With their huge wall of sound, you would think that King of the North (otherwise known as KOTN) is a five piece rock outfit, with several guitarists, a bass player and a drummer but the truth is that all that rock emenates from just two musicians: one guitarist, Andrew Higgs and one drummer, Danny Leo. I caught up with Andrew …

The seventies was the era of Glam Rock… satin and sequins and platform boots that, seriously, must have been hell to wear let alone wear while you strut around a stage, with a guitar slung around your shoulder. In those days, we loved the likes of Slade, T-Rex and the band that arguably put the ‘glam’ into ‘Glam Rock’, The …

McAlister Kemp are a talented duo who have been creating quite a buzz in country music circles.  With 3 albums to their name, a Golden Guitar award and over 18,000 likes on facebook, these guys are on the cusp of international stardom and we here at Rock Club 40 were curious to see what the fuss was about. Their latest …

The The Jammin’ Divas are four very talented women hailing from various corners of the Globe, who have come together to create a unique blend of music and they are currently kicking off their international tour in Australia, homeland of singer Kath Buckell. I had the pleasure of speaking with Kath recently to find out a bit more about the …

  Dragon recently celebrated forty years of music… and that is not just any music but, as they cliché says, ‘music that became the soundtrack of our lives.’ Well, honestly, there is no other way to say it so succinctly. Their songs really did become the soundtrack of our lives. Everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing the first time they …

Steve Balbi is a man of many talents and, as he readily admits, ‘many threads’. His musical projects are diverse, ranging from playing bass with rock powerhouse Noiseworks, to his theatrical ‘sophisticated punk’ role in the band Mi-Sex, to Ziggy in the production based on the music of David Bowie and, the very personal journey he has taken with his …

  When I asked singer/songwriter Casey Barnes what he had been up to since we last spoke about six months ago, he replied “I wouldn’t even know where to start!” Seems like Casey has been keeping very busy recently. “I’ve been recording this new EP and working with Rick Price over in Nashville,” he tells me. “He produced the record …

Icehouse has long been one of this country’s favourite bands, with a long list of hits to their name and a well deserved reputation for putting on a more than impressive live show. The last few years have seen a return to those amazing live performances, much to the applause of their legion of fans (of which yours truly is …

This year, one of the country’s favourite bands, The Angels, will be celebrating their 40th anniversary. And they have a new album called ‘Talk the Talk’. “It’s our second album with Dave Gleeson,” John tells me. “Dave joined the band in early 2011 so this is his third year and the 40th year for The Angels.” They will also be …

   Garth getting some feedback from a wild wallaby during a recent song writing trip to Queensland. Many thanks to Garth for the above photo.   If ever there was a reluctant recipient of a Hall of Fame induction, it would have to be acclaimed songwriter and producer, Garth Porter. Recently, Garth was inducted into the Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame, in …