FESTIVAL RECORDS and Warner Music Australia are excited to announce the April 1 release of the definitive overview of the great Aussie Rock scene from ‘70s and ‘80s and into the ‘90s, ‘THE GLORY DAYS OF AUSSIE PUB ROCK VOL.1’, on CD (a 4CD set!) and digital release. Featuring a whopping 91 tracks (and priced to…

This April, Richard Clapton, Tim Rogers, Paul Dempsey, Kevin Borich, Olympia, Vika & Linda Bull and The RocKwiz Orkestra will revisit one of the most significant rock and roll events in music history event – The Last Waltz – at the Sydney Opera House on 1 and 2 April. Originally…

Colourwaves (aka  Ryan Dodson) has just released a new clip for his track Archons from a soon to be released EP, a follow up to 2014’s World Warp. Archons was filmed and edited by Morgan Dodson. You can buy Archons and previous recordings from Colourwaves’ band camp page

Ahead of their A Day On The Green Shows with Hoodoo Gurus, Violent Femmes, Died Pretty and Ratcat, the Sunnyboys will release their 2nd official live album, Best Seat In The House on February 27. Recorded at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney on March 2015. Best Seat… sees the band in…

Prince will bring his Piano & A Microphone tour to Australia and New Zealand this February for 10 exclusive and intimate shows. Prince will perform 4 shows at Melbourne State Theatre on February 16 and 17, 2 shows at the Sydney Opera House on February 20 and 2 shows at…

Well we’ve had some last minute concert announcements in the past but just now, Paul Dainty has alerted us that Prince will be touring Australia in February 2016. That’s right, some time in the next few weeks. The press release calls the tour ‘Piano & A Microphone’ Prince Australia and…

Born in Tauranga, New Zealand but now Melbourne-based, Megan Sidwell and her band won the grand final of the Coca-Cola Battle of the Bands competition held at the Tamworth Town Hall on Saturday 23rd January. After three days of heats, the band, consisting of  Luke Murphy (Guitar), Geoff Wright  (Bas)…

Music Industry Hits High Notes at 2016 NAMM Show 
Innovation meets time-tested craftsmanship for a record-breaking NAMM Show, where the global music product industry came together around the power of music The music industry returns home to businesses worldwide with innovative ideas and products that will bring the power of…

Melbourne Zoo Twilights Series 2016 kicks Friday 29th January San Cisco / Last Dinosaurs now SOLD OUT Tickets on sale now from zoo.org.au/twilights The Melbourne Zoo Twilight series kicks off on Friday 29th and has been selling amazingly well. Perth’s San Cisco and Brisbane’s Last Dinosaurs show is now sold…

Further to our demo of FOMOfx’s amazing Virtual Jeff, we learn that this morning it’s creators peter Walker and Cold Chisel’s Ian Moss have won Best in Show at NAMM 2016 in the accessories category. Industry icons such as Floyd Rose and Sam Ash have stopped by their NAMM booth…