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 …

  When I caught up with singer Leo Sayer to talk about his latest album ‘Restless Years’, he was enjoying a couple of days off in between gigs on his national tour of the same name. “I’ve moved home,” he informs me. “So I’m building a studio here so there’s a bit of stuff to do in the background.” The tour …

  The Chantoozies earned themselves a legion of fans across the country in the 80s and 90s with hits like ‘Wanna Be Up’, ‘Witch Queen’ and ‘Kiss and Tell’ and became known for their high energy live performances, having toured with some of the biggest names in the music business. And they want to let their fans know that they …

  Grace Knight is one of those rare performers whose vocal style just can’t be pigeon-holed. One minute she is singing pop songs with her band, Eurogliders; the next, she is performing jazz tunes in an intimate venue in Melbourne and, as I write this, the singer is recording an album of new material that does not necessarily fit neatly …

STEVE BALBI:  Same hat, different attitude… As a Noiseworks fan, it was a privilege recently to chat by phone with Steve Balbi. In the 80s, I saw Steve perform many times with Noiseworks, a band that he still performs with today. My most recent experience of seeing Steve perform was with Mi-Sex, Noiseworks and the Angels 100% at the Rock …