At the time of writing, I am 8 sleeps away from heading down to Brisbane to watch AC/DC rock the socks off the QSAC stadium for the 7th show of their Australian tour. It's been a long time coming and I cannot bloody wait! The hero's of Aussie rock music are bound to put on a killer show, with a reported 70 semi-trailer loads of equipment and … [Read more...]

Flashback to 1987: Hair-metal has matured to the point of saturation. Formulaic songs, sounds, and make-up laden fashion had further alienated punk and alternative bands, musicians, and fans, forcing them deeper underground. But most things buried eventually resurface - sometimes with a vengeance. Entrenched in the ’87 California punk scene, … [Read more...]

Tony Flow and the Majestic Masters of Mayhem is not a household band name, but one week after Anthony Kiedis, Hillel Slovak, Jack Irons and Michael "Flea" Balzary took the stage at the Rhythm Lounge in Los Angeles, they returned as the Red Hot Chili Peppers. That fateful show in 1983 paved the way for one of modern rock’s most influential bands … [Read more...]

Foo Fighters - A Short Biography Dave Grohl booked studio time in October 1994 to record a handful of demos. The former Nirvana drummer, distraught by friend and bandmate Kurt Cobain’s untimely death, intended to hand out a few tapes to friends, and decide what to do with his short-lived but highly influential career. Grohl, not well known by … [Read more...]

One great thing about music, is that it is always growing, always changing. It is never the same, and for many, it’s versatility and liquidity is part of its draw. Just when you think music can’t get any different, or just when it seems nothing “new” can come around the corner, barriers are broken, and we are shown just how amazing music … [Read more...]