The city of Melbourne has well and truly shown its love and loyalty for hometown heroesTHE LIVING END. Tickets to the band’s RETROSPECTIVE TOUR shows at The Corner Hotel in December have now all completely SOLD OUT smashing the venue’s previous record of five sold out shows, which was held by both Megan Washington and Matt Corby. THE LIVING END will now play a record of NINE […]

Destroy All Lines and Australian Guitar Magazine present…Between the Buried and Me Australian Tour Metal heroes Between The Buried And Me have confirmed an Australian tour, kicking off this November in support of their forthcoming seventh studio album. The North Carolina five-piece will come straight off some serious US and European touring to make their first trip to Oz since 2010. They’ll […]

October 2012 marks the highly anticipated return of MATCHBOX TWENTY, heading south for their first Australian dates since 2008, following the release of their fourth full-length studio album ‘North’. In their sixth Australian tour, Matchbox Twenty headline arenas around the country, as well as playing a special open air show at Hope Estate in the Hunter Valley. Be there to sing along […]

“An utterly furious assault of gritty doom riffs and whisky-addled power, chugging, twisting and thundering with an energy the band have not found in years.” – Q Magazine Underground thrash-sludge messiahs HIGH ON FIRE have set a new standard in doom metal. Boasting apocalyptic riffage and gravel-gargling vocals, their latest opus ‘Snakes for the Devil’ solidifies HIGH ON FIRE as […]

In the category of ´cult bands` ROSE TATTOO has been at the top of the pile for years. The band can take a punch and are full of vitality; they put every kick in the face behind them and still have the energy to carry on and deliver both live and on record. Their latest album, ‘Blood Brothers’, is a […]

Destroy All Lines and Killyourstereo present – THE SWELLERS – WITH ENDLESS HEIGHTS AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2012    Blue-collar, punk rock has seen a rise to prominence in recent years and at the forefront is Flint, Michigan’s The Swellers. And now, the quartet are set to return to Australia for the second time this October, coinciding with the 10 year anniversary […]

1927 Announce New Support Acts for Generation-i Tour Sydney, Australia – Tuesday, 14 August,  2012: Due to unforseen commitments in the US it is with great regret that The Rembrandts will no longer be joining 1927 on their Generation-i Tour later this month. We are pleased to announce that joining 1927 for their August 24 show at The Palms at Crown in Melbourne will be Dale Ryder Band. […]

ALEXISONFIRE REUNITE FOR A 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY FAREWELL TOUR Alexisonfire has always taken pride in keeping promises to fans. Exactly one year after the members of Alexisonfire announced they were going their separate ways, the band has announced a 10th Anniversary Farewell Tour.  Spanning the month of December 2012, beginning in London UK and ending in Toronto ON, the tour […]

NAT COL & THE KINGS Announce New Single ‘Coming Home’ & Accompanying Clip and Tour In 1996 Nathan Cavaleri performed at the Presidential White House in Washington DC, sharing the stage with Etta James, Bonnie Rait, Steve Cropper, Dr John, and Joe Lewis Walker. He was there as one of one of a few select guests personally invited to attend […]

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AUSTRALIA… NASUM – 20th ANNIVERSARY TOUR with special guests: PSYCROPTIC (Tasmania) & DYSCARNATE (UK) Legendary Swedish grindcore band NASUM head to our shores for the first – and only – time this August as part of their world tour to celebrate their 20th Anniversary and final farewell. This is it…never to happen again. Nasum terrorized […]

In anticipation of their first ever Australian tour, Apocalyptica have revealed which local acts will accompany them on their string of East Coast shows this August/September. Brisbane’s Awoken Solace will lend their blend of orchestral power metal, medieval baroque and fantasy soundtracks to the August 30th show, while Sydney’s progressive doom five-piece Rise Of Avernus  will accompany them on August 31. Finally, Melbourne’s Be’lakor will return from their […]

NEWTON FAULKNER RETURNS TO AUSTRALIA PERFORMING NATIONALLY IN SEPTEMBER “He launches into each song with impressive guitar work and vocals being an understatement.”  FasterLouder, Palais Theatre April 2010 Hot off the heels of his third studio album, Write It On Your Skin, Chugg Entertainment and Bluesfest Touring are thrilled to confirm that Newton Faulkner will be making his anticipated return to […]

PYRAMID ROCK FESTIVAL Saturday 29 December 2012 to Tuesday 1 January 2013  Calling all Kings and Queens of Pyramid! It’s gonna be a loud and proud party this New Year’s Eve at Pyramid Rock.  Turning nine years old, Pyramid will see in the dawn of a new age in spectacular style! Set on the majestic cliff tops of Victoria’s Phillip Island with the ocean providing the dream backdrop. Summer camping under the […]

Triple J, The Harbour Agency and Street Press Australia present: The Beards: The 2012 End of The World (for beardless people) Tour By now, everyone has heard about the various ancient prophecies predicting some sort of apocalypse at the end of this year. There’s the Mayan prophesies, the Incan and Egyptian prophesies, the prophesies of Nostradamus, as well as a […]

THE RUBENS – NEW SINGLE ‘MY GUN’ + NATIONAL ALBUM TOUR MY GUN is the brand new single from Menangle wunderkinds THE RUBENS. Recorded in NYC with Grammy Award winning producer David Kahne, MY GUN is a shining example of why The Rubens have managed so effortlessly to connect with audiences around the nation. A blend of frontman Sam Margin’s […]

Still Rockin’ After All These Years . . .  Over 17 rock legends from the 60s, 70s and 80s.  Melbourne – Sydney – Newcastle – Brisbane It has been a decade since the record-breaking Long Way to the Top rock music extravaganza blazed its way around Australia.  Over two hundred thousand ecstatic Australian fans revelled in the opportunity to relive the music that defined […]

Reverse Grip is a super high energy hard rock band formed by Dru, Sean and Dylan Broda, Three real Brothers from Toronto, Canada.  Living in Australia, Dru and Sean began writing music that would ultimately create Reverse Grip.  Sean had been playing guitar and had studied privately since he was 9 and his love for the face melting riffs of […]

Queenscliff Music Festival hits Olympic heights with their second lineup announcement for 2012. Not since the lighting of the Olympic flame in London has there been so much anticipation for a single three-day event, running November 23rd, 24th and 25th! Requiring more clandestine negotiations than a Flag Bearer reveal at the Opening Ceremony, it’s time to unveil those garish uniforms and step out on […]

Platinum selling US country star Joe Nichols will make his fourth visit to Australia thisSeptember to perform at the Deni Ute Muster on Saturday 29 and special concerts inSydney on Wednesday 26 and Tamworth on Friday 28. The CMA award winner, whose catalogue of hits includes Brokenheartsville and Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off, began his love affair with Oz in 2009, when he headlined CMC Rocks the Snowys. The love from fans, who’ve turned out in […]

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 […]

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. […]

“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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Richard Clapton is one of Australia’s most loved and enduring songwriters. “Harlequin Nights“, his first album in eight years, celebrates the beginning of his fifth decade in the music industry. Featuring everything from 6 ½ minute musical epic “Vapour Trails” through to folk classic “Run Like a River” and a fellow party boy’s nod at Charlie Sheen in rocking first […]

Five years ago, Rattlin Bones became the must-have album for 2008, with Australian audiences embracing the first musical collaboration of Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson and sending the album to the top of the ARIA charts.  After a brief hiatus where they returned to their respective solo careers, Kasey and Shane finally found time to write and record together again […]

NIGHTWISH return to Australia and to New Zealand for the first time in January 2013, bringing their dramatic and symphonic sound. Equal parts epic metal and gothic symphony, in the modern gothic genre NIGHTWISH stand alone. Their combination of seductive, emotional vocals and gallant guitar melodies are like a dark embrace you never want to be freed from. Gracing our […]