Polaris pull together metal summer event, Life’s A Beach

Taking a leaf out of Parkway Drive’s curated festival, fellow Australian metal juggernauts, Polaris have pulled together their own event….

Hot To Go: St Jerome’s Laneway Festival lineup led by Chappell Roan

St Jerome’s Laneway Festival lineup has landed and by god is she BIG! Queen of the Midwest, ‘Good Luck Babe’,…

Locals Lounge: Behind the music with Blue Ren

In the Locals Lounge we have Blue Ren. One of the artists under Ballarat’s Be Hear/Now program, Blue Ren is…

A new record store has rolled into Geelong

There’s nothing quite like descending into a basement bandroom, one that is plastered wall to wall with music memorabilia and…

Beyond The Valley keep giving with four sideshows added to the sold our festival offering

Above and beyond is part of the Beyond The Valley ethos as the festival returns with four massive official sideshows….

From frequent flyers to occasionally overseas, The Wombats on their relationship with Australian audiences.

It’s written in the name after all. But the relationship that rose from 2007’s launch of ‘Let’s Dance To Joy…

Laneway Festival lock in dates for 2026

St Jerome’s Laneway Festival is leaning into their return in a big way, today announcing the venues and dates for…

Rammstein’s Till Lindemann is heading to Australia

The world belongs to Rammstein’s rocking forefather Till Lindemann as he embarks on a grand global tour, bringing his solo…

Matt Corby drops new single ahead of Teddy Swims supporting national tour

Critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Matt Corby returns with the highly anticipated new single ‘Long and Short’.  Receiving…

Gigs to get you going this month

Let’s be real, it’s tough going to gigs over winter. You have to rug up to beat the freeze upon…

Head under the surface of NO CIGAR’s third album

You would be forgiven if you thought you were listening to Fontaines DC when you hit play on New Zealand…

RinRin rips through debut record, The Nut House

The debut album for Filipino-born and Australian-based singer-songwriter and guitarist Qarin Hipe, known professionally as RinRin, The Nut House continues…

A guide to Victoria’s best festivals this month

As the sun returns into view and the flowers start to bloom, festivities across the state begin to rise. This…

Experimentation, Scientists and an Earthless existence: Five minutes with Mario Rubalcaba of psych-prog project, Earthless.

Earthless have settled back on Australian soil yet again, Victorian bound tomorrow after playing Sydney’s Crowbar this evening. Their hot…

Cosmic Psychos really like beer, podcasting and playing live, announcing album and 40 date tour

Australia’s favourite beer-fuelled legends Cosmic Psychos are back with their twelfth studio album I Really Like Beer on Friday November 7, and…

Foot-In-The-Door competition is now open to play Queenscliff Music Festival

Are you an artist aged 12 to 25 years? Do you play original rock or folk music? Are you ready…

Town Folk Festival release set times for Sharon Van Etten-led spectacular

Town Folk Festival is itching closer and closer as the beloved festival returns to the Goldfields region. The Dja Dja…

The Rasmus wear their WEIRDO title as a badge of honour

The day when The Rasmus infiltrated Australian airwaves is unforgettable. The vampiric 2003 single ‘In The Shadows’ stole our sunlight…

Ponds and Prisms fill Her Majesty’s Theatre Ballarat’s September program

The Cat Empire and beloved children’s book The Gruffalo’s Child took to the stage at Her Majesty’s Theatre Ballarat over…

Drown in the brutal bashing of this monster metal festival this weekend

They preface by calling the event “a face crushing, pants wetting tsunami of heavy metal washing up on Geelong” and…

Spilt Milk adds locals to lineup across four locations

Just when you thought the Spilt Milk lineup couldn’t get any bigger, the festival comes in with a bunch of…

It’s a Bell Street meets Smith Street shakeup this September at the Torquay Hotel

It’s time to tap into some late night boogies with our friends Torquay Hotel. The Bell Street institution is bringing…

Drum ‘n’ bass demons Pendulum return to Australia

MG Live and Frontier Touring have this morning announced the return of one of the most influential electronic acts of…

The Barwon Club is dripping with deadly talent this month

September has brought a spring into Barwon Club Hotel’s step as they gear up for a gigantic gig run. From…

 

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