
Larry Heath catches up with Andrew Kitchen of Melbourne-based rockers Antiskeptic during the lead up to their Back In The Game Tour.

Today we're also premiering the new section "The State Of Affairs", where we fill you in on what's been happening of late in the local and international music and arts industries. From break ups to make ups, from firings to hirings... you'll read it all here.
In This Issue: All-Ages Events get a load of funding, a new venue opens in Newcastle, Boy & Bear hire new management, BDO partners with Lollapalooza, the CEO of Shock Records steps down, the latest ARIA Chart News, Aussie Fashion to get love at SXSW, new appointments announced at APRA, Underworld working on the Olympics, Keynote speakers announced for FUSE 2012, FILTER Magazine turns ten plus New Signings and Distribution Deals...

2011 and has been a fairly quiet year for Melbourne band House Vs Hurricane but as the band are getting ready to write the follow up to their 2010 album Perspectives the band have just announced that their current singer Chris Dicker will be leaving.
Gallery by Kerrie Geier.

On Sunday, Perth played host to the first No Sleep Till Festival... 9 hours of pure, unadulterated heavy metal/hard rock thunder.