The air was different at the Hi-Fi tonight, the usual demographic of hipsters, heavy metal heads and fluro kids have all been replaced with older males waiting for their beloved The Mark Of Cain to return to them. T-shirts of Sonic Youth, The Smashing Pumpkins and Faith No More littered the floor; this crowd was…
Grinspoon, the original winners of Triple J Unearthed, and one of the godfathers of Australian grunge rock. Promoting their new album “Black Rabbit’s”, the boys from Lismore were ready to entertain a sell out crowd at The Tivoli. In typical Grinspoon fashion the night began explosively, with a brief wave to the crowd before creating…
Metal Female Voices Fest, October 2012 Late October once again saw thousands of fans of female fronted metal descend on the Belgian town of Aalst for the Metal Female Voices Fest, which is held at the Oktoberhallen in Wieze, on the outskirts of Aalst. This year was the tenth MFVF, and as with the past…
If there was ever a band to single handedly represent Australia’s “pub rock” scene over the years it would undoubtedly be The Angels. Amidst there Australian tour promoting their new album “Take It To The Streets”, the group hosted a buzzing Acacia Ridge Hotel to create a remarkable 70’s rock vibe that could only be…
Lisa Hannigan has the amount of shyness and feminine charm one would expect from a rising star who is relatively inexperienced on the stage. But in truth, she is not a ‘rising star’. She already rose to fame with the Damian Rice band in Ireland then began her solo career in 2008. However, she has…
Wolfsblood gör sin absolut första spelning i Malmö en fredagskväll på Möllevången och det passar så bra. Många av oss i publiken är gamla Möllan-människor som hängt i kvarteren under många år och en del är nya som refererar kanske bara ett decennium tillbaka. Och de som inte bor i Malmö fattar ingenting just nu….
Imagine you are a music lover who were in a jazz festival, that comes for 3 consecutive days with 17 different stages choices every day and offer more than 180 performers. You can see not only the local and foreign artists on the rise at this moment but even world artists that had considered as…
Finsk Goth ´n Roll möter Elvis Presley och Johnny Cash! Det var nog år 2007 senast Helsinki Vampires intog KBs scen, om jag inte minns fel. Nu äntligen, med en ny skiva i ryggen är de tillbaka på Malmös bästa scen – KB. Fortfarande i samma uppställning som för tjugo år sedan. The 69 Eyes…
“From the ’60s to this moment, IGGY POP has been a solid reminder of what happens when an artist stays true to himself only and doesn’t give a damn about the rest of it … IGGY POP is the Heavyweight Champion of rock and roll.” Henry Rollins, LA Weekly, April 2012 A decade after the…
Sjunde upplagan för den populära inomhusfestivalen i Umeå. Jag måste erkänna att jag var riktigt orolig inför årets House of metal (HoM). En rätt så smal line-up med mycket death, black och trash-metal. Vi var många som var tveksamma, vissa skulle bara gå en dag eller köpa biljett för att stödja festivalen. Hade jag inte…
Det är fullt hus och vad passar inte bättre än att riva av nya partydängan C´mon Take On Me. Det är så Hardcore Superstar vill presentera sig. Som en gigantisk festmaskin! Den nya turnén med start i KB bygger på nya och dagsfärska plattan C´mon Take On Me och det är som Jocke säger, premiärnerver…
With the promise that you’ll be “drenched, exhausted, and completely satisfied without ever having anyone touch your schmekel”, Kiss figurehead Gene Simmons announced an national tour of Australia with heavy metal legends Mötley Crüe is on the cards for 2013. In what is sure to be an electrifying and intense three hours, the Monster concert…