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Harvest Makes Hay In Australia

Now here’s a festival that sounds a bit different to the run of the mill “rawk” marathons. Harvest, might come from the same folks who assault us with Soundwave (which I might add means they know how to run a big event) but it’s a totally different flavout. Harvest claims to follow a simple design: Take the line-up of your typical European multi day event, cut out the filler... Read the full story

Cold Chisel’s Massive Tour

Cold Chisel have announced their biggest tour in nearly 30 years.The Light The Nitro Tour will kick off in October and finish on the first weekend of December with 24 concerts unveiled around Australia plus two New Zealand shows. Tickets for all these gigs will go onsale everywhere at 9.00am on Thursday,4 August.  However, anybody who signs up to the band’s mailing list at www.coldchisel.com... Read the full story

Rod Stewart For Summer

With forty years of chart-topping singles and albums under his belt, Rod Stewart will be bringing his ‘The Hits’ tour on stages in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne as well as two special concerts at Hope Estate Winery in the Hunter Valley and Hanging Rock in the Macedon Ranges. Having a phenomenal 62 hit singles in the UK, of which 31 reached the top 10, concert goers can... Read the full story

Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan

Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan have been described as everything from the odd couple to a latter day Lee and Nancy. But once you hear their latest album of duets Hawk, you’ll forget easy-to-make comparisons and become immersed in a thrilling and sometimes chilling musical experience. It’s best described as “American desert music” – dusty, edgy, slightly strange and often... Read the full story

Alice Cooper Does Sideshows

Alice Cooper is returning to Australia for the first time since 2009 to tour alongside Van Halen, Bad Religion, Hole, Sister of Mercy and more, as part of the Soundwave Revolution Festival. However for those fans that might struggle with the concept of 70+ hard rock bands in a day Alice will being doing a couple of sideshows. The last tour here was a ripper as my review suggested. Here’s an excerpt... Read the full story

Heart to Tour on Def Leppard Show

The news that Def Leppard would be returning to Australia was welcome as the bombastic hard rock legends always put on a big show of escapist stadium rock. However I was a lot more excited by the news that they would be sharing the stage with Heart, the Canadian band fronted by sister Ann and Nancy Wilson. Heart have always been an under-rated band to me and their early albums were one of the reasons... Read the full story

The Clouds Return For Tour

The Clouds were one of Australia’s leading bands of the 90’s during a time when the independent scene and the mainstream reached a strange point of co-dependence. Eventually major label politics bought about their demise, but this year they are returning for a tour with international re-unionists Jesus Jones and The Wonder Stuff. HHMM spoke to leader of The Clouds Jodi Phillis in anticipation of... Read the full story

Meat Loaf Back For Another Grand Tour

He’s going to be at the AFL Grand Final, he’s going to be doing A Day On The Green shows and he’s going to be doing stadiums. He’s Meat Loaf and he’s the creator of some of the most timeless theatrical rock music of the last 50 years. Meat Loaf’s career is nothing short of extraordinary, when you think about it. The massive Bat Out Of Hell, was bold, brash, completely over-the-top and it... Read the full story

Stevie Nicks Tours With Dave Stewart

Stevie Nicks is coming back to Australia and will be touring this November and December. zIt will be her first visit here since touring with Fleetwood Mac a couple of years ago where she was in good form albeit slightly overshadowed by her partner in music Lindsey Buckingham. This time though Stevie has a new album, In Your Dreams to introduce to the audience and it’s a surprisingly strong effort... Read the full story

Roger Waters Plays The Wall

Roger Waters will perform his classic Pink Floyd album ‘The Wall’ in Australia in 2012. Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney have been locked in for dates starting in Perth on January 27. ‘The Wall’ was Pink Floyd’s 11th studio album and went on to become one of the biggest selling albums of all time. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) ranks ‘The Wall’ as the 4th biggest... Read the full story

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