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  • Watch Gwar Decapitate Tony Abbott

    Soundwave favourites Gwar have doubled down on their reputation as the kings of carnage by decapitating Tony Abbott.


    Well, not really, but the Virginian metal gods...
  • Bruce Springsteen's Great Australian Songbook

    Bruce Springsteen is pretty much an honorary Australian at this point.


    Of course, with a name like 'Bruce', he was always going to fit in well here, but what really...
  • Alex Turner: "Rock & Roll Will Never Die"

    Arctic Monkeys were the big winners at the BRIT Awards, picking up statues for Best British Group and British Album Of The Year.


    With those awards under his belt,...
  • Wayne Coyne Almost Worked For Marvel

    So here's something kind of great — Wayne Coyne almost became a Marvel Comics artist.


    Coyne is best known, of course, for being the frontman of legendary...
  • Listen To The Last My Chemical Romance Song

    Pop punks My Chemical Romance — who split last year — have released their final track.


    The previously unheard tune is called 'Fake Your Death', which should spawn...
  • Arctic Monkeys Add Pond To Bill

    Arctic Monkeys have announced that psychedelic Perth rockers Pond will join them on their Australian tour.


    Formed in 2008 by Nick Allbrook, Jay Watson and Joseph...
  • Karnivool: Getting Heavy

    Their latest album might have won them an ARIA, but guitarist Mark Hosking says their victory was far from inevitable.


    "I certainly didn't expect it to happen with...
  • Violent Soho Are Back

    After a crazy few years touring America, returning to Brisbane, enduring writer’s block, working horrible part-time jobs and then finally recording their latest album in a

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  • The 1975: You Like This

    Matt Healy is trying to have his cake and eat it too.


    Who can blame him? Cake is delicious. I ate cake nigh five minutes ago. In Healy’s case, it's fronting his...
  • Grinspoon Call A Time Out

    After seven albums, 13 ARIA nominations and over 1,000 shows across 18 years with the same line-up, Grinspoon have called it a day — for now.


    "Thanks to all our...
  • Meet Your Blur Replacements

    We know you're upset about Blur dropping out of the Big Day Out, but if they were replaced with Beady Eye, The Hives and Deftones, would that ease your pain?


    These...
  • The Big Pineapple Music Festival Returns

    The Sunshine Coast's biggest independent music festival has announced its next line-up.


    2013 saw people from all around the nation flock to one of Australia's most...
  • Rolling Stones Announce Australian Tour

    Hot on the heels of the announcement that they'll open the new Adelaide Oval, The Rolling Stones have confirmed another five spectacular shows for Australia and New

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  • DZ Deathrays: Great Expectations

    DZ Deathrays have brutally laid waste to every stage they've ever stood on, and every barrier that's ever stood in their way.


    Their new single, however, shows off...
  • A Day To Remember: Path To Prevail

    When A Day To Remember started working on their latest record, 'Common Courtesy', they never imagined releasing it could ruin their careers.


    Why would they? When...
  • Bastille Return

    It's quite the day for tour announcements, with UK indie rockers Bastille announcing their return to Australia in 2014.


    The band were last here...
  • The Monkeys Are Coming

    Arctic Monkeys will land in Australia and New Zealand next May to embark on their biggest tour of our shores to date.


    Sheffield's favourite songs burst onto the...
  • First Sidewaves Announced For 2014

    Maryland rockers Clutch have become the first band on the 2014 Soundwave bill to announce Sidewaves.


    Having been together for over two decades, they released their...
  • King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard For NYE

    Seven-piece psychedelic garage rock collective, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are among the acts playing at Ding Dong Lounge's New Year's Even party.


    After...
  • Rolling Stones To Rock Adelaide

    The Rolling Stones are coming back to Australia for a one-off event, and it's in... Adelaide?


    The rock icons have confirmed they'll help open the brand new Adelaide...