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.

Iggy Pop celebrates his 70th birthday by being awarded France’s “highest cultural honour”

Shirtless wonder Iggy Pop may not have imagined ever living to the ripe old age of 70, let alone standing on a stage having a...

There’s a mini Kyuss reunion set to go down in Australia next month

While it might be too much to hope for to have the whole band back together, we’ll at least have the chance to see a...

US singer Julien Baker has announced some can’t-miss Splendour sideshows

When Memphis singer-songwriter Julien Baker made her way to Australia last year to play a select handful of shows, they went down as some of...

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Tupac’s bodyguard says Suge Knight is lying about who killed him

Recently, it seemed that Suge Knight had broken his longstanding silence on one of the longest-standing mysteries in music: who murdered Tupac Shakur? The rap...

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A new Queens of the Stone Age leak hints at a change in their sound

QOTSA must be well-aware of the slavering anticipation fans are showing for their lucky seventh record as, along with more straightforward revelations like the album...

Tim Rogers examines his strengths and weaknesses as a muso in a revealing chat

Tim Rogers is an Aussie icon with a long career at his heels and hopefully plenty left in the tank in the years to come....

We’re giving away four Amy Shark ‘Night Thinker’ EP + T-shirt bundles!

To celebrate the release of Amy Shark’s debut EP Night Thinker, Tone Deaf is giving away four EP and T-shirt bundles for your listening (and...

We rank Queens of the Stone Age’s albums from worst to best

Queens of the Stone Age are indisputably one of the greatest bands to ever exist, and their discography is more than able to back up...

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Slash is in the studio, and the Guns N’ Roses album rumours are swirling

Ever since the impossible occurred and the Gunners crew made up long enough to take to the stage together for an entire world tour, anything...

Newtown Social Club bids an emotional farewell as it shuts its doors for good

Sydney’s iconic live music venue the Newtown Social Club closed for good over the weekend, laid to rest with two sold-out gigs by The Drones’...

Queens of the Stone Age just gave a very exciting update on the new album

We had a feeling that a pre-Splendour album release from headliners QOTSA may just be on the cards, but now that seems even more likely...

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Gorillaz long-awaited album ‘Humanz’ is no triumphant return

Sure, it’s a nice gimmick, but the coy anonymity that defines the Gorillaz project cuts both ways. The bandmembers’ artificial personas might be a smart...

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