The Black Keys.

The buzz of a whipper snipper, the smell of freshly cut grass in the morning: these are the things that The Black Keys left behind in exchange for a life of rock'n'roll. For Dan Auerbach, guitarist/ vocalist for the blues/rock duo from Akron, Ohio, the move was not anticipated - but life-saving all the same...

Rise Against
Siren Song Of The Counter Culture
Geffen/UMG

I only got into Rise Against about six months when one of my mates lent me their previous release, 'Revolutions Per Minute' and it absolutely blew my head off. I knew there was another release on the horizon so I was holding my breath...

It's time once again to determine who's been rocking your local world over the past year with the Second dB Readers Awards, or as we like to abbreviate it around these parts, the dBras (as in debra)!

We're wanting YOU, beloved reader, to nominate your favourite local band, venue, solo artist, release, new act and more.

The top five in each category will go into the voting round, making the dBras South Australia's only music-related award that's entirely decided by you, the gig-going public!