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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

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

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

APRA MUSIC AWARDS TURN 40!CO-HOSTS JULIA ZEMIRO AND JEROME FARAH TO GET THE PARTY STARTED 2022 APRA Music Awards co-hosts Jerome Farah (photograph by Bella Loke) and Julia Zemiro(photograph by Kathy Chambers)This year, the APRA Music Awards turn ruby red as it celebrates 40 years of recognising the achievements of ... Read More

THE CLOUDS were one of the brightest shining lights of the early 90s golden era of Australian Indie Music releasing some fine indie nuggets… at times dream pop, sometimes shoe gaze-y, every now and then guitar crunch, but always with a pop sensibility. Their 1991 debut Penny Century was brimming with pure ... Read More

Full Tilt Melbourne is taking place on Saturday 26 March at Reunion Park, Burnely! ... Read More

(photo credit: Richard Sibbald)Following the announcement of their debut, self titled, album and first single “Liar”,  Envy Of None, the new project featuring Alex Lifeson (Rush), Andy Curran (Coney Hatch), Alfio Annibalini and singer Maiah Wynne have revealed “Look Inside”, their next single and video featuring Envy Of None singer Maiah Wynne and directed by “Jaden D. “Maiah’s lilting vocal performance was an ... Read More

Placebo are releasing their long-awaited 8th studio album. Nine years on from the release of their last outing Loud Like Love, Never Let Me Go is confirmed for release on 25th March 2022. Pre-order Never Let Me Go hereHappy Birthday In The Sky follows recent singles Beautiful James, Surrounded By Spies and Try Better Next Time, each of which offered its own ... Read More

Rich Webb - photo credit Wilk SHARES NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO 'LOVE SOMEONE' Troubadour Rich Webb is back with a brand new single Love Someone, a heartfelt and vulnerable track inspired by the poor treatment of asylum seekers in Australia.  The moving song is released today, and is accompanied by a stunning animated video that ... Read More

Uncle Kutcha Edwards Photo: Susan Carmody Today (Thu 3 Mar 2022) Uncle Kutcha Edwards will perform on the the forecourt of State Library Victoria. 1pm State Library Victoria forecourt 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne Tomorrow (Fri 4 Mar 2022) – Gordi will perform a free outside live music pop up gig ... Read More

FIRST TOUR WITH NEW SINGER TIM ROGERS FINALLY KICKS OFF IN JUST OVER TWO WEEKS AND FOLLOWS THE GROUP'S FIRST EVER TOP 5 ALBUM!   The Hard-Ons have announced the supports for their soon-to-start I'm Sorry Sir, That Riff's Been Take tour - their first tour with their new line-up which features new singer Tim ... Read More

MINISTRY Featuring Jello Biafra Debut 'Sabotage Is Sex!' Music Video Punk-Inspired Art Piece Teems With Angst Over Gritty Reality Of 2022. Marking The First Time The DEAD KENNEDYS Icon Has Appeared In A Music Video While Re-Teaming Biafra And Al Jourgensen, Cohorts In The Hardcore Punk-Industrial Project LARD. 'Sabotage Is ... Read More

GANGSTERS AND THE SALVATION ARMY SETTLE SCORES IN VICTORIAN OPERA’S HAPPY END ‘A musical that needs no recommendation other than itself. It charms, it giggles and it moves.’ - New York Times Roaring with charisma, wit and a killer cast, Victorian Opera presents Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht and Elisabeth Hauptmann’s ... Read More

I worked on this record for over one year during the time of the global pandemic and lock down. Tucked away from the world in my home studio, these songs came forth from my heart and soul during this difficult time for all of us. As in music so in ... Read More

Ready? Of course you are. Hose out your mind, locate your tent pegs and pack your flannies; BOOGIE FESTIVAL is back on the farm, more fabulous than ever. It’ll be getting good weird in Tallarook, Victoria over the 2018 Easter weekend. The now cult three-day extravaganza will revel and shimmy ... Read More

  ONE NIGHT ONLY! PERFORMING IN GEELONG – FRIDAY 4 MARCH 2022 WITH SPECIAL GUESTS AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS& THE MEANIES Frontier Touring is thrilled to announce Rock & Roll Hall Of Famers Foo Fighters will return to Australia next month, with a history-making performance at Geelong’s (VIC) GMHBA Stadium on Friday 4 March. The 12-time ... Read More

The Under the Southern Stars spectacular concert series featuring Cheap Trick, Bush and Stone Temple Pilots has regrettably and unfortunately been postponed. Again ... Read More

Photo by Matt Weddi Few can claim that ghost-writing love letters for inmates behind bars in a maximum-security prison replete with longing, lust, and remorse are a regular part of their day job. To Adam Blacksmith, who has taught at Long Bay Gaol for more than a decade, the formidable ... Read More

MAYDAY PARADE Shares Powerful "Angels Die Too" Music Video From New Album What It Means To Fall Apart Touring Australia This April With Special Guests, Real Friends & Those Who Dream Powerhouse Florida quintet Mayday Parade have shared the music video for single "Angels Die Too," taken from their new studio album What It Means To Fall Apart, ... Read More

s in Melbourne have just been added for two of Bluesfest's International artists! You can now catch the catchy afro-beats of Amadou & Mariam, as well as the soulful sounds of husband-wife duo The War & Treaty at the Melbourne Recital Centre this April ... Read More

External Combustion, the new album from Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, is set for release on March 4 via BMG. Recorded in mid 2021, the record is Mike Campbell’s second as a band leader, following up Campbell & The Dirty Knobs’ 2020 critically acclaimed debut album, Wreckless Abandon.  ... Read More

Love Police Touring Presents SHANNON & THE CLAMS AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2022 Love Police Touring is a-buzz to announce the return of Oakland's Shannon & The Clams for appearances on the Love Police Stage at Splendour in the Grass and headline shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Wollongong.  After six albums - the latest Year of ... Read More

Love Police Touring PresentsJEFF The BrotherhoodAUSTRALIAN TOUR 2022 Brotherly love abounds as Love Police Touring announces the long awaited return to Australia of Nashville's JEFF The Brotherhood for appearances on the Love Police Stage at Splendour in the Grass and headline shows in Melbourne, Torquay, Sydney and Wollongong. Having blown away crowds ... Read More

With the recent announcement that Western Australia’s borders will remain closed for an indefinite period of time, One World Entertainment and TEG Live have been forced to postpone the Kiss ‘End of the Road’ tour until August / September 2022. The band is passionate and determined to perform for all ... Read More

Victorian Opera is finally set to stage the Australian premiere of The Who’s Tommy from 22 February – 1 March 2022 at the Palais Theatre, St Kilda. Based on The Who’s legendary 1969 concept album Tommy, which sold over 20 million copies, the rock musical is set to supercharge Melbourne’s ... Read More

ULTIMATE AUSSIE ROCK FESTIVAL SET TO ROCK HASTINGS FORESHORE RESERVE (MORNINGTON PENINSULA) NEXT SATURDAY "THIS IS A GOOD NEWS STORY ABOUT HOW THERE'S ACTUALLY A FESTIVAL GOING AHEAD" - PHIL JAMIESON, GRINSPOON Spring Loaded has well and truly declared a triumphant return to live music, with the iconic Aussie festival ... Read More

JOHNNY MARR Releases new single ‘Night and Day’ New Double Album ‘Fever Dreams Pts 1-4’  Due Feb 25 via BMG Johnny Marr, one of the most influential songwriters and guitarists in British independent music will release Fever Dreams Pts 1-4, on February 25, 2022via BMG. The 16-track double LP is Marr’s fourth solo record ... Read More

ASTEROID EKOSYSTEM - ALISTER SPENCE, ED KUEPPER, LLOYD SWANTON, TOBY HALL - ANNOUNCE LIVE DEBUT Already confirmed for next years inspired Womadedaide line-up and appearing in Canberra next February at the Ainslie & Gorman Arts Centre Improvised Music Season, Asteroid Ekosystem are now excited to announce their debut Sydney show(s) ... Read More

The Victorian Government and the City of Melbourne are seeking musicians of different genres, styles and sounds to be part of the ‘On The Road Again’ busking program. Over four weeks from 17 February, up to 720 performances will bring live music to the streets of the CBD, showcasing and ... Read More

Swedish high energy rock and roll band THE HELLACOPTERS will release their 8th studio album called Eyes Of Oblivion on April 1st, 2022! Produced by Nicke Andersson & Chips Kisbye (who has overseen every Hellacopters album since High Visibility in the year 2000), it will be the band's first full-length since the release of their temporary farewell ... Read More

EVEN's Melbourne launches for REVERSE LIGHT YEARS this week remain on track Melbourne indie-rock legends EVEN have lconfirmed that their run of Melbourne shows to launch their massively acclaimed new album REVERSE LIGHT YEARS are all set to proceed this week, as is their Thursday night show in Macedon. The ... Read More

BOBBY WEIR & WOLF BROS: LIVE IN COLORADO OUT FEBRUARY 18 ON THIRD MAN RECORDS Photo credit: Todd Michalek  Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros have unveiled a new song from their highly anticipated first ever vinyl collection of recorded material. Listen/share “West L.A. Fadeaway” HERE. Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros: Live In ... Read More

NYC-based English troubadour Coyle Girelli is back with a breathtaking new single Here Comes My Baby, a song filled with sweet longing amidst a strange and confusing world ... Read More

SHARES NEW SINGLE 'WAY OF THE WHIFFLER'+ ANNOUNCES DEBUT EP 'BLOOD MOON' OUT FEBRUARY 11 - PRE SAVE HERE   Eccentric, unapologetic art-pop connoisseur Montana Sharp has today announced her breathtaking new single Way Of The Whiffler, a clever exploration of the Old English word whiffler as it pertains to the ... Read More

The first-ever World Trailer Awards is open for entries!  London, U.K. and Los Angeles, CA (August 24, 2021) -- Announcing the Call for Entry for the inaugural World Trailer Awards (WTA), honouring the world’s best creatives who are marketing the world’s best entertainment. WTAs celebrate outstanding entertainment marketing across Cinema, ... Read More

PLACEBOSHARE NEW SINGLE, TRY BETTER NEXT TIME NEW ALBUM, NEVER LET ME GO OUT 25 MARCH, 2022 HI RES IMAGE PHOTO CREDIT: MADS PERCHHI RES COVER | TRY BETTER NEXT TIME COVER & WAV DOWNLOAD Placebo share brand-new single, Try Better Next Time. It follows recent new tracks Beautiful James ... Read More

MELBOURNE TO GET A NEW MULTIDISCIPLINARY ART VENUE THE MOTLEY BAUHAUS   OFFICIAL OPENING Thursday January 20   On January 20, The Motley Bauhaus (Melbourne’s premier independent art space dedicated to promoting skills based art practices) is launching a brand new 350 person capacity and uniquely independent arts venue right on the edge of ... Read More

EVEN postpone Adelaide launch for REVERSE LIGHT YEARS but confirm their Sydney launch - this Friday January 7 - will proceed, and their run of late January Melbourne launches remains on track Click to image to watch Even's latest single 'Cherry Afterglow' on YouTube and share Melbourne indie-rock legends EVEN, fresh from two rapturously received XMAS EVEN ... Read More

NYE IN THE PARK IS BACK FOR 2021 Friday December 31 Victoria Park, City Road, Camperdown Sydney NSW Featuring: PNAU, The Presets, What So Not, Spacey Jane, Illy, Mashd N Kutcher, George Alice, Sumner, Jimmi The Kween, Yo! Mafia, Poof Doof Drag Jamboree and more....    Get ready Sydneysiders, your BEST.NEW ... Read More

Secret Pop-Up Shows Headline Creative Summer In MelbourneThe Andrews Labor Government is delivering a creative summer like no other, with some of Australia’s biggest acts to deliver pop-up gigs at iconic outdoor locations around Melbourne’s CBD.Surprise free performances will electrify city streets with singing superstar Tones And I launched the ... Read More

Brian May’s Instagram post In a recent Instagram post, Brian May uploads photos of his results and states: “Yep. The shocking day finally came for me. The dreaded double red line. And yes - definitely NO sympathy please - it has been a truly horrible few days, but I’m OK ... Read More

Music Market is open – it’s the new home to support the Victorian music industry to come together to learn, collaborate and do business. Backed by the Victorian Government, Music Market is an accessible and flexible space that will sustain, develop and grow Victoria's contemporary music sector. Minister for Creative ... Read More