Articles by Brian Wise

Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones drummer for nearly 60 years, has died aged 80. Watts passed away on Tuesday August 24 in London. Watts’ London publicist, Bernard Doherty, issued a statement that said: “It is […]

Don Everly, who with his late younger brother Phil enjoyed 15 Top 10 hits in the ‘70s as The Everly Brothers, died Saturday August 21 at the age of 84 at his home in Nashville. […]

It’s official. Bluesfest, which was to have taken place in October, has been rescheduled to Easter 2022, from April 15 – 18. “It is obvious that we cannot present Bluesfest in a safe manner in […]

Archie Roach is curating a new stage for the Port Fairy Folk Festival and is presenting Kitchen Yarns, a YouTube series of interviews. By Brian Wise. He might not be able to tour at the […]

Melbourne indie sister duo Charm Of Finches have released a new track, ‘Canyon‘, from their upcoming third album . ‘Canyon’, along with the rest of the album, was produced and engineered by the duo, Mabel and Ivy […]

The 7″ features two previously-unreleased takes of the song, with the A-side being exclusive to this vinyl release. The B-side (take 5) will be included as part of Springtime In New York: The Bootleg Series, […]

Owning the red hair and lipstick beyond persona, the crown of Australia’s Queen of Honky Tonk belongs to Wanita. Wanita’s third album ‘I’m Wanita’ was recorded by Billy Yates & Larry Beaird at world-renowned Beaird Studios, Nashville. This album […]

Justin Stewart Cotta is an artist in many facets – a singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist, poet and actor among those. His music is classic rock ‘n roll with anthem tracks and heart-on-his-sleeve lyrics. Now, after releasing the confronting […]

By Martin Jones. LA underground legend Chuck E Weiss died last week after a long and rich life in music, having played with everyone from Lightnin’ Hopkins to Willie Dixon to Tom Waits to Johnny […]

Some Of Your Favourite Songs Of All Time Interpreted Brilliantly By Some Of Your Favourite Musicians  Rhythms Magazine and Yikesville have teamed up to bring you Music From Yikesville 2020! Available at: www.rhythmsmagazine.com This unique CD […]