The accomplishments and emergence of wonderful South Australian music over the last 12 months is set to be celebrated this year, with the South Australian Music (SAM) Awards powering ahead for 2020. The 2020 SAM Award winners will be announced on Tuesday November 3rd 2020. A ceremony will be conducted in line with current COVID-19 safety restrictions, the format of the celebrations …

Melanie C has announced details of a UK and European headline tour for spring 2021. Sporty has also confirmed plans for four global live streams, including Australia, to coincide with the release of her hugely anticipated self-titled album on October 2nd (with a full-band set and plenty of surprises to be revealed). Pre-sale to the 2021 headline shows begins on August 26th at …

Founding KISS guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame member Ace Frehley has announced the release of Origins Vol. 2, his highly-anticipated second collection of eleven rock ‘n’ roll covers, due out on September 18, 2020. He has also released the first single, a flawless cover of Deep Purple’s 1972 hit, “Space Truckin'” available now on all streaming platforms, and …

“No Slade = No Oasis. It’s as devastating and as simple as that” Noel Gallagher “I love Slade..They wrote the catchiest songs around.” Alice Cooper “Noddy Holder’s got one of the greatest voices in rock ever” Ozzy Osbourne On September 25 BMG will proudly release Slade’s Cum On Feel The Hitz, a superlative and comprehensive collection of Slade singles from 1970 to 1991. Cum On …

Emerging from the creative tailwinds of the late 80s, The Badoves are one of Australia’s most enduring bands. The Australian live music scene was flourishing in the early 90s, and that was the perfect vehicle The Badloves needed to establish themselves. As vocalist-guitarist-songwriter Michael Spiby would say, “an antidote to the after-party”. The band is lyrically from a very Australian …

Perth rock act The Silent Deeds announce the release of their new EP “Down With Me” which will be out October 23rd. The 4 track EP comes after their successful single and video last year for “The Race” which gained over 14,000 views on their Facebook page.  Pre-orders for the EP will be available soon, check out the latest single …

For the first time in 12 years, Strawberry Fields will not be welcoming thousands of patrons to its home venue on the banks of the Murray River in Tocumwal NSW. The festival has confirmed that due to COVID-19 it is not planning to hold any events until 2021 at the earliest. Festival Director Tara Medina said the decision was made …

Singer/Songwriter, Dean Ray releases his new album, ‘4TRAK Sessions Volume One’, on Friday September 4TH via Franklin Sound Art and MGM Distribution. The first single from the album,‘Survive’, is an inspirational song for these trying times and spawned from his own personal experiences. Dean had this to say about writing ‘Survive’: “I come from a long line of railway workers, …