Album Review: Beth Hart bares her emotions with heart-on-her-sleeve latest, You Still Got Me
Beth Hart is one of those rare artists with a voice that stands out from the crowd and absolutely demands to be heard. When she sings, it comes from a place deep inside her soul, and is done in such a way as it becomes a visceral, and often, cerebral experience. She is a woman …
Album Review: All Aboard!! Let’s get stuck into Liquid Nails’ latest, Suburban Timetable
Liquid Nails are Trent Thomas (guitar/vocals), David Holmes (bass) and Keith Churchill (drums) and hail from nipaluna/Hobart. Formed in 2019, the band have now released 2 albums; 2022’s self-titled debut and now, Suburban Timetable, which has been released on Psychedelic Salad Records. A feature of the band’s music throughout their career thus far has been …
Album Review: Frank Sultana proves his legacy to the Oz blues scene and beyond with release of powerhouse new album, Have Band Will Travel.
Still riding on the coat-tails of his win in the 2023 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee, Frank Sultana has kept busy writing and recording, with the resultant The Ghosts of Sun 2023 being quickly followed up by this masterful release, Have Band, Will Travel. While largely steeped in blues tradition, this album also nods …
Album Review: Psychlona’s ‘Warped Vision’ elicits the distinct clarity of a band on a steep upward trajectory
UK stoner rock giants, Psychlona are set to release their fourth long-player, Warped Vision in the coming days, with the album set to cement them into the upper echelons of the international ‘desert-rock’ scene. Welcoming two new members into the band following the surprise departures of Martyn Birchall (bass) and Dave Wainfor (guitar) due to …
Album Review: Kenny Wayne Shepherd gives us Vol. 2 of Dirt On My Diamonds, his epic ‘virtual’ double album.
US blues-rock guitar wizard, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, along with his band, have unveiled the second half of the Dirt On My Diamonds project. Following on from Dirt On My Diamonds Vol. 1, which was released back in November of 2023, Vol. 2 sees Shepherd assemble a further 8 tracks, all of which were written at …
News: Bluesfest Byron Bay release stunning second artist announcement for the 2025 festival on news of renewed hope for the continuation of the festival into the future
The second artist announcement for Bluesfest Byron Bay has dropped today, and fans and attendees are in for an amazing treat with 18 Australian artists named in the second lineup announcement. Across blues and roots to contemporary, this announcement has something for everybody – festival favourites making a return, upcoming artists, a special ‘re-uniting for …
News: What’s this? It’s ‘Something Good’!! The Superjesus give us something special with new track ahead of Australian tour shows announcement
30 years in, and The Superjesus continue to surf the crest of the rock and roll wave with the release of their new single, Something Good. Original member and lead singer, Sarah McLeod, explains the genesis of the song, saying “Something Good was a song I had a while back that I was harvesting for …