Music
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Smoked Salmon on Brissie gigs menu
KIM Salmon’s new outfit Smoked Salmon have announced a national tour to promote their forthcoming self-titled debut album, which is out February 28 on Cheersquad.…
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Famed guitarist heading our way
FEBRUARY 16 sees guitarist for The Church, The Stems, Paul Kelly, and the RocKwiz Orkestra, Ashley Naylor playing the Banshees Bar. The recent years have…
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Roving Commission in festive mood
MICK Thomas and the Roving Commission have been putting together new songs at Neil Finn’s studios in Auckland recording a new album. The band, led by…
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Bee Gees drummers die within days of each other
FORMER Bee Gees drummers Colin “Smiley” Petersen and Dennis Bryon, who played with the classic disco group in the 1960s and 1970s, respectively, have died…
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Duo toughens sound for second album
IN THE Zone marks the return of Screaming Tribesmen leader Mick Medew and musical/life partner Ursula. A natural progression from 2022’s Love Is Calling, the…
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Banshees gig as Lang tours new LP
CELEBRATED Australian blues-roots guitarist and singer-songwriter Jeff Lang is on the road touring his forthcoming album. Lang, whose career spans three decades and 32 albums,…
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Fortieth anniversary tour for Punchbowl rockers
FOR the founders of Sydney rock legends the Hard-Ons, their longevity is proof of the power of punk rock and the bonds of friendship. Forty…
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Star looks back on his days in Ipswich
PRACTISING every day and keeping fit is proving key to keeping his drum chops perfect, says The Saints drummer Ivor Hay. The 69-year-old musician reprises…
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Boxset, tour – Kuepper talks The Saints ’73-’78
THE Saints, one of the most celebrated bands in punk music history – with roots in the western suburbs of Brisbane – release a vinyl…
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When Ipswich punks rocked the city
ORSTRALIA – A Punk History 1974-1989 is the first decisive account of the rise and fall of the scene in this country. Penned by Melbourne-based…










