LAST OF A DYING BREED TO BE RELEASED AUGUST 17, 2012; LYNYRD SKYNYRD’S FIRST STUDIO ALBUM SINCE GOD & GUNS Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records announced today the release of Last of a Dying Breed from Lynyrd Skynyrd, the band’s first studio album since the September 2009 release of God & Guns which debuted at #18 on the Billboard Top 20 […]

THE OFFSPRING DEBUT NEW SINGLE “CRUISING CALIFORNIA” AT RADIO AND AVAILABLE ON ITUNES NOW NEW ALBUM ‘DAYS GO BY’ AVAILABLE JUNE 29 THE OFFSPRING returned to Australian airwaves this week with the premiere of the brand new single “Cruising California” which is available digitally now. The band have also announced the title of their forthcoming studio album DAYS GO BY, […]

Official Band Bio: Bellusira is a band that has literally put everything on the line to follow their passion.  Few bands can claim the convictions that this Melbourne four-piece collectively hold. From leaving the stability and comfort of home, to traveling solo in a foreign land, to living on the streets; the members of this female fronted alternative rock band […]

ALANIS MORISSETTE TO RELEASE NEW STUDIO ALBUM  – HAVOC AND BRIGHT LIGHTS  ON AUGUST 31st, 2012  Los Angeles, CA (May 2, 2012) – Multi-platinum, Grammy winning artist Alanis Morissette will be releasing her highly anticipated seventh studio album, HAVOC AND BRIGHT LIGHTS, on August 31st, 2012 through Sony Music Entertainment Australia. Produced by Guy Sigsworth (Björk, Madonna, Seal) and Joe Chiccarelli (Tori Amos, Elton […]

Date: Tuesday 01 May 2012 Venue: Billboard, Melbourne, Australia Photos by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com) Check out the full live gallery right here… Check out our interview with Michael Amott of Arch Enemy right here…

Official Bio:  You’ve already missed the first year of the Strums… don’t miss the second. The band began with a song. One song, that demanded to be written. Singer Jai Sparks’s home was severely damaged in the devastating 2011 Brisbane floods, and at his lowest he turned to music. With friend Eric Mewburn he recorded Oh River, a brutally honest […]

It is with regret that we announce the impending Devildriver tour of Australia has been cancelled. “I’ve NEVER cancelled a tour before. EVER… I have Pneumonia and I’m restricted from flying for at least 2 weeks. So unfortunately we have to cancel our Australian tour. I respectfully apologize to all our Australian fans, Six Feet Under; Darkest Hour and the […]

Valerie is a young and ambitious hard rock/glam metal band from Arendal; a small town in southern Norway. Known for their big choruses and guitar riffs, along with blistering guitar solos – Their music is often referred to as a cross between great 80s acts like Mötley Crüe, Dokken, Ratt and a more modern rock sound. It’s melodic, catchy, in […]

F U C K   I T! With a one-two sucker punch that beats the word count of the Ramones call to arms Hey Ho, Let’s Go by two words, DUNE RATS new single ‘Fuck It’ is set to become the anthem of a new rock generation!  Already sounding suspiciously like a classic ‘Fuck It’ storms the barricades and does the business in two minutes flat, leaving even an ADHD affected generation in no doubt […]

MULTI-PLATINUM ROCK GROUP EVERCLEAR TO RELEASE “INVISIBLE STARS,” FIRST ALBUM IN SIX YEARS SUMMERLAND TOUR HITS CITIES ACROSS THE U.S. (New York, NY) – EVERCLEAR is set to release its new studio album, “Invisible Stars,” on June 26, 2012. The album is the group’s first collection of songs in six years, and it embodies the same qualities of sonic punch, […]

2CD & Digital Album Adds 21 Bonus Tracks to Original 1991 Album, Including 15 Previously Unreleased Recordings from Kravitz’s Personal Archive Lenny Kravitz’s 1991 album, Mama Said, has been digitally remastered and expanded for a special Deluxe Edition to be released on June 1st by Virgin/EMI.  The 2CD and digital album adds 21 bonus tracks to the album’s original line-up, […]

LOVE POLICE PROUDLY ANNOUNCE THE RETURN OF THE LEGENDARY LIL’ BAND O’ GOLD TOURING JUNE 2012 with New Album ‘Lil’ Band O’ Gold Play Fats’ Released June 8  Calling all good time groovers!! It’s time to move your feet in a swamp and soul groove as the legendary Louisiana Swamp Pop, Country, Cajun, Blues and Rock n Roll Supergroup Lil’ […]

Dutch metallers LORD VOLTURE have inked a worldwide management deal with Germany’s ROCK N GROWL MANAGEMENT. Lord Volture is: David Marcelis – Vocals, Paul Marcelis – Guitars, Leon Hermans – Guitars, Simon Geurts – Bass and Frank Wintermans – Drums. Full song “Never Cry Wolf” can be streamed below:   ‘The majestic of a lordship, the velocity and power of […]

Adelaide based Rin and The Reckless are currently out on tour with Brisbane based rockers The Strums and have just released their debut video for their single ‘In Your Mind’ which you can see right here below…    About Rin and The Reckless:  Following the successful release of her debut solo ep ‘Nice Guys Finish First’ (www.myspace.com/rinmcardle), Rin McArdle has made a name for […]

For the release of their new single, ‘Dear Cocaine,’ Crossfade are asking fans to become a part of the experience and share their own obstacles and struggles through video and photo messages to create a video collage for the song.  Check out a very special message from Eddie and the band – crossfadeband.com/cocaine.html Message from the Band: Everybody faces their own, […]

Rock luminary JACK WHITE will be performing two headline shows in Melbourne and Sydney this July to showcase material from his much anticipated solo debut Blunderbuss (out 20 April through Sony). Undoubtedly one of the world’s most prolific artists to emerge in the past fifteen years, Jack White has helmed some of the world’s most venerable musical outfits including The […]

Reviewed by: Paul Miles Date: 22 April 2012 Venue: The Bowery Electric, New York City, USA Website: Spread Eagle Facebook Full Photo Gallery (click link): http://rockshots.paul-miles.com/ As heavy rain and gusty winds buffeted New York City all day, a crowd of rockers ignored a flood watch warning and ventured down to The Bowery Electric in Manhattan’s East Village to see […]

Sat 23rd June 2012, Forum, Melbourne, Australia For more information visit the EXPERIENCE JIMI HENDRIX website. The guitar concert event of the year.  Australia’s hottest guitarists together on one stage for one night only to pay tribute to Jimi Hendrix.   Inspired by Jimi Hendrix’s unparalleled creative and musical influence ‘Experience Jimi Hendrix’ was originally conceived in Sydney by Empire Touring in […]

GUN are please to announce that our new album, Break The Silence, will be released on 11th June by earMusic, Edel’s international rock label home of artists such as BUSH, AVA, SKUNK ANANSIE, CHICKENFOOT, FOREIGNER, DEEP PURPLE, BLUE OCTOBER and many others. We will also be playing a couple shows in the lead up to the release in the following cities […]

Adler – the band featuring former Guns ‘N’ Roses drummer Steve Adler, has just released a new video/track from their forthcoming album simply titled Adler.  Featuring a May The Rock Be With You favourite, in Jacob Bunton of Lynam fame on vocals, The One That You Hated is a killer track. The band have launched the new video in association […]

While on a tour of Europe this month, L.A. Guns has been incorporating some tracks in the set list from the new record ‘Hollywood Forever’, out on June 5th through Deadline/Cleopatra Records. The cover art and final track list have now been revealed, and a sneak peek at the song “You Better Not Love Me” is now available below: http://soundcloud.com/brosseaupr/l-a-guns-you-better-not-love/s-exvIy […]

  Legendary female guitar icon LITA FORD’s new album Living Like A Runaway will be released June 15th in Germany, June 18th in Europe and June 19th  in North America via SPV/Steamhammer.  The album will be available in four configurations: a double LP, limited edition CD, standard CD and digital download.  Today the artwork for the album created by famed […]

RICHARD MARX TO RELEASE NEW CD EXCLUSIVELY IN EUROPE: ‘INSIDE MY HEAD’ RELEASED ON FRONTIERS IN JUNE Frontiers Records is honoured to welcome Richard Marx to the label for the exclusive release of “Inside My Head” – a 2 CD album set featuring rare and new material along with new recordings of his greatest hits – on June 1st in Europe. The first single […]

“Our message is important, I think people understand it, people are inspired by it and kids need punk rock.  When you come to a punk rock show, you should go berserk.  If you’re drinking – get wasted, if you’re in the pit – beat the shit out of your best friend, then get up, dust yourself off and go back […]

Since their re-emergence after a couple of years hiatus, with new album Requiem and a swag of major festival appearances, The Getaway Plan have slowly, but surely, reclaimed their status as one of Australia’s leading rock bands.  Following on from their 2012 Big Day Out appearances and a recent run of regional dates, in the coming weeks the band will […]

Shout It Out World Tour 2012 – Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane Shows Sell Out, New Dates Added!!! Australia has shown that its love for the brothers Hanson is as strong as ever with the sibling trio’s Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane shows in September selling out shortly after they were announced. The rest of the country isn’t far behind with all […]

Date: Thursday 27 April 2012 Venue: The Cherry Bar, Melbourne, Australia Photos by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com) This week The Tea Party announced “The Reformation Tour” of Australia in July, which you can read all about right here… But tonight at  Melbourne’s infamous rock haunt, Cherry Bar, the band did about a 45 minute acoustic showcase to about 100 invited guests. […]

LEAD SINGLE ‘THAT’S WHY GOD MADE THE RADIO’ OUT FRIDAY 27 APRIL Legendary Band’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Includes new Album, International Tour dates, & Commemorative Catalog Releases The founding members of The Beach Boys, one of the world’s most legendary bands, have reunited for a global 50th Anniversary celebration, including a new album release, a major international tour, and commemorative […]

Perth’s Make Them Suffer announce their national album launch tour and unveil lyric video for second single “Widower” from forthcoming album Neverbloom, out May 25th through Roadrunner Records Australia. “Widower” is the follow up single from title track Neverbloom.  You can watch the new lyric video for the track below: The official video for first single Neverbloom was released online […]