by Andrew Fowle, Photos by Steve OMalley

Last year’s Overcranked left me gob-smacked.
I have a short attention span when it comes to music, and that festival covered just about every kind of aggressive, guitar driven music you could possibly think of. I sort of stumbled through last year’s OC at random, not knowing who was playing where […]

After exploding onto the Brisbane music scene opening for Fall Out Boy on March 10, young 17 year old Brisbane rockers, Take 21, have just announced that they will be opening for that talent from Canada - Billy Talent, at an all ages show at the Arena in Fortitude Valley on Tuesday 24 April 2007.  […]

Well, finally after what seems months of testing, we have now relaunched the BrisbaneMusic.com forum!
Existing users will need to reset their passwords manually to be able to login with your current forum accounts. Please follow the steps below if you are already a forum member to reset your password.
A long process, we know, but due […]

from News.com.au

THE crazy life and times of seminal Australian rocker Billy Thorpe will be honoured at a star-studded concert in Sydney on Sunday.
Thorpe’s family, friends and fans were shattered yesterday after the legend died suddenly from a heart attack at St Vincent’s Hospital at 2.30am (AEDT).
The 60-year-old entertainer had complained of chest pains shortly after […]

from myspace
If you’re an unsigned band and want to get out there & play a show, here’s a ripper of a competition!!! You could be opening the show at Sydney’s Gaelic Club on Saturday the 24th of March, in support of Australia’s premier punk rock band Bodyjar. This show is the biggest show on their […]

Congrats to local lads ‘Arcane’ on the launch of their album and the media coverage!
Check out the coverage here > http://publish.vx.roo.com/couriermail/videoplayer/?channel=Local+Videos&clipid=1414_arcane&bitrate=300&format=wmp

Local Rock/Roots luminary; Asa Broomhall will be Launching his new self produced album;
‘Homemade’ at the Globe in The Valley on Saturday March 31.
This is Asa’s 3rd independent and self funded release and will see Asa playing both Solo and with his band, showing why he is a live favorite and has wowed audiences nationally and […]

from Wired
Three digital music veterans have launched a stealth startup and are close to unveiling both a new portable media player and what they’re calling an “internet radio ecosystem,” Wired News has learned.
San Diego-based Broadband Instruments’ co-founders Jim Cady, Dennis Mudd and Jonathan Sasse have all led digital music companies in the past. Cady ran […]

from JJJ website 
Wolfmother have beaten Tool, System Of A Down and Nine Inch Nails to take out the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance
But when Robbie caught up with Miles just hours after the announcement, he found out it was the band Buckcherry who had stepped up as the toughest competition.
“We walked down the red […]

>>From News.com.au 
MUSIC capital of Australia? Once maligned as a hick country town, Brisbane is now challenging Melbourne for the title of Australian rock’s centre.
US industry bible Billboard magazine has crowned Brisbane one of its five international music hot spots spawning exciting new sounds for this year, alongside Beijing, Birmingham, Berlin and Marseille.
The magazine - which […]