Episode 9 is the one where Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie briefly mistake themselves for an IT helpdesk, a sports panel, and a moral philosophy seminar—before landing, somewhat dazed, back in music. It opens with [...]

Trailblazing Melbourne garage-pop/hard rock band Girl Monstar are back with their first album since 1992! Girl Monstar’s new album GRRRR!! is out today on Vicious Kitten Records. It follows the singles ‘Hate Train’ and ‘Blue Cat With Green [...]

Hugh Cornwell, the original singer, guitarist and principal songwriter of The Stranglers, returns to Australia with his band this June. As leader of The Stranglers, Hugh was the main songwriter of all the band’s most [...]

Veteran troubadour Steve Poltz has released his new album, JoyRide, via Red House Records today. The album is Poltz’s 14th studio collection, and is streaming everywhere, while vinyl, CD, and an exclusive new merch line [...]

Things of Stone and Wood are back, and with the double a-side single “You’d Gone before You Went/The Windmills Turn”, from their first album since 2003. Rae Street will be released via MGM on February [...]