Grampians Music Festival early bird tickets are now on sale

Setting up in one of Australia’s most picturesque national parks next February, the three-day Grampians Music Festival is one to mark on the calendar.

Brisbane's Port Royal are heading to Geelong

Place your heart in the hands of Port Royal.

Scott Ian is the One Man Riot

If you somehow don’t know who he is, we are talking about a guy whose band Anthrax are not only part of the Big 4 (Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax), but are seen as the founding fathers of Trash Metal.

VB Hard Yards is the tour backing live Aussie rock

VB and rock and roll tours; you couldn’t find a better combination if you tried… and now you don’t have to.

TesseracT on their return to Australia this September

They’ve played festivals and toured in the northern hemisphere all summer so by the time they come Down Under, visiting musos are pumped and ready to rock with us – UK progressive metal masters Tesseract are no exception to this fact.

Sydney's Airports has released the perfect track for your Friday

The soundtrack for a night out featuring an up-tempo party jam.

Aleyce Simmonds is bringing her country sounds to Pistol Pete's

We chat with the seven times Golden Guitar winner ahead of her upcoming performance in Geelong.

Why You Should Visit The Lost Lands

The Lost Lands has a pretty simple but important remit: to be a truly family-friendly camping event that focuses on getting the young people in our lives to engage positively with the best in music and art.

Jen Cloher is heading out for a run of intimate solo shows

Having brought out her first full-length LP ‘Dead Wood Falls’ in 2006, Jen Cloher’s career has been a long time in the making.

Things Are About To Get Messy as Skegss Release Debut Album and National Tour

‘My Own Mess’ is anything but a mess. It feels familiar yet entirely fresh all at once perhaps due to the mix of classic surf rock and stoner rock that is has been showcased throughout Skegss discography.

Sydney's Oh My My lets us in on some fun facts

All in celebration of new single
Woe, My Heart’.

The Paper Kites: On the Corner Where You Live

The Paper Kites are enjoying a short break at home after returning from recording in the U.S.

Satyricon… the one and only black metal legend

Satyricon have always pushed metal in one direction or another throughout their 25 year career, and that’s what keeps the band going and that’s what keeps their fans going.

The Kooks are redefined and heading to Beyond The Valley

Colour palettes, intricate storylines and subtle emotion are just some of the particularities which make a Wes Anderson film, well, a Wes Anderson film.

Melbourne blackened death metal band Ame Noire have delivered a seriously heavy debut

We chat to drummer Aaron Hernyak.

Kennedys Creek celebrates 10 years

One artist heading to the boutique festival is prolific Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Emma Russack, who is thrilled to be making her debut appearance at this year’s edition of Kennedys Creek.

BIN, the Ocean Grove outfit making waves in the local scene

Featuring Lachie Baulch from The Laughing Leaves, Sugar Ghouls and Marmalade; and Cal from The Murlocs, it’s no surprise that Bin have been making traction in the gig scene this early on in their career, but for other members such as Lys Mac, Tim Fluker and Will Bowers playing gigs is a previously uncharted territory – a territory they have loved exploring

Ella Hooper Releases Bone-afide Banger

The line between pop and rock has never run parallel for noughties Australian music icon, Ella Hooper.

The Kite Machine's Top 5 Rock Artists

To celebrate their new single and upcoming tour, the boys have shared their all-time favourite rock artists…

Daniel Aaron; regional’s version of Tash Sultana

Daniel Aaron; if you don’t know the name, now is the time to start paying attention.

Good Mood Alert: Ball Park Music Bring Co-Headline Tour To Ballarat

This is their only regional Victorian show on the tour.

UNIFY Gathering is back for 2019 with its monster lineup

Better start limbering up to hit the mosh pit, because the lineup for the 2019 UNIFY Gathering is here and it’s a serious humdinger.

PREMIERE: Melbourne's Séb Mont reveals debut single ‘Battleground’

A fierce track fueled with emotion, ‘Battleground’ is an profound reflection of the way we as human beings destroy ourselves just to feel alive.

The McClymonts bringing their ‘Like We Used To’ tour to Geelong

The girls are ready to kick it up in style on the ‘Like We Used To’ National Tour, taking in NSW, VIC, QLD and SA.

 

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