Drifting back to the sound of the early ’90s, while reflecting a fun-in-the-sun West Coast mentality, The Courtneys sound draws comparisons to Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr, [early] B-52s, The Clean and Le Tigre. Their nostalgia filled and light-hearted lyrics at times poke fun at greasy-haired ’90s heartthrob, Keanu Reeves or relive teen drama, ‘90210’ and […]
Hailing from Oakland, California, Machine Head are one of the biggest names in Metal. Every worthwhile musical subculture needs its heroes and Machine Head have been just that for the past 20 years. Starting with the earth-shattering prescience of 1994’s “Burn My Eyes” and continuing up to 2014’s “Bloodstone & Diamonds”, they have constantly redefined […]
How does one gauge the success of a band pushing the envelope of a genre that receives little to no credit by the mainstream media? In the case of A WILHELM SCREAM, the answer is “Who cares?” – As a band playing punk rock for over a decade, members Trevor Reilly, Nuno Pereira, Nick Angelini, […]
Legendary rock icons MÖTLEY CRÜE have, at last, confirmed dates for the highly anticipated Australian leg of their Final Tour, bringing along shock-rocker ALICE COOPER as very special guest. The Final Tour marks the end of an era for the band. In January 2014, all four original members gathered to sign a binding ‘Cessation Of […]
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS have landed and with them, the great news that their Australian set will feature the band’s most star studded incarnation yet featuring Brad Wilk of Rage Against The Machine on drums and The Killers’ Mark Stoermer on bass guitar. The group have been wowing audiences around the world and have noted that for their […]
Having dropped five genre-defining albums since forming in 2001 The Black Dahlia Murder have made it impossible to discuss melodic death metal without the mention of their name. They are hands down (or horns up?) one of the most popular bands in the extreme metal realm, TBDM will close off their touring cycle for their […]
American alt-rock band COUNTING CROWS today announced the addition of a one-show-only Brisbane performance to their Australian headline tour this April. Counting Crows will play The Tivoli in Brisbane on Sunday April 12. Tickets for this new show will go on sale at midday this Monday, February 23. My Live Nation members can be among […]
When ANIMALS AS LEADERS burst onto the scene in 2009, few would have predicted the band’s meteoric rise to the pinnacle of the progressive rock/metal world. ANIMALS AS LEADERS is revered worldwide as a trailblazing pioneer of modern heavy music and the group’s genre-defying compositions have earned extensive praise as true innovators. This hard hitting, […]
Steel Panther are rude, crude and a shocker in the best possible way. They are attributed with bringing glam metal back to the masses. We got a chance to chat with the Californian bands drummer Stix Zadinia about the Grammys, Valentines Day and their upcoming Australian appearance at Soundwave festival. SCENEzine: First of […]
Multi-national metal maestro’s DRAGONFORCE have announced the worldwide release of their debut DVD, In The Line Of Fire out July 10 through 3wise Records. The release will be a double disc package of the DVD, an accompanying Live Audio CD of the show and will also be available in Blu-Ray. Shot in High Definition during […]