Interview with folk rock poet William Crighton.
Within a short time William Crighton has established himself as one of Australia’s finest new singer-songwriters. Interestingly, he is often described as a troubadour, a poet who writes verse to […]
Anzac Day, 103 years on, Lest We Forget.
The amazing image above is the last photograph of the Australian Infantry Division’s 11th Battalion before being sent off to the infamous Gallipoli campaign of 1915. These early recruits, 703 in total, […]
I’m still head over feet for Alanis Morrissette.
Some of my closest friends occasionally still ask me why I listen to Alanis nowadays. “Come on Rob, she made one outstanding album, that’s it!” Even more frustrating is how […]
Mont Ventoux, the Giant of Provence.
This is the incredibly beautiful Mont Ventoux. It peaks at 1,912 metres and is known as the Giant of Provence. It also has several other nicknames, including one which I […]
’80s music nostalgia: The Thompson Twins.
More than ever it seems, ’80s music is an enduring fixture for music enthusiast, longing for the days of old. But it’s not just enthusiasts who find inspiration from an […]
Peace in Ireland?: The Good Friday Agreement.
The twentieth century saw some of the worst political violence in Northern Ireland, between 1969 and 1999, where almost some 3,500 people lost their lives. The root of the conflict […]
Historical Painting: Allegory of the 1755 Earthquake by João Glama Ströberle.
A massive earthquake some believe to up to the magnitude of 9.0, struck the city of Lisbon during the morning of church commemorations, of the holy day of the Feast […]
Today in History: The discovery of the statue of Venus de Milo.
One Hundred and ninety-eight years ago today, on the April 8th 1820, the statue of Venus de Milo was discovered by a farmer called Yorgos Kentrotas, inside a buried niche in the […]
Madness, hysteria, panic and Orson Welles’ The War of the Worlds.
In the first half of the twentieth century, the radio ruled the air waves in homes around the world. An astonishing 80% of Americans, for example, had a radio in […]
Quick Music Reviews: Liza Anne – ‘Fine But Dying’.
Liza Anne – Fine But Dying (Arts & Crafts Productions) What I really like about Liza Anne is how quickly she has evolved as a musician. She has recorded three […]
Interview: Alex Gow talks about Oh Mercy’s new release Café Oblivion.
In 2015, Alex Gow walked away with an ARIA Music Award, for his album When We Talk About Love. Somewhere in between then and now, he said he had nothing […]
A palette rich with colour: Celebrating Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
Ernst Gombrich famously said in his book ‘The Story of Art’: “There really is no such thing as Art. There are only artists.” If we are to look at art through […]
Kate Rae’s ‘The Best Streets in the World’.
Every now and then I will invite a special guest to write about their five favourite streets (or places) in their own city and or somewhere around the world that […]
Interview with Robert Goodge on I’m Talking and their long awaited re-release of Bear Witness.
It’s fair to say the Australian music scene was about to go through another cyclical change during the early to mid 1980’s. Part of that was a popular funk pop […]
The rise and rise of The Regrettes: Interview with frontwoman Lydia Night.
The Regrettes are a LA-based punk rock band that the world should be paying close attention to. As self-assertive Gen-Zers they are not frightened or bound by the expectations placed […]
Interview with Canadian Singer Songwriter Terra Lightfoot.
Canadian alternative/indie rocker Terra Lightfoot has been strutting her stuff musically speaking since the early 2010’s. She draws heavily from her love of rock, soul and blues to create her […]
