NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO FROM BILLY IDOL’s ‘KINGS & QUEENS OF THE UNDERGROUND’ ALBUM VIEW HERE BILLY IDOL builds on the urgency of his last single “Can’t Break Me Down” with a dramatic and mysterious video: http://smarturl.it/savemenowYT .  The new video is set to “Save Me Now,” an electro-rocking highlight co-written by Idol, Twin Shadow, and Greg Kurstin, from IDOL’s […]

“We spent two years working on this album and couple of times we thought we were finished we scrapped the whole thing and started over again, so we put really our heart and soul into this record and really came up with something that we’re really inspired by and we think something our fans will really appreciate…” From release: Out […]

“Jason Wade, Lifehouse’s lead singer, has always been a sturdy purveyor of melody…” – New York Times “Tracks like ‘Hurricane’ show Lifehouse at their most engaging, paving the way for Out of the Wasteland to be remembered as their biggest and best yet.” – Artist Direct “…it’s refreshing to see a band ignore everything else and simply be the best them that they can be, putting […]

Many doomsayers are writing rock’s obituary in 2015. But if you think rock is dead, ready yourself for the debut album from Melbourne’s Palace Of The King.  Titled White Bird/Burn The Sky, this is rock and roll that leaves a trail of denim-clad soldiers and converted non-believers in its wake. On June 19, 2015, it’s time for the White Bird […]

Purveyors of quality rock’n’roll, Melbourne rock band Palace Of The King is set to release their debut album in April 2015.  Ahead of this, they will whet the appetite with their riff-heavy brand of psych-blues rock n’ roll, releasing a new track each month from November 2014 through to March 2015. Five months, five singles, all to be unleashed on […]

“I think the live shows and the energy of the crowd and everything has sort of driven the direction of the songs, things have sort of got a different heartbeat to it and yeah I think that the way the live shows has been going has directing our song writing a bit.” From Release: The Kin have established themselves as […]

Rock icon BILLY IDOL will release Kings & Queens Of The Underground, his first new album in almost a decade, on October 17. The album will be released on Idol’s own BFI Records, via Kobalt Label Services. The track list for the new album is listed below. Kings & Queens Of The Underground was primarily produced by Trevor Horn, with Greg Kurstin also contributing […]

“…I just kept writing and I probably ended up with forty or fifty songs, and a lot of the things that fit together had that kind of lonesome and mournful vibe, but there were some that were also like sunshine was coming in, and that’s how it all kind of came together, it was like the songs that fit together […]

Australian Crawl is surely one of Australia’s most loved bands – revered in the same manner as their peers Midnight Oil, Cold Chisel and INXS, they played an integral part in the development of the Australian ‘sound’ and were one of the truly great rock groups of their time. From their inception in 1978, Australian Crawl existed for nearly nine […]

Grammy winning Minnesotan singer-songwriter DAN WILSON releases his brand new solo album ‘LOVE WITHOUT FEAR’ via Kobalt Music on April 11th 2014. Recorded in Minneapolis and Los Angeles over the past 3 years, the album was produced by Wilson and includes guest vocalists Missy Higgins, Sara Bareilles, Natalie Maines (Dixie Chicks),  Lissie and Sara Watkins.  You can listen to the track featuring Missy Higgins, `Even The Stars Are Sleeping`, here. A man […]

Late in 2013, James Reyne played two sold-out shows at The Basement in Sydney, exciting fans with a new live offering, A Crawl To Now.  Showcasing a broad selection of Australian Crawl tracks plus songs from his time with Company Of Strangers and his solo hits, the acoustic trio of James with Tracy and Brett Kingman, paid homage to an […]

There are certain pairings in the world that just work, Peanut Butter and Jelly, Hall and Oates, Samson and Delilah, Batman and Robin and tonight, I’m hoping that Sarah McLeod and Jeff Martin can be added to that, as on paper this sounds just devine… Simon Meli is here to kick off the night and for those that have followed […]

Respected Aussie rock outfit The Superjesus is hitting the road for the Australia Day long weekend, celebrating in fine style with three live shows.  They’ll kick off on 24th January at Waves Wollongong, then head to Bateau Bay Hotel on the 25th, with a massive Australia Day gig on 26th January at Garrison Point, Bankstown. Following their successful ‘Reformation’ tour […]

In what is somewhat of a special evening and a test, Australian music legend James Reyne is here to perform the first of his two ‘A Crawl to Now’ shows which will see James split his show into two sets, a set of his solo material and a set of Australian Crawl songs, some of which haven’t seen the light […]

“…you get to a certain point in your career, in your life, I’m always putting out records every couple of years, I had one out last year. I don’t know I think I just got to the point that enough people had said it to me over a enough amount of time and I said let me just think about […]

The name James Reyne conjures up images of one of Australia’s most accomplished and revered performers – co-founder and front man of legendary Australian rock band Australian Crawl, one-time “super group” member with Company of Strangers circa 1992, and enormously successful solo artist with a string of hits under his belt. James’s output in recent years has been prolific, his […]

Richard Clapton is a name that is synonymous with Australian Rock music and this year marks his 40th year as a recording artist. To mark this auspicious occasion, Richard is making his annual pilgrimage to Sydney’s State Theatre for a night of nostalgia, reminiscing and of course a generous serving of the latest and greatest hits of his illustrious career. […]

Following an exceptional run of shows with Rodriguez on his recent national tour, including a star turn at Bluesfest, those fine surf rock gentlemen of The Break are donning their special issue tour space suits in readiness for a series of live dates.  The band’s first headline shows to celebrate the release of their second album SPACE FARM will take […]

EVERMORE ANNOUNCES ‘HERO’ TOUR Presented by Today Network, Radar Radio, Channel V & MOG Band to take in more than 30 tour dates across Australia Tickets on sale 10am today Evermore have their music bus packed and are ready to roll out one of the biggest tours of their career – a troubadour’s journey around Australia to perform the songs […]

TIM CHAISSON RETURNS WITH AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES FOR NEW ALBUM ‘THE OTHER SIDE’ Local shows kick off 13th December at Lizottes Newcastle Canadian singer-songwriter Tim Chaisson will return to our shores later next week for a month of tour dates to support his new album, The Other Side. It will be the third time in 18 months that Chaisson has […]

In Summary: “If you’ve never seen The Trews before I implore you to do so at your earliest convenience as this is one of the best rock bands I’ve seen play in a long, long time.” The small crowd on a Thursday night in Newtown have gathered to see Canadian rockers The Trews on this their fourth visit to Australia […]

“It’s funny, you can’t fly further away from Canada than coming here, but it just doesn’t feel like we’re far away, there is a certain kinship between Canadians and Australians I find.” From Tour Press Release: Since October 2011 The Trews have managed to build a solid fan base with 150 shows across the U.S, the U.K and Australia. They […]

Canadian rockers, The Trews are back in Australia and thanks to our good friends at RPM we have two double passes to each of the below shows to give to you!  So all you need to do is shoot us an email with you name and which show you want to attend and we’ll let you know how you go!  […]

‘The rock gods have again answered the prayers of rock fans Australia wide by blessing us with another tour from multi-award winning Canadian rockers, The Trews’ – Troy Culpan, May The Rock Be With You This October THE TREWS will be gracing our shores for a national tour in support of their highly anticipated new extended EP, “…thank you and […]

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 […]

“I just love The Angels songs, I love the power of them, I love going and rocking out to them and I kind of had faith in the fact the people would feel the same way.  There’s a bit of negative reaction obviously, but on the main it’s been pretty well received.” When you put together the A list of […]

TIM CHAISSON DELIVERS NEW ALBUM ‘THE OTHER SIDE’ – Australian release via ABC Music, 21st September Fans of golden-voiced Canadian singer-songwriter Tim Chaisson will be happy to hear that the young performer is releasing a brand new album (his fifth) onSeptember 21st.  Following up 2009’s Broken HeartedBeat, Chaisson’s new album The Other Side, promises to deliver an intimate and heartfelt listeningexperience, […]

On October 12, 2012 Evermore are set to release their fourth studio album, titled Follow The Sun, in partnership with Universal Music. It arrives after a three-year hiatus from the local scene, during which time they toured the world with Pink, then traversed the globe a second time to start the album writing process. Brothers Jon, Peter and Dann Hume built […]

The Angels set to headline the 2012 Sydney Blues & Roots Festival Second line-up announcement adds another 42 acts to a massive four days of live music, 25th-28th October Legendary Australian band The Angels is confirmed to headline the 2012 Sydney Blues & Roots Festival in Windsor, an exciting addition to the line up which promises blues, roots and rock […]

New Empire scores a slot on the US Vans Warped tour East Coast acoustic tour dates ready to roll ahead of Olympics coup! New Empire is set to embark on one of the busiest periods of their burgeoning career, with live dates that commence in May and culminate in a perf0rmance slot on the prestigious Vans Warped Tour in the […]