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: Saatsuma Slaying ‘Wait For Me’ Live At Shebeen

Shebeen Bandroom may now be a thing of the past, but Saatsuma are on track to be a big thing of the very near future....

Win A Double Pass To See Goon Sax At NGV

Melbourne’s NGV has just become an ideal place to catch live music every Friday night with the introduction of a new weekly event: ‘Friday Nights at NGV’....

Inside The Recording Of An Album With The Middle East’s Bree Tranter

Bree Tranter, formerly of combustible sensations The Middle East, dropped her long-awaited solo album Another Night on Earth last week, and has sent along an assortment of...

Premiere: beneb Is The Consummate Rock Frontman On New Single ‘Temporary’

beneb is the alter-ego of Brisbane singer/songwriter Ben Mackay (formerly fronting Lesuits), who has just released his new single ‘Temporary’ – complete with a full-motion...

Premiere: Lazy Colts’ Thoughtful Slow-Burning Country Rock On ‘Twenty Two’

Sydney country/rock quintet Lazy Colts have just released ‘Twenty Two’, a slow-burning love letter tinged with both hope and mourning. Their name is derived from...

Premiere: Punchy Garage Psych From Sydney’s The Jim Mitchells

‘You Unfollow Me’ is the second single released from The Jim Mitchells upcoming debut EP, Planet Absorbed, due out in August. The track barrels along atop...

This Week’s 8 Best Local Gigs Under $15

Loving live music isn’t just about attending music festivals and seeing an international artist’s massive arena show. Even the biggest of big-name headliners started in...

Premiere: Defron Is Fed Up With Working Life On ‘William Foster’

Melbourne rapper Defron has been a mainstay of the local underground hip hop scene for a minute now, having won the last ever Revolver battle...

Premiere: ScotDrakula Get Reflective On ‘Skeleton Fever’

Melbourne icons ScotDrakula have today released the first track from their next record, and it’s an emotional one. In typical ScotDrakula style, the lyrics include...

Travel Diary: Ngaiire Takes Us On An Adventure Through Europe And The Middle East

Ngaiire’s new album Blastoma is one of the year’s best so far, her stunning voice only matched by equally-impressive production by Paul Mac and Jack Grace....

Premiere: Jo Vertigo Follows ‘Melbourne Bitter’ With A Second Beer-Themed Shred, ‘Fosters’

‘Fosters’ is the latest single from Melbourne punk Jo Vertigo aka Sean Dwyer, taken from his upcoming (and appropriately-titled) debut EP, Songs To Drink Beer To....

Premiere: Lucy B Delivers Delicate Pop Balladry With ‘Stay’

‘Stay’ is a new acoustic ballad from Sydney singer/songwriter Lucy Burke, and impresses with an immaculately-produced video clip directed by Heremaia Rudkin. The clip shouts romance from...

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