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 […]

Music Victoria presents Off the Beaten Track Regional Tour and Workshops There’s music out there. Out where? In the halls, clubs, RSLs, wineries, footy grounds and even a renovated substation. Music Victoria, in conjunction with anti-binge drinking campaign Live Solution, celebrates Victoria’s great live music in non-traditional venues in the inaugural Off the Beaten Track tour across regional and metro Victoria. The tour features two […]

“The opening track ‘Lifestyle’ says straight up; “We’re not trying to reinvent the wheel, we keep it simple, we keep it real.” We’re just a bunch of friends hanging out playing music for the right reasons, tied by our common goals, we all want the same thing, we’re all on the same page and it’s just as simple as that.” […]

CD reviews aren’t necessarily an easy thing to write, some flow immediately, others can be agonised over for what seems like hours.  I guess much like writing a song hey?  The irony of this is that the new release from OFF! whilst having 16 tracks, clocks in at around 17 minutes in total, for the whole CD.  Does that make […]

“We’ve just always done this kind of music and what we’ve always been in to since we were kids, the bands you’ve grown up on and stuff and there’s been times when guitars have been big and guitars haven’t been big…” When a band can make a debut album that sounds like they’ve been doing it forever, you get the […]

In 25 words or less: Last Of A Dyin’ Breed stoutly keeps the flag of everything Lynyrd Skynyrd represent, past, present and future flying loud and proud. I’m a 37yo who grew up in Melbourne, Australia on a diet of 80’s hard rock, you know, Poison, Europe, White Lion, Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Winger, Tesla, all that kind of awesome stuff […]

Whilst Perth, Australia may not be spoken of by us East Coast Aussies as having a thriving rock scene, with the tyranny of distance involved, I guess we have to put that down to perhaps our own ignorance and failure to explore what Perth has to offer as far as a rock scene.  I guess we can’t argue with the […]

In a career now spanning nearly 25 years and having made a huge impact on the rock scenes both in their native New Zealand and current home here in Australia, Shihad recognise this in pretty much the best way possible, with the release of a 38 song double disc titled The Meanest Hits and armed with a new single Right […]

LIVING THINGS AUSTRALIAN TOUR, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE SIDESHOWS ANNOUNCED! Since their 2000 debut album ‘Hybrid Theory’, LINKIN PARK have spent the last 12 years doing something popular artists just don’t do: going off-menu. The learning curve was arduous, but a necessary and welcome challenge for the band. ‘Hybrid Theory’ isn’t just the title of the first album, but a career mission […]