The Kid LAROI announces first-ever Australian tour in 2022

In the news we all needed to hear this week, The Kid LAROI is returning to Australia and New Zealand in May/June…

Parkway Drive, Polaris and more announced for Kryal Castle’s new Knight and Day Festival in December

A brand new festival is heading our way, with leading Australian promoter Destroy All Lines announcing a two-day metal, punk and…

Victoriana Gaye’s sixth album ‘Happy Abduction’ sees art rockers Vicki Phillip and Jeff Raglus at their most authentic 

Victoriana Gaye are the duo Vicki Philipp (guitar & vocals) and Jeff Raglus (guitar, vocals & trumpet). Victoriana Gaye describe…

The Music Victoria Awards reveal shortlist for 2021, celebrating our resilient music community 

The Music Victoria Awards are back for 2021 to celebrate the Victorian music communities huge achievements this year, despite facing one of…

Geelong singer-songwriter Luke Biscan unveils cinematic acoustic pop single ‘Gethsemane’

Born out of a vast spectrum of musical influences, singer-songwriter Luke Biscan displays his signature gift for evoking imagery and…

Ballarat’s new Knight and Day Festival announce first band on the lineup, more event details revealed

Earlier this week a brand new festival was revealed to be heading our way, with leading Australian promoter Destroy All…

From collabs with Drake, Ed Sheeran and Mark Ronson to a hauntingly beautiful debut album, Yebba is an artist you need to know 

It didn’t take Drake fans long to decode this; CLB being the abbreviation to the highly anticipated sixth studio album, Certified…

A definitive list of the best guitar solos as told by the LOSER brothers

Consisting of formers members of The Bennies, Apart from This and Grim Rhythm, LOSER has swept through the Melbourne music…

SAIYON defines alternative R&B-infused electronica with hypnotic ballad ‘Recovery’

With a penchant for textured atmospheres and danceable beats, Melbourne alternative RnB artist SAIYON has delivered a lush taste of…

Hip hop legend Snoop Dogg announces 2022 Australian tour

Hip hop legend Snoop Dogg is heading Down Under in 2022 for a national tour which will see him performing…

A new two-day metal, punk and rock festival is heading to Ballarat’s Kryal Castle

Regional Victorians have a new festival to look forward to in 2021, as the new event Knight and Day Festival…

Melbourne-based record label Off The List Records is smashing ableism in Australia’s live music scene

Music is a massive part of Australian culture. This diverse form of artistic expression has brought people together and forged…

25 years on, it’s time to fall in love with Weezer’s seminal second album ‘Pinkerton’ all over again

On September 24, 1996, Weezer released their second album, two years after their debut. Named after the character B. F….

The Australian music industry unites for new #VaxTheNation campaign to help restart live entertainment

Each year and no matter the weather, Aussies road trip down the Great Ocean Road for Falls Festival, hit up…

Finn unveil new album ‘Mayrose’, a feel-good journey through the minds of the four-piece

Only months after the release of the group’s sixth album Stonewalling, Melbourne blues-rockers Finn has just shared their latest album,…

The iconic Blues Train has cancelled its revival concert series after having been out of business for more than 18 months

Since its beginning more than 26 years ago, the renowned Blues Train has become an integral part of the Queenscliff…

Australian Women in Music Awards announce finalists, celebrating the fierce talent of women in all facets of the music industry

Kate Ceberano, Dami Im, Katie Noonan and Deborah Cheetham AO are among the sensational list of finalists in the Australian…

South Gippsland’s NYE On The Hill reveals full festival lineup for 2021

South Gippsland’s NYE on the Hill has confirmed its entire 2021 lineup with The Chats, Hockey Dad and Baker Boy…

Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Normalest’s debut album ‘Opia’ is a cinematic folk masterpiece

Striking and poignant, Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Ben Karklins delivers his debut record of beguiling melodies and harmonies under the solo-moniker Normalest….

Five things you didn’t know about Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers’ new single ‘AHHHH!’

In case you missed it, Canberra’s unapologetic punk-rockers Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers dropped their first single for 2021…

Sydney hip-hop trio Bliss n Eso are heading to Torquay in 2022

Sydney trio Bliss n Eso have announced they’ll be hitting the road next year on a massive 29-stop tour for…

Meredith Music Festival has officially been cancelled for 2021

It’s the news we’ve all been collectively holding our breath for. Meredith Music Festival has announced it will not be…

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies aged 80

Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones drummer regarded as one of the greatest rock drummers of all time, has died aged…

Fiontan Cassidy’s new single ‘Windward Waters’ is a dreamy, folk ballad to soothe those lockdown blues

The last of the great surges of folk music here in Australia was in the 1970s, and yet there has…

 

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