Blue Suede Sunday returns Polish up those dance shoes (or at least use a suede brush), Blue Suede Sunday returns this weekend to The Tempo Hotel with West Texas Crude. The 'Crude have been one of Brisbane's favourite rockabilly trios for years. Hard working and hard rockin'. Musically, The 'Crude has been described as playing "the best of Sun rockabilly", keeping alive the roots rock music of the 1950's Adept at fronting the band, Andy Dashwood never lets an audience down with his sangin' and guitar twangin'. His right hand man, Jon Flynn knows his way around an ... Read More >>>

EXTRA SHOW Australia's biggest band, Powderfinger, announced details of their most extensive Australian tour to date at a press conference together with the news that they will be disbanding following the tour. This will be Powderfinger€„¢s first major national tour since the hugely successful Across the Great Divide tour with Silverchair almost 3 years ago. MC, James Mathison, welcomed the media to The Annandale Hotel in Sydney€„¢s inner west, where Powderfinger sat on a same stage they first played on almost twenty years ago, and announced the details of their upcoming Sunsets tour before Bernard Fanning read a ... Read More >>>

If you favour metal in its most primal form, then prepare yourself, because this line-up is what youve been waiting for. Soulfly will team up with City of Fire and Incite for a triple International tour of the nation, starting September 7. Most bands slow down with age not Soulfly. More than 10 years since their self-titled debut album became a genre classic (and achieved Gold sales), theyre back, and theyre bringing their brutal heavy metal assault to the masses, showcasing their seventh album, Omen. Led by former Sepultura frontman, Max Cavalera, Soulfly have become ... Read More >>>

The eyes and ears of the music world will turn to Brisbane this September as the city once again hosts BIG SOUND the longest running annual music conference and showcase in the country. Now in its 9th year, BIG SOUND 2010 will take place from September 8th to 10th and feature three days of conferences, workshops and public showcase events. In 2010 BIG SOUND continues its tradition of attracting some of worlds most influential music industry figures and artists, unveiling today the events first batch of speakers. Among them is one of the worlds most read ... Read More >>>

After touring their native USA with everyone from Set Your Goals and Four Year Strong through to Crime In Stereo and Reign Supreme, Philadelphia's The Wonder Years are heading to Australia for the first time this September. "AMP Magazine called us one of the finest bands to ever grace the genre. Absolute Punk hailed our new record as being an early contender for album of the year. Alternative Press said that if you've grown up and care about more than just girls, but still love Say It Like You Mean It (Starting Line), then you should ... Read More >>>

After touring their native USA with everyone from Set Your Goals and Four Year Strong through to Crime In Stereo and Reign Supreme, Philadelphia's The Wonder Years are heading to Australia for the first time this September. "AMP Magazine called us one of the finest bands to ever grace the genre. Absolute Punk hailed our new record as being an early contender for album of the year. Alternative Press said that if you've grown up and care about more than just girls, but still love Say It Like You Mean It (Starting Line), then you should ... Read More >>>

In a move set to unite theorists and mystics of the world, Children Collide return with their highly anticipated second album, Theory Of Everything (out 27 August 2010). The Theory of Everything, a piece of theoretical physics that attempts to explain all the fundamental interactions of nature and the universe, has formed the title for the album. Whilst the divine powers of the tarot's major arcana inspired the Melbourne bands latest album. Not that such an apparently schizoid blend is anything new for the band. "Weve had a little of that going on since we began writing ... Read More >>>

Now at a new venue, Good Buy Baby MEGA market is the biggest on Brisbane North Side. With over 80 stalls under one roof, we boast bigger range and greater variety of good quality preloved items for children aged 0-10 years. Come along and find items like cots, prams, clothes, books, games, maternity, furniture, and so much more. Save on the cost of raising a family and buy quality items at a fraction of the retail price. A lot of these items have been grown out of before they are worn out, so why not ... Read More >>>

FOREST LAKE state school fete 11th September 2010, 11am-7pm: Come along to our fun filled day, there will be something for everyone, our huge trash and treasure, side show games, cake stalls, sample bags and lots of fun rides and jumping castles. Sit back and enjoy the entertainment while enjoying our international foods, steak burgers or a cafe coffee. End the day with a big bang and see our fireworks light up the sky. ... Read More >>>

Skate Australia documents a 6 month road-trip of discovery into this rapidly emerging and varying sport of long boarding covering all styles of Skateboarding as slalom, sliding, dancing and downhill. After skating beaches, mountains, and big cities of Australia's East coast. The film comes to a climax in Bathurst, the biggest downhill skating event in Australian history, the World Championship in Downhill Skateboarding. ... Read More >>>

The Fever is spreading. Bullet for My Valentine is infectious! Bullet For My Valentine pummelled a sold-out main hall with riffs and harmonic angst so unbridled that the gathered nearly came unglued at times. Mike Daniel Dallas News It is hardly a secret. Bullet For My Valentine are this generations greatest exponents of metal. Not simply because of one, two or even three amazing albums destined to be classics in the genre; but also because of the manifest evolution - with each album pointing the way to peaks that remain beyond the powers of ordinary bands. The ... Read More >>>

The Kokoda track is a legendary trekking destination situated in the heart of Papua New Guineas largest mountain range. It winds through lush forestry, over stunning ridges, and across raging rivers, and has been deemed one of the most challenging walks in the world. Each year, hundreds of people flock to the area to battle the tough terrain, and realise their own physical and emotional endurance levels. For those looking for an adventure, completing the trek has been described as one of the most rewarding experiences ever, and many people return to the track year ... Read More >>>

Country music superstar Tim McGraw is confirmed to tour Australia for the first time, promoters Chugg Entertainment and Rob Potts announced today. McGraw, and his band the Dancehall Doctors, will bring his Southern Voice Tour to Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney for shows in September. "My career's been going for a while and I've been looking for opportunities to come down, and this is the first time the timing's worked out. I'm very excited," said McGraw when asked about Australia and touring here for the first time. Chugg Entertainment's Executive Chairman, Michael Chugg said, "This is big news, ... Read More >>>

Hopeless Records, through its non-profit organization Sub City, is pleased to once again bring you the Take Action Tour Australia. This year the tour will once again spotlight ReachOut.com, an Australian youth service aimed to improve the mental health and wellbeing of Australian young people. Presented by Destroy All Lines, Hopeless Records, Mistake Clothing, SPA, Blunt and killyourstereo.com the tour will feature headliner Attack Attack!, in addition to Pierce The Veil and Dream On, Dreamer. The annual charity tour, now in its ninth year, raises funds and awareness for youth involvement in charitable action. The tour ... Read More >>>

Hopeless Records, through its non-profit organization Sub City, is pleased to once again bring you the Take Action Tour Australia. This year the tour will once again spotlight ReachOut.com, an Australian youth service aimed to improve the mental health and wellbeing of Australian young people. Presented by Destroy All Lines, Hopeless Records, Mistake Clothing, SPA, Blunt and killyourstereo.com the tour will feature headliner Attack Attack!, in addition to Pierce The Veil and Dream On, Dreamer. The annual charity tour, now in its ninth year, raises funds and awareness for youth involvement in charitable action. The tour ... Read More >>>

Having twice visited our shores on board the Big Day Out and Soundwave Festivals respectively, this September sees Britains most explosive post- hardcore act Enter Shikari head to Australia for their first ever headline tour! Boasting a genre-smashing sound that melds punk, hardcore, electronica, dubstep, drumnbass and rock into the one frenzied package, Enter Shikari took their native UK by storm with their gold-selling debut, Take To The Skies. Dozens of tours and a couple of hundred thousand record sales later, the ambitious quartet set their sights on the rest of the world, with hugely successful ... Read More >>>

Having twice visited our shores on board the Big Day Out and Soundwave Festivals respectively, this September sees Britains most explosive post- hardcore act Enter Shikari head to Australia for their first ever headline tour! Boasting a genre-smashing sound that melds punk, hardcore, electronica, dubstep, drumnbass and rock into the one frenzied package, Enter Shikari took their native UK by storm with their gold-selling debut, Take To The Skies. Dozens of tours and a couple of hundred thousand record sales later, the ambitious quartet set their sights on the rest of the world, with hugely successful ... Read More >>>

Australians be warned; the country's biggest hardcore band is set to embark on a mammoth national tour this September. Byron Bay's Parkway Drive are scheduled to storm their way through Australia's biggest live music arenas, conquering several huge venues in the name of the Deep Blue Australian Tour. Their run of 9 shows throughout 7 states will mark the band's largest tour to date -a fitting reflection of the band's unprecedented success and continuing strength since their previous album 2007's Horizons debuted at 6 on the ARIA charts and 2009's "Parkway Drive: The DVD"achieving ... Read More >>>

Old-School New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL will embark on their first-ever tour of Australia in September, with MORTAL SIN as main support. OVERKILL's new album, "Ironbound", sold 4,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 192 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at No. 4 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200. Tickets go on sale on Thursday, May 6 ... Read More >>>

The John Butler Trio return centre stage following a global April Uprising! The John Butler Trio have spent the past few months on a gruelling schedule to release their new APRIL UPRISING album simultaneously in eleven markets around the world, the JBTs fifth studio release has garnered incredible global respect and success. With much anticipation for a live experience from JBT at home, their cherished Australian fans need wait no more as the band is pleased to announce their national APRIL UPRISING TOUR of Australia taking place in August and September with tickets on sale on ... Read More >>>

As Birds Of Tokyo hit the virtual treadmill, getting match-fit for their self-titled album tour, they do so with a bigger goal in mind than simply running around the block. For as much as this is an album tour, it is most certainly not just that. Accompanied by LA's irresistible indie-rock prodigies Silversun Pickups, Birds Of Tokyo will hit Australia's capital cities in September to launch an album that has already led them twice around the world and back again... their most accomplished recording, brought to the stage in Birds Of Tokyo's most expansive live show ... Read More >>>

You Me At Six won the hearts of pop-punk fans worldwide with their debut album 'Take Off Your Colours'. However its their new effort Hold me Down that completes their metamorphosis. Its all there; ferocious vocals and chantable one-liners. Its brilliant and is set to catapult You Me At Six into all kinds of new places...its near perfect Change The Record. Joining You Me At Six for this sensational double bill is The Audition. Four releases deep and The Audition are still evolving but they have set the bar for pop rock in the new ... Read More >>>

Sydney based genre defying MM9 are hitting the road to celebrate the release of their latest single Let It Take Over. The boys are fresh from the national tour with Karnivool as the main support, which won them rave reviews across the country from fans and critics alike. By the end of their set, they had clearly won over a sizable amount of the audience, who whooped and cheered graciously, chuffed from having witnessed such a clean set delivered with no frills or spills BMA Mag MM9 is a band whose versatility is matched ... Read More >>>

The last few months have seen brother and sister duo Angus and Julia Stone go from strength to strength. With a 1 Gold album (fast approaching platinum) and a national SOLD OUT tour under their belts the pair have since been touring the UK, Europe, USA and Canada, gathering further accolades. Down the Way came in at 19 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart in the USA, 40 in France and have just completed their sold out UK dates, with The Times saying about the pairs shepherds bush empire show - 'triumphant'. Angus ... Read More >>>

The last few months have seen brother and sister duo Angus and Julia Stone go from strength to strength. With a 1 Gold album (fast approaching platinum) and a national SOLD OUT tour under their belts the pair have since been touring the UK, Europe, USA and Canada, gathering further accolades. Down the Way came in at 19 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart in the USA, 40 in France and have just completed their sold out UK dates, with The Times saying about the pairs shepherds bush empire show - 'triumphant'. Angus ... Read More >>>

The year was 1979. A little know band from Manchester, England, was about to deliver an album of moody, melancholic despair, the influence of which can still be felt, heard and seen today. That band was Joy Division and the album was Unknown Pleasures. To commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Joy Division's seminal debut album, Unknown Pleasures, founding member Peter Hook and Friends will perform the album in its entirety in Australia for the first time. The epic show will include live performances of all of the songs from the album including Shes Lost Control, New ... Read More >>>

Celebrate spring with the passion and drama of flamenco. Be transported to the fiestas of Spain with Flamenco Fires production - Primavera Mia¦The ritual of the celebration of the new spring. This performance is captivating; with a vibrant, dramatic and sensual combination of dance, music and song. A festival of birth and life blended with the intensity of Spanish passion. Australias only national flamenco company - Flamenco Fire is a collaboration of our finest flamenco artists, thrilling audiences with a heady mix of traditional and contemporary flamenco in all of its guises. Flamenco Fire ... Read More >>>

Youd perhaps know Hungry Kids of Hungary best from their string of radio hits in the last 18 or so months Scattered Diamonds, Set It Right, Let You Down and most recently Wristwatch. Theyve made their way around the country numerous times and even embarked on a short international tour playing some landmark shows in the UK and the States. Last week it was announced the band were the latest signing to independent label Stop Start distributed by EMI and now are proud to announce the release of their much-anticipated debut album Escapades ... Read More >>>

In 2010 Cypress Hill will release their 8th studio album, Rise Up produced by Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine, and featuring the talents of Pete Rock, Daron Malakian, Mike Shinoda, Apathy, Pitbull, Marc Anthony and more. Rise Up is the trios first release under the Snoop Dogg administration at Priority Records. As the years have passed, the crews dynamic stage show bolstered in 1994 by the addition of percussionist Eric Bobo (also of Beastie Boys fame) has evolved into one of raps most polished, as such intense tunes, Insane In The Brain, ... Read More >>>

Welcome to the final year of twenty-five mind-blowing years, says Mick Hucknall of Simply Reds final shows. What an adventure it has been! Michael Coppel Presents and Roundhouse Entertainment are pleased to announce Simply Reds legions of Australian fans will have the opportunity to say a final goodbye when the bands Farewell Tour reaches Australia this October. Simply Red will play their very last concerts here as a series of indoor shows and A Day On The Green winery events nationally, kicking off on October 1. Simply Red's classic pop and elegant ballads have provided an uplifting and ... Read More >>>

AUSTRALIAN / NEW ZEALAND TOUR OCTOBER 2010 Im not happy unless I see someone out there in the pit, bleeding and smiling! Gary Holt At the beginning of their career, EXODUS gained huge notoriety in the international underground scene as a result of the tape trading community. Their dynamic guitar riffing, adrenaline-inducing drum work, and bloodied live shows made all the difference in the bands mission to take Bay Area Thrash to a worldwide audience. By 1983, the band line-up included guitarist Rick Hunolt and bassist Rob McKillop and had inspired the likes of Metallica, Testament, Death ... Read More >>>

Why dont we let the squires at Metal Hammer begin our introduction to the phenomenon that is ALEXISONFIRE and their latest album Old Crows Young Cardinals; A dense and beautiful heavy rock album with as many hardcore influences as progressive ones: rewarding and utterly gripping With the release of the brilliant album Crisis in 2006 and 2004s Watch Out!, who would have thought ALEXISONFIRE would not only match the success of their previous efforts but ultimately smash all pre conceptions and tear them to shreds! This is one of the best bands currently making music, and ... Read More >>>

For Against Me! frontman Tom Gabel, sometimes you have to get the hell out just to find your way back in. The past 12 years have seen Gabel rise from acoustic folk-punk gunslinger in the dives of Gainesville, Florida to releasing Against Me!'s four searing, blood-smeared slices of scrappy punk. The last of which, 2007s New Wave, was the major label debut, one that Spin magazine anointed as their Album Of The Year. And while Gainesville was home, Gabel felt the walls closing in when touring for New Wave came to an end. So he ... Read More >>>

'TIS... is one of Queenslands most popular Irish Entertainment Bands having kept the place jigging and reeling for over 10 years. 'TIS...are all about fun and entertainment!! They bring you live Irish music from the good old traditionals through to the contemporary hits of today. And live music is just that...no drum machines, sequencers or artificial colours and flavourings. Fun is what 'TIS¦ are all about. They not only create the sound but provide you with an entertainment experience guaranteed to keep you singing and tapping along. If youre looking for a fun and entertaining time, come along and enjoy the craic! Remember, The ... Read More >>>

Melodrama meets Magnificence: RUFUS WAINWRIGHT returns for a very special solo Australian tour "Complex, melodramatic, ambitious, vain, beautiful and frequently magnificent!" The Observer "A single piano is all that's needed to show off his immense vocal talent." Billboard "One of the most talented singer-songwriters of his generation." Bernard Zuel, Sydney Morning Herald If you've ever been promised the world dear reader; here's the next best thing. An intimate evening of solo splendour with the devastating Rufus Wainwright - featuring nothing more than a grand piano, a folder full of rich, thoughtful songs, and that voice. Today it is ... Read More >>>

Every once in a while a band comes around that fuses genres together like no other. The genres in question are punk and reggae; and the band is Bedouin Soundclash. Their 2007 album Street Gospels was near flawless. An unbelievable assortment of instruments played to perfection, unheard since the Wailers backed up Bob Marley. It resulted in not just some of the best reggae outside of Jamaica, but some of the best reggae period. Street Gospels is an inspiring demonstration of breadth. Alternative Press Providing a musical bed that makes you swear youre in a 1960s ... Read More >>>

Court Yard Hounds, Kate Miller-Heidke and The Verses announced to join Sarah McLachlan on "A Taste of Lilith" Chugg Entertainment, in conjunction with Nettwerk Music Group, is thrilled to announce that after much media speculation, multi Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter and original founder of Lilith Fair, Sarah McLachlan, is confirmed to return to Australia in October with "A Taste of Lilith." After a 10 year break, Lilith Fair returned to the United States this year for 23 shows and featured a veritable who's who of solo artists and female-led bands. Joining Sarah for "A Taste of ... Read More >>>

Paramore 'Brand New Eyes' Australian Tour The stratospheric rise of PARAMORE has been swift and shows no signs of abating. Announcing themselves in 2007 to an ever growing legion of fans with the brilliant, Riot, PARAMORE have registered one conquest after the next: selling out shows across the globe, gracing almost every Alternative/Rock magazine, Artist of the Year list and even earned themselves a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. However its PARAMOREs new album, Brand New Eyes that marks their fully fledged introduction to rocks elite class and astonishes from start to finish. Alternative Press. Hot from ... Read More >>>

Rising from the Savannah swamplands in 2003, BARONESS have exploded onto the musical landscape with a sound built upon a resolute sense of purpose and shaped by hundreds of explosive live shows, which has elevated them from the rest of the metal pack. Their debut Red Album sat the metal community fairly and squarely on its ass with its sonic vision; colossal riffs and haunting vocals rolling like thunder across epic songs spanning both the intense and the sublime. The album was so impressive Revolver Magazine named it Album of the Year. Yet, their sophomore release The ... Read More >>>

The long wait is finally over as hard rock gods Metallica bring their World Magnetic Tour to New Zealand and Australia this October/November! The epic world tour started out in Arizona, October 2008 in support of their current album Death Magnetic (Universal Music). During the last decade alone Metallica have played to a collective audience of more than 3.5 million people. Currently on tour in Europe, the Australian and New Zealand dates mark the culmination of their world tour and will be Metallicas first Australian shows since January 2004. Formed in 1981, Metallica have become one of the ... Read More >>>

Paul Weller - one of Englands most influential and iconic musicians and songwriters embarks on a national Australian tour this October. Fans had waited more than 20 years for Paul Wellers long-overdue, highly acclaimed and sold-out 2008 tour. Two years on, Weller returns to bring his Wake Up The Nation tour to an eagerly awaiting audience. Tickets for the Modfathers October tour will go on sale on Friday April 23rd. On the same day Weller delivers his 10th solo album, Wake Up The Nation (Universal Music). Described as the sound of Weller wide awake, ready to ... Read More >>>