In August 2019 SAFIA released their second album Story’s Start or End and completed a hugely successful Australian tour, with seven of the shows sold out. Today on the one-year anniversary of the release the band are announcing the release of a Live EP from the Australian tour to celebrate the incredible work of their touring crew.

‘Please Leave Your Light On’ is the new collaborative album by Paul Kelly and Paul Grabowsky out today on EMI Recorded Music Australia. The album is available to purchase today on vinyl, CD and digital. This unique body of work sees Kelly performing selections of his catalogue with new interpretations by Grabowsky on piano.

STUMPS ponder the poignant and timely question in their new single ‘Mt. Pleasant’. Singer Kyle Fisher penned the lyrics and explained, “They came during a particularly drunken, self-loathing night where the idea of self-love seemed an unattainable paradise.”

Fremantle-born artist Teischa today reveals her extraordinary new single ‘be alone’, taken from a greater body of work due later in 2020. ‘be alone’ is a uniquely brilliant left turn, with its Foley-inspired percussion, ghostly piano and stripped back acoustic guitar hosting one of Teischa’s most intimate vocals yet.

We will not be hosting Loch Hart Music Festival in 2020. It is with a heavy heart that we must vacate our November 2020 dates. Given the current state of things in Victoria this is unlikely to come as a shock, however, it is still an extremely difficult decision to make. 

As a seasoned musician, multi-instrumentalist and accomplished performer, Melbourne’s Nicholas Martyn has lent his complex drumming wizardry to some of Melbourne’s most beloved acts. Since 2014, the prolific songwriter, producer, vocalist and sole performer began creating his own unique blend of genre-defying percussive explorations under, Las Mar.

Northlane will host a two night only streaming event of Live At The Roundhouse, featuring their celebrated performance captured at Sydney’s iconic venue, The Roundhouse, on October 11, 2019. Taking place on August 21 & 22, Live At The Roundhouse will be available as a pay-per-view event via Netgigs, with the band chatting live throughout both screenings.

This Sunday 19 July @ 3:00pm AEST, join Australian dance-pop renegades Haiku Hands for their Worldwide Warehouse Party – a live stream event. Be front row from your home to hear new tracks from their debut album – set for release right around the corner.

Tomorrow ​Angie McMahon ​was due to perform with her band at ​Latitude Festival in the UK.This month Angie would have just kicked off her first headline band shows across the UK and Europe before spending some time in Ireland to write and explore.

BIGSOUND is pleased to announce that it will proceed in 2020 with a revised program of conference, live music and parties, ensuring that its long-standing role of providing forward thinking, listening, learning, discovering and most importantly industry connection for the music community, is not lost due to COVID-19.

Known for his heart-wrenching lyrics and unapologetic candour, Melbourne-based singer songwriter Benjamin Trillado combines the story-telling elements of folk with the gritty angst of indie-rock. Following the release of his successful debut single ‘Glue’ and 2019 follow-up ‘First Kiss’, Benjamin is back with yet another melodic stunner on his new track ‘Worth’.

RACKETT shares new love ballad ILY Alley (I Love You, Alley), a tribute to former RACKETT bass player Alley that celebrates friendship. The song is the third single from the newly transformed RACKETT, following the release of Machinations and Oxytoxic.

With live gigs, social gatherings and typical studio sessions all on pause for who knows how long, Sydney-based producer LO’99 hasn’t let a global pandemic stand in the way of creating and connecting with his fans and peers.

Today, The Smith Street Band release new single ‘I Still Dream About You’, as premiered last night on triple j Good Nights. ‘I Still Dream About You’ is the second single from the band’s forthcoming, fifth studio album Don’t Waste Your Anger.

After releasing her confessional and relatable debut single “Swim” just last year, earning songwriting comparisons to the likes of Tegan & Sara and Alex The Astronaut, Brisbane’s Hope D returns with new single “Second”.

It is with intense disappointment that we announce that My Chemical Romance will not be coming to Australia to play Download. As we are unable to deliver a complete line-up to meet the standard that Download fans both expect and deserve, we have very reluctantly made the decision to cancel Download Australia 2020.

The Slow Rush, Kevin Parker’s fourth studio album as Tame Impala was released last month to widespread acclaim. Parker landed his second #1 ARIA album in Australia, his highest selling album to date in the USA and UK and 14 top 10 chart positions around the world. Yesterday, Tame Impala performed two songs from the album - the single Lost In Yesterday and album track Breathe Deeper, on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

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.

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.

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!