Hangover Cure: Ron Sexsmith On Tour Now!
By Brian Wise. Revered Canadian singer songwriter Ron Sexsmith is on tour in Australia now with his terrific recent album under his belt. Call it serendipity but when I had to change my return flight […]
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Old Settler’s Festival: An Austin Treat
By Brian Wise Old Settler’s Festival, Austin, Texas – Friday, April 17 – Sunday, April 19, 2026 Across this one weekend, Austin offered a reggae festival right in town, a huge country music event in […]
From New Music to New Orleans: Brian Wise Prepares for the Road
Episode 19 of On The Record kicks off with one foot in the present and the other firmly planted on the long tail of rock history—touching on new Rolling Stones material before sliding into an […]
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New Release: Benjamin Tod – Vengeance & Grace
Benjamin Tod’s Vengeance & Grace is out today via Thirty Tigers, arriving as a 20-track double album built around a clear structural concept: ten songs, each presented in two distinct versions. One set features full-band […]
Tom Waits Releases Surprise New Single with Massive Attack
Tom Waits has today released a new single, “Boots on the Ground,” a collaboration with Massive Attack marking his first newly released recording since 2011’s album Bad as Me. The collaboration has been years in […]
Barney McAll: MonK KnoW. New Album Pays Tribute To Thelonious Monk
Barney McAll: MonK KnoW: Explorations of Thelonious Monk (Independent, digital release) Review by Des Cowley. Thelonious Monk’s body of work casts a long shadow over jazz history, ever since the pianist first stepped into the […]
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Four Tracks, Infinite Ideas: Why Revolver Still Sounds Like the Future 60 Years On
There are episodes of On The Record that wander; Episode 18 plants its flag firmly in one year—1966—and dares you to argue it wasn’t the moment pop music grew up. Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie […]
New Release: Drivin N Cryin – Crushing Flowers
Out today is the tenth studio album for long running Americana band Drivin N Cryin. Their first full-length collection of new material since 2019’s Live the Love Beautiful. The album is produced by Sadler Vaden, a […]
The Audreys Announce 20th Anniversary Celebrations For Between Last Night and Us
To mark the 20th anniversary of their debut breakthrough album, The Audreys return to the stage for a special series of performances celebrating Between Last Night and Us. Forming in Adelaide in 2004, the band’s 2006 […]
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The Black Crowes Live: Straight Ahead Blazing Rock ‘n’ Roll
By Brian Wise. The Black Crowes – The Forum, Melbourne, April 2, 20026 Despite the cancellation of Bluesfest 2026 just a few weeks prior to their arrival, the Black Crowes, one of the festival headliners, […]