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.

Premiere: Miles Brown’s Gothic Spiritual Bogan Love Story Is Required Viewing

The more you listen to Miles Brown, the more you get sucked in. Deeper and deeper into the pounding electronic beat you go, until you’re...

All Of The Highlights From The Final Day Of Splendour In The Grass 2016

Our writer Nick Cheek managed to make it through to the end of another Splendour unscathed to bring us his take on the final day...

5 Undiscovered South Australia Artists You Need To Hear With MANE

MANE (aka Paige Renee Court) is an independent singer/songwriter from Adelaide with a uniquely beautiful and soulful voice, whose slinky single ‘Bitter’ we premiered recently. Adelaide...

Guy Sebastian Looked Right At Home During His Splendour Debut

While Shannon Noll is currently extolling the virtues of coming second (“just ask me missus!”) to pubs full of drunken punters, our first Australian Idol...

Amp-Maker Marshall Is Launching A Record Label For Guitar Bands

Iconic amplifier manufacturer Marshall is diversifying a little, and attempting to break into the record biz with its own label, Marshall Records, Mixdown Mag reports....

Dr. Karl Hit Munted Splendour Punters With A Dose Of Science

There may not have been any science going on at Splendour in the form of drug testing, but triple j’s Dr. Karl was there to...

Gallery: Leon Bridges And Ngaiire Brought The Heat To Melbourne’s Forum Theatre

Leon Bridges made the trip to Melbourne’s Forum Theatre to play a brilliant show ahead of his appearance at Splendour in the Grass 2016, with...

All Of The Highlights From Day Two Of Splendour In The Grass 2016

The first night of Splendour 2016 was, for the most part, a pretty excellent start to the weekend. After a short sleep, our writer Nick...

All Of The Highlights From Day One Of Splendour In The Grass 2016

After months of hype, did day one of the massive lineup deliver the goods? Our writer Nick Cheek runs you through all of the highlights...

After A Cancelled Soundwave Tour, Nothing But Thieves’ First Ever Australian Show Was Worth The Wait

Review: Nothing But Thieves live at Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne on 20th July 2016. Written and photographed by Julia Lay. Nothing But Thieves dropped a...

Premiere: ‘Strange Tides’ Is Another Winner From NZ Garage Pop Outfit Shakes

Here we have ‘Strange Tides’ from NZ garage pop outfit Shakes – the first we’ve heard from them since we premiered their excellent debut EP Tambourine...

2000 Records Stolen From Iconic Community Radio Announcer

In a really disgusting turn of events, approximately 2000 records have been stolen from long-serving community radio announcer Tony Biggs. Assembled over the course of...

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