Classic albums: Janet Jackson, ‘Control’ (1986).
It was 1986, I was in my cousins car, protesting about the fact that I’ve been relegated to the backseat.Continue Reading
Tag: Synth pop
I was already a corrupted youth during the ’80s and it’s safe to say that Annie Lennox had no part in it.
I remember sitting on a lounge in a guest room of my cousin’s house, surrounded by posters of Kiss, TheContinue Reading
Interview with Olympia: “Flamingo is about trying to hold hope and hopelessness together.”
Something exciting has been quietly happening in this country to music that now it seems almost impossible to keep aContinue Reading
The Hottman Sisters are about to set the world on fire!
Just when you think you have worked out The Hottman Sisters they surprise you with a new track that doesn’tContinue Reading
There are no rules when it comes to The Blackheart Orchestra.
Chrissy Mostyn and Rick Pilkington, the multi-instrumentalist duo from Manchester, who perform as The Blackheart Orchestra, are a revelation forContinue Reading
There will never be anyone like her ever again! Lady Madonna at 60.
Back in school in early ’84 I still had no idea who Madonna was despite the fact that she wasContinue Reading
Never Let Her Go: Interview with Sarah Blasko.
Back in February upon its release I had earmarked Sarah Blasko’s Depth of Field as my pick for the best albumContinue Reading
’80s music nostalgia: The Thompson Twins.
More than ever it seems, ’80s music is an enduring fixture for music enthusiast, longing for the days of old.Continue Reading
Interview with Robert Goodge on I’m Talking and their long awaited re-release of Bear Witness.
It’s fair to say the Australian music scene was about to go through another cyclical change during the early toContinue Reading
‘O’ is for Olympia: The Rise of Olivia Bartley.
For an artist like Olympia with a relatively young career, she seems to have very quickly asserted herself with poiseContinue Reading
Rearview Mirror 