Gritty Blues and Roots Rock from the Heartland. Moreland & Arbuckle have been playing the blues and paying their dues for well over a decade. And while they may never become household names, a new deal with one of America’s pedigree blues labels and a swag of impressive reviews for their latest album Promised Land Or Bust could easily win them a legion of appreciative new … [Read more...]
Nicky Bomba – Podcast (Part 1)
Nicky Bomba is a true musical maverick. Call him a gypsy, a troubadour or a pioneer – no matter how you see him he’s a man who is motivated by his muse and one who has taken a remarkable journey. He first gained public attention in the mid 90’s with his band The Truth and became part of Australia’s emerging funk scene with contemporaries like Skunkhour, Supergroove, Dig, … [Read more...]
Sticky Fingers – Rolling Stones
Man I love this album. Yeah, I know that every hard core Stones connoisseur will tell you that Exile On Main Street is the album where the distillation of their garage, blues, country and rock n’ roll influences fused to create their finest recorded moment (and I love that album too), but my favourite Stones album is Sticky Fingers. To be honest it’s hard to separate the … [Read more...]
Mental As Anything – Podcast
Mental As Anything have been Australia’s party band of choice for generations of music fans. The humble beginnings of five unassuming art students who first got together for a lark playing covers of their favourite songs by performing on top of a pool table in a pub is one of the most endearing tales in Australian music. They held no lofty ambitions other than to play for … [Read more...]
Little Richard’s Greatest Hits – Recorded Live at the Club Okeh, Hollywood.
“Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the Okeh Club. We’re featuring here tonight the king of rock n’ roll and when I say the king of rock n’ roll I mean his majesty! A big round of applause for the one and only Little Richard!” Whether you agree with the emcee’s exalted claim in the intro for this album or not there’s no doubting Little Richard’s phenomenal … [Read more...]