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.

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...

Winter festival Dark Mofo has just announced its first band

The wintry art and music festival of Dark Mofo is one of the country’s most unique live experiences you’ll find, a Tasmanian spin on the...

triple j are throwing a huge free show with Tash Sultana, The Smith Street Band, and more

Now this is a lineup we can get behind. Announced this morning, triple j will be putting on quite a live music bash, led by...

Details of Paramore’s next album have just leaked online

U.S. rockers Paramore will be back with new music very soon it seems, with new buzz being sparked by the emergence of the titles and...

Jimmy Barnes and The Wiggles are making an album together

Two Aussie icons are set to join forces soon, with the news that legendary pub rocker Jimmy Barnes is teaming up with the equally-beloved kids...

Get to know one of the punk scene’s best new bands, Dumb Punts

When it comes to punk bands, things are looking pretty great in Australia right now, and Melbourne trio Dumb Punts are one that are grabbing...

A nasty fight with Ryan Adams costs a music photographer his Twitter account

Ryan Adams is quite a popular guy at the moment, with his 16th album Prisoner topping the charts all over the place, so it’s probably...

Hanson have just announced a 25th anniversary world tour

Move over Bieber, because you’re about to be shown how it’s done by the legends themselves, the incomparable Hanson, who have just announced what is...

Metal

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Metal

James Hetfield admits the one Metallica song they never wanted to record

Metallica have plenty of massive hits and obscure cuts to be proud of, but there’s one track they never wanted to record in the first...

Melbourne’s iconic live music venue The Espy will finally be reopening

It’s been a very long wait for Melbourne and its beachside suburb of St Kilda, which has been hanging on the fate of its live...

Green Buzzard’s alter-ego Dewey Everglow curates a Space Western-themed soundtrack

We’re loving the new ten-track EP from I OH You signing Green Buzzard, Space Man Rodeo, which follows the tale of a mysterious alter ego...

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Peter Hook on New Order’s “disgraceful” reformation and cementing his own place in history

Peter Saville’s cover artwork for Joy Division’s landmark debut ‘Unknown Pleasures’ depicts the stacked plot of radio waves emanating from the first known pulsar star....

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