US INDIE ROCKERS STRFKR ANNOUNCE DEBUT AUSTRALIAN TOUR FOR FEBRUARY 2025 Making their long-awaited Australian debut, Penny Drop and Frontier Touring are excited to welcome Portland-based indie rockers STRFKR as they embark on theatre dates across the country in February 2025. The band will kick off their visit down under at Freo.Social on […]
THE FERGUSON ROGERS PROCESS ANNOUNCE SUBSTANCE AND OR STYLE ALBUM LAUNCH TOUR The new project from the reunification of two of Australia’s most beloved musical minds is taking it to the stage for a run of shows to launch their debut album, Substance And Or Style this November. The Ferguson Rogers Process is Tim Rogers […]
DIONNE WARWICK: LEGENDARY SONGSTRESS RETURNS TO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND FOR THE ONE LAST TIME TOUR – JANUARY 2025 Five-time Grammy Award-winning music legend Dionne Warwick returns to Australia and New Zealand for the ‘One Last Time Tour’ next January to celebrate 50 years of hits With an illustrious career in the entertainment industry from […]
LIVE: ASH with REWS – Perth, 6 Oct 2024 Rosemount Hotel, Perth, Western Australia Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar Photography by Stu McKay The biggest surprise of the night was support band Rews, who hit the ground like a headliner and didn’t let go until the whole room was singing along and cheering wildly. Yes – […]
LIVE: SOUTHERN RIVER BAND – Fremantle, 4 October 2024 With Carla Geneve and Blue Shaddy (duo) Freo Social, Western Australia Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar To say there’s a BUZZ about Southern River Band right now is an enormous understatement. In recent years I can’t think of a single Perth band who’ve been so poised to […]
RONNIE SIMMONS & THE REDBACK SPIDERS KILLER DEBUT PUNK/ROCK SINGLE “ALONE WITH YOU” Australian Rock guitarist Ronnie Simmons and his new band The Redback Spiders debut their killer punk influenced hard rock single “Alone With You” from their upcoming EP “Bite! Part One” Based in Sydney Australia now, Ronnie Simmons (Rose Tattoo, Richie Ramone, ex-Faster […]
Metal Titans Jinjer Announce Australian Tour For February 2025 With Special Guests Kittie Ukrainian metal juggernauts, Jinjer, are returning to Australia in February 2025 and they’re bringing Canadian metal legends Kittie along for the ride! This explosive one-two punch promises to be an unforgettable assault on the senses, tearing through Australia with stops at Brisbane’s […]
MICK THOMAS’ ROVING COMMISSION ANNOUNCE ALL YOUR CHRISTMASES 2024 TOUR It’s currently one of the worst-kept secrets in rock’n’roll, but tickets for the Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission Christmas tour are well and truly ON SALE already. The tour will take in Hobart, Canberra, Sydney, Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane, Adelaide, Fremantle, Perth, Melbourne, plenty of regional Victoria […]
INTERVIEW – TIM WHEELER, ASH, September 2024 By Shane Pinnegar Irish favourites Ash are about to embark on their umpteenth tour of Australia, this time celebrating their many treasured singles. Their career began when the trio were still in high school, bursting out of nowhere (well, the small town of Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, about 34 […]
BOOK REVIEW: HORROR UNMASKED by Brad Weissmann Murdoch books via Becker Meyer, September 2023 Hardback, rrp AUD$39.99 Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 90% Brad Weissman presents an impressive overview of horror on film in this exhaustively thorough tome, starting with the silent movie era (including 1896’s The Haunted Castle aka The House Of The Devil, 1920’s […]
SOUTHERN RIVER BAND Book by photographer ALEX MILLER announced Australian photographer Alex Miller announces ‘The Southern River Band Live As F*ck Across Europe And The United Kingdom For The First Time By Alex Miller’, debut, limited edition book of 8 weeks on the road with SRB. Aptly titled; ‘The Southern River Band Live As Fuck […]
LIVE: PARKWAY DRIVE – Perth, 30 Sep 2024 RAC Arena – with I Prevail, The Ghost Inside, Void of Vision Review & photography by Luke Baker For those wondering if Parkway Drive and their stellar lineup of support acts had any fuel left in the tank for the final gig of their 20th Anniversary Tour […]
THE MURDER CAPITAL AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND TOUR 2025 Irish post-punk five piece The Murder Capital are back with their first release of 2024 in the form of “Can’t Pretend To Know”. Built on a razor sharp riff, this fast-paced track captures the band’s distinctively intense signature sound. This release comes with the announcement of […]
PEACH PIT (CANADA) ANNOUNCE HEADLINE DATES FOR AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND The Magpie Tour – February/March 2025 ‘Their first performance in Australia was incredibly memorable and well worth the wait’ – ★★★★ The AU Review ‘Aside from their incredible natural talent as musicians and aptitude for their respective […]
JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN ‘THE COOLEST WOMAN IN POP’ TO TOUR AUSTRALIA IN MAY 2025 I bet there is not a single entity in the venue that didn’t “fall in love with Joan all over again”. I know I did”. Scenestr 2022 “a performance that was extraordinary, fluid and kinetic, familiar but completely […]
I See Stars (US) share Australian tour dates for January 2025 Hypermetal pioneers I See Stars (US) are heading back to Australia in early 2025 for a stellar run of shows across the country. Visiting Australia for the first time in 14 years, fans will get to experience some of their all time favourite tracks […]
TWENTY BIG ONES with EMILY HIGHFIELD, SULDUSK By Shane Pinnegar According to their current bio: “Emily Highfield’s one-woman project Suldusk released an award-winning album, Lunar Falls in 2019 (released by Northern Silence Productions – Germany). The album was described as a “killer debut album” (FolkNRock), “executed brilliantly” (Everything Is Noise) and “a success in creating […]
TWENTY BIG ONES with CHRIS GIBBS & CRAIG SKELTON of TRIPLE ENGINE By Shane Pinnegar It’s been a long ride for Triple Engine, formed by two of Perth’s most respected rock musos, Chris Gibbs and Craig Skelton. They’ve released original music under a myriad of different guises (Stone Circle, Chris Gibbs Band, Kingpin, The […]
BOOK REVIEW: LONG LIVE EVIL by SARAH REES BRENNAN Orbit through Hachette Australia, July 2024 Paperback, rrp AU$32.99 Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 86% Where would fantasy literature be without those two magical words, “what if…?” Here, bestselling YA author Sarah Rees Brennan asks a deliciously enticing question… “what if… a terminally ill young woman were […]
CD REVIEW: TRIPLE ENGINE – TRIPLE ENGINE Independent September 2024 Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 82% Perth, Western Australia’s Triple Engine play barroom blues a la ZZ Top – but it’s not a Texas biker bourbon bar, it’s a friendly Aussie pub, and they’re playing in the breezy beer garden on a sunny laid back Sunday […]
