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As Paradise Falls Guitarist Dies

Queenslander Glen Barrie, guitarist for hardcore band As Paradise Falls, has unexpectedly passed away in his sleep, according to reports. He was 26 years old. The band had been in Thailand recording their debut album at Karma Sound Studios, and were scheduled to perform in Bangkok last night with Melbourne band I Killed The Prom … Continue reading As Paradise Falls Guitarist Dies

Tropfest 2015 Axed at 13th Hour

Tropfest - the popular Aussie short film festival running since 1993 - has been cancelled less than a month before the December event. Back in 2006, the outdoor screening event was canned due to fierce electrical storms. This time, it is due to 'terrible' financial management by an unnamed management company, according to a statement … Continue reading Tropfest 2015 Axed at 13th Hour

Bullet For Venom

Welsh metal outfit Bullet For My Valentine's fifth studio album has launched, along with confirmation the band will be performing at Soundwave 2016. We're still a while away from the full Soundwave lineup announcement, but the band officially announced their slot with the release of Venom last week. A live video for the track Army … Continue reading Bullet For Venom

Regurgitator – Nothing Less Than Cheap Imitations

After a monumental 22 years in the Aussie music biz, Aussie icons Regurgitator are back on the road with their Cheap Imitations tour-ché, with a couple of festival appearances plus sold-out hometown show at The Zoo in Brisbane in support of their first live album, Nothing Less than Cheap Imitations: Live at the HiFi Melbourne Oct 2012. … Continue reading Regurgitator – Nothing Less Than Cheap Imitations

Tostee Protests Innocence, Is Social Media Tosser

Accused Tinder killer Gable Tostee (the guy who allegedly threw his Tinder date, Warriena Wright, off his Gold Coast high rise apartment balcony on August 8 last year) has been released from prison after serving six months for an unrelated crime. Of course, he has taken to social media to protest his innocence over the … Continue reading Tostee Protests Innocence, Is Social Media Tosser

The Darkness Announces Australian Tour

British rock band The Darkness has come a long way since I Believe in a Thing Called Love soared up the charts in the early 2000s. Their fourth studio album Last of Our Kind was produced by guitarist Dan Hawkins at his studio The Hawks Nest in Norfolk, and released earlier this year. The band has announced … Continue reading The Darkness Announces Australian Tour

Move Over Prince Philip, Here’s A Gaffe For You!

The Australian newspaper is one of the more credible media publications... but here's a post that shows even big-time media companies are subject to errors of crazy proportions. If you live in Australia right now, you know there has been a lot of controversy, attention and commentary relating to Indigenous AFL player Adam Goodes and … Continue reading Move Over Prince Philip, Here’s A Gaffe For You!

Italians Learn to Fly in Foo Fighters Plea

* UPDATE: It worked! Dave Grohl posted a video (in almost perfect Italian, of course) thanking the town for their "beautiful" video and saying, "We're coming, I promise." (Original post after the vid) If there's two things we've learned about Dave Grohl this year it's this: 1. The man is superhuman, after falling off the … Continue reading Italians Learn to Fly in Foo Fighters Plea

Azealia Banks’ Splendour in the Arse

It's no surprise US rapper Azealia Banks has beef with Aussies. She's been involved in Twitter feuds with Iggy Azalea since 2012, which blew up at the end of last year in a race-related argument about perceived 'white appropriation of black (hip hop) culture' during which Banks referred to Azalea as "Igloo Australia". For the … Continue reading Azealia Banks’ Splendour in the Arse