ROCK IS NOT DEAD : THE AWAKENING festival at The Brightside in Brisbane August 30 will be a night to be remembered. Not only will it showcase some of this country’s finest original and independent […]
Dead City Ruins are one of those bands you need to experience live. Their presence on stage is nothing short of electrifying. While the bands 10th Anniversary Tour didn’t quite make it to Queensland, the […]
Steven Wilson is one of those names that has a career that is vast and broad in the music industry. Wilson first came to my attention in 2007 with the release of Porcupine Trees album […]
The Runaways were the first all-female band to truly capture this rock n roll fan. “Cherry Bomb” was the bomb for this five-year-old in 1976. I still have my original seven-inch single which is probably […]
Tonight was nothing short of a pure raw rock n roll experience. A packed Cherry Bar was home to one of the most amazing rock shows I have witnessed in recent times. Raw, energetic, in your […]
Think you know Bush? Think again! On the eve of the release of Bush’s tenth album ‘I Beat Loneliness’ here in Australia; Andrew Slaidins caught up with frontman Gavin Rossdale to talk the album. This […]
Since first hearing about this tour, I have to say I was beyond excited to see what Kate and Co. had instore for us. Her last few outings on the Tina Arena/Richard Marx Always Live […]
The Church are certain to bring some serious heat to the Red Hot Summer Tour this November and December. Andrew Slaidins caught up with guitarists Ashley Naylor and Ian Haug to talk all things Red […]
Andrew Slaidins caught up with Karly Jewell on the release day for her sophomore album release “There’s A Jewell In Town” to chat about the album, the writing process and caught up on this weekends […]
It’s been over two decades since The Juliana Theory last visited Australia last. This July they are coming back to visit us and celebrate twenty-five years of their sophomore album ‘Emotion Is Dead’, an album […]
On the eve of the release of Buckcherry’s eleventh studio album ‘Roar Like Thunder’, Andrew Slaidins caught up with Steve Dacanay, guitarist for the band to talk all things Buckcherry including Stevie’s twentieth anniversary with […]
It’s been a coming of age so to speak since ROACHFORD last toured Australia. Twenty-one years to be exact. This tour had to be one of my most anticipated tours of the year. I missed […]
For some tonight could be considered a dose of nostalgia, a re-reading of a chapter in life’s book, the soundtrack to a time passed. Like all songs that have become the soundtrack to life they […]
Two weeks out from The Night Flight Orchestra’s first show of the ‘Moon Over Australia 2025’ tour Andrew Slaidins sat down with frontman Bjorn Strid and talked about the history and success of the band, […]
What an amazing night of rock n roll!!! I will simply preface this review with that statement. Australia has this vast array of talent, some artists we know, some we already love, some we don’t […]
Kicking off things tonight are Melbourne’s own Bengal Tigers who first started in the late 70’s, their career is one that should have been huge. In Melbourne’s metal scene in the Bengal Tigers were tipped to […]
Bendigo Racecourse is the site for the opening day/night of The Red Hot Summer Series 2 and what an amazing site to hold it on. I have never been here before but will definitely be […]
Randy Rhoads’ name is possibly one of the best and most influential players of a genre. Apart from Edward Van Halen there are few that have inspired as many bedroom guitar plays and turned them […]
Who would have thought that on a balmy Thursday April evening you could find a band that simply blows you away. I had been given the word on good advice that The Satisfaction were a […]
The ghoul of cool is back with new music and as you would have already seen and heard. Wednesday has a new album ‘Mid Death Crisis’ out on April 25 and we sat down to […]
The man who fronted Fear Factory for over two decades is releasing new music and hitting the road which includes a visit to Australia this June for four intimate shows. With two singles out we […]
Yellowcard are a band that captivated us with their debut major label release and the reason for the current tour and this interview. The album is ‘Ocean Avenue’ and it’s 20th Anniversary is being celebrated […]
This has been a show that has been marked in my calendar since I first got word of it and since then have been counting down the days until tonight. Some might call it a […]
South Australian Metalcore band Life Pilot released their debut self-titled album in late March and are about to head out on an eight date national tour starting late April. I caught up with drummer Eli […]
The Fray are returning to Australia for a series of shows celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their “How To Save A Life” album. We caught up with Drummer Ben Wysocki for a chat ahead of […]
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