The Red Hot Summer Tour for 2013 could really live up to its name, according to Suze De Marchi of the Baby Animals. While she is very excited about the tour and joining an amazing line-up of artists in some great locations around the country, she is just a little nervous about the possible scorching conditions she might be working …

Her music is a blend of pop, funk and soul that appeals to both young and old. Her voice has that indefinable quality of an ascending star, creating her own unique style along the way. Laura Loe is one singer/songwriter who knows what she wants and she is shaping her future to reach her destiny. Originally from Borneo, Laura came …

  Sister act, the Sunny Cowgirls, will launch their fifth album, What We Do, at Blazes Auditorium on 23rd January, 2013 at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. And it promises to be one helluva show. Tamworth, however, is not exactly foreign territory for older sister, Sophie Clabburn. Sophie lives in Tamworth, on a small farm just out of town. She says …

  Photos courtesy of Angie Paton © 2012    Aussie rock fans are in for another Red Hot Summer when the Aussie Rock Extravaganza kicks off in January. The line-up for this tour is huge, featuring some of the country’s biggest names including Jimmy Barnes, Ian Moss, Baby Animals, Dragon and the Melbourne band who dared to be different when …

There are few singers in this country who have the kind of loyal following that Daryl Braithwaite has enjoyed ever since those glory days as lead vocalist for Sherbet in the 70s. His career has taken a few twists and turns along the way but still, four decades later, his popularity has not waned. And, to his credit, a whole …

Christine Anu is one very busy lady. Her career crosses a variety of genres including music, theatre, film, dance, television and even children’s entertainment. Her latest album and tour, ‘Rewind – The Aretha Franklin Songbook’ is, she says, not just an album of the Soul Queen’s classics, but essentially a tribute to Aretha Franklin. “Most of my work lately has …

  Ian Moss knew he had some pretty big shoes to fill when he was asked to perform a tribute to the late Billy Thorpe as part of the ‘Long Way To The Top 10th Anniversary’ concert but he was very excited to be given the opportunity and quietly confident in his ability to pull it off. “I’m always excited about …

  A decade after the ‘Long Way To The Top’ concert tour first broke records around the country, the legends of rock are back once more and Glenn Shorrock is one of a number of artists who are returning for this 10th Anniversary Tour.  “Most of us were (in the first show) and ten years down the line, we’ve added some …

  On the eve of The Long Way To The Top 10th Anniversary Tour , Rock Club 40 talks to Australian music icon, Brian Cadd…   He is one of Australia’s most respected and enduring talents and he is about to embark on another tour of a rock music extravaganza that originally thrilled us all a decade ago.  Singer, songwriter, musician …

  Photography by Karen Burgess I remember, in the late 70s, I used to rush home from school in the afternoon, turn the TV dial to the ABC and watch the ‘youth culture’ series, Flashez; my particular interest being interviews with some of the country’s top pop groups of the time. Flashez was hosted by singer, Ray Burgess and I …