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FALLS LORNE CANCELLED DUE TO EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS It is with a heavy heart we have had to cancel the remaining days of The Falls Festival in Lorne due to the predicted extreme weather conditions forecast for Monday December 30th in the Otways and surrounding region, creating a risk to health and safety due to…
Paul Kelly at Sidney Myer Music Bowl 12/12/19 Back by popular demand – and now in its third year, the Making Gravy tour kicked off the festive season celebrations with the music of Paul Kelly’s four decade-long career, reserving a special place for the Christmas classic ‘How To Make Gravy’. Special guests included some of Australia…
Dead Prez at The Night Cat 13/12/19 With hard-hitting beats, politically conscious rhymes, deft lyricism and strong song concepts, Dead Prez emerged in 2000 as one of rap’s most politically strident outfits. Stic.man and M-1’s music provided a voice for the voiceless, a sobering look at the global power structure that was crippling billions of…
Opeth at the Palais Theatre 13/12/19 Supported by CIRCLES Review and images by Paul Tadday The idea of witnessing arguably this generation’s greatest prog/death metal band in a venue like Melbourne’s Palais Theatre, has had me salivating since the tour was announced earlier this year. This beautifully renovated historic theatre was a perfect location to…
This is catharsis.” Antagonist A.D vocalist Sam Crockershares as a somewhat relieved, yet impassioned description of the culmination of the past twelve months of hard work. Today the band is proud to announce ‘Through Fire‘, the first in a series of 7″ EPs to contextualise the world the band currently find themselves inhabiting. “The social and…
Liam Gallagher at Margaret Court Arena 11/12/19 Rock ‘n roll star Liam Gallagher returned to Melbourne to face a rowdy, energetic crowd at Margaret Court Arena. He performed tracks from his latest album “Why me? Why Not.” and a good selection of Oasis hits including “Rock ‘N Roll Star”, “Morning Glory”, and “Supersonic” (although it was…
Halestorm at the Forum Melbourne 10/12/19 Support by Villainy Review and images by Paul Tadday Okay, so I’m gonna cut right to the chase here and tell it like it is… HALESTORM in Melbourne was hands down, my favourite gig of the year! There… I said it! …and I’ve seen a few! I mean,…
WOODES RELEASES TWO NEW SINGLES IN LEAD UP TO CHRISTMAS NEW SINGLES ‘THIS IS MY YEAR’ & ‘CANADA FEAT. LANKS’ “Woodes transports me to another world” – Bridget Hustwaite, triple j After a stellar year of releases and touring alongside Thelma Plum and Client Liaison, Woodes has today released a very special double side release,…
It’s been well over 3 years since the riff crushing, Metalcore godfathers ATREYU last hit our shores. February 2020 sees their triumphant and long awaited return thanks to Silverback Touring. Everyone leaves a legacy behind. No matter how big or small, our words and actions echo forever and make a lasting imprint. Two…
Political punk icons, Anti-Flag, recently announced their upcoming album, 20/20 Vision, due out January 17th fromSpinefarm Records/Caroline Australia, and today the band have teamed with Billboard to premiere another new single “Unbreakable” and its accompanying music video. Anti-Flag’s new single Unbreakable is available now at all good digital stores and streaming platforms at https://AntiFlag.lnk.to/Unbreakable and…