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With the planet in peril,
Dan Kelly has taken time off recording his third album to team up with Melbourne’s premier faux Hawaiian duo,
The Ukeladies, to release
The S.U.V Song, which is available as a free download f... [more]
Just home from a whirlwind US trip,
Gin Wigmore is set to perform her first Australian headline shows this coming November with her brand new four piece band. These will be her last shows for 2008 before she heads to the UK and tak... [more]
Last in the country as part of the 2007 Boys Of Summer Tour along side I Killed The Prom Queen and The Getaway Plan,
MISERY SIGNALS are back! The Wisconsin-based metal / hardcore group will hit Australian shores this February for an 11-sh... [more]
Legendary Californian singer/songwriter
Chris Isaak is set to continue his long-running love affair with Australian audiences with a March 2009 national concert tour announced today.
Special guest support acts will be announced soon.... [more]
Jim Ward (ex At The Drive In, Sparta, Sleepercar) is heading back to Australia this December to captivate his audience he will be performing a range of songs across his vast back catalogue. A self taught guitarist and pianist Jim w... [more]
British India are riding their recent waves of success by heading our on their national 'This Ain't No Fucking Disco' tour. Check them out now as they head to a city near you.
BRITISH INDIA ‘This Ain’t No Fuck... [more]
Magic Dirt have teamed up with Victoria Rocks – Arts Victoria and the Lakes Entrance Summer Music Festival to create their own Freakscene Festival. Freakscene runs over the weekend of December 20 – 21.
The great news is that it’s all fr... [more]
In a world gone financially mad it’s not often you get something for free. In amongst this doom and gloom, Melbourne community radio station
PBS 106.7 FM serves up a week of live music across all their shows – and it all kicks off... [more]
Fall Out Boy will return hot on the heels of the release of their fifth album
Folie ŕ Deux (released December 13 through Universal Music).
Pre-sale tickets will be available from Thursday 6 November. Please visit fronti... [more]
After a period of absence largely spent repairing the damage from touring 2007's album,
Protest Songs,
THE NATION BLUE are excited to return to stages around Australia prior to the release of their fourth album in early 2009.... [more]
Fresh off the back of their new release
Declaration, Orange County’s
Bleeding Through are returning to our shores in the New Year. Joining them on this, their fourth tour of Australia is
Between the Buried and Me,
As Blood... [more]
Death Angel and Armored Saint are Icons of Thrash and Metal. They were there at the start and despite experiencing enough trials and tibulations that would put most bands out of commission forever, they are still powering away in metal’s... [more]
Yeah well, we get it.
Pink's quite popular amongst the people.
About 1000 shows have been announced now. So many in fact that we can't keep up with the press releases.
Basically, if you want to get to a Pink show, now's... [more]
Holy crap....yes, really. The Frontier Touring Company and Roundhouse Entertainment are honoured to present the legendary
Leonard Cohen in his first Australian concert tour in almost a quarter of a century. The tour will include a series... [more]
The genre-spanning
N.E.R.D are finally heading to Australia on the back of their new album,
Seeing Sounds (out now) featuring the hit single and damn catchy track
Everybody Nose (you know it; "
all the girls standing in... [more]
Civil Society and Fuzzy present Brooklyn ska-dub-everything superstar Santogold in her debut Australian tour in 2009. As well as a stack of festival appearances, Santogold will do two headlining sideshows for her Aussie fanbase. Get into it!... [more]
Mark January 3rd in your diary as the date of your new favourite summer holiday party –
Solar Music Festival. Held at the Mornington Racecourse, the inaugural event will present the finest home grown talent from rock to dance, hip... [more]
Ska Nation is the biggest ska, reggae, blue beat, dance hall and ska core event to be held in Australia for some years including local and international artists, DJs and the biggest “sound system” to be seen at a ska event in many years.... [more]
News just to hand: why see Def Leppard at Rod Laver Arena on Monday November 3rd for $155 when you can see them three nights earlier at the Northcote Social Club for $15!
That’s right fans – Melbourne’s punk country poets, the sharpest, funk... [more]
Before heading oversea, Hobart metal men Psycroptic are embarking on a massive national tour, including a DVD filming in Melbourne's own Hi Fi Bar.
PSYCROPTIC NATIONAL TOUR DATES:
30 Oct- Branningan’s- Gold Coast... [more]