Live reviews
LIVE: BEHEMOTH – Nashville, TN, USA – May 15, 2026
Venue: Brooklyn Bowl City: Nashville, TN Date: May 15, 2026 Review and Photographs by: Jacob Smith (https://www.jhs-photo.com) The house was beyond packed on Friday night for this show. Everyone came out ready for some heavy riffs and mosh pits. Behemoth has been a powerhouse on the metal scene for decades, and this was the first time […]
LIVE: ROSE TATTOO with LEGS ELECTRIC – Perth | Boorloo, 16 May 2026
LIVE: ROSE TATTOO with LEGS ELECTRIC – Perth | Boorloo, 16 May 2026 The Gosnells Hotel, Perth | Boorloo, Western Australia Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar Photography by Pete Gardner Hair flailing, harmony-heavy, rifftastic local rockers Legs Electric delivered a fiery opening set which had a large amount of the 500-strong Eastern suburbs crowd moving n’ […]
LIVE: ENTER SHIKARI – Fremantle | Walyalup, 14 May 2026
LIVE: Enter Shikari – Fremantle | Walyalup, 14 May 2026 With CHEZ and Grandson Metropolis Fremantle, Western Australia Reviewed by Melanie Scrafton & Ayla Simpson Photography by Michael Farnell As you approached Metropolis, the line stretched down the street long before doors opened. Though they opened later than scheduled, no one seemed restless. Despite the […]
Interviews
A Dirty Dozen with SABRINA WORTHINGTON from THE APPLICATORS – May 2026
According to a recent press release: “Cellofame Records and Austin punk legends The Applicators have officially launched pre-orders for the 20th anniversary edition of My Weapon — the band’s landmark 2006 album finally making its long-awaited vinyl debut on June 15, 2026. Originally released on CD during the band’s relentless international touring years, My Weapon captured The Applicators at their creative peak — blending […]
A Dirty Dozen with RIVKAH REYES – May 2026
According to a recent press release: “Today, New York City-based indie rock / pop musician and actor Rivkah Reyes shares confessional, bubble-grunge tune “Miss Congeniality” out now with a matching music video set in a queer and trans Bushwick boxing gym. Unafraid to divulge her fears and expose her own patterns, Reyes documents her real, lived experiences through revealing, punchy lyricism on […]
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 […]
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
WESTLIFE ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND LEG OF ‘WESTLIFE 25: THE ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR’ IN JULY 2027
WESTLIFE ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND LEG OF ‘WESTLIFE 25: THE ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR’ IN JULY 2027 Globally renowned pop group Westlife announced the Australia and New Zealand leg of their monumental Westlife 25: The Anniversary World Tour, alongside the release of their highly anticipated forthcoming album 25 – The Ultimate Collection, a celebration of […]
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats announce Australian tour
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats announce Australian tour UK psychedelic heavyweights Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats will return to Australia this December, bringing their dark, hypnotic live show to stages across the country. The brainchild of Kevin Starrs, Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats have spent over a decade carving out a singular space within the […]
Lamb Of God + Trivium Australian Co-Headline Tour 2026 With Special Guests Bleed From Within
Lamb Of God + Trivium Australian Co-Headline Tour 2026 With Special Guests Bleed From Within Australia, get set to step into oblivion and mosh until the world goes cold this October when GRAMMY Award-nominated metal pioneers LAMB OF GOD team up with fellow modern metal lords TRIVIUM for a mammoth national co-headline run, joined by […]
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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Spacey Jane Heading Back Down Under 2026 Tour
Spacey Jane Heading Back Down Under 2026 Tour + SPECIAL GUESTS TELENOVA & ARMLOCK | TICKETS ON SALE THURSDAY 21 MAY After a whirlwind start to 2026 that’s cemented their status as one of Australia’s hottest global exports, Spacey Jane today announce their long‑awaited return to home soil with the Heading Back Down Under Australian […]
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Announce Australian and New Zealand Tour for Nov 2026 with Special Guests, Sylosis
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Announce Australian and New Zealand Tour for Nov 2026 with Special Guests, Sylosis Legends of modern heavy music, Killswitch Engage return to Australia and New Zealand in 2026, bringing more than two decades of genre-defining metal to the stage with their biggest Antipodean headline shows yet, joined by special guests, British heavyweights, Sylosis. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: 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 […]
