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.

Northlane unleash their powerful new track, ‘Citizen’

With all sorts of mysterious chat bots and cryptic videos flying around these past weeks, it’s been an exciting build up to Northlane’s brand new...

Centrelink’s hold music just got a piss-take metal cover by Twelve Foot Ninja

For anyone who’s ever had to sit for what feels like hours on the phone to Centrelink, feeling your ear get sweaty against your increasingly-warm...

Mikelangelo on Cave, Waits and Cohen: ” I feel like they’re these invisible mentors.”

“I haven’t done a Fringe for years. I managed to pack a hell of a lot into five days, I’ll tell you.” Canberra-born artist Mikelangelo...

Atmosphere and Brother Ali showed Australia why they’re the masters of underground hip hop

Being a hip-hop fan in Australia before today’s saturation of triple j feature albums and Spotify playlists was a full-time job. In the late ’90s...

Middle Kids take us behind the scenes of their breakout debut EP

Middle Kids have had an amazing year, riding a wave of adoration all the way to the U.S. for an appearance on Conan, a huge...

Watch Hellions turn Amy Shark’s ‘Adore’ into a hardcore punk anthem

Sydney’s Hellions have shaken us from our slumber this morning with a ripping hardcore cover of Amy Shark’s dulcet 2016 hit ‘Adore’ on this morning’s...

Blink-182 just dropped a new track ‘Parking Lot’, with 11 more on the way

While Tom DeLonge is signalling his intent to return to the band at some point, Blink-182 seem to be having no trouble writing music without...

Bliss N Eso have released an emotional tribute for stuntman Johann Ofner

Following the untimely death of stuntman Johann ‘Yogi’ Ofner on the set of a Bliss N Eso music video in January, the hip hop act...

Sneaky Sound System are headlining a massive Ministry Of Sound throwback tour

Ministry Of Sound pretty much defined a decade of electronic music, and they’re back to celebrate that fact with a monster hit of nostalgia featuring...

Morrissey is copping some heat over his racially-charged merch design

Iconic frontman of The Smiths and vocal proponent of a range of rights-related causes, Morrissey is no stranger to courting controversy, but he may have...

Horrorshow drop out of Big Pineapple Festival, but there’s a perfect replacement

Big Pineapple festival has a pretty stacked lineup, but having hip hop champs Horrorshow drop out on them is still a big blow – except...

Bluesfest announce the full lineup for this year’s Boomerang Festival

Bluesfest 2017 is already shaping up to be another incredible year, with music legend Patti Smith closing out her Australian touring career and local hero...

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