Australian rock legend Tony Summers was farewelled earlier this week at a private funeral in Adelaide after his death in late October aged 78. The beloved guitarist was one of the founding members of ...
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Who are the 'Big 4' of Australian rock bands?

Australia boasts a rich rock history — but picking the country’s Big 4 is no mean feat. At the dawn of rock, most Down Under artists covered popular tunes made famous by English and American bands.
Australian metal band LORD are breaking up – and permanently binning all future music release plans – after one of their key members was involved in a “deeply concerning” criminal matter. While Music ...
South Summit have announced their biggest Australian headline tour yet, hitting Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Fremantle this July to launch their new album Run It Back.
Australian band Battlesnake is all set to perform on stages across the nation with its thunderous sound as they announced their Australian tour dates for 2024. The Battlesnake’s tour will begin at ...
Karnivool have announced the In Verses Australian Tour for July 2026, taking their number one album across five capital cities with TesseracT and Car Bomb.
Platinum-selling Australian band Vacations share their new single, "Next Exit," written while on their first sold-out tour of the States in early 2022. Produced by lead singer Campbell Burns and John ...
Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...
Inspired by Iggy Pop and ’70s krautrock, shades of Joy Division and Television, the hallmarks of classic post-punk are all ...
Australia boasts a rich rock history — but picking the country’s Big 4 is no mean feat. At the dawn of rock, most Down Under artists covered popular tunes made famous by English and American bands.