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Kim Churchill, Ayla, Taj Ralph
26 October, Solbar Solbar was the place to be if you needed a dose of live music straight at your doorstep and enjoy some midweek drinks. These exact antics were present in the venue’s bandroom when Australian songwriter Kim Churchill brought his Weight Falls album tour to the Sunshine Coast. As punters filled the room, [...]
Alex Lahey: On Family, Smash Mouth & Self-Funding
The offices where I meet up with Alex Lahey are modern and sparse, but also a little cool and classy. I was expecting there might be some funky couch to sit on and chat, or a ritzy office, but instead I make my way to the empty office kitchen and recreational space. Alex Lahey is [...]
GALLERY: Yours & Owls Festival, Day 2
1 October, Stuart Park Photographer: Dane Filmer
Gordi – ‘Reservoir’
This may not need to be pointed out, but I'm going to anyway. The number of solo female musicians in Australia is exploding. From every angle, we have albums being released that not only prove that women are making a huge mark on the scene, inching towards balancing out the male-dominated industry, but it also [...]
Q&A: Mammals
Answered by: Guy Brown Position/role: Mr Mammal Give us your wicked-cool backstory. Where did the name come from and how did you start out? Hailed from the Northern Beaches of Sydney. Kicked around here surfing. As a grommet, I was acting and singing in musicals and operas. Making you buy things you don't need on TV commercials. Growing up [...]
Paul Kelly – ‘Life Is Fine’
Paul Kelly’s recent releases have experimented with everything from Shakespearean poetry to funeral songs, but his latest record Life Is Fine, out today, takes us back to the music that we first fell in love with. The songs are in conversation with each other; we hear the recurring motifs of nature in the forms of [...]
Kaiit: On Finding Her Voice & Representing Minorities
After releasing her debut single only two months ago, Kaiit has captured the ears and hearts of the Australian music scene. The funky jazz-soul track is full of personality and passion and is an exciting first taste of the young Melbourne artist. After leaving high school in Year 10 and completing the final grade equivalent [...]
Busby Marou: On Being Pigeonholed, Indigenous Identity & Being Handpicked By Elton John
When I first saw Busby Marou I was 17 and having the time of my life at Woodford Folk Festival. That was six years ago, and here I am still loving everything the Rockhampton duo release. That cruisey, indie folk that has oozed from every one of their three studio albums thus far has had me [...]