“It also reminded festival bookers that you don’t need to book overseas acts to get the talent you need to pack out big festivals. Sure, we’re keen for visitors again, but giving those spots to Australian artists is proving a big win for everyone.”triple j
L.A. GUNS – Checkered Past Released – 12/11/21 Frontiers Music
Long running hard rockers L.A. Guns have announced the release of their new studio album, Checkered Past. Written and recorded while the world was still in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic, the new studio album sees Tracii Guns, Phil Lewis, and company continuing with the darker lyrical tone of the preceding studio albums, The Devil You Know and The Missing Peace, while incorporating their classic rock influences into the mix.
Internationally recognised Americana singer / songwriter Lucie Tiger returns today with her good time party song ‘Do Me Right’. It follows her recent singles ‘Midnight Goodbye’ and ‘Found My Home’, which both charted on TMN CountryTown Hot 50 airplay chart, with the latter peaking at #20.
GROUNDBREAKER – Soul To Soul Released – 12/11/21 Frontiers Music
I will never apologise for any inherent bias in
a review, but I am happy to admit that Steve Overland has been able to
do no wrong in my eyes, from the early days of Wildlife in 1980, through
to FM who have been one my all-time favourite bands to the present day,
and are still recording and playing live.
SMOKING MARTHA – UNIVERSE Xelon Entertainment Released – 3rd December 2021
The rising diverse Brisbane alt-rock group Smoking Martha is set to release its new full-length studio album, Universe, this December via Xelon Entertainment. The official music video for the album’s second powerful single, Liquid Sunshine, is out now following the release of lead track, the fun and fiery Good Girls.
The Brisbanites have built up a strong cult following across the UK, Europe and Australia with their high energy performances.
THE RED HOT SUMMER TOUR PROUDLY PRESENTS ICEHOUSE GREAT SOUTHERN LAND 2022 – THE CONCERT SERIES
JAMES REYNE, THE ANGELS, BABY ANIMALS, VANESSA AMOROSI, CHRISTINE ANU & EMILY WURRAMARA
The RED HOT SUMMER TOUR is back in 2022 with two special Queensland shows celebrating the 40th anniversary of ICEHOUSE’s classic hit Great Southern Land. The highly anticipated shows, at long time RED HOT SUMMER TOUR venues Queens Park in Toowoomba and Harrigans in Jacobs Well, will bring together a coveted line-up not only headlined by the iconic ICEHOUSE, but also featuring James Reyne, The Angels, Baby Animals, Vanessa Amorosi and Christine Anu.
With just over two weeks until the 2021 Airlie Beach Festival of Music starts, the main stage line-up has been set, day tickets are on sale from today, and music lovers from far and wide are being offered an extra incentive to buy a three-day pass.
To kick things off at the official showcase, Friday’s line-up features Hussy Hicks, Busby Marou, Sarah McLeod, Russell Morris, and Butterfingers.
Saturday’s headline acts are Alex Lloyd, The Jingo Brothers, Toni Childs, The Wayward Suns, Viper Syndicate, and The Angels.
On the Main Stage on Sunday are Rick Price, Lucy Gallant, Kieran McCarthy, Troy Cassar-Daley, and Australian icons John Schumann (Redgum), and Shane Howard (Goanna).
PLUSH – Self-titled album Released – Oct 29th 2021 Pavement Entertainment
The Press Release and the photo give a pretty immediate impression of what to expect from this upcoming release, and while one might think that the band is a modern-day creation of some A&R Svengali thinking we need another Runaways or Donnas – one listen to the opening track from Plush smashes those preconceptions pretty comprehensively.
Silverback Touringis going hard in early 2022 and bringing you the ultimate Rock Package by delivering two of the hottest live bands on the planet BUCKCHERRY and FOZZY.
Full Tilt Festival announces new Sydney and Melbourne dates due to the current Covid-19 lockdowns, restrictions and border closures.
The new date for Sydney is Saturday 26 February, 2022 at Bella Vista Farm and Melbourne’s new date is Saturday 26 March, 2022 at Reunion Park, Burnley.