Guitar Heroes: Neil Young’s ‘Hitchhiker’.
I was first introduced to Neil Young, when he teamed up with Pearl Jam, to perform Rockin’ in the Free World in 1993. But it would be another two years before my […]
There will never be anyone like her ever again! Lady Madonna at 60.
Back in school in early ’84 I still had no idea who Madonna was despite the fact that she was ‘burning up’ the charts with her debut album. It took […]
Guitar Heroes: Ali Barter’s ‘Community’.
From electronic to folk, pop to blues and indie, Ali Barter is one of the unsung heroes of the Australian music scene. Last year she released A Suitable Girl that had […]
Dave Grohl’s huge 23-minute instrumental track ‘Play’ is here and it’s epic!
Last week the only exciting news that grabbed my attention was that legendary Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl was gearing up to release his epic 23-minute instrumental […]
Back Stories: The Beatles ‘Liverpool’ songs.
Quite recently, like most fans of The Beatles, I was surprised to hear how Paul McCartney secretly played an impromptu performance in a pub in Liverpool. And if that wasn’t […]
On my stereo this week: Kacey Musgraves, The White Stripes & Amy Shark.
Kacey Musgraves – Velvet Elvis. I seem to be a little slow of the mark in catching up with some great albums released so far this year. That said, Golden […]
Hitting the road: Interview with The McClymonts.
Sister act The McClymonts have been a permanent fixture on country charts for over a decade now. In that time they have released five albums and have won two ARIA Awards and […]
Quick Music Reviews: Courtney Barnett – ‘Tell Me How You Really Feel’.
Tell Me How You Really Feel (Milk!/ Remote Control Records). With so much music demanding our attention these days, your first port of call should always be what’s going on […]
Guitar Heroes: Olympia and dreaming of ‘Atlantis’.
I wrote a piece a little over a year ago entitled ‘O’ is for Olympia: The Rise of Olivia Bartley where I said, “Somewhere in between, Olivia telling bad jokes […]
Review: William Crighton live at the Howler.
William Crighton, the Australian troubadour (a poet who writes verse to music), is currently celebrating the release of his sophomore studio album Empire with a massive tour that will see […]
On my stereo this week: Iron & Wine, London Grammar & Paul Kelly.
Iron & Wine – Call It Dreaming. I first discovered Sam Beam back in 2007 and for a while drifted back and forth revisiting some of Iron & Wine releases […]
Quick Music Reviews: Dorothy – 28 Days In The Valley.
Dorothy – 28 Days In The Valley (ROC Nation Records) In 2014, Rolling Stone called Dorothy “a swamp-rock stomp electrified by the caterwaul of lead singer Dorothy Martin.” Whatever the […]
Interview with the fearless Heather Gillis.
Heather Gillis is an exciting young guitarist making waves in the blues-rock Jam Band movement. She has proved herself worthy as a musician alongside some of blues-rock finest, which include […]
Guitar Heroes: St. Vincent’s cover of The Beatles ‘Dig A Pony’.
Annie Clark aka St. Vincent is only one of a handful of guitarists in this ‘new era’ of music that I get goose bumps when I listen to her play. […]
On my stereo this week: Pearl Jam’s ‘I Am Mine’.
I vividly remember how Pearl Jam almost broke up, reeling from sadness, anger maybe even guilt, when a concert tragedy literally shook them to their core at Roskilde, in 2000. […]
Love is Blind: Interview with Dustin Tebbutt.
In 2013 singer songwriter Dustin Tebbutt’s break-out track The Breach was a surprise hit that caught indie fans wanting more. Since then, he has created an interesting body of work […]
