Royal Chant have launch a new single in Blunt Force Drama with a video clip and, like the road dogs they are, a tour has been announced as well. The recent Rainbow Panic a few seasons ago helped provide the inspiration for the title of Blunt Force Drama, the latest single from the underground indie two piece out of Guruk/Port Macquarie. Blunt Force Drama is another brilliantly crafted masterpiece of melodic heavy pop beautifully preformed and recorded with plenty of punch. Backed with Jet Fighter, previously an acoustic track from their Blank Verse LP and Spectrograph, which had gon ..read more

This July, prepare to be swept off your feet as Japan’s high-octane garage rock sensation, The Fadeaways, crash onto Australian shores for their explosive debut tour. Since their inception in Tokyo in 2005, the band hasn’t just played music, they’ve orchestrated a garage punk rock revolution. Deeply infused with the raw energy of sixties garage punk and seventies punk trash, The Fadeaways are more than a band. They’re a spectacle of intense garage brilliance. Dressed in matching sixties inspired outfits that scream style as loud as their music. Each show is an explosion where Toyozo (bass and ..read more

After a brief hiatus over the holiday period, Destronomer are back for 2024, with a new album in progress, gigs, and CDs on the horizon. The band has landed an Asian Pacific distribution through Red Truth Productions, which means hard copies of their debut album The Two Horns will soon be available for purchase at shows and through the Destronomer Bandcamp. With album number two written and being demoed, head to a Destronomer live gig for a preview of the new tracks soon to be recorded. They have two upcoming gigs at Canberra’s Sunburn Festival on the 27 April and the Rack N Ruin festival on ..read more

The new video from The Dark Clouds is accompanying their new track Flak Jacket. A brilliantly put together clip utilising live and stock footage, photographs, and coloured filters the clip fits the like a hand in a glove. The visuals perfectly suit the antagonistic intensity of the song, like warfare. Vocalist Dean Francis Mastroianni summed it up beautifully. “I wanted to write a song about war. Not the glorification of war, rather the human component, the struggle to triumph over adversity and the natural struggle to survive! The insane juxtaposition of “all’s fair in love and war” when it ..read more

Sydney’s Jupiter V have released an album as the follow up to their H-Bomb single and it is equally as tough. Fifth from the Sun is thirteen tracks, with the two from the single included, that do not disappoint. Maintaining their first wave Punk sound, peppered with the Sixties, the band pummel you from go to whoa. Distinctive vocals are accompanied by strong and experienced band playing well crafted songs. All thirteen of these tracks, whether fast or moody, Fifth from the Sun is pure Australian rock and roll. The album, like it’s two track predecessor, is loaded with hooks and groove. There ..read more

Sweden post-punk trio Then Comes Silence are releasing their seventh album in Trickery, an album is about friendship, unity and a sense of belonging to celebrate their own caring and welcoming music-loving community. Following on from the singles, Like a Hammer and Ride or Die, haunting post-punk with an Action Rock edge, Trickery will be a release to be remembered. With great reviews plus commendations from the likes of Wayne Hussey and Dani Filth, creating atmospheric, dark rock with a fusion of influences and melody, and play support to a number of established band, as well as performing a ..read more

On 09 December, last year, The Dead Set played with The Dark Clouds and Robot Good at Dicey Riley’s. Being a band who wholly embrace the DIY etiquette, the set up a few cameras and created a great video of the show. Every band should take heed of what The Dead Set have done here. This is a perfect example of a band taking the reins of their own progress. https://thedeadsetsydney.bandcamp.com/music ..read more

Garage legends, The Stems, have reformed to tour the Australian capitals in August and September. Original members Dom Mariani, Julian Matthews, are joined by acclaimed guitarist Ashley Naylor, and are returning to the stage to mark the four decades since their inaugural live performance in 1984 at the Old Civic Theatre in Inglewood, Western Australia, where they marked their auspicious debut supporting iconic Australian bands The Saints and The Triffids. Tickets available from the venues or on-line. Date listed below. Saturday 24 August The Corner Hotel, Melbourne Sunday 25 August The Gove ..read more

Portuguese based Dark Miles have released a Post Punk opus as a debut in Your Heart is an Empty Street layered with various instruments for a shadowy wall of sound tied up with an amazing saxophone solo that suits impeccably. The track, sung in an elder statesman baritone adding gravitas to the lyrics, is ambiguous, filled with metaphor, tells a dark tale allowing to listener to add their own background to the story. Even the minimalist concept video is filled with metaphor relying on black, red, and shadow. Again, Dark Miles use the old adage of less is more to great and gloomy effect giving ..read more

Sydney based Synthwave band Infinite Skies are looking for a dedicated synth player to join their ranks. Already an established band with a bright future on the horizon, any applicant must be able to rehearse at least once or twice a week with their own gear and transport. The band need someone queer friendly who can be committed to the band, doesn’t have a hectic day job, and isn’t already in another band. Infinite Skies have a battle plan and are taking themselves as far as they can. Having a theatrical bent, any applicant should be willing to dress and look the part on stage. The band are ..read more