Sad news for Audioslave and Soundgarden fans today, with news out of the US that singer Chris Cornell has passed away. In a statement to The Associated Press, rep Brian Bumbery said the 52-year old rocker passed away "suddenly and unexpectedly" in Detroit. The statement said the family would be working closely with the medical … Continue reading Rocker Chris Cornell Dead At 52
A ridiculous number of Aussie fans cracked it yesterday while trying to get Ed Sheeran pre-sale tickets online, prompting new dates to be announced today for most cities. Thousands of fans took to social media to complain about wait times, being dumped off the site and having problems checking out as the ticket seller sites … Continue reading Our Mate Ed Adds New Aussie Dates
After a ripper of a line-up in 2016 with the heavy hitting bill drawing crowds to the ‘gong, you would be excused if you thought that Yours & Owls couldn’t get any better…. but you would be wrong! This year the beachside town is playing host to one of the most diverse and eclectic group of artists … Continue reading Yours & Owls Festival Announces Massive Lineup
Tickets to Ed Sheeran's Australian and New Zealand stadium tour in March go on sale today, with pre-sale tickets to his Auckland show selling out so fast, promoters have added a second show to keep up with demand. Frontier Touring posted on Facebook: "Tens of thousands of Ed Sheeran fans have snapped up the entire … Continue reading Ed Sheeran Pre-Sales Already Going Nuts
Yep, you read that correctly. Josh Radnor, AKA Ted Mosby from How I Met Your Mother, has joined forces with Aussie ex-pat Ben Lee to form the musical project Radnor & Lee. Their debut release Be Like The Being - described as a battle cry for liberation, inner and outer peace - is out now: https://soundcloud.com/radnorandlee/be-like-the-being-radnor-lee The duo … Continue reading Meet Ted Mosby’s New Bandmate
The festival-celebrity-Instagram mecca of Coachella began over Easter long weekend in the USA, and with Groovin The Moo kicking off next weekend, we wanted to take a quick look at five trends that were big in the desert this year... Flower crowns Yep, they're still a thing. But they've shrunk. Big, gaudy, OTT, "I-wore-this-so-I-blend-in-outside-my-ex-boyfriend's-house" flower crowns … Continue reading Five Festival Trends We Saw At Coachella
It's no surprise to anyone that the music industry is a male-dominated one. It always has been. We get it. But it is the year 2017. We have amazing female artists like Tash Sultana, Vera Blue, Amy Shark, Tkay Maidza and Sia absolutely flogging the charts (and that's just a few Aussies) and yet one … Continue reading Bands Make A Stand Against Sausagefest Show
We haven't had a 'what the?' story for a while, but this one is really more of a twat the... Gold Coast man/'rapper' (we use the term loosely) Terry Peck allegedly indulged in over $600 worth of seafood at some schmancy restaurant on the Gold Coast... and swam away without paying the bill. The dude … Continue reading 99 Problems And A Wallet Ain’t One
What do Wheatus, Hoobastank, Alien Ant Farm, Lit and CKY have in common? They all have at least one hit song that pops into your head at the mention of their name... and they're all coming down under for a series of shows in September and October. Re-live your misspent youth and rock out to … Continue reading Sing It Loud! Tour Announcement
We can't outdo the band's Facebook announcement, so... here it is: Hey good news everyone: Frenzal Rhomb have made a new album, and booked a tour to go with it! Yep, Frenzal Rhomb, the most hospitalised band in the world (Seriously, everything from broken drumming arms and detached guitar-playing retinas to an actual pig-borne tapeworm … Continue reading Frenzal’s C*** Act High Tea
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