Nick Barker has been a familiar painting hanging on the walls of the Australian music scene since the late 1980s. He further rose to prominence with his band The Reptiles, releasing the hit cover version of Steve Harley’s […]
What’s your favourite work at this point in time? The Heartache State !! It’s breathed new life into me. How would you describe your sound in food form and why? A Beggar’s Banquet of course. […]
Justin Garner & Nick Barker have been playing together on and off for 15 years – Nick producing Justin’s band Southpaw’s debut album and Justin playing on Nick’s last solo record (Blackwater Blues). 3 years ago they hunched over acoustic guitars and hammered a bunch of ideas into songs that became the Heartache State’s debut self titled album. Justin loves the Allman Bros, Nick loves the Replacements, every one likes the Stones so the band, with the addition of long time friend Venom on Drums and Michael Hubbard on Bass, is a collision of all. […]
‘RN or BUSK’ is a grassroots group affiliated with the ‘Hands off Radio National Music’ campaign team. The online campaign, has attracted over 16,000 online supporters protesting the recent decision by the ABC Board to […]
On Saturday 3 December at midday Melbourne musicians and Radio National listeners will gather outside ABC Studios Southbank to protest against the planned axing of four music-based programs – The Daily Planet, The Inside Sleeve, […]
Tell us about your new single/ album/ tour? “Hell Aint a Bad Place to Be – The Story of Bon Scott” is a narrated concert about the life of Bon Scott. How would you describe […]
Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be – The Story of Bon Scott National Theatre – 26-28 February 2016 The legend of Bon Scott will be ever-present in February when Hell Ain’t a Bad […]
Reminiscing about events first attended over fifteen years ago can be fraught with vagueness and inaccuracy. All I remember about my first community cup was that it was freezing cold, cold beer was on offer, […]
Last week we looked at the crowd and the players from the Cup. This week we’re featuring the bands. In 2010 the headlings were The Living End & Nick Barker and the Reptiles. All photos […]
Rolling Stones Tribute Caravan Club 30th January 2015
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