Lewis Watson Talks Working From Morning to Midnight

With an attentive global fanbase in place, UK songwriter Lewis Watson is eager to release Midnight, the follow-up to his 2014...

THE LIVING END TALK ROCK'N'ROLL AND ZOOS

The music industry has changed. In some ways that sucks: bands don’t make money off recordings any more, audiences are fragmented...

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BOOKER T. JONES LOOKS BACK AT A CAREER STEEPED IN SOUL

The impact that Booker T. Jones has had over modern popular music as a musician, songwriter, arranger and producer would be hard...

THE KEY TO LONGEVITY WITH MADNESS

Linchpins of the late-70s 2 Tone ska revival, Madness are heading back to Australia for this year’s Bluesfest. The UK outfit has...

TALKING GUITARS WITH JEFF LANG

If you haven't seen Jeff Lang play his rootsy, low-down blues live, then you've almost certainly passed through a town...

The Allah-Las Discuss The Importance Of California On Their Sound

Moody tunes and SoCal blues, it’s apparent that the Allah-Las’ music is informed by the 60’s in both production and arrangement....

PUSHING BOUNDARIES WITH OCEAN GROVE

Talking down the phone, Luke Holmes sounds excited. Although he and his band Ocean Grove have been making music for the last...

The Unlikely Success Story of The Melbourne Ska Orchestra

“There are certain things that resonate with different individuals about ska. For me ska has a sense of community.

A BOLD NEW DIRECTION FOR JIM WHITE

In the years they have spent playing together, George Xylouris and Jim White have gotten to travel extensively. They've...

DUNE RATS ON THEIR ETERNAL QUEST FOR 420

2017 promises to be yet another mammoth year for Australia’s favourite bong-rippin’ band, Dune Rats. The three piece have just...

THUNDAMENTALS SPEAK ON MAKING MUSIC DURING TRYING TIMES

By the time you’ve hit record #9, you’ve probably picked up some fairly decent insight into the creative process. Sure, everyone...

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THE DAMNED'S CAPTAIN SENSIBLE ON STAYING PUNK IN A PLASTIC WORLD

40 years and counting, The Damned are still kicking arse and taking names. Captain Sensible, guitarist and infamous larrikin of...

WIL WAGNER OF THE SMITH STREET BAND

Meat Wave

Three albums in, Chicago punk band Meat Wave have established certain norms in their sound and working methods when it comes to...