Canadian blues & roots maestro Matt Andersen releases his tenth album on March 22 via MGM (True North Records). ‘Halfway Home by Morning’ comprises of thirteen tracks, all of which take you on a wonderful […]
Having previously released three EPs during their first four years together, Perth based all-girl four-piece The Tommyhawks unleashed their long awaited debut album ‘Underground Raptor’ on Saturday 9th March at The Navy Club in […]
Picture this scene: The Black Crowes sharing a beer with Black Stone Cherry, whilst AC/DC and Guns ‘n’ Roses play pool in the corner. If you are a fan of heavy, dirty guitars, pounding […]
March 1st saw Melbourne based Echo Del Tusker release the wonderful debut EP ‘Words to Live By’. In addition to the band’s first two singles, ‘Can’t Keep Your Man’ and ‘Fix Your Face’, the […]
The Tommyhawks made the most of a near full house to showcase their debut album ‘Underground Raptor’ at The Navy Club in Fremantle. Following on from recent appearances at Hotter than Hell & the […]
As a teenager I had many rock star girlfriends, not that they actually knew they were my girlfriends at the time. With my bedroom walls lined with posters of bands like Iron Maiden and […]
The girls of Rock Goddess are back! After a wait of over 30 years since their last release, the British heavy rock trio unleash ‘This Time’ on March 1st through their own label, Bite […]
With so many genres and styles of blues out there, it’s always refreshing to hear a band that fuses & tinkers with all of the options to come up with something refreshingly different. Brisbane […]
After five decades in the rock ‘n’ roll industry, you’d think it would be fine time for ‘The Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ to put her feet up, pour herself a nice cup of tea […]
Valentine’s Day + Beth Hart = A pretty faultless combination and this was evident with a near full house at Mt Lawley’s Astor Theatre on Thursday night, as the singer songwriter opened her Australian […]
With a lot of magazine & website interviews geared towards discussing forthcoming tours or new album releases, on occasion we get to catch up with someone who may have left a lasting impression on us […]
With ‘Feral Roots’ riding high in the charts in almost every country known to man, things are going pretty damn well for Rival Sons, with their sixth studio album receiving rave reviews all around. […]
I love a band out to have fun. Having interviewed John Diva recently (up soon on the website) I can honestly say I’m not sure how to describe John Diva & The Rockets of […]
2019 marks the 45th anniversary of another of Australia’s iconic rock bands, ‘The Angels’. The band formed in Adelaide in 1974 under the name ‘The Keystone Angels’ and after recommendations from both Malcolm Young […]
The annual Perth Fringe Festival ‘Fringe World’ is in full swing and if you haven’t visited the month-long celebration of the live variety of local, national & international acts performing all around the city, […]
If ever you’re in Perth on a Tuesday night and have a thing for a bit of live blues music then look no further than The Charles Hotel, where the Perth Blues Club host their […]
The Australian music scene is as strong as it ever had been, with many original bands all having a successful year in 2018, none more so than Melbourne hard rockers Ablaze, who released their highly […]
I managed to first catch Hat Fitz & Cara at The Charles Hotel during one of the Perth Blues Club Tuesday Night sessions and was totally hooked by their sound & performance. So, I have […]
The second show of the Red Hot Summer Tour (Series One) rolled into Perth’s Swan Valley with a 10,000 sell-out crowd eager to see the star studded line-up perform in the natural amphitheatre of Sandalford’s […]
Not many bands can boast the continued success of Nickelback. Countless sell-out tours, Two American Music Awards, Six Billboard Music Awards, 12 Juno Awards, Six Grammy Award Nominations, over 50 million album sales worldwide […]
It wasn’t until 9.45pm that the four boys from New York strolled onto the stage at The Astor in Perth for the opening night of their ‘30th Anniversary Vivid Tour’. As has been with […]
Are there many better ways to start 2019 than by listening to music of one of the world’s most recognisable rock bands & doing so in one of the world’s most iconic architectural buildings? […]
WARBIRDS… It’s a name to watch out for in 2019 because I predict they will have a huge year ahead, if 2018 is anything to go by. January saw the release of their fantastic EP […]
Every now and again an incredible album gets released & some people, for whatever reason, miss out on hearing it, therefore seeing it slip away into obscurity. Melbourne’s Serpentine Sky (formerly Serpentine) had the reputation […]
There are occasions when gig reviewers get a night off & a chance to kick back and Saturday night was one of these evenings for me. As I left The Astor, after being blown […]
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