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Lagwagon are the original Fat band – the first band Fat Mike signed. They may have been belting out the hits since 1988, but maintain a sense of humour about their longevity with the title of their latest offering
I Think My... [more]
Lance Rock Tours proudly presents the much-praised indie Norwegian-American artist
Mark Steiner, making his Australian tour debut in September 2008, on the back of his new record,
Little Fallen Birds.
Ma... [more]
A dynamic live show is synonymous with
Something with Numbers and fans across the country will be able to experience it first hand when the band take to the road in October and November for a national tour in support of their new album... [more]
The
Meredith Music Festival will take place on the 12th, 13th and 14th December at the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre, Victoria, Meredith is a pioneer of the modern music festival and one of the most unique with it's amazing bush... [more]
For the fifth year in a row, The
Pyramid Rock Festival returns to Phillip Island over the New Year period from Monday 29 December 2008 until Thursday 1 January 2009.
Last Year’s festival sold out in a record 4 days and there's no r... [more]
New Zealand 8-piece
The Black Seeds are pleased to announce that their fourth studio album
Solid Ground will be released in Australia on Saturday 4th October 2008 through Inertia.
Solid Ground is the follow-up to T... [more]
Albert Productions and SonyBMG Australia announces the worldwide release of
Black Ice, the long awaited new studio album from
AC/DC, on Saturday, October 18.
Black Ice, the first full-length studio album of all-new material fr... [more]
After a blistering performance at Splendour In The Grass,
The Drones jumped a jet plane relocating to the USA for two months. A tour with the likes of Built To Spill and The Meat Puppets and a special trip east side to hit the stag... [more]
It's fair to say that this year's
Falls Music and Arts Festival this year in Lorne and Marion Bay, more commonly known as
The Falls Festival, has gone out of it's way in 2008 to bring what can only be described as thei... [more]
The Butterfly Effect have announced the Old Places, Old Faces, New Stories Tour with special guests Trial Kennedy and Sleep Parade.
The Butterfly Effect are one of Australia’s favourite bands & as they grow they continue to kick pr... [more]
The Queenscliff Music Festival’s 2008 program encompasses the depth and diversity that has made it one of the country’s great festival experiences. This first line-up announcement is a foretaste of how this year will further cement Queens... [more]
Secret Service released this comment today on
The Great Escape's cancelletion:
"It is with considerable regret that we are announcing the cancellation of this year’s Great Escape Festival.
Unexpectedly low ticket sales have... [more]
Wolfmother has announced the resignation of bass/keyboard player
Chris Ross and drummer
Myles Heskett effective immediately.
Citing 'irreconcilable personal and musical differences', Chris Ross left the band followin... [more]
Gearing up for what is set to be a huge 2008, those fearless explorers of new-wave and postpunk
Van She are celebrating the release of their debut album 'V' by hitting the road with their next installment of what's quickly... [more]
Perth rockers
Gyroscope kick off their national tour of Australia with a gold album under their belt. The band with special guests Shihad and Sugar Army began their Australia tour last night in Cairns.
GYROSCOPE – The Austra... [more]
After selling out their first show, and with tickets to the second show selling as fast as something akin to hotcakes,
Little Red are thrilled to announce a third show at the Corner in Melbourne. The band squeeze in another date to... [more]
As The Sun Falls is the intelligent, emotional and brutally honest full-length release from Melbourne independent singer/songwriter,
JESS MCAVOY.
The third studio album is the perfect follow-up to her 2006 release... [more]
What does a bowling green + magnificent water views + an awesome line up of Australian beats make?
GREEN BEATS! That’s right all of you knights in shining sequins on the quest for the Holy Grail of heart thumping, soul warming beats this... [more]
Leader of Melbourne based Country-rock sextet
Wagons - Henry Wagons will blaze a trail yet again and journey across our vast country, this time in the company of Australian music’s inimitable stalwart, Dave Graney. Henry will enthr... [more]
After storming through the first two rounds of competition two, Newcastle indie punk band,
Here Come the Birds came up trumps of Tooheys Extra Dry UncharTED final on Thursday night. The boys took home the grand prize - a live set on the m... [more]