News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
ADELAIDE BEER & BBQ FESTIVAL WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE ADELAIDE SHOW GROUND FROM FRIDAY JULY 14th TO SUNDAY THE 16th OF JULY FOR THE BIGGEST FESTIVAL TO DATE! In 2022, after welcoming over 21,000 […]
KINGS OF THRASH “The MEGA Years” featuring David Ellefson & Jeff Young are set to perform live the MEGADETH albums Killing is my Business….and Business is Good as well as So Far, So Good… So What albums in their entirety on their upcoming Australian […]
James Reyne and Ella Hooper have joined forces to record Reyne’s 1992 hit with James Blundell, Way Out West, the song originally released by The Dingoes back in 1973. Ella Hooper explains, “When James came to me with this […]
Rock phenoms Måneskin have announced their first ever headline tour of Australia as they bring their RUSH! World Tour to Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide this November. Bringing their raucous live set and phenomenal production, […]
Fresh from a national tour with revered rock band The Superjesus to promote their new single ‘Money (We’re Only In It For Love)’, Sarah McLeod is bringing back to the stage an updated reprise of her successful 2021 show ‘One Electric […]
Following the release last month of the new 6-song EP Periodical Fits by his band LEECHES!, Perth punk and power pop everywhereman Benny J Ward has released his first solo single “Tell Me Tell Me”. With a career […]
High Voltage, the free homegrown community celebration of music and the spirit of WA rock legend Bon Scott, is set to be the ultimate Sunday afternoon out in the streets of Fremantle. DIESEL, Natalie Gillespie, Body Type, Eddie Perfect, Katy […]
The Melbourne Guitar Show will rock Caulfield Racecourse this coming weekend (March 4 and 5) with tickets still available from www.melbourneguitarshow.com.au. It’s been 3 long years since the last show was devoured by over 5,000 guitar and music […]
Mark the 31st March on your calendars because The Murphy Brothers will be taking the outdoor stage at Lake Monger Recreation Club to perform the Crowded House Songbook – a special show featuring their absolute […]
For the past three years, for young Indie Rock band, To The Skies, their timing just sucked. The band released their breakout single “Echo” one week before the pandemic hit in 2020. They had a […]
Australia’s premier AC/DC tribute return in 2023 for what promises to be an electric high-voltage set as they commemorate the 77th birthday of the legendary, Bon Scott. Hailed as “one of the best AC/DC tribute […]
Melbourne’s own Virgin Mary Disco are hitting the ground running in 2023 with the release of their debut single ‘Modern Man’. Taking cues from the likes of post-punk and new wave forerunners Joy Division, New […]
Ahead of the release of their much anticipated new studio record HOME, the boys from KINGSWOOD have announced a string of intimate album listening parties for fans on the East Coast to get around, this February. The news […]
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 and March, 2024. P!NK’s Summer Carnival 2024 will commence in Sydney at Allianz Stadium […]
It may well be only February but there is already a contender for Tour of the year. This year’s hottest tour kicked off in Perth and it was off the charts! The nights proceedings started […]
By overwhelming demand legendary British Grammy winner BILLY OCEAN returns with his UK band & Special Guests. Performing all his Gold / Platinum hits “LOVE REALLY HURTS WITHOUT YOU”, GET OUTTA MY DREAMS, “GET INTO MY […]
Heavy rock veterans, JUPITER ZEUS, from Perth Western Australia have officially released their third album titled Frequency Prison. Stream Frequency Prison now on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music, and other streaming platforms. With each release, Jupiter Zeus has added another piece […]
That “difficult second album”? Almost four years have passed since Brisbane’s Blues Arcadia released its breakout debut LP, Carnival of Fools, to instant and universal acclaim. Under normal circumstances, following up a record that opened […]
Melbourne rockers XCalibre have just dropped their beefy new track, Calling U Out. The track appears on their debut EP set for release on April 14 via XMusic This track has a dark history with a story to […]
With just nine short weeks till Bluesfest, the finishing touches are being put on the festival line-up, and we are excited to announce that the following 18 artists (in alphabetical order) will be joining the […]
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 album enhanced […]
There’s nothing quite like a Rock and Roll Festival to get the blood pumping and when they are done right they are a thing of wonder. Silverback Touring has hit the nail on the head […]
After a massively successful 2022; West Australian rockers DICE are crossing the Nullarbor for the 3rd time in 12 months to bring their sophomore EP ‘Time Will Tell’ to the live stage this May & June. With over 13 million streams […]
Melbourne hard rock act Torrential Thrill have announced their new album “State Of Disaster” set for release on April 1st 2023. To celebrate the announcement, the band have released the first single “High Society” alongside […]
Geoff Tate has announced the supports for RAGE FOR ORDER / EMPIRE Australian shows starting IN TWO WEEKS! Some of Australia’s finest have stepped up for these support slots.And if your quick enough, check out […]
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