Rock Lives Here

When MelodicRock Fest was announcing their lineup for 2020, one band I was hoping would make a return was Melbourne rockers Teargas. A band who reformed for the 2016 MelodicRock Fest and who hold special memories for me over the past 16 odd years. It was in 2004 when I first caught Teargas, supporting Jeff Scott Soto at a time when melodic rock was far from the in thing. Well, I guess it's still not really the "in-thing", but there's far more bands playing melodic rock in 2020, than there were in 2004!!

Teargas built up a cult following amongst the local melodic & hard rock scenes during their existence, whilst the guys have remained active in other musical endeavours over the years since Teargas disbanded.

Here in 2020 we get the best of both worlds, a cracking new song "Make Up Your Mind" (listen to that on Spotify, or via the links below) and we also get another set of their powerful melodic hard rock at MelodicRock Fest 2020.

I recently caught up with frontman Al Gammie to talk the past, present and future of Teargas.

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(Podcast Opening Song Credit: Thanks to Melbourne legends The Radio Sun for supplying the intro music, lifted from their track Switch Off The World Tonight)

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As we head into 2020 and a new decade, one of the major players in the rock world is becoming Golden Robot Global Entertainment. In existence now for around 5 years, the growth has been huge, from humble beginnings as an Aussie independent label, to now being an ever growing international juggernaut, with 8 labels under the Golden Robot Global Entertainment banner.

It was awesome to get the opportunity to chat with Golden Robot Global Entertainment founder & CEO Mark Alexander-Erber about his passion for rock music that lead to the evolution of Golden Robot Global Entertainment and some of the key plans for Golden Robot Global Entertainment in 2020 and beyond.

For more info on Golden Robot Global Entertainment check out: Website | Instagram | Facebook

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Summer in Australia and immediately my mind thinks of songs such as Great Southern Land from Icehouse, Down Under from Men At Work and GANGgajang's Sounds Of Then (This Is Australia).

I had the pleasure of talking with Mark about their current tour, which hit's Melbourne's Memo Music Hall on January 11th. With a few more shows to follow before the trusty Kombi Van is put in for a service and tuneup during 2020 after 35 years touring this great nation of Australia.

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Saturday January 11 - The Memo Club St Kilda

Friday January 17 - Narrabeen RSL Club screening Mad Wax

Saturday January 18 Heritage Hotel Bulli

Sunday January 19 Brass Monkey Cronulla screening Mad Wax

Saturday January 25 Hamilton Hotel Brisbane screening Mad Wax

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The legendary Lime Spiders make a long awaited and much anticipated return

to the stage in December to celebrate their 40th anniversary with a selected

run of live shows.

After a forced hiatus due to a double whammy of life - threatening issues

(including a serious assault!), founding member Mick Blood has assembled a

killer new line up which is guaranteed to cement the Spiders reputation as an

awesome live act!

Once described as "the Sex Pistols on acid" by American Rolling Stone, the

band's compelling high energy sound will provide a sonic tonic to kick start

your summer with a memorable dose of rock 'n' roll! The Lime Spiders are sure

to blow your mind and set the tone for an uplifting festive season.

I recently caught up with founding member Mick Blood to talk about his story of survival, 40 legendary years in the music industry and the upcoming shows which are listed below....

Friday December 13 Crowbar Brisbane

Saturday December 14 Sound Lounge Currumbin

Friday December 20 Crowbar Sydney

Saturday 21 The Croxton Bandroom Melbourne

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One of my favourite listens at the moment is the brand new EP from Josh Setterfield Till Dawn.

The Aussie artist brings a twist to the country rock sound, with his formative music years spent in a pop-punk, combined with a love of country rock and 80's hair metal band bringing a blend of infectious and energetic rock to songs such as Weird Ones and Broke, whilst The Way God Made Me is one of the best things hitting my ears at the moment.

Check out my recent chat with Josh below to find out more about his latest release...

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The beauty of rock n' roll is every so often something completely unexpected comes your way which becomes one of your new favourite things.

For me in 2019 that new favourite thing has been Clayton Bellamy & The Congregation, quite simply one of the best damn rock n' roll records I've heard in a while. Not only one of the best, but easily one of the most enjoyable by far.

Known to many as guitarist of Canadian country superstars The Road Hammers, Welcome To The Congregation sees Clayton find his true musical calling, preaching the gospel of peace, love, understanding & rock n' roll.

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Laura Cox is a name you'll no doubt be hearing more of in the years to come as one of the world's rising female rock stars! A blazing guitarist with a collection of awesome bluesy, classic, hard rock songs on her brand new album Burning Bright.

I had a really interesting chat with Laura about her musical upbringing in France , delve into new album Burning Bright and what we can expect on the horizon in 2020.

Be sure to crank Bad Luck Blues in the video below, one of my fav rock songs this year!

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Swedish rockers H.E.A.T are one of the most exciting rock bands on the planet today. On February 21st they will be releasing their brand new album II, which based on the first two singles One By One and Rise will be a definite album of the year contender in 2020.

I recently chatted with Jona Tee about what we can expect from the new album.

Be sure to follow H.E.A.T in the links below and check out those killer two new singles!

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Cormac Neeson is a name some of you will be familiar with as the lead singer of Irish hard rockers The Answer. Well Cormac has just recently released a couple of amazing singles as a solo artist. The very touching Broken Wing and the title track from his forthcoming album White Feather which will be released in Australia in Q2 2020 through Social Family Records.

I recently had a chat with Cormac about his transition as a solo artist, writing in Nashville and the very personal nature of this new album White Feather.

Be sure to follow Cormac on his social channels and I highly recommend you watch the YouTube documentary giving a touching insight into the personal story behind the meaning of Broken Wing.

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If you grew up on Aussie ROCK in the 90's then Horsehead will need no introduction. Songs like Oil & Water and She Fell To Earth were never far from my ears in that decade and in the years since. Fast forward to 2019 and Horsehead have just released all their albums digitally, as well as their Legacy Boxset, which has all albums on Vinyl, an awesome booklet, as well as a slew of bonus tracks and live tracks.

I had the pleasure of chatting with guitarist Cameron McKenzie about the Legacy Boxset, the bands upcoming gig at Corner Hotel, Melbourne on 1st February 2020 and his stand out memories from the history of this iconic Aussie rock band.

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