One of the U.K.’s most endearing and enduring pop bands, Smokie, is currently touring Australia – yet again! Their tour kicked off in Albany W.A. and will take in numerous regional areas around the nation. I had the pleasure of chatting with original Smokie band member, Terry Uttley recently. “We’ve always done major cities,” he tells me, “but we also …

Lizanne Richards has just released her self-titled debut album and it is just one of two ‘babies’ the Melbourne-based singer has given birth to recently. “I ended up getting pregnant around the time that I finished the album,” she tells me. “And then thought ‘well, I’ll have my baby and then I’ll release it after that’ and that’s what I’ve …

Indie folk-pop band, Women in Docs are back after taking a break from touring for a few years. They will be showcasing material from their forthcoming album, ‘Carousel’ which is due for release in February 2014. “We have spent many years performing live,” says Chanel “and that’s been how we’ve built our following, by travelling around Australia and travelling around the …

The release of Baby Animals’ independently produced CD, ‘This Is Not the End’, earlier this year, was long overdue. It had been far too long since their last studio album and the eagerly anticipated release was well worth the wait. The band embarked on a very short tour of major cities to showcase the songs from the album and to …

Brothers John and Rick Brewster are best known as part of one of Australia’s most iconic rock bands The Angels but, when The Angels are off the road, the brothers slip into their other musical identity. Simply calling themselves Brewster Brothers, the duo is embarking on a series of shows where they will be paying homage to one of their idols, Bob …

It has been three years since my last interview with founding Dragon member and bass player Todd Hunter and, from the sound of it, those three years have been very busy ones indeed for the band. Dragon seem to be constantly ‘on the road’, whether it is in Australia or New Zealand. I had the opportunity to catch up with …

  Aussie Rock icon, Jimmy Barnes kicks off his ‘Welcome to the Pleasure House’ tour this weekend in Canberra, taking the singer on a massive national tour for the next two months. And Jimmy isn’t the only Barnes on this tour; not by a long shot! It is definitely a family affair, with various members of the clan joining him on …

It’s about ten years now since Brisbane singer/songwriter, Mark Lowndes first picked up a guitar. Music wasn’t always what he wanted to do. It was more of a hobby in the beginning. “But then I couldn’t put the guitar down. I started playing late at night and Mum would be knocking on my door saying ‘Get to bed!’” he laughs. …

Gold Coast singer/songwriter, Casey Barnes, has always had music in his life.  He remembers, as a child, singing Nursery Rhymes for twenty cents at his aunt and uncle’s house and singing at family gatherings. He credits his high school music teacher with being a big influence on him and pushing him out of his comfort zone. “He wanted me to …

It has been more than three years since my last interview with singer Jon Stevens. A lot has happened in that time. Back then, Jon was recovering from open heart surgery and recharging his batteries, getting back into performing again, which he has been doing consistently ever since and now, as he tells me, “I’m fighting fit and ready to …