It comes as no surprise that the music scene has been hit hard by the COVID pandemic over the last two years. Musicians and fans alike have been dealt blow after blow with gigs postponed or cancelled left, right and centre. Ted Mulry Memories, a concert paying homage to the music of much-loved singer/songwriter Ted Mulry, is one of those …

I recently had the pleasure of talking with award winning composer and multi-instrumentalist Roger Mason who has been nominated for awards for Best Music for a Mini Series or Tele Movie as well as Best Television Theme for his work on the Stan series, The Commons, at the APRA/AGSC Screen Music Awards in December. For those not familiar with the …

FRONTM3N are a trio you’re going to love. Consisting of Mick Wilson, Pete Lincoln and Peter Howarth, the lead singers of legendary bands 10cc, Sweet, and The Hollies (respectively), who have combined their musical talents to take you on a nostalgic journey in a show that is jam packed with the hits you love, delivered with an acoustic twist, a …

Bob Spencer is best known for his guitar playing with bands such as The Angels, Finch and Rose Tattoo. But recently the musician has ventured forth into new realms, with his debut CD release, Saints and Murderers. The album features a body of work that showcases not only Bob’s musicianship and song writing talents but, for the first time in …

It doesn’t really feel like thirty years since singer/songwriter/guitarist Mark Lizotte (aka Diesel) first burst on to the Australian music scene but his latest album, released last month, is testimony to that fact. The album, ‘Diesel – 30: The Greatest Hits’, features thirty songs and with the exception of the opening track, his new single ‘Give Me Saturday Night’, it …

One of our favourite bands, Dragon, is on the road again. Did I say ‘again’? Well, they never really stopped! And they never stop coming up with new ways to keep the music alive for audiences around the country. In 2016 and 2017, the guys brought us their Countdown show where they not only performed their own songs but the …

It’s hard to believe that next month it will be twenty years since the day we lost one of our greatest and most enigmatic singers, Marc Hunter. Marc was truly a shining star on the Australian music scene; whether as lead singer of Dragon or as a solo artist, he could hold an audience in the palm of his hand. …

Photo Credit: DEAN CHALKLEY Walk Between Worlds is the new album from Scottish band Simple Minds. It is the band’s eighteenth studio album and their first since the release of Big Music in 2014. With their previous album being well received by critics and fans alike, far from wanting to kick back and put their feet up, vocalist Jim Kerr …

  Chocolate Starfish is a band on a roll right now. They’ve had a hell of a Red Hot Summer playing gigs with some of their fellow rockers touring around the country,on July 14th, they will be performing the songs of the INXS album ‘Kick‘ at The Palms at Crown after a very successful couple of shows over the last …

Back in the 70s, there was a time when hordes of young, mostly female, pop music fans were under the spell of a craze dubbed Rollermania. The Bay City Rollers were riding high on the charts and being besieged by devoted, tartan clad female fans everywhere they went, and Australia was certainly no exception with their popularity here hitting fever …