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Deftones are getting better with age

AndrewMcMillen — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:21:10 GMT

Andrew McMillen revives a youthful fascination seeing Californian alternative metal quintet Deftones live in Brisbane.

Tame Impala might be one of the best bands in the world

AndrewMcMillen — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:20:34 GMT

If rock music were a video game, Tame Impala have clocked it.

Tool Are A Funny Band

SHAUNP — Mon, 06 May 2013 10:22:06 GMT

On Friday evening I set out from work, had a pleasant meal, caught the train to Olympic Park, and then cried during a live performance by Los Angeles heavy metal band Tool.

Report: Flume, Chet Faker, Sydney 2013

Eliza Goetze — Thu, 02 May 2013 12:12:23 GMT

It’s a jungle in here.

Report: Black Sabbath, Brisbane 2013

AndrewMcMillen — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:49:16 GMT

Which other 64-year old singer’s rider includes a bucket of water, black nail polish, and waterproof eyeliner?

Report: Midnight Juggernauts, Brisbane 2013

AndrewMcMillen — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:32:30 GMT

All they need is one good show.

Fear, Flume and Horse-Loving in Dubbo

TOBYMCCASKER — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:00:00 GMT

Our unhinged correspondent ventures into the depths of Dubbo for triple j's One Night Stand.

Report: The Drones, Brisbane 2013

AndrewMcMillen — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:35:03 GMT

They can do no wrong.

One night out with The xx

Elliott-Spencer — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:44:23 GMT

Elliott Grigg takes in two versions of The xx over one night in Melbourne.

Report: Urthboy, Brisbane 2013

MattShea — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:09:20 GMT

There's something invigorating watching Urthboy—a businessman, mentor and media commentator—be an artist.

Report: Ultra Music Festival, Miami 2013

dseidler — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Or "How much are your kidneys worth?"

Report - James Blake, Melbourne 2013

Elliott-Spencer — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:00:00 GMT

The only downside to Blake's whirlwind tour was that so many had to miss out.

Report: Neil Young, The Drones, Melbourne 2013

DougWallen — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:17:52 GMT

Neil Young's intimate Melbourne show gives a rare insight into his intuitive, perpetual, instrumental conversations with Crazy Horse.

Report: Golden Plains, 2013 - Day 1

Marcus — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:00:00 GMT

Words and important feelings from the first day of the Golden Plains festival for 2013.

Report: Bloc Party, Brisbane 2013

AndrewMcMillen — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:00:00 GMT

What made Bloc Party's Brisbane gig last night magical.

Report: Soundwave, Melbourne 2013

TheVine — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:47:27 GMT

Though we may not have ever said it, a love for heavy music stood watch over it all.

Report: The Stone Roses, Brisbane 2013

AndrewMcMillen — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:00:00 GMT

They can certainly still play, these four, and many of these songs are timeless, but fuck – talk about a victory wrested from the jaws of defeat.

Report: Blink-182, Brisbane 2013

nickholt — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:00:00 GMT

Blink-182 truly is the David Wooderson of the music world: We get older and they stay the same age.

Report: Puscifer, Brisbane 2012

AndrewMcMillen — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:30:00 GMT

Side-project for Tool's Maynard James Keenan, Puscifer are a multimedia oddity.

Report: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Sydney 2013

TheVine — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:00:00 GMT

Poor Nick Cave is in an enviable, though, presumably, frustrating position. Any new work will be judged against one of the most admired catalogues in Australian music.