Articles by Mandy Hall

The conference agenda covered a full range of music-related topics to sink your teeth into from touring, management and marketing to mental health, diversity, the business of music, streaming, radio and more. It also included dedicated sessions on heavy, folk and Americana music. […]

King Hammond is Nick Welsh. He is a musician, producer, and songwriter from the United Kingdom. He is by far one of the most prolific ska/reggae musicians on either side of the pond, his resume includes Prince Buster, Laurel Aitken, Dave Barker, Rico Rodriguez, and Judge Dread. Nick also played on Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry’S Grammy Award winning album “Jamaican ET’. […]

SpecialOz’d supports CanTeen. CanTeen is Australian organisation for young people living with cancer offering support, information, and resources. CanTeen was set up by a group of young cancer patients in 1985 and still have young people affected by cancer guiding the organisation at every level. […]

Aria award nominees King Tide are Australia’s’ premier original Rock Steady Reggae gut soul band. King Tide have been touring non-stop since the release of the bands third album Roots Pop Reggae released by Vitamin Records July 2009. […]

Since their catapult onto the Ska music scene and releasing their self titled EP in July 2014, the OzSkas have performed sell-out headline shows in Sydney venues including, The Metro, The Factory Theatre, supporting, The Selecter (UK), Bad Manners (UK), The British Beat, The Toasters(USA), Melbourne Ska favourites – Strange Tenants, Melbourne Ska Orchestra and many more!! […]

SpecialOz’d supports CanTeen. CanTeen is Australian organisation for young people living with cancer offering support, information, and resources. CanTeen was set up by a group of young cancer patients in 1985 and still have young people affected by cancer guiding the organisation at every level. […]

The ASA’s National Songwriting Awards is an important annual gathering of songwriters, entertainment industry professionals, and fans of Australian music! Described by the press as ‘a glittering sit-down dinner – an unmissable fixture on the music industry calendar’, the night showcases the winning songs from each category in the Australian Songwriting Contest. […]

Propelled from the obsession with electronica but still a far distance from the machinations of the mainstream music of the time, the signature sound of The Sisters Of Mercy cultivated a powerful mystique, creating some of the most influential rock music of the 1980s. […]

Formed in the East End of London in 1979 the pioneers of the Oi! music genre The Rejects will play highlights from their entire career including “Fighting In The Street”, “The Greatest Cockney Ripoff”, “I’m Not a Fool”, “Bad Man”, “War on the Terraces”, “Police Car” “Bubbles” (a tribute to their beloved West Ham United) and their iconic, genre-inspiring jam “Oi! Oi! Oi!” […]