Articles by Mandy Hall

Airbourne are a straightforward rock band in the Aussie pub rock tradition of AC/DC, the Angels, and Rose Tattoo: four guys with beers in hand who would rather die than be caught wearing a pink shirt.

Brimming with their trademark blazing guitar riffs and solos, soaring falsetto and immeasurable rock ‘n’ roll extravagance, The Darkness were operating at their loosest and most extroverted frequency.

They say you’re only as good as your last, and whoever ‘they’ may be, they’re dead right. The Southern River Band epitomise everything about that statement.

Brad Paisley is a global country music superstar who has earned his place in country music history as one of the genre’s most talented and decorated artists.

Australian born and bred Morgan Evans has grown to become one of the most exciting artists on the global country music scene right now.

Canada born, Nashville-based MacKenzie Porter is rising to international acclaim after building momentum with her first-ever U.S. #1, six-week chart topping Dustin Lynch collaboration “Thinking ‘Bout You.” Porter made her own mark simultaneously, releasing brand-new songs “Coming Soon To A Bar Near You,” “Pickup,” “Unlonely Me” and “Heaven Heard Me” in late 2021.

The Whitlams classic “Eternal Nightcap” turns 25 this September, and the band marked the anniversary by playing the album in its entirety just down the road from where they first road-tested the songs in King St, Newtown.

Custard are an Australian indie rock band formed in 1989 in Brisbane, Queensland. The band is colloquially known as “Custaro” due to frequent misreadings of its name.

Perry Keyes and band played 2007’s Radio National Album of the Year “The Last Ghost Train Home” in its entirety.

Earlier this year, Hoodoo Gurus released their long-awaited first studio album in twelve years, Chariot of the Gods (via EMI Music Australia here) which debuted at #7 on the ARIA Album Chart and #2 on the ARIA Australian Album Chart, making it the band’s highest charting studio album in over 28 years!