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.

Spilt Milk festival drops an amazing lineup with Lorde, King Gizz, Tash Sultana and more

Wow. We were expecting pretty big things of Spilt Milk Festival after its impressive debut last year, but the Canberra festival has kicked it up...

15 incredible Australian bands we really miss

It’s easy to get distracted by the constant stream of new and exciting music that’s constantly emerging, but when we stop and think about the...

10 music videos by Indigenous artists that everyone needs to see

Music is a hugely important part of Australia’s Indigenous culture, and our country is and always has been home to an array of talented Aboriginal...

Kirin J Callinan explains his (un)expected move into joyous electropop on second album ‘Bravado’

If you had told his fans three years ago that Kirin J Callinan would one day release a glittery, oversaturated EDM record… well, they probably...

Maynard James Keenan has a message for Tool fans: Trump is not your real enemy

Tool’s frontman has never been shy of expressing his opinion, but he’s been particularly vocal of late as the world continues to be swept up...

More and more Sydney venues are being granted lockout exemptions

Following on from venues including the Oxford Art Factory, The World Bar, The Basement and Chinese Laundry, Oxford Street’s club and party venue the Burdekin...

The Jungle Giants are taking their next album ‘Quiet Ferocity’ on a big tour of Australia & NZ

One of Brissy’s favourite four-pieces The Jungle Giants have announced they’ll be hitting the road for a big Aus/NZ tour this August in support of...

Watch as Jerry Seinfeld rejects Kesha as awkwardly as possible

We know Jerry isn’t a fan of sharing his toothbrush, but it turns out he won’t even share a hug with a fellow celebrity –...

Noel Gallagher quietly donated ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’ royalties to Manchester victims

While huge stars in the music world like Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Coldplay and Ariana Grande were flocking to Manchester several days ago for the...

Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington pens a letter to Chris Cornell: “Your talent was pure and unrivaled”

While the flood of tributes that have poured in for Chris Cornell have all been moving in their own way, it’s those that have come...

Death From Above have dropped a new track – and the ‘1979’ from their name

Canada’s foremost punk rock pairing Death From Above 1979 are back with a new single ‘Freeze Me’, and a newish name to go with it....

Mark Ronson and Kevin Parker performing live

Listen to Kevin Parker’s brand new collaboration with Mark Ronson

Playing together at Governor’s Ball, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker and super-producer Mark Ronson have unveiled a new collaboration. As reported by Stereogum, the duo were...

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