Rock Archive
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TURBONEGRO! The Return of Turbonegro – Australian Tour!
Norwegian death-punks Turbonegro return to Australia this December appearing at the Meredith Music Festival and for headline appearances in Sydney and Melbourne. It is the band’s second visit to Australia and their first since 2003. Turbonegro hit the…
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AXOLOTL! ‘Autonomy’ EP Release and Launch Shows!
Fresh from touring with The Bamboos across the east coast, AXOLOTL present their debut EP and launch shows in Sydney and Melbourne. AXOLOTL is a collaboration bred in a Melbourne home studio spearheaded by Ella Thompson and Dustin McLean….
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THE SIDE-TRACKED FIASCO! Announce 16-Date Tour!
After just completing a successful 7 date tour in March & April that saw Sydney based FunkCore band ‘The SideTracked Fiasco’ play shows in NSW, VIC, QLD & ACT, ‘STF’ are about to head back on the road for…
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BLUE SUN! ‘We Are Blue Sun’ EP Release, 15th June! (Run DNA)
22 year old Josh Romig honed his performance skills on the streets of Melbourne, busking for a living since his late teens – and any spare time he had was spent in front of an 8-track with a guitar…
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NUMBER STATION! ‘Everything Will Change’ EP Launch & Shows!
Proving the adage that good things come to those who wait, Melbourne’s own former Triple J Unearthed winners NUMBER STATION will finally release their debut EP, EVERYTHING WILL CHANGE, on Monday, May 4, 2012. Hitting radio on Monday,…
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JOHNNY ROCK AND THE LIMITS! ‘Highly Likely’ EP and Tour!
Johnny Rock and The Limits release their much anticipated EP, ‘Highly Likely’ this September. Following their single, ‘Give You What You Need,’ being featured in the summer Cornetto TV ad campaign early in the year, and touring their hit single ‘Shoeshine’…
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LAURA IMBRUGLIA! FREE Show Brunswick Retreat, 11th Sept!
Laura Imbruglia is back home in Melbourne after a whirlwind tour supporting Adalita. The tour was a flaming success, climaxing with a mid-set interruption by "Serial Pest" Peter Hore in Newcastle! Peter takes careful consideration when choosing important events to…
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AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD! Tour 2011!
***JUST ANNOUNCED*** Trail Of Dead and Handsome Tours are proud to announce a stellar cast of supports for these shows. Joining the band on tour will be: Laura and Sincerely Grizzly in Melbourne; and Further and Grand Fatal in…
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THE RUMINATERS! “Deadstuff” Single (A&R Department)
The Ruminaters are a band. They have become pretty good at playing their instruments, together, in the same room, in their own style. “We play beatnik barnyard hillbilly swamp rock” Since their formation in mid 2010, The Ruminaters have…
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ON THE STREET – FEEL PRESENTS! The Hummingbirds, feedtime, Ups & Downs, The Moffs & Lighthouse Keepers!
There's been a lot said and written about Sydney's inner-city music scene of the eighties and early nineties – and rightly so. For many it represented the city's most fertile period of musical activity and produced an amazing array…
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TUMBLEWEED! Triple J, RTR 92.1FM, RRR 102.7FM, Radio Adelaide and more!
Tumbleweed follow up their NSW run of shows earlier this year with newly announced shows in TAS, WA, SA and VIC! See the ON TOUR section of this website, to see when they are playing near you! To kick off…
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RiSH PUBLICITY! 4 May – What’s Been Happening This Week!
THE FEELIES! Their first album in over 19 years has turned the heads of those at RADIO NATIONAL! 'Here Before' (Popfrenzy) has been selected as their Breakfast ALBUM OF THE WEEK (May 2nd to 8th) so pay a visit or tune in every…
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RiSH PUBLICITY! 20 April – What’s Been Happening This Week!
THE FEELIES! We've been working on the new album 'Here Before' (Popfrenzy) by the Feelies – their first in 20 years! One of the most iconic US indie bands ever (responsible for influencing the likes of REM, Yo La Tengo,…
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RiSH PUBLICITY! 6 April – What’s Been Happening This Week!
CRYSTAL STILTS! Popfrenzy are about to unleash the sophomore album "IN LOVE WITH OBLIVION"! Its out on April 15th, 2011! The follow-up to the much loved and critically acclaimed debut, Alight Of Night, the new album continues the band's foray into…
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SMITTY & B.GOODE! Play the Sando with Further & David McCormack, Apr 1!
For an extra large portion of rock'n'roll goodness, make sure you head on down to the Sandringham Hotel on April 1st. Smitty & B. Goode will be tearing through songs from their critically acclaimed sophomore album, Hello Rock'n'Roll. Local legends Further make a rare…
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GIRL IN A COMA! “Adventures in Coverland” out 11 Feb!
2011 release from the Texas-based Alt-Rock trio. In Adventures In Coverland, Girl In A Coma explore some of the songs that influenced them during their formative years, recording songs by Ritchie Valens, Selena, The Beatles, Joy Division, Patsy Cline, David…
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RIDE! Nowhere 20th Anniversary Edition!
7th February 2011 Release!! Rhino Handmade Celebrates Ride’s Acclaimed First Album With A Two-Disc 20th Anniversary Edition That Includes The U.S. Version Of The Album And The Today Forever EP, Plus Unreleased Live Show From The Band’s First American Tour….
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SWERVEDRIVER! Australian Tour 2011
Arguably Creation records' greatest ever signing, Swervedriver return to Australia this February to perform at the Perth International Arts Festival and for a string of headline appearances in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The band formerly known as Shake Appeal…
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WILLIAM STREET STRIKES! At Radio ‘Instant Pizza World’ (A&R Department)
The William Street Strikers formed from four disparate musical scenes in 2008 with the intention of creating a body of work that comes from the narrative school of songwriting, not stylistically singular but drawing on many and various genres to…
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THE ESTATE! At Radio! ‘Stay With Me’ (A&R Department)
The Estate are a Sydney based duo – Braden Clarke (keys, vocals, programming) and Brendan Gibson (guitars, vocals, programming).The pair met at high school, where they would meet at night to jam in the empty schoolyard. The first track…
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TUMBLEWEED! Album & TOUR; The Waterfront Years.
Musical legends in Australia, the ‘stoner rock’ riffs of Wollongong’s Tumbleweed inspired a whole generation of music lovers when they emerged in 1990s from the seeds of the Proton Energy Pills and The Unheard. Tumbleweed burst onto the…
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BLACKIE! Break Bread With The Mono-Brows out now!
The 1st solo album from Peter BLACKIE Black is almost out!!! yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy etc etc Two whole years in the making… but before you go "wow two f*cking years in the making, it must sound just – PERFECT"… the reason(ing) for…
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THE CHURCH ‘An Intimate Space” Tour
the church return to Australia in November – December 2010 for “An Intimate Space” 30th Anniversary Acoustic Tour. The band will be performing one song from each album over the last 30 years in reverse chronological order. Starting with a…
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LOVE PARADE! ‘A Strawberry Situation’ EP
Out November 17, 2010 through Half A Cow Records, Love Parade are a four-piece psychedelic pop band. After spending a few years sharing stages with mismatched pub-rock/diet-grunge bands in Newcastle, going through more drummers than Spinal Tap, and enjoying…
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SMITTY & B.GOODE ! ‘Hello Rock N’ Roll’ Album Release
Smitty & B. Goode, one of Sydney’s most rocking rock bands, are about to release this year’s most rocking rock album, Hello Rock ‘n’ Roll. Clocking in at just under half an hour, the eleven tracks on Hello Rock ‘n’…
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MARDI PANNAN! ‘Om’ EP and Tour.
Mardi Pannan’s hypnotic vocals will clear your mind, take you by the hand, and lead you to a beautiful hypnotic place far from the maddening world., The A and R Department and Mardi Pannan are delighted to announce the launch…
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PJ HARVEY! European Tour Dates
PJ Harvey has confirmed an exclusive run of European dates in February 2011. PJ Harvey will perform with a band; Mick Harvey, John Parish and Jean-Marc Butty. The list of dates is as follows and tickets for all shows go…
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THE ETTES! “Do You Want Power”
NASHVILLE, TN: Rock and roll gypsies THE ETTES are the revved up and relentless rock trio of Coco Hames (vocals, guitar), Jem Cohen (bass) and Poni Silver (drums). This is their new album. 2009 saw the band tour with the…
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SIANNA LEE! On Tour with Paradise Motel
The gutsy ex-lead-singer of Love Outside Andromeda is taking her unique and ballsy brand of female singer-songwriting on the road again in support of seminal Australian band Paradise Motel. Sianna's debut solo record Phoenix Propeller has been described as 'impressive…
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DAN WEBB “Hyperspace Clearance” EP & Tour
Dan Webb is a 21 year-old alternative rock force to be reckoned with. His style isn’t dictated by the traditional six-string, instead he opts for the keys. Webb’s deliverance in style is captured on his forthcoming sophomore EP titled ‘Hyperspace…
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SCARY KIDS SCARING KIDS “Final Tour”
After 8 years, Arizona's blistering post-hardcore sextet Scary Kids Scaring Kids have called it a day but are going out on a high by mounting a Final Nightmare tour of the paths least travelled while still on top of their…
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KATASTROPHY WIFE “Heart-On” EP Release
Kat Bjelland signs to Australian label, RiSH. Available in Australia from 14th April 2007 and the rest of the World on 7th May 2007. The new EP will come on a limited edition embossed digi-pack CD and 7" Vinyl. "Heart-On",…
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SPARKS
SPARKS… it's always a pleasure to work with an artist that is drenched in real music history. Sparks have influenced the likes of Beck, Bjork, Morrissey, Pulp, Pet Shop Boys and Babyshambles. They have released 21 – yes, 21 albums….






































