Ian Kirkwood Pictures: Paul Fuller (on Instagram @fullerpix) MOST of us grow older convinced that the golden years of our youth were the best times ever for music. But by any standard, the late 70s and early 80s witnessed an extraordinary roster of great Aussie bands, their live chops honed…
Live gig reviews
Original article: http://rockclub40.com/review-by-the-c-wollongong-20-january-2019/ After a scorching week, going outdoors for a whole day event requires some level of craziness. I was excited to be able to attend “By the C – Wollongong” at Stuart Park. It’s a beautiful park beside the beach and a popular venue for family fun activities….
VARIOUS ARTISTS Hair – Surf Tribal Love-Rock Musical (OmOm) Reviewed by DJ Johnson Original article: http://www.cosmik.com/aa-septemberoctober05/reviews/review_va_hair.html Surf compilations are often fun, creatively programmed affairs, but this one’s a notch or three above the elite. It’s consistently powerful, interesting and fun, and for the aging hippies out there, it’ll be surprising,…
by Django Deadman Tuesday, 2 July 2013 If it’s the end of June it must be time for the Surfer Joe Summer Festival in Livorno. And so the HangNine party finds itself at Gatwick airport for the flight to Pisa and the short train journey from there to Livorno. On…
East Brunswick Club, Sat 9th Jan ’10 2Good 4Words Newsletter, issue 28 by Mandy Hall Steve Flack’s Guitar Heroes Vol. 2 CD was released last year and features many Australian artists. Steve brought a few of the guys from the album to Victoria for the album launch. The main band…
Rips & Riffs review 1st Annual Australian Guitar Festival, November 2007 Patrick McDonald IT’S hard to tell where the programmers’ heads were at with this concert, billed as A Celebration of Australian Surf Music. Only 1960s headliners The Atlantics seemed to fit the bill, finally bringing some twanging electric guitars…