My Favourite Song of 2023.
Led Zeppelin called it quits, two months after the death of drummer John Bonham in 1980. As a long timeContinue Reading
Category: Music reviews
On my stereo this week: ‘Your Angel’ by rlyblonde.
Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist, Carina Allen aka rlyblonde, first came to my attention earlier this year with her debut single Fantasy.Continue Reading
Live Show Review: Georgia State Line at the Melbourne Recital Centre.
I recently interviewed Georgia State Line’s band leader Georgia Delves and I knew that she was considered a very talentedContinue Reading
Classic Songs: ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ by Sinéad O’Connor.
Sinéad O’Connor was both a courageous person and controversial figure. Her struggles with mental illness (especially her awful childhood withContinue Reading
Classic Songs: “19” by Paul Hardcastle.
To a younger generation of music-lovers the name Paul Hardcastle probably doesn’t ring a bell. He first emerged in lateContinue Reading
On my stereo this week: Angie McMahon’s ‘Saturn Returning’ and ‘Letting Go’.
In 2019 Indie rocker Angie McMahon released her acclaimed debut Salt. (It’s still one of the best Australian indie rockContinue Reading
Classic Songs: ‘Present Tense’ by Pearl Jam.
Back in 1996, Pearl Jam released their fourth studio album called No Code. It was an album that moved asContinue Reading
Classic Songs: ‘The Captain’ by Kasey Chambers.
In Mt Gambier, South Australia, in 1976, Kasey Chambers was born to Bill and Diane Chambers. But she didn’t callContinue Reading
‘Breaking And Mending’ is Lisa/Liza’s raw, heartfelt new indie folk offering.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I have always thought of Liza Victoria aka Lisa/Liza as aContinue Reading
On my stereo this week: Anna Tivel, WILSN & Foo Fighters.
Welcome back. It’s been a while since my last instalment. It’s not to say I have been idle, far fromContinue Reading
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