On the eve of The Long Way To The Top 10th Anniversary Tour , Rock Club 40 talks to Australian music icon, Brian Cadd…   He is one of Australia’s most respected and enduring talents and he is about to embark on another tour of a rock music extravaganza that originally thrilled us all a decade ago.  Singer, songwriter, musician …

  Photography by Karen Burgess I remember, in the late 70s, I used to rush home from school in the afternoon, turn the TV dial to the ABC and watch the ‘youth culture’ series, Flashez; my particular interest being interviews with some of the country’s top pop groups of the time. Flashez was hosted by singer, Ray Burgess and I …

  Photo by Russell Cherry Steve Mulry has so much on his musical plate at the moment, it is a wonder we were able to squeeze in this interview but then, the singer somehow always manages to pencil more into his diary. Just hearing about his busy schedule was enough to wear me out but Steve seems to thrive on …

The last time I had spoken to Jim, a couple of years ago, he talked about his plans to record an album of ‘garage rock’. At the time, I have to say, I found it a bit hard to get my head around that idea. “Yeah,” he agreed. “Seemed like a strange idea for me too but now, in retrospect, …

  He was born Irwin Thomas but Australian music fans know him better as Jack Jones.  I spoke to the singer recently about his current projects and his plans for the future and thought we should get the name thing sorted first. Does he prefer to be known as Irwin or Jack?  “Either or …” he replied. “Some people call …

Forty years ago saw the release of Led Zeppelin’s seminal rock album, Led Zeppelin IV, featuring such classics as ‘Stairway to Heaven’ and ‘Black Dog’ and that, I guess, is as good a reason as any to bring back the show that celebrates the music of this iconic band. ‘Whole Lotta Love’ is an epic production that brings together some …

  It has been about twenty years or so since Jesus Jones toured Australia and the guys are very excited to be doing it all over again, according to keyboard player, Iain Baker. “We’re doing shows in Australia and then we’re flying straight to Japan to play a special one-off gig in Tokyo which we’re really looking forward to as …

  Fans of ARIA Hall of Fame inductees, The Church, will be given a rare treat on Thursday night when members Steve Kilbey, Tim Powles and Peter Koppes reform as The Refo:mation to play a one-off show in Sydney, to raise awareness of autism.  The show has been put together on very short notice but the timing seemed to be …

log Photo courtesy Bob King    (copyright)     It was a bittersweet occasion… the Gimme That Guitar Concert – a Tribute to Harvey James, held at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre last month, on an incredibly hot summer’s night, honoured one of Australia’s best and most loved musicians. The guitarist had planned to perform at this show, just as he had done with remarkable strength and …

    Photo courtesy of Philip Morris     The untimely passing of one of this country’s finest and most respected musicians has shocked and saddened Australians. Tributes to the much loved guitarist have poured in to the Facebook page ‘Send Your Love to Harvey James’, which was set up by his three children, Gabriel, Alexandra and Joshua last October. …