
KAT GRETA: ‘GET UP & GO’ EP INTERVIEW
On her debut EP Get Up And Go, Melbourne-based musician Kat Greta delivers rays of funky grooves, retro keyboard sounds and big, driving drums, all of which equate to a damn good time. The twist to it all is the unusual band dynamic … Kat Greta, composer and driving force…

REVIEW: STANLEY JORDAN. THE JAZZ LAB, BRUNSWICK
Review: Greg Phillips Photos: Jason Rosewarne For much of 2022 Stanley Jordan has been performing in trio mode with his Stanley Plays Jimi show, a tribute to guitar great Jimi Hendrix. However, we get to experience Stanley the solo artist for his first Australian tour, a format in which he…

AMY SHEPPARD ANNOUNCES BLUE GUITAR
After years spent as part of family band Sheppard, one of Australia’s most popular musical exports, Amy Sheppard has gone solo, with new single Blue Guitar offering a second taste of her forthcoming debut EP, Nothing But Wild – set for release on September 16 and available to pre-order on…

2022 AIR AWARDS WINNERS AND GRINNERS
The 2022 AIR Awards were held live and completely in person last night, Thursday August 4th, for the first time in 2 years, to celebrate the success of the Australian Independent Music sector, with performances from Jesswar, Telenova, Teenage Joans, Jaguar Jonze, and Andrew Swift. Dylan Lewis, winner of I’m…

BABY VELVET: ‘PLEASE DON’T BE IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE ELSE’ INTERVIEW
For the last 8 years Melbourne-based multi-instrumentalist Hannah Crofts has performed as one quarter of Australian folk act All Our Exes Live In Texas. With the pandemic forcing the band off the road, all four members set about exploring their own individual musical projects. For Hannah, that became her alter…