Dragon fires up
By TERRI LEE FATOUROS Iconic rockers band Dragon flew into town recently and dazzled supporters with a spectacular show at the Palms at Crown singing their Body and The Beat album in its entirety. Why you may ask? Well the guys are celebrating their platinum selling album, Body and The Beat 30th year anniversary by doing weekend gigs around Australia. The current line-up of founding member Todd Hunter bass, Mark Williams lead...
Beccy Cole
By LACHLAN BRYAN For successful performing artists in the prime of their careers, a new album every couple of years is the established rule of thumb. Making records is a long, challenging process which can break the spirits of even the most seasoned pros, and it usually requires all of the artist’s strength and energy, plus the help of a good supporting cast. Beccy Cole has made plenty of records (7 prior to this year, as a fact) and...
Archie Roach
There are few Australian voices in the debate on social justice and Indigenous welfare that resonate as strongly as that of Archie Roach and his impact on this country’s musical landscape is equally powerful. And now in a fitting tribute, Archie Roach has been awarded AM in the General Division of the Order of Australia for significant service to the performing arts as a singer, song-writer and guitarist, and to the community as a...
Courtney Barnett: ‘Everyone is the voice of their generation’
By NEIL WALKER COURTNEY Barnett is so hot right now. The 27-year-old Northcote based singer-songwriter’s debut album Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit has cracked the Billboard Top 20 in the US and soared to the top of alternative album charts all over the world. No appearances on The Voice Australia or the recently axed Australian Idol shows required. High-profile US news site Salon described Barnett as “the new Bob...
Showcase for singing talent
A SEAFORD music school keen to give local singers a venue in which to demonstrate their talents started The Voice of Frankston in 2013 and its success has snowballed. “I’m a singer and I wanted to give other singers a go, too,” Fun-key Music director Jenny Wilkinson said. “I wanted to showcase their talent.” The Voice attracted 110 entrants in first year and 125 last year and organisers are hoping for even more this year. Aiming to...
Fraser A. Gorman
By LACHLAN BRYAN Fraser A. Gorman might look like a young Bob Dylan, but at least on debut album Slow Gum he sounds a little more like a young Lou Reed. Gorman has been quietly making a name for himself in Melbourne for a handful of years now, his name popping up in all the right places and his two previous releases, 7 inch Book of Love and the Fraser A. Gorman EP garnering praise from all the right people. Those who’ve been following...