Vivid Sydney is a festival of light, music, entertainment, creativity and technology. Currently in its 8th year, the event, managed and produced by the NSW Government’s tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW, is the largest event of its kind in the world. I recently spoke with Stephen Ferris who is Curator for Vivid Music for the second year, having come …

Photo: Chelle Carr, Rock Shots Photography   ‘Blood, Sweat and Beers – The Concert’ is three hours of some of the hardest hitting rock to come out of the Australian pub rock scene, performed by a group of musicians  who were actually a part of it all. With a current line-up including members of AC/DC, The Angels, Rose Tattoo and …

  ANYTHING IS POZIBLE  Part 1: The Saints and Murderers album and Who Are These People? single Bob Spencer, best known as guitarist for Australian bands Finch, Skyhooks and The Angels, is preparing for his first solo recording. His Pozible campaign to raise funds for this album has finished and the focus is now on completing the album, Saints and …

  ANYTHING IS POZIBLE Part 2 With Bob Spencer’s upcoming solo album Saints and Murderers, writing and recording it is one thing; working out how many tracks to include on the album is a whole other ball game, a new challenge Bob is currently facing.   “The number of the songs is kind of an emotional thing. What journey do …

‘Blood, Sweat and Beers – The Concert’ is three hours of some of the hardest hitting rock to come out of the Australian pub rock scene, performed by a group of musicians  who were actually a part of it all. With a current line-up including members of AC/DC, The Angels, Rose Tattoo and Screaming Jets, Blood Sweat and Beers is …

Photo: Chelle Carr, Rock Shots Photography About ten years of Absolutely 80s, the reformation of Kids in the Kitchen for Pure Gold Live and touring with Culture Club on their 2016 Australian Tour The 80s is remembered for many things. Leg warmers, big shoulder pads and even bigger hairdos. It was a decade of excesses. Fortunately, the fashions and the …

PHOTO COURTESY PETER SMITH It has been quite some time since Sharon O’Neill has performed in Melbourne but next month the very popular singer/songwriter will be hitting the stage of the iconic Palais Theatre in St. Kilda, along with many of her contemporaries from the 70s/80s and 90s, for Pure Gold Live and she is really looking forward to the …

  For many of us, when we think of the Brewster brothers we think of The Angels; of their brilliant guitar playing and the classic songs they co-wrote with Doc Neeson. Songs such as ‘Marseilles’, ‘Take A Long Line’, ‘Shadow Boxer’ and, of course, the most famous of all ‘Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again’. Songs that have …

  Photo courtesy Rockin’s Crib Every song tells a story… In this last week, I was privileged to receive a copy of Grace Knight’s new solo album Fragile, a beautiful album written by her fellow Eurogliders’ band member, Bernie Lynch. It was such a pleasure listening to this album and equally as pleasurable to talk with Grace a few days …

  Few performers in this country, or anywhere else for that matter, could command the sheer presence of Dragon frontman Marc Hunter. The man exuded a kind of charisma that simply couldn’t be ignored and he had the talent to back it up. While most people are well aware of his artistry as a singer and performer, he was also …