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.

Billy Corgan is selling a load of gear from Smashing Pumpkins tours

Billy Corgan is selling pretty much every bit of music gear he owns

This fire-sale of some of his most legendary instruments has us thinking the Smashing Pumpkins icon may be done with music altogether.

Premiere: Dom Youdan makes a bold first impression with debut single ‘Don’t Love Me’

As an indie bedroom artist working a full-time job, he's managed to put together his first five-track EP and score a UK record deal off his own back.

Meg Mac takes us inside her stunning debut album, ‘Low Blows’

Meg Mac has today released her long-awaited debut record 'Low Blows', and takes us through the record's inspirations track by track.

King Gizz finally meet their number one fan, Edgar Wright

Having said multiple times he wants to work with them, Edgar finally met King Gizz at a screening of his latest flick, Baby Driver.

Nine Inch Nails reveal their next EP, ‘ADD VIOLENCE’

It's a flurry of activity from Nine Inch Nails releasing their latest EP late last year, before revealing it would be the first part of a trilogy.

Melbourne’s Wet Lips are the future of punk music

With legends of the punk genre moving past their prime, we need something new and exciting to fill the void. Melbourne's Wet Lips do just that.

Avey Tare is thinking about time on his new album, and we should be too

In anticipation of his new record 'Eucalyptus', we sat down with Animal Collective's Avey Tare aka Dave Portner to delve into his latest record.

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Seven of the best unsigned acts in Adelaide right now with Music SA’s Lisa Bishop

While Adelaide's music scene is often overlooked, there are plenty of undiscovered, unsigned acts that deserve a look in.

QOTSA are DJing a free party in Sydney next week – with pizza and beer

Take alcohol, pizza and an adjoining record store, add Queens of the Stone Age, divide by free, and it all equals a perfect night.

If you haven’t seen Julien Baker live, you can’t miss out this time

Julien Baker's intimate show at the Northcote Social Club last year was, without a doubt, one of the best live gigs I've ever witnessed.

Thy Art Is Murder’s Andy Marsh opens up about CJ McMahon’s return: ‘I’m very proud of him’

“The last few days were a bit ‘How you going’.” Thy Art Is Murder’s guitarist Andy Marsh sounds laconic back home in Minneapolis, reflecting on...

6 of the most influential podcasts you need to be listening to

Here, for your listening pleasure, are six podcasts you would be downright foolish to miss out on - challenging works to test and to reward you.

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