MUSIC ARTS MEDIA
Empire Of The Sun Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne Tasmanian Alternative-electronic duo Sumner open the stage at Sidney Myer Music Bowl as lead singer Chloe Wilson shouts, “Melbourne, let’s go!” We’re immediately captivated by their blend of live instrumental and electronic production, topped with Wilson’s alluring vocals. The mood is set, the audience is dancing…
Liz Stringer – 10/07/21 ‘First Time Really Feeling’ Album Launch Melbourne born musician Liz Stringer has become one of Australia’s most admired and versatile songwriters and instrumentalists over a 12 year, 6 album career. Stringer is a venerated guitarist and vocalist, her notoriously powerful live performances and melodically rich, story-based songs proving a potent…
It’s a stinking hot Summer’s day in sunny Brisbane and rock fans are flooding into The Fortitude Music Hall in anticipation of an epic lineup of live music. Dancing is back on the cards, and the green light is now on for one of the first shows of this size to go ahead in…
Ben is Back is a microcosm of drug addiction hollowing out America’s white population. It’s the result of The Mule schlepping kilos of powder undetected across the country while police focus on the ‘optics’ of arrest numbers. These movies are about the lies we tell ourselves and the lies we tell society. That everything is okay, that we can handle it and that status and appearance is more valuable than community and honesty.
Toto, Festival Hall Melbourne brought a scorcher of a day, but that certainly didn’t stop floods of people from packing into Festival Hall. Whether a lifelong fan, or simply there to hear the classics, it was sure to be a show to be remembered. Despite being 15 minutes late, the band did not disappoint,…
The Jacksons, Kool & The Gang, The Pointer Sisters, Village People Sidney Myer Music Bowl The evening was hot at Melbourne’s Sidney Myer music bowl as some of the music industry legends gathered under the canopy to raise the roof for the MJR Summer Series this week. With the Sounds of the Supremes getting the…
Chvrches, Margaret Court Arena Melbourne Much anticipation was in the air after slight delays hit the Chvrches show at Margaret Court Arena Monday night, after their tour van broke down on their way from Sydney. The audience was instantly forgiving as soon as the bass sounded the arena, capturing everyone’s attention. The strobe lights mesmerised…
Day 1: We enter through the festival gates and can’t help but stop by the garden of inflatable Snoop Dogg hot dogs for a quick selfie to document our arrival. As we trek up the massive hill to the amphitheatre, DZ Deathrays are thrashing out a cover of AC/DC’s ‘Highway To Hell’ joined by the former red Wiggle. The bar is set very high from the…
Thoroughly dynamic, Tired Eyes’ debut EP ‘In Denial, Force a Smile’ schools unsuspecting listeners on how to boldly weave variety through six memorable tracks. Hailing from Brisbane, the alternative rock band made up of Joey Keating (guitar, vocals), Jesse Kampkes (bass, vocals), Judah Kampkes (keys) and Samuel Peacock (drums) has drawn from hard rock and post-hardcore influences as well as cinematic scoring and pop music to create an ambient…
“You’re Not Alone” – Andrew W.K. If you’re a big fan of Andrew W.K., well you’re in luck because he just brought out another album that may literally help you get through all of those troubles that built up while waiting six whole years for more music from him. If you’re not a fan, well,…