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.

Watch comedy legend Bill Murray make his live debut as a singer

Bill Murray has become suddenly very musical in his older years, with the comedic legend announcing a new album New Worlds that will see him...

Queens of the Stone Age’s next track is about to be released

Sure, we already knew that Queens of the Stone Age’s new album was finished, and that they were preparing to hit us with a new...

Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters is on track to score his first #1 album

With his first solo record in a whopping 25 years out for all to hear, Pink Floyd icon Roger Waters might be about to do...

This week’s 13 awesome jobs in music that could be yours

Some of the Australian music world’s biggest names often leave doors of opportunity ajar, just waiting for the right kind of professional music fan to...

5 vital tips for surviving your next tour, with Tora

Touring life can be tough on even the most road-hardened bands, involving as it does long hours of boredom punctuated by moments of panic –...

6 modern guitar heroes you need to be listening to

To be a ‘guitar hero’, praised by legions of fans and fellow guitarists alike, is something sought by many and achieved by few who play...

Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic hits out at “self-indulgent” anti-Trump “crybabies”

A steady stream of celebrities have taking to bashing the rather unpopular choice of President America managed to elect last year, and laying into Donald...

“Drugs did not contribute” to Chris Cornell’s death, coroner finds

While Vicky Cornell, the widow of the late music icon Chris Cornell, has insisted since her husband’s apparent suicide that anti-depressant medication was to blame...

Liam Gallagher tears into “sad ****” brother Noel for not joining Manchester’s fundraiser concert

Despite plenty of loving messages sent from Liam Gallagher to his older brother for Noel’s recent 50th birthday, the former Oasis frontman has flipped back...

Win a double pass to Snowtunes, the boutique music fest and ski trip in one

Moshing away at a boutique music festival, or pelting down a hill atop fresh powder? No matter how you get your kicks, Snowtunes has you...

Premiere: Melbourne duo nyck reveal the stunning and delicate ‘This Might Be My Year’

It was midway through last year that Melbourne duo nyck (that’s pronounced as an acronym, by the way) dropped their first song into triple j...

Belle Haven talk us through their new record, and everything they had to endure in the process

No matter how you look at it, a lot goes into a record. For most bands, a record is a snapshot of everything that you’ve...

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