Feature Stories
Beer ‘N’ Blues: George Thorogood Returns!
By Samuel J.Fell. George Thorogood hasn’t changed much in over fifty years, and the punters love it. George Thorogood appears on the screen looking just as one would expect George Thorogood to look – black […]
Womadelaide 2025: Ancient Traditions With Contemporary Influences
By Chris Lambie WOMADELAIDE 2025 Tainmuntilla/Botanic Park, Adelaide, South Australia, March 7-10, 2025 The annual celebration of music, art and dance delivered another diverse line-up with many among the 50+ acts mixing a cocktail of […]
ALLISON RUSSELL: FROM HADESTOWN TO BLUESFEST
By Brett Leigh Dicks. The Rhythms cover story for our March/April Bluesfest Special edition is Allison Russell. You can read the full feature by subscribing to Rhythms – print or digital or both (subscribe.rhythms.com.au). Next […]
John Smith: Living It Up
By Brian Wise. While the name John Smith might be common – there are more than 30,000 in the UK alone – the English folk guitarist and singer of the same name is extraordinary. One […]
Anais Mitchell: From Hadestown To Bonny Light Horseman
By Brian Wise. Singer/songwriter, musician and playwright Anais Mitchell had an exceptional career even before she teamed up with Josh Kaufman and Eric D. Johnson in Bonny Light Horseman five years ago. Their latest album […]
Ruthie Foster – More Milestones!
By Brian Wise Ruthie Foster’s tenth studio album Mileage finds the folk-blues singer-songwriter reflecting on a musical journey as a self-described “little Black girl with a guitar” singing at churches in rural Texas, to multiple Grammy […]
Willi Carlisle Tales from Critterland
On the eve of his debut Australian tour, folk musician Willi Carlisle spoke to Rhythms from his home in Southwest Missouri to get the lowdown on what people can expect from his shows next month. […]
A Complete Unknown Review. Is It The Best Ever Music Biopic?
By Brian Wise TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET CHANNELS DYLAN IN THIS EXTRAORDINARY FILM. Let’s face it, the problem with most music biopics is that musically most of them are not entirely convincing. No matter how good the […]