The Vines are an Australian garage rock band notable for producing a musical hybrid of '60s rock and '90s alternative music. Since 2006 their line-up has consisted of vocalist and lead guitarist Craig Nicholls, rhythm guitarist Ryan Griffiths, bassist Brad Heald and drummer Hamish Rosser.

They appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone in October 2002 (the first Australian band to do so since Read more...

The Vines' musical style can generally be categorised as garage rock/alternative rock, yet they are band which often defies classification. On their debut album alone, the eclectic talents of the band can be seen from the punk ska of "Factory" to the neo-psychedelic Beatles-eqsue "1969." Much of the band's early grunge sound can be attributed to their humble beginnings as a Nirvana cover band. Nicholls' Read more...