Review by Des Cowley. Ilaria Crociani – Connecting the Dots (ABC, CD & digital) Italian-Australian singer Ilaria Crociani was mildly amused when, at age-50, she found herself recipient of a 2021 ABC Jazz Composer Commissioning […]
Review by Des Cowley. Mark Lockett – Swings & Roundabouts (Thick Records, CD and digital release) When we think of band leaders, we tend to think of singers, guitarists, sax players, trumpeters. Less so drummers. But […]
Review by Des Cowley. MacDonald, Burke, Grabowsky, Haywood, Floyd Dangerous Decision (FMR Records, CD & digital release) This adventurous recording sees UK saxophonist Raymond MacDonald team up with a stellar group of Australian players: saxophonist […]
CONSIDERING FRAGMENTS, A COLLECTION OF TIME OUT OF MIND SESSION RECORDINGS Do You Really Need This Five-CD Box Set? By Michael Goldberg The questions I am frequently asked when a new Bootleg Series set is […]
By Brian Wise If you saw Samantha Fish at Bluesfest in 2019 you probably don’t need me to tell you what a dynamic performer she is; her shows were spectacular. The good news is that […]
By Jeff Jenkins. Legacy (1973 – 1981) by Kevin Borich Kevin Borich is one of Australia’s greatest road warriors. Sixty years after he started making music in New Zealand, he’s still out there. After the […]
LISA RICHARDS – WAITING TO FLY (Independent) Review by Chris Lambie Lisa Richards’ seventh album was aptly named I Got A Story. Her biography – both personal and professional – reads like a ready-made film script. […]
VAN WALKER & THE FERRITERS – GREETINGS FROM NEWTOWN GEELONG (INDEPENDENT) By Chris Lambie That lyrical rascal Van Walker is at it again. Hot on the heels of standout solo release Ghosting and a Swedish […]
Melbourne singer / songwriter Grace Cummings makes a grand statement with her powerful new album, Storm Queen. By Ian McFarlane. GRACE CUMMINGS – STORM QUEEN (Sugar Mountain Records) For Melbourne singer songwriter Grace Cummings it’s […]
By Bernard Zuel. THEY’RE PUTTING US ON VINYLl! Top of the world, Ma, top of the world. In some ways it’s old news for Peter O’Doherty and Reg “my mother called me Chris O’Doherty” Mombassa, […]
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