EXTRA DATES ANNOUNCED – 2ND & FINAL SYDNEY & BRISBANE SHOWS! THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 – MATCHBOX TWENTY make their the highly anticipated return to Australia next month, playing their first Australian shows in five years, with very special guests Aussie legends INXS at their side. Two extra shows have been announced for this their sixth Australian tour. Playing second and […]

Australian singer songwriter Paul Kelly will release his 19th studio album ‘Spring And Fall’ on October 19th, his first album of new material since 2007’s highly successful ‘Stolen Apples’. ‘Spring And Fall’ arrives on the heels of an extended period of retrospective activity, during which Kelly celebrated his extensive body of work with the release of the career-spanning 40-song compilation […]

It has been 20 years since Dave Dobbyn last toured in Australia. Now he is bringing his acclaimed ‘Greatest Hits’ show and his five-piece band to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane on November 14, 15 and 16. Dobbyn has written the soundtrack to kiwi lives, with a string of NZ hits including ‘Loyal’, ‘Beside You’, ‘Be Mine Tonight’ ‘Language’, ‘Bliss’, ‘Outlook […]

What do you do if your band spends five years growing from acclaimed indie artists into having its name up in lights? Well if you’re Birds Of Tokyo you burn it all down and you start all over again. It’s therefore apt that the group’s first new music in over two years is a four song EP called “This Fire”.  It […]

THE AMITY AFFLICTION DEBUT AT #1 ON THE ARIA CHARTS! 4/5 – Blunt Magazine “The songs here are some of the strongest the band has written.” – Themusic.com.au 4/5 – Alternative Press (USA)  “…this is a definitive victory for smart songwriting, heart and passion.” – Alternative Press (USA) 8/10 – JMag “They’re massive because these are good songs…” – JMag  The Amity Affliction have raised […]

‘Seasons’ is the second single to be released from the latest and 5th DRAGONFORCE studio album The Power Within. Written by bassist Frederic Leclercq the song is accompanied by a montage video filmed during a series of shows played to introduce new singer Marc Hudson to the bands fan base prior to the commencement of The Power Within World Tour, including playing the […]

A favourite English band here at May The Rock Be With You is Heaven’s Basement who we’ve been following now since the inception of MTRBWY!  Check out their update below….free song download and tours with Halestorm, Seether, Duff McKagan and Ugly Kid Joe… “Our debut single ‘Fire, Fire‘ now available for free download HERE.  It’s the first taste of what’s to come […]

The Pretty Things have had a seminal influence on rock music, which is more far-reaching than any casual observation would suggest. Their story runs deep and is one that is often unfortunately overlooked. Their diverse and unexpected history has spawned countless imitators, many of whom have seen greater commercial success, but The Pretty Things remain the original and the best. Arguably amongst the […]

“I Love Hate You” is the third studio album from one man ‘swampy rock stompin blues’ explosion Claude Hay. The follow-up to his acclaimed 2010 long player, “Deep Fried Satisfied”, from which the title track won an award for Best Song of 2011 at the Australian Blues Music (chain) Awards, “I Love Hate You” is a harder edged and more […]

New single Money Maker from the double platinum El Camino at radio now Exclusive Australian El Camino Tour Edition Available October 12  From the force responsible for the double-platinum album El Camino, it is time for The Black Keys to release their third single Money Maker to Australian radio this week. Money Maker was co-written by Danger Mouse (The Grey Album, Gorillaz, Beck) with Auerbach and Carney and recorded at Auerbach’s Nashville based Easy […]

Spring is here and Regular John are inviting you to take a trip when they bring their Strange Flowers to life this September. This weekend marks the first run of shows on their Strange Flowers Spring Tour, with the band hitting Adelaide’s Enigma Bar on the 21st of September and Melbourne’s Toff in Town on Sept 22nd. Strange Flowers is the second album from […]

Gay Paris are a dirty f*cking rock band from Sydney, and come November they’ll be doing dirty f*cking rock band things all over the country to promote the first single ‘The Demarcation Of Joseph Hollybone’ from their forthcoming sophomore album. Six Guns, Ol’ Black Tooth, Slim Pickins’ and Wailin’ H Monks are packin’ the wagon and taking their genre-bending blend of […]

SOUNDGARDEN ANNOUNCE NEW STUDIO ALBUM ENTITLED KING ANIMAL – FIRST STUDIO ALBUM IN OVER 15 YEARS DUE OUT NOVEMBER 12TH ON VERTIGO RECORDS Seattle’s Soundgarden will release King Animal on November 12th 2012, the band’s first new studio album in over 15 years. King Animal will be released on Vertigo Records, an imprint of the UK’s Mercury Music Group, home to Metallica, Black Sabbath and […]

LA punk rock super group OFF! have had busy year off the back of their critically acclaimed self-titled debut album. Summer 2013 will see them bring their explosive old-school rock show to the national Big Day Out, and it’s been announced they’ll also headline sideshows in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. Following up their successful introductory tour of Australia last summer, Keith Morris […]

    BIG DAY OUT PRESENTS 2013 SIDESHOWS On Sale 9am Friday 21 September at bigdayout.com The Big Day Out 2013 sideshows have been announced! The Killers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Band Of Horses, Bloody Beetroots, Alabama Shakes andCrystal Castles are hitting venues around the country to offer fans a second opportunity to see them outside of the Big Day Out. Don’t blink you might miss […]

  4ARM have wasted no time in announcing some of their european summer festival shows for 2013. Confirmed so far is Burning Sea Festival (Ex Metal-Fest) in Zadar Croatia June 5-8 and Metaldays (Ex Metal Camp) in Tolmin Slovenia July 21-27. 2013 will see a busy year for the band, already scheduled to play Hammerfest V in Wales in March. […]

BFS’s new album Bowling For Soup Presents One Big Happy staring Bowling For Soup, The Dollyrots, and Patent Pending comes out September 24th in the UK and September 25th in the US, but you can PRE-ORDER it now! ONE BIG HAPPY is as much a family album as it is a collection of rockin’ tunes, grunted to make you smile! Bowling For Soup and their […]

British HARD ROCK Masters TEN come back with their 10th studio album “Heresy And Creed” Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release of TEN’s anticipated new studio album entitled “Heresy And Creed” on October 19th in Europe and October 22nd in North America. Following the band’s successful come back in 2011 with “Stormwarning” TEN are now back with another slice of Melodic Hard Rock of Epic […]

DR. FEELGOOD Legends of UK pub-rock R’n’B are coming to Australia Metropolis Touring & Tombowler are thrilled to announce that legendary British outfit Dr. Feelgood will be hitting Australia this coming Feb! Known for their unique stomping, sweaty blend of high energy Rock & Roll and bluesy R&B, Dr. Feelgood have cemented their place in history as one of the grimiest pub rock bands the […]

AUDIO AND VIDEO FROM LEGENDARY 2007 CONCERT TO BE AVAILABLE IN MULTIPLE CONFIGURATIONS ON NOVEMBER 16 CONCERT SLATED FOR GLOBAL THEATRICAL RELEASE ON OCTOBER 17 BAND TO RECEIVE THE 2012 KENNEDY CENTRE HONOURS IN DECEMBER On December 10, 2007,  Led Zeppelin took the stage at London’s O2 Arena to headline a tribute concert for dear friend and Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. […]

GARY CLARK JR. TO RELEASE EAGERLY AWAITED DEBUT FULL-LENGTH ALBUM Blak and Blu available October 19 Australian tour dates sold-out  Singer, songwriter, and guitarist extraordinaire Gary Clark Jr. has revealed the title and track-listing for his long-anticipated full-length debut album for Warner Bros. Records: Blak and Blu, which will be released on October 19. The album was produced by Mike Elizondo (Dr. Dre, Mastodon, […]

Australian fuzz-rockers, MAMMOTH MAMMOTH officially ink a worldwide deal with Austria’s, Napalm Records. Formed in 2007 and self-acclaimed as ‘Bigger than Jesus, Louder than Hell’ MAMMOTH MAMMOTH know that their tongue-in-cheek posturing, will always be eclipsed by the explosive force of their live shows. Before signing to Napalm Records, MAMMOTH MAMMOTH have been independently working away in Australia, concentrating their […]

New EP ‘B3’ Released October 12, and New Album Planned for Release in 2013 Alternative rock trio Placebo have signed a licensing deal with Universal Music for the world and plan to release an EP featuring brand new recordings in October, followed by a new studio album in 2013. The deal also includes Placebo’s entire physical back catalogue, which the […]

The Frontier Touring Company is delighted to bring the legendary Morrissey to Antipodean shores for the first time in more than a decade for a run of shows this December. “One of the most singular figures in Western popular culture from the last twenty years” – Pitchfork Often credited as the man who patented indie music for the masses; Morrissey’s […]

On the heels of their well-received summer release Americana, Neil Young & Crazy Horse have announced that they will release another album, entitled Psychedelic Pill, on October 26, 2012. Produced by Neil Young with John Hanlon and Mark Humphreys,Psychedelic Pill was recorded right after Americana at Audio Casablanca and features eight tracks, plus a bonus track. Due to the lengths of many of the songs, some of which were previewed during Crazy Horse‘s live […]

Telstra Road to Discovery Semi-Final at QMF 2012 For 16 years the Queenscliff Music Festival has built a reputation for showcasing emerging acts alongside those already enjoying success. A large percentage of these acts have then gone on to forge stellar musical careers of their own. Queenscliff Music Festival prides itself on being part of that nurturing process. QMF is […]

Swedish rockers, SABATON are headed to Australia for the very first time in January 2013 in support of NIGHTWISH in Sydney and Melbourne only. They bring with them their power packed symphonic power metal sound which is epic and symphonic in the modern power metal genre. SABATON has unique, distinctive vocals, gallant guitar melodies, and their lyrical concepts are drawn from World War I, World War […]

Australian metal band LORD have released their new video for the track ‘Betrayal Blind’, taken from their upcoming album DIGITAL LIES, slated for a late 2012 release. Full song is available digitally from here – http://www.lord.net.au/store/#ecwid:category=1970494&mode=product&product=15071317 Bassist Andy Dowling recently spoke with Loud Online Magazine (interview here –http://www.loudmag.com.au/content/lord-on-the-road-again) about the upcoming album stating “The title track of the same name […]

Australia has a notable fondness for the ‘every man.’ This encompasses the kind of relatable, not-so-every-day performers that steal the imagination of audiences wherever they roam. This rare breed tells stories through music, so fantastic and amorous that they wind around hearts, reach into heads. Enter Tasmania’s Lincoln Le Fevre. He is a little bit punk, a little bit country, a […]

As a massive thank you to their loyal and dedicated Melbourne fan base THE LIVING END are stoked to announce the addition of TWO EXTRA MELBOURNE SHOW DATES to their upcoming RETROSPECTIVE TOUR in November and December this year.Due to the unprecedented demand to see the band perform live in their hometown, THE LIVING END will now play a special encore performance of their second album ROLL ON. The show […]