Released today is Husky’s third studio record, Punchbuzz. Recorded in Melbourne with producer Matt Redlich, the captivating sound of Punchbuzz is of a band re-birthed, having drawn upon new inspirations to deliver their most exciting and experimental record yet. Punchbuzz has already struck a loving chord with critics and fans alike, who are applauding the […]
The Stranglers today announce that they’ll be joined on their recently announced 2018 Australian tour by fellow UK punk icons Ruts DC. Known for their 1979 classic ‘Babylon’s Burning’, the band creates a formidable double act with The Stranglers as they recreate the heady days of the 70s/80s Brit-punk explosion. Co-inciding with the planned re-release […]
Following the release of their debut self-titled album, prog-metallers THE STRANGER are hitting the road through June and into early July, down the East Coast, hitting Coffs Harbour, Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne and hometown Brisbane. They will hit Coffs Hotel Thursday 15th June with Meridian Theory headlining, Friday 16th Juneat Newcastle’s Hamilton Station Hotel with The Loom […]
As vital as they’ve ever been – if not more so, considering what a state the world is in – Hacktivist are back with the addition of new vocalist and brother-in-arms Jot Maxi, who will make his debut on the main stage at Download Festival in inimitable style. Following the amicable departure of Ben Marvin […]
American rock duo ’68 (featuring Josh Scogin ex-The Chariot/Norma Jean) today release their sophomore album Two Parts Viper via Cooking Vinyl. The 10-track record channels everything from the intensity of At The Drive-In to Jack White-like vocals to a setup similar to The Black Keys. It’s a compilation of what may be the pair’s strongest work to […]
Fearless Records have revealed the album details for Punk Goes Pop Vol. 7, set to release July 14. Punk Goes Pop Vol. 7 will feature the top and up-and-coming bands in today’s alternative scene covering the biggest Top 40 hits with their own dynamic flair. The seventh installment of Punk Goes Pop features contributions from […]
One of the most influential rock bands of all time, Deep Purple, recently released their brand new studio album InFinite. InFinite is the highly anticipated follow up to their most recent worldwide chart topping album 2013’s NOW What?!, The tour that followed sold over a million tickets worldwide.InFinite entered the Top 10 Album Charts in […]
Hearts and minds–and, it goes without saying, eardrums–were just blown as the world’s biggest exporter of undiluted American stadium rock, Foo Fighters, surprise-released ‘Run’, a monolithic song of the year shoo-in as melodic as it is monstrously heavy. ‘Run’ is the first new Foo Fighters music since the band gifted fans with the free Saint Cecilia […]
Music industry mates John Farnham, Jimmy Barnes, Noiseworks and Diesel will band together for one night only with the Playing It Forward benefit concert at Hisense Arena on June 28. Well-known Australian guitarist Stuart (Chet) Fraser – a founding member of Noiseworks, long-term player in John Farnham’s band, and occasional guitarist in the Barnes Band – was […]
Organizers behind Chicago’s Riot Fest (September 15-17 at Douglas Park) unveiled a slew of additional artists in their second wave lineup announcement, highlights include post-hardcore pioneers At the Drive-In and Cap’n Jazz, indie rock duo Best Coast and Cockney Rejects, founding fathers of the Oi! genre of punk rock. RIOT FEST 2017 SECOND WAVE OF […]