-anticipated new album, defining a new flavour in the feast of Australian music. With nostalgic songwriting delving into Emma’s ... Read More
A casual loan of a classic Fender Jaguar Guitar inspires this heartfelt new single from Sydney Songman Adam Blacksmith Adam Blacksmith is a thought provoking songwriter from Sydney, Australia. He is a talented wordsmith and a storyteller. He draws his influences from far and wide, from his contemporaries Augie March ... Read More
Following the release of ‘Mr. Prism’ earlier this month, their first single of 2020, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets today share an adventure-filled clay animation video for the song. Created by Oliver Jones, who the band have collaborated with previously on their similarly kaleidoscopic videos, the video for ‘Mr. Prism’ takes us on a colourful journey ... Read More
Evanescence have released the video for Use My Voice, their new single that “captures the current socio-political zeitgeist of advocacy and activism” (MTV) - the visuals follow frontwoman Amy Lee, her bandmates, and a diverse group of citizens as they unite for change and justice. Watch the video for Use My Voice, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Eric ... Read More
A shared love of instrumental music and The Shadows has brought two of Australia’s popular guitarists together. Against a backdrop of a world pandemic that’s caused the cancellation of all live music and touring, the two guitarists; Sydney based guitarist Martin Cilia and Melbourne based guitarist Joe Matera, have joined ... Read More
Jack Howard plays trumpet with Hunters and Collectors and for the last fifteen years, he's been releasing his own highly- regarded CDs. Along the way, he's also played with The Living End, The Violent Femmes, Rodriguez, The Break, You Am I, Little Red, Pete Murray and a host of others ... Read More
When NY rockers Baby Shakes decided to record their version of The Angels’ “Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again?”, the band could not have imagined how relevant those words would become almost a year later. As featured on the female fronted quartet’s new album Cause a Scene, the ... Read More
It will definitely be a High Voltage event when Silverback Touring bring you BON BUT NOT FORGOTTEN, the ultimate AC/DC Tribute Act as they head out on a Nation-Wide run of shows this October and November. BON BUT NOT FORGOTTEN assembles some of the world’s greatest rockers to perform ... Read More
Following their acclaimed sold out show at Lizottes last month Steve & Gareth are joined onstage by music legends Barton Price (The Models) & Roger Mason (Icehouse) to render their unique musical creation. It is an entirely new and esoteric body of work, evoking a living connection to the past ... Read More
Mick's debut album, Still the Flowers Bloom (March 2001), reached the ARIA Albums Chart top 100. It had been recorded in late 2000 with Jim Moginie (of Midnight Oil) producing ... Read More
Aussie rock royalty Sarah McLeod has today shared her touching new single, Chachi’s Theme, an ode to her recently-passed, beloved and iconic pooch that regularly shared stages with her over the last 15 years ... Read More
The song is the cornerstone of an industry-wide initiative to draw attention to the opioid crisis and raise funds to serve the recovery community and save lives. Timed to launch the USA National Recovery Month in September, this campaign leverages all manners of entertainment to send an important message of ... Read More
Justin Townes Earle was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He was a son of alternative country artist Steve Earle and was named after Townes Van Zandt ... Read More
One of Australia’s favourite storytellers, Josh Pyke has today shared his affecting new single Don’t Let It Wait, a bittersweet song written to inspire us all to enjoy every moment. This is the fourth single to be shared from Pyke’s impending album Rome, set for release on August 28, with ... Read More
It’s been a long time, a decade in fact, since much admired singer-songwriter Van Walker released an album under his own name. Thankfully, that’s about to change with the release of ‘Ghosting’, out August 28. From the first lines of opening track ‘Above As Below’ – you realise how ... Read More
Legendary rock band Jefferson Starship (featuring David Freiberg, Donny Baldwin, Cathy Richardson, Chris Smith, and Jude Gold) has announced the release of their new EP, Mother of the Sun, their first collection of new songs in 12 years. Mother of the Sun will be released via Golden Robot Records and will hit stores and streaming platforms on August 21 ... Read More
Cheersquad Records & Tapes products received news that their manufacturer's pressing plant had to go in to lockdown. The fine folk at Cheersquad sent out the following email today: Although the pressing plant was initially under the impression that they could continue to operate in these Covid times, they have ... Read More
Steve Kilbey has created a fine new album for 2020. His first solo release for an astoundingly creative year reveals a dazzling array of songs brimming with ideas, personality & effervescence. The collection is at once whimsical yet personal, and in a masterful sleight of hand Kilbey’s Eleven Women are ... Read More
The Painters And Dockers have released a new live album YOU KNOW THAT YOU WANT TO. Recorded on a February national tour with The Sunnyboys it's the Dockers gig you get when you can't go to a Dockers gig during these COVID times. Formed in 1983 and Inducted into The ... Read More
Photo by Jos EastwoodHowdy! Long time no hear/speak/see; how're you going navigating through the murky seas that we're all currently trying to swim through? Are you coping ok? From COVID to Black lives Matter to the never ending threat of climate change, its definitely an unprecedented time in all our ... Read More
New York female-fronted garage-punk power poppers cover The Angels’ Aussie classic “Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again” in DIY quarantine music video ... Read More
Melbourne rockers The Casanovas’ new single and first album in five years – out August 26 – both produced by Oz Rock Architect Mark Opitz of AC/DC & The Angels fame ... Read More
A Rebetiko Symphony. Markos Vamvakaris "Bouzouki mou diplohordo". 54 Rebetes from around the world. Featuring Rebetiko Musicians from Melbourne includingPaddy Montgomery, George Kiriakidis, Dean Georgalas and Con Kalamaras. Don't forget: Greek Fringe Fest is thrilled to present an interhemispheric collaboration, bringing together two award-winning creative forces – the strikingly original ... Read More
Los Angeles, CA - Legendary punk/proto-punk guitar heroes, Rock’n’Roll Hall of Famer James Williamson of Iggy & The Stooges, and ARIA Hall of Famer Deniz Tek of Radio Birdman, have joined forces for a brand new, odds-defying studio album, Two To One, set to be released September 18 by Cleopatra ... Read More
Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Bruce Hearn is a former student activist and union rep and now a Senior Lecturer in Industrial Relations who loves music with roots. Bruce came to prominence as a musician in the early ‘80s as a singer/song writer for iconic Melbourne ska band, Strange Tenants, but his ... Read More
Vast storyteller, and rocking troubadour Jack Bratt has today announced the release of his ripping new single The Outsider, a song about self-identity and perception, complemented by an entertaining spaceman-themed video clip. A grand, existential exploration of fitting in when feeling like an outcast, The Outsider hits notes of timeless rock ... Read More
On the one hand, the new single by Mick Thomas' Roving Commission is a catchy, swinging roots country tune about watching Melbourne alt-country darling Sal Kimber perform. On the other, it is something much more. Something existential even ... Read More
Australian cult power pop singer-songwriter John Dowler, best remembered for his groups Young Modern and the Zimmermen (and their classic 1985 single “Don’t Go to Sydney”), returns with his current outfit ... Read More
“He’s offended us for years and now we’re giving some back. If he’s looking for songs to play at his rallies he’s welcome to this one!”– Dave Faulkner, Hoodoo GurusWith new song and video, Aussie rock legends Hoodoo Gurus take aim from lockdown at a bright orange target across the seas! ... Read More
Nathan Cavaleri is back and set to release his first solo album, Demons (out August 6) since being signed to Michael Jackson’s label at age twelve, today sharing his affecting new single, Before You Check Out, an introspective song with a deeply important message and a suitably poignant film clip. ... Read More
And if you are stuck in another state or even overseas and can't make it to the show don't worry you can now stream it live - One of Australia’s most loved and award-winning Live Music Venue’s, Lizotte’s Newcastle, is not only LIVE, but also STREAMING! ... Read More
Another prized jewel in the Rolling Stones' unmatched catalogue is to be restored to its full glory and more, with the September 4 multi-format release of their 1973 classic Goats Head Soup. The album will be available in multiple configurations, including four-disc CD and vinyl box set editions, with a ... Read More
SABATON recently released a new live version of the album track 'The Attack Of The Dead Men' featuring RADIO TAPOK, which was physically released on July, 10th ... Read More
Premier Australian guitarist Martin Cilia who has previously written music and also played on several albums of the Finnish premier guitar group Pekka Tiilikainen & Beatmakers once again collaborates with the band on their new fully instrumental album ´Guitar Town´. Last year Martin Cilia played on their album ´Salaperäinen´ and ... Read More
Australian Promoters Pitch 'COVID safe' Plan UNDER THE SOUTHERN STARS featuring +LIVE+, BUSH & STONE TEMPLE PILOTS To Be The First 'Test Case' A message from Ed, Gavin & Robert The Under The Southern Stars spectacular rock music festival series featuring +LIVE+, Bushand the Stone Temple Pilots recently announced the ... Read More
MONGOLIAN HUNNU ROCK BAND THE HU Releases Acoustic Version Of Shireg Shireg Raise Thousands For Covid-19 Relief via Mongolian TV Concert Deluxe Version Of Critically Acclaimed Album, The Gereg Out July 10 “THE HU’s unique style and traditional edge make them natural ambassadors for Mongolian culture.” – GQ “THE HU ... Read More
PHIL X needs no introduction, having been an integral full-time member of Bon Jovi since 2016, after also filling in for Richie Sambora on the 2011, 2013 and 2015 Bon Jovi tours. Phil and his band THE DRILLS recently released their new single ‘Right On The Money’ via Golden Robot Records. Now Phil along with Daniel Spree (bass/backing vocals) and Brent Fitz (drums/ backing vocals) ... Read More
TO RELEASE THE WATERFALL II THIS FRIDAY, JULY 10 ALBUM LISTENING PARTY ON RELEASE AT 11AM VIA YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK ALBUM PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE NOWPHYSICAL CD AND VINYL OF THE WATERFALL II OUT AUGUST 28 PERFORMING ON THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON JULY 15 My Morning Jacket are releasing their new album, this Friday July ... Read More
2021 BLUESFEST RELEASES AN HISTORICAL FIRST ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT ALL TICKET TYPES ON SALE NOW: https://www.bluesfest.com.au/tickets/ BON IVER – PATTI SMITH AND HER BAND – JIMMY BARNESGEORGE BENSON – THE TESKEY BROTHERSJOHN BUTLER – XAIVER RUDD – THE CAT EMPIREKOOL & THE GANG – THE GIPSY KINGSKASEY CHAMBERS – THE ... Read More
Boasting a rich musical pedigree, it’s no surprise that explosive newcomer Grace Farriss is sure to impress and set tongues wagging as she today shares her impressive debut single, All The People, a funky fireball of a track with a powerful and timely message - to celebrate the interconnection between ... Read More
Powerhouse groove metallers LAMB OF GOD are set to release their new self-titled album on June 19th. In a trailer released today, guitarist Mark Morton discusses why the band got Testament's Chuck Billy and Hatebreed's Jamey Jasta to contribute guest vocals on the new album. The new album is the ... Read More
Now that shoegaze kingpins Ride are in touring limbo, frontman Mark Gardener has been busy with recording, production, mixing and mastering work at his OX4 Sound Studio ... Read More
'Watercolours' was written in 2017 by Liana Perillo after a meditation weekend in Byron Bay. She wrote the ostinato bassline first, as it replicated the drumming sounds she heard whilst meditating, and it brought a sense of groundedness to the piece. It was a time of change and transformation for ... Read More
One of Australia’s most loved singer songwriters, Pete Murray has shared his driving new single Found My Place, a commanding song about offering wisdom to your kids. The contemplative track is accompanied by a video shot in isolation in Pete’s hometown of Byron Bay that fittingly features his wife and ... Read More
Thrilling singer, songwriter and visual artist, PARKER has shared her fierce and empowering new single and video, Superhuman, a powerhouse indie electro track with an 80s wash and a commanding message about being brave and evolving, complemented by an extraordinarily cinematic video clip that could easily be mistaken for the ... Read More
Stand Atlantic have announced that their new album ‘Pink Elephant’ will be released on August 7, 2020 through Hopeless Records. The band premiered the music video for new single “Jurassic Park” live on YouTube this morning, giving fans the opportunity to chat with the band about the new song and ... Read More
Three years after releasing their critically acclaimed record Poison The Parish, multi-platinum selling rock band SEETHER announces their highly anticipated return with the new album, Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum out August 28th, 2020 via Fantasy Records ... Read More
Exciting newcomer Brigitte Bardini schools us on ethereal wave with her atmospheric debut single, Aphrodite, released today. The track is accompanied by a dreamy video by Ayush Negi that was masterfully filmed through water to pull off a fittingly 90s alt indie vibe ... Read More
Australian thereminist and composer Miles Brown returns to Death Waltz Originals for his second solo LP of incredible theremin driven gothic sci-fi techno. Miles Brown is Australia’s leading proponent of the theremin – the oldest electronic instrument in the world, and the only instrument that is played without being touched ... Read More
Wagons bold psych-country voyage into space – ‘Need A Ride?’ Out June 26 ... Read More
“Stray”, the second single from Key Out’s forthcoming album “Anthropomorphia” is available Friday 29th May on all digital platforms via Half A Cow Records ... Read More
Photo credit: Matsu Thrilling multi-instrumentalist and producer, Perth’s Ukiyo returns today with his entrancing new single Good Enough featuring Maribelle - a modest change of pace from the lofi electronic records of his Mixtape series, Ukiyo has produced a sensational blend of ambient indie-tronica and synth-driven future pop. The track is perfectly complemented by a ... Read More
Tell us about your new single/ album/ tour? About the album (Bridge of Angels) : I had plenty of songs, but until I went over to Europe in 2018 I didn't have what I would call an album. The visit - especially to Rome to a tourist site called The ... Read More
Hoodoo Gurus release their latest single - "Answered Prayers" - as a VERY limited edition 7" ... Read More
The Covid-19 Pandemic has hit the local live music sector hard. They were the first to be closed and will be the last to be allowed to re-open. Cherry Bar asks our beloved punters for help ... Read More
12,000 people have signed the Save Our Scene petition calling on the Victorian Government to support the state’s music venues as the results of a new survey confirm that the industry teeters on the brink of collapse and organisers urgently call for more people to get behind the campaign ... Read More
THE METAL TOUR OF THE YEAR announces massive streaming event on June 13th (AU and NZ) feat. LAMB OF GOD and IN FLAMES ... Read More
Alt folk rock troubadour, Tim Wheatley is back with a unique dose of illuminatemelancholy and Australiana, today dropping his deeply personal single, Lying Low. The song is complemented by a fittingly dark and manic video clip that showcases the private suffering and switching of personalities that inspired the song. Produced ... Read More
WORLDWIDE L.A. Guns LIVE STREAM BROADCAST from the monsters of rock CRUISE studios! ... Read More
Surprise! Australia’s momentous punk-rock heavyweights The Meanies have today lifted the lid on details of their forthcoming record, Desperate Measures, while also sharing ‘Cruel To Be Caned’, the lead single from the new album. Desperate Measures, slated for release in July 2020 via Cheersquad Records and Tapes, marks the first studio album from the band since their victorious 2015 comeback ... Read More
Sparta, the band featuring Jim Ward, released their long-awaited new album Trust The River via Dine Alone Records in April. Today, Sparta is excited to announce an online album release show to celebrate in the wake up their tour postponement. Sparta will do three separate shows to accommodate all time zones using the hashtag #11hourworldtour. Dates, ... Read More
Swerv & Soju Gang present SPINNING IN SOLIDARITY Online Fundraising Event to Support Blak Community Live from Twitch Monday 8th June 2.30pm-9pm AEST Swerv and Soju Gang present “Spinning in Solidarity”, a live Twitch event of DJ’s and artists coming together and sharing their passion for music to raise funds ... Read More
Legendary singer-songwriter-guitarist-bandleader Bob Mould has announced the release of an explosive new album. BLUE HEARTS arrives via Merge Records on Friday, September 25th; pre-orders are available now on LP, CD, and tri-color Peak Vinyl in the Merge store, or your favourite independent record shop. PRE-ORDER BLUE HEARTS Mould’s 14th solo LP, BLUE HEARTS - which ... Read More
Today THE HU releases “Song of Women” featuring Lzzy Hale of Halestorm and kicks off the pre-order for the album on which it can be found - the Deluxe edition of the band’s critically acclaimed album, THE GEREG ... Read More
Drive-in Gigs has received vast support from artists, production crews, local venues, hospitality workers, producers, technologists and fans. Your contribution has been contagious and we thank you on behalf of everyone ready to get our Arts economy moving again ... Read More
Last week Sydney rockers Lillye released their incredible, scorching version of The Screaming Jets classic, Better ... Read More
Scene News: Jade Hairpins spark dance moves and conversation failures on “(Don’t Break My) Devotion”
Arriving on all shores today is “(Don’t Break My) Devotion,” the new single from Jade Hairpins’ forthcoming album Harmony Avenue(out May 29). As bandleader Jonah Falco will tell you, it’s a technicolor burst through the plastic age, outlying the exhaustion of bad decisions and failures to communicate, all wrapped up ... Read More
Powerhouse groove metallers LAMB OF GOD are set to release their new self-titled album on May 8th. In a trailer, guitarist Mark Morton discusses the first single ‘Checkmate’ and how it all came together ... Read More
Milky Chance have released an EP of acoustic tracks from their new album ‘Mind The Moon’ recorded whilst in isolation. The series of tracks – ‘Stay Home Sessions’ – which were originally released as videos on the band’s official Instagram over the last few weeks, feature the band members performing ... Read More
Platinum selling International recording artists STATIC-X have filed a police report with the LAPD, siting that their warehouse space (which is also shared with the band Dope) was recently robbed of nearly 200K worth of touring equipment during the Corona Virus Lockdown ... Read More
Michael Franti & Spearhead continue to foster their community both on and off stage with a wish granting non-profit, Do It For The Love, founded by Franti and his wife, Sara. Do It For The Love brings those with life threatening illnesses, veterans, and children with severe challenges to concerts ... Read More
In the world of Rock, GILBY CLARKE needs no introduction. From crunching legendary chords on his beloved Gibson Guitar in the stadiums with Guns N’ Roses, to getting down into the Snakepit to with his GNR buddy Slash, gracing our TV Screens on the widely watched rock reality show Rockstar: ... Read More
April was due to be the month beloved indie outfit The Dandy Warhols went back out on the road to play tour dates on the East Coast of the United States. Instead, like so many of us, they find themselves bunkered down in Portland and (in drummer Brent DeBoer’s case) ... Read More
NIGHTWISH new album HUMAN. :II: NATURE. out now + release lyric videos for all songs on the album ... Read More
The wildest, wettest, dirtiest, hardest, heaviest most rocking heavy metal tour to hit Australia and New Zealand shores ever in the history of anything ever is coming….a little later than originally planned ... Read More
Australia’s favourite musical misfits and legends of noughties Aussie hip-hop, Butterfingers are back with their outrageous and fittingly titled new album Bad News, out today, April 8. Confident and with more rapturous energy and piercing lyrical wit than ever before, the band’s first album in 14 years is bold and ... Read More
Garry Beers is pure Rock Royalty there is no doubt about that. As a founding member and bassist of INXS and with over 50 million in worldwide album sales; Beers has returned to the scene with AshenMoon to continue his rock legacy. Alongside Garry is Toby Rand, a man with ... Read More
The National Indigenous Music Awards are pleased to announce in the face of the COVID19 pandemic, that they will continue in 2020, reacting to a climate where celebrating and shining a light on First Nations artists is even more important than ever. Opening their nominations today, the NIMAs are ready ... Read More
THE CROOKS might just be the band to steal more than your attention they might just steal your soul, a case of grand larceny at its finest ... Read More
Bluesfest Sideshows AnnouncementTour rescheduling is well under way!We have some much needed good news! The following shows are well on their way to being rescheduled. We are in discussions with agents and managers and will be announcing new dates very soon! Ticket-holders please hold your tickets as they will be ... Read More
If it aint broke, don’t fix it” - Chrissie Hynde ... Read More
Due to the Australian government regulations surrounding COVID-19, the MAC SABBATH tour scheduled for May has been postponed to December. All tickets purchased for the May shows remain valid. You do not need to do anything, please hold on to your ticket. We encourage you to not seek a refund ... Read More
Australia and New Zealand rescheduled. All current tickets remain valid for the new shows. Contact your local ticket outlet for full details. Hobart and more dates / cities to come! Stay safe and we will see you later in 2020! FEEL PRESENTS... VIOLENT FEMMES AUSTRALIA 2020 Thursday 19th November 2020 ... Read More
Billy Bragg will be returning for a very special tour entitled "One Step Forward. Two Steps Back." In each city Bragg will perform three unique shows on consecutive nights. The first night’s performance will feature Bragg’s current set, which ranges across his 35 year career. The second will see Bragg ... Read More
With the 2020 APRA Music Awards now taking place as an online event on the evening of Tuesday 26 May, APRA AMCOS is prouder than ever to acknowledge the work of this year’s contenders. The 2020 collective features Australia’s most outstanding songwriting success stories of 2019 and we applaud them ... Read More
Despite the horrible news that Testament frontman Chuck Billy, his wife Tiffany and some crew tested positive to COVID-19 things are now looking up for them! To keep the good news rolling, the time has arrived for TESTAMENT to unleash new thunder to the masses and reveal their thirteenth studio ... Read More
Recorded by Mikey Young, The Breadmakers is the band's first album in over a decade, and their seventh album in a “career” that how lasted over three decades. It includes a version of The Marksmen's lost 1966 Australian classic "Moonshine". Rhythm’n’Blues ravers THE BREADMAKERS are a Melbourne institution and have an international ... Read More
TSHITAKI ANNOUNCE “WORLD KEEPS TURNING” NEW ALBUM OUT NOW! Barrelling out of the illustrious rock n’ roll crucible of Sydney’s Northern Beaches, Tshitaki are an unrelenting assault of choppy guitars offering up a groundswell of in your face, turbo charged surf rock n’ roll. Keeping it to the bare essentials ... Read More
A great excuse to show our love for Aus music during these strange times. We're bringing forward our annual Ausmusic T-Shirt Day for a special edition on Friday 17 April. It's the perfect reason to jump outta your PJs and dig a little deeper into your wardrobe (or buy some ... Read More
View Post Aussie hip hop legends, BUTTERFINGERS, release timely titled new album 'BAD NEWS' tomorrow, 30th March. National Album Tour Postponed Until Further Notice. Australias favourite musical misfits and auteurs of Aussie hip hop, Butterfingers are back, breaking hearts and bones (mostly their own) with a killer new single, Dancing ... Read More
Hard hitting Kiwi band DEVILSKIN are soon to release their third studio album RED! Having stunned Australian crowds on tours with HALESTORM and SLASH Ft. Miles Kennedy and the Conspirators and appearing on Download Australian in 2019 DEVILSKIN are set to release their new album RED. RED is ... Read More
Australian Music Industry COVID-19 Relief Fund& Support ActHelp The Industry That Gives Tirelessly#keepyourticket In times of crisis it is imperative that we stick together and help each other out in whatever ways we can. At present there are countless people across Australia that have fallen on hard times due to ... Read More
John 5 and The Creatures Plus special Guest Jared James Nichols Re-scheduled Dates In light of the Australian Government COVID-19 directives, including the compulsory 14 day quarantine of all international travellers, the restriction on gatherings of over 500 people, together with the uncertainty of the time frames surrounding these directives, ... Read More
STATEMENT REGARDING PIXIES – COME ON PILGRIM… IT’S SURFER ROSA AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2020 MELBOURNE, AU (March 12, 2020) – We regret to announce that PIXIES will be postponing their remaining Australian tour dates. Please see the below statement from the band: “Out of caution for current public health concerns, Pixies ... Read More
Welcome to the wildest R’n’R amusement park! Danish rockers, D-A-D 35th Anniversary World Tour comes to Australia this September! For this special occasion and D-A-D’s first Australian Tour since 1990 they will perform all their Greatest Hits including Sleeping My Day Away, Girl Nation, Jihad, Laugh And 1/2, Bad Craziness, ... Read More
After announcing their expansion to the two-day Bad Friday Weekender, the beloved Marrickville block party now reveal the OAF second stages and their crammed second line up, to really sully the Easter long weekend ... Read More
Australia’s favourite party wave is back for a third turn around the country, with an expanded run of dates and one helluva team of 2020 in tow! ... Read More
Joining what would become one of the most revered American bands of all time at the tender age of 11 would be an impressive enough feat, let alone dropping out of high school to go on tour with the band in support of their third album Let It Be, now ... Read More
10cc Star Graham Gouldman To Release First Solo Album in Eight Years plus On Tour In Australia and New Zealand from next month. On February 21 2020, 10cc’s Graham Gouldman released ‘Modesty Forbids’ here in Australia to coincide with the 10cc Australia / New Zealand Tour which was a good ... Read More
Is there any better combo than Black Sabbath and Burgers? Thanks to Silverback Touring you are about to get a taste! MAC SABBATH are headed our way for a tour with the lot! The founders of Drive-Thru Metal MAC SABBATH were founded in a franchise of a certain multinational fast ... Read More
Aussie rock royalty Sarah McLeod has announced her new single Killin It Til I’m Dead, an absolute firecracker of a song about undying, unwavering confidence, out now. Killin It Til I’m Dead is the product of an ingenious new songwriting podcast Hatjam from Eskimo Joe’s Kav Temperley, on which Sarah ... Read More
Early Bird pre-sale: Wednesday 26 February, 9am local time Sign up here to access: http://bit.ly/BVBAU20General Public on sale: Friday 28 February, 9am local. Tickets from www.destroyalllines.com Destroy All Lines are thrilled to announce the return of BLACK VEIL BRIDES for their Australian headline tour which sees them performing in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and ... Read More
Lil Nas X, The Veronicas, and DJ Seb Fontaine to Join Miley as Special Guests at One Night Benefit Concert.Proceeds From Ticket Sales will go to Australian Charities Working to Restore Forests, Wildlife, and Communities Affected by the Devastating Fires. Apollo World Touring, TEG Dainty and Jada Pinkett Smith and ... Read More
MELBOURNE SEASON OF KURIOS – CABINET OF CURIOSITIES EXTENDED FROM 28 APRIL THROUGH 10 MAY New Shows on Sale now via cirquedusoleil.com/kurios KURIOS OPENS AT FLEMINGTON RACECOURSE ON 12 MARCH Due to the overwhelming demand for tickets for their upcoming Melbourne season, Cirque du Soleil have announced a Melbourne season ... Read More
UNDER THE SOUTHERN STARS EXPANDS! Due To Unrelenting Fan Demand UTSS Announces Intimate, Indoor Show At The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne featuring Bush, +Live+ & Stone Temple Pilots. Under The Southern Stars for 2020 has just gotten even bigger with the announcement of a special indoor show at The Timber Yard, in Port Melbourne for ... Read More
Meet the newest Music, Culture, Arts, Food and Drinks festival on the block: Kiwi Fest is an All-Ages annual one-day celebration of NEW ZEALAND culture, bringing together Melbourne’s Kiwi communities for a diverse festival of all things AOTEAROA. Taking place Saturday 15 February Kiwi Fest at the Footscray Community Arts ... Read More
English singer-songwriter LUCY SPRAGGAN heads to Australia for the very first time this April, where she will play a run of intimate venues in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. With five albums under her belt including the 2019 “Today Was a Good Day” Lucy Spraggan is that rarest of things ... Read More
GLITORIS have earned a reputation as one of Australia’s most fearlessly political, uncompromising and unforgettable live acts. After extensively played and widely received singles, ‘Trump Card’, ‘Spit Hood’ and ‘The Policy’, Glitoris were crowned ‘Queens of Australian Punk’ (The Brag) and the band have wasted no time in following up ... Read More
Australia, you're pretty fly! Due to huge demand, all Australian dates for THE OFFSPRING headline tour in April sold out within 2 hours! Auckland, there are strictly limited tickets still available with very special guests SUM 41. So come out and play! THE OFFSPRING, one of the world’s most exciting ... Read More
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL ARRIVES IN MELBOURNE IN 2 WEEKS! Presented by Universal Theatrical Group, Working Title Films, Greene Light Stage, Michael Coppel Entertainments and Louise Withers Presents, the 10th Anniversary Australian tour has completed critically acclaimed Sydney and Adelaide seasons and now opens in Melbourne in just 2 weeks ... Read More
MELBOURNE, AU (February 7, 2020) –Today GREEN DAY, FALL OUT BOY, and WEEZER, three of the biggest acts in rock music, announced they will be heading to Australia to tour here together for the first time ever on The Hella Mega Tour, presented by Live Nation and Triple M. The stadium tour kicks off on November 8 at ... Read More
STEVE KILBEY AND GARETH KOCH NEW ALBUM CHRYSE PLANITIA Release Dates; February 7 (Foghorn/MGM) Digital Platforms and CD Instore, April/May Vinyl LP Date TBA What unites the musical spheres of an Australian rock icon and a Viennese-trained classical musician? The answer lies in a shared aesthetic and approach to their ... Read More
He’s a man VICE calls “an institution” with a voice recognized by Rolling Stone as the sound of resilience. Now, Kirk Windstein, the highly respected sludge metal pioneer and unmistakable earthmoving bellow of Crowbar, stomps forward as a solo artist for the very first time. On January 24, 2020, Entertainment One (eOne) proudly released 'Dream in Motion', Windstein's ... Read More
The unstoppable DEVILSKIN unveil CORRODE, a monstrous new video, single and details of their long awaited fourth album. The New Zealand four piece - who have toured with the likes of Slash (National Australian Support, Halestorm, Motley Crue and Disturbed – and appearing on Download Australian 2019, have announced their ... Read More
. ALANIS MORISSETTE is bringing her 2020 World Tour celebrating 25 years of “Jagged Little Pill” to Sydney and Melbourne. Alanis will play Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney on Saturday, April 11, followed by Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne on Wednesday, April 15. Tickets go on sale at 10am Friday, February 7 ... Read More
McEwen M&T & Churches of Steel Fest presents ARTILLERY 'The Face Of Fear' Australian Tour February 2020 Denmark's ARTILLERY are easily appointed as one of Europe's earliest exponents of thrash metal, and the band's contribution to the classic genre is difficult to ignore. Delivering a sinister array of riffs, fusing ... Read More
SUNNYBOYS RELEASE 'CAN'T YOU STOP' THE FIRST NEW SINGLE SINCE 1984 Sunnyboys release Can’t You Stop their first recording of all new music since Comes As No Surprise, their swan song 7” in 1984. Recorded in 2018 at Airlock Studios Brisbane and mixed by in demand engineer Konstatine Kerstin, Can’t ... Read More
NO EXTENSION POSSIBLE MUST CLOSE FEBRUARY 23 The multi-award winning, record breaking musical CHICAGO has razzle dazzled across Australia selling out in Sydney and Brisbane with now only 4 weeks to go in Melbourne! Audiences have been flocking to the State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne throughout the Summer and ... Read More
Launching earlier this year, Golden Robot Global Entertainment film and TV production division’s, Rock N Food will be listed as part of Virgin Australia’s inflight entertainment, with the first seven episodes set to start airing in November, with the latest episode (#7) featuring Mark Gable, also now available to view ... Read More
THE STRANGLERS ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2020 WED 5 FEB – ASTOR THEATRE, PERTH FRI 7 FEB – THE FORUM, MELBOURNE SAT 8 FEB – ENMORE THEATRE, SYDNEY SUN 9 FEB – THE TIVOLI, BRISBANE TUE 11 FEB – THE GOV, ADELAIDE Provocateurs and ultimate purveyors of Brit-punk THE STRANGLERS have announced their February 2020 ... Read More
SUPERSTAR ROBBIE WILLIAMS CONFIRMED TO HEADLINE THE INAUGURAL WORLD TOUR MELBOURNE Saturday 14 March alongside the Formula 1® Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2020 International superstar Robbie Williams, one of the world’s most magnetic and celebrated live performers will play the inaugural World Tour, headlining on Saturday 14 March – his ... Read More
Inklines rounded out 2019 with the release of ‘Too Much’, the first offering from their mid-year recording sessions at the local Housefox Studios. Supporting the single with successful shows in both Sydney and Melbourne, the band also gained generous airplay across US/Canada. They aim to continue the momentum with the ... Read More
HARDLINE MEDIA proudly presents the return down under of ABBATH! Touring their most recent album, ‘Outstrider’, Australia get set for round two of purely ABBATH blackened mayhem. The legendary ex frontman of IMMORTAL returns to Australia with this highly acclaimed album and unforgettable stage show in September 2020. When ABBATH announced that ... Read More
Following 2018's sold out shows around the country, American singer, poet, writer and actress Lydia Lunch returns to Australia with her all-star cast of sonic brutarians in a holds-barred survey of her musical output from 1977 to present FOR THE FINAL TIME EVER in Australia before she returns them to ... Read More
Due to extreme demand, Sleaford Mods have announced a number of venue upgrades and second shows to their debut Australian tour through February and March 2020. As one of the most important, politically charged and thought-provoking bands in music today, Sleaford Mods have been running crass but clever commentary on ... Read More
We're not done yet! Vocal powerhouses and internet sensations LP (Laura Pergolizzi) and Tori Kelly have just announced shows in Sydney and Melbourne this April. Plus, due to two sell-outs - Patti Smith and Her Band have announced a third and final Melbourne show - and one night in Newcastle! PRESALE: ... Read More
The voice that spawned an entire genre of imitators, John Garcia kicks off his Australian tour THIS WEEK in Adelaide!SUPPORTS are now locked and loaded!Melbourne fuzz meisters, Don Fernando will be on ALL SHOWS NationwideAdelaide’s doom metal stoners, Dirty Pagans will kick off proceedings there, while in Melbourne that honour goes to hard rockers, The Nicoteenagers.In Sydney 70’s infused psychedelic miscreants, Arrowhead will be channelling the riff ... Read More
Rumour has it that upon enrolment into Australian university students receive a copy of the Violent Femmes eponymous debut. Ten tracks and 36 minutes long, the album features the universal themes of alienation, isolation, sexual frustration and angst - perfect early adult fodder - via songs such as Gone Daddy ... Read More
Bushfire Benefits Music Victoria have assembled a list of benefit concerts to support fire relief charities. We've added a few as well. From all of us at What's My Scene, thank you! Friday 17 January Greek Community of Melbourne : BushFire Fundraiser at Chasers Nightclub by Chasers Nightclub Bergy Bushfire ... Read More
From 6-9 March, thousands of music lovers will descend upon the Victorian coastal town of Port Fairy for the 44th annual Folk Festival, featuring a joyful line-up of international and local artists representing folk music from around the world. Program Director Caroline Moore said the 44th Port Fairy Folk Festival ... Read More
THE FIRST LINE-UP OF ARTISTS ANNOUNCED FOR FIRE FIGHT AUSTRALIA CONCERT FOR NATIONAL BUSHFIRE RELIEF ANZ STADIUM – SUNDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2020 TICKETS ON SALE AT 12 NOON TODAY (AEDT) ____________________________________________________________ With so many lives lost, countless homes destroyed, an estimated one billion animals killed and around 11 million hectares ... Read More
The King Is Back, and he’s playing grunge! Fresh from sell out shows at The O2, Albert Hall and main-stage appearances at both the legendary Download Festival and the iconic Glastonbury Festival, the world’s best – and only – Elvis Themed Nirvana tribute act ‘ELVANA’ have today announced their debut ... Read More
HARDLINE MEDIA proudly presents, a deadly double bill: VENOM INC. & EXCITER! After a testing yet triumphant 2019, Hardline are pleased to announce the return of VENOM INC. in 2020 and welcome, for their first time in Australia - EXCITER! Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide - GET READY - VENOM INC. & ... Read More
"Intense, spellbinding singer at his deadpan best …Callahan is some kind of genius. Introduce yourself.” - The Guardian The 2020 tour follows successive sold out visits for the Sydney Vivid Festival in 2017 and 2015 plus extra-curricular shows in Melbourne including a sold-out six night at Howler. This time Callahan ... Read More
Port Fairy Folk Festival announced duo Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse as the 2020 Artists of the Year and Ruby Gill as Emerging Artist of the Year. Caroline Moore, Program Director of the Port Fairy Folk Festival said that these three artists brought incredible strength and diversity to the Australian ... Read More
2019 ended momentously for Kim Salmon with a book launch for ’Nine Parts Water One Part Sand. Kim Salmon And The Formula For Grunge’, an Induction into the WA Music Hall Of Fame for his old band the Scientists, two new Kim Salmon singles – the US release Lets All ... Read More
BLACK MONROE SIGN TO RIOT RECORDS LISTEN: Stream/purchase Black Monroe's debut EP HERE Black Monroe is a three-piece punk rock band formed in mid 2018 in Victoria, Australia. Black Monroe's eagerly awaited debut self-titled EP is now available across digital platforms via Riot Records (part of the Golden Robot Global Entertainment Group) and is a killer example of Black Monroe's versatile, yet unapologetic sound ... Read More
Welcome to the future of 1973… ABBARAMA are Sweden’s super-stylish pop sensation touring the world with the Ultimate Celebration of ABBA. The 7-piece band create their own modern pop sound around the classic and timeless music of ABBA - Take a Chance On Me, Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!, Mamma Mia, Dancing ... Read More
PREMIERE NEW SONG "UNBREAKABLE" NEW ALBUM 20/20 VISION DUE OUT JANUARY 17TH VIA SPINEFARM RECORDS/CAROLINE AUSTRALIA Political punk icons, Anti-Flag,recently announced their upcoming album, 20/20 Vision, due out January 17th from Spinefarm Records/Caroline Australia, and today the band have teamed with Billboard to premiere another new single "Unbreakable" and its ... Read More
Since forming in 1981, Hoodoo Gurus boast 9 x ARIA Top 20 albums, 9 x ARIA Top 40 singles and a host of multi-platinum albums – they’re mainstays on the live scene, and influential to a new generation of artists that have arrived after them. Never a band to rest ... Read More
The voice that spawned an entire genre of imitators, John Garcia, is returning to Australia in January 2020. Over the last two-plus decades, Garcia has set the standard for the sound of the California desert. His work in genre-progenitors Kyuss speaks for itself; loudly, and with much fuzz, as do ... Read More
DEFTONES || MINISTRY || IN FLAMES TESTAMENT || THE HU Ticket on-sale details are below downloadfestival.com.au & livenation.com.au MELBOURNE, AU – With Christmas only weeks away, we have the perfect stocking fillers for you and all your heavy music loving mates… write those letters to Santa and request your tickets ... Read More
Acclaimed alt-rockers mclusky* return to Australia this January and today Handsome Tours announce the tour supports (see below for local supports in each city).According to Double J, "If reports from overseas shows are to be believed, they remain one of the great live propositions 15 years after breaking up. No matter what, you won't want ... Read More
POLISH CLUB EXPLOIT YET ANOTHER HOLIDAY CELEBRATION WITH THE RELEASE OF NYE_2020_MEGAMIX.EXE EP Features New Single 'Countdown' & A Megamix Of Their Favourite Party Starter Songs 5th ANNIVERSARY SYDNEY SHOW SOLD OUT Three weeks out until the annual countdown, guitar-drum duo Polish Club today release NYE_2020_Megamix.exe, which includes their original new ... Read More
Mental As Anything co-founder Andrew ‘Greedy’ Smith passed away on the 2nd December after suffering a heart attack. He was aged 63. Family, friends and fans are invited to attend what will be a celebration of the life of Greedy. They are asked to wear their brightest and loudest, just ... Read More
CHERRY RETURNS!Announcing our first run of shows at the new Cherry 🍒 Carving up our next chapter (at 68 Little Collins Street, Melbourne) from Thursday December 12th! Details and ticket info below... Soul In The Attic w/ Soulsham Thursday 12th December, 8pm Soulsham (Members from The Bamboos, Saskwatch, GL, Jacky ... Read More
Nirvana Tribute (UK) Australian Tour NIRVANA, put simply, changed the course of music, over a few short years, defined a genre, and maintains an unscarred legacy with their biggest hits being a staple of rock radio all over the world. Whilst the band may no longer exist, they are firmly ... Read More
Mongolian rock sensation THE HU will take their self-proclaimed brand of “hunnu rock” to a new level as they further embellish their blend of traditional Eastern instrumentation and throat singing mixed with Western rock music by adding in some of today’s top rock acts to guest on the viral singles from their debut album THE GEREG (Eleven Seven ... Read More
There are few bands who’ve had more of an effect on the course of classic heavy retro rock this decade than Germany's and Nuclear Blast’s KADAVAR, having never sounded so much in command of their music. Arguably the hardest working band in European rock, KADAVAR have established themselves quite simply in a different league form ... Read More
mclusky* were a band between 1999 and 2005, in which time they made a few friends and three albums. Slow-forward 14 years and, thanks to the uncanny pull of nostalgia and gravity, they have made more friends but no more albums. originally persuaded to reform - like ham - to ... Read More
We are celebrating the end of the year by opening our doors for a special Pop-up Shop over four weekends in November & December at the Milk! Records warehouse on Sydney Road, Coburg. Here you will find all the releases & merch from your favourite Milk! artists including some hard-to-come-by gems plus ... Read More
Melbourne hard rock icons, Bigger Than Jesus will be playing a special show at Chasers in Melbourne on November 29! The band have just released a new video for Let's Be Frank: PLAYING THIS FRIDAY! Friday, November 29 Chasers 386 Chapel St, South Yarra VIC Joining Bigger Than Jesus will be Envy Marshall ... Read More
#MotleyCrueIsBackAlmost 6 years after signing a Cessation of Touring agreement, the contract is off the table because a whole new generation of Crüeheads are relentlessly demanding for the band to come back together. Following the huge success of their NETFLIX biopic THE DIRT, Mötley Crüe has seen a massive surge ... Read More
MICHAEL COPPEL & LINDA BEWICK PRESENT BY ARRANGEMENT WITH KENNY WAX, WENDY & ANDY BARNES AND GEORGE STILES DIVORCED. BEHEADED. LIVE! SIX THE MUSICAL’S AUSTRALIAN QUEENS CONFIRMED! The Australian producers of critically acclaimed West End hit musical SIX are thrilled to announce the Australian Queens set to join SIX as it embarks on ... Read More
Out of the badlands of faded dreams, between the brutalist piles and suburban seams the Gadflys headed up the Hume from Canberra to Newtown in the days when songs came in mix tapes and every day brought a new band and a different sound. Their music was as fresh then ... Read More
Finland’s multi-Platinum cello-rock band Apocalyptica announce a spectacular new music video for “Rise” Integrated with the achingly beautiful new song from the band’s upcoming studio album Cell-0, due out January 10, 2020 (Silver Lining Music), “Rise" is an impressionistic painting come to life, which enacts the humanity that we all ... Read More
Some bands can argue that they’re seminal, and some have no need to say anything, letting their name speak for itself. Sebadoh must fit in to the latter category. Nearly six years since their last Australian tour, they’re finally dragging their lo-fi slacker genius back to our shores. With the release this ... Read More
Britpop luminaries THE BLUETONES are returning to Australia and New Zealand in May 2020! The band will be performing their breakthrough debut album Expecting To Fly IN FULL along with a set of their greatest hits! Expecting To Fly was a sensation upon it’s release knocking Oasis’ What’s The Story (Morning Glory) off the #1 spot ... Read More
Artists and industry fundraise in support of Ausmusic T-Shirt Day! This Friday - 15 November 2019 Music industry charity, Support Act, is thrilled with the response to this week’s Ausmusic T-Shirt Day with over 170 promoters, record companies, venues, fan clubs, corporations and artists pledging support to raise funds for ... Read More
Melbourne hard rock icons, Bigger Than Jesus will be playing a special show atChasers in Melbourne on November 29! Back in the 90s, Bigger Than Jesus’ gigs were a sight to behold. Fronted by Steve Lucas, (frontman of Aussie legendary punks, X), the band knew how to do rock hard put on ... Read More
KISS today announced unavoidable changes to their upcoming Australian and New Zealand tour schedule. The legendary rockers were due to leave the U.S. tomorrow to kick off their eagerly awaited ‘End Of The Road’ tour in Perth this Saturday November 16. Due to a bad case of Influenza, doctors have ... Read More
IRON MAIDEN CONFIRMS A RETURN TO AUSTRALIA ON THEIR SPECTACULAR LEGACY OF THE BEAST TOUR GET READY TO SEE MAIDEN DELIVER THEIR BIGGEST PRODUCTION EVER WITH FIVE ARENA SHOWS ANNOUNCED FOR MAY 2020 GLOBAL RAVE REVIEWS HAIL IT AS THE MUST-SEE SHOW OF THE YEAR - TICKETS ON SALE 12NOON THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER ... Read More
ROD STEWART RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA IN 2020 WITH THE HITS! TOUR INCLUDING THREE A DAY ON THE GREEN EVENTS A 50-YEAR CELEBRATION OF HIS STELLAR CAREER SIR ROD STEWART returns to Australia for an eight-date tour across the country, playing both arenas and a day on the green winery dates. Roundhouse Entertainment, in ... Read More
When Monster was released in September 1994, the members of R.E.M. were at a crossroads in their career. Singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry were decompressing from the massive commercial and critical success of 1991's Out of Time and 1992's Automatic for the People. In just a few years, the ... Read More
Following 2018's sold out shows around the country, American singer, poet, writer and actress Lydia Lunch returns to Australia with her all-star cast of sonic brutarians in a holds-barred survey of her musical output from 1977 to present FOR THE FINAL TIME EVER in Australia before she returns them to ... Read More
MUNRO MELANO drops new single CANNONBALLS ahead of debut album release. After almost four years of balancing a day-job as a social worker, a night job composing for film ([CENSORED], Paper Trails, Doing it in Public), and a weekend job as a session musician, Munro Melano has finally finished his ... Read More
Name: Rufino (a.k.a. Rufino the Catalan Casanova) Member of Band: Rufino and the Coconuts When did you first start playing music? The moment I came screaming into the world from my mother’s womb next to a river in the Catalan hills. They are alive with music. Which artist influenced your music? What! Rufino is not influenced, he does the influencing … but having said that I do quite ... Read More
Elton's last Australian & New Zealand tour starts this month! Check out which shows you can go to below and see this musical legend one last time! LIMITED TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE FOR SELECT SHOWS Perth WA HBF Park Nov 30 & Dec 1, 2019 Tickets Bathurst NSW Carrington Park Jan 22, ... Read More
'UNBROKEN' IS THE FIRST NEW MUSIC FROM ICONIC LINEUP IN OVER 10 YEARS SINGLE OUT FRIDAY AUGUST 16 ON ALL PLATFORMS TBE 'AMPLIFIED ALE' IS A COLLABORATION WITH GREEN BEACON BREWING The Butterfly Effect return! Clint, Kurt, Ben and Glenn have not released new music together for 10 years - since the release of their 2008 album Final ... Read More
THE LEMONHEADS ANNOUNCE TOUR SUPPORTS Beloved alt-rockers The Lemonheads return to Australia this December and today Handsome Tours announce the tour supports. Special guests for the tour are The Restless Age with local supports in each city.Since they were formed in Boston, Mass, in 1986 by Evan Dando, the family tree of The Lemonheads has ... Read More
Alannah Russack’s Entropy Band When did you first start playing music? As soon as I could talk. I sang and started classical guitar at age 7 Which artist influenced your music? Too many to mention. Lately I have been listening to Wye Oak, Gillian Welsh, Laura Veirs, Sun Kil Moon, XXX Tentacion From age 4 I fell ... Read More
Empowered songwriter Reilly Stapleton has today announced her enthralling new single Impulse, an unsettling, eclectic rock ballad about the fine line between our morals and our devilish impulses, out October 31. The intriguingly dark song is accompanied by a brilliant, slasher-style clip, directed by Michael Sadler (Teenage Dads). To celebrate ... Read More
Hardline Media proudly presents, for the first time in Australia JINJER. The Ukrainian Progressive Groove Metal wrecking machine known as JINJER caused a huge stir with the announcement of their Australian tour that due to popular demand 2 new shows have been added to the run! Adelaide at the Lion ... Read More
A tropical musical explosion awaits when Sydney’s Rufino and the Coconuts launch their debut album Centroturist this October, setting audiences on an island jungle quest for summer. Inspired by classic surf music, with a touch of 80s post-punk, smooth jungle disco and pinch of B-Grade thriller soundtracks, the rocksteady rhythms ... Read More
This Halloween, get your fill of thrills and chills when musicians from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra perform Evil Dead in Concert, a live-to-film event featuring a special guest appearance by original score composer Joe LoDuca. The legendary eighties cult classic will be screened in a newly restored format at the ... Read More
Tell us about your new single/ album/ tour? ‘The Day I Thought About Dying’ came about over a year ago. It was then I formed a friendship with producer Devin Abrams (Drax Project, Shapeshifter, Pacific Heights, The Adults). We decided to work on the track together and this is what ... Read More
Some buildings have a soul. They breathe and sweat and pulsate, holding memories and stories and songs and laughter in their walls. RCA Studio A in Nashville, Tennessee, is such a place… The photos on the walls of the ‘Music City’ recording facility testify to its illustrious history, with Elvis ... Read More
MUSIC INDUSTRY PANEL ANNOUNCED: THE OPEN FORUM (STATE OF PLAY)BOB LEFSETZ PODCAST INTERVIEWS WITH MICHAEL GUDINSKI, JOHN WATSON & PETER GARRETT AUSTRALIAN MUSIC WEEK 2019 welcomes Music Industry heavy weights Michael Chugg (Chugg Entertainment), Roger Field (Live Nation), Jaddan Comerford (Unified Music Group), Sahara Herald (Frontier Touring), Tim Worton ... Read More