Live reviews
LIVE: THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA – Winnipeg, MB, CAN – April 20, 2025
Venue: The Park Theatre City: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Date: April 20, 2025 Review and Photographs by: Alejandro Penner (https://www.alejandropenner.ca/) It hasn’t been long since The Devil Wears Prada graced Winnipeg—just last year, on February 3rd, 2024, they came through with their Dropouts Tour. While it wasn’t the kickoff of the tour, Winnipeg proudly claimed the first sold-out show […]
LIVE: ANA POPOVIC – Cornelius, NC, USA – April 10, 2025
Venue: Cain Center For The Arts City: Cornelius, NC Dates: April 10, 2025 Review and Photographs by: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur (https://www.toddstarphotography.com) An evening of the blues and some great guitar work was on the agenda when a slight drizzle arrived in Cornelius on a Thursday evening… but it did little to dampen the mood inside […]
LIVE: SOUL COUGHING – Nashville, TN, USA – April 11, 2025
Venue: Brooklyn Bowl Nashville Date: April 11, 2025 Review and Photographs by: Jacob Smith (https://www.jhs-photo.com) Brooklyn Bowl was at max capacity Friday evening for an extremely rare treat, the return of Soul Coughing. Having only recently reunited back in mid-2024 since breaking up in 2000 it was one of those amazing show announcements that everyone […]
Interviews
A Dirty Dozen with MATT YOUNG from KING PARROT – April 2025
According to a recent press release: “Look Away I’m Hideous” is the latest single from Australia’s KING PARROT. The track comes by way of the band’s forthcoming new full-length, A Young Person’s Guide To King Parrot, set for release on June 6th via Housecore Records in North America. The song is accompanied by a disturbingly grotesque, yet brutally entertaining video. The […]
A Dirty Dozen with DANIEL WALLACE from MEATWOUND – April 2025
According to a recent press release: “Florida’s noise-soaked hardcore sludge crew MEATWOUND unveils their latest single, “Europa,” preceding the release of their newest LP, Macho, set to drop May 9th on the newly launched Threat Collection Records, owned and operated by producer / engineer Ryan Boesch (Whores, Melvins, Helmet, Andrew W.K.). MEATWOUND began in the Mudhaus circa 2014, maybe […]
A Dirty Dozen with KSHITIZ MOKTAN from CHEPANG – April 2025
According to a recent press release: “Relapse Records welcomes blistering grindcore force CHEPANG with their label debut, Jhyappa, set for release on May 23rd. Hailing from Queens, New York, by way of Kathmandu, Nepal, CHEPANG has never been your by-the-numbers band. They dub their music “immigrindcore” and use samples from Nepali pop songs. They sing in Nepali. They embrace their […]
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
THE HIVES TOUR AUSTRALIA IN 2025 & RELEASE THE HIVES FOREVER FOREVER THE HIVES
THE HIVES TOUR AUSTRALIA IN 2025 & RELEASE THE HIVES FOREVER FOREVER THE HIVES To Whom It May Concern, Which is everyone. This message is to inform you that International Rock Sensation The Hives, the best live band on the planet and still your new favourite band, lauded on all continents for their masterful skill […]
The Externals Return to WA For Two Shows In May
The Externals Return to WA For Two Shows In May “They are truly unique! The Externals are the only original ‘Spec Ops’ rock band in the world.” The Externals return to WA for shows at the Leopold Hotel in Bicton on Friday, May 2, and The River in Margaret River on Saturday, May 3, after […]
CONRAD SEWELL ANNOUNCES PART TWO OF FIRESTONE 10TH ANNIVERSARY ACOUSTIC TOUR
Currently touring the country as part of a huge 10th anniversary acoustic tour for his multi-platinum 2014 single Firestone, due to overwhelming demand Conrad Sewell has today announced an additional 13 shows slated for July and August, with the renowned Aussie singer-songwriter’s regional acoustic tour now extending into August, celebrating all of Sewell’s beloved hits […]
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
LIVE: BOB GELDOF – Perth, 5 April 2025
LIVE: BOB GELDOF – Perth, 5 April 2025 Riverside Theatre, Perth, Western Australia Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar Delivering his ‘LIFE – WTF’ show Bob Geldof – troubled child, rock star, activist, humanitarian, orator, fragile human, iconoclast – kept the sold-out Riverside crowd enthralled for around four hours as he trawled his storied life, starting with […]
THEATRE: BIG NAME, NO BLANKETS – Perth, 27 Feb 2025
THEATRE: BIG NAME, NO BLANKETS – Perth, 27 Feb 2025 Regal Theatre, Perth, Western Australia Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar After a musical Welcome to Country by Elder Nan Roma, co-director Anyupa Butcher introduces her father, Sammy Butcher, founding member of The Warumpi Band, whose story this is. And what a story! Three brothers in the […]
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 […]
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Almost A Dirty Dozen with PLAGUE GARDEN – April 2025
According to a recent press release: “Denver, Colorado-based goth rock band, PLAGUE GARDEN has announced the release of their fourth album, Under The Sanguine Moon. The album features a prominent vampiric theme. Delve into the catacombs of a nocturnal world, where tales of bloodlust at dusk reign supreme. Listen to fantastical tales of the undead and even a […]
A Dirty Dozen with HAL MARABEL from MAD INVASION – April 2025
According to a recent press release: “MAD INVASION (featuring special guest Mikkey Dee) release their second album Crack In The Sky on April 25 via Border Music. The band’s combination of classic 70’s / 80’s hard rock with a contemporary sound, delivers a distinct and unique listening experience that makes them stand out in the musical landscape. The new album is a natural progression […]
A Dirty Dozen with SAPHIR LEVI – April 2025
According to a recent press release: “Los Angeles-based Saphir Levi is stepping into a bold new era. The alt-rock singer-songwriter is thrilled to announce that she has signed to NOWHERE Recordings, in partnership with Pale Chord Records / Rise Records BMG. Along with the news comes Levi’s debut single “Forget It”, out now, with the […]
LIVE: SEX PISTOLS – Fremantle, 11 April 2025
LIVE: SEX PISTOLS – Fremantle, 11 April 2025 With Civic Photography by Pete Gardner There are shows – and then there are SHOWS. The mostly reunited Sex Pistols – Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock with Frank Turner centre stage on the mic – played a blinder in the rain at Freo Prison, with […]
LIVE: SOFT CELL – Perth, 10 April 2025
LIVE: SOFT CELL – Perth, 10 April 2025 ASTOR THEATRE, Perth, Western Australia Reviewed by Melanie Scrafton Soft Cell, the iconic British synth-pop duo, formed in 1978 in Leeds, England by Marc Almond (vocals) and David Ball (synthesizers), both of whom were originally involved in the vibrant post-punk scene in the late 1970s, and it […]
LIVE: WINGER with SHOTGUN MISTRESS – Perth, 10 April 2025
LIVE: WINGER with SHOTGUN MISTRESS – Perth, 10 April 2025 Magnet House, Perth, Western Australia Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar Winger’s first and final Perth show is an exciting enough proposition to get a decent crowd into the city on a Thursday night, with a lot of local musos and fans mingling and anticipation running high. […]
A Dirty Dozen with SOPHIA WARREN – April 2025
According to a recent press release: “In advance of the April 30 release of their sophomore EP, Adesso, Sophia Warren has followed up the release’s lead single, “Static,” with a catchy, grunge-tinged rocker in the form of new song “Grin.” The twenty-one year-old Austin, TX-based singer-songwriter’s new single explores themes of learning to let go […]
A Dirty Dozen with MICHAEL RUDD – April 2025
According to a recent press release: “New Mexico-based Americana/roots rock singer-songwriter Michael Rudd is set to release his second studio album, Going To The Mountain, on March 28, 2025, via Invisible Road Records. Rudd writes and sings about people looking for meaning, searching for understanding about who they are and how they arrived at this moment in time, and seeking some […]
LIVE: GUITAR WOLF – Perth, 4 April 2025
LIVE: GUITAR WOLF – Perth, 4 April 2025 with Murderbirds and Zerodent Seasonal Brewing Company, Maylands, Western Australia Reviewe & photos by Shane Pinnegar I’m going to bandy around words like manic, hyper, frenzied and more in a few moments – but before we get to Guitar Wolf, we have two local supports who both […]
LIVE: YELLOWCARD – Perth, 2nd April 2025
LIVE: YELLOWCARD – Perth, 2nd April 2025 Metropolis, Perth, Western Australia With Motion City Soundtrack, Plain White T’s Review & photography by Luke Baker Perth’s Metro City was the place to be last night as pop-punk legends Yellowcard made their long-awaited return, delivering a performance that was equal parts nostalgic and forward-looking. With a packed […]
