Last October, Melbourne rock band Chocolate Starfish performed the songs from Meatloaf’s classic 70s album, ‘Bat Out of Hell’ in a very special Halloween show at the The Palms at Crown. Now, due to popular demand, they’re back to do it all again. We spoke to Adam Thompson about the show. Obviously, the first one was a great success. …

Last year, Mondo Rock embarked on their first national tour in 24 years, to celebrate the 33rd anniversary of their iconic ‘Chemistry’ album. Well, that tour was such a great success, the guys are doing it again in 2015. This time, it’s the Besto Mondo Tour and we have been chatting with bass player, Paul Christie, about the band’s upcoming …

RocKwiz is once again taking their very popular music trivia show to the people and, in the words of the show’s Rock Brain, Brian Nankervis, “We’re very excited. We’re happy to be back on the road.”  The upcoming tour, ‘RocKwiz Live! Salutes the ARIA Hall of Fame’, kicks off at the end of September and takes all the excitement of …

Vika Bull is known for her powerful, gutsy voice. Along with her sister, Linda, she has performed with some of the top names in Australia, lending her strong vocals to such artists as Paul Kelly, Renee Geyer, John Farnham and Tim Finn… just to name a few and, of course, as part of The Black Sorrows with Joe Camilleri but …

  Marc Hunter is a name that music fans in this country won’t easily forget. He was the consummate entertainer; a singer whose style and charisma entranced the nation. He was larger than life and stories of the life he lived still intrigue us seventeen years after his passing. And the upcoming tribute show ‘Communication’ – The Marc Hunter Songbook, gives …

  George Harrison might have been known as ‘The quiet Beatle’ but he had a message for the world and singer Wes Carr felt compelled to deliver that message through his show, ‘Here Comes the Sun’, in which he performs a collection of songs from the George Harrison songbook and shares stories and anecdotes from the life of one of …

  Most Australian Music history books and references will mention Australian pop band, The Seekers. They were the first Australian band to have a number one hit in the UK (Never Find Another You) and in the USA (Georgy girl) and are the only band from the 60’s that is still performing 50 years later will all of its founding …

  It’s thirty years since Dragon released their ‘Body and the Beat’ album; the album that saw a reunited Dragon once again climbing the charts in the 80s. And to celebrate the album’s 30th Anniversary, Dragon is embarking on a ‘Body and the Beat’tour, performing the album in its entirety. I caught up with bass player and founding member, Todd …

  If you haven’t yet listened to ‘I Will March For You’, by Australian singer songwriter Jake Jackson then I recommend you do. It is a beautiful song backed by 18 members of the Australian Girls’ Choir and heartfelt lyrics inspired by his father who passed away when Jake was just two years old.   “My father served in the …

Today we entered the land of trucks and country music and there was plenty of both on offer! As you walked in the gate, there was one immediate improvement from the 2014 show – the weather!  It was a warm, sunny day which was better than the constant rain of 2014 and the place was buzzing. The endless rows of …