CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO SAVE THE BLACK WREATH A CALL OUT FROM THE DEAD CENTRE OF AUSTRALIA Award winning DIY music community The Black Wreath have launched a ambitious crowd-funding campaign to save the home of live music in Central Australia. The venue has been built by the community over ten years and is […]
Cross Eyed Lover release new video for Slow News Day Following on from the hugely successful single ‘Moving On” , Cross Eyed Lover have released their latest dose of rock ‘SLOW NEWS DAY’. The melodic rock song song will be an instant fan favourite with that driving beat Cross Eyed Lover fans have come to […]
LAMBRINI GIRLS TAKE AIM AT GLOBAL ELITES IN NEW SINGLE ‘CULT OF CELEBRITY’ FOLLOWING SOLD-OUT AUSTRALIAN TOUR Credit: Jessie Morgan ‘The old world is dying and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters’ – Antonio Gramsci (courtesy of Lambrini Girls) PRAISE FOR WHO LET THE DOGS OUT “Political punk […]
The Bon Scott Estate announce a robust event and merchandising plan on icon’s 80th birthday Bon Scott (1946-1980), the legendary singer and lyricist for AC/DC, Fraternity and The Valentines, remains one of the great front men in rock and roll history. His indelible shriek and poetic turns of phrase, along with his playful grin and […]
TICKET GIVEAWAY – GIRISH & THE CHRONICLES IN PERTH!! Metro City Perth will be hosting a huge night of Asian rock on Saturday, 28 March when one of South Asia’s fastest-rising hard rock acts, Girish and The Chronicles (GATC) bring the rock to town and 100% ROCK have two double passes to be won!! The […]
WA Icons Ready To Rock The Stage For X-Press Magazine’s 40th Birthday + Book Launch A rollcall of WA music royalty is set to grace the stage at the Astor Theatre on Wednesday March 18, to celebrate 40 years of X-Press Magazine. Tickets are now on sale through Ticketek for this must-attend celebration for fans […]
KIM SALMON AND SMOKED SALMON ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE “FREUDIAN SLIPPERS” + KIM SALMON MINI TOUR FREDIAN SLIPPERS IS TAKEN FROM FORTHCOMING NEW ALBUM TOTALLY SICK MARCH 5 SINGLE RELEASE WILL CONICIDE WITH A KIM SALMON SOLO MINI-TOUR TAKING IN PERTH, MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY Smoked Salmon, featuring Art School dropout, seminal punk rocker, and Scientists, Surrealists […]
ROSE CARLEO BAND – SON OF GOD SINGLE RELEASE Australian blues-based hard rock juggernaut Rose Carleo Band are set to ignite 2026 with the release of their long-awaited new single Son of God. Originally scheduled for mid-2025, the release was temporarily placed on hold as bandleader Rose Carleo captured national attention with her fearless, fire-breathing […]
X-PRESS MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES SOUVENIR BOOK AND CELEBRATORY EVENT TO COMMEMORATE FOUR DECADES Perth’s iconic live music guide, X-Press Magazine marks 40 years of being at the forefront of Western Australia’s music and arts scene with the imminent release of a limited-edition coffee table book and celebratory event at the Astor Theatre. Rewind: 40 Years of […]
Rock In Peace Ozzy Osbourne, gone today, but forever alive in our hearts There’s been a million tributes already and I can’t say any more than the people who knew him, but I will say this: his music – those first six Black Sabbath albums, and his first three and sixth solo albums especially – […]
REVELATION FILM FESTIVAL 2025 – TEN ROCKING FILMS NOT TO BE MISSED By Shane Pinnegar This year’s Revelation Film Festival is certain to be hugely popular with another dizzying lineup of diverse movies to enjoy. Here’s ten rocking films not to be missed: 1. PATER NOSTER & THE MISSION OF LIGHT – Record store clerk […]
LUNA TURNS 30 – Celebrate 30 Years of Cinema Magic at Luna Palace Cinemas, Western Australia We’re throwing it back to 1994 with a month of exclusive events, retro prices, and a look at how far we’ve come — and where we’re headed next. We’re celebrating #Luna30Years with a nostalgic deal just for Cinema Club […]
Top 10 Films from Revelation Perth International Film Festival Program Director Jack Sargeant By Shane Pinnegar Program Director of Revelation Perth International Film Festival gives us his Top Ten Tips from this year’s festival, running July 2nd to 15th. For all screening times and more about the incredible and diverse range of movies on offer, […]
Record Store Day Australia returns in 2025, store registrations now open Store: Tommy Gun Records Credit: Aiesha Hanson Attention vinyl lovers and music aficionados. Mark your calendars — Record Store Day 2025 will make its triumphant global return on Saturday 12 April on a day where music enthusiasts, collectors and fans unite to celebrate […]
HAMMERFALL: 5 Glorious Essential Anthems To Blast Out Loud Ahead Of Their Australian Tour The GODS have listened, and they have heeded your call, Sweden’s Power Metal overlords, the mighty HammerFall are about to set sail for Australia for their first ever full Australian tour. No matter how much everything changes in culture and the […]
According to a recent press release: “NESDAM (real name: Patrick Madsen, former drummer of the band Random Hero) is a man on a mission. Though he’s been making music as a drummer under other band names for well over a decade now, his debut solo album Find the Truth is out to set the record straight: he’s still only getting […]
FATBOY SLIM LOVES AUSTRALIA – SUMMER’S BIGGEST OUTDOOR RAVE, MARCH 2025 Australia’s summer just got hotter! Get ready to Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat when legendary dance music pioneer Fatboy Slim makes a triumphant return down under next March with his Fatboy Slim Loves Australia tour, proudly presented by MG Live, Frontier Touring and Roundhouse Entertainment. […]
Support Act launches Help a Mate appeal for James Baker, legendary drummer for The Victims, The Scientists, Hoodoo Gurus, Beasts of Bourbon, The Dubrovniks and more Support Act, the Australian Music Industry’s charity, has launched a ‘Help A Mate’ appeal on behalf of iconic Perth-based punk/garage-rock figure and drummer James Baker, founding member of legendary […]
WE WISH TO INFORM YOU… GHOST WILL PREMIERE THEIR HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT FEATURE FILM ‘RITE HERE RITE NOW’ IN CINEMAS WORLDWIDE ON JUNE 20 & 22 ONLY DIRECTED BY ALEX ROSS PERRY AND TOBIAS FORGE STARRING: GHOST, Maralyn Facey, Alan Ursillo, Ashley McBride, Kevin “Jesus” Kaufmann DIRECTED BY: Alex Ross Perry and Tobias Forge PRODUCED […]
REDD KROSS new video from forthcoming Eponymous Double LP “To me, Redd Kross will always be one of the most important bands of the last 30-40 years.” Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) Click to play Redd Kross – “Candy Coloured Catastrophe” (Official Video) Redd Kross, the band that was formed in Los Angeles in 1979 by […]
