Metalcore giants The Amity Affliction are touring Australia in November

Metalcore giants The Amity Affliction will embark on a headline tour across the country this November for the 10th anniversary…

Green Music Australia launches a global alliance to make vinyl, CDs and tapes more sustainable

The newly launched Music Product Stewardship Alliance is a collaborative effort bringing together key players from the recorded music industry…

Five reasons why you can’t miss next weekend’s Grampians Grape Escape festival

What better time to venture into the grand and rugged mountain ranges than when Grampians Grape Escape festival is on. …

Noah Vernon

Geelong artist Noah Vernon named a finalist in Happy Mag’s Needle In The Hay competition

After a record-breaking nearly 3000 entries, Happy Mag has revealed the finalists of the annual independent music competition Needle In…

Regurgitator change Geelong venue for their ‘it’s so invasive…tour’

30 years, 10 albums with the new one dropping today, Regurgitator are invading the music sphere once more. Out today,…

Norwegian alt-pop star girl in red has dropped Australian tour dates this July

With her latest album, I’M DOING IT AGAIN BABY! in tow, girl in red’s DOING IT AGAIN ASIA/OCEANIA TOUR will…

AWMA

‘The foundation for change’: Nominations are now open for the 2024 Australian Women in Music Awards

AWMA has become one of the most important events on the annual music industry calendar, recognising the vast contributions of…

The Little Lord Street Band release new album just in time for their tour

With praise coming in left, right and centre for The Little Lord Street Band from big guns ABC Country, Double…

Ludacris, Akon, Tyga and Keyshia Cole lead Juicy Fest’s 2025 lineup

Featuring influential R&B and hip hop superstars: Ludacris, Akon, Tyga, Keyshia Cole, Omarion, Fat Joe, SWV, Blackstreet and Jacquees and…

A look inside Pandemonium Rocks

With a tumultuous lead-up to the event including condensed operations, half of the line-up removed and a data breach merely…

Blackman’s Brewery brings bands to their Geelong location

Bands and beer have more compatibility than some of the greatest romances of our time. It’s a marriage that goes…

Northeast Party House to enhance Torquay Hotel in August

Strap in kids: Northeast Party House are going on a journey across Australia to ignite dancefloors, build fevers of the…

Prepare for lift off: sci-fi stoner metal duo Astrodeath head on a 12-date Intergalactic Ripstation quest across Australia’s East Coast

Since 2019, sci-fi stoner metalheads Astrodeath have solidified themselves as one of Australia’s most interesting and revered heavy bands with…

Still gambling everything for love, Ben Lee returns with sincere single ‘Lovers’

At 45 years old, eccentric Australian pop artist Ben Lee is still singing about love. Today he shares his latest…

Winksy emerge with debut album, ‘My Anatomy’

Dive into the swirling sways of sixties melodies and jangle-pop jams in a rich revival of vintage sound and songwriting from…

‘It doesn’t have to be this way’: Greens call for state public insurance for live music venues

On top of rising rents and the cost-of-living, astronomical public liability insurance hikes have put Victoria’s live music scene under…

Palaye Royale pull out of Pandemonium, citing family medical emergency

Today another blow has come for touring festival Pandemonium with American glam rockers, Palaye Royale pulling out. Keep up with…

‘I’ll learn my craft on the road’: Bart Willoughby wins APRA’s 2024 Ted Albert Award

As a founding member, Kokatha and Mirning man Willoughby was the driving force behind No Fixed Address, Australia’s first and…

ARIA and AIR Award-winning duo, Teeny Tiny Stevies to release new record on Earth Day Monday 22 April

Teeny Tiny Stevies, Byll and Beth Stephen, have been educating the younger generations on environmental factors and social and behavioural…

Vika & Linda add more shows to their fast-selling national tour, An Evening with Vika and Linda

Australia’s biggest voices, Vika & Linda have added another six dates to their national An Evening with Vika & Linda…

Grammy-winning rockers Greta Van Fleet are touring Australia in August

The tour, produced by Live Nation, saw the band hit the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York, The Forum…

Art rockers The Last Dinner Party are touring Australia in July

From serenading the dimly-lit corners of East London pubs to one of the most talked-about new acts in years, The…

TV Girl are bringing their hypnotic pop to Australia in July

On the surface, TV Girl is a sunny, throwback splash of ‘60s French pop and southern California soul. Yet, under…

Wheatus cancel Record Store Day recovery performance at Popcultcha Records

Billed to headline an intimate headline show at Popcultcha Records in Geelong, Wheatus has informed the store that they will…

 

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