Brian Wise has reached a familiar collector’s reckoning: “I’m just rebuying my entire record collection.” In Episode 43 of On The Record with Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie, the latest Rubber Soul box set provides […]
By Darren Lowe. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, 0ctober 2-4, 2026 Festival number two began as a 3am ‘I’ll just have a look’ purchase to the excellent tribute to Steve Earle […]
Review by Darren Lowe. HARDLY STRICTLY BLUEGRASS EVENT, AN EVENING HONOURING STEVE EARLE, The Masonic, San Francisco, October 1, 2026. The second annual artist tribute event to launch the incredible Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival, and […]
Review by Des Cowley. BALL HANLON SCHULZ – FLOURISH (CD & Digital Release) Dispensing with a group name, the simple moniker Ball Hanlon Schulz represents the combined talents of trumpeter Eugene Ball, bassist Ben Hanlon […]
What makes a great cover version? For Paul Dempsey, it is not fidelity. It is risk. In Episode 42 of On The Record, Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie welcome the Something for Kate frontman to […]
What makes a rock star? It is not simply the hits, the haircut or the size of the crowd. In Episode 41 of On The Record, Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie turn to a 2014 […]
The 25th Americana Honours & Awards at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium sits at the centre of Episode 40 of On The Record with Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie. Though, as ever, the definition of “Americana” proves […]
Julian Lage – Melbourne Recital Centre, Sunday September 13, 2026 Reviewed by Steve Hoy. Whilst I thought Julian Lage’s evening concert in support of the tenth anniversary of his album World’s Fairwould be a Federated […]
Radiohead’s long-awaited return to Australian stages provides the spark for Episode 39 of On The Record with Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie—and the hosts could scarcely have more divergent views. Michael Mackenzie is in the […]
Review by Des Cowley. Peter O’Mara Prime Time Quintet – Live At The Jazzlab (ABC Jazz, digital release) Michael Tortoni’s club, the Jazzlab – located in Brunswick – is a continuation of its long-running predecessor […]
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