There doesn't seem to be any end in sight for tours in 2012, and that can only be a good omen. Here are the latest local and international tour announcements, kicking off with Drawn From Bees (pictured).

Kicking the night off in style, Last Dinosaurs seem slightly stunned by the packed out Tivoli and overwhelming reception of early tunes 'Hawaii' and 'Saturn'. It shouldn't be a surprise; with their debut LP In A Million Years being released in the very near future, the well-deserved hype machine for the local lads is kicking into overdrive. March 2nd is when the album drops, and you should mark it in your calendar right now.

Last Dinosaurs are bringing back their indie-pop sounds with their latest single “Zoom”. It comes from the bands’ forthcoming debut album In a Million Years, due out early next year. It maintains the direction the band was heading in with their early EP, but with a new found focus. Have a listen to the track below and then read on to see what our contributors think of the song!

Queenslanders understand Summer. With the weather up North often frozen in this particular state, it’s fair to say that its inhabitants “get” the sun. Of course, the music also reflects this with acts like The Grates, Last Dinosaurs and The Medics boasting music that is bouncy, feel-good and the perfect summer soundtrack to a balmy day spent at the beach or park, rather than blistering in the sun.

It seemed rather apt that Adelaide’s temperature had decided to bump it up a few degrees tonight for The Grates’ Summer’s Breath tour. With a handful of extra tickets released only a few hours before the doors opened, all signs pointed towards a packed and heated show.

As Winter begins to wane and Spring starts to blossom on the horizon, The Grates have their sights firmly on the hot winds blowing Summer our way as they hit the hot bitumen again in late October/November for their biggest national tour yet.

We kick things off today, as we do every Monday, with our video of the week, French Horn Rebellion and "This Moment". Can't get enough of this track and the video! We'll be talking with the band tomorrow morning, so stay tuned for that content...

BIGSOUND CELEBRATES 10 YEARS WITH HUGE LIVE MUSIC ANNOUNCEMENT

Australia’s biggest celebration of breaking artists and industry networking has reached a new milestone with the first announcement today of its BIGSOUND LIVE program, boasting some of the country’s hottest acts.

Brisbane’s Last Dinosaurs are excited about 2011, as Sean Caskey tells the AU review’s Larry Heath...

So how’s everything going? It’s setting up to be a pretty big year for you guys already...

Good god this song is catchy! This is the new one from Brisbane's Last Dinosaurs, "Time and Place". What is it with Brisbane at the moment? Is there something in the water? There must be, because this is the city all of Australia has their eye on at the moment...

Keeping with the summer festive spirit, Brisbane’s Last Dinosaurs have teamed up with Sydney’s Papa Vs Pretty for a quickfire co-headline tour. This hot melding of music will be hitting all the metros as well as a few lucky regional towns, lending a chance for these bright young things to show why right NOW is the time & place to be.

Before I say anything else, I want to say, if you do nothing else in 2012, make sure the one thing you do do is head to Southbound... It's fanreakintastic.