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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
PATENT PENDING is an acrobatic gang of musical misfits from Long Island, New York. With a never-say-die attitude and enough live energy to power Times Square. PATENT PENDING are releasing Brighter and Mario & The Brick Brackers Greatest Hits, a 2 cd through 3Wise Records on February 20 ahead of their Soundwave Festival appearance. Equipped […]
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 […]
FORGET SLEEP PEOPLE! In what promises to be a MASSIVE week, Soundwave announce a series of shows kicking off on MONDAY FEBRUARY 23 and continuing right through to FRIDAY FEBRUARY 27 with a kick arse band playing in Melbourne EVERY SINGLE NIGHT OF THE WEEK! CHERRY BAR MELBOURNE Monday 23 February – The Treatment Wednesday 25 February – Butcher Babies DING […]
Sydney will be ska’d for life when this crackin’, skankin’ line-up of heavyweights take centre stage to battle it out for Ska supremacy at Sydney Uni’s Manning Bar on Friday March 6. Bigger, bolder and brassier than ever, the most successful ska act in Australian history, The Allniters, are still ‘allriters’ decades on from turning […]
Evergreen Terrace are a melodic hardcore/metalcore band hailing from Jacksonville Florida USA. We were lucky enough to chat to guitarist Craig Chaney about their upcoming Australian tour as part of Soundwave Festival. Firstly, thank you for your time. How has 2015 been for you so far? A lot of injuries actually. I’ve been hobbling around […]
The schizophrenic, sarcasm-dripping, sound effect-laden MINISTRY will take to the stage in Melbourne and Sydney only for 2 very special Sidewaves. The godfather of industrial metal, Al Jourgensen, known for his biting, provoking, sneering and sardonic music genius pulls no punches and with a career spanning in excess of 30 years still manages to sound […]
Enduring line-up shifts and a constant uphill battle to be heard, OF MICE & MEN are a band who embody the meaning of ‘unbreakable spirit’ and have emerged stronger than ever. Nowhere is this more evident than on their new album ‘Restoring Force’, which stands as a pivotal piece of work in what will be […]