Melbourne based Direct Touring have been bringing some of the metal underground’s best bands to Australian cities for years now. Five years in fact. In 2017 Direct Touring will be celebrating their fifth anniversary and to celebrate that milestone, they are throwing one monster of a metal party! The Direct Underground Fest is a gathering […]
American comedian, video editor, writer, and musician Doug Lussenhop aka DJ Douggpound (The Eric Andre Show, Portlandia, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!) this May. Douggpound will perform his solo show for one night only at the Sydney Comedy Festival and open for Eric Andre at his much-anticipated Melbourne and Brisbane shows. A favourite […]
L.A. by way of New Jersey hip hop/punk mutants, Ho99o9 (pronounced “Horror”) have announced their debut album United States of Horror due out May 5th via their own imprint Toys Have Powers / Caroline Australia. They have also released a powerful music video for their first offering from the album, the title track produced by David Andrew Sitek (TV on […]
With the sound of his white hot guitar still ringing out through venues across the country in the aftermath of his recently-completed, biggest Australian tour to date, Harts has managed to find time to keep the gifts coming for fans with the release today of a brand-new video for his latest single, ‘Hope.’ The […]
One of the country’s most exciting new songwriting prospects, Melbourne’s GRETTA RAY, is pleased to share her new single ‘Towers’, along with details of forthcoming single launches in Sydney and Melbourne next month. ‘Towers’, which premiered on triple j Breakfast this morning, is a gleaming slice of guitar-driven alt-pop, with Gretta’s effortless vocals delivering a […]
Nic Cester is delighted to announce that he will be playing two very special solo shows in Sydney (The Basement) and Melbourne (The Toff In Town) next month to introduce his forthcoming solo album and band to the world at large. Best known as the frontman for Australian rock legends Jet, Nic is known […]
In a huge coup for Tasmania, overnight negotiations with Sir Elton John’s representatives have confirmed that the global music icon will play a second show at Hobart’s Derwent Entertainment Centre, to take place on Thursday 28th September. Tickets for Elton’s first Once In A Lifetime Hobart concert were snapped up within minutes of going […]
ME AND THAT MAN have unveiled CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO DIE, another track taken from their forthcoming debut album, Songs of Love And Death, set for release on March 24. A collaboration between Nergal, Behemoth’s free-thinking visionary and British/Polish rock musician,John Porter, ME AND THAT MAN showcases a different side of the charismatic frontman. […]
The beginnings of any band will start with a teething period that can last a few releases, but after the success of their latest single “Nail Biter” (which has clocked up almost 50,000 views on YouTube & pushed past 25,000 streams on Spotify), and now with the release of #104, it’s safe to say Alpha […]
Sydney Rock ‘n’ Roll & Alternative Market has hit a roadblock and is taking a detour. In place of the usual market on April 2, a huge support concert for the much-loved Market will take place at The Factory Theatre, Marrickville. Featuring a stellar line-up over two stages of Market favourites, including THE ALLNITERS and […]