This year marks the 2oth anniversary since the release of Radiohead's landmark album OK Computer. Don't get me started on how incredible this record is, I could bang on about it for a long , long time and no doubt will at some point on this blog - you have been warned! Today comes the news that Radiohead (or at the very least the band's record company) will mark the … [Read more...]
Lane-Harry x Ike Campbell
Our Biggest Fan Hasn’t Been Born Yet. Ordinarily that might seem like an audacious statement, but when it comes from the lips of Lane Harry you know that he’s not posturing, he really means it. As one of the most dynamic hip hop acts in the country you’d expect a lot of posturing and attitude, but with Lane-Harry x Ike Campbell what you get is two intelligent and thoughtful … [Read more...]
Get Heavy – Port Royal
Let's face it, music these days is as much about being a visual medium as an audio one, so when you see a video that makes you smile as much as the song because of its content you've got a good chance of riding a winner. Brisbane's Port Royal have nailed it on both fronts with Get Heavy, an infectious slice of surf punk guitar accompanied by a highly amusing video. Formed in … [Read more...]
Slim Jim Phantom
Slim Jim Phantom says he’s always loved the drums and that the instrument chose him. He grew up on Long Island and after taking up the drums took lessons from jazz great Mousie Alexander, who had played with Benny Goodman. He met Lee Rocker in high school and later they formed the Stray Cats with Brian Setzer, leading the rockabilly revival of the 1980’s. The Stray Cats … [Read more...]
Mark Duckworth – Podcast
Turning Guilty Pleasures Into A Multi Million Dollar Business. As a musician, songwriter and producer music has been Mark Duckworth’s lifelong passion, but it’s as a festival director where he’s really made his name. For the past four years Mark has been at the helm of the Gold Coast music festival Blues on Broadbeach and while the event has been running now for 16 … [Read more...]