Articles by Dan McMahon

When I first read about this line up, I couldn’t help but smile. I mean come on, The Chats, Mean Jeans and The Prize? Flat out fun. […]

A home ground show for the legendary Melbourne group, The Avalanches, was always going to be an exciting event. After receiving well earned, worldwide praise for their two most recent albums ‘Wildflower’ and ‘We Will Always Love You’, it was time to bring it all back to where it started. […]

ORB are at their best when they channel their inner Black Sabbath, topped with a little Funkadelic. They are the local masters of colossal tempo and riff changes. They let the music do the talking. […]

Note to self – next time Evan Dando announces a last minute solo gig at the Spotted Mallard, book a table. For a Tuesday evening, it was packed. Every table was booked and standing room was close to full. […]