Brendan Crabb, Journalist

As Aussie rock mainstays The Living End return for an eighth full-length, frontman Chris Cheney tells Brendan Crabb about his relationship with their breakthrough anthem.

As Brisbane's Dead Letter Circus unleash their latest effort, frontman Kim Benzie tells Brendan Crabb about being proud exponents of “sissy metal”.

As Slash Ft Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators crank their rock'n'roll machine into gear again, Brendan Crabb talks to singer Myles Kennedy about being a workaholic.

"Resulting in a dozen rockers that should hit all the bullet points that fans of the top-hatted one desire."

"It's fresh, it's heavy, like if you turn it up loud it sounds fantastic. It's not heavy as in metal heavy, it's just powerful."

"Largely business as usual for the death metal bruisers; precisely what their following craved."

"I'm still in a band with my fucking friends, and we're still making music. It matters to us like it mattered when we were kids. We're just trying to make the best fucking music that we think is good."

"They nonetheless executed with their usual efficiency, tautness and front-man Jason Peppiatt's sizeable presence."