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.

Northcote Social Club is now throwing free gigs every week

While its sister venue in Sydney, the Newtown Social Club, said a sad farewell recently (and soon to be reopened as an indoor mini-golf venue),...

Western Australia’s ‘Song Of The Year’ has just been decided

Once again, Western Australia’s music industry has gathered around to celebrate its flourishing music scene with the WAM Song of the Year Awards, and a...

Did Tool’s classic ‘Stinkfist’ get ripped off by Seether on their latest single?

Tired of waiting around for that long-rumoured new Tool album? Don’t worry, because Seether have the next best thing. The South African band’s latest single...

Middle Kids’ Car Seat Headrest cover might be the best thing you’ll hear this week

Middle Kids are a Sydney-based bundle of sheer buzz at the moment, but in our books it’s more than justified. Their debut EP is a...

The 9 best Aussie songs you haven’t heard, with RTRFM Music Director Will Backler

Community radio music directors often have an encyclopedic knowledge of local music and an insatiable thirst to keep their ears ahead of the curve. So...

Tool just updated their website for the first time in 10 years, with some scary new visuals

It’s no secret that Tool are working on their first new album in over 10 years, with the news that Maynard has been in the...

Foo Fighters have made an old-school “mixtape generator”

In the new age of Spotify playlists, you don’t always feel like listening to an album – instead, you might be in a particular mood....

The most ridiculous world record in live music has just been broken

You might remember back in 2012 when Jay Z and Kanye were not only good mates, but also making an album together – and getting...

Liam Gallagher’s latest Beatles ‘tribute’ is a Sgt Pepper clothing line

As everyone even vaguely familiar with Oasis and their cantankerous former-frontman Liam Gallagher knows, the man has a bit of a thing for The Beatles....

Skegss are playing a whole Aussie tour just for under-18s

Here’s something you don’t see everyday: a genuinely buzzing band taking care of their younger fans and throwing an entire national tour just for underage...

Premiere: Melbourne rapper Ryland Rose drops his debut LP ‘Almost Famous & Broke’

Melbourne rapper Ryland Rose (who you may have known as simply ‘Ry’) started making a name for himself in 2016, particularly when his single ‘Almost...

The Simpsons’ ‘Happy Birthday Lisa’ is the latest song to get a punk rock cover

Perth’s resident fan of The Simpsons and punk rock, Dan Cribb, has been releasing a steady stream of reworked Simpsons classics this year, and his...

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