Feature Stories
Rebecca Lovell Talks Gretsch Guitars On Company’s 140th Anniversary!
Rebecca Lovell of Larkin Poe talks about her guitars and her relationship with Gretsch on its 140th anniversary. By Brian Wise. “It was incredible,” says Rebecca Lovell of the recent Larkin Poe tour of Australia […]
From The Archives: Play It Again Sam! By Tony Hiller
With the Rolling Stones well into their umpteenth world trek in 2012, TONY HILLIER caught up with a man who was pivotal in the success of the band’s first fair dinkum tour. The late Sam […]
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2023 – Weekend #1
New Orleans Jazz& Heritage Festival, Friday April 28, Saturday April 29 & Sunday April 30, 2023 By Brian Wise It has been four years since my last JazzFest, my 25th, so it felt somewhat like […]
Bluesfest Melbourne – Day Two
Bluesfest Melbourne – MCEC, Sunday April 9, 2023 By Brian Wise| Images: Michael Mackenzie Check Out Full Image Galleries of Byron and Melbourne Bluesfest here There would have definitely been a sigh of relief from […]
Bluesfest Byron 2023 : Thurs and Friday Review
Review: Nick Corr | Images: Steve Ford A solo Steve Earle opened both his Thursday and Friday shows with ‘Tennessee Blues’. He managed to cover most of his career in his hour long set, from early material […]
Bluesfest Melbourne and Byron Galleries
Day 5 Byron Bay Images by Steve Ford Day 2 Melbourne Images by Michael Mackenzie Day 4 Byron Bay Images by Steve Ford Day 3 Byron Bay Images by Steve Ford Day 1 Bluesfest […]
Steve Earle – At Bluesfest Melbourne This Weekend!
Steve Earle is here without his band The Dukes but he will be appearing at Bluesfest on the bill with Lucinda Williams. By Brian Wise “It’s kind of weird,” says Steve Earle when I say […]
Canada’s Sheepdogs – Heading Our Way
By Bernard Zuel. Here’s one thing it doesn’t take a genius to work out about The Sheepdogs, the deep north’s – well, Canada’s – spin on southern rock, classic rock, folk rock, heartland rock and […]
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn – Duelling Banjos On Tour
Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn are known as the ‘king and queen of the banjo’ and their tour, which started today, is sure to demonstrate the amazing sonic possibilities of the instrument. By Brian Wise It’s a […]