Top 20 albums of 2014
As I started piecing together my favourite 20 records of 2014 list, I thought I had most of my choices locked in by about July. Beautiful and forward-thinking albums, in a […]
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Davey Lane: interview
Appearing in the broader public consciousness as the young axe-wielder that joined You Am I before the release of their commercially successful Dress Me Slowly record, Davey Lane has since […]
10 vinyl albums that changed my life
Until the age of about 16 my musical tastes were rooted almost entirely in records released in the 1970s. The losers in my year at high school teased me for […]
Hugh Cornwell: interview
The Stranglers never really fitted in anywhere. They were too polished to be properly accepted by the punk movement. They were too punk to be embraced by the mainstream. But three decades on […]
Bobby Gillespie: interview
My 2008 interview with Primal Scream frontman and former Jesus and Mary Chain drummer Bobby Gillespie was a real treat. I had been given a 20-minute window to speak with […]
10 Aussie songs from 2014 you need to hear
I’ve been trying to keep up with the best music releases in 2014 and, I’ve got to say, it’s been really difficult. There’s dozens of records released every week that […]
Jeff Martin: interview
Canada’s stadium-sized rock trio The Tea Party have returned from a decade-long hiatus with a powerful musical statement – an eighth studio record called The Ocean at the End. The […]
Iva Davies: interview
It was the combination of a plane trip over the Australian desert and a cliched advertising campaign that led singer Iva Davies to write one of our country’s most […]
Dungog Festival film reviews
DUNGOG FESTIVAL Last weekend I ventured back to sleepy Dungog for the inaugural Dungog Festival. Similar events have been held in the rural town in previous years, like the Dungog […]
Top 10 favourite Australian songs
Making an arbitrary list is like creating a mix tape, only more narcissistic and time-consuming. But compiling my top 10 favourite Australian songs has proved a pleasant distraction and an excuse to go back and revisit […]
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