Category: Music News

BAYSIDE Announce New Album ‘CULT’ – Out February 21

BAYSIDE Announce New Album ‘CULT’ – Out February 21

Monday, January 13, 2014 – If there’s one thing to be said about NYC’s BAYSIDE, it’s that they are fiercely true to themselves and to their art. In their 13 years as a band, they’ve weathered their ups and downs without changing who they are or their sound. The four rock stalwarts mark their return with a new label and brand new […]

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The Dead Daisies Tour & National Album Release

The Dead Daisies Tour & National Album Release

THE DEAD DAISIES BACK HOME TO ROCK AUSTRALIA! Announce Tour Dates & Release anticipated self-titled Debut Album. Album: “The Dead Daisies” – Release date: 7th February, 2014 SYDNEY, Australia (January 13, 2014) – Australia will have the chance to welcome back one of their hottest musical exports in years when The Dead Daisies kick off a series of shows supporting […]

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BEADY EYE and VISTA CHINO Big Day Out Sideshows announced!

BEADY EYE and VISTA CHINO Big Day Out Sideshows announced!

Big Day Out presents BEADY EYE Big Day Out 2014 Sideshows We are proud to announce that BEADY EYE will be playing one very special headline show while they are in Australia for Big Day Out 2014. Featuring Liam Gallagher, Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Chris Sharrock from the legendary OASISand Jay Mehler from Kasabian, BEADY EYE have picked up where Oasis left off, releasing […]

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Valvoline and Big Day Out Present Rock N Ride for headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation

Valvoline and Big Day Out Present Rock N Ride for headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation

Returning in January 2014, twenty of Australia’s most loved musicians, TV, sports and media personalities will embark on an epic motorcycle adventure between the Gold Coast and Melbourne Big Day Outs. 1500 miles, music, mates and machines coming together for headspace, the National Youth Mental Health Foundation. Rock N Ride founders Phil Jamieson (Grinspoon) and Adam Zammit (Big Day Out […]

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Presenting! Brand New Big Day Out 2014 Sideshows!

Presenting! Brand New Big Day Out 2014 Sideshows!

Big Day Out and Soundwave Touring present DEFTONES Big Day Out 2014 Sideshows The DEFTONES live show isn’t one that’s easily forgotten. After selling out their last Australian tour in support of their latest album Koi No Yokan, crowds of thousands were left desperate for more. “a gritty, grinding showstopper of metal and unapologetic energy.”  – Consequence of Sound As one of the […]

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GANG OF FOUR – Australian Tour 2014

GANG OF FOUR – Australian Tour 2014

KillRockStar Entertainment and Tombowler present post-punk instigators Gang Of Four in Australia to celebrate the 35th anniversary of their classic album Entertainment! and all the hits that followed! Entertainment! was a rare bird for its time,  an enthralling amalgam of punk, funk and angular rock that signalled a changing-of-the-guard ushering in of the post- punk era. Released in 1979, this […]

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PALACE OF THE KING – ‘Moon & Mountain’ Out February 1st

PALACE OF THE KING – ‘Moon & Mountain’ Out February 1st

Many doomsayers are writing rock’s obituary. But if you’re under the impression that rock is dead, just check out Palace Of The King’s second EP – Palace Of The King II: Moon & Mountain. Rock lives! And you can see it come to life when Palace Of The King launch Moon & Mountain at Cherry Bar on February 1st, 2014. […]

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The Superjesus ready to rock 2014: Band will celebrate Australia Day with a special run of shows in NSW

The Superjesus ready to rock 2014: Band will celebrate Australia Day with a special run of shows in NSW

Respected Aussie rock outfit The Superjesus is hitting the road for the Australia Day long weekend, celebrating in fine style with three live shows.  They’ll kick off on 24th January at Waves Wollongong, then head to Bateau Bay Hotel on the 25th, with a massive Australia Day gig on 26th January at Garrison Point, Bankstown. Following their successful ‘Reformation’ tour […]

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The Gaslight Anthem Release ‘The B-Sides’ January 31

The Gaslight Anthem Release ‘The B-Sides’ January 31

New Jersey’s The Gaslight Anthem are set to release The B-Sides on January 31. The B-Sides features 11 tracks recorded between 2008 and 2011 and includes studio track ‘She Loves You’, rare acoustic takes on some of the band’s biggest songs, an inspired version of The Rolling Stones’ ‘Tumbling Dice’, sparse covers of songs by Fake Problems and Lightning Dust, a ripping live version of […]

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Eddie Vedder confirms solo Australian tour

Eddie Vedder confirms solo Australian tour

Chugg Entertainment are thrilled to confirm that Pearl Jam’s notorious lead singer, Eddie Vedder, will be embarking on a long-awaited solo tour this coming February.  Following Pearl Jam’s headline slot on the Big Day Out’s national dates, Vedder will return to the stage in solo mode for a string of extraordinarily special theatre shows; live and intimate. The tour will […]

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You Me At Six To Release ‘Cavalier Youth’ on January 31

You Me At Six To Release ‘Cavalier Youth’ on January 31

YOU ME AT SIX RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘FRESH START FEVER’ – ?FOURTH ALBUM ‘CAVALIER YOUTH’ SET FOR AUS RELEASE ON JAN 31 British alt-rock juggernaut You Mix At Six continue to hurtle from strength to strength in 2013, driven by the release of the bombastic second single from their forthcoming Cooking Vinyl album Cavalier Youth (Out Jan 31). Cavalier Youth is the bands’ fourth […]

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The Smith Street Band Announce National Tour With The Menzingers

The Smith Street Band Announce National Tour With The Menzingers

“We’ve never done as much as we did this year,” says Wil Wagner of a year that saw The Smith Street Band play shows in Europe, the UK and America, appear on the Big Day Out, Falls Festival and Meredith line ups and release a 10” inch EP, Don’t Fuck With Our Dreams.  As their profile has catapulted, it has […]

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ARIA Award winners KARNIVOOL – Polymorphism tour: Sydney show sold out & new show announced. New video for ‘Eidolon’ released.

ARIA Award winners KARNIVOOL – Polymorphism tour: Sydney show sold out & new show announced. New video for ‘Eidolon’ released.

On Sunday December 1st KARNIVOOL won their first ever ARIA Award taking out the gong for Best Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Album for their current release and third album ‘Asymmetry’ which was also their first ever number one debut on the ARIA album charts. As announced in October KARNIVOOL and good mates Dead Letter Circus will hit the road on […]

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Skid Row & Ugly Kid Joe Australian Tour 2014

Skid Row & Ugly Kid Joe Australian Tour 2014

SKID ROW/ UGLY KID JOE add AUSTRALIAN dates to co-headline tour SKID ROW and UGLY KID JOE bring their co-headline tour to Australia in April 2014. The bands are currently touring Europe together having completed a hugely successful run of dates across the UK. With combined sales of millions of albums, each band will play a full set of the […]

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WIN a copy of KID ROCK’s ‘Rebel Soul’ Australian tour edition (CLOSED)

WIN a copy of KID ROCK’s ‘Rebel Soul’ Australian tour edition (CLOSED)

Thanks to our friends at Warner Music Australia, we have five copies of the new tour edition album of KID ROCK’s ‘Rebel Soul’ to give away to five of our lucky readers, check out what it’s all aboutHERE.  Kid Rock is in Australia for the first time on tour with Bon Jovi and has released this edition just for Australia.  Would […]

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BIG DAY OUT Announce New Artists On 2014 Lineup!

BIG DAY OUT Announce New Artists On 2014 Lineup!

In a late blast and flurry Big Day Out is excited to announce three new artists to the 2014 lineup. So without any further ado… We have replaced our departing Brit pop band with other members of English rock ’n’ roll royalty BEADY EYE, who are heading to Australia for the first time ever. Founded in 2009 by Oasis members Liam Gallagher, Gem […]

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PERIPHERY to release ‘CLEAR’ on January 24, 2014

PERIPHERY to release ‘CLEAR’ on January 24, 2014

Periphery represents the vanguard of addictive, chaotic, challenging and cathartically inviting heavy music for the modern era. Their triple-guitar attack and rhythmic dexterity has won them devoted adherents across underground subcultures, regardless of whether those fans were weaned on the passion-fuelled sounds of progressive rock from bands like Dream Theater or Rush or modern avant-garde rock bands like Deftones. The new experimental recording, Clear, represents […]

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DAN SULTAN announces ‘Under Your Skin’ capital city tour

DAN SULTAN announces ‘Under Your Skin’ capital city tour

After erupting back onto the scene with bold soul-rock shot ‘Under Your Skin’ — his first release in over four years, which was promptly added to high rotation on triple j — Dan Sultan and his band are thrilled to announce a capital city tour for February and March 2014. Dan’s upcoming tour will give fans an opportunity to hear […]

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THE ROLLING STONES announce 14 ON FIRE one night only concerts in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Hanging Rock & Auckland

THE ROLLING STONES announce 14 ON FIRE one night only concerts in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Hanging Rock & Auckland

Hot on the heels of the news that The Rolling Stones will open Adelaide Oval, comes confirmation of another six spectacular Rolling Stones shows for Australia and New Zealand.  Frontier Touring & AEG Live today unveil a string of very special ONE NIGHT ONLY shows in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland and Victoria’s iconic Hanging Rock as part of the […]

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Hear PAPA VS PRETTY’s new single ‘Smother’ – Out December 6

Hear PAPA VS PRETTY’s new single ‘Smother’ – Out December 6

ARIA nominated Papa vs Pretty have unveiled their new single ‘Smother’ via a special hotline, ahead of its release this Friday 6th December.  Fans can call the Smother Hotline (1300-552-550) to hear the new single and in turn leave a message for the band. The video for ‘Smother’ will be revealed in the coming weeks. ‘Smother’ is the second single […]

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Popfrenzy Presents Edwyn Collins Australian Tour January ’14

Popfrenzy Presents Edwyn Collins Australian Tour January ’14

“One of the pillars of British indie rock.” – The Guardian “To say that Edwyn is fêted by the UK indie community would be an understatement. The former Orange Juice man can barely walk down the street without a member of Franz or The Cribs bursting out of a café door and laying down their cape in front of him.” […]

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KID ROCK to release ‘Rebel Soul’ Tour Edition to coincide with National tour with Bon Jovi

KID ROCK to release ‘Rebel Soul’ Tour Edition to coincide with National tour with Bon Jovi

“Where I’m going’s where I’m at.” So says Kid Rock on the title track of his ninth studio album. And considering everywhere Rock has gone during the past 22 years, we can have faith that we’re headed for another fascinating, galvanizing, eyebrow-raising, endlessly surprising, at the very least interesting trip when he lands in December for his very first tour […]

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SIMPLE PLAN release new EP ‘Get Your Heart On – The Second Coming!’

SIMPLE PLAN release new EP ‘Get Your Heart On – The Second Coming!’

Canadian Rockers, Simple Plan are set to treat fans with their new EP, Get Your Heart On – The Second Coming!  available today.  The EP is a collection of songs the band wrote during the recording of their last album Get Your Heart On!  “We came up with over 75 songs for Get Your Heart On! and it was a […]

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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND extra release of standing tickets for both Melbourne shows

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND extra release of standing tickets for both Melbourne shows

With news just in that the necessary permits have been approved, Frontier Touring are happy to announce that a final release of Rear GA Standing tickets for both Melbourne AAMI Park Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band concerts. Close to 60,000 tickets have already sold across the two Melbourne dates alone and this new release will see just an […]

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OF MICE & MEN to release third album ‘Restoring Force’

OF MICE & MEN to release third album ‘Restoring Force’

Of Mice & Men announced today their third studio album Restoring Force will be released on Friday 24 January on Rise Records. The album is the follow up to the band’s 2011’s acclaimed release The Flood, which solidified the California-based five-piece as a leading force in modern heavy music. Restoring Force was recorded at House of Loud in New Jersey […]

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Keith Urban’s Light The Fuse Tour to hit Australia

Keith Urban’s Light The Fuse Tour to hit Australia

  When it comes to an all energy show with world-class production, Grammy and ARIA Award winning Keith Urban certainly delivers, and this is exactly what Australian audiences can expect when Urban tours nationally in June 2014 on the Light The Fuse Tour Australia.  The all-new show will not only feature first-time performances of new music from his #1 album […]

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ARCTIC MONKEYS announce biggest tour of Australia & New Zealand to date

ARCTIC MONKEYS announce biggest tour of Australia & New Zealand to date

Frontier Touring is thrilled to confirm that Sheffield’s Arctic Monkeys will be landing in Australia and New Zealand next May to embark on their biggest tour of our shores to date! Arctic Monkeys first burst onto the music scene in 2006 with their award-winning debut album Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not.  The album became the fastest-selling […]

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DEAD IN A SECOND signs to Possum / Universal Music – New album in 2014 and national tour

DEAD IN A SECOND signs to Possum / Universal Music – New album in 2014 and national tour

Sydney-based Possum Records is proud to announce the signing of Sydney rock band Dead In A Second. “I was looking for a great rock band to round out our artist roster. After hearing the early mixes of the new Dead In A Second album, I was convinced I’d found the band I was looking for” – Philip Israel, CEO, Possum […]

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FOZZY Australian headline shows announced!

FOZZY Australian headline shows announced!

When talking about larger-than-life, trailblazing personalities they don’t get much bigger than Chris Jericho (WWE Champion) and Rich Ward (Stuck Mojo mastermind). FOZZY continue their love affair with Australia and are stoked to announce two intimate sideshows in Melbourne and Sydney. “We love Australia so much that we decided five shows with Steel Panther & Buckcherry weren’t enough for us […]

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Bruce Springsteen to Release New Studio Album ‘High Hopes’ on January 17

Bruce Springsteen to Release New Studio Album ‘High Hopes’ on January 17

Bruce Springsteen’s new album ‘High Hopes’ has been set for January 17 release on Columbia Records.  ‘High Hopes’ finds Springsteen in a number of different musical settings, and includes the members of the E Street Band as well as guitarist Tom Morello and many additional players. The album was recorded in New Jersey, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Australia and New York City and marks […]

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