Rock

Red Deer Music & Arts Festival Returns In 2015

After a one-year forced hiatus, the organisers of Brisbane’s only BYO-camping-music festival have announced that Red Deer Music & Arts Festival is back on 3 October – and

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Myreskaer's Australian Adventure

Myre Knudsen – the man behind Denmark’s Myreskaer project – is in Australia to give us a taste of what the Danes have got to offer in the world of psych rock.

The...

British India ‘Nothing Touches Me’ Album Review

There are very few modern bands who have not only piqued my interest but also maintained my attention across multiple albums.

British India is one of these rare...

Gay Paris' Reunion At Mojo Burning Festival

All too often, when a local band starts to build a bit of a following, they can start to take themselves too seriously.

The chance to have some fun is usually the...

Cheap Fakes: Ready To Unveil The Modern Vintage

Brisbane six-piece ska/ funk/ blues band Cheap Fakes are ready to take 2015 by storm, with their new single 'Just In Case' out now, a string of shows in March and April, as

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Sunnyboys @ The Triffid Review

So the night of time-travelling back to my early 20s to re-visit a band I still love to this day, The Sunnyboys had arrived.

I was having a laugh with my mate Damo...

Tyrone Noonan's Solo Career

It’s been a few years now since Tyrone Noonan started his solo career following on from his success in ARIA Award-winning band George.

After a few years of...

Bluesfest Adds More Bands; Subtracts Ben Howard

Bluesfest Byron Bay has served up another major-artist announcement for opening night.

With the cancellation of...

Sinead O’Connor @ QPAC Concert Hall Review

There is something different about Sinead O'Connor, some kind of energy or otherworldliness that radiates out from her.

It might be the potent, combination punch of...

The Prodigy @ The Big Top Review

The Big Top at Luna Park (11 March) could not have been a more perfect venue for the circus freaks of the rock world that are The Prodigy.

And don’t think that...

The Foundry Official Launch Review

Foundry: noun (plural foundries). A workshop or factory for casting metal.

Whether it was sculpted in sound/ moulded in music/ forged in the fires of rock &...

Jeff Martin's National Acoustic Tour

Following a mammoth year of recording and touring in Canada and Australia, Jeff Martin  will hit the road in solo, acoustic mode nationally from March through to May on

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Soundwave 2015 Brisbane Review

The crazy carnival of souls affectionately known as Soundwave rolled through Brisbane last weekend, bringing with it all the metal carnage we’ve come to love about this

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Frenzal Rhomb Queensland, Canberra, The Entrance and Sydney Dates

Good news. Your life is about to get that much easier thanks to these 5 Frenzal Rhomb shows!

Frenzal Rhomb reckon "Us 'normal' people tend to go about our lives...

Marilyn Manson @ The Tivoli Review

By now you’ve seen all the headlines, heard the gossip and checked out the grainy Instagram footage.

So let’s cut to the chase here: this gig (at The Tivoli on 27...

Soundgarden @ Big Top Luna Park Review

How much can you really expect from a rock band whose members are all in their 50s? A hell of a lot, as it turns out.

Soundgarden, with its (almost) original...

Smashing Pumpkins @ Big Top Luna Park Review

Walking through the gaping maw of Luna Park’s iconic entrance, I spotted an enormous, inflatable Triple M guitar angel and pondered how much had changed since first seeing

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Incubus @ The Forum Theatre Review

It was a fine, sunny evening in Melbourne (yes, the sun does make an appearance sometimes) on 25 February and a sell-out show at The Forum Theatre for Californian band

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Soundgarden @ Festival Hall Review

Festival Hall in Melbourne was full to the brim last night (24 February) with people from all over the Garden State.

There were representatives from the outer...

Smashing Pumpkins @ Festival Hall Review

Gerard Way was placed as the support act at almost the last minute. The American musician and comic book writer was the lead singer and co-founder of My Chemical Romance, but

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