Live reviews
LIVE: KERRY KING – St. Petersburg, FL, USA – February 11, 2025 (ZAMBON)
Venue: Jannus Live City: St. Petersburg, FL Date: February 11, 2025 Review and Photographs by: James Zambon (https://jameszambon.com) Kerry King absolutely annihilated Jannus Live Tuesday night, proving that his reign of brutality is far from over! As a lifelong Slayer fan, I had high expectations, and King delivered a set so blistering it could have melted […]
PERTH FRINGE WORLD REVIEW: JUMP SISTER JUMP – 10 Feb 2025
PERTH FRINGE WORLD REVIEW: JUMP SISTER JUMP – 10 Feb 2025 The Ellington, Northbridge, Western Australia Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 92% An hour celebrating the enormous legacy of 1950’s jump blues and R&B (REAL R&B, long before autotune and pop charts stole the term) as popularised by immensely important female artists such as Sister Rosetta […]
PERTH FRINGE WORLD REVIEW: SINCERELY, L COHEN – Jonesway Theatre, 7 Feb 2025
PERTH FRINGE WORLD REVIEW: SINCERELY, L COHEN – Jonesway Theatre, 7 Feb 2025 Starring Sylvia Cornes with Kirsty Hulka and Jamie Hall The Jonesway Theatre, Perth, Western Australia Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 92% A sublime song requires a sublime voice, and we’re in good hands here with star of the show Sylvia Cornes delivering Leonard […]
Interviews
A Dirty Dozen with FRANK MEYER – February 2025
According to a recent press release: “Ever wonder what happens when you mix punk rock, cinematic revenge, and a flamethrower-wielding heroine? No? Well, Frank Meyer did—so he made a music video about it. “Baby Dynamite” (out now) isn’t just a single; it’s an explosive, feminist-tinged love story with enough chaos to make Tarantino and John […]
A Dirty Dozen with COREY PIERCE from DISCIPLES OF VERITY – February 2025
According to a recent press release: “Disciples of Verity, fronted by the legendary Corey Glover (Living Colour), have unveiled their latest single, “Thread the Needle,” through TLG|ZOID and distributed by Virgin Music Group. Fueled by an insatiable urge to create and collaborate, this heavy metal incarnation seeks to challenge all that they believe to be true with their project, Disciples of Verity (DOV). The band […]
A Dirty Dozen with JOHN YELLAND from JUDICATOR – February 2025
According to a recent press release: “American power metallers JUDICATOR have announced their highly anticipated new album Concord, due to release on March 28. Concord marks the band’s 7th full-length album, and was funded by a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign. Judicator is one of modern power metal’s most dynamic, up-and-coming bands. Since their formation in 2012, the band has become well […]
Music reviews
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MUSIC REVIEW: KATERINA NICOLE – Serene In Violent Oceans [EP]
Label: Independent Release Date: February 21, 2025 Rating: 89% Reviewer: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur With her debut EP, Serene In Violent Oceans, Katerina Nicole introduces you to the different facets of her voice and emotions… and it’s damn good stuff. Disc opener and lead single “Catch My Breath” unfolds and we are faced with a musical onslaught that […]
MUSIC REVIEW: KELSY KARTER & THE HEROINES – Love Made Me Do It
Label: Independent Release Date: January 31, 2025 Rating: 100% Reviewer: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur It’s only the end of January and there are 11 months a LOT of releases coming this year, but HOLY SH*T… Kelsey Karter & The Heroines just dropped what is the release to beat for 2025 album of the year in my […]
MUSIC REVIEW: ECHOES – Quiet, In Your Service
Label: Outlast Release Date: January 17, 2025 Rating: 92% Reviewer: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur The first review of 2025 takes me in a new direction sonically with a release that swirls hard rock, modern rock, and some ethereal grooves and vibes for good measure. Echos steps out on her own in the rock and metal world […]
News
JACK PANTHER CAPTURES STIRRING EUPHORIA VIA NEW SINGLE JUST A DOG NEW EP WHEN I’M FEELING BETTER WE COULD DREAM TOGETHER DUE OUT MARCH 14
Rapidly approaching the release of his hotly-anticipated third EP, when i’m feeling better we could dream together due out next month, New Zealand-born, London-based queer alt pop alchemist Jack Panther returns today with a heart-rending yet soaring new single, Just a Dog, ahead of his debut Australian performance also locked in for May. With stylistic […]
CONRAD SEWELL ANNOUNCES FIRESTONE 10TH ANNIVERSARY: ACOUSTIC SESSIONS TOUR FOR APRIL/MAY
Celebrating a decade of his multi-platinum hit, Firestone, Conrad Sewell has today announced his biggest regional tour of Australia yet, set to take his iconic voice and sweeping hits to all pockets of Australia in an intimate, acoustic setting throughout April and May, with national support from René Le Feuvre. Kicking off in Coffs Harbour on […]
THE DEAD SOUTH ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND TOUR FOR NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2025
THE DEAD SOUTH ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND TOUR FOR NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2025 Canadian Bluegrass four-piece The Dead South return to Australia and New Zealand this November and December for their biggest shows yet, following 2 sold out tours across the last 2 years. This run of dates commence in Perth at Red Hill […]
Book reviews
BOOK REVIEW: LOVE & PAIN by BEN GILLIES & CHRIS JOANNOU with Alley Pascoe
BOOK REVIEW: LOVE & PAIN by BEN GILLIES & CHRIS JOANNOU with Alley Pascoe Hachette Australia, September 2023 Hard cover, rrp $44.99 Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 75% As far as titles go, “Love & Pain” couldn’t be more appropriate for this memoir from the other two guys in Silverchair, whose love for their former bandmate […]
BOOK REVIEW: UNDER A ROCK by CHRIS STEIN
BOOK REVIEW: UNDER A ROCK by CHRIS STEIN Hachette Australia, June 2024 Paperback, rrp AU$34.99 Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 77% What we knew about Chris Stein before reading his book: he’s the guitarist in Blondie, ex- of Debbie Harry, and he had some weird illness which prevented him touring – or doing much of anything […]
BOOK REVIEW: THUNDERHEAD by SOPHIE BEER
BOOK REVIEW: THUNDERHEAD by SOPHIE BEER Allen & Unwin Australia, October 2024 Paperback, rrp AU$17.99 Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 85% Sophie Beer draws on her personal experience of hearing loss following the discovery of acoustic neuroma, a brain tumour requiring surgery. Thunderhead is a kid who loves music but is having a crisis of faith […]
Movie & Theatre reviews
PERTH FRINGE WORLD REVIEW: JUMP SISTER JUMP – 10 Feb 2025
PERTH FRINGE WORLD REVIEW: JUMP SISTER JUMP – 10 Feb 2025 The Ellington, Northbridge, Western Australia Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 92% An hour celebrating the enormous legacy of 1950’s jump blues and R&B (REAL R&B, long before autotune and pop charts stole the term) as popularised by immensely important female artists such as Sister Rosetta […]
PERTH FRINGE WORLD REVIEW: SINCERELY, L COHEN – Jonesway Theatre, 7 Feb 2025
PERTH FRINGE WORLD REVIEW: SINCERELY, L COHEN – Jonesway Theatre, 7 Feb 2025 Starring Sylvia Cornes with Kirsty Hulka and Jamie Hall The Jonesway Theatre, Perth, Western Australia Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 92% A sublime song requires a sublime voice, and we’re in good hands here with star of the show Sylvia Cornes delivering Leonard […]
FRINGE WORLD FESTIVAL REVIEW: DOWN UNDER: THE SONGS THAT SHAPED AUSTRALIA – 30 Jan 2025
FRINGE WORLD FESTIVAL REVIEW: DOWN UNDER: THE SONGS THAT SHAPED AUSTRALIA – 30 Jan 2025 State Theatre Centre Courtyard, Perth, Western Australia Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar Led by singer Michelle Pearson and guitarist/harmonica/singer Brendon Williams this show – formerly known as Mix Tape, now as Down Under: The Songs That Shaped Australia – is an […]
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MAKE THEM SUFFER ANNOUNCE 2025 AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL TOUR
MAKE THEM SUFFER ANNOUNCE 2025 AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUESTS JUSTICE FOR THE DAMNED + THE GLOOM IN THE CORNER Following the prolific release of their self-titled album and their biggest headline shows to date in 2024, today MAKE THEM SUFFER today announce a massive 2025 regional Australian tour, set to bring their insatiable […]
THE WOMBATS TOURING AUSTRALIA SEP/OCT 2025
THE WOMBATS TOURING AUSTRALIA SEP/OCT 2025 Since they emerged as leading lights of the late-‘00s indie rock scene with 2007 debut A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation, frontman Murph, bassist Tord Øverland Knudsen and drummer Dan Haggis have maintained an incredible upward momentum. 2011’s electro-flecked second album This Modern Glitch made them Top Ten […]
THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA Announce May / June 2025 Australian Tour
THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA Announce May / June 2025 Australian Tour Get those dancing shoes and capes ready for action… Sweden’s answer to Sherbet and all good things AOR & Yacht Rocky, THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA are coming back for a second landing with their latest album GIVE US THE MOON – this AOR Force’s […]
LAST QUOKKA gonna SAVE OUR PUBS – new single, new album, national tour!
LAST QUOKKA gonna SAVE OUR PUBS – new single, new album, national tour! LAST QUOKKA come out fightin’ for your rights with latest album TAKE THE FIGHT TO THE BASTARDS. Out MAR 14 on vinyl, CD, cassette, digital through Valve/MGM. Latest single SAVE OUR PUBS shakes it all up this coming FEB 14 – available […]
Slowdive return to Australia in 2025 joined by special guests Beach Fossils
Slowdive return to Australia in 2025 joined by special guests Beach Fossils Shoegaze pioneers Slowdive are returning to Australia in 2025 following their sold out 2023 tour. Kicking off in April, the dream pop pioneers will be playing in Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane. They’ll be taking over the country’s finest venues with support […]
YOU AM I ANNOUNCE ‘HI FI DAILY DOUBLE DOWN’ NATIONAL TOUR 2025
YOU AM I ANNOUNCE ‘HI FI DAILY DOUBLE DOWN’ NATIONAL TOUR 2025 Iconic Australian band You Am I is gearing up to mark a significant milestone, as their critically acclaimed second album, Hi Fi Way, turns 30 on February 20. You Am I’s Hi Fi Daily Double Down Tour will celebrate this milestone, kicking off […]
BACHELOR GIRL ANNOUNCE ‘WAITING FOR THE DAY’ 25TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR
2025 marks a monumental milestone for nineties and noughties Australian pop icons, Bachelor Girl, as they celebrate the 25th anniversary of their debut album, Waiting for the Day. Released a quarter of a century ago, this revered body of work became the foundation of the band’s career, forever changing their lives and leaving an indelible mark on their […]
A Dirty Dozen with DREW CAGLE from DREW CAGLE & THE REPUTATION – February 2025
According to a recent press release: “Hard rock band Drew Cagle & The Reputation come out swinging with their new full-length album, entitled Bad Attitude. This eight-song collection comes three years after the band’s debut release, Haunted. Featuring a guest appearance on the title track from the legendary guitarist Tracii Guns (Guns N Roses and LA Guns), Bad Attitude combines passionate modern songwriting with […]
NEWS: KISS Release Official Valentine’s Day Fan- Created Playlist February 14th
ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME LEGENDS KISS DEBUT FAN-CREATED PLAYLIST FOR VALENTINE’S DAY LISTEN ON SPOTIFY HERE AND YOUTUBE HERE (February 14, 2025) – Today, rock n’ roll legends KISS have released a special fan-curated playlist in honor of Valentine’s Day. Titled “You Never Forget Your First KISS,” the playlist was created by longtime KISS superfan Lori […]
THE AUDREYS SHARE NEW COUNTRY BALLAD ‘BEATLES V STONES’ + ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘RUIN & REPAIR’ DUE OUT MARCH 14 + AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Following the release of their first new music in 10 years last November, today ARIA Award-winning act The Audreysunveil a brand new country-soaked ballad, Beatles V Stones, alongside the announcement of their fifth studio album, Ruin & Repair, due out on Friday March 14. The troubadours are also taking Ruin & Repair on the road […]
