As weeks go, this has been a pretty terrible one for your pop music scribe. Almost NOTHING has gone my way this week. From bad news to bad luck, this week has gone from bad to worse in just a…
Across 110th street – Bobby Womack
Robert Dwayne ‘Bobby’ Womack. Not as famous or well known as some of his peers, he is one of THE great Soul voices of all time. Possibly a name more familiar to later generations as the voice from 2010’s Gorillaz…
Figure it out – Royal Blood
I had the pleasure of seeing British duo, Royal Blood this week at Margaret Court Arena and it was awesome. I didn’t know a whole lot about them except for the two facts mentioned in the opening sentence. They’re British…
Eddy de Pretto – Random
I have recently become a little obsessed with all things French and it’s all thanks to this baby faced 24 year old, Eddy de Pretto. To label de Pretto’s music simply as ‘Hip Hop’ is to do him a bit…
Remi – My People
I’ve bemoaned the current state of Hip-Hop/Rap music for a while now but have lately found solace in some exciting voices coming from Europe and even our own shores. Melbourne duo, Remi have this week released their latest single, ‘My…
Rick Astley – Never gonna give you up
The last few weeks on Facebook you may have noticed lots of people posting images of album covers with little or no reason as to why. It’s a new one of those, Facebook ‘nomination’ things… “In no particular order –…
Finally – Cece Peniston
This week I had the pleasure of seeing the current stage adaptation of beloved, Aussie masterpiece, Priscilla Queen of the Desert… I was blown away. It was fantastic. Just fantastic. If you’re somehow unfamiliar with the story of Priscilla, it follows drag queen…
Coldplay – Yellow
Coldplay are arguably one of the biggest bands in the world and have been for a while now. They shift Albums in the millions and they effortlessly sell out stadiums on a global scale. But, once upon a time this…
Jet – Are you gonna be my girl
This week Melbourne Rockers, Jet played an impromptu afternoon set in AC/CD Lane, out the front of the city’s iconic Cherry Bar to announce their new National Tour. It almost seems like Jet have been around forever since their debut in 2003 until…
Young Fathers – In My View
Scotland’s Young Fathers are one of my favourite new bands. With their attention-grabbing visuals and their sonic nods to Joy Division, Tom Waits, Massive Attack and the tribal rhythms of Fela Kuti they remain all at once, truly unique and…
