News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Following its bumper first line-up announce, Blues on Broadbeach driven by Frizelle Sunshine has revealed 30 more acts to perform at the free festival, which takes place on the stunning Broadbeach, Gold Coast foreshore […]
Brisbane’s Sunset Junkies debut single “Inertia” is the culmination of decades of experience within the band. Heavy guitar and instrumentation combined with lush chorus vocals all mixed together with David Bottrill‘s (Tool, Silverchair, Peter Gabriel) signature sound makes […]
STUMPS may still be fresh faces to many but make no mistake, this Sydney four piece have wasted no time at all in snatching the attention of music fans, industry heads and tastemakers around […]
Australian rockers Lillye will release their debut full-length album entitled Evolve on May 18, 2018 via Eclipse Records. The band is fronted by vocalist Virginia Lillye who previously held lead roles in theater productions […]
As A Rival, the self proclaimed tech punk bandits, return with their mixture of rock riffs and punk sensibilities, delivering their catchy hooks and melodic anthems. They are today rolling out a brand new […]
At the age of 69, it wouldn’t be a stretch to describe Dave Hole as one of this country’s elder statesmen of the Blues. Regarded as one of the all-time slide guitar greats, Hole […]
Perth’s output of heavy music is phenomenal, consistent and world-class. Today, Perth’s Among Them are adding to that stellar reputation and announcing their brand new album, ‘Coming and Going‘. Describing their sound as melodic/progressive […]
Today Melbourne five-piece, Dream On Dreamer release the first cut from their forthcoming album, It Comes and Goes. New single ‘Let It In’ is bursting with ferocity and intensity, both lyrically and musically and […]
Melbourne progressive instrumental project, I Built The Sky have a brand new video out for the track Cumulus taken from their highly praised album, The Sky Is Not The Limit. The song has all […]
After opening Falls Festival for triple j unearthed and touring the country off the back of their single “Neighbourhood” – including Mountain Goat Valley Crawl, and Melbourne Music Week – Brisbane’s trio of boyish […]
UNFD are excited to announce the signing of Melbourne earnest rock four-piece Slowly Slowly. To celebrate the news, Slowly Slowly have released their new single/video “Alchemy”, lifted from their brand-new album St. Leonards set […]
Sydney’s inaugural Good Saturday Festival steps out with a stellar first line-up for its one-day, all ages block party; combining iconic rock royalty, nourishing eats and top-notch brewers, all converging on a Marrickville laneway […]
Melbourne’s progressive prodigies, The Omnific, and Perth booking agency, Beardfoot, are thrilled to announce they’re teaming up to tackle the band’s Australian bookings. Consisting of two bass players and a drummer, The Omnific has […]
Melbourne underground noise makers YLVA released their debut album, M E T A late last year via Pelagic Records. Following on from the release, their extreme volume contrasts and stoic patience will be on […]
On the verge of releasing their long-awaited debut full-length album Americana Doom Fuzz, due to hit stores on Friday, 13 April, The Lockhearts are amped to announce their Australian tour dates, plus they’ll be […]
Geelong rock n rollers Dangerous Curves will release their long awaited debut album So Dirty Right on April 6. They have just released a new lyric video for the albums title track and the […]
The long wait is over for those outside of Canada, with the release of The Lazys latest single, Nothing But Trouble, to the rest of the world, with pre-order for their new album, Tropical […]
Tapestry, the NT’s premier melodic hardcore outfit, are today announcing the news to the world about their brand new EP, ‘Ghost of Me’, which will see its release on Friday March 30th. To celebrate […]
Melbourne power metallers Horizons Edge have just dropped a stunning music video for the first track off their forthcoming new album, Let The Show Go On – Out April 20 via Dinner For Wolves. […]
Melbourne indie rockers, Shiva And The Hazards have today announced their dreamy new single East India Empress, a mesmerising modern throwback track, out March 16. The group have also dropped a spellbinding clip to […]
It didn’t take long for Perth cerebral metallers Nucleust to fill the vacant throne left by recently departed drummer Shay Smith. After being inundated with submissions from all over the country, the band set […]
Sydney’s Maverick are really ramping things up in the lead-in to the release of their new EP State of Mind! The Sydney “No-F#cks-Given” band are today releasing the second taste of the record, a […]
It is our pleasure to notify the public of an impending Australian tour being undertaken with the desire of advancing national recognition of the existence and resplendence of Tropical F*ck Storm’s forthcoming compendium of mellifluous compositions dubbed ‘A Laughing Death in […]
EL COLOSSO is touring Europe this Northern Summer with their debut album, “Pathways”, courtesy of Teenage Head Music. The 5-week tour takes them extensively through Western Europe, starting in Bremen, Germany, on June 13, […]
Hailing from Canberra, Australia, HighView are a power rock quintet not to be trifled with. Fusing uplifting and empowering melodies with a streamline stadium level chorus, the band are certainly becoming ones to watch in 2018. […]
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