Released today the 40th Anniversary edition of 12 Days to Paris marks the return of the Huxton Creepers’ acclaimed debut album to vinyl for the first time since its original release in 1986. The reissue [...]

Episode 26 of On The Record is the first fully international edition—Brian Wise filing from Melbourne, Michael Mackenzie beaming in from the ancient fortified town of Monemvasia, deep inside the Peloponnese. The contrast isn’t just [...]

Episode 25 of On The Record with Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie begins where so many arguments in roots music eventually end up: Bob Dylan. Specifically, the minor detail of him turning 85 (born 24 [...]

Kim Salmon’s Smoked Salmon release their second album Totally Sick!! today, continuing the veteran songwriter’s recent burst of activity following solo shows and the Surreal Science tour featuring both The Scientists and The Surrealists. The band [...]

Williamstown International Jazz Festival: Winter Series, 5-6 June, 2026 By Des Cowley Anyone who has seen Bert Stern’s classic film about the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival will recall its hypnotic opening credits. Set to the [...]