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A quick look at the Bluesfest lineup reveals numerous instances of cross-pollination. Hozier’s 2018 single ‘Nina Cried Power’ is boosted by guest vocals from Mavis Staples. Staples’ 2013 LP, One True Vine, features a cover of Funkadelic’s ‘Can You Get to That’ from 1971’s, Maggot Brain. Norah Jones and Jack White (appearing at Bluesfest with […]

Tia Gostelow has achieved a lot in the Australian music scene, and she’s still in her teens. Moving to Brisbane in early 2018 at just 18 years old, Gostelow released her debut album Thick Skin in the same year to great success. Her single ‘Strangers’ has clocked over 3.2 million streams on Spotify, and the singer-songwriter […]

Many of us can link a certain album to pivotal moments in our lives. Whether it’s the first record you bought with your own money, the chord you first learnt to play on guitar, the song that soundtracked your first kiss, the album that got you those awkward and painful pubescent years or the one […]

Hazlett has been cutting his teeth for a long time as a songwriter, not being afraid to shy away from brutal honestly and deep vulnerability, and his latest cut ‘Fireworks’ proves that completely. It’s a slow burning song that discusses Hazlett’s – real name Mitchell Grant – slow acceptance that, ultimately, everything happens for a […]

Many of us can link a certain album to pivotal moments in our lives. Whether it’s the first record you bought with your own money, the chord you first learnt to play on guitar, the song that soundtracked your first kiss, the album that got you those awkward and painful pubescent years or the one […]

Caravana Sun are buddying up with German brass band, LaBrassBanda for a co-headline national tour. They ‘Horn Haus Party Tour’ will see the bands play 10 shows across eight cities this month. Pairing up to create an unstoppable force of rhythm, rock, and funky energy, the duo became pals back in 2017 after touring through […]

Many of us can link a certain album to pivotal moments in our lives. Whether it’s the first record you bought with your own money, the chord you first learnt to play on guitar, the song that soundtracked your first kiss, the album that got you those awkward and painful pubescent years or the one […]

In 2018 the Arctic Monkeys released Tranquillity Base Hotel + Casino. Gone was the rock ‘n’ roll swagger of AM and in its place a band’s ambition for something more. The album moved in every direction but none. It was the past, present and future all at the same time. Pet Sounds delivered with lounge […]

Hoka, the latest Nahko and Medicine For the People album, came out in mid-2016. In late-2017, Nahko Bear released his first solo LP, My Name Is Bear. A new Medicine For the People is currently in the works, but Nahko and co. will take a break to head this way for Bluesfest and a run […]

An artist’s inspiration may come from numerous different motives: Love, loss, a traumatic experience, politics or even another artist’s work – the possibilities are basically endless. The creative process however, that is the monumental journey these virtuosos undertake to craft an expression that enamours the enthusiasts who may come from an array of distinguishing backgrounds. […]


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