Seasick Steve
1. Is that an old saying: “keeping the horse between me and the ground”? A: Yeah, it’s an old saying. It’s not mine. It’s just like, you know, “better to have a horse between you […]
Feature Stories
Izzy Young by Iain Patience
Just for starters, no doubt many will be asking themselves just who is Izzy Young. The answer to those old enough to be in the know: a genuine roots music giant, a guy whose huge […]
Gwyn Ashton & Chris Finnen – Ragas, Jugs & Mojo Hands by Perry Grayson
Australian bluesmen and pals Gwyn Ashton & Chris Finnen are both inductees into the South Australian Rock Hall of Fame. Ragas, Jugs & Mojo Hands now marks the first time these axemen have collaborated on […]
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BLUES AT SEA, STOCKHOLM by Iain Patience
October 22-23, 2016 Chicago bluesman Lil Ed Williams might be packing them in for his usual, bouncing, boisterous sets in the Carribean right now, as part of the Legendary Blues Cruise, but only a few […]
THE 2016 SYDNEY BLUES AND ROOTS FESTIVAL by Nick Charles
As a long time Melbournian but having grown up in Sydney, it’s been eons since I last visited Windsor (I had some school camps there in the 60s!!). It’s somewhat changed in the intervening decades! […]
Jenny Biddle by Sue Barrett
Singer/songwriter Jenny Biddle’s Australian tour kicks off in Sydney in early November. Now residing in Scotland, Biddle has new songs that reflect her Scottish experiences, as well as Australian-focussed songs, like ‘Our Darkest Day’ (about […]
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LIVE REVIEW – Country Classics featuring Robert Ellis & friends + special guests Sean McMahon and The MoonMen By Nick Argyriou
Friday 28 October, Spotted Mallard Sean McMahon reunites with former Downhills Home cohort Mick Hubbard, tight Josh Duiker drums and woozy pedal steel to get old lovers waltzing along on the dance floor from the […]
Archie Roach, Album Launch – Let Love Rule – Melbourne Recital Centre, October 29 by Chris Lambie
A friend recently declared she was ‘over big auditorium shows’. She’d stick to low-key, intimate and informal gigs from now on. The following night, I’m in the stylish surrounds of the Melbourne Recital Centre with […]
Bradley Warren Jr. by Greg Clayton
Singer songwriters by the very nature of their craft and lifestyle, tend to be an open book – at least those like Bradley Warren Jr. The words that make up their songs are cut very […]
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MADELEINE PEYROUX by Iain Patience
Twenty years ago Madeleine Peyroux literally exploded onto the music scene with her debut album, “Dreamland” attracting enormous world-wide acclaim and critical appraisal. Catapulted from virtual obscurity to the fashionable music limelight, Peyroux was initially […]