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.

Female musos point out their daily struggles in a ‘Gender Reversed Sound Check’

“And now you, love – do you know how to turn on your amp?” Can’t imagine having a sound tech asking you a question like...

The Smith Street Band recreate AC/DC’s legendary clip for ‘It’s A Long Way To The Top’

Two worlds of Aussie rock have collided this morning, as The Smith Street Band unveil the new video clip for ‘Shine’ – one that looks...

alt-J have just announced a tour of Australia and New Zealand

With their new album RELAXER only a week away, the indefinable alt-J have announced that they’ll be heading to Australia and New Zealand in December...

Stu Mackenzie of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

It doesn’t get any trippier than a King Gizz gig in 360 degrees

As if their beautiful collection of music videos isn’t already the perfect thing to stare at when you’re a bit fried, King Gizz have got...

Bernard Fanning is getting back to the old-school “pub gigs” for his national tour

One of Australia’s foremost singer-songwriters (not to mention rock legend former frontman of the beloved Powderfinger), Bernard Fanning is about to head out on tour...

San Cisco laid themselves bare on ‘The Water’, and are ready to do the same thing onstage

Musicians have been using H2O as a form of metaphorical imagery basically for as long as the two of them have been around – forever,...

Nina Las Vegas chats women in music, Snowtunes, and her latest tracks

Nina Las Vegas is one powerhouse of a woman! At 33, she already has her own record label, NLV, has hosted House Party on triple...

A Fist Full of Rock returns with a lineup of Aussie music legends

One of the country’s premiere rock offerings makes its return this year, and we’ve got to say, the lineup is pretty special, bringing together four...

At least six music festivals are expected to introduce pill testing this year

It’s a topic that’s been up for fierce debate in Australia (although the division often seems to fall between health experts and the government/law enforcement),...

Pop

Bands can earn a truly insane amount of money from merch these days

The merch stand has been a part of every gig we’ve been to for as long as we can remember, and decades longer, and it’s...

Premiere: Melbourne’s Belle Haven unveil their fierce post-hardcore thrash, ‘You.’

With Melbourne post-hardcore outfit Belle Haven about to release their second album You, Me And Everything In Between, they’ve sent us the first listen of...

Tonight’s discussion on mental health in music could not be more timely

It’s been a devastating week for music lovers across the world with the news that iconic frontman Chris Cornell took his own life at the...

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