Castlecomers tour new single ‘Move’ across the east coast.
From the outset, The Castlecomers have been a band with an explicit goal of doing things the old fashioned way, playing show after show until their fingers bleed, in gaining […]
“Banging out chords on the guitar can be like screaming and it’s wonderful”: Interview with Siobhan Wilson.
Scottish-born Siobhan Wilson has been writing songs and playing an assortment of instruments, which include guitar, cello and piano, since she was seven years of age. In her teenage years […]
Doin’ It For Herself: Interview with Bryde.
In another life, Sarah Howells was once a part of several musical projects, one of them in fact as one half of the Welsh duo, Paper Aeroplanes. In 2015, some […]
On The Edge Of A New Horizon: Interview with Middle Kids.
The Sydney three-piece Middle Kids are truly having the time of their lives. They have cemented themselves a formidable reputation as stunning live performers, over a short period of time, […]
Never Let Her Go: Interview with Sarah Blasko.
Back in February I said, “Depth of Field is my pick for the best album released so far this year. That’s how impressed I am by it. It’s haunting, personal and […]
Interview with Adam Eckersley & Brooke McClymont.
Adam Eckersley and Brooke McClymont have affectionately been described as a whole lot of country on their debut album. But make no mistake this husband and wife team are artists […]
Interview: A timely chat with The Weather Station’s Tamara Lindeman.
Canadian Tamara Lindeman, who leads her band The Weather Station, first started recording her own music in her early twenties. Since then her musically journey has yielded several acclaimed releases, […]
No-nonsense guitar rock: Interview with The Beaches.
From the outset, sisters Jordan Miller on lead vocals and bass and Kylie Miller on lead guitar, together with Leandra Earl on keys and guitar and Eliza Enman McDaniel on […]
Quick Music Reviews: Latest Releases April 2018
Keith Urban – Graffiti U (EMI) I really enjoy the fact that Keith Urban stays true to his strength, yet happy enough to push genre lines not necessarily country. Graffiti […]
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 […]
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 […]
’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 […]
Quick Music Reviews: Latest Releases March 2018
Jack White – Boarding House Reach (Third Man Records) Back in his heyday, Jack White almost single-handedly reinvented the rock wheel with his minimalistic approach to instrumentation and recording. To […]
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 […]
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 […]
