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.

An Australian musician seeks asylum in Iceland to flee from “violent homophobic” assaults

In a drastic move to escape violence and homophobia in Australia, Sydney musician Stephanie McCarthy is seeking "humanitarian asylum" in Iceland.

Foo Fighters reveal a new song with drummer Taylor Hawkins on vox

Foo Fighters follow the announcement of their next album and their own music festival with another surprise - a brand new track.

Are these the 100 greatest metal albums ever released?

Rolling Stone had a very hard task when it came time to count down their top 100 metal albums of all time, and some hard choices had to be made.

Sydney is getting a ‘pay what you can’ music festival for cash-strapped punters

For anyone who loves their live music but isn't exactly flush with cash (and let's be honest, the two often go hand in hand), Sydney has the solution.

Die Antwoord have made a borderline pornographic horror movie starring Jack Black

Die Antwoord have done a lot of crazy shit in their time, but one thing we never expected was to see them make a softcore horror film with Jack Black.

Sydney is about to start throwing gigs at the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge

As far as live music venues go, this one will be pretty special, as The Sydney Harbour Bridge announces its Sunset Sessions series this July and August.

Paul McCartney announces the details for his 2017 Australian tour

Paul McCartney has announced all of the dates and venues for his 2017 tour of Australia and New Zealand - his first since 1993.

The Australian music industry needs to work together to make sure our artists succeed

We speak with festival runner, venue owner and Aussie muso Matt Johnston about the local industry ahead of his appearance at Australian Music Week.

Foo Fighters have announced their own rock festival, with a truly awesome lineup

Having torn the covers off their next record, the Foo Fighters have revealed their own music festival with QOTSA, Liam Gallagher and more

An emerging Aussie band just dropped a new song with Daft Punk

Byron five-piece Parcels caught the attention of Daft Punk in a Parisian club, and next thing you know, they're co-writing the young band's new single.

8 of the greatest pre-game anthems to get you pumped up

In the spirit of competition, we've got the captains of this year's Reclink Community Cup to help us put together a list of great pump-up anthems.

Looking back on mega-producer deadmau5′ career highlights

With the world-conquering deadmau5 making his way to Oz to headline the first ever Sensation Australia festival, we're recapping his huge career so far.

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