Live Review + Gallery: Hussy Hicks at The Republic Bar, North Hobart, 17.03.2023
Leesa Gentz and Julz Parker are the dynamic duo who form one half of Hussy Hicks (their rhythm section did not play at this show). These fiercely independent artists have forged a 16 year career based on the love, passion and pure joy that they bring to virtually every gig they play. They have a …
Live Review + Gallery: WOMADelaide Day 2 (Saturday, 11th March, 2023)
Day 2 was the first of the full days, beginning at noon. I took the chance to see Justin Adams & Mauro Durante early on in the day doing a music workshop, explaining how and why they made the music that they do. I was soon to go on to realise what an influential figure …
Live Review + Gallery: Liz Stringer & William Crighton at Altar, Hobart, 16.03.2023
I had the absolute pleasure to get to see and listen to the legends of Australian music that Liz Stringer and William Crighton are turning out to be. Not only were they both on the same bill, but they played onstage together for the entirety of their gig. This Altar show was part of their …
Live Review + Gallery: WOMADelaide Day 1 (Friday, 10th March, 2023)
This was my first time attending the WOMADelaide festival, a celebration of world music held on the traditional lands of the Kaurna People. WOMADelaide – World Of Music Arts & Dance – is an iconic open-air festival celebrating cultural discovery in the heart of Adelaide’s stunning Botanic Park, having been held annually since 1992. To …
News: Bad//Dreems announce date for fourth long-player, along with new ‘stream-of-consciousness’ video clip for single, See You Tomorrow
Adelaide indie rock & rollers, Bad//Dreems have unleashed their latest single onto the internet and airwaves, and it sees the band doing what they know best…..belting out at full throttle. The song is largely built around frontman and lead vocalist, Ben Marwe letting fly with a chain of thought that is underpinned by the slashing …
News: Indie folk-rock darlings, The Paper Kites unveil the wistfully beautiful The Sweet Sound Of You
Winter of 2022 saw Australian indie folk-rock band, The Paper Kites take themselves away from the lights of the big city to begin the process for writing and recording a new album, their sixth. While working on the album, the band performed an unannounced month-long residency in the small Victorian town of Campbells Creek. Word …
News: Wollongong’s Leadfinger release ‘Find The Words’, a song of haunting indie goodness
Leadfinger are one of those bands that perhaps tend to slip under the radar outside of their usual confines along the central to southern coasts of New South Wales. They were formed in 2006 by Glasgow-born singer/guitarist Stewart ‘Leadfinger’ Cunningham, and have 6 albums to their name to date. The band consists of Stewart Cunningham: vocals, …
News: Australia’s soul kings, The Teskey Brothers, unveil plans for film-clip trilogy with the release of the first official video for the delectable ‘Oceans Of Emotions’
The Teskey Brothers (Sam and Josh) have teamed up with producer WAM Bleakley to present ‘Oceans of Emotions’, the first clip of a beautiful and moving trilogy. Lead singer, Josh said of this conceptual approach to the production: “We chatted to him about exploring ‘The Winding Way’ that people take to navigate through their lives. …
News: Dan Sultan tells us a ‘Story’ in song of a life lived in the shadows of transgenerational trauma
Australian Indigenous artist of the Arrernte/Gurindji people, and multi-ARIA Award winning singer songwriter, Dan Sultan, has released new song, Story, a tale of transgenerational trauma that affects so many indigenous lives, including his own. Sadly, Dan’s experience is one that bears an enormous resemblance to many throughout indigenous Australia. Transgenerational trauma (also known as intergenerational …
Premiere: Melbourne’s The Silversound break away from the pack as they unveil edgy, retro video clip for second single, ‘Wolf’.
We are very pleased to announce the brand new video clip for Melbourne supergroup, The Silversound. In a world full of continuing turmoil and uncertainty, The Silversound have revealed the full clip for Wolf, a song that was borne from extended periods of lockdown, and which phases its’ way in and out of your grey …