HEROES FOR HIRE announce No Apologies, their 3rd full-length album out September 28 through Halfcut/Shock/MTV Australia/New Zealand Local Produce Feature Artist for August 2012 Brand new video for title track and first single ‘No Apologies’ online now  HEROES FOR HIRE and Halfcut Records are psyched to announce details of their forthcoming third LP No Apologies out through Halfcut/Shock on September 28, 2012.  From the sweatiest clubs to the biggest festival stages, Sydney’s HEROES […]

Sydney hard rockers, REVERTIGO, whose name came from an anagram of their favourite word, are set to release their debut EP “All You Can Eat” and hit the road on a whirlwind tour. Forming in late 2010, the Campbelltown shire trio have just completed work on their debut EP titled “All You Can Eat” at one of Australia’s premiere recording facilities […]

Epic viking-metal band ENSIFERUM, who’ve long been a market leader when it comes to stirring, armour-plated anthems, will have their fifth studio album released through the Spinefarm label on August 31st 2012. Titled ‘Unsung Heroes’ and produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, Sentenced, Apocalyptica, etc.), this is the hour-plus follow-up to 2009’s ‘From Afar’, and sees the Finnish five-piece – founded […]

Helsinki Vampires, THE 69 EYES, have revealed the tracklist of the bands upcoming album, X, which is set to be unleashed September 28, 2012 via Nuclear Blast. CD & Vinyl (Side A) 01. Love Runs Away 02. Tonight 03. Black 04. If You Love Me The Morning After 05. Red (Side B) 06. I Love The Darkness In You 07. […]

Jeff Lynne returns in october with two albums on Frontiers Records: The solo album “Long Wave” and the newly recorded “Mr. Blue Sky – The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra” Credit: Martyn Atkins “It all comes down to what you truly love doing, and what I love doing is overdubbing and making new sounds out of things that are […]

Since the announcement of WEDNESDAY 13’s sold out Annandale show the band and promoter have been inundated with hundreds of e-mails from disappointed fans. To cope with the demand we can now announce that the Friday 26 October show will now move to the Manning Bar. All tickets remain valid and new tickets go on sale Friday 3 August, 9am. […]

GREENTHIEF ANNOUNCE FIRST NATIONAL HEADLINE TOUR In support of releasing their new single, ‘Mr Number 1’ , hard-hi t t ing Br isbane rockers Greenthief will be bringing their unique blend of psychedelic audio mayhem to all corners of the country with their first national headline tour. The track is the first taste of their debut album to be released […]

COLUMBIA RECORDS CELEBRATES 125 YEARS OF GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC WITH 360 SOUND: THE COLUMBIA RECORDS STORY Written by Pulitzer Prize-and Grammy-nominated author and historian, Sean Wilentz, 360 Sound illustrates sweeping cultural and business changes in music over more than a century Special deluxe version includes book by celebrated journalist Dave Marsh highlighting his selection of the 263 most important songs […]

After three years together, 137 blistering shows, eleven festival appearances, many sold out headlining gigs, a solid offering of two highly successful EPs and the release of one Live Album featuring three brand new tracks, a courageous yet confident move that shows off the bands real strength, Melbourne rock maestros Jericco are now back to offer a taste of things to come. […]

12 STONES, REVOLVERMAG.COM STREAM THE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACK “PICTURE PERFECT” New headlining tour-dates announced! NEW ORLEANS, LA – Louisiana hard rock quartet, 12 Stones, has teamed up with RevolverMag.com to stream a previously unreleased track, “Picture Perfect.” The song originally surfaced as part of the 12 Stones “Take Down Hunger” charity campaign through Groupees.com. In conjunction with Feed Them With Music, 12 Stones offered a […]

BLACK LIGHT BURNS, CRAVEONLINE PREMIERE THE BRAND NEW SINGLE “HOW TO LOOK NAKED” “The Moment You Realize You’re Going To Fall” out August 14th via Rocket Science/THC: Music LOS ANGELES – Black Light Burns, the avant-garde alter ego of Limp Bizkit guitarist, Wes Borland, has teamed up with CraveOnline.com to exclusively stream, “How To Look Naked,” the first official single from the band’s […]

Babies, prostitutes, freak storms, family life and public sex… “The Whole Catastrophe” As wise Zorba once opined! All those elements and more jostle for space between the grooves of SPLIT SECONDS stunning debut album YOU’LL TURN INTO ME.  Almost two years after Richard Kingsmill’s endorsement at Perth’s One Movement proclaiming Split Seconds to be his new favourite Perth act the band are set to release their debut album on 10 August, take it […]

Dine Alone Records released it’s annual Steamy Summer Sampler this week full of 20+ songs from an array of our finest artists. From Hannah Georgas, Yukon Blonde, and Parlovr, to Gaz Coombes, Dispatch, Hacienda and Neon Indian, the sampler showcases a wide range of both national and international hard-hitters from our ever-expanding roster. Enjoy! Click HERE to download your 20+ […]

3 PILL MORNING CRACKS BILLBOARD “NEXT BIG SOUND” CHART Label debut “Black Tie Love Affair” out now via A2Z/Page 2 Music/eOne MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The Midwest’s fastest growing hard rock act, 3 Pill Morning, has cracked Billboard’s “Next Big Sound” chart for July, entering at #15 on their list of ‘the 15 fastest accelerating artists across the Internet most likely to […]

Frontiers Records is excited to announce the return of PRIDE OF LIONS with the release of their anticipated fourth studio album entitled “Immortal” on September 21st in Europe and September 24th in North America. The 11 track new album is everything Melodic Rock fans expect from these guys: powerful vocals from Toby Hitchcock and Jim Peterik, amazing music from the Pride Of Lions band and guest […]

Southern California rock ‘n’ roll heroes Social Distortion have debuted a brand new video on Rollingstone.com for their song “Gimme The Sweet And Lowdown” from their latest album, Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes. The animated video was created by Olya & Vira Ishchuk (known as “The Mad Twins”) and loosely celebrates the life of front –man Mike Ness. To watch the new video, please go to […]

“It’s the end of the world and we know it, and I feel fine” – REM A famous line from a (in)famous song and yet if only the Mayans could have chosen it as a theme for their much hyped Doomsday prophecies.  And so Ladies and Gentlemen, like the Mayans, we here at HOMEBAKE HQ have been planning and preparing for quite some […]

The 16th Queenscliff Music Festival 23-24-25 November 2012 Featuring: You Am I, Something For Kate, Baby Animals, Ian Moss, The Cat Empire, Diesel, King Cannons, Gurrumul, Missy Higgins, Shannon Noll, Kingswood, Electric Empire, TZU, Owl Eyes and many, many more… Queenscliff Music Festival invites you to fluff up the shagpile, wax up the board and hoon up the highway for its […]

Not many stories begin in Stoke on Trent, England, most that do don’t often have happy endings. An industrialised town with no industry, a motorway bypass for people driving somewhere, anywhere that isn’t Stoke on Trent. Earn your money in the warehouse, spend it in the pub. Go to work when it’s dark and get home when it’s darker. That […]

Danish American psychobilly horror legends Nekromantix return to our shores this October for their 2012 Australian tour. Led by misfit rock ‘n’ roll rebel Kim Nekroman, Nekromantix have forged their own unique image and identity in the world of modern punk rock. The trio including guitarist Franc and the band’s first female drummer Lux, inhabit a world of the undead, […]

BOB MOULD’s new album Silver Age, out September 7 through Shock, is the acclaimed singer-songwriter and Sugar/Hüsker Dü founder’s first album of all-new studio material since 2009’s Life and Times. Inspired and informed by Bob’s recent shows opening for Foo Fighters as well as his shows commemorating the 20th anniversary of Sugar’s 1992 debut Copper Blue in which he performs that album in its entirety, Silver Age presents […]

It’s not surprising that OFF! are getting attention from people all around the globe so soon after forming. After all, their front-man Keith Morris originally sang for the first incarnation of Black Flag, and went on to form Circle Jerks shortly after. What could be surprising (for some) is that Morris and co. have delivered an album (their debut self-titled one) that […]

London based group Mystery Jets return to Australian in support of new album ‘Radlands’. Mystery Jets have already been announced on the gigantic Fat As Butter Festival line-up, and now have announced headline shows across Perth and the East Coast. The Australian dates start in Perth on Thursday 20 September at the Capitol, followed up by Sydney on Sunday 23 September at Metro Theatre, Brisbane on Tuesday 25 September at The Hi Fi and finishing up in Melbourne on Wednesday 26 September at theCorner Hotel. Hailing from West London […]

SEX PISTOLS’ 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF ‘NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS, HERE’S THE SEX PISTOLS’ Super deluxe box set to be released September 28th through Universal Music. As one of the most iconic and influential albums in music history ‘Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols’ still sounds as powerful and unique as ever, 35 years since the original release. As […]

MULTI-PLATINUM ROCKERS DROWNING POOL ANNOUNCE JASEN MORENO AS NEW SINGER Dallas, TX – All-American anthemic rockers Drowning Pool have confirmed, after much speculation, that fellow Texan Jasen Moreno is their new lead singer. Moreno, who is currently on tour with the band, joined Drowning Pool early this Spring, following the departure of their former lead singer. In an exclusive interview […]

ROYAL REPUBLIC RELEASE SAVE THE NATION OUT SEPTEMBER 28 ADDICTIVE VIDEO PREMIER ON ROADRUNNER RECORDS AUSTRALIA Energy. Excitement. Talent. Style. Swagger. The greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands thrive on a combination of these ingredients and Royal Republic have all of them in abundance. Royal Republic returns with Save The Nation out on September 28, through Roadrunner Records. Formed in Malmö, […]

The Angels set to headline the 2012 Sydney Blues & Roots Festival Second line-up announcement adds another 42 acts to a massive four days of live music, 25th-28th October Legendary Australian band The Angels is confirmed to headline the 2012 Sydney Blues & Roots Festival in Windsor, an exciting addition to the line up which promises blues, roots and rock […]

OUR LAST NIGHT RELEASE NEW SINGLE AGE OF IGNORANCE – New Album Out August 24. Our Last Night have released a brand new single for the  powerful  and unforgettable track “Age of Ignorance” from their upcoming album of the same title, an absolutely lethal force in modern rock. The new record, produced by David Bendeth (Breaking Benjamin, Paramore, Set Your […]

BAD RELIGION BEGIN RECORDING NEW ALBUM The visionary Los Angeles band Bad Religion has entered the studio to begin recording a brand new album. The yet unnamed work is being recorded at Joe Barresi’s JHOC studio and co-produced by band members Brett Gurewitz, Greg Graffin and Barresi.     The group reconvenes amidst a period of heightened activity. Singer-songwriter Greg Graffin […]

Return With Highly Anticipated New Album ‘Glad All Over’ set for release on September 28 New Single “Reboot The Mission” Featuring Mick Jones of The Clash – Available on iTunes now The Wallflowers have announced their long-awaited new studio album Glad All Over will be released on September 28, 2012 in Australia. The band’s new single, “Reboot The Mission,” is a […]