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.

Win A Double Pass To Rhythm And Vines Festival With Chance The Rapper, ZHU & RÜFÜS

Once a year the sleepy NZ town of Gisborne is transformed into a music hub known as the Rhythm And Vines Festival, a new year...

5 Aussie Producers You Need To Hear With Christopher Port

Australia is awash with talented electronic artists at present, drawing eyes from around the globe to our cosy neck of the woods. One such talent...

Holy Holy: Young Bands Are Being Crippled By Expectation And The Weight Of History

As guitarist and producer Oscar Dawson makes his cup of morning coffee, “feeling lazy” at home in Melbourne, you wouldn’t think that the indie rockers...

Life On The Road With Melbourne Electro-Pop Darlings RKDA And Aeora

RKDA and Aeora are two of the upstart electronic outfits currently surging out of Melbourne, each making their own shimmering blend of dark electro pop....

Premiere: Winters End Tackle Heavy Themes With Smooth Synth Jams On ‘Afterthought’

Winters End are a sibling electronic duo made up of multi-instrumentalist Marissa Pinto and percussionist brother Christopher, who have just released their new single ‘Afterthought’....

Premiere: Nick Costello Drops His Alt-Folk Dream ‘Hangs On My Door’

Hangs On My Door is the third EP released by Melbourne alt/folk singer-songwriter Nicholas Costello. It’s the latest in a string of solo releases that...

Premiere: ‘Hissing Bitterness’ Is A Beautifully Restrained Folk Record From Andrew Samuel

Sydney’s Andrew Samuel has just released his beautifully restrained sophomore EP, Hissing Bitterness. Co-produced with Ryan Brennan of Phantastic Ferniture and described as described as “a kind...

Track By Track: Former Drones Member Mike Noga Details His Dark Concept Album ‘KING’

Formerly the drummer for The Drones for a decade-long stint, Mike Noga has also peeked out from behind the kit long enough to record three solo...

A Free Night Of Rock To Support Gear Theft Victims Elliot The Bull

Having anything stolen from you is always guaranteed to ruin your day, but for a working musician who has poured everything they have into the...

BIGSOUND

BIGSOUND is Australia’s festival of new music and international music industry conference.

The 6 Local Records You Should Be Listening To This Week

We listen to a lot of music here at Tone Deaf HQ, and we’re the first to admit we’re perhaps a little biased towards sounds...

Premiere: The Bells Toll For Us All on Abbe May’s Ominous ‘Doomsday Clock’

Abbe May has returned from a hiatus this year in glorious fashion, dropping her comeback single ‘Are We Flirting?’ earlier this year, and following it...

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