“Being up on stage is absolutely as much therapy as… seeing people connect with what you’re talking about… our whole message as Apate is talking about our own experiences and bringing things to light in a way that is open for interpretation.” Caleb Patch Good Things Festival not only brings Australian music fans a feast […]
The annual Chopped Festival in Carisbrook, Victoria, is on again this weekend, featuring the usual array of music, motorcycles and hot rods. To be held on December 2,3,4, Chopped promises another bumper year with all of the things you love about the festival and more. This year, for the first time, Chopped will play host […]
“After more than ten years of being a band we know what we’re doing and we’ve found our own niche… our own space in the music industry.” Kevin Ratajczak Electric Callboy are a band like no other. By blending modern trap with alt rock, pop punk and many other genres, the German entertainment machine transcend […]
Emerging Brisbane progressive rock/metal outfit Gladiolus have thought long and hard about introducing their music to the world. Earlier this year the band released Chrysalis, a more accessible take on the prog genre that showcased the more up-tempo style of the band, while for their second single The Wanderer – to be released on December […]
For just over 20 years American hard rock/metal outfit Fozzy have been riding a gradual wave of success. After starting life as a cover band in 1999, Fozzy released two albums mainly comprising other band’s material before deciding to release an album showcasing their own orginals with All That Remains in 2005. That album spawned […]
Such is the wealth of talent currently in Australian music that you don’t even have to win a battle of the bands style competition to be a winner. When Melbourne melodic metal outfit Primitive failed to win their place on the local Good Things line-up last week their disappointment was only short-lived. Not long afterwards […]
“It’s amazing how in sync we were. It was a lot of fun. It feels like a Karate class, just somewhere to go once a week and let out some aggression.” Hutchy Back in the Summer of 1997 the seeds of a band who have thrived over the ensuing quarter of a century were sewn […]
Fresh from a triumphant tour of Spain, The Meanies were gaggin’ to do another show and thought it’d been a while since they’d been out west so decided that Hotel Westwood would be a killer place for an Xmas party. The old punks invited their mates Rocket Science along for the ride to play their […]
Brisbane’s iconic and cherished live music venue, The Zoo will celebrate 30 years of live music, art, and community with festivities commencing this weekend. Today, the venue has revealed that cherished friends of The Zoo and Brisbane/Meanjin rock and hip-hop royalty, REGURGITATOR and BUTTERFINGERS will join the monster ‘OG All Stars’ line-up on December 10. […]
Vamped Up are getting into the Christmas spirit with the Carols By Krampus Christmas Extravaganza set to be held at the Advancetown Hotel on Saturday, December 17. Following the hugely successful Halloween Spectacular at the same venue recently, V and her team have promised to outdo even themselves for these festive celebrations. Local music machines […]
Brooklyn rock band Crumb will headline an epic night at Brunswick’s Estonian House next March. The band had the kind of fabled uprising that most bands only dream of; an organic mass-obsession with their soulful psych-pop propelled them into the consciousness of the international music industry and the biggest stages in the world. Now they […]
American alt-rock juggernauts Everclear have announced an extensive 17-date Australian tour, and it’s going to mean Everything to Everyone. Fresh from a year of gigging their 30th anniversary tour around the U.S, it’s Australia’s turn to live the glory days. The multi-platinum band that helped shape the ’90’s punk rock scene will kick off their […]
To pigeonhole Melbourne outfit Unscored into one set genre would be worse than difficult. It would almost be criminal. With a musical disparity that belies their youth, these four high school friends are refreshingly yet to be tainted by the expectations of the music world at large. Instead, they are still encompassed in their own […]
Multi-Platinum, Grammy Award Winning alt-rockers SWITCHFOOT finally return to perform Fan Favourites and Greatest Hits from their entire career including Meant to Live, Dare You to Move and many more. Formed in San Diego in 1996, Switchfoot is Jon Foreman (vocals, guitar), Tim Foreman (bass), Jerome Fontamillas (keys, guitar) and Chad Butler (drums). Since their […]
Frontier Touring are pumped to announce US pop provocateur Ashnikko will play her first-ever Australia and New Zealand shows in April 2023. The cross-genre hyper-pop artist whose music ricochets around themes of empowerment, vengeance, and sexual positivity will play Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney and Auckland. Frontier Members pre-sale kicks off Wednesday 30 November at 10am […]
Christmas has come early in 2022 for Ocean Grove fans, with the Oddworld icons announcing today a very special hometown Christmas show on Friday 17 December at Stay Gold. Following a huge 2022 with the release of their third album Up In The Air Forever, appearances at Monolith Festival, headline shows and performances in the […]
When it comes to groundbreaking bands in the Christian hard-rock genre, STRYPER is renowned for its distinctive brand of “heavenly metal,” extraordinary crossover success, with both Grammy nominations and Dove Awards to their name, and their venerable endurance. In 2023, the band celebrate their 40th anniversary and do so on the back of both consistent […]
Some of Sydney’s finest exponents of metal are combining for a couple of select shows in January. Black Rheno, Mountain Wizard Death Cult, 12Gauge Rampage and Tired Minds plan to lay siege to the Newcastle Hotel in Newcastle on January 13 before moving on to decimate The Baroque Room in Katoomba the following night. Get […]
Fresh from a ‘kickin’ arse’ special guest slot with Kiss in recent weeks, one of Australia’s most revered rock bands The Superjesus have announced a national tour with extra special guests, Dallas Crane. The Money Tour 2023 will kick off on January 27 with two shows at the Lansdowne in Sydney followed by dates in […]
Maslow Entertainment has revealed the trailer for THE ANGELS: KICKIN’ DOWN THE DOOR, an intimate and compelling music documentary feature about iconic Australian rock ‘n’ roll band The Angels, exploring the tensions that tore a band apart and helped them produce such classic hits as Take a Long Line, Am I Ever Gonna See Your […]
Today, FAT Wreck Chords and iconic West Coast punks NOFX release their new album Double Album. Produced by Bill Stevenson (Descendents) and Jason Livermore (Blasting Room), Double Album brims with unbridled creativity, cheeky lyrics, and easily stands as one of NOFX’s best albums to date. What better way to celebrate an album release than a […]
Melbourne-based outfit Unscored are channeling the uneasy side of Indie Rock on their new single Big Fkn Aorta, the first single from their upcoming debut album. Reminiscent of the Pixies thrown into a melting pot with heavier sludgy riffage ala Helmet the track explores the dark underbelly of suburbia with a deliciously eerie video created […]
Tropical Fu*k Storm have announced their Submersive Behaviour 12″, out February 3 via Joyful Noise Recordings, featuring the new single The Golden Ratio. “The Golden Ratio exists when a line is divided into two parts and the longer part (a) divided by, the smaller part (b) is equal to the sum of (a) + (b) […]
Melbourne hardcore outfit HEAVENSGATE have released their furious sophomore single SHEMOVESLIKETHUNDER via Greyscale Records in partnership with 1126 Records. SHEMOVESLIKETHUNDER is the second single to be released by the band following their visceral debut CHEMICAL HEAVEN. The track is a personal song written in reflection of a past relationship. Binding hard-hitting drums and aggressive low-tuned […]
Saturated with honesty and raw emotion, 5-piece Melbourne easycore band This Space is Ours return with their sophomore single My Name. Marked by singalong power-packed hooks, sharp drums and electrifying guitars, the result is nothing short of dynamic. “I wrote the lyrics about the frustrations of being perceived as fragile when you have actually been […]
Following their recent signing to Golden Robot Records, Shepherds Reign have re-released Le Manu and Aiga as a double A-side single. The most dominant of Samoan warriors, Manu Samoa, provides the utterly crushing thunder of this war cry, adopted by Shepherds Reign as they look to their ancestors and families for guidance and further strength […]
World-renowned Melbourne-based rock band Electric Mary have released 3 Days Gone, the follow-up to last year’s smash The King of Rock ‘N’ Roll. The revered ARIA charting band’s latest is an unrelenting classic rock firestorm featuring the band’s trademark guitar attack, a soaring blues rock vocal and a pummelling rhythmic core. As the band says […]
The Amity Affliction return with their first new music of the year, leaning into their heavier side with the new single Show Me Your God. “’Show Me Your God’ is the first song of our first self-produced record,” the band said. “The song is the first in a series of explorations and internal meditations on […]
PSY (Resurrected) The Venus Kuiper Apocalypse (((O))) oooo O O O O o, is a concept piece containing remasters from the original PSY releases from 2021. Harboring the best and most brutal tracks, leaving a lot of the more ambient noise pieces behind and giving the mixes a bit of warmth to the sound, as […]
ASTRODEATH have launched their new video for the single Red Weed into the stratosphere. The crushing track is lifted from ASTRODEATH’s brand-new album VOL.2 and is available for pre-order through Tuff Cuff Records in Australia and Black Farm Records in Europe. VOL.2 is also available to pre-add/pre-save on your favourite streaming services. * Pre-orders for […]
Melbourne’s premier alt-rock outfit LOSER continue the release of their innovative ‘Netflix-style’ EP with the second riffed-out single Hold On You. This release continues the mapping of a new LOSER who flip the traditional EP release model on its head with Stadium Dreams On A Bedroom Budget. The first release from the EP, Heaven Can […]
Australian singer-songwriter Dee Lunar returns with her new single War Drum, a powerful protest anthem directed at the world’s globalists, and an expression of her frustration at the escalation of political corruption and manipulative propaganda in recent years. Confrontational, raw and intentional; the repetitive nature of the chorus recreates the repetition of the negative news […]
Alternative/hard rock band UNDERSCORE have dropped their double-single featuring OUT OF TIME and TELL ME. After a period of reflective hibernation, the Auckland-based trio has returned with a renewed sound andvision. This self-produced project emphasizes a darker, more rugged direction and encapsulates multi-faceted layers of inspiration from each member of the band. “We’ve been laying […]
Brisbane metal outfit Gladiolus are proud to premiere their latest track The Wanderer. The song represents a more stripped-back and open side of the band’s sound and is in many ways the inverse of their previous release Chrysalis, leaving a lot of space for the listener to get lost in before laying into them with […]
November 30 Fair Dinkum Records Words by Jimmy Glinster If it only happens once a year, it’s a good year. Luckily, unlike Veal (insert shameless self-promotion here), the mighty Frankenbok have delivered twice this year, and this second time around they’ve delivered a two-for-one. And lucky for me, I’ve been given a chance at a […]
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Out Now Every so often I actually get a chance to listen to and appreciate new music that comes across my desk. Not because of a lack of quality – far from it – but more so out of time. As in I never have any. But sometimes you have to make time, especially when […]
