Written by Jacqui James DISCOVERING UNHEARD ARTISTS is always a thrill for me, especially when they’re the complete package of a singer/songwriter but they don’t seek for fame; they do it because they simply love making music. Doris Brendel is an UK singer/songwriter who has a powerful voice which has been compared to the legendary [...]
ORIGINALLY FROM ADELAIDE and originally called The Touch, Messrs are about to release their debut single Everyone Knows on October 7th. In the meantime you can download it for free at http://messrs.bandcamp.com/. In May this year the guys toured the UK, sleeping in a caravan and bathing in “invigorating” Ireland’s seas! Craig Lock admits the [...]
Written by Jacqui James Tegan and James Voltaire have had great success in Australia and overseas featuring at major festivals such as Parklife, Summadayze and Good Vibrations as well as supporting Ladytron, American Walter Meego, a New Zealand act So So Modern, Dukes Of Windsor, Lost Valentinos and Art Vs Science. In October they’re [...]
Written by Jacqui James THE AUSSIE ROCK SCENE has been a little dull, but there’s one band who have done awesome things in America after releasing their second album How We Survive. This is Grand Atlantic. After taking a well-deserved break in 2010 when they had major exposure in America, Grand Atlantic have just released [...]
Written by Jacqui James LAST MONTH AS YOU (if you’re a regular reader of Gigs ‘n Interviews) we went to Boom Crash Opera’s 25 years gig at Melbourne’s casino. Their support act was a guy with his acoustic guitar who’s Troy Dean. My ears immediately pricked up when Troy began to play! His friendship [...]
Written by Jacqui James YOU MIGHT HAVE NOT have heard of the Aussie band Drawn From Bees but their harmonies have been influenced by some of the great 60/70′s bands such as Cream and ELO. Now that I have your attention, Drawn From Bees are offering their track Dusty Midnight Cowboy from their site [...]
Written by Jacqui James MAYBE I’M BIASED, but I believe Mark Lizotte aka Diesel is one of those brilliant singer/songwriters/guitarists who has a musical brain! When I listen to his albums and see his live performances, I am constantly amazed which direction he takes in his music. With every album I’m surprised with Diesel’s never-ending [...]
Written by Jacqui James THE PANDA BAND ARE what I call inspirations. They are an extremely proud indie band who own their own label Bam Boo and even offering their new single The Fix as a free download from their website. Player Originally from Perth, the band now touring America while writing for their upcoming [...]
Written by Jacqui James NICK BARKER’S TALENTS HAVE been going under the radar since the 80′s when he was the front man for Nick Barker and The Reptiles. He has released seven (yes seven!!!!) solo albums, written for film and is an actor (although he jokes he’s not waiting to get a call from [...]
Written by Jacqui James WES CARR IS BACK in a big way. His new single Been A Long Time was sitting at Number 26 on the iTunes chart on Wednesday proving people are loving his comeback. When I first heard Been A Long Time my ears immediately pricked up, and lately that hasn’t happened [...]