Sinner’s Shrine and desert dreams Sinner’s Shrine (El Tiradito) in Tucson Arizona, serves as the inspiration for the title of Dean Owens new album. Its history runs through the album, a sinner who died for love, and prayers of the heartbroken, the dispossessed. The deserts of America have long held a place in Dean’s heart andContinue reading “Dean Owens ‘Sinner’s Shrine’ emerges from the desert sands with intoxicating appeal”
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Henry’s lockdown tunes capture everyone’s feelings right now
No matter where you sit on COVID, lockdown, vaccination debates, everyone can relate to local Melbourne legend Henry Wagons’ new tunes released July 23rd. Henry is an unfailingly generous personality, possessed of a keen mind and an ability to produce songs that tap into the prevailing psyche and resonate with us all. And that’s exactlyContinue reading “Henry’s lockdown tunes capture everyone’s feelings right now”
Monique Brumby’s talent bears fruit again with new single ‘Tom Deliver’
The opening bars to ‘Tom Deliver’ sound like a dirge, a funeral procession mourning the death of inspiration. The music and the vocal are slow and leaden like it’s an effort to even crawl out of bed. It’s a sensation familiar to every artist at some point in their creative life, and captured so wellContinue reading “Monique Brumby’s talent bears fruit again with new single ‘Tom Deliver’”
It’s a Wrap – February 2020 (part 1)
What a weird and wonderful month…well it was for me anyway. Some fabulous gigs though and also…new music, plus film, art, comedy – I really am living my best art life at the minute.❤️❤️ And, just because I’m never shy of a word or thousand…this month’s wrap is split in to two parts so IContinue reading “It’s a Wrap – February 2020 (part 1)”
It’s a Wrap – January 2020
Hello there music lovers, time for my monthly wrap up of what’s been happening around the traps, or more specifically… what I have been up to during January 2020. Kicked off 2020 on 7 January not with a gig, but a documentary presented by Films for Change ‘John and Yoko: Above us Only Sky’ on the making of Lennon’sContinue reading “It’s a Wrap – January 2020”
It’s all about the music (Part 2)
Well here we are again and it’s all about the music…part 2!. This week I’ll round out the special mentions, the records including my favourite new releases for the year, the playlists, the rediscoveries and…Radio! Special Mentions (part 2): Justin Townes Earle – I saw JTE with my friend Ed, in August at the Spotted Mallard, touring onContinue reading “It’s all about the music (Part 2)”
It’s all about the music (Part 1)
That’s right folks, this week and next, it’s all about the music! Specifically a roundup of my 2019 year in music – and what a year it has been! Loads and loads of gigs, record purchases, and playlists later…I’ve discovered a lot about what I like, what I don’t like, what I didn’t know IContinue reading “It’s all about the music (Part 1)”
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