Archive For The “Interviews” Category
By Sean St Leone June 02, 2023 Following the release of the once-seen-never-unseen video for latest single “Apartment For Two” and the completion of their 20th European tour, The Hard-Ons today release their 14th studio album Ripper ’23 as well as the new single from the album, “Sling Shot”. Sean St Leone had a chat with Bass player Ray Ahn about the new…
By Sean St Leone September 15, 2022 Emerging from the punk underbelly of LA’s South Bay in 1979, Keith Morris (Black Flag, OFF!) and Greg Hetson (Red Kross, Bad Religion) formed Circle Jerks, who quickly became the innovators of a movement simply referred to today as HARDCORE PUNK ROCK. Sean St Leone sat down for a chat with Greg Hetson ahead…
April 07, 2021 “When the three of us get together, we love putting smiles on peoples’ faces and seeing them dancing and having a great time,” says Sarah Grace Buckley of Australian sibling trio The Buckleys. “Music is so powerful, and making people happy and making memories is definitely a place that we want to…
Jake Burns Catching lightning: – By Alec Smart January 25, 2020 Stiff Little Fingers, aka SLF, the band formed during the first wave of punk rock in 1977, when the likes of Sex Pistols and The Stranglers were tearing up the rules of popular music, are returning to Australasia in February. Alec Smart talks to…
In the grip of a Strangler – By Alec Smart January 15, 2020 The Stranglers, the musically-diverse and often controversial British rock band, are returning to Australia in February. Alec Smart exchanged banter with bassist-founder Jean-Jacques ‘JJ’ Burnel. The first question Burnel asks, after he’s established where I’m calling from in Australia (Sydney), is: “Are…
By Loretta de Haan October 08, 2019 Rick Price returns to his roots on the ‘Heaven Knows’ Album cover-to-cover tour in solo acoustic mode. Rick tours Australia twice a year and in 2018 his ‘Heaven Knows’ cover-to-cover’ shows were so successful he returns to some venues by popular demand and takes the tour to regions he has had a long…
By Loretta de Haan September 19, 2019 Alex Smith, lead singer of Moving Pictures, joins the likes of Jimmy Barnes (Cold Chisel), Daryl Braithwaite (Sherbet), Jon Stevens (Noiseworks, INXS) & James Reyne (Australian Crawl), stepping out alone with this year’s “Flying Solo” tour (October, 2019). Following the success of their part in the 2018/19 Red…
By Loretta de Haan September 05, 2019 When it comes to two of the greatest rock bands in Australian music history, it doesn’t get much better than The Angels and the Baby Animals. Now, for the first time, these two legendary bands are joining forces and heading out on the road together for a massive…
By Loretta de Haan August 28 2019 It has been more than two decades since iconic 1990s four-piece Southern Sons performed together. Now, in a special coup for music fans, the beloved band are coming back together for a 2019 Reunion tour, featuring all their classic hits. Original members Jack Jones, Virgil Donati, Geoff Cain…
By John de Haan July 12, 2019 For 30 years, BACKYARD BABIES has delivered top of the line dirty rock ‘n’ roll, both live and recorded. Now for the first time in over a decade, BACKYARD BABIES are touring Australia thanks to Silverback Touring. We caught up with – Lead guitarist/vocalist, Dregen for a chat about the tour, new album – Sliver and…