australia

Street musician covers “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” to silence homophobic preacher

During Sydney’s Mardi Gras parade on Saturday, singer/guitarist Axel Winter used the power of music to silence a homophobic preacher. According to Winter, he “tried to yell hateful, religiously inspired things about gay people in Pitt Street Mall.” Winter rounded up a band and covered Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Want To Have Fun,” with the […]

10 Australian Bands You Need To Know, According To Violent Soho

We at the AP office have been enamored with Australian quartet Violent Soho’s new album, Hungry Ghost, out now on SideOneDummy. It’s an awesome slab of ’90s-throwback rock, with plenty of grunge influences as well as party-hard vibes. But as it turns out, VS aren’t the only awesome band currently operating Down Under. We asked […]

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Unwritten Law angrily trash venue after set cut short

Unwritten Law, who have a history of physical altercations, were seeing red at a recent concert in Australia. Below, you can watch video, posted by music photographer Max Fairclough (Bring Me The Horizon, Of Mice & Men), of the band trashing the stage of a venue where their set was reportedly cut short (by 5 […]

Neck Deep and State Champs announce Australian tour

Neck Deep and State Champs have announced an Australian co-headlining tour taking place in September 2014. They'll be supporting their debut full-lengths, 2014's Wishful Thinking (Hopeless Records) and 2013's the Finer Things (Pure Noise Records), respectively. Melbourne natives Sidelines will open all shows. Tickets are on sale now except for the “door sales only” dates listed below: Wednesday 3rd September, HQ, […]

Daylight announce Australian tour with Endless Heights

Daylight have announced an Australian tour with support from Endless Heights on all dates. Check out full details in the tour flyer posted below. They're currently on the road in the US with O’Brother and Native, supporting 2012's Jar (Run For Cover Records).

Paramore Australian tour dates with You Me At Six, Twenty One Pilots

Paramore have announced they will heading to Australia in January 2014 on a headlining tour with opening acts You Me At Six and Twenty One Pilots. Check out the tour dates below: Jan 09 BRISBANE @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre Jan 11 SYDNEY @ Allphones Arena Jan 12 MELBOURNE @ Myer Music Bowl Jan 14 ADELAIDE @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre […]

Features RecAP: April 29, 2013 - Catch cold with Andrew McMahon & learn about Davey Havok's new book

ANDREW McMAHON's NEW SONG may pull you in a few different directions as it builds you up with electronics and a fun dance beat behind emotional lyrics. Give “Catching Cold” a listen and tell us what you think. DAVEY HAVOK MAY HAVE PULLED THE OL' PHONE-CUTTING-OUT TRICK on us when we asked him just what AFI […]

Exclusive Interview: Parkway Drive's Winston McCall on keeping it heavy, surfing and their new album

It’s been two years since PARKWAY DRIVE reinvigorated the stagnant metalcore genre with their breakthrough album, Deep Blue. Now, the Australians have teamed up with producer Matt Hyde (Slayer, Hatebreed) and are heading back into the studio to shake things up again. Frontman Winston McCall checked in with AP to discuss Parkway’s most ambitious album […]

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Defeater announce Australian tour with Blacklisted

Defeater have announced a fall tour in Australia in September with Blacklisted. Check out the dates and poster below. 9/26 – Enigma Bar, Adelaide Lic 9/27 – Corner Hotel, Melbourne 9/28 – TLC Bayswater, Melbourne 9/29 – Annandale Hotel, Sydney 9/30 – Annadale Hotel, Sydney 10/1 – Mt Gravatt PCYC, Brisbane 10/2 – YAC, Byron […]