LIVE: The Prodigy – Perth, 24 Jan, 2019 RAC Arena, Perth – Thursday, 24 January, 2019 Reviewed by Melanie Scrafton Photography by Stuart McKay The Prodigy return to Australia to promote last year’s No Tourists release, and their first show at Perth’s RAC Arena was nicely warmed up by Perth’s own Shock One, aka Karl […]
LIVE: Conversations with Nick Cave – Perth, 23 Jan, 2019 Perth Concert Hall, Wednesday, 23 January, 2019 Reviewed by Brian Dunne Before I get into the meat and two veg of this review, so to speak, I feel I should give you, dear reader, a trigger warning. You may not have realised one or two […]
FRINGE FESTIVAL REVIEW: IDRIS STANTON – WHAM GLAM CIRCUS MAN Fringe World, Northbridge – Monday, 21 January, 2019 By Shane Pinnegar 96% Idris Stanton’s Wham Glam Circus Man showcases the very best of what Fringe World is all about – it celebrates circus tricks, comedy, equality and good times for all, and, like all the […]
CD REVIEW: STEVE PERRY – TRACES Capitol Records October 2018 Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 74% “I know it’s been a long time coming,” are the first lyrics Steve Perry sings on new album Traces, and never a truer word spoken. It’s been twenty-two long years since Perry last released new music – the Journey reunion […]
CD REVIEW: PILEDRIVER – Rockwall Rockwall Records October 2018 Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 75% Again produced by Accept and U.D.O. drummer Stefan Kaufmann, Pildriver’s latest album is full of driving Teutonic riffs and classic rock powerhouse grooves –much like their last few records, in fact. In a former life they were a Status Quo tribute […]
EP REVIEW: SHORELINES – Blank Pages & Broken Records Independent October 2018 Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 72% Brisbane quartet Shorelines’ second EP is an energetic and thoroughly bouncy six-track affair that stamps their individuality and confidence all over the pop-punk sounds they love so much. Problem opens the EP with a snotty attitude and the […]
MOVIE: GREEN BOOK Directed by Peter Farrelly Written by Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie & Peter Farrelly Starring Mahershala Ali, Viggo Mortensen Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 92% Named after the guide book which advised negros of destinations to enjoy their “vacation without aggravation” in Southern America in the ‘60s, Green Book is essentially a road trip […]
PERTH FRINGE FESTIVAL REVIEW: DALI LAND Metro City, Northbridge – Saturday, 19 January, 2019 By Shane Pinnegar 68% Dali Land is billed as an opportunity to “enter the mind of Salvador Dali, in an immersive 4 level exhibition dedicated to the surrealist master. Featuring over 200 works including drawings, sculptures, film, graphics, photography, and ‘Unconscious […]
PERTH FRINGE FESTIVAL REVIEW: TRASH TEST DUMMIES Fringe World Perth – Saturday, 19 January, 2019 By Shane Pinnegar 95% Old school circus clowning skills are at the heart of The Trash Test Dummies’ anarchic and manic family-friendly comedy show at Perth’s Fringe World 2019. Now featuring the troupe’s first ever female Dummie, Amy Nightingale-Olsen, who […]
GARY CLARK JR. Announces 2019 Headlining tour dates GARY CLARK JR., Texas’s sensational multi-genre, Grammy Award-winning artist is bringing his signature sounds to Australia this coming April. Highlighting his forthcoming new album “This Land”, out March 1 on Warner Music, Gary Clark Jr. and his band will be appearing at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on Thursday […]
Greek Rockers 1000Mods Announce First Ever Australian Tour Tagged by International music mag The Obelisk as being “at the head of the pack of European heavy Rock and Roll”, Greece’s 1000mods bring their psychedelic onslaught to Australia this April, touring nationally on the back of a Mojo Burning festival appearance. Having risen from smokey basements […]
FLEETWOOD MAC ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN TOUR Legendary, GRAMMY-award winning FLEETWOOD MAC today announce their Australian tour, set to kick off on August 9 in Perth and taking in Brisbane on August 20, Sydney on August 27 and 29, and concluding with two shows in Melbourne on September 2 and 4. Produced by Live Nation, the tour […]
SASS THE PATRIARCHY – CELEBRATING AND EMPOWERING GENDER IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY FRIDAY 8TH MARCH, THE AARDVARK FREMANTLE On March 8th 2019 at the Aardvark, Fremantle, Leisha Jungalwalla and Cat Leahy (This Way North) return to WA with their event Sass the Patriarchy, a night of music and empowering discussion that focuses on strategies to […]
Download Festival Australia announce Food and Market Stalls Sydney Saturday March 9 || Parramatta Park Melbourne Monday March 11 || Flemington Racecourse Eat Till You Pop… Shop Till You Drop! Here Are The Food & Market Stalls Joining Download 2019! OZZY OSBOURNE (Only Aus Shows) | SLAYER (Final World Tour) | JUDAS PRIEST (Only Aus […]
Bluesfest 2019 adds Four More Artists to the 30th Anniversary Celebration With just over 90 days to go until the gates of Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm swing open for Bluesfest 2019, we are proud to announce the following artists will be joining the 30th Anniversary Celebration: TASH SULTANA SIX60 OCEAN ALLEY AMARU TRIBE With more […]
AMY SHARK ANNOUNCES NEW SHOWS IN PERTH & BRISBANE SELLS OUT MARGARET COURT ARENA IN MELBOURNE JOINED BY SPECIAL GUESTS SLOWLY SLOWLY & ERTHLINGS After taking over the airways, charts and our hearts for almost all of 2018, Australia’s reigning queen of pop AMY SHARK has confirmed additional shows in Western Australia on Saturday May […]
DZ DEATHRAYS ANNOUNCE REGIONAL TOUR ‘WITH THE LOT’ DZ Deathrays will be hitting the road again, this time covering areas of Australia that have been thirsty for their thrash-rock for years. The tour announcement comes off the back of an epic 2018 for the band, who released their third LP Bloody Lovely, got their third […]
ROSE TATTOO / HARD-ONS – ‘STILL NEVER TOO LOUD’ TOUR 2019 Rose Tattoo’s – ‘Never Too Loud’, released in 1997 through Repertoire Records Germany, was a ‘Popumentary’ Series, spanning the band’s career at the time. This 37-track collection contained smash hits, from ‘Rock’n’Roll Outlaw’, ‘Nice Boys (Don’t Play Rock’n’Roll)’, ‘The Butcher & Fast Eddie’ to […]
MAX & IGGOR CAVALERA Announce ‘Beneath The Remains And Arise’ Australian Tour Announcing the MAX & IGGOR CAVALERA ‘BENEATH THE REMAINS AND ARISE’ tour – celebrating an incredible selection of the best tracks from the two albums each night! The legendary brotherly duo of MAX & IGGOR CAVALERA will be once again be looking to […]
Southern River Band add WA shows to their National GATHER NO MOSS Tour! W.A. we’ve felt like bigger arseholes than we really are, but, at the same time, we thought we’d save home till last! Jack Rabbit Slim’s & Mojo’s – we’re coming in red hot and we’ve got our old mate Jase’s new band […]
