Soundwave Festival drawcards Faith No More have lifted the veil on the title and release date for their eagerly awaited first full-length in 18 years, just a couple of weeks out from their imminent sojourn Down Under for the touring event. Titled Sol Invictus, the album is set for international release via Reclamation Recordings/Ipecac

Lead singer of post-hardcore veterans The Used, Bert McCracken has joined Channel [V] as a full-time presenter. McCracken, who moved to Australia from the States a couple of years ago, had previously hosted a Soundwave special last year for the Foxtel channel, but has now been promoted to a much

The Daniel Johns comeback trail continues today with the unveiling of the video for his first new material in eight years, Aerial Love. The subdued and soulful single, a far cry from his adored work in local grunge legends Silverchair, has been complemented with a slick, sensual video, taking place

Acclaimed local artists Peking Duk and Knife Party, as well as tenuously claimed expats Sia and Iggy Azalea, make up the Australian contingent of nominees for this year’s impending International Dance Music Awards, arguably the biggest such ceremony in the world. At this year’s event, the 30th annual iteration of the DMAs, Sia leads the Aussie-bred

Bullet For My Valentine have broken some hearts just a few days out from Valentines Day with the announcement that bass player Jason James, fondly known as Jay, is no longer a member of the band. The remaining members of BFMV delivered the news to fans in a somewhat vague

South African-born, Melbourne-based composer and flutist Wouter Kellerman has won a Grammy at today’s awards. Kellerman’s collaborative effort with Indian composer and producer Ricky Kej, Winds Of Samsara took out the Best New Age Album Of The Year award. The news was revealed as part of the earlier announced winners

Sydney hip hop collective One Day, which features members of Horrorshow, Spit Syndicate, Joyride and Jackie Onassis, are set to hit the road once again, as part of their Many Hands tour in April and May. The group’s headline shows will take place as they tour the country with Groovin

The Urban Country Music Festival line-up has grown considerably today, with a stack of acts added to the May event’s bill. As with the initial round of artists announced, the new additions are a mix of country and a bit of rock, with Brisbane indies Last Dinosaurs, The Belligerents and

Melbourne hardcore dudes Deez Nuts have confirmed that their new album, dubbed Word Is Bond, will be available for fans to plug into their earholes from Friday, April 24th. Out via UNFD, the band’s fourth studio LP was produced by Andrew Neufeld (Comeback Kid) and Shane Frisby (The Ghost Inside,

After delivering quite easily the most spoken about performance at Triple J’s Beat The Drum birthday party a couple of weeks ago, Daniel Johns has at long last released his very first solo track in eight years, and we’ll let you know straight-up, it aint nothing like the head-clanging days