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.

Shaggy Talks About How ‘It Wasn’t Me’ Got Him Paid, Laid and Drunk For Free

“I have fans come up to me all the time and they’ll introduce their child to me and they’ll say something like; ‘hey this is...

Here’s All The New Music You’ll Be Hearing On Triple J Next Week

Another week, another new batch of choons about to hit our airwaves on triple j. First up, UNFD signing Ocean Grove have scored the feature...

Food Court And The Dirty Nil Review Each Other’s Work On Their New Collab

We write on a lot of music here at Tone Deaf, but it’s also nice to hear what the band themselves think of some of...

Vera Blue Signs A U.S. Deal And Heads Out On Tour To Celebrate

Vera Blue had a bit of a breakout 2016, and her hot streak sets to continue as she signs some fresh deals in the U.S....

Sydney’s Middle Kids Announce A Monster Tour, Record Deals, And A New Clip

Lots of news today for Sydney outfit Middle Kids as they announce their signing with labels EMI Music in Australia, and Domino in North America...

Jamiroquai Are Finally Returning With A New Project Called ‘Automaton’

After a very long time away, possibly due to embarking on some sort of cosmic voyage (or more likely Jay Kay’s just been tooling around...

Laura Mvula Takes Us Through The Soundtrack To Her Life

Supremely talented vocalist Laura Mvula is bringing her fantastic new songbook The Dreaming Room to Australia in April as she lends her pipes to the huge...

Three More Bluesfest Acts Have Just Announced Sideshows

While Bluesfest and its touring arm have already offered up a heap of sideshows for this year’s festival, three more acts have just announced that...

Frenzal Rhomb May Have Made Enemies Of The Chinese Government

Aussie rock larrikins Frenzal Rhomb are no strangers to controversy, from “disgusted” complaints by concert attendees, to almost being shot by Deftones at Big Day...

Chris Cheney And Phil Jamieson Have Scored Roles In Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ Musical

Two Aussie music icons will be showing up in a slightly unexpected place very soon, as The Living End’s and Grinspoon’s respective frontman Chris Cheney...

UNIFY Gathering 2017 Was Another Incredible Celebration Of Heavy Music

UNIFY – A Heavy Music Gathering delivers just as much as it suggests: the metal heads, the ’90s post-emo, the still current emo, the rock...

Vera Blue Teams Up With Slumberjack On Their Huge New Banger ‘Fracture’

Rising star Vera Blue has found some success with collaborations so far, with last year’s work on Illy’s ‘Papercuts’ looking to propel her into the top...

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