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.

‘Gangnam Style’ has finally lost its crown as the biggest song on YouTube

It's been five years since the planet-conquering video was released and became the first to hit a billion views on YouTube.

Blink-182’s Matt Skiba takes the blame for the Fyre Festival disaster, because he’s a witch

"I'll take responsibility and everyone can blame me," the Blink-182 member says, blaming the disaster on his efforts as "a pagan and a witch".

Dune Rats announce a ridiculous lineup for their next Aussie tour

Kicking things off in September and October, they'll be joined by a trio of rock royalty in U.S. outfit Wavves and local faves Hockey Dad and WAAX.

Triple j presenters Ben and Liam in front of a crowd

triple j scores surprisingly good ratings across the country

The second quarter isn't usually a growth period for the station, who usually find their ratings slump after a Hottest 100 boost.

Daryl braithwaite in his video clip for 'Horses'

From Daryl Braithwaite to Grinspoon, the Caloundra fest lineup is Oz-rock heaven

Caloundra music festival has absolutely knocked the 2017 lineup out of the park, with a list of legendary names making for three very fun nights of rock.

Read Roger Waters' open letter to Vladimir Putin

Roger Waters is met with boos and walkouts after relentlessly mocking Trump

Roger Waters' excessive mocking of President Trump caused some of his fans to boo him before walking out on his recent U.S. gig.

King Gizzard with the hashtag '#kgizz4katoomba'

Will King Gizz answer the call of Katoomba?

Regional Gizzheads are running an elaborate campaign to coax the Gizz all the way to their sleepy town of Katoomba, but will The Gizz oblige?

Travis Barker places a temporary tattoo on his son's face

Travis Barker decks his kid out with face tats in the latest Blink-182 clip

Possibly our fave 'Home' clip so far, as the drummer gives his son some some thankfully temporary face tattoos in the hazy, home video-style footage

Stone Sour narrowly miss out on their first Aussie #1 album, thanks to Ed Sheeran

So close but yet so far for Stone Sour, as they had to settle for the #2 spot on the charts, failing to knock the unstoppable Ed Sheeran from his throne.

Baker Boy and Caiti Baker clean up at the NT Song of the Year awards

The two emerging talents took out five categories between them, including Song of the Year and the first ever Native Tongue prize.

Marilyn Manson shares a touching personal moment with his dad

Manson has released a personal photo alongside a brief tribute to his late father Hugh Warner, following his passing last week.

Dave Grohl smiling and giving the finger

Ex-Foo Fighters member slams Dave Grohl as a bully

Dave Grohl stripped his parts from the record and re-recorded them, effectively leaving him as nothing more than a touring member.

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