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John 5 to support Steel Panther on Aussie Tour

John 5 to support Steel Panther on Aussie Tour

Hollywood glam rockers Steel Panther have today announced the huge news to Australian fans that seasoned guitar virtuoso John 5 will support their On The Prowl tour, hitting the country in October. After many sold out and added dates across Europe and the US, Steel Panther are set to deliver On The Prowl down under with a series of shows […]

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STEEL PANTHER Announce Australia ‘On The Prowl’ Tour

STEEL PANTHER Announce Australia ‘On The Prowl’ Tour

Heavy metal legends set to thrill Aussie ‘Fanthers’ with tongue-in-cheek musical anthems and signature humour when they hit the shores later this year. “Panther Panther Panther, Oi Oi Oi!!!  It’s that time once again, Steel Panther have stolen their mom’s credit cards and bought flights to Australia. On this tour Down Under, we are planning on rocking you so hard […]

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Alex Band of The Calling

Alex Band of The Calling

“…so for me I’m still here and I’m still writing and creating the music that everybody fell in love with from the beginning. It might sound more up to date, it might sound different a little bit but for the most part they’re big songs you would hear in stadiums, they’re anthemic, lots of big songs and just a lot […]

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Bryce Soderberg of Lifehouse

Bryce Soderberg of Lifehouse

“…we don’t try and recreate the first record over and over again, we try and grow but we definitely feel fortunate that if you hear a Lifehouse song you’ll know that it’s Lifehouse, and that’s a good thing for us.” From release: Los Angeles-based Lifehouse broke through in a big way when “Hanging by a Moment,” from their debut album […]

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Original lineup of LIVE have reunited and announce Australian tour

Original lineup of LIVE have reunited and announce Australian tour

One of the world’s biggest rock acts +LIVE+ have reunited and are heading to Australia for a series of massive shows under the stars this November including a not-to-be-missed outdoor event at the Hunter Valley’s iconic Roche Estate. The original line-up of +LIVE+ – Ed Kowalczyk (vocals, guitar), Chad Taylor (guitar, backing vocals), Patrick Dahlheimer (bass) and Chad Gracey (drums, percussion) recently reunited for this worldwide tour, bringing their explosive live show to […]

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TEXAS Announce first ever Australian tour

TEXAS Announce first ever Australian tour

With some of the 90s biggest anthems to their name, UK hitmakers Texas are heading to Australia this December for the first time in their 28-year career. With a new album ‘Jump On Board’, including their new single ‘Let’s Work it Out’, the band continue to release pop classics nearly three decades after they first emerged on the scene with their seminal album ‘Southside’. The […]

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MEW announce Australian Tour – September 2017

MEW announce Australian Tour – September 2017

MEW. A much celebrated and loved experimental rock outfit with a career spanning more than 20 years, across six acclaimed studio albums, with fans the world over – and yet, they have only graced Australia’s shores ONCE! Luckily, Bird’s Robe (who brought them Down Under for their tremendously successful maiden voyage in 2015) are bringing them again to showcase their extensive back catalog and their […]

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BIGSOUND Festival Announces First Artist List

BIGSOUND Festival Announces First Artist List

BIGSOUND Festival 2017’s first artist announcement has exploded today, with over 60 acts making up the initial list of Australia’s hottest musicians heading to Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley live music precinct this September 5-8. 2016 saw 7000 people from around the world converge on Brisbane to surf the next wave of Australian music, with the 2017 event sure to be even […]

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THE STRANGLERS Announce Classic Collection Tour

THE STRANGLERS Announce Classic Collection Tour

One of the UK’s most important musical exports, The Stranglers announce their return to Australia in 2018 with their biggest tour in 30 years, ‘The Classic Collection’ Taking twenty of their most popular tracks from their revered album classics, chart successes and fan favourites from across their 40-year history, The Stranglers prove their longevity and impact with tracks including Golden Brown, Always […]

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HOOBASTANK, WHEATUS, ALIEN ANT FARM, LIT & CKY ANNOUNCED FOR SING IT LOUD! TOUR 2017

HOOBASTANK, WHEATUS, ALIEN ANT FARM, LIT & CKY ANNOUNCED FOR SING IT LOUD! TOUR 2017

Take yourself back to a time when Wheatus and Alien Ant Farm were smashing their way to the top of the Hottest 100. To a time where the epic stadium rock of Hoobastankreigned supreme. And to a time when the ‘jackass’ skate punk of Lit and CKY were as common as mohawks and wallet chains. With collective worldwide record sales […]

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Thunder – The Factory Theatre, Sydney – March 7, 2017

Thunder – The Factory Theatre, Sydney – March 7, 2017

Essential Information Venue: The Factory Theatre – Sydney Date: March 7, 2017 Photos by:  Peter Coates – Inside Edge Photography Presented by: MJR Presents Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY  

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Danny Bowes of Thunder

Danny Bowes of Thunder

“I think we’ve always been very honest with our fans about the good and the bad, I think they respect that, I think they understand that like I said before we’re always determined to give them a good show and give them the best performances and we’ve never been a band that wants to make the same record over and […]

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THUNDER Announce First Australian Tour

THUNDER Announce First Australian Tour

UK rock legends THUNDER are heading to Australia for their first ever tour this March… and it only took 27 years! Since forming in 1989, the Londoners have established themselves among the UK’s most consistent attractions, notching up some twenty Top Fifty singles in their homeland and cultivating a well-deserved reputation as consummate live performers with the likes of Axl […]

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BLIND ORACLE release new single ‘Bloodlines’

BLIND ORACLE release new single ‘Bloodlines’

Newcastle’s most brutal export, Blind Oracle, are today dropping their new single BLOODLINES. It’s the first cut from their new album to be announced (after already dropping an EP last year at Bandcamp!) and the song takes aim at society and organised religion. The track will be live in iTunes and Spotify and all good online stores next Tuesday, 11th […]

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SUPERHEIST name support acts for “DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK” tour

It’s like they never went away. Superheist have not wasted any time in bursting back on to the scene and are today announcing their support acts for their November 2016 “Don’t Call it a Comeback” tour. They have also officially finished the recording sessions for their forthcoming Ghosts of the Social Dead LP and all is on track for their October 28 release date. […]

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I PREVAIL Announce New Single and Album Details

I PREVAIL Announce New Single and Album Details

Detroit Post-Hardcore band I Prevail, Fearless Records and Caroline Australia have officially announced their debut, full-length album, Lifelines, will be released on October 21st. Australian Physical album pre-order bundles will be available at 24Hundred.net and digital pre-orders will be available at iTunes and iprevailband.com – all on Friday August 12th. Today, they are bringing their newest single to the table and have […]

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STEEL PANTHER coming to check out Down Under in June 2016!

STEEL PANTHER coming to check out Down Under in June 2016!

Lock up your Sisters, your Mothers and probably your Grandmothers! The United States’ most balls-out, pedal to the metal rock act, Steel Panther, are today announcing their June 2016 Australian Tour. They are cumming coming to Australia to see how things are progressing… down under. Presented by MJR Presents, the tour takes in Australian capitals Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and […]

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THE GRISWOLDS Announce Debut Album

THE GRISWOLDS Announce Debut Album

Sydney-based indie-pop outfit, The Griswolds, have applied the finishing touches to their debut album Be Impressive under the guidance of American producer Tony Hoffer (The Kooks, Beck, M83, Ladyhawke) and is pleased to announce it will go on sale inAustralia on August 22 through Chugg Music/MGM, the same week as it gets its global release via Wind Up Records. The first single “Beware the Dog” has been pumping on triple […]

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“Helen” Turns 25 – Things Of Stone & Wood Reform For 25th Anniversary!

“Helen” Turns 25 – Things Of Stone & Wood Reform For 25th Anniversary!

Twenty-five years ago a rag-tag bunch of folkies got together and formed a band called Things of Stone and Wood that went on to define Melbourne in the early 90s. Today the band’s original lineup announce a celebration for fans as they re-form for the first time since 1997 for a limited run of anniversary shows. Off the back of their top […]

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The Butterfly Effect Extend The ‘Eyes Down’ Tour

The Butterfly Effect Extend The ‘Eyes Down’ Tour

Still buzzing from their sold out city shows to unveil their new vocalist Paul Galagher, The Butterfly Effect have bowed to pressure from fans and extended the tour to include visits to Newcastle, Wollongong and Mona Vale to welcome in the New Year. Delivering nearly an hour and a half of classic Butterfly Effect tracks as well as new material […]

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The Butterfly Effect – The Annandale Hotel, Sydney – October 19, 2013

The Butterfly Effect – The Annandale Hotel, Sydney – October 19, 2013

To think, it was only around eighteen months ago that I was at the ‘farewell’ shows for The Butterfly Effect, but how quickly things change as tonight we get to see the band with a new front man in the guise of Paul Galagher who steps into the shoes of Clint Boge who had left the band, so it’s such […]

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Half Moon Run Return To Australia

Half Moon Run Return To Australia

Canada’s Half Moon Run are returning to Australia, twelve months after appearances at Woodford and Peats Ridge last Summer gained them an instant and solid following. Turning into a successful national tour as news of their stunning show ignited social media, the spreading reputation ultimately led to the play listing of their debut single “Full Circle” on triple j. Fast […]

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The Butterfly Effect’s New Vocalist Emerges On “Eyes Down”

The Butterfly Effect’s New Vocalist Emerges On “Eyes Down”

The Butterfly Effect have ended the secrecy today, announcing their new singer Paul Galagher and releasing a new single to fans “Eyes Down”. click to stream “Eyes Down” via Soundcloud The band did a farewell run around the country with previous singer Clint Boge last year before re-emerging for the release of the DVD Effected, which topped the ARIA charts […]

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The Butterfly Effect Unleash “Brutally Honest” Doco and Live DVD Set

The Butterfly Effect Unleash “Brutally Honest” Doco and Live DVD Set

A twelve year career, 200,000 record sales and over 500 shows would be an epic dream for any young band. For The Butterfly Effect it was their reality, but behind the music, festival shows, international tours and the gold records, holding it all together was a challenge far greater than any band photo or press release could convey. Twelve months […]

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Richard Clapton: Vampires, Divorce and Charlie Sheen

Richard Clapton: Vampires, Divorce and Charlie Sheen

Richard Clapton is one of Australia’s most loved and enduring songwriters. “Harlequin Nights“, his first album in eight years, celebrates the beginning of his fifth decade in the music industry. Featuring everything from 6 ½ minute musical epic “Vapour Trails” through to folk classic “Run Like a River” and a fellow party boy’s nod at Charlie Sheen in rocking first […]

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The Butterfly Effect part ways with singer Clint Boge

The Butterfly Effect part ways with singer Clint Boge

The Butterfly Effect wish to inform their fans and media that singer Clint Boge is officially leaving the band to pursue other musical interests. The remaining members of the band, Ben Hall, Kurt Goedhart and Glenn Esmond will continue to work together and will announce their intentions in the not too distant future. Clint’s departure is an amicable one and […]

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