ANBERLIN SELL OUT THE FORUM – ANNOUNCE SPECIAL SECOND MELBOURNE SHOW Anberlin fans who dared hesitate for a mere moment in purchasing tickets to the band’s farewell tour have been caught off guard with the five piece’s Melbourne show at The Forum selling out in just days. Luckily, those still eager to bid adieu to one of the most charismatic and influential […]

Salt Lake City deathcore phenomenon Chelsea Grin are tricked up and prepared to unleash another torrent of grinding brutality on the world this July, in the form of their third studio album Ashes To Ashes (out July 11th). Produced by the band in collaboration with popular producer/musician Diego Farias (Animals As Leaders, Volumes, Stray From The Path), Ashes to Ashes uncages a torrent of technically tight […]

“A song would start developing and I would attach some ideas to it, then it would take a turn and start to fit somewhere else, say coupled with another song… This was definitely a challenge to try and juggle everything and try and keep a mental overview of everything at once” From press release: It’s been a while between drinks, […]

“I think they’ll be cool shows, we’re going to be playing songs that we don’t usually play, like some of the fan favourites from the first two records and I think by then we’ll probably have road tested some more of the new material as well. So they are for the fans of refined taste, if such a thing exists…” […]

Beloved Florida pop-rockers ANBERLIN have a rich and long-standing relationship with Australian audiences and truly need no introduction. Throughout the band’s illustrious 12-year career that spans six albums and endless world tours, Australian crowds have always welcomed the band with open hearts and minds. Now, dedicated local fans will have an opportunity to farewell this wondrous act, as the band expand their […]

In keeping with Coopers’ and British India’s well-known dedication to independent Australian music, a series of Australia’s most entertaining and promising acts will join the bills for each of these 6 shows. From Brisbane to Perth, a host of top local talent will warm the stage for British India, including The Pretty Littles, City Riots, Columbia Buffet , CREO and Sea Legs. Wed 21st May – The […]

Would you like to see British India at one of their exclusive money can’t buy tickets, upcoming Coopers After Dark shows? Well, thanks to our amazing friends at Deathproof PR we have a double pass (tickets to the show only) to give away for each of the below shows. Wed 21st May – The Factory, Sydney NSW Thurs 22nd May – […]

Custom-Made Touring and The Music are over the moon to announce THE live music odyssey of 2014: the triumphant return of the mighty, the fearless THE BRONX, all the way from Los Angeles, California. Brandishing their ability to kill it, to slay it, to turn it up like absolutely no other rock’n’roll band on the face of the planet is capable […]

WARNING: This redefines the term “Not Safe For Work” This could also be classed as “Not For The Easily Offended” / “Not For Early Mornings” / “Not Before You’ve Eaten” / “Not For Those With Weakened Gag Reflexes” / “Not Near Your Nan” The new video from Steel Panther is here friends, and it’s everything you feared it might be! This contains […]

Taking Back Sunday are back with their newest album and I’ve been looking forward to this one for a while, as their self-titled album in 2011 was a monster, so will this be in the same category? Let’s see… as ‘Preface’ string us in to lead single ‘Flicker, Fade’ my answer is YES! If the rest of the album is […]

One of Australia’s most well respected and hardworking entities, British India are not unaccustomed to the draw of the darkness. Having toured relentlessly since inception in over ten years ago, the band have loaded in via the darkest alleyways of the country’s dingiest pubs. They’ve slaved through the night to produce some of the most well-recognised Aussie rock hooks of the past […]

Would you like to see Twelve Foot Ninja, for free? Well, thanks to our amazing friends at Deathproof PR we have a double passes to give away for each of the below shows for the remaining dates of their Trollburger tour.  So all you need to do is shoot us an email with your name, phone number and which show you […]

“Well we always stay true to our core which is sex, drugs, rock and roll and heavy metal, that’s just what we do, but this record we decided that you know what, people are moshing to ‘Community Property’ we need something fuckin’ heavy, a little bit darker, a little edgier…” If you’re not aware of Steel Panther, then this interview […]

“Steel Panther have this shit down, and I’m glad that this band exists as without this kind of fun in heavy metal what the fuck would we do? All You Can Eat has me more than satisfied, although I’m greedy and going back for another helping… *presses play*…” To quote The Simpsons – “Hens love roosters, geese love ganders, everyone […]

“We spent a lot of time writing and demoing this album, trying to craft the guitar parts while keeping some big chorus hooks in there at the same time. We hope that people are into what we’ve tried to pull off.” From Bio: Luca Brasi have toured Australia relentlessly, with a sense of youthful abandon, infectious enthusiasm and undeniable dedication […]

“My reservation was always that that was a pretty fulfilled musical genre and what could I add new to that, and the answer was I guess, my own perspective. I was excited to work within the parameters of the music that I love so much and still try to excel.” From release: Having spent more than a decade baring his […]

With only one week remaining until The Smith Street Band kick off their Australian tour with The Menzingers (USA), the band have unveiled a new film clip for the song “Don’t F*ck With Our Dreams.” Shot by friend Andy Johnson over three months while on tour all over Europe & North America, take a five minute glance into the hectic touring schedule TSSB never let […]

In honour of their much anticipated crowd funded video, Twelve Foot Ninja have announced an Australian headline tour this March/April. Twelve Foot Ninja broke crowd funding records when they raised $52,600 to make their new video clip – successfully crowd funding the highest financial target for a music video. As the controversial anti-cyber bullying video spreads like wildfire online, the […]

Steel Panther are keeping things sexy, steely and…panther-y in the lead up to their ‘All You Can Eat’ album with new video for single ‘The Burden Of Being Wonderful‘ – something Michael Starr, Satchel, Lexxi Foxx and Stix Zadinia know a LOT about. Directed by Kirk Butler, who is best known as writer and producer of modern comedy classics Family Guy […]

Twelve Foot Ninja has premiered the long-awaited music video for the song Ain’t That A Bitch. With the promise to create an action-packed and gory tale of retribution against an internet troll, the Australian group turned to fans in an effort to crowd fund over $45,000 for the making of the video. As a result, Twelve Foot Ninja broke a world […]

“I think the overall sound of the record is very positive and uplifting and carefree, so for us ‘Cavalier Youth’ and the meaning we take from that is kind of carefree youth so to speak, so I think it’s just describes the sound and the songs perfectly, just nothing else matters really, just positive music…” The last few months of […]

“It means a whole bunch I think. It’s our first show back and it’s humble to be listed with a lot of bands that we really admire and are friends with and stuff like that. So to be asked to play along with the bands is amazing, and really to help and support in our tiny little way which is […]

THE PRETTY RECKLESS TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM ‘GOING TO HELL’ – MARCH 21 ON COOKING VINYL Listen Now To Both Singles Going To Hell And Heaven Knows here: www.youtube.com/tprofficial “It looks like 2014 is going to be the year that The Pretty Reckless prove their doubters wrong, once and for all” – Kerrang! THE PRETTY RECKLESS have just announced that their second album Going To Hell will be released in Australia […]

STEEL PANTHER NEW ALBUM ALL YOU CAN EAT SLATED FOR RELEASE MARCH 28TH ON OPEN E RECORDS VIA KOBALT LABEL SERVICES Pre-order All You Can Eat online! The Sunset Strip’s hottest export, Steel Panther, is back and ready to unleash their third full-length album, All You Can Eat, on the world. The 12-track masterpiece is slated to hit stands March 28th in Australia […]

YOU ME AT SIX RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘FRESH START FEVER’ – ?FOURTH ALBUM ‘CAVALIER YOUTH’ SET FOR AUS RELEASE ON JAN 31 British alt-rock juggernaut You Mix At Six continue to hurtle from strength to strength in 2013, driven by the release of the bombastic second single from their forthcoming Cooking Vinyl album Cavalier Youth (Out Jan 31). Cavalier Youth is the bands’ fourth […]

“We’ve never done as much as we did this year,” says Wil Wagner of a year that saw The Smith Street Band play shows in Europe, the UK and America, appear on the Big Day Out, Falls Festival and Meredith line ups and release a 10” inch EP, Don’t Fuck With Our Dreams.  As their profile has catapulted, it has […]

“I guess we’re all coming from different places and now people checking in and starting to be more aware of what we do sound like, I guess I don’t know how to describe what our sound is, it’s a bit rock, it’s a bit noisy, it’s a little bit metal in places, it’s bloody confusing.” From Bio: In early 2013 […]

UK genre-straddling rock powerhouse SKINDRED will release their fifth long player ‘Kill The Power’ on January 31, 2014.   WATCH ALBUM PREVIEW VIDEO HERE The digital single for the album’s title track ‘Kill The Power’ will be unleashed on December 9 and  includes killer remixes from Cyantific, Rednek, Zed Bias, Subsource and Licarus.   In keeping with their tradition of making people move while singing […]

Melbourne’s HARMONY have unveiled a tempered, stark, sober, and ultimately haunting video for ‘Diminishing Returns’. Simple yet moving, and unmistakably Australian, it’ll give you shakes and shivers. Eerily disparate and gorgeously bluesy, it’s conclusion sneaks up on you and abruptly cuts short this immensely engrossing listen. Vocalist/guitarist Tom Lyngcoln’s perspective on the song also translates to its audio visual accompaniment; […]

AGAINST ME! ANNOUNCE NEW FULL LENGTH ALBUM Transgender Dysphoria Blues Set For Release on January 24, 2014 Against Me! will release its much-anticipated sixth full-length studio album titled Transgender Dysphoria Blues on Friday, January 24 on their own label, Total Treble licensed to Resist Records for Australia. Transgender Dysphoria Blues is the intense follow-up to the band’s previous full-length album, White […]