Single Review: Harts | Peculiar
Have you ever taken out an earphone and caught someone talking, mid conversation? That is how the latest single from Melbourne musician Harts begins,…
Bluesfest 2016: Who Not To Miss (That You Otherwise Might)
It’s their third year covering Bluesfest for Blank GC, so we asked Christie Ots and Gina Martin to tell us what might slip under…
Album Review: Paper Kites | Twelvefour
Twelvefour is the Paper Kites way of proving that, sometimes, great things happen after 2am. A conceptual album that saw frontman Sam Bentley reverse…
Album Review: If I Should Go Before You | City and Colour
An eleven-track LP designed to break your expectations, City and Colour’s new LP If I Should Go Before You opens with a nine-minute ode…
Book Review | With Marilyn: An Evening/1961
‘To me Marilyn Monroe was the biggest, brightest and most beautiful star in the distant evening sky’ Douglas Kirkland writes in his latest book,…
Review: Husky | Ruckers Hill
Following from the debut album Forever So, Melbourne band Husky recently released Ruckers Hill; and this sophomore album doesn’t disappoint. The title track to…
Clairy Browne & The Bangin’ Rackettes: A punch of a performance
Clairy Browne & The Bangin’ Rackettes, a nine-piece band from Melbourne, pack a whole lotta soul into a single performance. Christie Ots caught up…
Marshall OKell: Birdy, Bluesfest and in between.
Marshall OKell is fresh from playing at the Byron Bay Bluesfest for the fifth time, having been touring since 2013 for his latest album…
Bluesfest 2014: we relive the joy
Bluesfest has long held a special place in my heart. From the ‘come one come all’ mentality to the stellar line-up of musicians featured…
A look into the minds of music: Lyon Apprentice
Christie Ots sat down with Adam and Nathan Lyons, from Lyon Apprentice to talk about their upcoming EP, how they juggle their burgeoning musical…