SKA vs Rockabilly
By TERRI LEE FATOUROS Christine Bitomsky is one of those lucky individuals who has successfully combined her passion of rockabilly clothing and said genre of music into a working business model. Growing up on the “’50s scene” with her family in the UK in the ’80s, she wasn’t aware there was a ’50s revival going on as these clothes, this music and lifestyle (including their family business) was part of her normal family life. However,...
Record City calls it stumps
By RAY MACGROTTY – RECORD CITY After thirty years in business it’s pretty hard to accept that Record City is now closing up shop. About twelve months ago we were advised that City arcade had been sold and that plans were being made to redevelop. Thankfully the new owners allowed us to stay on for a while until the plans etc. were arranged. We gave some thought to relocating but after such a lengthy time in the one spot, it was...
Hip to be Country
By LACHLAN BRYAN It’s tempting to say that November marks the start of festival season, but in truth, for country fans at least, the festivals happen all year round. At the time of writing, I’m making my way from the Mildura Country Music Festival on the Victoria/NSW border to the Dashville Skyline Festival in the Hunter Valley. I’ll follow these two immediately with an appearance at The Murwillumbah Country and Roots Fest (just...
Take a journey to a world class Safari Motel
By TERRI LEE FATOUROS I’d been meaning to catch up with Safari Motel and check out their new band line up for some time now and circumstances had prevented it. However, recently the God’s shone down on me and cleared my way to share a relaxing Sunday afternoon session with them at The Heritage in Balnarring. Got to say, I was gob smacked. Don’t get me wrong, they were good two years ago but man they’ve become polished and in Nicole...
Solo Gomez
By LACHLAN BRYAN For the musical children of the 90s and early 2000s, British band Gomez stand tall as one of the most innovative and eclectic indie rock acts of the era. Still active today, the band began in 1996 and quickly achieved success with the help of Virgin Records and Britain’s taste-making BBC 1 radio station. In 1998 the band won The Mercury Prize for Music (Britain’s top musical award) and all of their seven albums have...
Andy Phillips goes global
By TERRI LEE FATOUROS What a fantastic turn out recently when Andy Phillips of Cadillac Walk fame and his partner and manager Heidi LaFaerie hosted their VIP merchandise launch party at the Double G Saloon in Mornington recently. Fans of the Cadillac Walk can now buy T-shirts with the bands new insignia printed on it, get mugs, stubby holders and a host of other cool stuff that acts as a constant reminder of their fav band. “The new...