Articles by Mandy Hall

Australian band The Radiators celebrate 45 years together this year since they played their very first show.

One of the world’s most respected guitarists in the surf guitar style and unquestionably the premier exponent in this land, Martin Cilia is the type of player other guitarists make it a point to see.

Spurs For Jesus are in institution, the pinnacle of bar bands. Steeped in honky tonk, hard country and cowpunk, they’ve climbed PA stacks, spilt schooners and soundtracked the Sydney country music scene for nearly quarter of a century. With Reverend KD Twang leading their intoxicating mix of originals and covers, they’re best experienced live and loud!

For over three decades, Page Hamilton and Helmet have provided the foundation for modern guitar and heavy alternative music.

Chip chip hooray! The home of the Big Potato was once again the staging ground for the Robertson Potato Festival – an opportunity for spud lovers to celebrate all things potato!

The Radiators are an Australian pub rock band formed in September 1978. Mainstay members are Brian Nichol on lead vocals and Geoff Turner on bass. In 1989 they were joined by Mark Lucas on drums.

Heaven is an Australian heavy metal band from Sydney, Australia, that formed in 1980. The band recorded three albums and toured throughout the United States during the 1980s.

Vanquished Kingdom is a 4-piece band from Sydney, Australia whose strongest influence is the joyous power-driven energy and dark didactic depth of the 1980s’ best heavy metal.

The Smashing Pumpkins were one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands of the 1990s, often cited as one of the most influential acts in alternative rock.

Jane’s Addiction were one of the first bands from the alt-rock movement to gain both mainstream media attention and commercial success.