Star Scene

Star Scene: Mark Arm

Mary Boukouvalas interviews Mark Arm (Green River, Mudhoney, Monkeywrench) about his upcoming tour, fronting The SAINTS. “Rock music in the ’70s was changed by three bands—the Sex Pistols, the Ramones and the Saints” – Sir Bob Geldof. The […]
Q&A Scene

Q&A Scene: Radical Son

Tell us about your new single ‘Yuluwirri Wandabaa (The Rainbow Dreaming)’? Like so many of my songs it’s inspired by ceremony and culture. There is so much depth in our Culture and Country. Country provides […]
Snap Scene

Snap Scene: Colin Hay and his band, Enmore Theatre, 5th July 2024 by Mandy Hall

Colin Hay returns to Australia with his band, including, from Cuba, SanMiguel Perez (guitar/tres/vocals), Yosmel Montejo (bass/vocals) and Jimmy Branly (drums). Rounding out the front line of the band is Peru’s Cecilia Noël (percussion/vocals) and Grammy Award-winning Scheila Gonzalez (keyboard/flute/sax/vocals) whose family hails from Guatemala. These musicians are legends in their own right, generating a soulful and often Caribbean soundtrack to Colin’s lyrics.

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Snap Scene

Snap Scene: Peter Hook & The Light, Forum Melbourne, 26th May 2024 by Mary Boukouvalas

Peter Hook formed The Light to keep the music of Joy Division alive after lead singer Ian Curtis’s tragic death in 1980. Hooky has spent the last decade performing the works of New Order and Joy Division to sell out audiences around the world. These shows are the only way to experience Joy Division’s iconic discography performed with the sincerity and integrity of one of its founding members.

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