Singer Jon Stevens has just returned from a couple of months of very successful touring overseas, supporting such iconic bands as Bad Company, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Def Leppard and KISS, with his band The Dead Daisies.  “We were away for two months touring over in America with a big rock show,” he tells me. “So it’s nice to be home and doing my …

    Brothers, Angels and Demons is a concept created by brothers John and Rick Brewster of The Angels. It is basically an evening with the brothers sharing music and stories from their lives, set against a dramatic backdrop of a plane crash that provides a segue to a series of flashbacks. “Essentially it’s a music show,” John tells me …

Sydney singer/songwriter, Rachel Collis has recently released her second album, ‘Nightlight’ and Rock Club 40 caught up with the indie/pop/folk singer to talk about her latest release and her song writing inspirations. “I recorded an album a couple of years ago in 2012 while I was doing my Masters in Music,” she explains. “I recorded as part of my study. …

  Five O’ One Nine is the postcode of the Adelaide suburb musician Kevan Keeler grew up in. It is also the title of his debut album, a collection of songs inspired by rock ‘n’ roll, science fiction and B grade horror movies. “It’s the first album I have ever done. It was one of those bucket list things I …

“The great thing about being a long term performer is that you have an established audience but the problem is you have to keep building it, you can’t just stop it.” Kristina Olsen has been in Australia since mid-October to promote her new album ‘Chemistry’ and to build her audience. “It’s a big tour with at least four or five festivals,” …

The distinctive resonance of Toni Childs’ voice is unmistakable and that unique vocal style combined with strong and emotive songs, brought her to the attention of music fans around the world twenty odd years ago. Today, her voice is sounding even better (if that’s possible) and her focus has shifted somewhat as she has grown both personally and musically.   …

  Singer/actor Ronn Moss has lost count of the number of times he has visited Australia but, he says, “It’s been several.” He does recall that one year, in fact, he came here three times. “I’ve been there quite a lot, especially with the tours I did with the remote shoot for The Bold and the Beautiful and times when …

  Fiona and Her Holy Men (note the shortened name from Fiona Lee Maynard and Her Holy Men which, Fiona pointed out, was too much to say and they couldn’t be bothered saying it all) are launching their double A Single on October 31st at the Exchange Hotel South Yarra. The songs ‘To Be the Woman’ and ‘Leading You On’ are their second …

    Chances are the 1977 album ‘Bat Out of Hell’ was and probably still is part of every music fan’s record collection. And, to my mind, there is probably only one band in Australia who could pull off an entire live show centred on the bestselling album, complete with all the theatrical presence that it demands. That band, of course, …

Christine Anu kicked off her se Christine Anu kicked off her series of Rewind: The Aretha Franklin Songbook shows on 30th May 2012. Since then, the singer has enjoyed much success performing the show to packed houses around the country and she says that, being a concept show, it has allowed her to take advantage of other great opportunities that seem …