Bluesfest 2019
With Bluesfest just around the corner, music fans from all across the country are getting ready to pack up and head to Northern NSW to one of Australia’s biggest music events of the year. However, unfortunately that’s not a reality for everyone so a whole stack of legendary artists on the bill are coming to […]
Bluesfest 2019 is literally just around the corner, and it’s truly one of the biggest musical melting pots on the planet. Artists from all walks of life, from all musical backgrounds and of all sorts of talents converge together in the North Byron Parklands for a completely uninhibited, freeing celebration of music. A giant array […]
If Arlo Guthrie’s surname sounds familiar, it’s because it is: he’s the son of folk music legend Woody Guthrie. Since the release of his debut album Alice’s Restaurant in 1967, Arlo Guthrie has forged his own path, becoming one of folk music’s essential artists. It’s a legacy that stands shoulder-to-shoulder with his old man’s. The […]
There are few lyricists who are able to make me feel grateful to be Australian the way Paul Kelly can. Amongst the many popular songs that sing the praises of cities like New York, Los Angeles and London, Kelly is able to portray a much-needed, down-to-earth and honest representation of Australian cities and life. As […]
Fantastic Negrito’s Xavier Dphrepaulezz has been making music for nearly 30 years, but his breakthrough didn’t come until 2015. The Oakland, California musician persevered through a spell of street hustling to land a major label deal in the mid-90s. It would prove an inauspicious partnership – his solo debut flopped and then a devastating car […]
Singer and songwriter Dave King founded Flogging Molly in Los Angeles in the late-1990s. A native Dubliner who relocated to the States in his 20s, King’s cultural heritage forms an essential component of the band’s identity. Similar to The Pogues’ Shane MacGowan and the Clancy Brothers, King’s songs regularly pine for and mythologise his homeland. […]
When George Clinton was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1997 (by Prince, no less), more than a dozen other musicians were there beside him. Over a five-decade career Clinton has spearheaded a veritable movement, but he’s never pretended to be an island. With the groups Parliament and Funkadelic and as […]
Jim Jarmusch, notable for Coffee and Cigarettes and Stranger Than Paradise, has announced the release of his new film The Dead Don’t Die, which he’s both written and directed. The zombie movie has a packed lineup of talent with the likes of Selena Gomez and Bill Murray starring along with Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, and […]
Norah Jones is a big name. She’s been signed to premier US jazz label, Blue Note, since 2002. Established in New York City in 1939, Blue Note has issued releases from such genre gurus as Hank Mobley, Donald Byrd, Anita Baker and Robert Glasper. Jazz musicians like Brian Blade and Lee Alexander frequently appear on […]
Bluesfest 2019 is just around the corner, and today they’ve announced that they are backing down on their controversial new paid parking policy. The policy was added late last year, and would cost punters up to $50 per day to park – adding up to $250 to their total ticketing costs. It was announced months […]
