7 April 2015
Jeff Martin is best known as the frontman for ’90s rock outfit, The Tea Party and he is about to head out on the road once again before focussing on his upcoming record label commitments. Chatting from WA, Martin is filled with excitement as we begin to talk about his upcoming Geelong performance at the Workers Club on April 11.
7 April 2015
In a time where we only look straight ahead, Bear & Bean is a café that’s forcing you to shift your focus. Look to the ceiling and you’ll see over 40 boards decorated with illustrations by family, staff and friends spanning the length of the venue.
7 April 2015
Having arrived in the country just hours before, I caught up with muso and sufer Donavon Frankenreiter ahead of his big Byron Bay Bluesfest performances and 21 date Aussie Tour. “It’s been a while since I have been down here with the full band. I came over in October and I played here in Byron at the surf festival, then about eight months before that, me and my buddy opened up for Xavier Rudd – we just did some acoustic stuff,” Donavon says.
7 April 2015
Moments before boarding a plane to America for SXSW, Steve Smyth gracefully took time out from the stressful pre-flight process for an interview. Heading overseas is just another one of the incredible opportunities the musician has been blessed with over the past few years.
7 April 2015
Tell a band they’ve outdone themselves with a release and they then want to road test it and prove its success as much as possible. This seems to be the ethos behind British India’s new album, Nothing Touches Me, and with critics claiming it as the best British India release, they’re not sold on the statement until they’ve had the chance to take it to the fans in a live setting.
7 April 2015
Colin Hay has a tale or two to tell, whether it be his first impressions of Australia after emigrating from Scotland at the age of 14, or stories from the decades of success and excess that followed as the front man of one of the country’s biggest bands, Men At Work. His first-hand accounts of redemption and re-invention are inspired, while his sense of humour – though self-deprecating at times – will leave you feeling uplifted and thoroughly entertained.
6 April 2015
As pioneers of the post punk scene, The Pop Group are back with their third album. It has taken the most part of 35 years to put together, however it is here and it is awesome. With three of the original members back in the line up, this is the fruits of five years labour since they got back together in 2010. Produced by the legendary Paul Epworth, opening with ‘Citizen Zombie’ this album, right from the get go is huge. It’s a massive and an impressive opening track.
6 April 2015
You might remember Super Best Friends from their song ‘Round and Round’, it featured all the politicians and was a massive hit back in the last election. Well, they have released their debut album and it is one brutal affair. We got our first taste of the album last year with the song ‘Out Tonight’ and that is just one of the highlights from this album.
6 April 2015
Marc Oswin is a man of many talents. He’s a graphic designer, co-owns his own record label Heart of the Rat Records, has many music projects and happens to be partial to one day creating cupcake stands with old vinyls. We had a chat to the musician about his projects and Mark with the Sea’s new release.
4 April 2015
Listen to The Prodigy’s new album, actually any of their releases, and you’ll sense the anger that wafts through the lyrics, making each track an audio assault. It’s something that’s become a trademark for the band and a factor they are fully aware of.
3 April 2015
“We’ve been together for a long time and to be honest we have much bigger goals than where we are now. So we just keep our heads down and keep working hard, we’re not sort of saying ‘Oh how good is this?’ we have a long way to go,” says singer Fergus Linacre on their current popularity.
3 April 2015
A deep guitar riff opens the album, Deena’s sultry voice slips into the track and ‘Cupid’ has instantly become the best way to start off Black Cat and mesmerise all. It’s the kind of bluesy-rock number that you have to thrash your long hair around to – in slow-mo. Deena’s voice is powerful and her ability to manipulate her vocals is clear early on.
2 April 2015
Tijuana Cartel are in town and ready to serve up the flavours of foreign lands with their unique blend of funky broken beats and multi-layered grooves that span the globe. The home-grown threesome – working with percussion, keyboards, electronics, trumpet, guitar and vocals – deliver a psychedelic concoction of Middle Eastern timbre, synth vocals, flamenco guitar and pulsing bass.
1 April 2015
There’s something so magical about listening to anything from Alison Wonderland, maybe it’s because she clearly has a passion for what she does or maybe it’s just because she’s damn good at it, either way, her new release Run is the bi-product of both.
1 April 2015
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from dreamy indie pop band Alpine, but the wait if finally over as their new track ‘Foolish’ has come out today, and don’t worry this is no kind of April Fools trick.
1 April 2015
Silvers Circus has been touring Australia for four decades now and continues to deliver premier entertainment to crowds of all…
30 March 2015
Veteran punks Guttermouth are set to atone for sins of the past when they touch down in Australia this week. Controversial front man Mark Adkins made no bones about the fact that things got a little out of hand at a booze-soaked run of shows in 2013 (all backed up by grainy footage of the crowd turning on the band at a show in Colorado, after an audience member was allegedly attacked after jumping onstage). Thankfully though, Guttermouth lived to tell the tale and chose to share the story with us.
26 March 2015
Travelling is a remarkable adventure that many of us are lucky enough to experience at one point in our lives….
25 March 2015
The Graveltones have always been a band to keep it simple. With two members, two instruments, and a bloody killer live show, they have been turning heads since their humble beginnings in London in 2011. Fast forward on four years and the duo has toured all throughout Europe and are about to release the follow up to their debut album Don’t Wait Down.
24 March 2015
His dreamy indie/folk/pop tunes have us dreaming of travelling the world, and it’s no wonder as the young musician fancies a bit of exploration himself. We had a chat with Dustin about taking adventures, his time in Sweden and his love for Thom Yorke.
20 March 2015
Due to overwhelming demand, Darren Coggan will return for national encore performances of his critically acclaimed portrait of Cat Stevens in Peace Train – A tribute to Cat Stevens, touring Australia and New Zealand from January – September 2015.
20 March 2015
Rolling Stone Magazine have proclaimed z-star as having the new sound of heavy soul and rock ‘n roll, and we can’t help but agree. They’re the band who seemed to skip the “emerging” status and jump straight to bigger things, one of those being a tour around Australia. We had a chat with Zee Gachette, lead singer of the band, on what they’ve discovered for their first time in Australia and playing for fans in their lounge rooms.
20 March 2015
Starring in the upcoming Led Zeppelin tribute, Whole Lotta Love, Melbournite Jimmy Couples is no stranger to the Aussie rock scene. His soaring vocals are often compared to the great Robert Plant, making him a fitting inclusion to this tribute show. We caught up with Jimmy to find out a bit more about the show which comes to Geelong on March 20.
20 March 2015
While there are musicians and bands in this world with one goal in sight: to get famous, and with management pushing for the goal to be achieved it can be quite hard to maintain a level head in the industry. Though if there’s a band that’s making music for the pure joy of it, The Pretty Littles are they.
