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.

It turns out Prince’s favourite colour wasn’t actually purple

'Purple Rain' may have left Prince tied to the colour purple for his entire career, but The Purple One actually wasn't as fond of it as you'd expect.

Check out Metallica’s ‘Master of Puppets’ box set full of unreleased music

Watch as James Hetfield unboxes the remastered album, and takes us through the huge pile of extra unreleased recordings and demos it contains.

Billy ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus sing on Carpool Karaoke

Watch Billy Ray Cyrus perform an ‘Achy Breaky Heart’ duet with Miley

Country icon Billy Ray Cyrus brings his pop star daughter into the Carpool Karaoke car to perform his biggest hit - and he even wears a classic mullet.

Here’s what you missed from Foo Fighters’ surprise Aussie gig last night

Watch Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins give Foo Fighters fans in Sydney the gig of their lives with their covers band Chevy Metal and a massive night of rock.

Soundgarden's Chris Cornell interviewed on MTV

Soundgarden fans are pissed at MTV for ignoring Chris Cornell

Fans are wondering why Chris Cornell and Soundgarden were snubbed at the VMAs, despite being such a big part of MTV's success in the '80s and '90s.

Mac Demarco and The Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne

The Flaming Lips and Mac DeMarco team up for a new record

Watch as The Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne previews his own version of Mac DeMarco's hit 2014 single 'Chamber of Reflection'.

Liam Gallagher is getting really sick of being robbed at music festivals

Some might say that Oasis made a career off petty theft, but their former singer isn't happy about having his gear pinched every time he goes onstage.

King Gizzard announce the lineup for Gizzfest 2017 in Sydney

Check out all of the details for this year's Gizz-themed festival, with three stages and a stack of free carnival rides to make you munt.

Dave Grohl smiling and giving the finger

Foo Fighters members just announced a surprise Australian show tonight

Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins are playing a special one-off gig at tonight with Chevy metal, and tickets go on sale at 1pm sharp, so get in quick.

Chester Bennington and Jared Leto pose for a photo

Jared Leto pays an emotional tribute to Chester Bennington at the VMAs

Watch as the 30 Seconds to Mars singer gives a heartfelt speech in honour of his late friend at this year's VMAs ceremony.

Judas Priest’s Rob Halford talks about coming out as gay in the metal scene

As one of the genre's most prominent openly gay men, Rob talks about how the metal scene reacted, and the serious lack of progress in the last 20 years.

Only half of The Killers can still be bothered going on tour

While they're still officially in the band and played on the new album 'Wonderful Wonderful', two members won't be showing up for live shows anymore.

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