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. […]

In summary: Say what you will about Hanson, but if you’re prepared to dismiss them simply for being Hanson then that’s fine, but you have just missed out on an amazing night of great songs, musicianship and harmonies. Standing outside The Enmore Theatre in Sydney tonight and watching the crowd enter was fun for me, as the predominantly female audience […]

As I learnt recently when interviewing Sydney singer/songwriter Wes Carr about his new musical endeavour, when Native American Indians used to dream of a Buffalo, it meant that they would return to their heritage and back to their roots again  Well after winning Australia Idol back in 2009, the years that have followed since have been about Wes Carr discovering […]

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 […]

Date: Friday 14 September 2012 Venue: Palace Theatre, Melbourne, Australia Photos by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com) Here’s a selection of photos! Check out the full live gallery by clicking this link… Check out our interview with Taylor Hanson right here…

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 […]

“Everything about this band screams underdog, I mean who could have predicted this crazy little accident could turn out to be so important to people who are fans of this racket.” The existence of OFF! may have been accidental – Keith Morris (Black Flag, Circle Jerks) Dimitri Coats (Burning Brides frontman), Steven McDonald (Redd Kross) and Mario Rubalcaba (Rocket From […]

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 […]

“The first album was kind of written by mistake, the second album was written to follow up on the recorded success of the first and then between the second and third I’ve just done a million gigs, so the focus for me was very much was leaning live, and every track was written to be played live, which made them […]

From official bio: “Based out of Southampton in Hampshire (south coast of England), SUMMERS has hit the music scene worldwide with a vengeance! Summers gets their name from two brothers, Crash and Ricky Summers, who formed the group in 2007 to create a unique blend of iconic stadium rock and the new wave of music. Contributing to this incredible sound […]

From Official Bio: “3 Pill Morning isn’t just another rock band, and they’ll leave you with anything but a musical hangover. Forged in the hard rock proving grounds of Minneapolis, MN in late 2004, 3 Pill Morning could be described as trial by fire.  Simply put, music was never a question for lead vocalist Jeff Stebbins, and failure was never […]

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 […]

For the majority of rock music fans here in Australia, at some point over the last decade or so, you are bound to have heard, read, or seen Joe Matera?  As lead guitarist – with Aussie rockers Geisha during their re-emergence during 2007 to 2010 or as founding member of classic rock band Double Vision between 2003 to 2008.  As […]

Date: 07 September 2012 Venue: The Metro, Sydney, Australia Photo’s by: Inside Edge Photography www.facebook.com/InsideEdgePhotography Click here to check out the full photo gallery…

From Bio: The Finest Hour are a 4 piece band based in Cleethorpes/Grimsby area of Lincolnshire, England. Drawing influence from Indie, Punk, Ska and Folk music, the band have toured extensively throughout the UK, covering The North and Midlands, London and Scotland taking in famous venues such as The Cavern Club in Liverpool, Half Moon in Putney, The Adelphi in […]

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 […]

Melbourne band The Hiding will be performing some exclusive showcases as part of CMJ festival in New York City mid October. The boys will be performing tracks from their debut self titled EP that saw them receive radio play on over 140 college stations across the USA. In Australia, one of their songs was selected to be used in hit reality TV […]

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 […]

These are and this is DIAMOND DAYS, the sparkling debut album by Bento – the new musical creation from Ben Gillies, drummer and co-founder of Silverchair. DIAMOND DAYS is twelve new bristling and glistening rock & roll songs, with Ben up front, singing his heart out, singing his own songs, and opening up like you’ve never heard him before. “It’s […]

For those of you into your folk, viking, battle, pirate metal, I am sure Finnish five-piece “heroic metallers” Ensiferum are a band in which you are well familiar?  I mean how could you possibly miss them, with their overtly visual image and rousing anthems.  3 years since the release of previous album From Afar the band return with new album […]