Music Fusion-act Vissac have offered up a playlist of pure groove-centric bliss by Cassia Briscoe Fremantle five-piece Vissac are legendary composers: both in creating divine instrumental soundscapes and musical mood-setting playlists. Since releasing their sophomore single Nitro this month, Vissac have…
Interviews Music John Lawrie & The Welcome Strangers chat their ambitious new single ‘Park Bench’ by Emily Elvish John Lawrie & The Welcome Strangers are a band willing to stretch music as far as it can go. A group on the rise, we…
Lists News 10 artists we can’t wait to see at Bluesfest 2021 by Kayla McNicoll With COVID-19 creating uncertainty all over the world, it’s damn great to finally have some live music to look forward to. And what better festival…
Features Louis Armstrong: The genius who shaped music as we know it by Emily Elvish Legacy is a fragile thing these days. When our time is up, we leave behind two very defining monuments; what we have created and the…
News Indigenous musician Aunty Marlene Cummins victim of horrid Newtown racial attack by Rachel Daniel Last weekend, Indigenous blues musician and Elder Marlene Cummins fell victim to a disgusting tirade of racial abuse while busking outside popular Newtown bookstore Better…
Features Film and TV ‘The Blues Brothers’: a piece of musical and cinematic history by Kayla McNicoll When John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd decided to bring their famous Saturday Night Live characters Jake and Elwood Blues to life in the name of cinema, The…
News Wondering what on earth Tom Waits listens to? Here’s his 20 favourite albums by Happy Making your way through Tom Waits discography, you’ll be guided through scenes of seedy night clubs, pubs, and bars inhabited by drunks, poets and a…
Music Aaron Marc establishes a far-reaching artistic vision on his debut EP by Luke Saunders Originating from Perth and now based in Berlin, Aaron Marc is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has just released his first solo EP. The self-titled three-track…
Features Dixieland and a Stratocaster: the story of Dire Straits’ ‘Sultans Of Swing’ by Luke Saunders One rainy night in Deptford, 1977, Mark Knopfler ducked into a deserted pub to avoid an approaching storm and possibly grab a beer in the…
Features Why It Mattered: The Doors – ‘Morrison Hotel’ by Luke Saunders At the end of 1969, The Doors were in disarray. But amidst the dregs of darkness, they crafted a resounding return to form on Morrison…
Features What is Delta blues and why was it so influential? by Luke Saunders The Mississippi Delta: the ‘land where the blues was born’. Romantic as it may seem, the term isn’t too far from the truth. Today we…
Features ‘Little Wing’: From Jimi Hendrix to Stevie Ray Vaughan by Luke Saunders When Jimi Hendrix left this world he left a smoking crater in his wake that has yet to be filled. The rock world has reeled…
Features ‘Cocaine’: from Cale to Clapton by Luke Saunders Eric Clapton has arguably lived two lives. From the groundbreaking blues-rock innovation and extended guitar solos of his early work to the pop perfection of…
