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Album Review: Map Of The Soul: Persona

BTS are one of the superstar groups of the phenomenon that is known as Korean pop or K-pop, and have held that place since they appeared in 2013, along with [...]

Bursting out of the 20th century, and, exploding into the Naughties – Emerged a raft of truly futuristic and contemporary Australian bands

Listen Now Audio Book While the most commercial mainstream pop has regressed into the formulaic and uninventive with warbling waifs flogging pseudo-folk and the like, only moderately left of centre [...]

Damian Cowell’s Disco Machine at Northcote Social Club – Review

One of life's pleasures is that sometimes things become little rituals and traditions without them ever intending to be so. Such is the case for me with Damian Cowell's Disco [...]

Rockwiz’s Really, Really Good Friday 2019 Review – Hamer Hall

I was running a little late due to an unfortunate public transport mix up so I missed the first few minutes of the 2019 edition of Rockwiz's Really, Really Good [...]

Joel Creasey – Drink, Slay, Repeat, Melbourne International Comedy Festival

I have never seen Joel Creasey live before and had never been much of a fan until I saw him at the live recording of a TV show he happened [...]

Piss Off, Just Kidding! Aaron Chen, Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Aaron Chen was the funny little Chinese guy from the wonderful but short lived ABC Comedy, then ABC2 programme, John Conway Tonight. Aaron was Conway's sidekick until John suddenly became [...]

John Mayer Live Rod Laver Arena 2019, Melbourne Review

John Mayer has enjoyed a glittering career as a gentle, acoustically based pop craftsman of substance as well as a virtuosic guitar hero for the past eighteen years. People at [...]

Kylie Minogue Golden Tour 2019 Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne Review

What can I say, you know you're going to get a camp time at a Kylie concert, people knew what they were in for and this show didn't disappoint. When [...]

In Australia, powerful forces from multiple origins shaped 90’s music and youth culture.

The 1990s were a decade which saw economic terms including Globalisation, Outsourcing, Downsizing & Corporate Restructure enter everyday speech, but the changes and reforms in Australia during the 1990s were [...]

Bands From Across The Ditch That We’d Love To Claim As Our Own

Where would we be without egocentric musicians turning up on lil old, mediocre, irrelevant NZ music vids telling us like it is? Well apart from our accents, bungee jumping, Lord [...]

In The 70s, Hair Was Stacked, Packed, Teased, Moussed, Curled, Permed & Large Enough To Hide A Tractor Under

Like survivors in a new world the youth of the 70s had become associated with the notion of individual freedom that set the stage for what would come to be [...]

The Untimely Death of Prodigy Singer Keith Flint, Aged 49

Today the world woke in shock to discover that The Prodigy lead singer, Keith Flint, had been found dead at his home in Dunmow, Essex, aged 49. Early on, reports [...]

Dolly Parton Floats The Idea Of Recording With K-Pop Group BTS

More unlikely things have probably never happenned but yes, Dolly Parton has courted the idea of recording with Korean pop superstars BTS, who had a surprise Billboard US No. 1 [...]

Cherry Bar to relocate after nearly 20 years in AC/DC Lane.

The legendary live rock venue, the Cherry Bar has announced its relocation after nearly 20 years in AC/DC Lane off Flinders Lane in the Melbourne CBD. Owner James Young, who [...]