The Trip Day #2 – Big Sur
Tuesday September 6, 2022 The first time I saw the Bixby Bridge on the Pacific Coast Highway was in the 1969 TV series, Then Came Bronson, starring Michael Parks. Jim Bronson, a disillusioned newspaper reporter […]
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The Trip Day #1 – Arrival & Monterey
Monday September 5, 2022 Greetings from Monterey, where Colin Ritchie and I have just returned from a meal on Fisherman’s Wharf, having arrived here early afternoon and visited Cannery Row while we waited for our […]
Van Morrison: Latest Record Project – Vol.1
By Brian Wise. VAN MORRISON – LATEST RECORD PROJECT VOL.1 (EXILE/BMG) On his Australian tour of 2000, Lou Reed insisted on playing only recent songs. You can imagine how well this went over with the […]
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THE PLAYLIST – JUNE 7, 2021
THE PLAYLIST JUNE 7, 2021 What I’ve been listening to this week. Outside Child – Allison Russell Leftover Feelings – John Hiatt & Jerry Douglas Downhill From Everywhere – Jackson Browne The Waylon Sessions – […]
The Kinks’ Mick Avory Talks About Lola Vs Powerman Album Re-release.
By Brian Wise THE KINKS: LOLA VS POWERMAN & THE MONEYGOROUND PART 1 (50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) (BMG): Maybe Mick Avory wasn’t the best person to enlist in the publicity campaign surrounding the re-release in a […]
Justin Townes Earle – Our Final Interview
By Brian Wise. The first time I saw Justin Townes Earle was in early October 2008 at San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. It was only six months since the release of his debut album […]
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Echo In The Canyon: Homage To The Music of L.A’s Legendary Laurel Canyon.
Echo In The Canyon (Greenwich Entertainment/Mirror Films) Available on: Amazon Prime/ Apple, PSN, Microsoft, Google and Fetch By Brian Wise. Laurel Canyon was not only responsible for some of the greatest pop and rock music to […]
Patti Smith Interview
I was lucky enough to talk to Patti Smith the other week, a month or so prior to her Australian tour. What a thrill to be able to talk to a music icon whom I […]
Nick Lowe @ The Forum
Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets – Forum Theatre, Melbourne – Tuesday February 18, 2020 By Brian Wise. In an alternative universe somewhere, Nick Lowe is packing large arenas and outdoor venues like Elton John is […]
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Elton John: Brilliance at A Day On The Green
ELTON JOHN: FAREWELL YELLOW BRICK ROAD A DAY ON THE GREEN, ROCHFORD WINERY – SATURDAY FEBRUARY 1, 2020 By Brian Wise It seems astonishing that Elton John has been coming to Australia since 1971 and, […]