Live reviews
LIVE: TOADIES – Nashville, TN, USA – May 8, 2026
Venue: Eastside Bowl City: Nashville, TN Date: May 8, 2026 Review and Photographs by: Jacob Smith (https://www.jhs-photo.com) Getting onto stage to a max capacity sold-out crowd, the Toadies put forth one of the best live performances I have ever seen. Being a fan of theirs since the early 90’s, I had never been fortunate to […]
LIVE: WANKERNOMICS for the Perth Comedy Festival – 9 May 2026
LIVE: WANKERNOMICS for the Perth Comedy Festival – 9 May 2026 The Astor Theatre, Perth | Boorloo, Western Australia Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar Currently riding high on a tsunami of corporate bullshit, the Wankernomics troupe of two (James Schloeffel, listed on their website as “Chief Disruptor and Strategy Optimisation Evangelist” and Charles Firth, “Customer Engagement […]
LIVE: THE WATERBOYS – Perth | Boorloo, 11 May 2026
LIVE: THE WATERBOYS – Perth | Boorloo, 11 May 2026 The Astor Theatre, Perth | Boorloo, Western Australia Reviewed by Tia Pinnegar Photography by Pete Gardner The Waterboys began their Australian and New Zealand tour in Perth last night, gracing the stage of The Astor Theatre in Mount Lawley and sounding spectacular even after nearly […]
Interviews
A Dirty Dozen with THE SOAP GIRLS – May 2026
According to a recent press release: “The SoapGirls are not just a band — they are a movement. Formed by sisters Noemie and Camille Debray, this genre-defying alternative rock duo has been inseparable both personally and creatively since early childhood. Their story is one of raw talent, relentless perseverance, and an unshakable sisterhood that has […]
A Dirty Dozen with BARRY THOMAS and JONATHAN PALMER from LOVE JONES – May 2026
According to a recent press release: “After more than three decades orbiting just outside the mainstream, Love Jones return with The Greatest Show On Earth — their first new album in years and a reminder that not all reinventions need to be loud to be meaningful. For a band that once moved effortlessly between Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Entertainment Tonight, […]
A Dirty Dozen with EVEALE – May 2026
According to a recent press release: “No Clean Singing is currently streaming Enter The Woodland Realm, the latest full-length from transcontinental black metal outfit EVEALE. The premiere comes on the eve of the record’s official release on Friday, May 1st via a joint collaboration between Toronto’s Hypaethral Records and New York’s Fiadh Productions. EVEALE emerged in early 2025 as […]
Music reviews
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MUSIC REVIEW: PHILIP SHOUSE – Side 1 [EP]
Label: Wild Kingdom / Sound Pollution Release Date: February 27, 2026 Rating: 94% Reviewer: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur While I have listened to Philip Shouse for a long time without realizing it, his roles in bands with John Corabi, Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons, and Accept kept him in my line of vision. With 2026, he steps […]
MUSIC REVIEW: LEAH MARTIN-BROWN – Love & Other Crimes
Label: Frontier Records s.r.l. Release Date: October 24, 2025 Rating: 94% Reviewer: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur It’s as if Leah Martin-Brown has been lurking in the shadows for years. Having worked through a Dirty Dozen interview with her in 2022 when she was fronting Evol Walks, I have been waiting for new music and it was delivered […]
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MUSIC REVIEW: REBA MEYERS – Clouded World [EP]
Label: RLM Records Release Date: August 8, 2025 Rating: 92% Reviewer: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur Seems 2025 is the year of EPs… while I miss full-length releases, I get it. Reba Meyers steps out of the Code Orange world and into her own Clouded World on these six tracks that allow her to flex her rock muscles […]
News
ASH Announce ‘1977 30th Anniversary’ September 2026 Australian Tour
ASH Announce ‘1977 30th Anniversary’ September 2026 Australian Tour “Ash rule. They are geniuses. Gods maybe.”- NME Ireland’s favourite power pop trio ASH, finally return to Australia and New Zealand to Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of their iconic debut album, 1977, by performing the album in full. Released in 1996, the album’s title references both […]
PUBLIC IMAGE LTD (PiL) Announce Australian and New Zealand Dates Of ‘This Is Not… The Final PiL Tour’
PUBLIC IMAGE LTD (PiL) Announce Australian and New Zealand Dates Of ‘This Is Not… The Final PiL Tour’ “The word legend does not do justice to the legacy of Sex Pistols and Public Image founder, vocalist and agent provocateur John Lydon; and tonight’s performance with PiL is beyond a return to form. He is once […]
Wage War Australian Tour 2026 With Special Guests Orthodox (USA) + HEAVENSGATE
Wage War Australian Tour 2026 With Special Guests Orthodox (USA) + HEAVENSGATE Australia, some spectacular savagery is headed your way this July and August, with Florida metalcore juggernauts WAGE WAR bringing the ‘It Calls Me By Name’ world tour down under, joined by special guests ORTHODOX (USA) and HEAVENSGATE. Opening on Thursday 30 July in […]
Book reviews
BOOK REVIEW: NIGHT DIVIDES THE DAY – The Doors Anthology by The Doors
BOOK REVIEW: NIGHT DIVIDES THE DAY – The Doors Anthology by The Doors Genesis Publications via New South Books, May 2025 Hard cover, rrp AUD$115 Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 83% The story of The Doors as told through quotes from the band members, producers, record label people and many more is a fascinating trip through […]
BOOK REVIEW: CONAN THE BARBARIAN: BATTLE OF THE BLACK STONE by Jim Zub & Jonas Scharf
BOOK REVIEW: CONAN THE BARBARIAN: BATTLE OF THE BLACK STONE by Jim Zub & Jonas Scharf Titan Comics via New South Publishers Paperback, $34.99, August 2025 Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 88% Conan the Barbarian may have been Robert E Howard’s most famous and enduring character, but he was far from his only memorable hero. Howard, […]
BOOK REVIEW: A FINE LINE BETWEEN STUPID & CLEVER by Rob Reiner
BOOK REVIEW: A FINE LINE BETWEEN STUPID & CLEVER by Rob Reiner Simon & Schuster Australia, September 2025 Paperback, rrp AU$36.99 Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 110% (Eleven-ty percent) In my recent book ROCKSPLOITATION – Celebrating 69 Hits, Flops & Cult Favourite Rock n’ Roll Movies, I devote a considerable number of pages to This Is […]
Movie & Theatre reviews
MOVIE: SCREAM 7
MOVIE: SCREAM 7 Written by Kevin Williamson, Guy Busick, James Vanderbilt Directed by Kevin Williamson Starring Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, Isabel May, Jasmine Savoy-Brown, Joel McHale, McKenna Grace Reviewed by Tia Pinnegar “It’s all led to this” Scream is back for the 7th installment in the franchise. The opening credits started off strong with the […]
FRINGE FESTIVAL – VELVET METAL, Perth, 31 Jan 2026
FRINGE FESTIVAL – VELVET METAL, Perth, 31 Jan 2026 The Red Room, Perth, Western Australia Review & pictures by Shane Pinnegar There’s a stunning power to rock and metal songs, as we all know, but rarely is that so highlighted as when the songs are stripped of their power chords and rows of amps and […]
FRINGE FESTIVAL – 27 CLUB, Perth, 3 Feb 2026
FRINGE FESTIVAL – 27 CLUB, Perth, 3 Feb 2026 Rechabite Hall, Perth, Western Australia Review & pictures by Shane Pinnegar You won’t find a more authentic rock n’ roll experience at this year’s Perth Fringe Festival than the lauded 27 Club featuring Sarah McLeod (Superjesus), Carla Lippis (Mondo Psycho) and Dusty Lee Stephensen (The Wanderers). […]
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A Dirty Dozen with WYRMHAVEN – May 2026
According to a recent press release: ““Unrelenting Storms” is the new single from Arizona death metal outfit WYRMHAVEN. Now playing at Decibel Magazine, the track comes off the band’s forthcoming full-length debut, Seasons Of Gloom, set for release on May 29th. With the release of Seasons Of Gloom, WYRMHAVEN is poised to expand their domain in the metal world, preparing […]
Almost A Dirty Dozen with BENJAMIN HOWELLS from HOWELLS – May 2026
According to a recent press release: “Calgary’s Howells haven’t just released a new EP—they’ve built a fully realized visual and sonic world. Out now, Fade Into Being (Part 1) marks the first half of an ambitious two-part release that blends heavy alternative music with a cohesive visual narrative rooted in transformation, decay, and rebirth. Anchored by a stark recurring […]
A Dirty Dozen with JOHNNY IGUANA from THE CLAUDETTES – May 2026
According to a recent press release: “Red-hot dance cuts, ice-cold noir songs, rabid rock, passionate soul…the Claudettes reach a whole new level of sound and style with their seventh album, GARAGE GLAMOUR. The album’s title points to the signature blend of glitz and grit that the Claudettes bring to the stage and studio. And the […]
LIVE: Red Hot Summer Tour – Paul Kelly, Missy Higgins & more – Perth | Boorloo, 9 May 2026
LIVE: Red Hot Summer Tour – Paul Kelly, Missy Higgins & more – Perth | Boorloo, 9 May 2026 Paul Kelly, Missy Higgins, The Cruel Sea, The Cat Empire, Kasey Chambers, Jess Hitchcock Whitfords Nodes, Perth | Boorloo, Western Australia Review & Photography by De Williams The Red Hot Summer Tour rolled into Perth last […]
LIVE: NEW CANDYS – Nashville, TN, USA – May 6, 2026
Venue: The East Room City: Nashville, TN Date: May 6, 2026 Review and Photographs by: Jacob Smith (https://www.jhs-photo.com) On an evening with so many events happening at the same time, from Bruno Mars to Sepultura, the serious post-psychedelic fans showed up for New Candys at the East Room in full force. They were seriously in […]
LIVE: FIT FOR A KING – Winnipeg, MB, CAN – May 3, 2026
Venue: The Park Theatre City: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Date: May 3, 2026 Review and Photographs by: Alejandro Penner (https://www.alejandropenner.ca/) Fit For A King just kicked off their North American Lonely God Tour, and we were lucky enough to catch the second date right here at the Park Theatre in Winnipeg. And yeah… they didn’t just show up, […]
A Dirty Dozen with DANIEL CUDDY from HYPNOLOVEWHEEL – May 2026
According to a recent press release: “Hypnolovewheel’s Parallel Universe is a career-spanning overview of the band’s beloved and idiosyncratic blend of garage rock, post-punk, power pop, and psychedelia. Kicking off a reissue program of the group’s complete catalog, Parallel Universe features 15 of Hypnolovewheel’s most memorable moments, as selected by Yo La Tengo’s James McNew, […]
LIVE: OF MICE & MEN with Crystal Lake & Patient 67 – Perth, 5 May 2026
LIVE: OF MICE & MEN with Crystal Lake & Patient 67 – Perth, 5 May 2026 Magnet House, Perth, Western Australia Photography by Luke Baker Of Mice & Men Crystal Lake Patient 67
LIVE: MEMPHIS MAY FIRE with Bless The Fall & Sienna Skies – Perth, 29 April 2026
LIVE: MEMPHIS MAY FIRE with Bless The Fall & Sienna Skies – Perth, 29 April 2026 Magnet House, Perth, Western Australia Photography by Luke Baker Memphis May Fire Bless The Fall Sienna Skies
INTERVIEW: Yudai ‘YD’ Miyamoto, CRYSTAL LAKE – May 2026
INTERVIEW: Yudai ‘YD’ Miyamoto, CRYSTAL LAKE – May 2026 It’s been six years since Crystal Lake last hit Australia. How does it feel knowing the band’s reputation has only grown more massive in your absence, and what kind of energy are you bringing back to Australian fans this time around? YD: Thank you! I really […]
