Did you notice that Angus & Julia Stone are still sitting pretty at the top of the ARIA charts? Their latest album Down the Way has retained the number one position for the second week, and achieved gold status to boot. The album has already sold more than 40, 000 units, and counting! The siblings…
Australia is known the world over for its sun, surf, and sand. And so when it doesn’t deliver for our international guests, I almost feel like we’re letting them down. Alas, today it was grey and stormy when I caught up with The Fray’s guitarist David Welsh for a chat. However, we were determined not…
Legendary guitarist Slash will headline a very special show next month to celebrate the launch of pay TV channel MTV Classic. MTV Classic will replace music channel VH1.It will focus on music from the 1980s through to the naughties. Gee it makes me feel old to see music from my generation is now classed as…
We’re Not Alone, the debut EP from self proclaimed anti-scenesters Chemical Transport will hit record stores this Friday, April 2. The EP delivers the band’s traditional grunge and nu-metal sounds with a surprising twist of pop rock and dance. The result is music that is both fresh and instantly accessible. Chemical Transport will showcase tracks…
Long time readers of my blog would have some idea of the music I embrace and the concerts I tend to frequent. None of these readers would expect to find me at a Bacardi Express show, yet when a couple of complimentary passes were thrown my way I figured “Why not broaden my horizons?” I…
Combine heavy synth and moody indie beats and you’ve got Wren, one of the most exciting new acts to come out of Melbourne. Songstress Tess Henderson evokes Angie Hart with her ethereal voice and vulnerability, something sorely lacking in the electro music landscape. Her angelic voice is a delicious contrast to the darker instrumentation of…
Central Coast rock outfit The Lazys are hitting the road to support their brand new single “Hey Mr Mr.” The track is just a taste of things to come, with the band’s debut album Prison Earth scheduled to hit stores this June. If you’ve never seen The Lazys live, there’s no better time. The straight…
Things are on the up for moody psychedelic outfit The Black Ryder. The band has just inked deals which will see their debut album Buy The Ticket, Take the Ride released in Japan and the United States of America. Rave reviews at home inspired Vinyl Junkie in Japan and Mexican Summer in the USA to…
As an old school music fan, I’m a big supporter of Record Store Day. There’s just something so satisfying about thumbing through the CDs and taking your tangible purchases to the counter that iTunes and the like could never hope to replicate. Record Store Day celebrates that experience with appearances from some of the music…
You might have caught Yacht Club DJs in the dance tents of festivals like Coaster, Meredith, Field Day, and Splendour in the Grass. Now that the weather is cooling the duo is setting out on their own Batten Down the Hatches tour. The tour is something of an arrival for the band who are moving…