The man formerly known as Cat Stevens is paying Australia a visit. Yusuf Islam will tour Oz for the first time in 36 years this June. Just don’t expect the same show you might have seen all those years ago. Yusef has written some of the world’s most incredible songs including “Moonshadow,” “Father and Son,”…
When Susan Boyle pulled out of the Logies last week, I wondered whether the organisers would be able to match her star power. It seems they have, with the announcement that k.d. lang will be stepping in. The Canadian crooner’s appearance follows the release of her recent number one selling greatest hits CD, Recollection. “I’m…
Kylie Minogue’s website has gone into meltdown with the announcement that her next album will be named Aphrodite. I guess that’s what happens when you make an announcement that you’ll make an announcement a day before to generate some hype! At any rate, Kylie’s 11th studio album will hit record stores on July 5. It…
Just as I was bemoaning the lack of Aussie talent on the singles chart comes the number one debut of Brian McFadden’s newie “Just Say So.” I know he was born in Ireland and all that, but now that he’s living here and marrying our Delta we’ve adopted him right? At any rate, Brian’s new…
Amy Meredith are giving us another taste of their debut album Restless with the upcoming launch of second single “Lying.” To coincide with its release on April 23, the Sydney band will play a string of new shows later this month. Clearly the lads enjoy being on stage, as they only just wrapped up their…
When Danielle Spencer’s latest album Calling All Magicians arrived in my letterbox I could scarcely wait to put it in my stereo. Her 2001 debut White Monkey wasn’t just one of my favourite albums of that year; it remains one of my favourite albums of all time. But, I also felt a little trepidation. That…
There’s something special about finding a song which just makes you feel good. I caught Xavier Rudd’s latest tune “Time to Smile” for the first time on Video Hits a couple of weeks back, and I haven’t been able to get it out of my head since. That’s a very good thing, as it’s one…
The gorgeous Katie Noonan and her new outfit The Captains will tour the country this June to promote their debut album Emperor’s Box. The band have been slowly developing their songs over the last two and a half years, and are said to be thrilled to take the tracks on the road. Tickets for the…
It seems like only yesterday Kasabian were rocking the Big Day Out, and now the British band are heading back to Oz for a return visit. Kasabian will play shows in all the major capitals this July to support their new album West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum, which may just have one of the coolest…
Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle has postponed her planned promotional visit to Australia next month. The decision was apparently made to allow Susan to rest up before she starts recording her second album. It’s bad news for Sony Music, who’d booked SuBo a spot at this year’s Logies and released a promotional tour edition…