Well, the rumours have already started flying suggesting that The Temper Trap may be one of the many to star at this year’s ultimate Splendour in the Grass line-up, but one thing we can confirm …

They say first impressions last right? Whether they’re average, jaw dropping or ball breaking – they are there to stay. And like it or not, it’s very hard to shake that first initial meeting. So …

Anticipation is rife amidst the mostly slick and young crowd that’s fronted up to The HiFi on a Tuesday night, weaving themselves up the side-street and round the corner in a line of cigarette haze …

Originally from Brisbane, but currently situated in Brooklyn, are Aussie rockers Violent Soho who are set to release their international debut self-titled album on April 30th.
This eagerly anticipated album from the foursome is already being touted …

Yawn.
UK electro band LA ROUX have built up a lot of hype since they drifted onto the scene around mid-2009.
I have been listening to and absolutely loving the album since it’s release. I didn’t …

When you have some of the best musicians in the rock business come together to combine their musical greatness how could you not expect some of the most miraculous musical babies of the era?
Even before …

According to Julian’s myspace it’s been a secret for some time, but it would seem the secret is out.
Recently The Frontier Touring Company announced that the enigmatic lead singer of The Strokes, Julian Casablancas is …

Michael Jackson’s estate has secured a record contract with Sony Music Entertainment, reportedly worth a monstrous $US200m. The contract guarantees seven projects over a ten-year period, including the release of an album expected November that …

In all honesty, I hadn’t heard of the Sundance Kids until about a week before the gig when I received the event invite on Facebook.
Originally I had no intention of attending but after this …

It figures. You release a jaw-droppingly fantastic album to rave reviews from around the world only to be faced with the heavy news that a world of legal pain may be heading your way.
Drawn to …

Regina Spektor has once again satisfied many adoring fans Australia wide, giving them the rare honor of seeing her live in the up and coming sold-out shows.
However, there were also many unsatisfied fans who missed …

The soulful John Mayer is set to return to Australia in late April for a five-date tour. Headlining his latest album of the same name, the Battle Studies Tour will mark Mayer’s seventh visit to …

I really wish I could say how good this gig was. I was a hardcore fan of THE USED when I was around 16/17. Once I even drove all the way from Byron Bay to …

It’s the ultimate nod for any war-torn rocker. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted 2010’s well-deserving recipients and celebrated 25 years of rock and roll’s most influential noise makers the other night in …

Gorillaz – Plastic Beach
8.5/10
Emerging and ascending once again from the smouldering ashes of his Blur days, Damon Albarn has painted both a bleak and beautiful (as always) landscape with his chimp alter ego Gorillaz cohorts …

Beastie Boys’ have set a rough date for the release of their newbie, Hot Sauce Committee.
Their latest album was scheduled to be released late last year but was postponed due to the sad and sudden …

You may see the title of this review and laugh, scoff at, shake your head, roll your eyes – whatever. But the fact of the matter is, Tom Jones is an absolute legend in the …

I will admit that I have not heard a lot of Angus & Julia Stone so when I received their latest album, Down The Way, I was quite looking forward to putting on the headphones …

The age-old (feels like it) battle between artistic integrity and the internet has reared its ugly head once again and this time its big.
Former members of Pink Floyd are suing their signed record label, EMI, …

Electronic duo MGMT have announced that Sydney’s Metro Theatre is set to host their only Australian show on April 6. Embarking on a world tour to promote their sophomore offering Congratulations, which is due for …

The fact that all five of Cobra Starship’s Australian shows have now sold out, really does say something about the fruitful five-some. With less than a week to go until the launch of their Australasian …

Telephone feat. Beyonce is about to nab the number one spot on the US Billboard Pop Songs chart, Lady GaGa’s sixth consecutive record to do so.
With just her first six single releases, she is now …

It’s been over ten years since UK dance gods THE PRODIGY burst out of the streets of Essex and into our lives. In those years they have produced five must-have albums, headlined at the worlds …

Singer and songwriter Mark Linkous has taken his own life at the age of 47. The news was confirmed to Rolling Stone by his manager.
The celebrated multi-instrumentalist, formerly of folk outfit Sparklehorse, ended his life …

US rapper Lil Wayne will spend 12 months behind bars after pleading guilty to weapons charges yesterday in New York.
The US rapper was arrested in 2007 when police found a loaded semiautomatic gun on his …

There is no way in which I can properly describe how amazing this gig was using words, pictures or even interpretive dance. But I have to attempt it, so bear with me.
The alternate-rock masters came …

There’s no one that quite compares to the quirks and wonders of Mr Mickey Avalon. He is an enigma within himself, a being of mystery. But at the same time we seem to know so …

LCD Soundsystem confirms third album
LCD Soundsystem will be releasing its much-anticipated third album on May 14 in Australia. Recorded at LA’s The Manshun and mixed at DFA in the band’s hometown of New York from …

Catfight: Lily Vs Love
Two of rock-pops golden girls have been embroiled in a tit-for-tat Twitter feud, following last week’s Shockwaves NME Awards in the UK.
Rock-pop princess Lily Allen has denied having a verbal slinging …

Brian Jonestown Massacre – Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?
Carley Hall
Another year, another album from Brian Jonestown Massacre. Honestly, these guys turn over new material every other year (a whopping three albums in 2006). And with a …

I was lucky enough to chat with Alexander Ridha, otherwise known to many music lovers as ‘Boys Noize,’ a German electronic music producer and DJ. This tech house kingpin continues to take the world by …

Great news on a few fronts for VAMPIRE WEEKEND fans, namely that those is Sydney and Melbourne who missed out on tickets to both shows have another chance to get their grimy little hands on …

Get ready for the delicious musical milkshakes that will be spilling forth as a result of the shake, rattle and roll induced by this years Groovin The Moo!
The first line-up has already got our feet …

The setting of a small intimate stage, surrounded by lions, elephants and all other manners of exotic animals at the Melbourne Zoo made for one very special, very memorable performance by the king of cool …