Gold Coast’s biggest music fans: Hussy Hicks
With Bluesfest marking its 30th anniversary in 2019 it’s a special year and significantly, there was a solid Gold Coast presence on the bill….
Join Our Human Rainbow
With almost one third of the city’s population born overseas the Gold Coast has a rich, cultural community. Combine that with 25 000 international…
Kardajala Kirridarra
The name means “Sand Hill Women” and refers to a mysterious bush woman from the sand hills of the Northern Territory desert. The music…
What Went Down At BIGSOUND
Australia’s primo music conference has entrenched itself in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley and those who pull the strings (and those who think they do) of…
BIGSOUND: Getting in Bed for Peace
The late Ritchie Yorke grew up in Brisbane but it was rock n roll that lured him overseas where he spent the next 20…
Didirri: Live review | Ric’s Big Backyard | BIGSOUND | Wednesday 6 September, 2017
It’s Wednesday lunchtime at BIGSOUND and a near-capacity crowd at Ric’s Big Backyard is bathing under a glorious bright blue sky. Brisbane’s spring is…
Suicide Swans: Live review | Laruche | BIGSOUND | Wednesday 6 September, 2017
The best thing that can ever happen to you at BIGSOUND is for someone to drag you into a venue to see a band…
Album review: Life Is Fine | Paul Kelly
My mate Asho was so excited about Paul Kelly’s new album ‘Life Is Fine’ that he wanted its release date to be declared a national…
Ella Fence: Inside the Vibe Cave.
Ella Fence emerges from her new creative space to play the Gold Coast Showcase at BIGSOUND. When we last spoke you’d just bagged two…
Port Royal | Get Heavy: Single review
Let’s face it, music these days is as much about being a visual medium as an audio one, so when you see a video…