Like a lot of good music, Riot Fest began in a basement, when a rabid fan wanted to connect his favorite bands with like-minded music lovers in Chicago. Fifteen years and 1,500+ bands later, Riot Fest returns to Douglas Park with a stacked array of bands to score the festivities—featuring many friends of Riot Fest […]
Scottish queen of rain Nina Nesbitt kicked of her debut Australian tour last night at Metro Theatre Lair Sydney in spectacular fashion. Her loyal Aussie fans were in full voice as they sang along to every song. Nina’s endearing charm was captivating and her vulnerable yet powerful voice made witnessing this pop sensation a special night […]
Never ones to do things in halves, Melbourne metal entrepreneurs Gravemind teased their upcoming album in a way their fans have come to expect. Via their (at the time unannounced) new home Greyscale Records,first came the cipher, then the clue, and now both the band and label are proud to announce Gravemind joining the Greyscale family, and announcing their debut album Conduit will […]
Scottish four-piece Woes lift the lid on their new single and video ‘Fancy’ today. It’s the third single to be taken from their hotly-anticipated debut album Awful Truth – following ‘Money Shoe‘ and ‘Suburbs‘ . Awful Truth drops Friday June 28. “Fancy is a song about when you’re first getting to know someone and you’re into them, but you have to do a bit […]
Soldiers Of The Royal Council unite! Palaye Royale are heading back to Australia to dazzle audiences along the East Coast in September. The country had its first taste of rock’s most talked about trio at the inaugural Good Things Festival last year. Palaye Royale possess a flair for the dramatic with the kind of dirty […]
Melbourne prog band, Teramazewill release their new album Are We Soldiers on June 21. The band have just released the second track from the album. Teramaze founder, guitarist and producer Dean Wells said of the video “’Fight or Flight really feels like the song musically that bridges the gap between our previous album Her Halo and Are […]
Bad//Dreems return with Double Dreaming the first offering from their third studio album, due out in October. A fevered vision of the end days, an absurd tale of Neil Young’s hearse, Samson and the Lion, identity politics and Celine. It is a fitting introduction to the forthcoming album, with its Devo-esque guitars and frenetic groove. Lyrically the […]
Moana is the creative project of artist Moana Mayatrix, once described by Triple J’s Gemma Pike as one of Australia’s fiercest front women. Since the group’s inception in 2013, countless words have been written about the avant garde art rock outfit, all edging around the idea that there is something otherworldly, verging on genuinely dangerous, about this act. Combining […]
Following the release of their fifth studio album ‘Rituals’, British alt rock turned ‘hard pop’ band Deaf Havana are returning to Australian shores in August – rejuvenated, rebooted and ready to go. Deaf Havana have been an enduring force in the British alt rock scene for almost a decade and a half, releasing five studio albums over 14 […]
From a backyard gathering to a local institution, Yours & Owls Festival has escalated into a must-attend event on the national festival calendar. An event that showcases Wollongong at its finest, the beautiful beach side location, the wildly-diverse line-up, close to 70 acts, across four stages, the celebration of local talent and that unshakeable feeling that you […]