SAVING ABEL SIGN WITH EONE MUSIC – NEW RECORD DUE OUT THIS JULY (NEW YORK, NY) – Mississippi rock band SAVING ABEL has signed a worldwide deal with eOne Music. The band will release its brand new record “Bringing Down The Giant” on July 17th, 2012.  “I’m so excited and proud to announce that we have signed to eOne. Thanks to […]

As anticipation for Buried In Verona’s third album Notorious builds, further ammunition has been added to the band’s cannon in order to secure an explosive release on June 1, 2012. Today, the Sydney six-piece not only reveal a collection of solid supports for their existing capital city tour, they also add extensive regional dates to extend the run throughout the winter. This July will […]

PLAYER to come back with a new EP and album release on Frontiers Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the signing of PLAYER to the label for the release of a yet untitled new album. Best remembered for “Baby Come Back,” a song which topped the US single charts in 1978, Player original lineup included Peter Beckett (guitarist, lead vocalist), J.C. Crowley (guitarist, […]

Secret Sounds are excited to announce that Splendour headliner THE SMASHING PUMPKINSwill be playing some very special sideshows in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Aukland, NZ. For these performances, as well as playing plenty of classic Pumpkins catalogue THE SMASHING PUMPKINSwill be debuting a unique stage design in Australia created to reflect the visual themes of their new album, “Oceania”. Alt rock’n’rollers WOLFMOTHER will join THE […]

The Dirty Pearls – Gramercy Theatre, New York City 5 May 2012, by Paul Miles Photo Gallery: http://rockshots.paul-miles.com/Music/Dirty-Pearls-Gramercy-Release/22860566_nhs5DF Rarely do I get pumped for an album release gig these days, but I’ve seen The Dirty Pearls a few times now and I feel hooked. Having paid their local dues, with a good tip, these kings of the New York City rock […]

I Am Giant are returning to Australia in late June for their second headline tour this year. The 5 date tour is in support of the UK based bands’ latest single ‘Purple Heart’ taken from their critically acclaimed debut album produced by Forrester Savell and released via Sony Records. ‘like the best bits of DLC, Birds of Tokyo, and Shihad, […]

Frontiers Records is excited to present the debut album from WIGELIUS entitled “Reinventions” due for release on June 29th in Europe and July 2nd in North America. WIGELIUS is a sensational new AOR band from Sweden built around the talent of Anders Wigelius, a gifted young vocalist who came to the attention of producer Daniel Flores (ISSA, THE MURDER OF MY SWEET, MIND’S EYE) after he […]

Irish HARD ROCK’s finest new band MILLION $ RELOAD to release their second album “A Sinner’s Saint” on Frontiers Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the signing to the label of MILLION $ RELOAD for the release of the band’s second album entitled “A Sinner’s Saint” onJune 29th in Europe and July 2nd in North America. Formed in Northern Ireland in 2005, Million $ Reload […]

From London’s Royal Albert Hall on June 21 to Sydney’s Opera House on July 2 – the 14-million album-selling, five-time Grammy Award-winning, 14 US #1 hit-scoring dynamo – CARRIE UNDERWOOD will tour outside North America for the first time and include Australia, promoter Chugg Entertainment confirmed today. Chairman of Chugg Entertainment, Michael Chugg, said it was fitting Underwood would end […]

THE MACCABEES TO TOUR AUSTRALIA presented by Chugg Entertainment Thanks to our friends at Chugg Entertainment, we’ve got a double pass to give away to each of the upcoming headline shows (details below).  Simply email us with your name and preferred show, winners will simply be those who enter first! Email to enter: mtrbwy@maytherockbewithyou.com 09/05/12 THE MACCABEES in BRISBANE at THE HI FI 10/05/12 THE MACCABEES in SYDNEY at METRO THEATRE […]

A couple of months back we spoke with the one and only Slash about his new album called ‘Apocalyptic Love’ with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators to be released on May 18thas well as some possible great news for Australian fans… but, you’ll have to wait for that. You’ll be able to read the full interview in just over a […]

TIM CHAISSON RETURNS TO AUSTRALIA FOR LIVE DATES ABC Music to release new single ‘Broken Hearted Beat’ Canada’s Tim Chaisson will return to our shores in May for an extensive run of live shows, playing with the likes of Tim Freedman, Diesel, Matt Andersen and Morgan Joanel, as he continues to work his album Broken Hearted Beat. To co-incide with […]

DAVID MYLES RETURNS FOR FOLLOW UP HEADLINE TOUR Canadian singer songwriter joins forces with Aussie duo Camille & Stuie David Myles is set to return to Australian shores in May for an extensive run of live shows to further showcase his stunning album Into The Sun, hitting the road with Independent Country Duo of The Year, Camille and Stuie, who […]

No Doubt have posted on their website today a video announcing the release date for their brand new album!  The full post is below… are you pumped for this one?! We hope you like the new video and the big news – the new album will be out on September 25th.  We are incredibly excited to share the new music […]

COMMON DESTINY, the 11th studio album of Jaded Heart will be released May 25th 2012. On May 4th the band released the official videoclip of the song “With You” which you can view below. Further the album will be out as a vinyl-version (distributed by Cargo Records). 20 years after their founding in 1991, Jaded Heart are still – and more than […]

To celebrate the imminent release of Buried In Verona’s new album Notorious, UNFD has arranged for two special Melbourne launches for the record on May 31st and June 1st. With just under a month until release of Notorious, all the elements of a strong debut are falling into place.  The lead single’s lyric video has already clocked up over 40,000 views, and the track has been #1 […]

JIMMY BARNES ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE VICTORIAN SHOWS! JIMMY BARNES has been there and back. He’s tasted glory as Australia’s favourite rock & roll singer for more than 3 decades. His career as both a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the legendary COLD CHISEL has made JIMMY one of the most popular and bestselling AUSTRALIAN music artists of all time. Taking […]

LAST OF A DYING BREED TO BE RELEASED AUGUST 17, 2012; LYNYRD SKYNYRD’S FIRST STUDIO ALBUM SINCE GOD & GUNS Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records announced today the release of Last of a Dying Breed from Lynyrd Skynyrd, the band’s first studio album since the September 2009 release of God & Guns which debuted at #18 on the Billboard Top 20 […]

THE OFFSPRING DEBUT NEW SINGLE “CRUISING CALIFORNIA” AT RADIO AND AVAILABLE ON ITUNES NOW NEW ALBUM ‘DAYS GO BY’ AVAILABLE JUNE 29 THE OFFSPRING returned to Australian airwaves this week with the premiere of the brand new single “Cruising California” which is available digitally now. The band have also announced the title of their forthcoming studio album DAYS GO BY, […]

ALANIS MORISSETTE TO RELEASE NEW STUDIO ALBUM  – HAVOC AND BRIGHT LIGHTS  ON AUGUST 31st, 2012  Los Angeles, CA (May 2, 2012) – Multi-platinum, Grammy winning artist Alanis Morissette will be releasing her highly anticipated seventh studio album, HAVOC AND BRIGHT LIGHTS, on August 31st, 2012 through Sony Music Entertainment Australia. Produced by Guy Sigsworth (Björk, Madonna, Seal) and Joe Chiccarelli (Tori Amos, Elton […]

It is with regret that we announce the impending Devildriver tour of Australia has been cancelled. “I’ve NEVER cancelled a tour before. EVER… I have Pneumonia and I’m restricted from flying for at least 2 weeks. So unfortunately we have to cancel our Australian tour. I respectfully apologize to all our Australian fans, Six Feet Under; Darkest Hour and the […]

Valerie is a young and ambitious hard rock/glam metal band from Arendal; a small town in southern Norway. Known for their big choruses and guitar riffs, along with blistering guitar solos – Their music is often referred to as a cross between great 80s acts like Mötley Crüe, Dokken, Ratt and a more modern rock sound. It’s melodic, catchy, in […]

F U C K   I T! With a one-two sucker punch that beats the word count of the Ramones call to arms Hey Ho, Let’s Go by two words, DUNE RATS new single ‘Fuck It’ is set to become the anthem of a new rock generation!  Already sounding suspiciously like a classic ‘Fuck It’ storms the barricades and does the business in two minutes flat, leaving even an ADHD affected generation in no doubt […]

MULTI-PLATINUM ROCK GROUP EVERCLEAR TO RELEASE “INVISIBLE STARS,” FIRST ALBUM IN SIX YEARS SUMMERLAND TOUR HITS CITIES ACROSS THE U.S. (New York, NY) – EVERCLEAR is set to release its new studio album, “Invisible Stars,” on June 26, 2012. The album is the group’s first collection of songs in six years, and it embodies the same qualities of sonic punch, […]

2CD & Digital Album Adds 21 Bonus Tracks to Original 1991 Album, Including 15 Previously Unreleased Recordings from Kravitz’s Personal Archive Lenny Kravitz’s 1991 album, Mama Said, has been digitally remastered and expanded for a special Deluxe Edition to be released on June 1st by Virgin/EMI.  The 2CD and digital album adds 21 bonus tracks to the album’s original line-up, […]

LOVE POLICE PROUDLY ANNOUNCE THE RETURN OF THE LEGENDARY LIL’ BAND O’ GOLD TOURING JUNE 2012 with New Album ‘Lil’ Band O’ Gold Play Fats’ Released June 8  Calling all good time groovers!! It’s time to move your feet in a swamp and soul groove as the legendary Louisiana Swamp Pop, Country, Cajun, Blues and Rock n Roll Supergroup Lil’ […]

Dutch metallers LORD VOLTURE have inked a worldwide management deal with Germany’s ROCK N GROWL MANAGEMENT. Lord Volture is: David Marcelis – Vocals, Paul Marcelis – Guitars, Leon Hermans – Guitars, Simon Geurts – Bass and Frank Wintermans – Drums. Full song “Never Cry Wolf” can be streamed below:   ‘The majestic of a lordship, the velocity and power of […]

Adelaide based Rin and The Reckless are currently out on tour with Brisbane based rockers The Strums and have just released their debut video for their single ‘In Your Mind’ which you can see right here below…    About Rin and The Reckless:  Following the successful release of her debut solo ep ‘Nice Guys Finish First’ (www.myspace.com/rinmcardle), Rin McArdle has made a name for […]

For the release of their new single, ‘Dear Cocaine,’ Crossfade are asking fans to become a part of the experience and share their own obstacles and struggles through video and photo messages to create a video collage for the song.  Check out a very special message from Eddie and the band – crossfadeband.com/cocaine.html Message from the Band: Everybody faces their own, […]