Brandon John

Editor of Tone Deaf until 2017, Brandon then wrote gaming and music news for The Brag Media. He now leaves the writing to the next wave of journos, but you'll still find him in the shadows of his favourite Melbourne venues.

Melbourne Soul/R&B Outfit Big Words Finally Drop Their Fire Debut Single ‘The Answer’

Big Words are one of those groups who have been slaying it on the low in Melbourne for a while now, but have been biding...

Track By Track: Bela Chase Announces Her Return To Australia With A Vibrant Electro Pop EP

After a long stint in London and Europe honing her indie pop craft, Bela Chase (formerly of her band Bela Takes Chase) has returned to Sydney and...

Two Door Cinema Club On New LP ‘Gameshow’ And The Conflict That Put Their Frontman In Hospital

When the news was announced that Two Door Cinema Club had returned to drop a third album in 2016, the indie world was thrown into...

The Aussie Rock Records Of 2016 That You Need To Hear

We’ve heard a lot of people bemoaning the lack of hard-hitting rock and roll in the country recently, particularly on the radio, but that doesn’t mean...

E^ST Takes Us Behind The Scenes Of Her ‘Screentime’ Video Shoot

E^ST has seen a pretty meteoric rise over the last couple of years, all culminating in a recent video clip with Daniel Craig – also known as...

The New Music You’ll Be Hearing On triple j Next Week

Each week, triple j give us a heads up on the new music they’ll be pumping through our stereos, so we thought we’d pass the...

Premiere: Adelaide Trio Cosmo Thundercat Return With Emotive Second EP ‘Warning Bell’

Adelaide folk rock trio Cosmo Thundercat are back with their new EP Warning Bell, the follow-up to their 2014 debut EP. The title track, released last week, is the first...

Premiere: Darling James Unveils The Textured Pop Of ‘God’s Graffiti’

‘God’s Graffiti’ is the third single from Melbourne’s Darling James aka James O’Brien, who you may know as the former frontman of The Boat People....

Premiere: Sparkling New Folk Pop From Melbourne’s Mango Retreat

Melbourne six-piece folk pop collective Mango Retreat have just released the clip for recent single ‘Here On The Earth’. The band say that this one was...

Some Big Names Have Just Been Added To Face The Music 2016

Face The Music is less than a month away, and has unveiled the full list of live performers and over 100 industry experts who will converge on Melbourne for a...

Mischief On Tour With Josh Cashman And Tash Sultana

Rising indie folk star Josh Cashman wrapped up a run of national shows recently, which included a handful of dates with none other than busker-turned-phenomenon Tash Sultana. Keen...

Dillinger Escape Plan Made It Through “A Really Dark Place” To Bring Us Their Final Record

“It really drove each of us into the ground. Emotionally and logistically, there was just a lot of stress involved in the process.” Those are...

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