Well, it’s that time of year again. The Melbourne Spring Racing C Well, it’s that time of year again. The Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival is in full swing, leading up to that huge annual event in November; the race that stops a nation. And for the last three years, thanks to Oz music legend Ross Wilson, it has also been …

  Singer/actor Ronn Moss has lost count of the number of times he has visited Australia but, he says, “It’s been several.” He does recall that one year, in fact, he came here three times. “I’ve been there quite a lot, especially with the tours I did with the remote shoot for The Bold and the Beautiful and times when …

  Fiona and Her Holy Men (note the shortened name from Fiona Lee Maynard and Her Holy Men which, Fiona pointed out, was too much to say and they couldn’t be bothered saying it all) are launching their double A Single on October 31st at the Exchange Hotel South Yarra. The songs ‘To Be the Woman’ and ‘Leading You On’ are their second …

    Chances are the 1977 album ‘Bat Out of Hell’ was and probably still is part of every music fan’s record collection. And, to my mind, there is probably only one band in Australia who could pull off an entire live show centred on the bestselling album, complete with all the theatrical presence that it demands. That band, of course, …

Christine Anu kicked off her se Christine Anu kicked off her series of Rewind: The Aretha Franklin Songbook shows on 30th May 2012. Since then, the singer has enjoyed much success performing the show to packed houses around the country and she says that, being a concept show, it has allowed her to take advantage of other great opportunities that seem …

Singer Dave Gleeson has had a very busy year. As frontman for both The Angels and The Screaming Jets, he has certainly not been short of things to do. In his role as lead singer of The Screaming Jets, he is about to embark on a national tour, dubbed Atomic 47, The 25th Anniversary Tour. Yes, that’s right. The Jets are …

Singer/songwriter Ray Sorenson is immensely proud of his debut album, ‘Silent Writer’which is released this month. The album is the result of over forty years of songwriting. Those songs have been waiting patiently to see the light of day, when the time is right and Ray believes that time is now. The first single from the album, ‘Blue Haze’ was written …

  The Dockland Blues Music Festival is set to rock Melbourne music fans this weekend, with twenty bands across five stages and there is some great talent amongst the impressive line-up. And none more talented than guitarist Jimi Hocking who is headlining the event. Known as one of this country’s best and most versatile players, he is equally at home …

The singer with a voice as smooth as silk, Rick Price, returns to Australia this month for a tour that will combine festival performances with some very special intimate shows at selected venues around the country. And he will be previewing tracks from his new album which is due to be released early next year. I had the pleasure of …

The last time I spoke to Dragon bass player, Todd Hunter a few months ago, Dragon was getting ready to wind up their tour and about to take some time out from performing to devote to finishing their new album and now they have done just that. The band’s latest CD, ‘Roses’ is released this week and I had the …