In 2017 I continued with my resolution to read more than the previous year. My reading habits in 2017 were no doubt informed by the fact that I ended a long-term relationship. This meant I found myself drawn to books that were about bettering yourself as well as topics like: sex, human psychology, relationships and […]
THE BEST OF THE BEST NEW MUSIC 2017 – Part II: # 1 – 25 By Shane Pinnegar READ PART I HERE – Shane’s top new music picks of 2017 #26 – 50 As we continue our trawl through the year’s best music, it’s worth taking a moment to remember those who left us this […]
Twelve Videos of Christmas #10 – PALACE OF THE KING – It’s Been A Long Time Coming Melbourne rock lords Palace Of The King recently released their four on the floor belter, It’s Been A Long Time Coming through powerhouse indie record label, Golden Robot Records. With smashing stadium rock production and all the Oz Rock […]
Twelve Videos of Christmas #9 – FULL THROTTLE BABY – Snap It For our ninth installment in the Twelve Videos Of Christmas, we journey to romantic Paris in France, where “hard rock’n’roll/ Groovy/ Punk rebels Full Throttle Baby (with two members of BUKOWSKI) just premiered a brand new official music video for the song Snap […]
THE BEST OF THE BEST NEW MUSIC 2017 – Part I: #26 – 50 By Shane Pinnegar What a year 2017 has been… It was the year that Uber & UberEats, Netflix and BitCoin became ubiquitous, changing the way their businesses are done forever. It was the year of Harvey Weinstein’s outing as a sex […]
Twelve Videos of Christmas #8: TONI & THE STONEHEARTS – No Turning Back Toni and the Stonehearts hit the ground running with 100% full throttle debut single No Turning Back. Influences of this generation’s best female rock ‘n’ rollers, Suze De Marchi, Grace Potter and Sarah McLeod shine through and are matched perfectly with frontwoman Toni […]
Twelve Videos of Christmas #7: RAZORBATS – Social Rejects Nothing says “CHRISTMAS” like Norwegian punk n’ roll, and for day 7 of our Twelve Videos Of Christmas, we give you The Razorbats, direct from Oslo, with their loser anthem Social Rejects. The first single from album #2 for the band, the band take up the […]
Raised By Eagles unveil the new video for ‘Night Wheels’ – the new single from their I Must Be Somewhere LP. I Must Be Somewhere took out Best Country Album at The Age Music Victoria Awards 2017 – the band’s 2nd win in the category after 2015’s Diamonds In The Bloodstream, and here they are […]
Classic metallers SAXON return with their 22nd studio album THUNDERBOLT on 2nd February 2018, and have released the title track as an early single to celebrate. Drawing it’s name from the ancient Gods of Greek mythology, Thunderbolt celebrates the classic Saxon sound on this, #5 in our TWELVE VIDEOS OF CHRISTMAS series. The album is set […]
We continue our daily run of feature videos with this wrestle-tastic effort from Perth’s filth-peddling BIBLE BASHERS: She’s A Mormon Now, taken from their comeback EP Rise Hard.The video will be featured on RAGE tonight, so it seems fitting that we premiere it on 100% ROCK first. They’re famous for delivering audacious, no-prisoners live performances, […]
We’re featuring a different video each day through to Christmas – here’s #3! They come from Kurri Kurri in New South Wales’ Hunter Valley, and when not imbibing the local wines play what they lovingly describe as “heavy rock/stoner/blues/alt country/psych/metal,” which is enough to ensure good times for all. They are Buffalo Crows, and here […]
SUGAR LOUISE – SANTA BABY Norwegian pop-punks Sugar Louise have had a couple of slow years recently, with 4 out of 5 members becoming parents and expanding their families, and are finally back with a new charity single, Santa Baby. The moving song and video is perhaps the first almost serious track the band have […]
With a veritable tsunami of great, cool, fun, rocking video clips washing up on our shores over the past few months, we haven’t had time to share nearly enough of them. So, here’s number 1 in our TWELVE VIDEOS OF CHRISTMAS. Hailing from Sydney, Australia, The Mezcaltones play Tarantino-esque Tex Mex rock n’ roll – […]
So it’s December again already, and we all know that panic of trying to find gifts for friends, family, and even colleagues before Christmas has come and gone for another year. How do you know what they might enjoy? How do you know what they already have? Well, you can never know for sure unless […]
NEW VIDEO CLIPS FROM FOLSOM and CHARLIE BONNET III We’ve been overwhelmed with a tsunami of excellent new video clips over the past week, so we’re going to feature two today for your enjoyment. First up, French alt-rockers FOLSOM and their wicked track Discotrap, from the album Bad Ways [click here for our review]. The […]
While it is always fun to jump on the phone with a rocker I dig, sometimes an old fashioned sit down interview can be a blast… and that was the case when the Femmes Of Rock – Nina DiGregorio, Christina Rose, Chandra Meibalane, and Carissa Werner – took time out of their busy schedule between shows […]
CULT FAVOURITES – A MILLION MILES FROM HOME by DAVE WARNER’S FROM THE SUBURBS BY Shane Pinnegar Photo by Shane Pinnegar How Punk, The Runaways and Aussie suburban life all contributed to a classic song about being homesick in Europe. Mention Dave Warner and most people think of his biggest hit, Suburban Boy – a […]
ELECTRIC MARY Release New Video For Woman Touring With The Baby Animals Nov-Dec Brand New Album Coming March 2018! Melbourne’s Electric Mary have released a killer new video for the track Woman, taken from their upcoming fourth album tentatively titled Better Days Are Coming. The band have signed with Melbourne rock label Dinner For Wolves […]
Artificial Agent release Devil In The White Dress video Detroit hair metal rockers Artificial Agent continue to prove that their brand of rock and roll is as much about the music as it is about their tongue-in-cheek rockstar style of entertainment. The new track Devil In The White Dress from their newly released album Programmed […]
WIN ALICE COOPER TICKETS FOR PERTH CONCERT! On Tuesday, 17th October 2017 ALICE COOPER starts his 2017 Australian tour, celebrating the 40th anniversary of his first trip down under in 1977. Along for the rocket ride as very special guest will be former KISS guitarist, The Space Ace – ACE FREHLEY. You and a friend […]
