Review by Peter Coates
There seem to be more and more bands out there defying genres and refusing to be pigeon-holed as any one class of rock…..classic, indie, progressive or hardcore….there is a bit of something for all in the latest release from Finnish trio Von Hertzen Brothers, with their 6th album War Is Over released on the Mascot Label Group at the start of November.
Continue reading Album Review : Von Hertzen Brothers – War Is Over
Photographer : Calvin Cropley
Photo Gallery : Marky Ramone at The Croxton, Melbourne – 24 November 2017
Supports : Sisters Doll, Ablaze
Continue reading Photo Gallery : Marky Ramone at The Croxton, Melbourne – 24 November 2017
Review by Natasha Wyborn
What a perfect night for Melbourne’s share of the “Live” reunion.
Live supported by Lifehouse and The Calling – 17th November 2017 – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne Victoria.
Melbourne turned on the weather for show two of Live’s Australian Reunion Tour on Friday night. under a perfect sunset, the band who most music lovers believed would never play together again, did just that and entertained a 7,000 crowd with passion and perfection. Melbourne was the second of only three shows in Australia for this tour.
Continue reading Live Review : Live – The Reunion World Tour at Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne – 17 November 2017
Review by Natasha Wyborn
Photographer : David Jackson
Neither an electric storm or pouring rain could stop the final show of the 24 Karat Gold tour held at Rochford Wines in the Yarra Valley, Victoria. The latest instalment of A Day on the Green pitted two Rock & Roll Hall of Famers on the one bill. Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde from Akron, Ohio was brought up on the punk side of town mentored by Malcolm McLaren. On the other side is Stevie Nicks from Phoenix, Arizona a member of one of the most influential bands in music history. Given these ladies musical roots, both should have been on a collision course to destroy each other, that said, they are the best of friends. It’s a “storytellers” tour Nicks told the audience early in her set.
Continue reading Live Review : Stevie Nicks ’24 Karat Gold Tour’ with Pretenders (Chrissie Hynde) at Rochford Wines Yarra Valley Victoria – 18 November 2017
Photographer : David Jackson
Photographer : David Jackson
Continue reading Photo Gallery : Stevie Nicks + Pretenders (Chrissie Hynde) at Rochford Wines Yarra Valley Victoria – 18 November 2017
Gilby Clarke needs no introduction to rock fans. He played in both Guns N’ Roses and the MC5. Who else can claim membership in two of the most life-altering rock ’n’ roll outfits to ever exist on the planet? Clarke hit the stage with his GN’R running buds at the 2012 Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony – he appeared on the band’s The Spaghetti Incident, Live Era ’88-’91 and Greatest Hits albums, and spent years on the massive Use Your Illusion world tour in the ’90s.
Continue reading Gilby Clarke – Australian 2017 Tour – Supports Announced
Brisbane trio Sweater Curse this week announced the release date of second single Don’t Call Me along with an East-Coast tour.
Continue reading Sweater Curse announce Australian East Coast Tour (2017)
LIONIZE recently released their top charting album, Nuclear Soul (2017).
Filled with funk n roll, Nuclear Soul follows the band’s widely praised 2014 album Jetpack Soundtrack and continues their ever-maturing sound. It’s emotionally-driven and steeped in introspection, with subjects ranging from the end of times to heart break within the industry. Recorded in Maryland, USA, production has been handled by Clutch’s Jean Paul Gaster with J. Robbins and Lionize.
Continue reading LIONIZE – Nuclear Soul Album + 2017 World Tour Dates
Review by Natasha Wyborn
If someone thought the 80’s were dead and buried no-one told the sell out crowd at Wagga Wagga on the weekend. The Murrumbidgee Turf Club opened its gates to over 3,000 people on Saturday to celebrate some of the best 70’s, 80’s and 90’s Australian music had to offer. Taking the crowd back to a time when a beer was a dollar and the most songs you could fit on a cassette was 12, social media and the internet were years away but somehow we survived.
Continue reading Live Review : Rock at the Races – Wagga Wagga – 11 November 2017
Photographer: David Jackson
Photographer: David Jackson
Continue reading Photo Gallery : Rock at the Races – Wagga Wagga – 11 November 2017
Rock and roll music refines and unearths itself regardless of whether it’s in the zeitgeist. Good bands look forward as they look back, incorporating what they love with what feels good. In short, they keep on playing, and make albums that age well and write songs people find no matter what year it is.
N.C.’s Loose Jets’ self-titled full-length has ten songs with a mix of vibes beginning to end, led by two singers, and made from years of wisdom, playing in bands, and an unending desire for creating combustible, swagger-filled songs.
Continue reading New Release: Loose Jets – Loose Jets (Release Date: Nov 17, 2017)
An archaic old saying espouses that “It’s better to be seen and not heard.” In the case of Baltimore, MD melodic hardcore upstarts Sharptooth, you could invert that as “It’s better to make a scene and be heard.”
Known for explosive live shows, battering ram energy, and provocative politically conscious messages, the five-piece—Lauren Kashan [vocals], Keith Higgins [guitar], Lance Donati [guitar], Phil Rasinski [bass], and Connor Mac [drums]—consistently leave a lasting impression on stage and on their full-length debut, Clever Girl [Pure Noise Records]. Often dubbed “the crazy band” since their 2015 emergence, the group lives up to that promise of unpredictability.
Continue reading Sharptooth “Clever Girl” Official Video
Review by Natasha Wyborn
Photos by David Jackson
As Midnight Oil lead singer Peter Garrett belted out the lyrics to the Oils classic Blue Sky Mine “Hope the crumbs in my pocket can keep me for another night” to another sellout crowd on Friday night you couldn’t help but wonder that if the band was being rewarded exclusively in food this show would be worthy of a 10 course executive meal. Gateway Lakes Wodonga and a sell out crowd of over 12,000 was the current stopover on the bands Great Circle World Tour. The packed venue comprising of an audience of all ages was primed and ready for arguable Australia’s greatest band.
Continue reading Live Review : Midnight Oil at Gateway Lakes, Wodonga- 3 November 2017
Photos by David Jackson
Continue reading Photo Gallery : Midnight Oil at Gateway Lakes, Wodonga- 3 November 2017
