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Wednesday October 21, 2021 Australian hard rock band The Dreadful Tides has released House of Pain, the follow-up to their 2021 debut Crazy. Just as their first single revealed, the Melbourne based group’s brand of rock is a fusion of old school classic 70s à la Black Sabbath, Kiss and Mötley Crüe blended with the 90s rock…
Wedensday October 20, 2021 In some instances, the COVID lockdowns, and undoubtedly the virus itself, have forced—or compelled in a more measured way—a reassessment. This might be the significant kind of rethinking that usually occurs after a traumatic event or some other dramatic occurrence. And if it hasn’t caused a notable reappraisal, it has undoubtedly…
Thursday October 14, 2021 Music artist Marc Hess has released Book of Life, a captivating country pop-rock track with an atypically thoughtful and probing lyric. The Austrian singer-songwriter has had many successful releases, including the debut solo album Because I’m Crazy (2014) and the single Mile By Mile (2019). His solo album was a semi-finalist in the United Kingdom Songwriting…
Thursday October 14, 2021 Some songs are best left alone. How many times have you heard that? Numerous. I’ve been known to say that. Pick a tune, a classic tune, or even one that’s not necessarily considered a veritable classic, say in the Bowie Heroes way but one that has seeped into the culture and managed to…
Thursday October 14, 2021 After leaving a long corporate career and beginning formal music studies, Ben Walker decided on a career change—and so far, so good. The Australian singer-songwriter has now released Castles, the first taste of his debut EP Time to Go. The new track follows the success of three singles released in 2020, Playing Alone, Money in the Jar and Smiles….
Monday October 4, 2021 The new release for 17-year-old music artist TIA is yet another mature pop song with an array of decent hooks and an identifiable lyric. TIA has been called ‘a Melbourne powerhouse with her mind-blowing vocal chops, with comparisons to pop icons like Bishop Briggs and Dua Lipa,’ by Triple J Unearthed….
Monday October 4, 2021 Earlier in 2021, Melbourne-based singer-songwriter and producer Echolily released two singles, Under the Clocks (Stay)and Higher, which generated some healthy streaming stats and, as a result, no doubt, established an equally promising follower base. With over 30k Spotify followers and over 100k streams, and a decent list of previous radio ads, including SBS…
Monday October 4, 2021 Australian singer-songwriter Julie Haigh has been touring and doing gigs for quite some time now, performing professionally as a solo guitarist/vocalist in local venues, then as lead vocalist/guitarist of various high-profile duos, trios and pop cover bands in Melbourne and interstate. But it’s only recently that she has stepped out on…
Wednesday September 22, 2021 IamSnap, born Shannon Obrien in Brisbane, Australia, is quite the all-rounder: a songwriter, rapper, actor, and producer who’s been in the industry for twenty years but only recently started surfacing—when he became the only Australian Independent Rap artist to chart to Billboard multiple times in 2021 and top 10 iTunes in…
In 2019, Sydney-based singer-songwriter Johnny released his debut single Shake It, in conjunction with X-Ray Records (a sub-label of international rock label Golden Robot Records). The song received generous airplay across Australia, Europe, and the USA, introducing Johnny to a potentially huge audience. After a short hiatus, Johnny rediscovered his love for creating music and began…