ACE FREHLEY REUNITES WITH KEN KELLY FOR SPACE INVADER COVER ART (New York, NY) – Founding KISS guitarist and 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Ace Frehley has tapped long time friend and artist Ken Kelly to create the album cover for his upcoming LP SPACE INVADER, due out July 8th. The reveal comes exclusively through Rolling Stone […]

Legendary superstar band QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT have just announced they will visit Australia.  “Let’s ROCK those beautiful arenas JUST ONE MORE TIME!” said Brian May. The QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT Australian Tour will kick off in Perth on Friday 22 August at Perth Arena, then travel to Sydney on Tuesday 26 August at Allphones Arena, Melbourne on Friday 29 August at Rod Laver Arena with the grand […]

2014 has been a big year for Buried in Verona. Album number four,Faceless, debuted at #15 on the ARIA charts and was followed by a national tour in April, with Brisbane and Perth shows selling out. The band is currently treating European crowds to their brand of relentless riffage and in your face lyrics. Hot on the heels of their Euro jaunt […]

Waleed Aly’s band, Robot Child, unveil brand new film clip Off the back of their East coast rampage, Melbourne 5-piece Robot Child are one short month from the release of their debut album, One More War.    It’s difficult to fault the company Robot Child keep – with the ghosts of Queen, Pink Floyd, Faith No More, and Muse haunting their sound, Waleed Aly […]

Joe Bonamassa has just announced his 2014 Australian tour dates. Kicking off in Sydney on September 14, the tour finishes up a week later in Perth on September 21, after performances in Adelaide and Melbourne. Tickets to all shows are on sale now. The new live show will offer two stellar band line-ups with Joe Bonamassa dividing the show in half, […]

FOO FIGHTERS TO COMMEMORATE EIGHTH ALBUM & 20TH ANNIVERSARY WITH HBO SERIES DOCUMENTING EIGHT-CITY RECORDING ODYSSEY Foo Fighters have confirmed that the making of their upcoming eighth album–due out this fall on Roswell/RCA through Sony Music Entertainment Australia –will be accompanied by an as yet untitled HBO series documenting the eight-city odyssey during which the record was created. In the series, directed by […]

MELBOURNE SOLD OUT WITH SECOND SHOW ADDED! It only took just over an hour for rabid Taking Back Sunday and The Used fans to snap up tickets to the Monday 25 August show in Melbourne.  We are bloody stoked to announce that both artists have agreed to perform a second and definitely final Melbourne show! Tickets for the newly announced […]

Live Nation is thrilled to announce one of the biggest bands in the world today – COLDPLAY– will play one very special show at Sydney’s iconic Enmore Theatre in Newton on Thursday June 19. Today Coldplay deliver their latest album Ghost Stories on Parlophone Records (through Warner Music Australia), featuring singles ‘Magic’ and the newly released second single ‘A Sky Full of Stars’. […]

Local Sydney four piece punk rock band Arms Attraction maybe relatively unknown BUT they are about to kick of a national tour with Will Pugh vocalist from US Pop Punkers Cartel after he handpicked them for the job! ‘We have been pinching ourselves since we got the call from our management’ comments lead singer Mikaila Delgado ‘we have almost finished our debut EP and it will be released […]

The US summer is synonymous with bands going on the road and for The Dead Daisies they’ll be spending it on tour with British classic rock giant Bad Company led by singer Paul Rodgers and American southern rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd for dates in the United States starting July 10. Following the release of their self-titled debut earlier this year, […]

It is with much regret that the July 2014 Australian and New Zealand tour by US punk/metal pioneers Corrosion Of Conformity with special guests Weedeater has to be canceled. Unfortunately the promoters financial backers and former employer, Redline Music have as of Wednesday, May 14 gone into litigation and will cease operations as of Saturday, May 17. All tickets are […]

IT MUST HAVE BEEN LOVE – ROXETTE RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA IN 2015 with special guests Boom Crash Opera Live Nation is excited to announce that legendary Swedish pop-rockers ROXETTE are returning to Australia for a national tour in summer 2015. After the 2011-2012 World Tour that took them around the globe twice over, playing to more than 1.5 million people in 46 countries including our […]

Following on from their successful national album tour in March, The Holidays have today announced an east coast run of new show dates.  The dates coincide with the release of ‘Tongue Talk’ – the third single from the band’s popular sophomore LP, Real Feel. Real Feel has received solid radio support and media attention since its release in late Feb. It was triple J’s […]

It was the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil that launched the ascent of their native sons in SEPULTURA (Portuguese for “grave”) in 1983 with a trajectory unsuspectingly aimed at the worldwide metal music scene.  A band with humble economic beginnings whose musical identity was forged in the context of living through Brazil’s authoritarian military dictatorship, SEPULTURA would go on to become Brazilian ambassadors to the metal […]

Opeth has announced the release of their hugely anticipated eleventh studio album, Pale Communion which has been re-slated on August 22nd . “Many of you have heard the rumours already and we can now confirm that the album release has indeed been pushed back to late August,” commented Opeth frontman, Mikael Åkerfeldt. “Several circumstances prevented the band from delivering essential basic tools to Roadrunner in time which are needed […]

Platinum selling pop rockers American Hi-Fi is back and have announced plans to release Blood & Lemonade, their first album in 5 years this September. The album will be available digitally worldwide on Tuesday September 16, 2014 and in Australian and New Zealand stores on Friday, September 19, 2014 through Rude Records. Pre-orders to be announced soon! The Boston outfit, who have been on a […]

Hey let’s go, let’s go! For the first time in over 25 years, The Cockroaches return to Sydney’s live circuit to play with their original chart-topping line-up for two very special shows this June; Dee Why RSL on Saturday June 14th and Rooty Hill RSL on Friday June 27th. ‘Hey Let’s Go!’ a collection of The Cockroaches’ best-loved hits spanning 1984 – 1994 will be released […]

Guitar hero revisits his roots to deliver a musical and personal landmark with a new collection of timeless blues classics due May 30 via Concord Records. “This is a homecoming in more ways than one,” Kenny Wayne Shepherd says of Goin’ Home, The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band’s May 30, 2014 debut on Concord Records. “I felt like I was retracing my steps and […]

Due to overwhelming demand HANSON are please to announce additional shows inMelbourne and Sydney. HANSON will now play an extra show in Melbourne at The Hi-Fi on Sunday 10th August, and an extra show in Sydney at The Hi-Fi on Wednesday 13th August. Fan club pre-sales for the new shows will go on sale Monday 12th May at 12pm, with general public tickets on sale Wednesday 14th May at 9am. HANSON, are back with […]

Canberra rock band, HANDS LIKE HOUSES released the music video for their new song, ‘A Tale of Outer Suburbia’ taken off their latest album, Unimagine – available through Rise Records. The video is far from your typical music video; rather it takes an ordinary tale and uniquely interprets it into something quite extraordinary, through an inspiring and achingly powerful artistic performance. Filmed and directed by Joshua Aylett, ‘A […]

Having just completed a massive sold out tour of the USA, TAKING BACK SUNDAY and THE USED have just re-defined the phrase “Co-Headline”. It’s a rare occurrence when two heavyweights of any genre agree to tour together. One off shows in cities rapidly sold out and became two shows then multiple shows due to the overwhelming demand for tickets. Now […]

Australian Crawl is surely one of Australia’s most loved bands – revered in the same manner as their peers Midnight Oil, Cold Chisel and INXS, they played an integral part in the development of the Australian ‘sound’ and were one of the truly great rock groups of their time. From their inception in 1978, Australian Crawl existed for nearly nine […]

SHiNOBi are proud to announce the release of their new single “SNAKESKIN”. This highly anticipated release follows the bands acclaimed debut album “Against The Brave” and cements their position as one of Australia’s top rock acts.  Teaming up with renowned producer and engineer Darren ”Jenk” Jenkins this track displays SHiNOBi’s unique blend of heavy rock. After a massive 2013 that […]

London based kiwi rock band I Am Giant is proud to announce the release of their sophomore album SCIENCE & SURVIVAL on July 4th  via Sony Australia. To celebrate the release, the band will complete a four-date Australian tour, beginning in Brisbane on August 6th, heading to Perth, Melbourne, and finishing in Sydney on August 9th. Tickets will be available from 9am Friday 9th May. Science […]

Australian music royalty, Rick Price has recently joined forces with Pledge Music to launch his latest album. This exciting new project allows fans to be directly involved in the creation of his highly anticipated next album. Fans can pre-order copies of the new album and in return can select from a range of exclusive items including having their name printed […]

David Bowie is a musical chameleon with a catalogue of some of the world’s most recognisable songs in his critically acclaimed repertoire.  The spotlight is well and truly right back on the Thin White Duke with the recent 40th anniversary reissues of some his most well loved albums including Rebel Rebel, Diamond Dogs and the iconic Aladdin Sane. Bowie is the man who elevated […]

Beloved Florida pop-rockers ANBERLIN have a rich and long-standing relationship with Australian audiences and truly need no introduction. Throughout the band’s illustrious 12-year career that spans six albums and endless world tours, Australian crowds have always welcomed the band with open hearts and minds. Now, dedicated local fans will have an opportunity to farewell this wondrous act, as the band expand their […]

In keeping with Coopers’ and British India’s well-known dedication to independent Australian music, a series of Australia’s most entertaining and promising acts will join the bills for each of these 6 shows. From Brisbane to Perth, a host of top local talent will warm the stage for British India, including The Pretty Littles, City Riots, Columbia Buffet , CREO and Sea Legs. Wed 21st May – The […]

SANTANA COLLABORATES WITH THE BIGGEST NAMES IN LATIN MUSIC ON NEW STUDIO ALBUM ‘CORAZÓN’ – RELEASED TODAY! SUPERSTAR PERFORMANCES ON ‘CORAZÓN’ INCLUDE GLORIA ESTEFAN, ZIGGY MARLEY,MIGUEL, PITBULL AND MORE Ten time GRAMMY®-Award winning rock icon and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer CARLOS SANTANA releases his first ever Latin Music album today, entitled CORAZÓN. Superstar performances on CORAZÓN  include ChocQuibtown, Lila Downs, Gloria Estefan, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs,Juanes, Ziggy Marley, Miguel, Niña Pastori, Pitbull, Samuel Rosa of Skank, Cindy Blackman Santana, Romeo Santos, […]

The distinct sound and integrity of Kasabian’s fifth studio album defines the very essence of the band, their trademark sound distilled and re-packaged into one incredibly exciting, unique statement of intent. ’48:13’ is driven by the continuous evolution and musical experimentation of the band through their previous 4 albums, spanning a career which celebrates its 10th year with the release […]