By Ian McFarlane Vale Bill Armstrong 24 June 1929-7 August 2026 Bill Armstrong AM, the pioneering giant and visionary of the Australian recording industry, has died at the age of 97. As a recording engineer, […]
By Brian Wise SHORT NOTES – AUGUST 9, 2016 Emma Donovan’s great album of interpretations, Take Me to the River, is still on constant play. Emma did a sold-out show in Melbourne the other week […]
Episode 35 of On The Record begins where last week’s conversation left off: with Glen Hansard. Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie watch the Irish singer-songwriter’s funeral, a ceremony that made plain the depth of affection […]
Blaze Foley’s songs are revisited by a new generation of roots and Americana artists on Sittin’ With Blaze: A Tribute To Blaze Foley, released today via Lost Art Records. The 13-track collection focuses on songs […]
Buddy Miller will release Buddy Miller on September 11, 2026 via New West Records. The 12-track set is his first solo album in fifteen years and was produced by Miller, recorded by Mike Poole, and […]
Richard Thompson will release his 20th Studio Album, Hippies, Thugs and Heroes on October 16, 2026 via New West Records. The 12-track set was produced by Thompson and James Frazee and recorded in Weehawken, New […]
Episode 34 of On The Record opens in sombre territory, with Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie remembering Glen Hansard, the Irish singer-songwriter, Frames frontman and Once star who died aged 56 following a motorcycle accident […]
Following a breakout international year that included SXSW Austin and a live session for KEXP, The Bures Band return this October to celebrate the release of their third album, Ozonia. Blending cosmic folk-rock, psychedelic country, […]
It’s a match made in blues heaven. The legendary Charlie Musselwhite teams up with contemporary blues band GA-20. By Brian Wise. They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but tell that to […]
Australia has gone into mourning with the death of Glenn A. Baker, much-loved rock music historian, author, broadcaster, travel writer, band manager, friend to the stars and all-round champion of Australian music. His family announced […]
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