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Bad//Dreems have christened their third album ‘Doomsday Ballet’ and set the date 18 October 2019 for you to hear it.

Tagged as: 10s, alternative, Australia, Bad//Dreems, rock

Australian Charts: Slipknot ‘We Are Not Your Kind’ debuts at no 1

by Gavin Ryan

America heavy metal act Slipknot sees their sixth studio album “We Are Not Your Kind” become their third consecutive No.1 album in Australia, and it’s the bands first new material in just under five years.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, alternative, heavy metal, nu-metal, rock, Slipknot, USA

Chvrches Cancel Hong Kong because of Airport Turmoil

British indie rockers Chvrches are among several acts who have cancelled concerts in Hong Kong after protests closed the city’s airport.

Tagged as: alternative, CHVRCHES, electronica, indie, pop, Scotland, UK

Mike Patton reunites Mr Bungle

Mr Bungle will play their first shows in 20 years in February.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, art-rock, Faith No More, Mike Patton, Mr Bungle, rock, USA

Underground Lovers 10th Album A Left Turn isn’t far off

Underground Lovers will release their 10th album ‘A Left Turn’ in October and have previewed the record with this new song ‘Seven Day Weekend’.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Underground Lovers

Jack White and Jack Black Merge To Become Jack Gray

Jack White and Jack Black have become Jack Gray.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, alternative, Jack Black, Jack White, rock, Tenacious D

Cory Taylor Used New Slipknot Album To Drive His Divorce Out of his System

Slipknot’s new album allowed frontman Corey Taylor to get all the “emotional bile” from his divorce out of his system.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, alternative, heavy metal, nu-metal, rock, Slipknot, USA

Gerald Casale of Devo photo by Ros O'Gorman

Devo Calls Bullshit on Desert Daze Festival Farewell Tour Branding

Jerry Casale of Devo says the “Farewell Tour” branding for Devo on the Desert Daze Festival announcement this week is complete bullshit. Devo are not breaking up.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, Devo, rock, USA

Elbow Plan Something Different for Next Album

Elbow’s Guy Garvey has teased the band have gone in a “different” direction on new album ‘Giants of All Sizes’.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, alternative, Elbow, Guy Garvey, indie, progressive, rock, UK

Pixies Drop their new song ‘Catfish Kate’

Pixie have released a second song from their upcoming album ‘Beneath The Eyrie’.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Come On Pilgrim, indie, Live Nation, Pixies, punk, rock, Surfer Roser, USA

Devo Use the F Word to Announce a Tour

Devo are the latest act to use the F word … ‘Farewell’. Devo have announced a single date on what has been billed a Farewell Tour.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, Devo, rock, USA

Red Hot Summer Mornington Sells Out in 2 Minutes

Red Hot Summer set a new record today when the Mornington show sold out in two minutes.

Tagged as: alternative, Australia, Boom Crash Opera, Duane mcDonald, Hunters & Collectors, James Reyne, Killing Heidi, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, rock and roll, The Angels, The Living End

Pixies To Perform First Two Releases from Start to Finish for Australia

Pixies will return to Australia in 2020 for a special performance of their debut EP ‘Come On Pilgrim’ and first album ‘Surfer Rosa’.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Come On Pilgrim, indie, Live Nation, Pixies, punk, rock, Surfer Roser, USA

Hunters & Collectors to reform to headline Red Hot Summer

Hunters & Collectors will reform in 2020 to celebrate 10 years of Red Hot Summer.

Tagged as: alternative, Australia, Boom Crash Opera, Duane mcDonald, Hunters & Collectors, James Reyne, Killing Heidi, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, rock and roll, The Angels, The Living End

You Am I and Jebediah are teaming up and going everywhere

You Am I will head out with Jebediah for a three-month tour all over Australia starting in November.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Jebediah, rock, You Am I

Morrissey Greatest Hits is getting a vinyl makeover

Morrissey’s greatest hits is being released in vinyl for the first time.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Morrissey, rock, The Smiths, UK

The Mark of Cain to Perform Debut Album Battlesick

The Mark of Cain will reform and perform their debut album ‘Battlesick’ to mark the 30th anniversary of the release.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, hard rock, metal, The Mark of Cain

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets debut Hymn for the Droid video

Perth’s Psychedelic Porn Crumpets have let loose the video for ‘Hymn for a Droid’ from their new album ‘And Now For The Whatchamacallit’.

Tagged as: 10s, alternative, Australia, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, punk, rock

XTC Fans Check Out TC&I

In 2017 Colin Moulding and Terry Chambers of XTC released the EP ‘Great Aspirations’ under the name TC&I. It was the first recording for Moulding since retiring in the 1980s and first for Moulding since XTC broke up in 2006.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, Colin Moulding, indie, new wave, TC&I, Terry Chambers, UK, XTC

Flaming Hands will do it one more time with The Aints

Julie Mostyn will put Flaming Hands back on stage for a show with Ed Kuepper’s The Aints in Sydney in August.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, Flaming Hands, indie, rock

Dallas Green to perform one Australian City and Colour Show for Brisbane

Dallas Green’s alter-ego City and Colour will perform one Australian show only in Brisbane in September.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, alternative, City & Colour, City And Colour, Dallas Green, indie, pop, rock

Tex Perkins to headline A Hitch to the Sticks

Tex Perkins will Hitch to the Sticks just after he completes his 2019 season on The Man In Black – The Songs and Story of Johnny Cash’.

Tagged as: A Hitch To The Sticks, alternative, Australia, music festival, rock, Tex Perkins

Thom Yorke, Radiohead, Photo: Ros O'Gorman

Listen to new solo Thom Yorke ‘Not The News’

Radiohead’s Thom York has released his third solo album ‘ANIMA’ and has previewed the album with a video for the track ‘Not The News’.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, electronica, Radiohead, rock, soundtrack, Thom Yorke, UK

Spiderbait to release Singles Vinyl Box Set

Spiderbait will release a box set of their 7 inch singles in November and to get it you will need to buy it at their show.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, rock, Spiderbait

Bluey Won A Logie Which Makes Custard’s David McCormack A Logie Winner

Break out the Custard, David McCormack is a Logie winner. The Custard frontman is the voice of bandit, Bluey’s dad in the Brisbane made kids animated series.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Bluey, Custard, David McCormack, rock

Superjesus Regroup and Release a Live Album Honouring Sumo

Superjesus will regroup for shows in September and they will kick it off with the release of the Sumo 20 Double Live album.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, hard rock, rock, Sumo, superjesus

Your Smith ‘Wild Wild Woman’ Inspired by Laurel Canyon

Caroline Smith (aka Your Smith) may just every well be the latest of the “ladies of the canyon’.

Tagged as: 10s, alternative, contemporary, indie, pop, USA, Your Smith

Morrissey, Festival Hall 2012, Photo Ros O'Gorman

Twat Morrissey In Trouble Over Racist Remarks … AGAIN

Morrissey has sparked outrage again by defending his controversial support for far-right politicians, insisting it’s normal to prefer your “own race”.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Morrissey, punk, rock, The Smiths, UK

Straightjacket Fits and Dimmer Reform For First Australian Dates Since 1994

Straightjacket Fits and Dimmer will play two Australian dates in September, their first Australian shows since 1994.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Dimmer, New Zealand, Shayne Carter, Straightjacket Fits

Thom Yorke Reveals Third Solo Album To Be Called ANIMA

Thom Yorke’s third solo album ‘ANIMA’ is coming as soon as 28 June.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, art-rock, electronica, Radiohead, rock, Thom Yorke, UK