Articles by Sharon Brookes

About Sharon Brookes

Sharon is a freelance music journalist with 20 years experience writing for street press, web publications and blogs. She specialises in reviewing gigs, books, CD’s, and theatre productions.

Gig Scene: Cherry Rock, ACDC Lane Melbourne – May 10th 2015 – part 2 of 3

May 15, 2015 Sharon Brookes

Not many punters know just what preparation goes into covering a music festival and how difficult it can be to get the stories out onto the net or into print. Lets face it…much of the […]

Gig Scene: Cherry Rock, ACDC Lane Melbourne – May 10th 2015 – part 1 of 3

May 15, 2015 Sharon Brookes

The 9th annual Cherry Rock music festival was a blast. The crowds were down a little due to Melbourne’s appalling weather, so it was actually possible to move between stages and to get to the […]

Gig Scene: Opeth – Forum Theatre – May 7th 2015

May 11, 2015 Sharon Brookes

What a fitting venue for one of the most theatrical bands ever to tread the boards. When Opeth took the stage at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne, a full house was waiting in anticipation for […]

Book Scene: Snail Mail by Michelle Mackintosh – 2015

April 9, 2015 Sharon Brookes

Who would have thought 30 years ago that some of the conventions we relied on for our day-to-day communications would be fighting for their very existence in 2015? With the advent and popularity of social […]

Review Scene: BuckCherry – F*ck (E.P.)

February 12, 2015 Sharon Brookes

It’s no mystery as to why we’re not hearing BuckCherry’s latest release F*ck on mainstream playlists. If you need a clue, it’s not because the music isn’t up to speed. In fact on a release […]

Gig Scene: Caligula’s Horse, Alithia – The Evelyn (25.01.15)

January 28, 2015 Sharon Brookes

Forgive me if this piece is far more esoteric than usual, but Alithia and Caligula’s Horse inspire much introspection, philosophising and plain old belly button gazing. We’ll begin with Alithia, which is Greek for ‘the […]

Review Scene: Drifter – Violent At Altitude

January 13, 2015 Sharon Brookes

Released 15th Dec 2014 Label: Desert Highways (Australia) It’s brilliant when you can write about a group of almost newcomers. No one else has used the phrases you want to use, the clichés of yore […]