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.

UK legends Madness announce Bluesfest sideshows

Ska icons Madness will be making their way to Australia very soon for their set at this year’s rather-large Bluesfest in April, but they’ll be...

Violent Soho frontman Luke Boerdam steps into the studio with Tired Lion

One of the latest killer guitar bands to spring out of the verdant Perth soil, former Unearthed winners Tired Lion are marching towards the release...

This site lets you mash up the best rap, pop and punk songs of the 2000s

Back in the mid-to-late 2000s, the mash-up DJ was the king of the dancefloor, deftly weaving Lil Jon together with a classic rock riff to...

Young Thug, Disclosure & many more announced for Listen Out 2022

Disclosure are stepping away from music for some “much needed rest”

UK duo Disclosure have achieved plenty in the music biz so far, having spawned an array of hit singles on their massive collab-laden debut album...

Your CD collection is slowly rotting away

Vinyl is back in a big way right now, as people look to the aged format for reasons spanning nostalgia, sound quality, or just trendy...

Ryan Adams has just announced his biggest ever Aussie shows

Exciting news to start the day as Ryan Adams announces he’ll be heading to Australia and New Zealand for a run of shows in support...

A.B. Original cap off a huge 25th anniversary WOMADelaide lineup

The Adelaide gig that also doubles as the rightfully-titled “World’s Festival”, WOMADelaide is back to celebrate its 25th year and has pulled together another brilliant...

Aussie radio presenters share their first ever live music experiences

Have a think back to your first gig… we’re not talking that Hooley Dooleys show your folks took you to when you were four, or...

It’s a clash of the noisiest Aussie bands on the ARIA charts this week

In case you’ve managed to somehow miss their album-plugging, Laneway-thrashing marketing campaign over the last few weeks, here’s the heads up: Dune Rats happen to...

Police could be cutting Rainbow Serpent Festival short

Rainbow Serpent festival has been running for two decades, but after the unfortunate death of a 22-year-old attendee at the 2017 event and an increasing...

Here’s all the new music you’ll be hearing on triple j next week

We’ve had a great run of Aussie triple j feature albums so far this year with the likes of Dune Rats, Ocean Grove and Thundamentals...

The Wombats announce a bunch of Groovin’ The Moo sideshows

Australian-themed UK pop-rockers The Wombats are returning to our shores very soon for the 2017 edition of Groovin’ The Moo, but they’re not going to...

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