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Liven up your day with a sonic cocktail of hazy guitars, moody melodics, and sultry swagger courtesy of the brand new single Dead Weekend out now from Gold Coast rockers Chavez Cartel.  A track that would equally be at home soundtracking a slick HBO series as much as it appears ... Read More

SAN DIEGO'S ELECTRIFYING SOUL-POWERED GARAGE ROCK'N'ROLLERS THE SCHIZOPHONICS ANNOUNCE MELBOURNE FAREWELL SHOW - THIS MONDAY MARCH 13 (LABOUR DAY) AT THE CURTIN!  BRISBANE & GOLD COAST SHOWS THIS WEEKEND The Schizophonics - Black To Comm (MC5) - Hampdenfest 2017 - Baltimore eep something in the tank this long weekend because ... Read More

LAUGHING STOCK PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS Nicolette Minster  "NET WORTH" Touring Australia 2023  ADELAIDE – MELBOURNE – SYDNEY  ‘A great storyteller. You’ll feel much better about googling yourself… and in general.’ – Celia Pacquola‘Minster has the works’ – Australian Stage Nicolette Minster is a child star whose career took a nosedive after starring, we mean, ... Read More

  Swedish progressive death metallers SCAR SYMMETRY have announced re-issues for four of their classic albums. Pitch Black Progress (2006), Holographic Universe (2008), Dark Matter Dimensions (2009) and The Unseen Empire (2011) will all be available on vinyl for the first time ever on 14th April, with pre-orders available now from: https://scarsymmetry.bfan.link/reissues140423.ema The albums will be available in the following ... Read More

LSTEN UP Wollongong! Influential rock icons THE USED and PAPA ROACH are thrilled to bring their Cut My Heart Into Pieces tour to the University Of Wollongong on Thursday, April 27. Headlined by THE USED, general tickets will be on sale 10am AEDT time on Monday, March 6.  With the Brisbane show now sold out, there are only a ... Read More

A Metropolis Touring Presentation INSPIRAL CARPETS Greatest Hits Tour First Time in Australia since 1993! First Time ever in New Zealand!!! You forget how many great songs they have in their catalogue and as they pump them out the crowd is in rapture” (LOUDER THAN WAR) Cool as **** Legendary ... Read More

After a long seven-year hiatus, Northern Irish rockers The Answer are set to make a spectacular and long-awaited return with a brand-new studio album scheduled for release on St. Patricks day, March 17, 2023. Titled Sundowners, this latest album has been produced and mixed by rising British rock producer Dan ... Read More

SIX FAVE GUITARS WITH NICK CHARLES The most recent guitar that Maton has made for me has most of the features that I’ve longed for and investigated over the years. So, for starters it’s essentially a 000 size acoustic with mahogany back and sides, a sitka spruce top, ebony fretboard, ... Read More

I guess I focus mostly on songs as a whole and where the voice, words and melody take me. It's rare that I focus on a single instrument. But I do love it when there's something, a line, a sentence or a solo that makes the song. I've listed a ... Read More

DRIFTWOOD. An undulating ode to losing yourself to love, the lustrous new single Ondas (released today) from Sydney producer and singer-songwriter Driftwood. is a celebration of rich culture, fluidity and wavy alt-R&B, also featuring guest vocals from Colombian singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Junior Zamora. And equally celebrating the cultural collision ... Read More

Photo credit: Alexandra Cabral Atlanta’s garage-rock provocateurs Black Lipshave announced the supports for their first Australian tour in eight years, which is kicking off in Melbourne on Friday 3 March. Gut Health, The Maggie Pills, Los Scallywaggsand GHOULIES are just a few names joining the band on the tour, hitting ... Read More

 Join one of music’s most original alternative rock acts THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS for an “Evening With” as they perform their breakthrough album Flood in its entirety.   With 70+ sold-out shows so far in the US, and by overwhelming demand, it’s Australia’s turn this October!   How will Flood be presented? Hard to say, as ... Read More

QUEEN OF THE MINOR KEY, EILEN JEWELL ADDS TWO SHOWS TO HER MARCH EAST COAST TOUR, INCLUDING A SPECIAL SHOW TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE LATE & GREAT LORETTA LYNN! EILEN & BAND'S FIRST AUSTRALIAN TOUR IN NEARLY FIVE YEARS INCLUDES APPEARANCES AT PORT FAIRY AND BLUE MOUNTAINS FOLK FESTIVALS, AND MORE “Sometimes as ... Read More

KNOTFEST AUSTRALIA BRISBANE JOINS MELBOURNE AS SOLD OUT! LIMITED TICKETS LEFT FOR SYDNEY Slipknot to headline plus Parkway Drive, Megadeth, Trivium, Northlane, Amon Amarth, In Flames, Knocked Loose, Spiritbox, Story Of The Year, Alpha Wolf, Void Of Vision, Bad Omens & Malevolence KNOTFEST, the music and counterculture experience destination festival created ... Read More

Velatine is a duo comprising long-time Melbourne producer Loki Lockwood (The Drones, Spencer P. Jones) and rapidly ascending vocalist and songwriter Maggie Alley.  The duo spent most of 2022 making it. Pre-release singles No God, Comic and Whisper Park have seen healthy and repeated airplay on Triple R, PBS FM, ... Read More

Marcus King at the Northcote Theatre FIRST SHOW - SOLD OUT Bluesfest Touring announces another show for MARCUS KING with special guests VINTAGE TROUBLE Thursday 13 April 2023 Northcote Theatre, Melbourne PRE-SALE from 12pm AEST Thursday 16 February 2023 ON SALE 12pm AEST from Monday 20 February 2023 REGISTER FOR ... Read More

When Richard Clapton told us the party never ends, he meant it. Ralph, as he’s affectionately known, is celebrating 50 years as one of Australia’s foremost singer / songwriters with anniversary shows at the State Theatre in Sydney on Saturday, 15 April and the Palais Theatre in Melbourne on Friday, ... Read More

LET’S GET THE PARTY STARTED WITH PRE-SALE ACCESS TO P!NK Three-time Grammy Award-winning singer, performer, and international pop icon P!NK announces her highly anticipated return to Australia with a massive tour in February, 2024. As part of this tour, P!NK will head to Marvel Stadium on FRIDAY FEBRUARY 23, 2024 ... Read More

As diverse and as electrifying as their name, ELECTRIC CALLBOY is thrilled to announce they will be returning to Australia for their first headlining tour as part of their TEKKNO world tour this November. "Australia! After playing the sold-out club shows and the amazing shows at the Good Things Festival ... Read More

Del Amitri are pleased to announce their first Australian shows in thirty years! The band will play theatres in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sidney in February 2023. In addition to these shows the band will set foot in New Zealand for the first time ever with shows in Aukland ... Read More

KENTUCKY'S IAN NOE HAS BEEN FORCED TO PULL OUT OF NEXT MONTH'S JOINT-HEADLINE AUSTRALIAN TOUR WITH EARLY JAMES DUE TO HEALTH REASONS IN A LIKE-FOR-LIKE SWAP, NOE'S PLACE ON THE TOUR WILL BE FILLED BY ANOTHER FAST-RISING YOUNG SINGER-SONGWRITER ARLO McKINLEY, WHO WAS THE LAST ARTIST SIGNED BY THE LATE ... Read More

*featuring singles Brand New Man, The Devil Ain’t Buying,  (I Wanna Be) Close To You & Around The World OUT NOW via Source Music Tex Perkins and The Fat Rubber Band have today released the follow-up to their 2021 self-titled debut in new album Other World. Kicking off with the heartfelt lead single Brand New Man, the ... Read More

Bikini Kill have announced supports for their Australian tour, which kicks off in two weeks at MONA FOMA in Hobart and finishes at Sydney Opera House, with multiple shows already sold out. Bikini Kill have announced their hand-picked supports for their upcoming national tour, with several shows already sold out ... Read More

DEATHSTARS Announce new album Everything Destroys You + Release stunning video for new single ´This Is´     Swedish industrial cult act DEATHSTARS finally return with their latest sonic output Everything Destroys You, which will be released on May 5th through Nuclear Blast Records. Their first release in over eight years marks a long-awaited comeback, spotlighting everything that is DEATHSTARS: adrenaline, bombast, sex ... Read More

The EP is available now via Loma Vista Recordings on streaming, digital, limited edition vinyl, and 2xCD deluxe edition packaged with the original Requiem album. To celebrate the one year anniversary of Korn's latest album, Requiem, the band releases a new five-song EP. A year ago, the band delivered one of the most unique ... Read More

The idea of an afterlife has fired imaginations across cultures for millennia and is one of the earliest belief systems in recorded history. It is fascinating to consider that a type of identity or stream of consciousness might exist in the absence of the physical body. In ‘Music In The Afterlife’, Gareth Koch & Martin Kennedy have ... Read More

KNOTFEST, the destination festival brand curated by SLIPKNOT, is continuing its ever-expanding global domination with the announcement of its next location - KNOTFEST AUSTRALIA in 2023 ... Read More

Photo credit: Shervin Lainez SHARES NEW SINGLE + VIDEO TRUE LOVE FOREVER MEDIA RELEASE:: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, FRIDAY JANUARY 27 Proving love is as timeless as his evocative sonic output, English multi-platinum selling singer-songwriter, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Coyle Girelli returns in 2023 with a sublime new single True Love ... Read More

KNOTFEST AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCE SIDESHOWS! Sunday, February 5, 2023 - KNOTFEST, the music and counterculture experience destination festival created by the multi-platinum sonic phenomenon SLIPKNOT will be making its Australian debut in March 2023. KNOTFEST AUSTRALIA has already sold out in Melbourne with Brisbane and Sydney not far behind. KNOTFEST AUSTRALIA ... Read More

HENRY WAGONS DELIVERS HIS FINEST ALBUM TO DATE WITH THIRD SOLO RELEASE, SOUTH OF EVERYWHERE ALBUM OUT TODAY *Featuring new single I Don’t Know When It Is I’m Gonna Die plus (Don’t Be) Down and Out & Felix Granger The Finger Pickin’ Boy “Wagons has always known how to write a nifty tune, but ... Read More

EARLY BIRD PRESALE IS ON NOW Get your tickets before the general public! Good times are ahead for indie music lovers with the arrival of Daydream. Touring Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane this Autumn, Daydream is stocked with revered alternative acts including indie-rock royalty Modest Mouse, Slowdive, Tropical F Storm , ... Read More

Poignant, soothing and irresistibly engaging, the new single Stood Here Too from Sydney troubadour NedR blends folk, soul, jazz and beyondvia a fresh and emotive sonic brush. Like a warm hug of glistening intimacy, the accompanying music video for Stood Here Too, also out today, perfectly complements the emotional heartstrings ... Read More

Simon Hosford at #MGS2019 - photo credit: Jason Rosewarne MELBOURNE GUITAR SHOW ADDS ADDITIONAL ARTISTS TO THE LINEUP - THE BIGGEST RIFF ’N’ ROLL SHOW IN AUSTRALIA SET TO RETURN TO THE CAULFIELD RACECOURSE ON MARCH 4 & 5 The Melbourne Guitar Show has today added another haul of artists to the already impressive lineup, with the iconic ... Read More

Evoking endless summer days and bubbling warmth, the new single Bonfire out today from singer-songwriter Dahlia Ray blends buoyant indie pop with 90s sentimentality. Driven by optimism and demure effervescence, Bonfire is also accompanied by a nostalgic music video, complete with a key childhood staple: the humble trampoline.   Billowing with soft textures, creamy vocals and propulsive beats, Bonfire is a raw bundle of gloss ... Read More

THE EXPLOITED PUNKS NOT DEAD… EVER!!   And neither is Wattie!   He may have had a heart attack in December but Wattie and The Exploited made a promise to Aussie and Kiwi fans, and they intend to deliver!   The Exploited said they will be back to play the best punk rock shows ever, ... Read More

STATIC - X Announce Australian Tour For May With Special Guests SOiL From the moment Wisconsin Death Trip was released to an unsuspecting world, Static-X stood above. Their industrial alt-rock hybrid "Evil Disco" shook metal from its stagnant state and redefined what can be done with heavy music. Each subsequent ... Read More

In 1963 Australia’s radio waves and early black & white television music shows were filled with a new phenomenon – surf music with its thundering drums and screeching guitars. A vital, energetic sound that totally captured our beach-loving nation ... Read More

Following the successful launch of the Weapons Of The Modern Age EP on September 30, 2022, SABATON are excited to announce that Heroes Of The Great War, their second EP of the Echoes Of The Great War EP trilogy, is now available and features a never-heard-before track entitled 'The First ... Read More

“Weird Al” Yankovic burst onto the scene over four decades ago and never looked back. Making his first concert excursion across international waters in over eight years, the world’s foremost musical satirist and five-time Grammy-winner foregoes his usual high-octane, big-production show with The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour, ... Read More

SAN DIEGO'S ELECTRIFYING GARAGE-SOUL ROCKERS THE SCHIZOPHONICS RETURN TO KICK OUT THE JAMS!  It's time, brothers and sisters, to kick out the jams again with San Diego's dynamite The Schizophonics, whose first two brief and BC (before covid) Australian visits in 2019 and early 2020 back blew the minds and burst ... Read More

Indie-folk staples of the Australian music scene Pierce Brothers have teamed up with platinum award winning, producer, engineer, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Tash Sultana to write and record their new single High & Unsteady. An energetic folk track that permeates waves of clean electric guitar tones alongside the upbeat tempo we’ve ... Read More

REGISTER FOR PRESALE OVERMONO TOUR DATES Friday, March 5th - Roam Festival, Perth WA Friday, March 10th - 121 Festival Wellington, NZ Friday, 11th March - Golden Plains Festival, Moyston VIC Saturday, 12th March - Pitch Music & Arts Festival, Sydney NSW Thursday, March 17th - Metro Theatre - Eora ... Read More

Australian singer-songwriter Dan Brodie shares a brand new Music Video to accompany ‘(I can feel) love closing in’ - the second single from his forthcoming studio Album, The Ballad of Cowboy Dan. A mesmerizing meditation on the mysterious nature of love and fate, the new video sees Brodie team up ... Read More

The hard rock group Pop Evil released the third single, ‘Dead Reckoning (Ft. Fit For A King)’ from their upcoming album, Skeletons due March 17 via MNRK Heavy.   WATCH VIA YOUTUBE + STREAM ON DSPS Pre-Order / Pre-Save here: https://popevil.ffm.to/skeletons   The concept and instrumentals for ‘Dead Reckoning’ were brought to the table by bassist, Joey “Chicago” Walser and co-written with singer, Leigh Kakaty. The producer of Skeletons, Drew ... Read More

PUBLIC IMAGE LTD. WILL COMPETE TO REPRESENT IRELAND AT EUROVISION 2023 THEY WILL PERFORM PREVIOUSLY UNHEARD SONG “HAWAII” ON “THE LATE LATE SHOW” AT 9.30p GMT/4:30p ET/1:30p PT FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2023, LIVE STREAMED HERE  ©: John Lydon Public Image Ltd. (PiL) are confirmed to take part in the competition ... Read More

Bluesfest Touring is delighted to announce a second concert for soul sensation Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats at the Northcote Theatre on Tuesday 11 April. The Alabama bred 8 piece St Paul & The Broken Bones will be the special guests opening the show. It took Nathaniel Rateliff & ... Read More

THEATRE ROYAL SYDNEY FEBRUARY 14 – APRIL 1 MELBOURNE ATHENEUM THEATRE FROM MAY 18  TICKETS ON SALE NOW ROCKYHORROR.COM.AU “Fierce & Fabulous Fun” Daily Express, UK  “Still the sexiest and funniest show in town” Evening Standard, UK The 50th Anniversary production of iconic Rock ‘N’ Roll musical The Rocky Horror Show has confirmed the ... Read More

We thought we'd let you all know before everyone else. Public announce tomorrow at 8:00am. Don't miss out. x Our secret headliner for OK Motels Charlton Pool Party is singer-songwriter JULIA JACKLIN. Off the back of two studio albums, Jacklin’s latest release, PRE PLEASURE, is the result of, “taking the ... Read More

“there’s no doubt that PinkPantheress is one of the biggest breakthrough artists of recent years” - DAZED Today sees PinkPantheress release her brand-new EP ‘Take me home’. The 3-track EP includes the new title track “Take me home”, alongside previous single ‘Do you miss me?’ and the highly demanded ‘Boy’s ... Read More

  Ahead of his time in every sense, Montell2099 has been building otherworldly universes with his progressive, genre-bending electronic music since emerging on Soundcloud in 2015. The visionary production powerhouse based in Auckland, New Zealand has quickly transformed from a shy, small-town Māori boy to signing with American electronic maestro ... Read More

THE GUM BALL ANNOUNCES FIRST PORTION OF ACTS FOR 2023. One of the Hunter Valley’s most cherished cultural escapes, The Gum Ball, returns in 2023, triumphant in its post-pandemic survival, ripe and ready to return to full strength with three days of musical discovery over the last weekend of the ... Read More

Music lovers, grab your crew and start the countdown as we’re only weeks away from the biggest night of the year and the City’s lush, treelined Victoria Park is where you want to be for your BEST.NEW YEAR’S.EVER.    NYE in the Park is the ULTIMATE New Year’s Eve celebration, providing ... Read More

THE MELBOURNE GUITAR SHOW - THE BIGGEST RIFF ’N’ ROLL SHOW IN AUSTRALIA  IS SET TO RETURN TO THE CAULFIELD RACECOURSE ON MARCH 4 & 5 #MGS2023 L – R: Liz Frencham, Nick Charles, Anna Scionti, Ash Grunwald, Minnie Marks, Shannon Bourne, Phil Manning, Charlie Bedford, Corey Legge – at 2019 MGS, photo credit Jason ... Read More

FALLS 2022/2023DOWNLOAD SET TIMESDOWNLOAD EVENT MAPSDOWNLOAD ARTWORKDOWNLOAD ARTIST IMAGES Secret Sounds presentsFALLS 2022/23SET TIMES, EVENT MAPS, UNEARTHED WINNERS & MOREMELBOURNE | BYRON | FREMANTLEFINAL TICKETS ON SALE NOW It’s that time of year again. Mariah, Michael Bublé and ‘Love, Actually’ are crawling out of the Christmas cupboard for the holidays ... Read More

Australian rock band Chocolate Starfish opened the One Electric Day festival on Sunday 20 November 2022 in Werribee Park on the south-west outskirts of Melbourne ... Read More

The sonic equivalent of entering a dream world, the new single Terminals, the latest outing from Sydney singer-songwriter Jordan Wilson, murmurs and charms with otherworldly delights. Inspired by a cultural reset, Leonard Cohen and some well-timed real life absurdity, Terminals is also today accompanied by the release of a captivating ... Read More

Come and surrender your soul to the blues and grooving magic of the debut single from Willie J & The Bad Books, with Backdoor Man officially out in the world today. An energetic and passionate tune revelling in blues rock with an Australian flavour, Backdoor Man is accompanied by a ... Read More

Following back to back sold out events across Australia and New Zealand, including last fortnight’s synchronised events at Sydney’s spectacular Cockatoo Island and Singapore’s iconic Marina Bay Float, SYNTHONY is thrilled to announce its return to Australia this summer with a brand new show: SYNTHONY No.3. Boasting a star studded line up with Natalie Bassingthwaighte ... Read More

Get your motor running with the classic rock stylings of Sydney’s Edgecliff and their brand new tune Running On Empty. Officially dropping into the world today, Running On Empty is a raw and riveting peek into the band’s forthcoming debut EP Uproar, which will officially thunder into the world on ... Read More

Throbbing with an alluring undercurrent of hypnotic textures, the brand new track In My Blood from Naarm/ Melbourne art-pop alchemist Georgia Fields is a meditation on the wine-dark waters that lie between desire and compulsion. A corroded synth line flickers like a detuned radio, cutting Georgia’s singular grace with an ... Read More

Australia’s biggest alternative travelling music festival, aka Good Things Festival is almost upon us and it's the biggest one yet!Good Things come to those who wait and Good Things Festival is thrilled to announce the headline sideshows from some of the artists on the huge festival line up. This is ... Read More

Fresh from dominating the main stages at Reading & Leeds festivals over the weekend, Enter Shikari are sharing the video for their latest single, The Void Stares Back feat. Wargasm. The song became the subject of much conversation over the weekend as the band brought Wargasm themselves out on stage with them for a first live airing ... Read More

Tāmaki Makaurau-based queer artist Jack Panther has unveiled his latest single, with Weekend At Bernies arriving as an equally quirky and anthemic piece of summery pop. The first taste of new music from Jack since the release of his why don’t you come over? EP back in June, Weekend At ... Read More

After selling out his massive Sad Boi Winter Summer Australian tour which commences next week, global superstar Dean Lewis has announced he will return to Australia in March 2023 to perform two brand new shows as part of his The Future is Bright world tour.  ... Read More

Mistletone proudly present Bikini Kill, touring Australia for the first time since 1997. Original members and feminist punk pioneers Kathleen Hanna, Tobi Vail and Kathi Wilcox bring the riot down under for a slew of all ages and festival performances. Tickets on sale now! “We're Bikini Kill and we want revolution Girl-style now! ” BIKINI KILL AUSTRALIAN ... Read More

Unexpectedly marking a posthumous release for one of the most successful rappers of his time, the new single Do You Want It by the legendary Coolio and featuring Australian rap and pop artist Katija is a cheeky yet dominant jam loaded with lashings of vivid sensuality. Having been in motion prior to Coolio’s untimely passing, Do You Want ... Read More

KNOTFEST, the destination festival brand curated by SLIPKNOT, is continuing its ever-expanding global domination with the announcement of its next location - KNOTFEST AUSTRALIA in 2023. The music and counterculture experience created by the multi-platinum sonic phenomenon SLIPKNOT, will hit the East coast of Australia starting on Friday, March 24th at Flemington Racecourse in ... Read More

MICHAEL DAY SHARES NEW SINGLE + VIDEO ‘PSYCH OR THE PRIEST’ Bathed in the soulful sounds that define the alt-folk genre he excels within, Perth Hills-born singer/songwriter Michael Day has entered into stunning new territory with the release of his latest single, Psych Or The Priest. A musician since a young age, Day crafted his ... Read More

AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2023 “They’re just fantastically funny” The Times PERTH ASTOR THEATRE MONDAY 13 MARCH MELBOURNE ATHENAEUM THEATRE THURSDAY 16 MARCH BRISBANE THE TIVOLI TUESDAY 21 MARCH SYDNEY ENMORE THEATRE FRIDAY 24 MARCH TICKETS ON SALE NOW – BOOK AT BOHMPRESENTS.COM Foil Arms and Hog is an Irish sketch comedy group comprising Sean ... Read More

  Photo Credit: Paul Harries   Devin Townsend recently announced his forthcoming new album Lightwork, due out 28th October 2022. Following months of hard work finishing the album, as well as an extensive European touring schedule that included 2 nights at London’s Royal Albert Hall, he is very pleased to reveal more ... Read More

SBM & DAVID ROY WILLIAMS PRESENTS  THE STRANGLERS Announce Australian Tour Dates April 2023 “A magnificent evening of 70s punk nostalgia, packed with power, energy and aggression… ”  British iconic punk and new wave rockers, The Stranglers, have announced they’ll be touring Australia, playing shows across five cities in April 2023. First forming in ... Read More

Secret Sounds presents… HARVEST ROCK SET TIMES, APP & EXCLUSIVE DINING EXPERIENCES Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 November 2022 Rymill Park / Murlawirrapurka & King Rodney Park / Ityamai-itpina, Adelaide Tickets on sale now With only one month to go, the countdown to the inaugural Harvest Rock is on! From ... Read More

"DADDY LONG LEGS takes the blues and turns them inside out, upside down, round about and renews their primal energy. My favorite rompin’ stompin’ New York band of the moment." BLUESWAILIN' NEW YORK COMBO DADDY LONG LEGS RELEASE NEW SINGLE "NIGHTMARE" AHEAD OF FIRST AUSTRALIAN TOUR "DADDY LONG LEGS takes ... Read More

NASHVILLE PUSSY Announce December 2022 Australian Shows HARDLINE MEDIA proudly presents the band King Lemmy himself dubbed “America’s last great Rock ’n’ Roll band” - NASHVILLE PUSSY! Having packed out their shows last time they were here, get ready for some sweaty, rockin’ nights Australia! Raised on a diet of ... Read More

Australia’s biggest alternative travelling music festival, aka Good Things Festival is almost upon us and it's the biggest one yet! We're thrilled to announce Good Things Festival in Melbourne is SOLD OUT with Brisbane and Sydney not far behind. We've been warning you to grab your ticket, so don't miss ... Read More

Photo by: Todd Hardingham Having spent the early months of 2022 at Bryon Bay’s iconic The Music Farm (Midnight Oil, Cold Chisel, Yothu Yindi) working with esteemed producer Chris Collins (Skeggs, Middle Kids Tyne-James Organ) Australia’s indie-alt-rock darlings The VANNS return now with another offering from these sessions; aptly titled ... Read More

BETTER NOISE MUSIC ROCKTOBER 2022 CELEBRATING NEW MUSIC RELEASES AND THE LABEL’S ICONIC CATALOG Campaign Includes New Music from Five Finger Death Punch, Nothing More, The HU, Bad Wolves, Fire From The Gods, Classless Act, Eva Under Fire, and The Retaliators Original Motion Picture Soundtrack This month, Better Noise Music is celebrating Rocktober ... Read More

Brash, unashamed, loud and in your face, GLAM FEST is here Australia.   Catering to fans of throwback glam metal (think ‘80s era Sunset strip), sleaze, shock rock, hard rock and everything in between, GLAM FEST offers fans of the genre a platter of sleazy goodness.   The first instalment ... Read More

STAY GOLD ICONIC MELBOURNE VENUE'S FOURTH BIRTHDAY KICKS OFF THIS WEEK FEATURING A WEEK OF INCREDIBLE ACTS INCLUDING BETWEEN YOU & ME THE GETAWAY PLAN DAILY J TYLER RICHARDSON (LUCA BRASI) Celebrate good times, come on! Help celebrate 4 years of Stay Gold with a week of incredible acts. Kick ... Read More

FRONTIERER Scottish Extreme Metallers October Tour Approaches with Special Guests, Apate Frontierer photo credit: Nick Neuenhaus Photography Scottish Extreme Metal outfit, FRONTIERER will bring their unrelenting, uncompromising brand of sonic punishment to Australian shores for the very first time, next month! Joining Frontierer on ALL shows are Brisbane’s Apate. Local Supports have just been announced ... Read More

a day on the green, LOVE POLICE & I OH YOU ANNOUNCE A NEW CONCERT EXPERIENCE AT GEELONG & THE SURF COAST’S FAVOURITE OUTDOOR VENUE – MT DUNEED ESTATE! TENT POLE A MUSICAL JAMBOREE  featuring PAVEMENT & friends FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT WITH MORE TO COME … SAT 4 MARCH – MT ... Read More

Capturing and celebrating all things bittersweet and beautiful in the world, glistening alt pop trio PRETTY TALKS return with an immersive and intensely engaging new single Hurt Me, officially out today. Showcasing a relationship breakdown soundtracked by glossy pop and retro synths, Hurt Me is also today accompanied by a ... Read More

As they prepared to take to the stage in the town of Arrasate, in Spanish Basque country, for the first show of their long awaited 2022 European tour, Melbourne's rock'n'roll kings The Casanovas surprised us all by dropping a hard-punching new single. Out this morning here at home, "When You Want Something From Me" is a ... Read More

  SUMMERSALT RETURNS IN 2023 JOINED BY EXCITING INTERNATIONAL ACTS Zaccaria Concerts & Touring are thrilled to announce that SummerSalt is back this summer to deliver another season of live music in some of the most scenic locations in the country!  This year showcases exciting international artists alongside some Aussie favourites ... Read More

PIERCE BROTHERS ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE + VIDEO‘THE CAPTIVE’ The latest collaboration effort from the Pierce Brothers, after a quiet step into subtle pop with their last release ‘When It All Goes Away’(co-written with Garrett Kato) and ‘How Sweet Is This Love feat. Steph Strings’, The Captive is a return to ... Read More

MELBOURNE ARTIST RONE UNLOCKS TIME WITH A MONUMENTAL TRANSFORMATION OF FLINDERS STREET STATION’S MYSTERIOUS UPPER LEVEL AND BALLROOM The Clockroom, 2022. RONE. Tickets go on sale at 10am (AEST) Thursday 29 September. In his most expansive project yet, internationally renowned artist Rone is set to take over one of Melbourne’s ... Read More

The Clockroom, 2022. RONE.  Tickets go on sale at 10am (AEST) Thursday 29 September. In his most expansive project yet, internationally renowned artist Rone is set to take over one of Melbourne’s most iconic locations with Time: an epic new installation that will occupy Flinders Street Station’s hidden third floor and ... Read More

🔥 THE LANEWAY 2023 LINE-UP IS HERE 🔥 We know you've been waiting a very long time, so we're stoked to finally share your Laneway 2023 line-up 🎉 Make sure you're registered for the pre-sale for the chance to WIN the ultimate VIP Laneway x Afterpay experience! Registering for the ... Read More

Secret Sounds presents FALLS 2022 DOWNTOWN MELBOURNE VIC | SIDNEY MYER MUSIC BOWL 29, 30, 31 DEC 2022 2 STAGES - CLUB FALLS - RANCHO RELAXO - MULTI BARS - FOOD TRUCKS + MORE TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Falls’ VIC event is set to relocate to Melbourne for the first ... Read More

SUEDE New Studio Album Autofiction Out Today! Photo credit Dean Chalkley “one of the greatest comebacks of the 21st Century” NME  Suede have released their ninth studio album Autofiction today!  The new album, which includes BBC 6 Music and Radio 2 playlist mainstays ‘She Still Leads Me On’ and ‘15 Again’, is already receiving widespread critical acclaim. Autofiction has been heralded as "their best album ... Read More

Pop out the party poppers – this December Milk! Records celebrate ten years with a line-up of stellar parties across Naarm/Melbourne and Eora/Sydney. Featuring performances from a slew of Milk! artists as well as special performances from label friends. Milk! Records was founded in 2012 to release Courtney Barnett’s first EP 'I’ve Got a ... Read More

SUEDE Release ‘That Boy On The Stage’ New Studio Album Autofiction Out Sept 16 via BMG Photo credit Dean Chalkley Suede have released ‘That Boy On The Stage’, a new track taken from their forthcoming ninth studio album, Autofiction, due September 16th via BMG. Listen to it here https://suede.lnk.to/ThatBoyPR As ... Read More

THE HU Rumble Of Thunder Out Digitally NOW! (Physical Sept 16) Watch Video For Bie Biyelgee Photo Credit: Khishigsuren Baasan Hailing from Mongolia, THE HU have combined traditional music and instrumentation performed in their native language using native instrumentation with Western modern rock stylings to create a unique and catchy sound they have ... Read More

BONNIE RAITT with special guest MAVIS STAPLES AN INCREDIBLE DOUBLE BILL Wednesday, 5-Apr-2023 - Palais Theatre, Melbourne Friday, 7-Apr-2023 – Darling Harbour Theatre, Sydney PRE-SALE from 12pm AEST Tuesday 16th August 2022 ON SALE from Thursday, 18th of August 2022 – 12PM AEST REGISTER FOR PRE-SALE HERE: https://www.bluesfesttouring.com.au/artist/bonnie-raitt-with-mavis-staples/ ******************************* MARCUS ... Read More

BLUESFEST 2023 - FIRST ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT  – OVER 40 ARTISTS WITH MORE TO COME TICKET PRICE REMAINS SAME AS 2022! In just 31 weeks the 34th Annual Bluesfest’s gates will open for what promises to be the most exciting Bluesfest ever. Some of the finest contemporary and legendary Blues, Roots, Soul, ... Read More

The Butterfly Effect - photo credit Kane Hibberd DROP FIRST NEW ALBUM IN 14 YEARS IV – RELEASED TODAY NATIONAL TOUR ON SALE NOW Independent Aussie rockers, The Butterfly Effect today release their long-awaited fourth studio album, IV, the band’s first new LP drop in over 14 years after its predecessor, 2008’s The Final Conversation of Kings ... Read More

 AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND TOUR 2022 EARLY BIRD PRESALE IS ON NOW! Follow the links below for your priority access. UK shoegaze pioneers, Ride, will be touring Australia and New Zealand this November / December celebrating the 30th Anniversary of their debut full length album, Nowhere, by playing it in full!  Make sure ... Read More

LA’s Iconic Synth Electro-Pop Pioneers, BERLIN finally announce their first headline Australian shows since 1985! Fusing provocative lyrics with an electronic sound that had as much in common with Donna Summer as it did Kraftwerk, BERLIN created a sound that was both familiar, yet unique. Few bands emerging from the ... Read More

Punk rockers of Australia and New Zealand unite! For the first time in history two of the most influential and enduring punk bands of all time are heading down under together. Fans never thought they would see the day so get ready to tick this off your bucket list as ... Read More

There are just 10 days to go until Fist Full of Rock – featuring the ultimate line-up in Australian hard rock, The Angels, Baby Animals, Rose Tattoo and The Poor – hits the stage at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on September 2.  These four incredible bands will showcase the quintessential setlist of Australian rock anthems ... Read More

From the same crew behind Splendour and Falls Festival arrives a new two-day music festival featuring a stacked international line-up that'll descend on Adelaide 19-20 November. Welcome to Harvest Rock, an event that not only offers a world-class live music experience but also some of the finest food and adult ... Read More

BETTER NOISE MUSIC Releases The Retaliators Theme Song (21 Bullets) feat. Motley Crue, Asking Alexandria, Ice Nine Kills & From Ashes To New The Retaliators Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Due Sept 16 Soundtrack To Include Track From The Retaliators Score Arranged By Stranger Things Composers Kyle Dixon And Michael Stein ... Read More

Their 2019 debut album The Gereg debuted at number 1 across the globe, entrenching The Hu in the hearts and souls of music lovers of all walks of life. Their music might not be accessible to all, but it is in the delivery of this music that The Hu continually impress. Blending ... Read More

Beloved Aboriginal singer-songwriter Archie Roach has died aged 66 ... Read More

Metropolis Touring Presents   ASH ‘Teenage Wildlife Tour’ - Celebrating 30 Years of Ash    Northern Ireland’s ASH bring their punky pop genius back down under with their ‘Teenage Wildlife Tour’ - Celebrating 30 Years of Ash    The Teenage Wildlife album and tour perfectly encapsulates the trio’s entire recording career and includes ... Read More

AMARANTHE Release Stunning Music Video For 'Crystalline'   This song surely gave the one or another listener goosebumps when being performed on one of AMARANTHE's breathtaking liveshows, and now a transition of the feelings has been created by releasing a remarkable music video for: 'Crystalline'. The majestic interplay of orchestral arrangements and in turn distorted ... Read More

1990’s band Fridge have come out of deep thaw to play a run of shows across the country. After a few shows with Tumbleweed in Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide, the band plays it’s first headline shows in decades in Melbourne and Geelong in July.   Fridge started out in Tasmania ... Read More

TISM EXCLUSIVE: Scott’s Real Concession SpeechTISM last night overheard the ex-prime minister deliver his real concession speech in the building recently named after him; they were hiding by the windows, whilst he stood in the Morrison Hotel, by the doors. Mr Morrison: Let me first clarify one thing. Some people ... Read More

SBM PRESENTS: THE SISTERS OF MERCY Australia & New Zealand Tour 2022 “[the Sisters are…] a lean glittering groove machine for the new millennium, leaving the sullenly anachronistic reformations of their contemporaries far behind.” – Metal Hammer  "It howls, it's grindingly beautiful, and it’s heading your way…" UK’s dark rock legends The ... Read More

Internationally acclaimed artist Amy Sheppard is packaging up her pop stylings and fusing them with country influences, today releasing her debut solo single Nothing But Wild. While definitely not her first official foray into the genre, previously already a Golden Guitar Award winner for her vocals on Lee Kernaghan’s Spirit of the Anzacs, Nothing But Wild offers ... Read More

RISING FESTIVAL'S ARTIST IN RESIDENCE  JIM WHITEGETS EVEN BUSIER WITH NEW SHOWS ANNOUNCED FOR XYLOURIS WHITE ANDJIM WHITE & MARISA ANDERSON “An action painter behind the kit; his gentle firework polyrhythms are a mesmerizing spectacle to behold.” The New Yorker The musical caravan of Jim White - Melbourne's Rising Festival's 2022 Artist ... Read More

There’s so much love and respect in the room its quite remarkable, and the four-piece return the favour with Love To Rule and the irrepressible Tunnel Of Love preceding the first true banger Happy Man, which prompts the euphoric crowd into a singalong frenzy from the very first note.” - ... Read More

METROPOLIS TOURING PRESENTS:     THE CHARLATANS: A Head Full Of Ideas, 30th 32nd Anniversary ‘Best Of’ Australian Tour   “A well and truly show-stopping, spectacular montage of brilliant, classic, passionate and innovative songs. It’s no wonder the Charlatans have stood the test of time.” Allmusic Magazine   “We love playing Australia” Tim Burgess.   ... Read More

AUSTRALIAN MUSIC ICON GLENN WHEATLEY’S AUDIOBOOK POSTHUMOUSLY RELEASING MAY 19 – PRE-ORDER NOW TIM WHEATLEY SHARES NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO SHINY TACOMA LIFTED FROM EP SHINY TACOMA OUT MAY 19  – PRE-ORDER NOW Eight weeks after the death of Australian music industry icon Glenn Wheatley comes the announcement today of a new edition and audiobook of his bestselling book, Paper Paradise—a ... Read More

Cruel Intentions: the '90s Musical CAST ANNOUNCEMENT @cruelintentionsau #cruelintentionsau Meet the Cast "Funny & Nostalgia fueled...the BEST of the '90s!" New York Times “Fun, sexy and seductive...a great time!” Huff Post "PERFECT... Sweet, Silly & Genuinely Joyous" Vanity Fair David Venn Enterprises (The Wedding Singer, Bring It On: The Musical) ... Read More

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To further celebrate the return of live music, Jack Daniel’s and Secret Sounds are thrilled to announce the exciting special guests joining the all-star lineup of acts playing across the country for the LIVE AT LAST tour, which kicks off tonight with energetic dance maker CLYPSO joining Pond in the ... Read More

Joan Wasser – aka Joan as Police Woman - has been described as many things ‘The coolest woman in pop-The Times, Full of meditative beauty-Mojo, with a voice so wondrous and moving- The Guardian and producing “breathtakingly good music’  She can be identified with all these comments for both her albums and live concerts and ... Read More

It is with much sadness and disappointment that we must announce that the Zoot tour of Australia is cancelled ... Read More

Kathryn Joseph shares the hauntingly beautiful track 'the burning of us all' – the second single off her forthcoming studio album for you who are the wronged, due for release 22 April via Best & Fairest / Rock Action.  ... Read More

Frontier Touring are excited to announce that after being forced to postpone their highly anticipated national tour earlier this month, Hoodoo Gurus with very special guests The Dandy Warhols (US) have officially rescheduled their 40th Anniversary Tour to September 2022. Opening proceedings in Brisbane and Sydney will be The Buoys, Even ... Read More

Singer/songwriter Jenny Mitchell is thrilled to announce her new album Tug of War, to be released on July 22 (with vinyl to arrive later on October 14) via Cooking Vinyl Australia, and unveil the latest offering from the record, the single and video, Lucy ... Read More

Just when you thought Full Tilt was done and dusted for 2022, the team at Destroy All Lines have brought their A game to deliver a sequel of truly epic proportions, with an army of international and local alternative acts ready to descend on the East Coast this July ... Read More

HOODOO GURUSWITH THE DANDY WARHOLS POSTPONE 40th ANNIVERSARY TOUR Frontier Touring wish to advise that the Hoodoo Gurus 40th Anniversary Tourwith very special guests The Dandy Warhols is postponed. Hoodoo Gurus drummer, Nik Rieth tested positive to COVID-19 on Wednesday 30 March and is now self-isolating. With the band rehearsing ... Read More

FOZZY Release Anthemic New Single ‘I Still Burn’ Announce Gold Certification + Plaque Parties for ‘Judas’ New Album BOOMBOX Coming May 6th An undeniable Rock powerhouse, FOZZY have never been ones to take their foot off the pedal. Last year the band toured throughout the US, UK & Ireland on ... Read More

Delta Bravo Presents MADE IN THE '90S FESTIVAL: Coolio, Next, All-4-One, Zhané and H3rizon Hosted by Q Parker – Kicks Off This Week With the easing of restrictions and the return of live music, Delta Bravo Presents is proud to present the first international tour featuring US based R&B artists ... Read More