Live review: Beaten Bodies @ Miami Marketta, Friday 13 February 2015
After the excellent The Royal Road EP dropped last year, I was very keen to see Beaten Bodies do their thing live. They did…
CW Stoneking | Gon’ Electric
Sly Steve gets caught up in the laidback, summertime drawl of travelling bluesman CW Stoneking ahead of his national tour. So it’s been…
Putting the soul back in: Emma Donovan and The Putbacks
Sly Steve chats to Emma Donovan on the release of the debut record Dawn from Emma Donovan and The Putbacks and ahead of gigs…
Review: Emma Donovan & The Putbacks | Dawn
Hopestreet Recordings Let’s get this set from the beginning; this is not a straight up and down soul album. To start there’s no horn…
REVIEW: Rabbit Radio’s 2nd Birthday | SALVADARLINGS + CLN + STREET 66 + DEAD BOOKS
Saturday 9 August | Swingin’ Safari At the time of writing the fate of the legendary Swingin’ Safari’s is in the hands of the…
REVIEW: Die! Die! Die! | Swim
Black Night Crash/MGM New Zealand trio, Die! Die! Die! have been bringing the noise since 2005 but have been relatively quiet since their last…
Jumping in to the deep end
You’re about to hear a lot more from Brisbane producer CLN (pronounced C-L-N). Sly Steve caught up with the one of the country’s emerging…
REVIEW: Zhu – Nightday EP
You may not have heard the name Zhu before, but you would have certainly heard the breakout single Faded which is being played in…
Dubmarine on song
As one of the most dynamic live acts on the scene Dubmarine continue to push new ideas and experiences in both their song writing…
Saskwatch on the up and up
Just before they hit Bluesfest, Sly Steve got on the blower with Saskwatch guitarist and songwriter Liam Mc Gorry to talk about their upcoming…