Blue Murder Presents
The rumours are true, Fear Factory are confirmed to tour Australia this September! Armed with their latest album The Industrialist, a new chapter in Fear Factory’s career of ideas and extremes, it’s the Fear Factory machine at its most confident and passionate, bringing every sonic weapon in its arsenal to the fore.

The shadow of the Los Angeles born band has loomed large, writing the book of industrial metal that has gone on to influence the likes of Rammstein and inform such stalwart noisemongers as Ministry. Fear Factory also merged the idea of melodic vocals erupting from death metal screaming long before it became modern metal’s de-riguer. Over the course of a many storied career that’s seen the success of five critically acclaimed albums plus a remix ep and album, Fear Factory has had a career of creative and commercial success, selling over three million records worldwide: they’ve also been plagued by bitter infighting and have emerged from it all in 2012 with a new alloy of aggression.
Continue reading Tour News: Fear Factory Australian Tour 2012 – Supports Announced! →

Photographer: Annie Wilson – Amped Photography

Photographer: Annie Wilson – Amped Photography

Artists: Shihad, The Snowdroppers
Venue: The Hi-Fi, Melbourne
Date: 6 September 2012
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Since their 2000 debut album ‘Hybrid Theory’, LINKIN PARK have spent the last 12 years doing something popular artists just don’t do: going off-menu.

The learning curve was arduous, but a necessary and welcome challenge for the band. ‘Hybrid Theory’ isn’t just the title of the first album, but a career mission statement. From day one, LINKIN PARK built the band upon the premise of fusing all of their favourite styles of music—as disparate as they might be—into one signature sound.
Continue reading Linkin Park + Stone Sour – Soundwave sideshows announced! →

Already a favourite amongst their peers and underground fans, IN HEARTS WAKE have already done a remarkable job of following in the footsteps of Byron Bay’s hardcore legends, Parkway Drive. They have spent the last few years releasing a slew of EPs and a split record with The Bride, whilst touring through regional and capital cities. It is through their hard working ethic that the band has become one of the most loved artists within the hardcore community.

IN HEARTS WAKE will be unleashing their brilliant live show on the ENTER SHIKARI tour this September.

“Inspired by Beth’s song and feeling this film needed to be pushed into an unexpected, new, mysterious and exhilarating place, we took a trip to the high altitude desert of the great Colorado sand dunes,” the directors explained. “A trip of trust, a trip into the unknown, heat strokes, hallucinations and magic.”
Continue reading Beth Orton – ‘Magpie’ (Official Music Video) →

Photographer: Stephen Goodwin

Photographer: Stephen Goodwin
Continue reading Photo Gallery: Maria Minerva @ Judith Wright Centre, Brisbane with Blank Realm, Tralala Blip – 29 August 2012 →

Review: Billy Geary
After what in the end was a rather messy departure from The Butterfly Effect, Clint Boge hasn’t missed a beat moving straight into solo mode for a national tour. Friday night’s stop was at the rustic Evelyn Hotel in Melbourne.

Opening for the night was local heavy rock band Bellusira, swapping out their normal distortion in favour of acoustic guitars for their set. Vocalist Crystal Ignite’s powerful voice was on full display, standing out even more without the full band behind her. Their short set furthered her case for being Melbourne’s best female vocalist and was a great way to start the night.
Continue reading Live Review: Clint Boge, Dan England, Bellusira @ The Evelyn, Melbourne →

Photographer: Katja Liebing – Blue Moon Photography

Photographer: Katja Liebing – Blue Moon Photography

Event: Eugene “Hideaway” Bridges
Venue: The Basement, Sydney
Date: 1 September 2012
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Photographer: Adelheide Photography

Photographer: Adelheide Photography
Continue reading Photo Gallery: Apocalyptica @ The Hi-Fi, Melbourne – 1 September 2012 →

Captivating, electrifying, “way too dirty for soap” and more than a little dangerous—Drunken Moon is pure live spectacle.

The festival came about when James Grim, frontman for Melbourne sex-voodoo-Delta blues-a-billy band Brothers Grim & the Blue Murders’, set out to, quite simply, carefully curate the finest collection of live bands he’s seen in the past year into one massive east coast splurge of shows. Acts selected are ones that draw inspiration from varied ol’ time musical roots, fused with a modern twist and representing the burgeoning hybridised Australian blues community to boot.
Continue reading Festival News: Drunken Moon Festival – East Coast Shows – Sept/Oct 2012 →

AZIZ ANSARI is coming to Australia for his first tour with three very special shows.

Comedian and actor Aziz Ansari is best known for his role as the cocky yet lovable Tom Haverford on the Emmy Award nominated series Parks and Recreation playing a small time government employee bent on becoming a “Diddy” like mogul. Considering he’s cameo’d in a Jay-Z and Kanye West music video, counts Quentin Tarantino as a fan and has Barrack Obama ‘keeping him humble and hungry’, it seems Ansari’s real life is doing just fine.
Continue reading News: AZIZ ANSARI is coming to Australia – October 2012 →