During the 80’s, that unmistakable sound of Martha Davis’s voice could be heard on the airwaves, bringing us such classic Motels’ hits as ‘Total Control’ and ‘Only The Lonely’. Now, fast forward a couple of decades later and it’s a very different Martha Davis we are hearing… Martha opened up to Rock Club 40  recently about her life, her family, her new children’s album, ‘Red Frog Presents 16 Songs for Parents and …

  During the 80’s, that unmistakable sound of Martha Davis’s voice could be heard on the airwaves, bringing us such classic Motels’ hits as ‘Total Control’ and ‘Only The Lonely’. Now, fast forward a couple of decades later and it’s a very different Martha Davis we are hearing… Martha opened up to Rock Club 40  recently about her life, her family, her new children’s album, ‘Red Frog Presents 16 Songs for Parents …

Photo: Copyright © Sharyn Hamey    It seems a bit of a stretch from the glam pop of the 70’s to the earthy tones of Australian country music but that is the road that former Sherbet keyboard player, Garth Porter, has travelled. The producer/songwriter has come a long way since those heady days of the 70’s when Sherbet was the flavour of the …

  After an absence of ten years, hard rockers The Poor, are back and according to singer Skenie, their plans for the future can be summed up in two words “World domination!” And which corner of the world do they plan to dominate first? “We’ll start with the Gold Coast,” he tells me. “The first gig is next Saturday night. …

It has been 20 years since 1927 first released their very popular ‘…ISH’ album.  Tracks like ‘If I Could’, ‘That’s When I Think of You’ and ‘Compulsory Hero’ ensured the album’s huge success. Now, finally, a new, digitally remastered edition of the hit album is available, much to the delight of fans around the country, many of whom have been unable to get their hands on a copy of …

  Ross Wilson. The name is synonymous with Australian music. His illustrious career has spanned five decades, and the singer’s current series of concerts is aptly named ‘5 Decades of Cool.’  We spoke to Ross recently about the concerts and other projects he is working on these days.   “Well, there’s a few things on the boil.”  He tells us …

    The indisputable Queen of Rock, Suzi Quatro, is back in Australia for yet another tour. We’ve seen her here on a regular basis since the early 70’s when she blasted to the top of the Australian charts with hits like ‘Can The Can’ and ‘Devil Gate Drive’. So, exactly how many times has she toured this country, anyway? …

After 32 years in the business, Aussie music icons, Mental As Anything, finally have the recognition from their peers that they so richly deserve with their recent induction into The Aria Hall of Fame. We spoke with frontman, Greedy Smith, about the band’s reaction to the announcement and got a history lesson in the birth of the Australian Pub Rock …

In recent years, we have seen a lot of reunions of bands who were big in the 70’s and 80’s. Few have been met with such frenzied anticipation and excitement as when this line-up of Aussie rock legends, The Angels, reformed last year. Such hype is hard to live up to. Although fans were thrilled by the announcement, there were …