Faces In The Street – Bring Back Tomorrow

April 11, 2025

Review by Chris Lambie. Faces In The Street – Bring Back Tomorrow (Independent) Think global, act local. So the saying goes. The sentiment is illustrated by Melbourne-based group Faces In The Street.  Their debut album shines […]

Jimmy Dowling – Sounds Like A Saturday

April 10, 2025

Review by Sam Fell. Jimmy Dowling – Sounds Like A Saturday (Independent / MGM)  I bumped into Jimmy Dowling last week, outside the Tex Perkins gig in Byron on a warm Friday night. We stood on […]

Pete Cornelius – Southern

March 20, 2025

Review by Samuel J.Fell. Pete Cornelius – Southern (Independent) Having released a dozen albums over a career spanning some twenty years, Pete Cornelius hardly needs an introduction – he’s the quintessential road-dog, two-lane blacktop passing beneath […]

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Trio – Glenn Doig

January 17, 2025

Review by Des Cowley. Glenn Doig Trio Earshift Music, CD & digital release  When considering piano trios, I am constantly amazed by the contrasting approaches that pianists adopt. A few historical examples will suffice: Bud […]

Kim Richey: Every New Beginning

August 4, 2024

Review by Bernard Zuel KIM RICHEY Every New Beginning (Yep Roc) This album begins with two songs of farewell, of leaving behind at the very least. Songs that speak of the past as almost tangible […]

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The Caledonian Castaways. A hell of a lot of fun!

June 3, 2024

By Geoff King. Caledonian Castaways – Caledonian Castaways (Independent) How much fun can a Melbourne group of experienced Scottish expat musicians have when they get together? A hell of a lot if this debut under […]

Barb Waters Rosa Duet vinyl reissue

December 12, 2023

Originally released in 2003, Barb Waters’ ‘Rosa Duet’ was featured in Rhythms Magazine’s Top 10 albums for 2003 and got a runner-up gong for album of the year from Rhythm’s editor and Off the Record […]

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Mark Isaacs – Sonata (ABC Classic)

September 14, 2023

Mark Isaacs – Sonata (ABC Classic, CD & digital) Mark Isaacs is one of Australia’s finest pianists, whose career habitually criss-crosses jazz and classical. Possessed of a pitch-perfect ear, he was dabbling with jazz improvisation […]

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