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To mark its 50th anniversary, The Kinks today announce a special release of ‘Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire’ – out October 25th on BMG, which includes previously unreleased track […]
Handsome Tours is thrilled to announce that Billy Bragg will be returning for a very special tour entitled “One Step Forward. Two Steps Back.” In each city Bragg will perform three unique shows on […]
Down ‘N’ Outz, the project headed up by Def Leppard frontman and 2019 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Joe Elliott, is set to release its third studio album, “This Is How We […]
Less than a year before their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Cure celebrated their 40th anniversary. On October 18th 2019, Eagle Vision will present two special performances in which […]
Visionary media collective STARSET have carved out a unique path as part cinematic rock band, part conceptual storytellers, weaving an intricate narrative through multimedia and redefining the concept of a truly immersive entertainment experience. Led by […]
Iggy Pop has unveiled the first video from his upcoming album Free – out September 6 via Caroline Australia. Directed by Simon Taylor, the clip for ‘James Bond‘ was shot on location at Sweat Records […]
The Darkness will be spreading their Easter Is Cancelled message across the land with an Australian and New Zealand headline tour in March 2020. On a mission to lead us to the sunlit uplands of inclusivity, togetherness and rock’ […]
Following a sensational 2018 UK tour, legendary guitarist Steve Hackett has announced the release of a 2CD + Blu-Ray digipak titled ‘Genesis Revisited Band & Orchestra: Live at the Royal Festival Hall’ on 25th […]
Perth heavy rockers Tempest Rising today release their brand new album “Alter Ego“, available on all digital platforms and through Nerve Gas. The album. comes ahead of Perth monthly metal club Hornography’s first anniversary […]
NIRVANA, put simply, changed the course of music, over a few short years, defined a genre, and maintains an unscarred legacy with their biggest hits being a staple of rock radio all over the […]
One month out from their highly anticipated national tour to celebrate their new double live album, SUMO 20 LIVE, The Superjesus have today unleashed The Impossible – their kickass new single and wildly hilarious […]
SoCal alt-rockers Dirty Heads have just released their seventh studio album, Super Moon, through Five Seven Records. The 10-track album sweeps you away into a world of chill vibes and a nostalgic reggae influence with […]
Guitarists Dave Navarro (Jane’s Addiction) and Billy Morrison (Billy Idol) have confirmed the star-studded line-up for the second annual “ABOVE GROUND” benefit concert on Monday, September 16 at The Fonda Theatre in Hollywood. Navarro and Morrison […]
Three weeks prior to the release of Tarja’s brand new studio album “In The Raw”, the official video for “Tears In Rain” sees its premiere today. Taking you to the world of Roller derby, […]
Music Theory Recordings / Mascot Label Group and Flying Colors have announced the global release of the band’s third studio album THIRD DEGREE on October 4. The band’s self-titled debut launched a career that […]
Jonathan Zazula, known the world over as Jonny Z, has lived an intense life. Born in 1952, he began his extraordinary journey as a renegade youth who went from living on the streets of […]
Dave Mathews Band, Crowded House, Patti Smith And Her Band, and others have been announced in Bluesfest’s first line-up announcement for 2020. The 31st annual Byron Bay Bluesfest is taking place from 9th – […]
Saint Asonia – featuring vocalist Adam Gontier, guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist Cale Gontier, and drummer Sal Giancarelli – have just dropped “The Hunted,” the first single from their forthcoming second album and Spinefarm Records debut […]
Emerging in the early 1980’s in Los Angeles, an American Heavy Metal legendary lead guitarist named CHRIS HOLMES was spawned in the iconic W.A.S.P.! and is finally making his debut appearance in Australia in […]
Crossover thrash unit TOXIC HOLOCAUST will release its long-awaited new full-length, Primal Future: 2019, on October 4th via new label home, Entertainment One (“eOne”). The band Terrorizer called, “a whirlwind of booze, denim jackets […]
The Butterfly Effect return! Clint, Kurt, Ben and Glenn have not released new music together for 10 years – since the release of their 2008 album Final Conversation of Kings. Earlier in 2019 – […]
Puddle of Mudd rise from the ashes with their sixth studio album in nearly a decade, entitled Welcome to Galvania. Formed in 1991, Puddle of Mudd has sold over seven million albums and has […]
Iconic shock rocker and Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer Alice Cooper has announced he’s returning to Australia in February 2020 with his all-new “Ol’ Black Eyes Is Back” show. Special guests with Alice Cooper on the Australian leg of […]
Two of Australia’s greatest rock bands, The Angels and Baby Animals will hit the road together this November and December for a string of shows nationally, ‘They Who Rock 2019’. Fronted by Dave Gleeson and Suze […]
On the heels of the recently announced new album and headline tour, California’s greatest export and relationship experts Steel Panther are back with another music video from their upcoming album, Heavy Metal Rules. “Always […]
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