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.

Win tickets to DJ Shadow’s Aussie tour

To celebrate the fact that DJ Shadow is in town, we’re giving away 2 x double passes to each of his shows in Melbourne, Perth...

Watch Mike from Stranger Things bust out some ’80s classics with his band

While we all know Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard as the lead of the ’80s-drenched sci-fi horror, it turns out that the influences of that...

Win one of five signed posters from In Hearts Wake

To prepare for the release of In Hearts Wake’s latest album Ark, we’re giving away five signed posters – and they look pretty slick, we...

At The Drive-In lead a monster Your & Owls Festival lineup for 2017

The list of acts that Yours & Owls festival brought to Wollongong last year was impressive, with bands like The Living End, DMA’S and Hermitude...

Maroochy festival’s 2017 lineup ticks plenty of boxes

Back for a third run this year, Queensland bash Maroochy Music & Vis Arts Festival has just revealed the list of acts set to pile...

Police arrested dozens of Sydney festival punters for drug offences over the weekend

Another festival and, predictably, another host of arrests for drug-related offences, as Sydney police swooped on the city’s festival attendees over the weekend. As Music...

‘That. Movie. Guy’ Marc Fennell has left triple j after 11 years – and now they’re hiring

In his 11 on the air, triple j’s resident film expert – or rather, “movie guy” – Marc Fennell has become the most prominent voice...

Mac DeMarco scores a cheeky triple j Feature Album spot this week

Canada’s mos chilled-out singer-songwriter Mac DeMarco recently unveiled his third album This Old Dog via Captured Tracks, and now they’re celebrating this week’s triple j Feature...

Devin Townsend is intimidated by the void after ‘Transcendence’ – but it’s also what drives him

Devin Townsend has no agenda when it comes to returning to Australia this week. “You do get asked that, especially in Australia, ‘What are you...

Gang of Youths announce a national tour and drop new track ‘Atlas Drowned’

Happy Friday – we’ve just been treated to the latest taste of Gang of Youths’ upcoming album, Go Farther In Lightness, and have even been dished...

Premiere: A huge nostalgia hit as Lisa Mitchell revisits an early classic

Has it really been almost a decade since Lisa Mitchell released her catchy-as-can-be 2008 single ‘Neopolitan Dreams’? Preceding her ARIA-nominated breakthrough ‘Coin Laundry’, the track’s...

Bleeding Knees Club and The Pinheads give us the day off and interview each other

Who invented the pineapple pizza? Which Aussie venue is a “bogan den”? And what’s the scariest thing that’s happened in the tour van? All fine...

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