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.

The Hilltop Hoods are giving away another $10,000

Australia has been kind to one of its formative hip hop outfits the Hilltop Hoods, but nobody could accuse them of not giving anything back,...

Briggs and a host of Indigenous artists slam changes to copyright in Australia

With artists already finding it tough enough to earn money from their careers, copyright is a fiercely-debated topic at the best of times – let...

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have scored triple j’s feature album next week

Next week, it finally arrives: the latest King Gizz record. Well, it arrives on triple j at least, taking out the feature album spot as...

Jet have just signed a global deal, so is new music on the way?

After over half a decade being happily broken up, Australia’s massive rock export Jet are back on the stage and playing shows together again, and...

Montaigne joins the fight against the Sydney lockouts this weekend

Lockout law custodian Mike Baird may have moved out of politics after it became clear he was absolutely not welcome, but the fight continues against...

Kid Rock could be the next celebrity US politician

Well, nobody expected Trump to make it in, so let’s just say stranger things have happened than US muso Kid Rock making it into elected...

Get in a romantic mood for Valentine’s Day with a beautiful new cut from Oscar Key Sung

It’s been a little while since we’ve heard from Melbourne’s Oscar Key Sung but, with Valentine’s Day upon us and potential partners to impress, he’s...

Premiere: Surf rockers Birdhouse drop a chaotic clip for their latest indie anthem ‘Sweet’

A beautiful new tune to round out our afternoon today, as Melbourne indie surf rockers Birdhouse release the video for rollicking new single ‘Sweet’. We...

The 10 messiest couples in the history of rock ‘n’ roll

It’s Valentine’s Day today and where would rock ‘n’ roll be without love, romance, heartbreak and unrequited longing? It’s fueled some of the greatest songs...

Worrying signs for Soundcloud as two executives leave the company

The dire financial situation doesn’t seem to be improving for SoundCloud in 2017, and some warning signs have just arrived in the announcement that COO...

Luca Brasi are heading out on their biggest Aussie tour yet

Tassie punks Luca Brasi have just announced a six-date national tour that sees them take on the entire country in some of their biggest venues...

Julia Jacklin has just announced two huge Aussie shows

Julia Jacklin had a massive year in 2016, both in the lead-up to and off the back of her debut album Don’t Let The Kids...

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