David Bridie Receives Don Banks Award
On the eve of the release of his first solo album in six years, David Bridie was today announced as the recipient of the Australia Council Don Banks Music Award. One of Australia’s most prolific and […]
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Sticky Fingers – Yours To Keep
By Matt Rocke Coming Unstuck Sticky Fingers fourth album, Yours To Keep, is a bridge over troubled waters. The licence granted to rock stars in the seventies to behave as they liked was revoked by […]
Jeff Tweedy Announces First Solo Tour of Australia
Grammy Award winning artist Jeff Tweedy has today announced his first ever solo tour of Australia. Jeff Tweedy will be playing songs from all stages of his career to date. Joining him will be Australian […]
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Little Steven Tour Dates Announced
Musician, songwriter, producer, actor, director, activist, radio DJ, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, and one of the founding members of Bruce Springsteen’s iconic E Street Band: Steven Van Zandt brings his Rock & Soul […]
LONG READ: ‘The Wilsey Sound’: The Rise & Fall of James Calvin Wilsey
The man behind the haunting sound of Chris Isaak’s hit, “Wicked Game,” died on Christmas Eve day; he was a friend of mine. By Michael Goldberg When my son Joe was a teenager in the […]
New Cat Empire Album & Video
Today The Cat Empire have released their 8th album Stolen Diamonds. The Cat Empire have been releasing one new song on the 1st of the month since July 2018. The current single ‘Oscar Wilde’ was […]
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Herbie Hancock To Headline Melbourne Jazz Festival
Herbie Hancock, a living legend of modern jazz will close the 2019 Melbourne International Jazz Festival at Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall, on June 8 & 9. Melbourne International Jazz Festival Artistic Director, Michael Tortoni, said, […]
Petition To Keep RocKwiz on SBS
SBS has confirmed that RocKwiz will not be returning in 2019, officially putting an end to the show’s television incarnation after more than a decade. Presented by Julia Zemiro and Brian Nankervis, and premiering just prior to […]
Black Sorrows’ Citizen John Out March 29
“I’m on my 49th album. 21st with the Black Sorrows,” says Joe Camilleri. “So there’s a lot of sins I got to repent.” The previous 48 recordings that arrived before new disc Citizen John range […]
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Boomerang Festival Line-Up Announced
The full Boomerang Festival (as part of Bluesfest Byron Bay) line-up announced today! Bundjalung country’s very own world-class Indigenous Arts & Culture Festival, Boomerang Festival is back for 2019 with a stellar line-up that includes […]