Author: Rory McCartney
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Nomadic duo This Way North conjure dreams of escape with rich drawn out guitar and psych-rock sensibilities in ‘Driving Roads’
Review by Rory McCartney This Way North is the Melbourne based indie pop-rock duo Leisha Jungalwalla and Cat Leahy. They ...

David Schaak’s ‘Lost, Alone and Lonesome’ is a rock/blues lament and a cry of future hope done with gusto
Formerly a Mexican from south of the Murray, singer-songwriter David Schaak has taken his love of southern US rock/blues to ...

Mike Elrington brings solid rammed out blues with roared vocals on ‘She’s On My Mind Again’
[Only Blues Music] Mike Elrington has been banging out the blues with forceful singing and plenty of grunt for 17 ...

This Way North bring the light and shiny with ‘You Be You’
Female two-piece indie pop outfit This Way North has dropped You Be You as the first single from upcoming EP ...

Beyond Q – A Canberra institution closes its doors
Formerly of Curtin, lately of Weston Creek, Beyond Q Café and Bookshop closed its doors on Friday June 5. A ...

With third album ‘Juveniles’ the rock is very much back with Kingswood
[Dew Process] Melbourne alt rock band Kingswood debuted their drool-worthy album Microscopic Wars in 2014, with tracks demonstrating an impressive ...

Hayley Williams’ ‘Simmer’ brilliantly boils over with rage, revenge, and self-remonstration
[Atlantic Records] Hayley Williams, the front woman of the three-piece band Paramour from Tennessee, has gone solo with the debut ...

Maddy Jane’s debut LP is heart-on-the-sleeve stuff via a striking, engaging voice
[Lemon Tree Records] Hailing from Tasmania’s Bruny Island, Maddy Jane has joined the likes of Alex Lahey and Alex the ...

Shotgun Mistress ‘Save Me From Myself’ is an unapologetic, fast-paced track of sheer musical grunt
Review by Vince Leigh / Photo by Oli Sansom [Golden Robot Records] Formed in 2018, Melbourne hard rock outfit Shotgun ...

Melbourne’s Collegians ditch the dark and bring in ringing guitars and bright, spaced keyboard for ‘The Valley’
[Cultivator Records] Melbournites Collegians formed in 2014, including two members from 1980s pop rockers Pseudo Echo, and later bands Vertigo ...