Al Newstead

Father John Misty

Up from Melbourne, in support of the main act tonight is Alexander Gow’s band, Oh Mercy. Beginning his set off solo with “Lady Eucalyptus”, the...

The Chariot

“At the moment I’m actually huddled up in my car with the heat on ‘cause it’s cold outside,” Josh Scogin, frontman of Georgia’s The Chariot...

The Vandals

Joe Escalante is the final word against the underachieving punk stereotype. Alongside his 32-year gig as bass player for joke punk stalwarts the Vandals, Escalante...

Cypress Hill

The hip-hop industry is filled with many idols, but there are only a handful of legends. Cypress Hill fall into that latter category. The Californian...

The Rolling Stones 1973 Kooyong Concert: 40th Anniversary

It’s not that often you go to a show knowing exactly what the setlist will be. But for many punters, it’s this knowledge that’s cemented...

Riverboats Music Festival 2013

The city is only a far away place. At least that’s how you start to feel from the moment you cross the railway track into...

Julia Stone

Nervously introducing himself as Vance Joy, the lone support act cried out over the slowly filling room of seated onlookers. His voice breaking in folky...

Melbourne Guitarist Hospitalised After Near-Fatal Stabbing At Gig

A Melbourne guitarist was hospitalised earlier this month after he was stabbed with a broken bottle of whisky at a Byron Bay show headlined by...

Another Member Quits Soundwave 2013 As Unearthed Band Gets Bumped

This is getting to be a bit silly… Soundwave Festival kickstarts its 2013 iteration tomorrow at Brisbane’s RNA Showgrounds, but following on from last night’s...

Einstürzende Neubauten

German for “collapsing new buildings”, Einstürzende Neubauten, formed in West Germany in 1980, and they certainly define the ‘mental’ in the word ‘experimental’. Pioneers of...