UNSTOPPABLE SPACEY JANE EMBARK ON ANOTHER HUGE TOUR - AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, AND THEIR FIRST FORAY INTO THE UK
Melbourne show SOLD OUT! SECOND 18+ SHOW ADDED. From backyard barbecues to the stages of Splendour in the Grass and Laneway Festival, Perth four-piece Spacey Jane have forged a lightning path across the Australian music scene in the last few years.
REMINDER; RESPIRE! SMASH MUSIC’S FIRE BENEFIT SHOW THIS WEEKEND FEBRUARY 16
Artists and venues across Melbourne are still pulling together more and more benefit shows as the fires rage on, and Smash Music Group are jumping on board with ‘Respire’, a co-headliner featuring Dogs Don’t Kiss and Loose Ends, including support from Sm…
ICYMI: BACKBEAT’S SPOTIFY PLAYLIST - FULL OF LOCAL GOODIES
In case you missed it; the BackBeat has put together a playlist to end all Aussie playlists (…maybe). We think it’s pretty cool anyway.
GROOVIN THE MOO 2020 LINE UP IS AS HOT AS A FRIED EGG!
It’s time to get egg-cited! We’ll once again be jivin’ into our six regions around Australia this April and May – enjoying incredible tunes, seriously good times, and that good ol’ country hospitality! It’s the perfect way to make memories with your old mates, and mates you’re yet to meet.
Speaking of meeting new mates, allow us to introduce you to your GTM2020 touring line up.
COLD SLEEP RELEASE NEW SINGLE AHEAD OF TOUR IN SUPPORT OF BEYOND BLUE
Melbourne's Cold Sleep are back with their second single of 2020, "Stopping All Stations Except South Kensington" and will be heading out on their Rock For Mental Health Tour - starting next week!
MONASH UNIVERSITY'S LIVE MUSIC HOUSE, THE COUNT’S, ANNOUNCE AUTUMN SERIES; THANDO, FULTON STREET & ALMA ZYGIER
Presenting live acts each week in the South East of Melbourne, Monash University’s new state-of-the-art live music house, The Count's, today announce their Autumn Series.
GRAMPIANS MUSIC FESTIVAL UNVEILS FOOD AND BEVERAGE PROGRAM FOR 2020 EVENT
With just under one month to go, the Grampians Music Festival is preparing to roll out its special edition of live music and good vibes for 2020. Today, the festival shares details of its unique food and beverage partners for this year’s event.
AUS HIPHOP LEGENDS BUTTERFINGERS ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE 'DANCING (TO THE BEAT OF MY OWN DRUM)' + FIRST ALBUM IN 14 YRS 'BAD NEWS' + TOUR
Australias favourite musical misfits and auteurs of Aussie hip hop, Butterfingers are back, breaking hearts and bones (mostly their own) with a killer new single, Dancing (To The Beat Of My Own Drum), out January 30. Confident and with more ecstatic energy and sharp lyrical wit than ever before, Dancing (To The Beat Of My Own Drum) is classic Butterfingers.
DUNE RATS RELEASE NEW SONG & VIDEO FOR 'STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES (FEAT. K.FLAY)'
Today Brisbane trio Dune Rats share their new single 'Stupid Is As Stupid Does (feat. K.Flay)' and release their long-awaited third LP, Hurry Up And Wait, out now via Ratbag Records / BMG.
THE FACTION ANNOUNCES HARDEST 100 OF 2019 COUNTDOWN & VOTING OPEN! VOTING OPEN NOW. LIVE COUNTDOWN ON AIR
2019 was a watershed year for heavy music in Australia and indeed, the world. A titanium-strength year for releases worldwide, multiple Australian heavy music festivals stormed the scene, successful tour after successful tour destroyed venues all over the country - and the scene galvanised more than ever!
VETTY VIALS SOARS IN NEW SINGLE ‘PRIDE’ FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM, CONVERSATIONS WITH MYSELF
2020 brings Sydney songwriter and performer Vetty Vials into a brand new creative chapter. Having first established herself on the touring circuit back in 2017 with the I am okay, I promise EP, the artist has developed into a formidable new voice with evocative stories to burn. Her debut album, Conversations With Myself, is the perfect introduction to Vetty Vials’ sound, while single ‘Pride’ leads from the front with heart.