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.

Queens of the Stone Age announce their Aussie support acts

Queens of the Stone Age have chosen well when it comes to the local support acts on their upcoming Splendour in the Grass sideshows.

Check out the insane amount of work behind a King Gizz album cover

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard have always been able to lay claim to some amazing looking album art, and this is how it gets made.

Turns out QOTSA’s new album had been hiding in front of us for months

Queens of the Stone Age managed to very sneakily hide the title of their next album from fans for months, despite putting it right out in the open.

Chris Cornell’s daughters share beautiful messages to their dad

In the wake of the iconic Soundgarden vocalist's death, Chris Cornell's daughters have spoken about their father's passing for the first time.

The artist behind Skegss’ album covers designed us some custom music gear

We're opening our own merch stand with a little help from Sydney artist Irvine, the guy behind Skegss' eye-popping artwork and more.

Deadmau5 to headline globally renowned festival Sensation in Australia

Sensation festival is one of the world’s biggest dance festivals, and it's launching in Australia this November with Deadmau5 as its first headline act.

Josh Homme explains why QOTSA dropped guest appearances from new LP ‘Villains’

The Queens of the Stone Age frontman reveals why their new record won't feature a single guest, unlike their collab-packed 2013 LP '...Like Clockwork'.

Phil Jamieson talks Aussie festivals, Jimmy Barnes, and Grinspoon’s most drunken gigs

We chat to the Grinspoon frontman about his recent theatre exploits, his festival memories, and whether the band's debut was actually "a bag of dicks".

Keep Sydney Open drops a great lineup for its Kings Cross music festival takeover

Keep Sydney Open has stepped up its anti-lockout campaign with the announcement of its own music festival, featuring Thundamentals, Hermitude and more.

A man is searched for drugs at a music festival

Police could be given invasive new powers to search festival punters without cause

New powers could be about to be granted to Victorian police officers, giving them the ability to conduct searches on festival patrons without cause.

Ex-Of Mice & Men frontman warns fans about a disgusting scam using his image

Former Of Mice & Men vocalist Austin Carlisle has warned fans not to send money to an impostor posing as the singer and scamming fans of the band.

“It takes a bigger pair of balls to do less sometimes” – Royal Blood tell us how to write a rock song

Royal Blood's new album has just been released, and we chatted to the duo about meeting their icon Jimmy Page, how to put a proper rock record together.

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