The Love Junkies – New single + Australian dates: Tour News

Not many bands grab national radio airplay, land some major festivals, get props in music bible NME and land their first national tour in massive venues with a band like British India…. all in the space of four months. The Love Junkies did, and now they’re proving the hype was justified with a blistering new single Maybelene.

The Growl – Album Launch: Tour News

For those of you who are fans of Tame Impala, Pond, Avery/Allbrook, or any band that’s associated with the WA scene at the moment, the name Cam Avery is one you’re probably familiar with. Avery is drummer with Pond, but also fronts alternative blues and soul group The Growl, who upon finishing up a national [...]

Alec Baldwin talks to Thom Yorke: Music News

This week on Alex Baldwin’s WNYC podcast series Here’s The Thing, the man with possibly the commanding radio voice ever sat down with Radiohead’s Thom Yorke.

Alice In Chains announce ‘The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here’ release date: Music News

Alice In Chains have announced a May 24th release for highly anticipated new album The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here – recorded in LA with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Deftones).

Will and the Indians – Wrong End Of Town: Album Reviews

Will and the Indians are a young rock band from Sydney, with the key word there being ‘young’. Although I’m not exactly sure how young they are,  their debut album Wrong End Of Town is possibly more an example of how much potential lies within this band as opposed to being a contender for album [...]

Bob Evans – Familiar Stranger: Album Reviews

Familiar Stranger marks a significant point in the Bob Evans story so far: one that sees the ‘end’ of the acoustic folk troubadour and replaces him with an artist intent on opening new doors in his musically creative mindscape. However, the whole scenario isn’t really that dramatic or surprising, given that Mitchell stated early on that he had a desire to fully develop a suburban trilogy concept, hinting that at its conclusion there would most likely be shift away from this formula.

An Interview with Bob Evans (Kevin Mitchell): Music Interviews

Kevin Mitchell’s solo project Bob Evans has been an Australian staple for over decade now, and since the beginning of his suburban trilogy journey, he’s gone from shaggy-haired rocker with Jebediah to a revered solo performer. And now, on the verge of releasing his most ambitious album yet in Familiar Stranger, Bob Evans is arguably as relevant as he’s ever been.

Sticky Fingers – Caress Your Soul: Album Reviews

Sticky Fingers are a relatively new entity for myself, and as such I think I’m still in the process of ‘working them out’. But even considering my general lack of excitement with modern reggae interpretation, Caress Your Soul avoids falling into the trap of blandness with its subtle detail and willingness to connect disparate sounds.

Hungry Kids Of Hungary – You’re A Shadow: Album Reviews

After the lingering success of their debut LP Escapades in 2010, Brisbane’s Hungry Kids Of Hungary have emerged with a fresh pallet of summery, highly-detailed and intelligent rock in You’re A Shadow. There are no signs here of a struggle to live up to any expectations from the sheer likability of Escapades  and its chorus [...]

Midnight Juggernauts announce East Coast tour: Tour News

The Midnight Juggernauts reveal their new single ‘Ballad of the War Machine’ – the first single taken from the trio’s forthcoming album, which is set for release in mid 2013 via Siberia Records / Remote Control.

Mudhoney to release new album ‘Vanishing Point’: Music News

Two and a half decades since they formed as a band, Mudhoney have announced the release of their ninth studio album, Vanishing Point, out 5th of April on Sub Pop through Inertia. Whereas most groups originally associated with the grunge movement have broken up, fallen apart, reunited as shells of their former selves or disappeared [...]

Sticky Fingers – Australian Tour Dates: Tour News

Sydney’s Sticky Fingers have released their debut album Caress Your Soul, and are now set to take their reggae-heavy sounds around Australia on the Caress Your Soul tour. Check out dates below.

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