Category: Music News

THE BREAK load up their interstate tour cruiser, ready to take their SPACE FARM on the road in May & June

THE BREAK load up their interstate tour cruiser, ready to take their SPACE FARM on the road in May & June

Following an exceptional run of shows with Rodriguez on his recent national tour, including a star turn at Bluesfest, those fine surf rock gentlemen of The Break are donning their special issue tour space suits in readiness for a series of live dates.  The band’s first headline shows to celebrate the release of their second album SPACE FARM will take […]

Read more ›
Baby Animals Return to the Spotlight in 2013 New Album & East Coast Tour

Baby Animals Return to the Spotlight in 2013 New Album & East Coast Tour

You heard right, the Baby Animals are back with their third studio album, the first in twenty years. This Is Not The End will be released on Friday 31st May via Social Family Records.  To celebrate the release of the album the band have announced today that they will tour the East Coast of Australia this June, with tickets going […]

Read more ›
Gilby Clarke Australian Tour 2013

Gilby Clarke Australian Tour 2013

O.K., this guy GILBY CLARKE was in GUNS N’ ROSES, he also played guitar for the MC5, NANCY SINATRA, HEART, and ROCKSTAR SUPERNOVA, as well as production duties for THE BRONX, L.A. GUNS and ALICE COOPER. More importantly, he’s been a prolific solo artist, a mash-up of Keef, Johnny Thunders and B.B. King. The Cleveland native hit the L.A. scene […]

Read more ›
Boris Announce Australian Return!

Boris Announce Australian Return!

BORIS ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN RETURN TO PLAY SEMINAL ALBUM “FLOOD” Ladies and gentlemen, Boris are back. Following an outstanding response to their 2012 Australian tour, Japanese three-piece Boris will return to Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Hobart to play their classic cult album, FLOOD plus other popular tracks from their decorated career. Flood, the band’s third album, is essentially one single piece, […]

Read more ›
WIN a copy of Bryan Adams 2CD Australian Tour Edition 2013 (CLOSED)

WIN a copy of Bryan Adams 2CD Australian Tour Edition 2013 (CLOSED)

Thanks to our friends at Universal Music Australia, we have five copies of the Bryan Adams 2CD Australian Tour Edition  to give away to five of our lucky readers.  Surely you can all name at least 12 Bryan Adams songs, and yes they’re all on there on this 34 track monster, not to mention some unreleased and live tracks from […]

Read more ›
East Coast Rampage Tour

East Coast Rampage Tour

UNFD and NEW WORLD ARTISTS have teamed up to bring fans one of the strongest tour packages of 2013 in the EAST COAST RAMPAGE TOUR.  Kicking off in June, the tour will feature I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN, HOUSE VS HURRICANE, BURIED IN VERONA and SAVIOUR. and will hit towns all along the East Coast of Australia.  East Coast Rampage is the first […]

Read more ›
MDC Australian Tour Announcement

MDC Australian Tour Announcement

Metropolis Touring and Tombowler present – MDC – SEMINAL HARDCORE PUNK LEGENDS AUSTRALIAN TOUR MDC, aka Millions Of Dead Cops, Multi Death Corporation are credited as one of the most politically vocal American Hardcore Punk bands to come out of the early 1980’s and will make their way to Australian shores for the first time ever this August. Forming in […]

Read more ›
Don McLean announces Australian Tour

Don McLean announces Australian Tour

Lennard Promotions present legendary songwriter Don McLean In Concert across Australia in August 2013. Don McLean galvanised a generation with his timeless hit American Pie, as each generation since its release has discovered, the poignant lyricism and unforgettable melody stirs deep emotion and empathy from all who encounter it, once it has visited it never leaves the heart of the […]

Read more ›
Record Store Day April 20th in Australia

Record Store Day April 20th in Australia

THE ONLY PLACE IN AUSTRALIA TO BE IS YOUR LOCAL MUSIC STORE  Record Store Day Australia is shaping up to be one of the best ever.  Russell Morris has been announced as Ambassador for the day: There is an exciting variety of limited edition Vinyl Releases and the in-store appearances and activity is starting to hot up right across the country. […]

Read more ›
Torpedohead release new video ‘Red City Lights’

Torpedohead release new video ‘Red City Lights’

Germany’s rockers Torpedohead have released a brand new video for “Red City Lights”, the second promo single of the band’s successful album “Greetings From Heartbreak Key”. The harmonica-flavored “Red City Lights” is a stripped down country-folk acoustic tune that spotlights a different side of Torpedohead. The track was recorded live at home in the kitchen with no overdubs. The video […]

Read more ›
Frank Turner Reveals His Tape Deck Heart

Frank Turner Reveals His Tape Deck Heart

ENGLAND’S FAVOURITE PUNK ROCK TROUBADOUR RELEASES NEW ALBUM TAPE DECK HEART ON APRIL 19 Following a year that saw a headline sold out Wembley Arena and a performance at the London Olympics Opening Ceremony, Winchester-born folk/punk hero Frank Turner will release Tape Deck Heart, his highly anticipated fifth studio album on April 19, 2013.   Produced and mixed by Rich […]

Read more ›
WIN a copy of Fall Out Boy’s new album ‘Save Rock and Roll’ (CLOSED)

WIN a copy of Fall Out Boy’s new album ‘Save Rock and Roll’ (CLOSED)

Thanks to our friends at Univeral Music Australia, we have five copies of the highly anticipated new from Fall Out Boy awesomely titled ‘Save Rock and Roll’ to give away to five of our lucky readers.  You should have heard the newest single ‘My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)’, but if you want to […]

Read more ›
Huey Lewis & The News announce Sports 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Huey Lewis & The News announce Sports 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

 HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS CELEBRATE THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF ‘SPORTS’ WITH REMASTERED DELUXE EDITION (OUT 13th May) AND U.S. TOUR, AS ALBUM NEARS RIAA DIAMOND CERTIFICATION Huey Lewis and The News’ 1983 ‘Sports’ album spawned four Top 10 hit singles (and another that cracked the Top 20), iconic music videos, and sold almost 10 million copies.  To celebrate the […]

Read more ›
THE TRANSPLANTS announce ‘In A Warzone’ out June 28 via Epitaph

THE TRANSPLANTS announce ‘In A Warzone’ out June 28 via Epitaph

American punk band The Transplants are finally back with a ferocious new album called In A Warzone, which hits the street this June 28th via Epitaph records. “When we started this band 13 years ago, we weren’t worried about who was going to like us,” states front-man Rob Aston. “We still aren’t. In A Warzone is more raw and stripped […]

Read more ›
NEON TREES announce Melbourne and Sydney shows

NEON TREES announce Melbourne and Sydney shows

NEON TREES – LIGHTING UP MELBOURNE & SYDNEY STAGES The Frontier Touring Company has announced that Utah rockers Neon Trees will be tearing up Melbourne and Sydney with a special one off performance in each city this May! The band is set to perform their infectious brand of pop rock at Ding Dong Lounge in Melbourne and The Standard in […]

Read more ›
Magnus Karlsson’s Freefall featuring Tony Harnell, Mark Boals, Ralf Scheepers, David Readman…

Magnus Karlsson’s Freefall featuring Tony Harnell, Mark Boals, Ralf Scheepers, David Readman…

Swedish Axeman MAGNUS KARLSSON to release his debut solo project FREE FALL in June on Frontiers ! Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release of MAGNUS KARLSSON’S FREE FALL debut album on June 11th in North America and June 14th in Europe. Magnus Karlsson started his cooperation with Frontiers Records in the year 2000 when his band LAST TRIBE […]

Read more ›
JIMMY EAT WORLD’S 7th studio album ‘DAMAGE’ to be released June 7th

JIMMY EAT WORLD’S 7th studio album ‘DAMAGE’ to be released June 7th

Jimmy Eat World will release their seventh studio album ‘Damage’ on June 7th 2013. ‘Damage’ is the follow up to 2010’s critically-acclaimed ‘Invented’, and the first release on their label partner RCA Records. ‘Damage’ was produced by Jimmy Eat World and Alain Johannes (Mark Lanegan, Chris Cornell) and recorded in Autumn 2012 at the producer’s Los Angeles home studio. Mixing […]

Read more ›
WIN a copy of ‘Sempiternal’ by Bring Me The Horizon (CLOSED)

WIN a copy of ‘Sempiternal’ by Bring Me The Horizon (CLOSED)

Thanks to our friends at Sony Music Australia, we have five copies of the amazing new Bring Me The Horizon album ‘Sempiternal’ to give away to five of our lucky readers.  You may have heard the singles ‘Sleepwalking’ or ‘Shadow Moses’ already, but if you want to hear what else they’ve come up with on this killer release, well you […]

Read more ›
The Dead Daisies Prepare to Lock’N’Load with Slash – Lead single released April 19, 2013

The Dead Daisies Prepare to Lock’N’Load with Slash – Lead single released April 19, 2013

Fresh off ZZ Top’s Australian Tour, The Dead Daisies are set to release their lead single ‘Lock ’N’ Load’ (single artwork pictured to the right). Featuring the signature guitar riffs of Slash and laced with Jon Stevens’ trademark vocals this classic track will rock you to your very core. “Slash and I wrote ‘Lock ‘N’ Load’ which was recorded with […]

Read more ›
STONE Music Festival goes to a New Dimension as Aerosmith joins the line-up!

STONE Music Festival goes to a New Dimension as Aerosmith joins the line-up!

TWO FULL DAY SUPER CONCERTS! – A celebration of music, life & freedom! Aerosmith set to join the Saturday line-up! – Billy Joel, Van Halen and Aerosmith all performing full 90 minute sets  Billy Joel and Van Halen’s only Australian shows! For Immediate Release: Thursday, 4 April, 2013: With just over TWO weeks to go until the first ever STONE […]

Read more ›
An Evening With Todd Rundgren – Australian tour announced

An Evening With Todd Rundgren – Australian tour announced

Lennard Promotions present a musical evening spanning four decades of hits with legendary musician, songwriter, producer and musical visionary Todd Rundgren. A Wizard, A True Star. The title of Todd Rundgren’s 1973 solo album aptly sums up the contributions of this multi-faceted artist to state-of-the-art music. As a songwriter, video pioneer, producer, recording artist, computer software developer, conceptualist, and, most […]

Read more ›
Burning Rain premiere new video clip for ‘My Lust Your Fate’

Burning Rain premiere new video clip for ‘My Lust Your Fate’

(New York, NY) – Fans of bluesy hard rock and killer riffs can click here to check out the exclusive worldwide premiere of the sexy new video for Burning Rain‘s track “My Lust Your Fate” on Noisecreep.  The single is taken from the forthcoming album, EPIC OBSESSION, which will be released on May 21st in North America via Frontiers Records and can be pre-ordered here.  Burning Rain is current Whitesnake […]

Read more ›
MÖTLEY CRÜE returns to Las Vegas

MÖTLEY CRÜE returns to Las Vegas

MÖTLEY CRÜE THEY’RE COMING BACK…  SEPTEMBER 18 – OCTOBER 6, 2013  Tickets on-sale Friday at 10am! Tweet it: They’re coming back! @MotleyCrue returns for 2nd residency @TheJointLV @HardRockHotelLV, 9/18 – 10/6. On sale Fri at 10a! #MotleyReturns Las Vegas, NV (April 2, 2013) – The world’s most notorious band will be coming back to the world’s most notorious city this fall, when Mötley […]

Read more ›
Adler announces ‘Back From The Dead’ European tour

Adler announces ‘Back From The Dead’ European tour

April 2nd, 2013 – ADLER the new band led by former Guns N Roses drummer Steven Adler announced today the European dates for their BACK FROM THE DEAD TOUR. The first European show kicks off September 20th at Underground in Koln, Germany. ADLER is currently finalizing the South American leg of the “Back From The Dead Tour” which is slated […]

Read more ›
Twelve Foot Ninja Kills & Eats Internet Troll

Twelve Foot Ninja Kills & Eats Internet Troll

TWELVE FOOT NINJA KILLS & EATS INTERNET TROLL BREAKING: Twelve Foot Ninja respond to an internet troll with dismemberment and cannibalism. It’s a tale of delicious retribution dealt out in the name of those who’ve experienced the cowardly blows of the infamous ‘keyboard warrior’. If successful, it will break the record for Australia’s most ambitious music industry crowd funding campaign! […]

Read more ›
Lo! To Release Second Album ‘Monstrorum Historia’ on April 22

Lo! To Release Second Album ‘Monstrorum Historia’ on April 22

“Lo! have come to remind you of glorious times, times when Mastodon were using samples of Jurassic Park to kick off their records” – Metal Hammer (UK) Sydney’s imposing metal barons Lo! have been conquering stages and foreign lands since the release of their rapturously devoured debut album ‘Look and Behold!’ in 2011.The following year was spent furiously prepping a new volume of […]

Read more ›
City & Colour Announce New Album – The Hurry & The Harm

City & Colour Announce New Album – The Hurry & The Harm

CITY AND COLOUR ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM – THE HURRY AND THE HARM OUT MAY 31 ON DINE ALONE RECORDS “…tells a story with a sincerity and fluency that is truly masterful.”— BBC City and Colour—acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer Dallas Green—will release his highly anticipated new album, The Hurry and The Harm, May 31 on Dine Alone Records. Available as a […]

Read more ›
Paul Laine to produce debut album from Melbourne rockers The Radio Sun!

Paul Laine to produce debut album from Melbourne rockers The Radio Sun!

PAUL LAINE TO PRODUCE THE RADIO SUN DEBUT Aussie melodic rockers The Radio Sun have announced that Paul Laine (solo artist, ex Danger Danger, Dark Horse) will produce the band’s debut album. Guitarist Stevie Janevski goes on to say “it’s been great working with Paul – an all round great guy who gets what we’re about. We can’t wait for […]

Read more ›
Monster Truck to unleash their debut album ‘Furiosity’ on May 24th

Monster Truck to unleash their debut album ‘Furiosity’ on May 24th

Canada’s prodigious sons MONSTER TRUCK have just announced the details of their debut full-length on Dine Alone Records. The album aptly titled FURIOSITY, is scheduled for Australian release on May 24. Produced by JUNO-nominated Eric Ratz (Billy Talent, Three Days Grace, Cancer Bats) at Vespa Studios in Toronto and Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville, Furiosityshowcases Monster Truck’s ability to seamlessly integrate influences from grunge and […]

Read more ›
Yngwie Malmsteen announces official autobiography and USA tour dates in support of new album ‘Spellbound’

Yngwie Malmsteen announces official autobiography and USA tour dates in support of new album ‘Spellbound’

 GUITAR VIRTUOSO YNGWIE MALMSTEEN TO TOUR NORTH AMERICA IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM “SPELLBOUND”; OFFICIAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY RELENTLESS: A MEMOIR  DUE OUT MAY 6TH (New York, NY) – The king of neo-classical shred guitar, legendary guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen, will soon return to stages across North America for a headlining tour in support of his new album SPELLBOUND; SPELLBOUND was released in December, 2012.  The […]

Read more ›